Best Albums of 2002
Listed below are the best albums of 2002 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 8 hours ago).
"The songs are strong but I have an issue with the bombastic orchestral production...less (a lot less) might have been more for this album." Reply
"These tracks are better listened to in isolation (not you personally, independent of each other I mean) as listening to the whole album in one go can become a little samey. Some cracking tracks on their follow up Welcome to the North too. perhaps a band that never quite became the big noise this ..." [+] Reply
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badfaith | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Often classified as an instrumental hip hop album, Deadringer feels to me like a fully realized artistic achievement compared, say, to something DJ Shadow might make. There's a surprising amount of emotional range here, and the fragments of samples that make up the album feel like they were alway..." [+] Reply
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buzzdainer | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Everything Nas does gets unfairly compared to Illmatic. Everyone knows this. It shouldn't impair your enjoyment of what is a truly great album." Reply
"The most mature and even album of Pain of Salvation" Reply
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jeremy9 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Unlike most artists, the best way to listen to Elvis is a compilation. And out of all of the compilations, this is the best." Reply
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hereforashortime | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I find it funny that a fairly lo-fi garage band named a song after one of the biggest hi-fi bands in history. Anyone else get my sense of irony? On a related note, "The Anthem" is awesome. Don't diss it. I can listen to the Kidz Bop version and still get pumped up." Reply
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Applerill | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Dope album. Ant's production continues to match with Slug's vocal delivery to make for another solid album from start to finish. If you haven't heard the 'Headshots' volumes 1 through 7 go check those out, or at least Vol. 7, 'Se7en' (1999)." Reply
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Lachapelle | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Last Days is remarkable." Reply
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Hayden | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 9 of 100
Best Albums of 2002 composition
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| Various Artists | 16 | 2% | |
| Nas | 2 | 0% | |
| The Mountain Goats | 2 | 0% | |
| Charlie Parker | 2 | 0% | |
| Nine Inch Nails | 2 | 0% | |
| Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. | 2 | 0% | |
| Johnny Cash | 2 | 0% | |
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464 | 46% | |
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185 | 18% | |
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38 | 4% | |
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38 | 4% | |
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37 | 4% | |
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27 | 3% | |
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25 | 2% | |
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Neil Young | |
| 10. Nirvana | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. R.E.M. | |
| 16. The Beach Boys | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 19. The Cure | |
| 20. Pixies |
