Best Albums of 2002

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Listed below are the best albums of 2002 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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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51.

Tallahassee

The Mountain Goats

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

110 charts

Rank Score:

508

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

510

Overall Rank:

2,975

Average Rating:

77 (119 votes)

Comments:

52.

Come With Us

The Chemical Brothers

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

74 charts

Rank Score:

504

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

517

Overall Rank:

3,003

Average Rating:

75 (116 votes)

Comments:

53.

Blacklisted

Neko Case

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

101 charts

Rank Score:

473

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

546

Overall Rank:

3,160

Average Rating:

79 (87 votes)

Comments:

54.

Steal This Album!

System Of A Down

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

116 charts

Rank Score:

448

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

563

Overall Rank:

3,299

Average Rating:

73 (269 votes)

Comments:

55.

Phrenology

The Roots

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

153 charts

Rank Score:

448

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

564

Overall Rank:

3,300

Average Rating:

76 (178 votes)

Comments:

56.

Details

Frou Frou

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

429

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

590

Overall Rank:

3,428

Average Rating:

74 (40 votes)

Comments:

57.

Didn't It Rain

Songs: Ohia

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

420

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

598

Overall Rank:

3,492

Average Rating:

78 (71 votes)

Comments:

58.

The Remote Part

Idlewild

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

404

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

617

Overall Rank:

3,609

Average Rating:

75 (74 votes)

Comments:

59.

Blazing Arrow

Blackalicious

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

88 charts

Rank Score:

401

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

622

Overall Rank:

3,636

Average Rating:

77 (85 votes)

Comments:

60.

Heathen Chemistry

Oasis

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

127 charts

Rank Score:

397

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

629

Overall Rank:

3,664

Average Rating:

64 (376 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2002 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	13	1%
Nine Inch Nails	2	0%
Badly Drawn Boy	2	0%
Tom Waits	2	0%
King Crimson	2	0%
Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.	2	0%
The Mountain Goats	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	465	47%
	185	19%
	40	4%
	36	4%
	36	4%
	27	3%
	25	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	929	93%
Yes	71	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	959	96%
Yes	41	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

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