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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61.

Is A Woman

Lambchop

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

415

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

606

Overall Rank:

3,521

Average Rating:

75 (59 votes)

Comments:

62.

Heathen Chemistry

Oasis

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

128 charts

Rank Score:

391

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

637

Overall Rank:

3,724

Average Rating:

65 (378 votes)

Comments:

63.

Blazing Arrow

Blackalicious

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

88 charts

Rank Score:

386

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

643

Overall Rank:

3,756

Average Rating:

77 (85 votes)

Comments:

64.

Title TK

The Breeders

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

384

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

645

Overall Rank:

3,774

Average Rating:

73 (52 votes)

Comments:

65.

The Coral

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

126 charts

Rank Score:

380

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

652

Overall Rank:

3,805

Average Rating:

73 (155 votes)

Comments:

66.

Home

Dixie Chicks

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

95 charts

Rank Score:

372

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

667

Overall Rank:

3,884

Average Rating:

68 (100 votes)

Comments:

67.

One Beat

Sleater-Kinney

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

111 charts

Rank Score:

362

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

691

Overall Rank:

3,972

Average Rating:

79 (94 votes)

Comments:

68.

Fantastic Damage

El-P

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

100 charts

Rank Score:

360

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

696

Overall Rank:

3,993

Average Rating:

79 (96 votes)

Comments:

69.

Riot Act

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

103 charts

Rank Score:

358

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

702

Overall Rank:

4,018

Average Rating:

72 (228 votes)

Comments:

70.

Oceanic

Isis

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

95 charts

Rank Score:

356

Rank in 2002:

Rank in 2000s:

708

Overall Rank:

4,042

Average Rating:

77 (117 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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Best Albums of the 2000s
1. In Rainbows by Radiohead
2. Kid A by Radiohead
3. Funeral by Arcade Fire
4. Is This It by The Strokes
5. Illinois by Sufjan Stevens
6. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco
7. Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys
8. Madvillainy by Madvillain
9. Turn On The Bright Lights by Interpol
10. Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
11. Sound Of Silver by LCD Soundsystem
12. A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay
13. For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver
14. Elephant by The White Stripes
15. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips
16. Amnesiac by Radiohead
17. Songs For The Deaf by Queens Of The Stone Age
18. Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
19. Demon Days by Gorillaz
20. Discovery by Daft Punk