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FLUX Quartet - Feldman Edition 6: String Quartet No. 2
February 1, 2002
Modern Classical
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Chamber Music
Score
100
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2
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Heaven Shall Burn - Whatever It May Take
January 22, 2002
Score
100
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3
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Peter Gabriel - Up
September 23, 2002
Art Rock
Score
100
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Spotify
4
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Drexciya - Grava 4
June 0, 2002
Electro
,
Detroit Techno
Score
100
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5
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Xiu Xiu - Knife Play
February 19, 2002
Experimental Rock
,
Synth Punk
Score
100
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6
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The Used - The Used
June 25, 2002
Post-Hardcore
,
Emo-Pop
Score
100
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7
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Thrice - The Illusion of Safety
February 5, 2002
Post-Hardcore
,
Melodic Hardcore
Score
100
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Spotify
8
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Dredg - El Cielo
October 8, 2002
Art Rock
,
Alternative Rock
,
Progressive Rock
Score
100
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Music
Spotify
9
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Solomon Burke - Don't Give Up on Me
July 23, 2002
Southern Soul
,
Deep Soul
Score
100
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10
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Against Me! - Is Reinventing Axl Rose
March 31, 2002
Punk Rock
,
Folk Punk
Score
100
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11
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Taking Back Sunday - Tell All Your Friends
March 26, 2002
Pop Punk
,
Emo-Pop
Score
100
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12
.
Coheed and Cambria - The Second Stage Turbine Blade
March 5, 2002
Alternative Rock
,
Emo
,
Post-Hardcore
Score
100
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13
.
Bright Eyes - Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground
August 13, 2002
Indie Folk
Score
100
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Music
Spotify
14
.
ISIS - Oceanic
September 16, 2002
Atmospheric Sludge Metal
,
Post-Metal
Score
100
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Music
Spotify
15
.
El-P - Fantastic Damage
May 14, 2002
Abstract Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
100
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Music
Spotify
16
.
...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - Source Tags & Codes
February 26, 2002
Post-Hardcore
,
Indie Rock
Score
100
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Halfway To Gone - Second Season
March 12, 2002
Score
96
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Spotify
18
.
Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
February 26, 2002
Jazz Pop
,
Vocal Jazz
Score
90
Source →
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Music
Spotify
19
.
Brandy - Full Moon
February 25, 2002
Contemporary R&B
,
Electropop
,
Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Sigur Rós - ( )
October 28, 2002
Post-Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Orchid - Orchid
July 9, 2002
Screamo
,
Emoviolence
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Carissa's Wierd - Songs About Leaving
August 6, 2002
Slowcore
,
Chamber Pop
Score
90
Source →
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Music
Spotify
23
.
Empyrium - Weiland
May 21, 2002
Black Metal
,
Folk Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Woods of Ypres - Against the Seasons: Cold Winter Songs from the Dead Summer Heat
August 9, 2002
Melodic Black Metal
Score
90
Source →
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Music
Spotify
25
.
90 Day Men - To Everybody
February 12, 2002
Indie Rock
,
Math Rock
,
Post-Rock
Score
90
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Sputnikmusic awarded albums throughout 2002.
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