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Damien Rice - O
February 1, 2002
Singer-Songwriter
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Contemporary Folk
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Folk Rock
,
Indie Folk
Score
100
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Elvis Costello - When I Was Cruel
April 23, 2002
Pop Rock
Score
100
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3
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Meredith Monk - mercy
October 29, 2002
Score
100
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4
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Gossip - Arkansas Heat
May 7, 2002
Score
100
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5
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The Streets - Original Pirate Material
October 22, 2002
UK Garage
,
UK Hip Hop
Score
100
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6
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Spoon - Kill The Moonlight
August 20, 2002
Indie Rock
Score
100
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7
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Laura Cantrell - When the Roses Bloom Again
September 23, 2002
Score
100
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8
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Shania Twain - Up!
November 18, 2002
Pop Rock
,
Country Pop
Score
100
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9
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Ron Sexsmith - Cobblestone Runway
November 2, 2002
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Pop
,
Folk Pop
Score
100
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10
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Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
August 27, 2002
Post-Britpop
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Pop Rock
Score
100
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11
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El-P - Fantastic Damage
May 14, 2002
Abstract Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
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East Coast Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
100
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12
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Common - Electric Circus
December 10, 2002
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Score
100
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13
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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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14
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John Parish - How Animals Move
September 10, 2002
Post-Rock
Score
100
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15
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Richard Ashcroft - Human Conditions
October 21, 2002
Pop Rock
,
Post-Britpop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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16
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Rinôçérôse - Music Kills Me
February 19, 2002
House
Score
100
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17
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Meshell Ndegeocello - Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape
June 4, 2002
Score
100
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18
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Gemma Hayes - Night on My Side
May 24, 2002
Indie Pop
,
Alternative Rock
,
Pop Rock
Score
100
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19
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Dixie Chicks - Home
August 27, 2002
Bluegrass
,
Contemporary Country
Score
100
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20
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Brad Mehldau - Largo
August 13, 2002
Jazz
Score
100
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21
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Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
August 27, 2002
Alternative Rock
,
Stoner Rock
,
Hard Rock
Score
100
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22
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Supergrass - Life on Other Planets
September 30, 2002
Power Pop
,
Britpop
Score
91
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23
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Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around
November 5, 2002
Country
,
Americana
Score
91
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24
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Cornershop - Handcream for a Generation
April 1, 2002
Indie Rock
Score
91
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25
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Groove Armada - Lovebox
December 4, 2002
Electronic
,
Alternative Dance
,
Ambient Techno
Score
91
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Entertainment Weekly awarded albums throughout 2002.
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