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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Remedy Lane

Pain Of Salvation

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

358

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

702

Overall Rank:

4,003

Average Rating:

77 (54 votes)

Comments:

72.

Under Rug Swept

Alanis Morissette

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

74 charts

Rank Score:

357

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

705

Overall Rank:

4,016

Average Rating:

71 (94 votes)

Comments:

73.

Riot Act

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

100 charts

Rank Score:

356

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

707

Overall Rank:

4,026

Average Rating:

71 (226 votes)

Comments:

74.

Wonder What's Next

Chevelle

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

353

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

711

Overall Rank:

4,057

Average Rating:

74 (82 votes)

Comments:

75.

One Beat

Sleater-Kinney

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

107 charts

Rank Score:

350

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

716

Overall Rank:

4,083

Average Rating:

79 (93 votes)

Comments:

76.

Lord Willin'

Clipse

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

79 charts

Rank Score:

348

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

721

Overall Rank:

4,101

Average Rating:

79 (76 votes)

Comments:

77.

God Loves Ugly

Atmosphere

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

347

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

725

Overall Rank:

4,116

Average Rating:

77 (76 votes)

Comments:

78.

Scarlet's Walk

Tori Amos

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

82 charts

Rank Score:

336

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

748

Overall Rank:

4,215

Average Rating:

74 (118 votes)

Comments:

79.

Vapen & Ammunition

Kent (SE)

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

335

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

751

Overall Rank:

4,228

Average Rating:

74 (35 votes)

Comments:

80.

Trust

Low

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

78 charts

Rank Score:

328

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

758

Overall Rank:

4,298

Average Rating:

76 (64 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2002 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	13	1%
Porcupine Tree	2	0%
Badly Drawn Boy	2	0%
Drexciya	2	0%
Tom Waits	2	0%
Wire	2	0%
The Mountain Goats	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	465	47%
	186	19%
	39	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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