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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Buy album United States
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Buy album United States
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2002
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Buy album United States
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2002
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2002
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54
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2002
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54
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2002
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 36 of 100

Best Albums of 2002 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 12 1%
Wire 2 0%
Jerry Cantrell 2 0%
Philip Glass 2 0%
Drexciya 2 0%
Muse 2 0%
Porcupine Tree 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 467 47%
United Kingdom 185 19%
Canada 39 4%
Germany 36 4%
Mixed Nationality 32 3%
Sweden 27 3%
France 24 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 933 93%
Yes 67 7%
Live? Albums %
No 959 96%
Yes 41 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 984 98%
Yes 16 2%
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