Best Albums of 2002

Listed below are the best albums of 2002 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 50,000 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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Best Albums of 2002 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 14 1%
Badly Drawn Boy 2 0%
Phish 2 0%
Nas 2 0%
Drexciya 2 0%
Jerry Cantrell 2 0%
Nine Inch Nails 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 463 46%
United Kingdom 185 19%
Canada 40 4%
Germany 39 4%
Mixed Nationality 38 4%
France 26 3%
Sweden 26 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 931 93%
Yes 69 7%
Live? Albums %
No 962 96%
Yes 38 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 986 99%
Yes 14 1%
Best Albums of the 2000s
1. Kid A by Radiohead
2. In Rainbows by Radiohead
3. Funeral by Arcade Fire
4. Is This It by The Strokes
5. Illinois by Sufjan Stevens
6. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco
7. Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys
8. Madvillainy by Madvillain
9. Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
10. Turn On The Bright Lights by Interpol
11. Sound Of Silver by LCD Soundsystem
12. A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay
13. For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver
14. Elephant by The White Stripes
15. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips
16. Amnesiac by Radiohead
17. Songs For The Deaf by Queens Of The Stone Age
18. Demon Days by Gorillaz
19. Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
20. Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective
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