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:

1,650 charts

Rank Score:

19,210

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Average Rating:

85 (1,929 votes)

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172

Turn On The Bright Lights

Interpol

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,268 charts

Rank Score:

14,345

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Average Rating:

84 (1,595 votes)

Comments:

128

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,320 charts

Rank Score:

12,642

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Overall Rank:

109

Average Rating:

79 (2,171 votes)

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183

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,287 charts

Rank Score:

11,640

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Queens Of The Stone Age

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,117 charts

Rank Score:

11,051

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Overall Rank:

130

Average Rating:

83 (1,495 votes)

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You Forgot It In People

Broken Social Scene

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

620 charts

Rank Score:

5,884

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Overall Rank:

301

Average Rating:

83 (697 votes)

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Sea Change

Beck

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

714 charts

Rank Score:

5,289

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Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

649 charts

Rank Score:

4,684

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Red Hot Chili Peppers

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

584 charts

Rank Score:

4,030

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Overall Rank:

441

Average Rating:

76 (1,063 votes)

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10.

In Absentia

Porcupine Tree

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

404 charts

Rank Score:

3,585

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498

Average Rating:

81 (588 votes)

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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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