2002 in music

none December 2010 2002 2002 music radio television film This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002. Specific locations 2002 in British music 2002 in Norwegian music 2002 in Scandinavian music 2002 in South Korean music Specific genres 2002 in classical music 2002 in country music 2002 in heavy metal music 2002 in hip-hop 2002 in jazz 2002 in Latin music 2002 in progressive rock Events January–February January 1 – Eric Clapton marries his 25-year-old American girlfriend in a surprise wedding ceremony at a church in the English village of Ripley, Surrey.http://edition.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/03/clapton.wedding/index.html Guitarist Clapton weds in private January 3, 2002 CNN June 3, 2020 January 14 – Adam Ant is committed to a psychiatric hospital two days after being arrested for carrying a firearm into a London pub that Ant claims was fake.https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adam-ant-committed-after-arrest-20020116 Adam Ant Committed After Arrest Jennifer Vineyard January 16, 2002 Rolling Stone November 21, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140410035217/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adam-ant-committed-after-arrest-20020116 2014-04-10 January 18 – Rapper C-Murder is arrested and charged with second-degree murder over a fatal shooting in a Harvey, Louisiana nightclub on January 12.http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451879/c-murder-faces-second-degree-murder-charge.jhtml C-Murder Faces Second-Degree Murder Charge In Teen's Slaying Jennifer Vineyard January 22, 2002 MTV November 21, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140220163940/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451879/c-murder-faces-second-degree-murder-charge.jhtml 2014-02-20 January 18–February 3 – The Big Day Out festival takes place in Australia and New Zealand, headlined by The Prodigy. January 23 – Virgin Records buys out its contract with Mariah Carey for $28 million, essentially paying her to not record any more music for the label.http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451882/mariah-carey-virgin-part-ways.jhtml Mariah Carey And Virgin Part Ways Joe D'Angelo January 23, 2002 MTV November 21, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140220165651/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451882/mariah-carey-virgin-part-ways.jhtml 2014-02-20 February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI. U2's performance becomes a tribute to the victims of the September 11 terrorist attack. February 4 – Kiss bassist Gene Simmons has a notoriously antagonistic interview with Terry Gross on National Public Radio. Simmons continuously baits the host with sexual come-ons throughout the interview while Gross repeatedly calls Simmons "obnoxious." Simmons refuses to grant NPR permission to post the interview online, but unauthorized transcripts and audio exist.Terry Gross https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1137499 Leader and Bassist of the Band Kiss, Gene Simmons Fresh Air NPR; WHYY 4 February 2002 November 21, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140221092121/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1137499 2014-02-21Gene Simmons Terry Gross http://rof.net/wp/carriep/TERRYGRO.HTM Gene Simmons and Terry Gross https://web.archive.org/web/20051030001555/http://rof.net/wp/carriep/TERRYGRO.HTM 2005-10-30 Interview: Transcript Fresh Air NPR; WHYY 4 February 2002 November 21, 2012 February 13 – Jennifer Lopez becomes the first singer to have a remix album, J to tha L–O! The Remixes, debut at number one, selling over 156,000 copies.https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/76801/j-lo-kicks-jackson-out-of-no-1 J Lo. Kicks Jackson Out Of No. 1 Martens Todd 14 February 2002 Billboard 2010-07-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20130728091112/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/76801/j-lo-kicks-jackson-out-of-no-1 2013-07-28 February 15 – US singer Britney Spears takes her first starring role in Crossroads, a teen drama road film alongside Zoe Saldaña. Although the film is largely panned, it is commercially successful, grossing $61.1 million worldwide against a $12 million budget. February 27 – The 44th Annual Grammy Awards are presented in Los Angeles, hosted by Jon Stewart. The soundtrack for the film O Brother, Where Art Thou? wins Album of the Year, while U2's "Walk On" wins Record of the Year. Alicia Keys wins Song of the Year (for "Fallin'") and Best New Artist. March–April March 7 – Burton C. Bell leaves Fear Factory after