Best Albums of 2002

Listed below are the best albums of 2002 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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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2002
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17,872
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2002
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13,616
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12,187
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2002
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11,126
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2002
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10,787
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5,579
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5,113
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4,521
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4,215
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Best Albums of 2002 composition

Country Albums %


United States 468 47%
United Kingdom 182 18%
Canada 39 4%
Germany 37 4%
Mixed Nationality 36 4%
Sweden 27 3%
France 25 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 931 93%
Yes 69 7%
Live? Albums %
No 960 96%
Yes 40 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 984 98%
Yes 16 2%
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