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Songs: Ohia - Didn't It Rain
March 5, 2002
Slowcore
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Singer-Songwriter
,
Contemporary Folk
Score
100
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Xinlisupreme - Murder License
October 14, 2002
Score
100
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3
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Venetian Snares - Winter in the Belly of a Snake
October 28, 2002
IDM
,
Breakcore
Score
100
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4
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The Darkness - I Believe in a Thing Called Love
August 12, 2002
Score
100
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5
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Yanqui U.X.O.
November 4, 2002
Post-Rock
Score
100
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6
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Low - Trust
September 24, 2002
Slowcore
Score
100
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7
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Josh Rouse - Under Cold Blue Stars
February 19, 2002
Singer-Songwriter
,
Americana
Score
100
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8
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Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
April 23, 2002
Indie Rock
,
Art Rock
Score
100
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9
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Sugababes - Angels with Dirty Faces
August 26, 2002
Dance-Pop
Score
100
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10
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Six by Seven - The Way I Feel Today
March 6, 2002
Score
100
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11
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The Vines - Highly Evolved
July 14, 2002
Garage Punk
,
Garage Rock
Score
100
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12
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Idlewild - The Remote Part
July 15, 2002
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
100
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13
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The Streets - Original Pirate Material
October 22, 2002
UK Garage
Score
100
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14
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The Notwist - Neon Golden
January 14, 2002
Indie Pop
,
Indietronica
Score
100
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15
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Saint Etienne - Finisterre
September 30, 2002
Indie Pop
Score
100
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16
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The Roots - Phrenology
November 26, 2002
Experimental Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
100
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17
.
Radar Bros. - And The Surrounding Mountains
May 6, 2002
Indie Rock
,
Slowcore
Score
90
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18
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Jack - The End of the Way It's Always Been
Score
90
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19
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Taking Back Sunday - Tell All Your Friends
March 26, 2002
Pop Punk
,
Emo-Pop
Score
90
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20
.
Nine Inch Nails - Still
January 22, 2002
Acoustic Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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21
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Aqualung - Aqualung
October 1, 2002
Score
90
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22
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Autechre - Gantz Graf
August 6, 2002
Glitch
,
IDM
Score
90
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23
.
Vex Red - Start With a Strong and Persistent Desire
April 2, 2002
Post-Grunge
,
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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24
.
Schneider TM - Zoomer
August 20, 2002
Score
90
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25
.
Missy Elliott - Under Construction
November 12, 2002
Pop Rap
,
Southern Hip Hop
Score
90
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Drowned in Sound awarded albums throughout 2002.
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