falling out with Dino Cazares. Fear Factory soon disband. March 12 – Silverchair withdraw from the Gone South festival in Australia after Daniel Johns contracts reactive arthritis. March 24 – Takahiro Nishikawa leaves Dreams Come True.https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2002/04/03/music/still-chasing-their-dream/#.XtfCdjozbIU Still chasing their dream McLure Steve 3 April 2002 The Japan Times 2020-06-03 March 25 – Celine Dion returns to the music scene after a four-year absence with the album A New Day Has Come. April 17 – Pop-punk giants Blink-182 and Green Day co-headline the two-month Pop Disaster Tour. April 22 – Sugababes release their first UK Number 1 single, a cover of Adina Howard's 1995 single Freak Like Me. April 25 – Member of R&B group TLC, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes dies in car accident in Honduras April 27-28 – The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival takes place in California. Headlined by Björk and Oasis, the lineup also features The Chemical Brothers, The Prodigy, Cake, Foo Fighters, Jack Johnson, Queens of the Stone Age, The Strokes, The Vines and Belle and Sebastian. This year marks the festival's return to its original two-day format. May–June May 8 – Mariah Carey signs a new record contract with Island Def Jam Music Group. May 12 – We Will Rock You, a jukebox musical based on the songs of Queen, opens at the Dominion Theatre in London, England. May 21 - Blink-182 guitarist Tom DeLonge forms post-hardcore side-project band Box Car Racer. Their album Box Car Racer is released. May 22 – Members of Alien Ant Farm are injured in an early morning tour bus crash in Spain that claimed the life of the driver.https://www.nme.com/news/music/alien-ant-farm-16-1377248 Alien Ant Farm Crash Update May 23, 2002 NME June 3, 2020 May 25 – The 47th Eurovision Song Contest, held at Saku Suurhall in Tallinn, Estonia, is won by Latvian singer Marie N with the song "I Wanna". May 26 - Eminem releases The Eminem Show, one of the bestselling hip-hop albums of 2002 June 4 Avril Lavigne releases her debut studio album, Let Go. The Prom at the Palace is held in London to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II. Performers include the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Chorus, Kiri Te Kanawa, Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna. June 5 – U.S. soul and R&B singer R. Kelly, is charged with 21 counts of having sexual intercourse with a minor after a videotape allegedly showing him engaged in sexual acts with an underage girl is broadcast on the internet. June 11 Paul McCartney marries second wife Heather Mills in a lavish ceremony at Castle Leslie in Ireland. American Idol premieres on Fox. Korn releases fifth-studio album, Untouchables. David Bowie releases his twenty-second studio album, Heathen. The album marks a commercial comeback for Bowie in the US, becoming his highest-charting album in the country since 1984's Tonight. June 12 – BMG Music agrees to acquire the rest of Zomba Music Group in a deal reportedly worth $3 billion.https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/12/business/bmg-to-buy-rest-of-zomba-the-home-of-pop-stars.html BMG to Buy Rest of Zomba, The Home Of Pop Stars Laura M. Holson June 12, 2002 The New York Times November 21, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140306165807/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/12/business/bmg-to-buy-rest-of-zomba-the-home-of-pop-stars.html 2014-03-06 June 15 – The Los Angeles, California, USA, radio station KROQ-FM airs the 10th Annual Weenie Roast show with Bad Religion, Hoobastank, Jack Johnson, Jimmy Eat World, Moby, New Found Glory, P.O.D., Papa Roach, Puddle of Mudd, The Strokes, System of a Down, Unwritten Law, The Vines, The Violent Femmes and Rob Zombie. June 18 – Mexican Pop-Singer Paulina Rubio, releases her sixth studio album and debut-English crossover album in the U.S., titled Border Girl through Universal Records, she performed for the very first time live her hit single Don't Say Goodbye on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zn_-gNvKgs https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/8Zn_-gNvKgs 2021-12-11 live Paulina Rubio Live on Jay Leno YouTube June 18, 2002 February 25, 2016 the album debuted at #11 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 56,000 copies becoming Rubio's highest-charting album in the U.S. It was eventually certified gold by RIAA, indicating sales of over 500,000 units. June 19 – Hikaru Utada releases the album Deep River, which sold 2,350,170 copies in a week, debuting at number 1 on the weekly, monthly, and