2003-12-07 | THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2002 (REVISITED)

It's almost the end of the year. You know what that means.... Time for a bunch of meaningless lists. For me they mean something, but I'm sure a lot of people don't even read these. Those people probably have horrible record collections. To start off the end of 2003 festivities, here is a modified version of my top albums of 2002. It has now become a top 30 list, as I have heard more albums in the last year. Also a couple of albums have lost their rankings or got axed from the list altogether. Anyway, here it is:

THE TOP 30 ALBUMS OF 2002:

30. Non Phixion "The Future is Now" (Landspeed)

29. the Roots "Phrenology" (MCA)

28. Doug Martsch "Now You Know" (Warner Bros.)

27. DJ Vadim "USSR: The Art of Listening" (Ninja Tune)

26. the Beginning Stages of the Polyphonic Spree (Good/Hollywood)

25. Coldplay "A Rush of Blood to the Head" (Capitol)

24. El-Producto "Fantastic Damage" (Def Jux)

23. the Soundtrack of our Lives "Behind the Music" (Republic/Universal)

22. Genius/Gza "the Legend of the Liquid Sword" (MCA)

21. Sixtoo "Duration" (Cease and Desist)

20. Chokebore "It's a Miracle" (Pale Blue)

19. Wilco "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" (Nonesuch)

18. Hot Hot Heat "Make Up the Breakdown" (Sub Pop)

17. Pinback "Blue Screen Life" (Ace Fu)

16. Rocket From the Crypt "Live From Camp X-Ray" (Vagrant)

15. Drive By Truckers "Southern Rock Opera" (Universal)

14. DJ Shadow "Private Press" (MCA)

13. Beck "Sea Change" (Interscope)

12. Ash "Free All Angels" (Kinetic)

11. Alias "The Other Side of the Looking Glass" (Anticon.)

10. Spoon "Kill the Moonlight" (Merge)

9. Sage Francis "Personal Journals" (Anticon.)

8. MC Paul Barman "Paullelujah" (Coup d'Etat)

7. Flaming Lips "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots" (Warner Bros.)

6. Queens of the Stone Age "Songs for the Deaf" (Interscope)

5. The Coral (Deltasonic/Columbia)

4. And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead "Source Tags and Codes" (Interscope)

3. the Streets "Original Pirate Material" (Atlantic)

2. Interpol "Turn on the Bright Lights" (Matador)

1. Nada Surf "Let Go" (Barsuk)

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