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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17,950
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2002
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13,642
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12,191
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2002
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11,126
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2002
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10,743
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5,642
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2002
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5,140
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2002
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4,542
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2002
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4,132
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2002
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3,363
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Best Albums of 2002 composition

Country Albums %


United States 468 47%
United Kingdom 183 18%
Canada 39 4%
Germany 36 4%
Mixed Nationality 36 4%
Sweden 27 3%
France 25 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 932 93%
Yes 69 7%
Live? Albums %
No 961 96%
Yes 40 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 985 98%
Yes 16 2%
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. Nirvana
10. The Velvet Underground
11. Neil Young
12. Kendrick Lamar
13. Miles Davis
14. The Smiths
15. The Beach Boys
16. Kanye West
17. R.E.M.
18. Pixies
19. Jimi Hendrix
20. Bruce Springsteen
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