annual Oricon album chart. This would be her third time at number 1 on the year-end rankings of that particular chart, a record for any Japanese musical act or worldwide. June 20 – Pop star Britney Spears, at only 20 years of age, is ranked by Forbes as the world's most powerful celebrity.http://www.hollywood.com/news/Britney_Tops_Forbes_Celebrity_100_List/1110177 Britney Tops Forbes' Celebrity 100 List June 21, 2002 Hollywood.com November 21, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121105173754/http://www.hollywood.com/news/Britney_Tops_Forbes_Celebrity_100_List/1110177 2012-11-05 June 21-23 – The first Bonnaroo Music Festival is held in Tennessee. Performers include Widespread Panic, Gov't Mule and Norah Jones. June 25 – The Prague Philharmonic Orchestra releases an arrangement of the Romeo and Juliet 1968 film soundtrack on the Silva America label. Will Smith also comes back with the release of his third solo studio album Born to Reign. June 27 – *The 23rd Montreal International Jazz Festival opens in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, lasting until July 7.http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/history/2002/Default.aspx Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Montreal International Jazz Festival 2016-04-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20160513194603/http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/history/2002/Default.aspx 2016-05-13 dead June 30 – The Glastonbury Festival features headline acts Coldplay, Garbage, Stereophonics, Orbital, Roger Waters, Rod Stewart, and Air. July–August July 6 – Michael Jackson stages a public protest against Sony Music chairman Tommy Mottola, accusing him of taking part in a racist conspiracy within the music industry to exploit black recording artists. Sony responds with a statement calling Jackson's remarks "ludicrous, spiteful and hurtful."http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1455976/michael-jackson-calls-tommy-mottola-racist.jhtml Michael Jackson Shocks Al Sharpton By Calling Tommy Mottola A Racist Jennifer Vineyard July 8, 2002 MTV November 21, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140329130319/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1455976/michael-jackson-calls-tommy-mottola-racist.jhtml 2014-03-29 July 9 – Red Hot Chili Peppers's 8th studio album By The Way is released. It sold 286,000 copies in the United States during the first week, peaking at #2 on Billboard 200. It went on to sell over 2 million copies in the US, being certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. July 12 – Buckcherry breaks up on the heels of lead singer Josh Todd's decision to quit the group.http://www.antimusic.com/news/2002/july/item17.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20020802053522/http://www.antimusic.com/news/2002/july/item17.shtml dead August 2, 2002 musicNEWS: Buckcherry Breaks Up July 12, 2002 antiMUSIC November 21, 2012 They would reunite in 2005. July 20–21 – The Splendour in the Grass music festival takes place in Byron Bay, Australia, headlined by Gomez and Supergrass. July 23 – My Chemical Romance's first album, "I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love" is released to the public. July 28 – The Area2 Festival, featuring headline acts Moby, David Bowie, Busta Rhymes, Ash, and Blue Man Group, begins a three-week tour in Washington, DC. August 17 – The Snow Mountain Music Festival opens in Lijiang, China.Snow Mountain Music Festival – Press Release https://web.archive.org/web/20120414220129/http://www.cuijian.com/english/pages/news/snowmt/media/press/press.htm April 14, 2012 August 19 – Nickelback leaves the stage during the second song of their performance at the Ilha do Ermal festival in Portugal after being relentlessly pelted with rocks and bottles by the crowd.http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=5561 https://archive.today/20130221063158/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=5561 dead February 21, 2013 NICKELBACK Walk Off Stage At Portuguese Festival After Being Pelted With Rocks, Bottles August 20, 2002 Blabbermouth.net November 21, 2012 August 27 – Queens of the Stone Age release their critically acclaimed album Songs for the Deaf, featuring Dave Grohl on drums. The album earned the band their first Gold certification in the United States on January 27, 2003, selling over 500,000 copies. September–October September 3 – Napster is shut down for good after a judge denies a bid from Bertelsmann to purchase its assets. September 4 – Kelly Clarkson becomes the first winner of the television talent contest, American Idol. September 11 – Marie Fredriksson of Roxette collapses at home, leading to the discovery of a brain tumor.https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/marie-fredriksson-death-roxette-illness-cause-songs-must-have-been-love-a9240441.html Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson dies, aged 61 10 December 2019 The Independent 10 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20200213011002/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/marie-fredriksson-death-roxette-illness-cause-songs-must-have-been-love-a9240441.html 13 February 2020 live September 18The 3rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards are held at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.Gallo Phil Sanz takes three at Latin Grammys https://variety.com/2002/music/markets-festivals/sanz-takes-three-at-latin-grammys-1117873011/ Variety 29 June 2017 19 September 2002 September 20 – Courtney Love announces that her legal dispute with the surviving members of Nirvana has been resolved, paving the way for the unreleased track "You Know You're Right" to be included on an upcoming compilation.http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=6256 https://archive.today/20130221115754/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=6256 dead February 21, 2013 NIRVANA/COURTNEY LOVE Lawsuit Settled, "Greatest Hits" CD To Surface By Christmas September 20, 2002 Blabbermouth.net November 21, 2012 September 28 – A stretch of Tennessee State Route 19 is officially named for Tina Turner, who was born and raised in nearby Nutbush, Tennessee. October 2 Robbie Williams signs a new six-album deal with EMI for £80 million, the most lucrative contract ever signed by a UK musician.https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/oct/03/arts.artsnews Robbie Williams signs £80m deal Fiachra Gibbons October 3, 2002 The Guardian November 20, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130322233403/http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2002/oct/03/arts.artsnews 2013-03-22 Christina Aguilera releases her controversial music video for the song, "Dirrty", the lead single from her second album Stripped. October 13 – The fifth Terrastock festival is held in Boston, USA. October 29 – Christina Aguilera releases her controversial second studio album Stripped, which enters the Billboard 200 at number 2, selling 330,000 copies in its first week. Stripped is the first studio album in three years since Christina Aguilera (1999). October 30 Jam Master Jay is shot dead at a studio in Queens. Run-D.M.C. disbands. Warren Zevon, who has recently been diagnosed with cancer, is the sole guest for the entire hour of Late Show with David Letterman. It would be his final public performance. November–December November 7 – Guns N' Roses fans in Vancouver riot after a concert, which was to kick off the band's first tour in nine years, is canceled due to Axl Rose's flight getting delayed.http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458577/guns-n-roses-tour-kickoff-canceled.jhtml Fans Riot After Guns N' Roses Tour Kickoff Canceled Kurt Loder November 8, 2002 MTV November 21, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131023135227/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458577/guns-n-roses-tour-kickoff-canceled.jhtml 2013-10-23 November 10 – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Elvis Costello, Lenny Kravitz, Tom Petty and Brian Setzer guest-star on an episode of The Simpsons set at a Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp. November 12 – rap rock band Crazy Town release their second studio album Darkhorse. November 19 – Michael Jackson dangles his nine-month-old son, "Blanket", over the balcony of his Berlin hotel room in an apparent attempt to connect with the fans below. He releases a statement later that day calling the incident a "terrible mistake".http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458799/michael-jackson-apologizes-baby-incident.jhtml Michael Jackson Calls Baby-Dangling Incident A 'Terrible Mistake' Jennifer Vineyard November 20, 2002 MTV November 21, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140403152646/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458799/michael-jackson-apologizes-baby-incident.jhtml 2014-04-03 November 26 – Will Smith releases his first compilation album (last under Columbia Records) Greatest Hits. November 29 – Concert For George is held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, as a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his death, under the musical direction of friend Eric Clapton. Performers included surviving Beatles members Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Ravi Shankar, and Billy Preston. The event benefitted the Material World Charitable Foundation. November 30 – British girl group Girls Aloud is formed on the reality television show Popstars: The Rivals. December 2 – Peter Garrett leaves Midnight Oil. December 3 – Mariah Carey releases her ninth studio album Charmbracelet. December 6 – Another riot over a canceled Guns N' Roses concert breaks out, this time in Philadelphia, after Axl Rose is a no-show. The band cancels the remaining dates of the tour without explanation.https://ew.com/article/2002/12/09/guns-n-roses-cancel-tour-after-fans-riot/ Welcome to the Jungle Gary Susman December 9, 2002 Entertainment Weekly November 21, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110323021338/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C397555%2C00.html March 23, 2011 live 11 December – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert is held at the Oslo Spektrum in Norway, with performers including A-ha, Willie Nelson and Laura Pausini.https://www.nrk.no/kultur/de-gamle-var-eldst-1.857868 De gamle var eldst no NRK 2002-12-12 6 March 2025 December 29 – A Creed concert in Chicago angers fans in attendance when lead singer Scott Stapp forgets many lyrics, takes a lengthy leave of absence in the middle of the show and lies down on the stage for part of the performance. The band's manager issues a written apology that includes the statement "we hope that you can take some solace in the fact that you definitely experienced the most unique of all Creed shows and may have become part of the unusual world of rock 'n' roll history!"https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jan-20-et-knowpop20-story.html Creed faulted for lying down on the job Geoff Boucher January 20, 2003 Los Angeles Times November 21, 2012 December 31 – Phish end their two-year hiatus with a New Year's Eve concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Also in 2002 Fergie joins The Black Eyed Peas during their recording of the Elephunk album. Seiji Ozawa is named musical director of the Vienna State Opera Orchestra.Aaron Green http://classicalmusic.about.com/od/conductors/a/conductorseiji.htm Seiji Ozawa – A Profile of the Great Conductor Classicalmusic.about.com January 6, 2016 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304212415/http://classicalmusic.about.com/od/conductors/a/conductorseiji.htm Salt-n-Pepa disbands. Bands formed See Musical groups established in 2002 Bands disbanded See :Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2002 Bands reformed D.I. (after 1995 hiatus) Fear Factory Little River Band original members reform as Birtles Shorrock Goble KMFDM Phish (after 2000 hiatus) Stabbing Westward Suffocation Albums released :Category:2002 albums January–March {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" |- ! colspan="2"|Date !Album !Artist !Notes |- | rowspan="34" style="text-align:center; background:#ffa07a; textcolor:#000;"| JANUARY | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|1 | I Am... || Ayumi Hamasaki || 4th number 1 studio album |- | The Wreckard || Prick ||- |- | rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"|8 | I Am Sam: Music From and Inspired By the Motion Picture || Various Artists || Soundtrack |- | Jukebox Sparrows || Shannon McNally ||- |- | Light of Day, Day of Darkness || Green Carnation ||- |- | style="vertical-align:top;"|14 | Neon Golden || The Notwist ||- |- | rowspan="6" style="vertical-align:top;"|15 | Drive || Alan Jackson ||- |- | Group Therapy || Concrete Blonde ||- |- | Honour – Valour – Pride || Bolt Thrower ||- |- | Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology || The B-52's || Compilation |- | The Great Divide || Willie Nelson ||- |- | Tenth Dimension || Blaze ||- |- | style="vertical-align:top;"|18 | World Outside || Socialburn ||- |- | style="vertical-align:top;"|21 | Never Forget (Where You Come From) || Bro'Sis ||- |- | rowspan="10" style="vertical-align:top;"|22 | 7 || U2 || EP |- | Alkaline Trio / Hot Water Music || Alkaline Trio/Hot Water Music || Split EP |- | And All That Could Have Been || Nine Inch Nails || Live DVD |- | Bloodsport || Sneaker Pimps ||- |- | Flight of the Behemoth || Sunn O ||- |- | Golden Age of Radio || Josh Ritter ||- |- | The Playa Rich Project 2 || Various Artists || Compilation |- | The Process of Belief || Bad Religion ||- |- | Rock'n Roll Gangster || Fieldy's Dreams ||- |- | Spiritual Minded || KRS-One ||- |- | style="vertical-align:top;"|28 | Come with Us || The Chemical Brothers ||- |- | rowspan="8" style="vertical-align:top;"|29 | Blaque Out || Blaque ||- |- | Classic Masters || General Public || Compilation |- | Denials Delusions and Decisions || Jaguar Wright || Debut |- | Elva || Unwritten Law ||- |- | The Essential Barbra Streisand || Barbra Streisand || Compilation |- | Forever || Cracker ||- |- | Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence || Dream Theater ||- |- | Überjam || The John Scofield Band ||- |- | rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;"|? | Two Rainy Nights || Joe Jackson || Live |- | rowspan="68" style="text-align:center; background:thistle; textcolor:#000;" | FEBRUARY | style="vertical-align:top;"|1 | O || Damien Rice ||- |- | style="vertical-align:top;"|2 | The Bled || The Bled || EP |- | style="vertical-align:top;"|4 | Sons of Northern Darkness || Immortal ||- |- | rowspan="7" style="vertical-align:top;"|5 | After Everything Now This || The Church ||- |- | Daylight || Aesop Rock || EP |- | Frantic || Bryan Ferry ||- |- | The Illusion of Safety || Thrice ||- |- | J to tha L–O! The Remixes || Jennifer Lopez || Remix album |- | Suicide by My Side || Sinergy ||- |- | Ultimate Manilow || Barry Manilow || Compilation |- | style="vertical-align:top;"|6 | HTP || Hughes Turner Project ||- |- | rowspan="6" style="vertical-align:top;"|12 | Always Got Tonight || Chris Isaak ||- |- | Apathy and Exhaustion || The Lawrence Arms ||- |- | Barricades & Brickwalls || Kasey Chambers || US |- | Feedback Is Payback || 1208 ||- |- | Give 'Em the Boot III || Various Artists || Compilation |- | On the Road || Miss Kittin || Compilation |- | style="vertical-align:top;"|14 | One Deep Breath || Bradley Joseph ||- |- | rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;"|15 | Funnel Weaver || Buckethead ||- |- | Music from the Major Motion Picture Crossroads || Britney Spears || Soundtrack |- | Remedy Lane || Pain of Salvation ||- |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|18 | Geogaddi || Boards of Canada || Europe |- | Another Late Night: Zero 7 || Zero 7 ||- |- | rowspan="20" style="vertical-align:top;" |19 | All Hail West Texas || The Mountain Goats ||- |- | As If to Nothing || Craig Armstrong ||- |- | Beautysleep || Tanya Donelly ||- |- | Best of the Blues || Gary Moore || Compilation |- | Capricornia || Midnight Oil ||- |- | Don't Worry About Me || Joey Ramone ||- |- | Goodbye Blue & White || Less Than Jake || Compilation |- | Hate Breeds Suffering || Lock Up ||- |- | Headstrong || Headstrong ||- |- | Is a Woman || Lambchop ||- |- | Kissin Time || Marianne Faithfull ||- |- | Laugh || Keller Williams ||- |- | Mobilize || Anti-Flag ||- |- | Nihility || Decapitated ||- |- | A Pair of Kings || Riders in the Sky ||- |- | Sea of No Cares || Great Big Sea || Canada |- | The Stability EP || Death Cab for Cutie || EP |- | We Are the Only Friends We Have || Piebald ||- |- | The Worst You Can Do Is Harm || The Long Winters ||- |- | Knife Play || Xiu Xiu || Debut |- | style="vertical-align:top;"|22 | Good to Go || Jimmy Eat World || EP |- | rowspan="6" style="vertical-align:top;"|25 | The Brotherhood || Running Wild ||- |- | Catch 22 || Hypocrisy ||- |- | Full Moon || Brandy ||- |- | Songs || Regina Spektor ||- |- | Under Rug Swept || Alanis Morissette ||- |- | Walking with Thee || Clinic ||- |- | rowspan="18" style="vertical-align:top;"|26 | Belly of the Sun || Cassandra Wilson ||- |- | Burn It Black || Injected ||- |- | The Changing of Times || Underoath ||- |- | Come Away with Me || Norah Jones || Debut |- | Gore Obsessed || Cannibal Corpse ||- |- | The Guest || Phantom Planet ||- |- | Immer || Michael Mayer || Mix Compilation |- | Lapalco || Brendan Benson ||- |- | Live in a Dive || Bracket || Live |- | Lucky 7 || The Reverend Horton Heat ||- |- | Memories Are My Only Witness || Yuka Honda ||- |- | Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film, Vol. 2 || Various Artists || Soundtrack |- | No Half Steppin || Sharissa ||- |- | Source Tags & Codes || ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead ||- |- | Superkala || Course of Nature ||- |- | Trik Turner || Trik Turner ||- |- | Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz || Nappy Roots || Debut |- | Earth, Wind & Fire: Live by Request || Earth, Wind & Fire || Video |- | rowspan="82" style="text-align:center; background:#98fb98; textcolor:#000;" |MARCH''' | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|1 | Preface || Jessica Harp ||- |- | Queen of the Damned || Various Artists || Soundtrack |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|3 | Hate Made Me || 8 Foot Sativa ||- |- | Jebediah || Jebediah ||- |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|4 | Hi-Fi Serious || A ||- |- | Words of Wisdom