Best Albums of 2002

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Listed below are the best albums of 2002 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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2002 year summaryThe best artists of 2002 were Wilco, Interpol, Coldplay, The Flaming Lips, Queens Of The Stone Age, Broken Social Scene, Beck, Sigur Rós, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Porcupine Tree.

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21.

Neon Golden

The Notwist

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

210 charts

Rank Score:

1,345

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

201

Overall Rank:

1,308

Average Rating:

79 (203 votes)

Comments:

22.

The Last Broadcast

Doves (UK)

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

192 charts

Rank Score:

1,340

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

202

Overall Rank:

1,314

Average Rating:

75 (216 votes)

Comments:

23.

Lifted Or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground

Bright Eyes

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

218 charts

Rank Score:

1,317

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

205

Overall Rank:

1,331

Average Rating:

77 (288 votes)

Comments:

24.

Kill The Moonlight

Spoon

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

258 charts

Rank Score:

1,282

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

211

Overall Rank:

1,358

Average Rating:

78 (359 votes)

Comments:

25.

Yanqui U.X.O.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

207 charts

Rank Score:

1,169

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

239

Overall Rank:

1,485

Average Rating:

80 (292 votes)

Comments:

26.

All Hail West Texas

The Mountain Goats

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

161 charts

Rank Score:

1,156

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

241

Overall Rank:

1,505

Average Rating:

78 (175 votes)

Comments:

27.

The Disintegration Loops I

William Basinski

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

136 charts

Rank Score:

1,131

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

247

Overall Rank:

1,537

Average Rating:

79 (159 votes)

Comments:

28.

The Creek Drank The Cradle

Iron & Wine

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

145 charts

Rank Score:

986

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

278

Overall Rank:

1,725

Average Rating:

77 (174 votes)

Comments:

29.

Heathen

David Bowie

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

223 charts

Rank Score:

942

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

288

Overall Rank:

1,794

Average Rating:

75 (371 votes)

Comments:

30.

Source Tags & Codes

...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

179 charts

Rank Score:

931

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

290

Overall Rank:

1,809

Average Rating:

76 (217 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2002 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	13	1%
Alanis Morissette	2	0%
Muse	2	0%
Prince	2	0%
Drexciya	2	0%
Wire	2	0%
Porcupine Tree	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	464	46%
	184	18%
	40	4%
	36	4%
	36	4%
	27	3%
	25	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	930	93%
Yes	70	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	959	96%
Yes	41	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

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2. Amnesiac by Radiohead
3. Discovery by Daft Punk
4. Vespertine by Björk
5. Lateralus by Tool
6. The Glow Pt. 2 by The Microphones
7. Origin Of Symmetry by Muse
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