Best Albums of 2002

Listed below are the best albums of 2002 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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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2002
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19,466
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2002
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14,414
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12,755
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11,753
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11,201
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5,943
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5,323
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4,756
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4,114
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Best Albums of 2002 composition

Country Albums %


United States 469 47%
United Kingdom 186 19%
Canada 39 4%
Mixed Nationality 34 3%
Germany 33 3%
Sweden 27 3%
France 24 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 932 93%
Yes 68 7%
Live? Albums %
No 958 96%
Yes 42 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 984 98%
Yes 16 2%
Best Albums of the 1980s
1. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
2. Doolittle by Pixies
3. Remain In Light by Talking Heads
4. Disintegration by The Cure
5. The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
6. The Joshua Tree by U2
7. Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush
8. Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth
9. Thriller by Michael Jackson
10. Closer by Joy Division
11. Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution
12. Surfer Rosa by Pixies
13. Master Of Puppets by Metallica
14. Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
15. Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
16. Graceland by Paul Simon
17. Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk
18. Back In Black by AC/DC
19. Murmur by R.E.M.
20. Moving Pictures by Rush
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