and Hope || Teenage Fanclub ||- |- | rowspan="12" style="vertical-align:top;"|5 | 1919 Eternal || Black Label Society ||- |- | Against Me! Is Reinventing Axl Rose || Against Me! || Debut |- | Attak || KMFDM ||- |- | BYO Split Series, Vol. 3 || NOFX/Rancid || Split LP |- | Didn't It Rain || Songs: Ohia ||- |- | The Eleventh Hour || Jars of Clay ||- |- | England, Half-English || Billy Bragg and The Blokes ||- |- | Here Comes the Zoo || Local H ||- |- | History Lessens || Skyclad || Compilation |- | IIcons || Naughty By Nature ||- |- | The Second Stage Turbine Blade || Coheed and Cambria ||- |- | Sha Sha || Ben Kweller ||- |- | rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;"|6 | Burning Angel || Arch Enemy || EP |- | Encore || Joe Hisaishi ||- |- | This Armor || Chihiro Onitsuka ||- |- | The Way I Feel Today || Six by Seven ||- |- | rowspan="11" style="vertical-align:top;"|12 | B2K || B2K ||- |- | Become You || Indigo Girls ||- |- | Chapters From a Vale Forlorn || Falconer ||- |- | Favorite Noise || Reel Big Fish || Compilation |- | Home from Home || Millencolin ||- |- | In Search Of... || N.E.R.D. ||- |- | Modulate || Bob Mould ||- |- | Resident Evil: Music from and Inspired by the Original Motion Picture || Various Artists || Soundtrack |- | This Is the Remix || Destiny's Child || Remix |- | VH1 Presents: The Corrs, Live in Dublin || The Corrs || Live |- | What It Is to Burn || Finch ||- |- | style="vertical-align:top;"|13 | Listen to My Heart || BoA || Japanese Debut |- | rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|18 | In Our Gun || Gomez ||- |- | Spin || Darren Hayes || Solo Debut; Australia |- | rowspan="19" style="vertical-align:top;"|19 | Circle Gets the Square || Kevin Devine ||- |- | Drunken Lullabies || Flogging Molly ||- |- | An Evil Heat || Oxbow ||- |- | Far Side of the World || Jimmy Buffett ||- |- | Fused Together in Revolving Doors || The Red Chord ||- |- | Hold Your Horse Is || Hella ||- |- | Land (1975–2002) || Patti Smith || Compilation |- | Lust in Phaze || Soul Coughing ||- |- | A Night at the Opera || Blind Guardian ||- |- | No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls || Simple Plan ||- |- | Now That's What I Call Music! 9 (U.S. series) || Various Artists || Compilation |- | Pied Piper || Donovan ||- |- | Primitive Plus || Edan || Debut |- | The Rest of Us || Gas Huffer ||- |- | Rude Awakening || Megadeth || Live |- | Superstarved || Gravity Kills ||- |- | The Trials and Tribulations of Russell Jones || Ol' Dirty Bastard || Compilation |- | VH1 Behind the Music: The Daryl Hall and John Oates Collection || Hall & Oates || Compilation |- | World Outside My Window || Glenn Lewis ||- |- | style="text-align: center;" |20 | Zvezdopad || Grazhdanskaya Oborona ||- |- | style="vertical-align:top;"|23 | Or || Golden Boy with Miss Kittin ||- |- | rowspan="9" style="vertical-align:top;"|25 | Man and Machine || U.D.O. ||- |- | Natural Born Chaos || Soilwork ||- |- | A New Day Has Come || Celine Dion ||- |- | Nocturnal Activity || Rae & Christian ||- |- | Now That's What I Call Music! 51 (U.K. series) || Various Artists || Compilation |- | Original Pirate Material || The Streets || Debut |- | The Remote Part || Idlewild ||- |- | Rock in Rio || Iron Maiden || 2xCD; Live |- | Weight of the World || Harem Scarem || Japan; released in Canada Oct. '02 |- | rowspan="13" style="vertical-align:top;"|26 | The Best of Both Worlds || R. Kelly & Jay-Z ||- |- | Behind Silence and Solitude || All That Remains ||- |- | Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow || Down ||- |- | Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone || The Walkmen ||- |- | The Future Is Now || Non Phixion ||- |- | Instrumentals || The Nels Cline Singers || Debut |- | Kona Town || Pepper ||- |- | Mindy McCready || Mindy McCready ||- |- | Perseverance || Hatebreed ||- |- | Special Edition || Infamous Mobb ||- |- | Tell All Your Friends || Taking Back Sunday ||- |- | Thrive || Newsboys ||- |- | While You Weren't Looking || Caitlin Cary || Solo Debut |- | style="text-align: center;" | |Affection |Koda Kumi |Debut |- |27 |Roentgen|Hyde | - |- | style="vertical-align:top;"|31 | Diorama || Silverchair ||- |- |} April–June DateAlbumArtistNotes APRIL1 Cry Simple Minds - Handcream for a Generation Cornershop - Mclusky Do Dallas Mclusky - Millennium Monsterwork 2000 Fantômas and Melvins Live Release Pet Shop Boys -2 All of the Above J-Live - Ashanti Ashanti - Every Road Leads Back to You Juice Newton - Rampton Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine - Southern Hummingbird Tweet - Topsy-Turvy The Apex Theory Band later changed name to Mt. Helium Tremulant The Mars