Best Albums of 2002

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Listed below are the best albums of 2002 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 41,000 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 The Libertines.

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Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,445 charts

Rank Score:

28,260

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Average Rating:

85 (1,704 votes)

Comments:

157

Turn On The Bright Lights

Interpol

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,085 charts

Rank Score:

19,061

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Average Rating:

84 (1,388 votes)

Comments:

109

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,153 charts

Rank Score:

17,366

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Average Rating:

79 (1,939 votes)

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153

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,132 charts

Rank Score:

15,986

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Average Rating:

83 (1,469 votes)

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Songs For The Deaf

Queens Of The Stone Age

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

897 charts

Rank Score:

13,411

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Overall Rank:

131

Average Rating:

83 (1,292 votes)

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You Forgot It In People

Broken Social Scene

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

526 charts

Rank Score:

7,404

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Overall Rank:

264

Average Rating:

83 (596 votes)

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Sea Change

Beck

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

598 charts

Rank Score:

6,395

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Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

554 charts

Rank Score:

6,021

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Overall Rank:

326

Average Rating:

82 (750 votes)

Comments:

By The Way

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

482 charts

Rank Score:

4,975

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Overall Rank:

388

Average Rating:

76 (920 votes)

Comments:

10.

Up The Bracket

The Libertines

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

391 charts

Rank Score:

4,087

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Overall Rank:

466

Average Rating:

77 (605 votes)

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Best Albums of 2002 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	15	2%
Joe Louis Walker	2	0%
Phish	2	0%
Porcupine Tree	2	0%
Jerry Cantrell	2	0%
Nine Inch Nails	2	0%
King Crimson	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	472	47%
	186	19%
	46	5%
	35	4%
	34	3%
	26	3%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	931	93%
Yes	69	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	6	1%

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