1. Coldplay A Rush Of Blood To The Head
A strangely quiet year for strong cohesive albums, while the single continues to fluorish as an artform as evidenced by the breadth of wonderful songs to hit the airwaves over the last twelve months...
2. Elbow Asleep In The Back
(US Release)
3. Queens Of The Stone Age Songs For The Deaf
4. Doves The Last Broadcast
5. Ash Free All Angels
(US Release)
6. Interpol Turn On The Bright Lights
7. Gene Libertine
(US Release)
8. Flaming Lips Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
9. The Chemical Brothers Come With Us
10. Missy Elliott Under Construction
Coming Close: Clinic Walking With Thee, Duncan Sheik Daylight, Starsailor Love Is Here (US Release)
Top Compilations of 2002
Notable Singles include Tori Amos A Sorta Fairytale, Ash Burn Baby Burn, Audioslave Cochise, Bj�rk It's In Our Hands, Howie Day Ghost, Dirty Vegas Days Go By, Elbow Newborn (US Release), Flaming Lips Do You Realize?, Interpol P.D.A., Sondre Lerche You Know So Well, Mos Def & Massive Attack I Against I, Primal Scream Miss Lucifer, Erik Sermon featuring Redman React, Shakedown At Night, T�l�popmusik Breathe, Tweet Oops (Oh My)