Top Albums of 2002
Rank▼ All Time Rank▼ Artist▼ Album▼ Genres▼
1
65
 Wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Alternative Rock
2
243
 Interpol Turn On the Bright Lights Post-Punk Revival
3
251
 The Flaming Lips Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop
4
265
 The Streets Original Pirate Material UK Garage, UK Hip Hop
5
287
 Queens of the Stone Age Songs for the Deaf Alternative Rock, Stoner Rock
6
349
 The Libertines Up the Bracket Garage Rock Revival, Indie Rock
7
353
 Beck Sea Change Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
8
356
 Coldplay A Rush of Blood to the Head Pop Rock
9
488
 Broken Social Scene You Forgot It in People Indie Rock
10
545
 Sigur Rós ( ) Post-Rock
11
705
 Spoon Kill the Moonlight Indie Rock
12
735
 Boards of Canada Geogaddi IDM
13
741
 The Notwist Neon Golden Indietronica
14
946
 Damien Rice O Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
15
1066
 Johnny Cash American IV: The Man Comes Around Americana
16
1077
 ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Source Tags & Codes Indie Rock, Post-Hardcore
17
1156
 N*E*R*D In Search of... Funk Rock
18
1256
 The Roots Phrenology Experimental Hip Hop
19
1284
 Bright Eyes Lifted or the Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground Indie Folk
20
1289
 Norah Jones Come Away with Me Jazz Pop, Vocal Jazz
21
1298
 Bruce Springsteen The Rising Heartland Rock, Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
22
1374
 Missy Elliott Under Construction Pop Rap
23
1445
 Sleater-Kinney One Beat Indie Rock
24
1499
 William Basinski The Disintegration Loops Ambient, Minimalism, Tape Music
25
1519
 Sonic Youth Murray Street Indie Rock, Noise Rock
26
1541
 Solomon Burke Don't Give Up On Me Southern Soul
27
1616
 Eminem The Eminem Show Hip Hop
28
1730
 Neko Case Blacklisted Alt-Country, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
29
1914
 DJ Shadow The Private Press Experimental Hip Hop, Instrumental Hip Hop, Plunderphonics
30
1933
 Doves The Last Broadcast Britpop, Dream Pop
31
1950
 Salif Keita Moffou Mande Music
32
1978
 2 Many DJs As Heard on Radio Soulwax Pt. 2 House, Mashup
33
2171
 The Books Thought for Food Experimental, Folktronica
34
2251
 Iron & Wine The Creek Drank the Cradle Contemporary Folk, Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock, Singer/Songwriter
35
2255
 McLusky McLusky Do Dallas Noise Rock, Post-Hardcore
36
2286
 The Coral The Coral Indie Rock
37
2317
 Justin Timberlake Justified Contemporary R&B, Pop
38
2326
 Red Hot Chili Peppers By the Way Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
39
2458
 Akufen My Way Microhouse, Tech House
40
2539
 Tom Waits Alice Singer/Songwriter
41
2580
 El-P Fantastic Damage Abstract Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop
42
2587
 Múm Finally We Are No One Indietronica
43
2611
 Blackalicious Blazing Arrow Conscious Hip Hop
44
2646
 Steve Earle Jerusalem Alt-Country, Americana, Country Rock, Singer/Songwriter
45
2748
 Metro Area Metro Area Electro-Disco, Nu-Disco
46
2777
 Clipse Lord Willin' Gangsta Rap
47
2850
 Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man Out of Season Contemporary Folk

Albums "bubbling under" the all-time top 3000:
Scarface The Fix Gangsta Rap
The Vines Highly Evolved Garage Punk
Rilo Kiley The Execution of All Things Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Orchestra Baobab Specialist in All Styles Afro-Cuban Jazz
Dixie Chicks Home Bluegrass, Contemporary Country
Lambchop Is a Woman Alt-Country, Chamber Pop
Tocotronic Tocotronic Indie Rock
The Mountain Goats Tallahassee Folk Rock, Indie Folk, Singer/Songwriter
Tom Waits Blood Money Experimental Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Nosoträsh Popemas Twee Pop
Black Dice Beaches and Canyons Experimental Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
Max Tundra Mastered by Guy at the Exchange Glitch Pop, Indietronica
David Bowie Heathen Alternative Rock, Art Rock
Low Trust Slowcore
The Decemberists Castaways & Cutouts Folk Rock, Indie Pop
RJD2 Deadringer Instrumental Hip Hop
Chucho Los Diarios de Petróleo Indie Pop
Jurassic 5 Power in Numbers Hip Hop
Hot Hot Heat Make Up the Breakdown Indie Rock
Spinvis Spinvis Indie Pop, Indietronica, Singer/Songwriter
Ms. Dynamite A Little Deeper Contemporary R&B, Neo-Soul, UK Hip Hop
Common Electric Circus Conscious Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop
Sean Paul Dutty Rock Dancehall, Pop Reggae
Badly Drawn Boy About a Boy Film Soundtrack, Indie Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Supergrass Life on Other Planets Britpop, Power Pop
Foo Fighters One by One Post-Grunge
Idlewild The Remote Part Indie Rock
Godspeed You! Black Emperor Yanqui U.X.O. Post-Rock
Elvis Costello When I Was Cruel Pop Rock
Youssou N'Dour Nothing's in Vain (Coono du réér) Mbalax
Aimee Mann Lost in Space Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
The Delgados Hate Indie Rock
Clinic Walking with Thee Indie Rock
Paul Westerberg Stereo / Mono Singer/Songwriter
Badly Drawn Boy Have You Fed the Fish? Indie Pop
Radio 4 Gotham! Dance-Punk, Indie Rock
Lemon Jelly Lost Horizons Downtempo
The Polyphonic Spree The Beginning Stages of... Chamber Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
Cornershop Handcream for a Generation Indie Rock
Cee-Lo Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections Hip Hop
Nelly Nellyville Pop Rap
Junior Senior D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat Alternative Dance