Best of 2002

Best songs

1. "The heart that buckled you" Jane Weaver
2. "Big John Shaft" Belle and Sebastian
3. "In this world" Moby
4. "Peggy Gordon" Sinead O'Connor
5. "Le plus beau du quartier" Carla Bruni
6. "Cutie pie" All Girl Summer Fun Band
7. "Side Two" Sondre Lerche
8. "Blonde on blonde" Nada Surf
9. "Dying breed" Allison Moorer
10. "When we're apart" Utah Carol

 Best albums for the critics

1. Queens of the Stone Age "Songs for the deaf"
2. Coldplay "A rush of blood to the head"
3. The Streets "Original pirate material"
4. Wilco "Yankee hotel foxtrot"
5. Beck "Sea changes"
6. Missy Elliott "Under construction"
7. The Flaming Lips "Yoshimi battles the pink robots"
8. The Vines "Higly evolved"
9. Eminem "The Eminem show"
10. Beth Gibbons "Out of season"

Best cover

Yoshimi battles the pink robots - Flaming lips

 
The best albums for the critics have been compiled using the lists of Rolling Stone US, Rolling Stone France, Les Inrocks, NME, Billboard, Pop Matters, Magic, Mojo and Spin.