Best Albums of 2002

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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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Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,649 charts

Rank Score:

19,547

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Average Rating:

85 (1,924 votes)

Comments:

172

Turn On The Bright Lights

Interpol

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,266 charts

Rank Score:

14,443

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Average Rating:

84 (1,592 votes)

Comments:

128

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,318 charts

Rank Score:

12,799

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Overall Rank:

106

Average Rating:

79 (2,166 votes)

Comments:

182

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,283 charts

Rank Score:

11,766

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Queens Of The Stone Age

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,115 charts

Rank Score:

11,235

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Overall Rank:

129

Average Rating:

83 (1,494 votes)

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You Forgot It In People

Broken Social Scene

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

619 charts

Rank Score:

5,962

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296

Average Rating:

83 (695 votes)

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Sea Change

Beck

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

713 charts

Rank Score:

5,322

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Overall Rank:

337

Average Rating:

80 (959 votes)

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Sigur Rós

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

649 charts

Rank Score:

4,756

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Red Hot Chili Peppers

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

587 charts

Rank Score:

4,124

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Overall Rank:

431

Average Rating:

76 (1,062 votes)

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10.

In Absentia

Porcupine Tree

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

404 charts

Rank Score:

3,632

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Overall Rank:

495

Average Rating:

81 (587 votes)

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Best Albums of 2002 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	14	1%
Philip Glass	2	0%
Johnny Cash	2	0%
Peter Gabriel	2	0%
Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.	2	0%
Jerry Cantrell	2	0%
Drexciya	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	469	47%
	186	19%
	39	4%
	35	3%
	33	3%
	27	3%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	930	93%
Yes	71	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	960	96%
Yes	41	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	985	98%
Yes	16	2%

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