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As part of my Decades project, I counted down my own favorite albums of the year then explored other notable releases with which I was less familiar.

The year 2002 produced career highlights for several notable artists, including Beck, Counting Crows, Wilco, and Coldplay.

Originally published: 2015 | Song of the Day posts featured: 20

My top ten albums of 2002:

#1. Sea Change – Beck

#2. Hard Candy – Counting Crows

#3. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot – Wilco

#4. The Eminem Show – Eminem

#5. Under Cold Blue Stars – Josh Rouse

#6. A Rush of Blood to the Head – Coldplay

#7. When I Was Cruel – Elvis Costello

#8. The Naked Dutch Painter – Stew

#9. Bramble Rose – Tift Merritt

#10. Demolition – Ryan Adams

Other notable albums of 2002…

Under Construction – Missy Elliott

Under Construction – Missy Elliott

Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots – The Flaming Lips

Turn On the Bright Lights – Interpol

Trust – Low

Come Away With Me – Norah Jones

Songs for the Deaf – Queens of the Stone Age

(Untitled) – Sigur Ros

Kill the Moonlight – Spoon

The Rising – Bruce Springsteen

Highly Evolved – The Vines