Top Albums of 2002





Rank All Time Rank Artist Album Genres
10
545
Sigur Rós ( ) Post-Rock
Ms. Dynamite A Little Deeper Contemporary R&B, Neo-Soul, UK Hip Hop
8
356
Coldplay A Rush of Blood to the Head Pop Rock
Badly Drawn Boy About a Boy Film Soundtrack, Indie Pop, Singer/Songwriter
40
2539
Tom Waits Alice Singer/Songwriter
15
1066
Johnny Cash American IV: The Man Comes Around Americana
32
1978
2 Many DJs As Heard on Radio Soulwax Pt. 2 House, Mashup
Black Dice Beaches and Canyons Experimental Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
28
1730
Neko Case Blacklisted Alt-Country, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
43
2611
Blackalicious Blazing Arrow Conscious Hip Hop
Tom Waits Blood Money Experimental Rock, Singer/Songwriter
38
2326
Red Hot Chili Peppers By the Way Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
The Decemberists Castaways & Cutouts Folk Rock, Indie Pop
Cee-Lo Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections Hip Hop
20
1289
Norah Jones Come Away with Me Jazz Pop, Vocal Jazz
Junior Senior D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat Alternative Dance
RJD2 Deadringer Instrumental Hip Hop
26
1541
Solomon Burke Don't Give Up On Me Southern Soul
Sean Paul Dutty Rock Dancehall, Pop Reggae
Common Electric Circus Conscious Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop
41
2580
El-P Fantastic Damage Abstract Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop
42
2587
Múm Finally We Are No One Indietronica
12
735
Boards of Canada Geogaddi IDM
Radio 4 Gotham! Dance-Punk, Indie Rock
Cornershop Handcream for a Generation Indie Rock
The Delgados Hate Indie Rock
Badly Drawn Boy Have You Fed the Fish? Indie Pop
David Bowie Heathen Alternative Rock, Art Rock
The Vines Highly Evolved Garage Punk
Dixie Chicks Home Bluegrass, Contemporary Country
17
1156
N*E*R*D In Search of... Funk Rock
Lambchop Is a Woman Alt-Country, Chamber Pop
44
2646
Steve Earle Jerusalem Alt-Country, Americana, Country Rock, Singer/Songwriter
37
2317
Justin Timberlake Justified Contemporary R&B, Pop
11
705
Spoon Kill the Moonlight Indie Rock
Supergrass Life on Other Planets Britpop, Power Pop
19
1284
Bright Eyes Lifted or the Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground Indie Folk
46
2777
Clipse Lord Willin' Gangsta Rap
Chucho Los Diarios de Petróleo Indie Pop
Lemon Jelly Lost Horizons Downtempo
Aimee Mann Lost in Space Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Hot Hot Heat Make Up the Breakdown Indie Rock
Max Tundra Mastered by Guy at the Exchange Glitch Pop, Indietronica
35
2255
McLusky McLusky Do Dallas Noise Rock, Post-Hardcore
45
2748
Metro Area Metro Area Electro-Disco, Nu-Disco
31
1950
Salif Keita Moffou Mande Music
25
1519
Sonic Youth Murray Street Indie Rock, Noise Rock
39
2458
Akufen My Way Microhouse, Tech House
Nelly Nellyville Pop Rap
13
741
The Notwist Neon Golden Indietronica
Youssou N'Dour Nothing's in Vain (Coono du réér) Mbalax
14
946
Damien Rice O Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
23
1445
Sleater-Kinney One Beat Indie Rock
Foo Fighters One by One Post-Grunge
4
265
The Streets Original Pirate Material UK Garage, UK Hip Hop
47
2850
Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man Out of Season Contemporary Folk
18
1256
The Roots Phrenology Experimental Hip Hop
Nosoträsh Popemas Twee Pop
Jurassic 5 Power in Numbers Hip Hop
7
353
Beck Sea Change Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
5
287
Queens of the Stone Age Songs for the Deaf Alternative Rock, Stoner Rock
16
1077
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Source Tags & Codes Indie Rock, Post-Hardcore
Orchestra Baobab Specialist in All Styles Afro-Cuban Jazz
Spinvis Spinvis Indie Pop, Indietronica, Singer/Songwriter
Paul Westerberg Stereo / Mono Singer/Songwriter
The Mountain Goats Tallahassee Folk Rock, Indie Folk, Singer/Songwriter
The Polyphonic Spree The Beginning Stages of... Chamber Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
36
2286
The Coral The Coral Indie Rock
34
2251
Iron & Wine The Creek Drank the Cradle Contemporary Folk, Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock, Singer/Songwriter
24
1499
William Basinski The Disintegration Loops Ambient, Minimalism, Tape Music
27
1616
Eminem The Eminem Show Hip Hop
Rilo Kiley The Execution of All Things Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Scarface The Fix Gangsta Rap
30
1933
Doves The Last Broadcast Britpop, Dream Pop
29
1914
DJ Shadow The Private Press Experimental Hip Hop, Instrumental Hip Hop, Plunderphonics
Idlewild The Remote Part Indie Rock
21
1298
Bruce Springsteen The Rising Heartland Rock, Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
33
2171
The Books Thought for Food Experimental, Folktronica
Tocotronic Tocotronic Indie Rock
Low Trust Slowcore
2
243
Interpol Turn On the Bright Lights Post-Punk Revival
22
1374
Missy Elliott Under Construction Pop Rap
6
349
The Libertines Up the Bracket Garage Rock Revival, Indie Rock
Clinic Walking with Thee Indie Rock
Elvis Costello When I Was Cruel Pop Rock
1
65
Wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Alternative Rock
Godspeed You! Black Emperor Yanqui U.X.O. Post-Rock
3
251
The Flaming Lips Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop
9
488
Broken Social Scene You Forgot It in People Indie Rock