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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171.

Reveille

Deerhoof

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

136

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172.

Live At The Quick
Live

Béla Fleck And The Flecktones

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

136

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173.

Read Music/Speak Spanish

Desaparecidos

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

136

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174.

1000 Kisses

Patty Griffin

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

135

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175.

Safe Mode: On

The Odyssey

Symphony X

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

135

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176.

Sheer Hellish Miasma

Kevin Drumm

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

134

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Live
Live

Alison Krauss & Union Station

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

14 charts

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133

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178.

Blackened Sky

Biffy Clyro

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

25 charts

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133

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179.

Make Up The Breakdown

Hot Hot Heat

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

132

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180.

Still

Nine Inch Nails

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

36 charts

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131

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Best Albums of 2002 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	12	1%
Charlie Parker	2	0%
Muse	2	0%
Nine Inch Nails	2	0%
Björk	2	0%
Coil	2	0%
David Bowie	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	467	47%
	186	19%
	39	4%
	35	4%
	33	3%
	27	3%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	932	93%
Yes	68	7%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

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