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Beck - Sea Change
September 24, 2002
Singer-Songwriter
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Alt-Country
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Folk Rock
Score
100
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Bruce Springsteen - The Rising
July 30, 2002
Heartland Rock
Score
100
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3
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Transplants - Transplants
October 22, 2002
Score
90
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4
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Bright Eyes - There Is No Beginning to the Story
May 6, 2002
Indie Rock
,
Folk Rock
,
Alt-Country
,
Folk
Score
90
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5
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Bright Eyes - Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground
August 13, 2002
Indie Folk
Score
90
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6
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Kim Richey - Rise
October 1, 2002
Score
80
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7
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Rancid / NOFX - BYO Split Series Volume III
March 5, 2002
Score
80
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8
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Orchestra Baobab - Specialist In All Styles
October 15, 2002
Afro-Cuban Jazz
Score
80
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9
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Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly
June 11, 2002
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Boom Bap
Score
80
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10
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Aesop Rock - Daylight
February 5, 2002
Abstract Hip Hop
Score
80
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11
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Groove Armada - Lovebox
December 4, 2002
Electronic
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Alternative Dance
,
Ambient Techno
Score
80
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12
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of Montreal - Aldhils Arboretum
September 24, 2002
Indie Pop
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
80
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13
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Youssou N'Dour - Nothing's in Vain (Coono du Réér)
October 22, 2002
Score
80
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14
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Idlewild - The Remote Part
July 15, 2002
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
80
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15
.
The Roots - Phrenology
November 26, 2002
Experimental Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
80
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16
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Gov't Mule - The Deep End, Volume 2
October 8, 2002
Score
80
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17
.
Clinic - Walking With Thee
March 5, 2002
Indie Rock
Score
80
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18
.
Talib Kweli - Quality
November 19, 2002
Conscious Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
80
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19
.
Musiq - Juslisen
May 7, 2002
Score
80
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20
.
Peter Wolf - Sleepless
September 10, 2002
Score
80
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21
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Joi - Star Kitty's Revenge
March 19, 2002
Contemporary R&B
,
Neo-Soul
Score
80
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22
.
Laura Cantrell - When the Roses Bloom Again
September 23, 2002
Score
80
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23
.
Brad Mehldau - Largo
August 13, 2002
Jazz
Score
80
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24
.
Missy Elliott - Under Construction
November 12, 2002
Pop Rap
,
Southern Hip Hop
Score
80
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25
.
Cody ChesnuTT - The Headphone Masterpiece
September 24, 2002
Neo-Soul
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Rolling Stone awarded albums throughout 2002.
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