Volta EP Turn It Up!: The Very Best of Busta Rhymes Compilation4 Bitterness the Star 36 Crazyfists -8 Can You Do Me Good? Del Amitri -9 1000 Kisses Patty Griffin - Are You Passionate? Neil Young & Booker T & the MGs - Avoid One Thing Avoid One Thing - Cabin Fever Rasputina - Co-Balt Brute - Good Health Pretty Girls Make Graves - Gutterflower Goo Goo Dolls - Hammered Motörhead - How to Ruin Everything Face to Face - Jinx Quarashi - On Imperial Teen - Mirror Mirror Twiztid EP Plastic Fang The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - The Sham Mirrors Arcturus - Silver Lining Bonnie Raitt - Then Came the Night Tommy Shane Steiner - Uninvisible Medeski, Martin & Wood -14 Mali Music Damon Albarn - No. 1 BoA -15 Hostile Ambient Takeover Melvins -16 Assembly Theatre of Tragedy - C'mon, C'mon Sheryl Crow - Control Pedro the Lion - Heart to Yours Michelle Williams Solo debut Living Well Is the Best Revenge Midtown - Long Walk Home: Music from the Rabbit-Proof Fence Peter Gabriel Soundtrack Personal Journals Sage Francis - Screwed Up Click Representa Z-Ro - Slick Shoes Slick Shoes - Waitin' on Joe Steve Azar -17 WarCry WarCry Debut22 Another Phase Maria Mena - Love for the Streets Caesars -23 About a Boy Badly Drawn Boy Soundtrack 12 Stones 12 Stones Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections Cee-Lo Green Debut Homecoming Nazareth Live I Am Not Homer Dan Castellaneta - Long Way Home Dokken - No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems Kenny Chesney - Only a Woman Like You Michael Bolton - Opaline Dishwalla - Osaka The Kickovers - Power of the Dragonflame Rhapsody - Purple World Big Moe - Stereo Paul Westerberg - Thug Misses Khia - When I Was Cruel Elvis Costello Compilation Wood/Water The Promise Ring - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Wilco Nonesuch retail release24 Bon Appetit O.C. - Highvision Supercar -LifelinesA-ha -26 Guess Who's Back? 50 Cent Mixtape Heavy Rocks Boris -29 The Last Broadcast Doves - Shadow Zone Axel Rudi Pell -30 Be Not Nobody Vanessa Carlton Debut Between the Buried and Me Between the Buried and Me Debut Blazing Arrow Blackalicious - Hood Rich Big Tymers - Horizon The Rocking Horse Winner - Living with the Past Jethro Tull Live Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man Various Artists Soundtrack Punk Rock Songs Bad Religion Compilation Ready Ready Set Go Simon & Milo Compilation Resonance Vol. 2 Anathema Compilation Trey Anastasio Trey Anastasio -- Electric Sweat The Mooney Suzuki - MAY6 40 Years The Dubliners - Any Time Now O.A.R. Live7 Alice Tom Waits - All Night Long: An Introduction Rainbow Compilation Atticus: ...Dragging the Lake Various Artists Compilation Blood Money Tom Waits - Bug Dave Davies - Dark Days Coal Chamber - Immortality Lessons Cul de Sac Live Juslisen Musiq - Live: The Loom's Desire Laura Nyrohttps://www.popmatters.com/nyrolaura-live-2496017185.html Laura Nyro: Live: The Loom's Desire PopMatters en-US 2022-08-29 2023-01-01 Cibula Matt - Memoirs The 3rd and the Mortal - MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 Lauryn Hill Live My Ride's Here Warren Zevon - New Beat The Exit - PSI Pitchshifter -9 Story of the Year Big Blue Monkey -10 It's a Wonderful World Mr. Children -14 18 Moby - The Big Come Up The Black Keys Debut Black Sun Primal Fear - Boo Hoo Voltaire - Come Home with Me Cam'ron - Commencement Deadsy - Down the Road Van Morrison - Fantastic Damage El-P - Maladroit Weezer - New Connection Todd Snider - On a Wire The Get Up Kids - Vapor Trails Rush - We Invented the Remix P. Diddy & Bad Boy Records Remix20 Destination Ronan Keating - Redemption's Son Joseph Arthur -21 45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records NOFX Compilation 45 RPM: The Singles of The The The The Compilation Alive or Just Breathing Killswitch Engage - Amarillo Sky McBride & the Ride - Bad Bad One Meredith Brooks - Bona Fide Wishbone Ash - Box Car Racer Box Car Racer Debut Castaways and Cutouts The Decemberists Debut The Golden Dove Mary Timony - Hollyweird Poison - I Luciferi Danzig - Killing the Dragon Dio - Leaving Through the Window Something Corporate Major label debut Legacy... Hymns and Faith Amy Grant - Little Big Town Little Big Town - Mended Marc Anthony - Merchants of Cool Bad Company Live Never a Dull Moment Tommy Lee - Now Presents: Off The Hook Various Artists Compilation Open Your Eyes Goldfinger - Raining on the Moon William Parker Quartet featuring Leena Conquest - Space Metal Star One - Sharpen Your Teeth Ugly Casanova - Ten Years and Running MxPx Compilation Thalía Thalía - Use Once and Destroy Superjoint Ritural -26 Chronicle: Best of the Work Dr. Dre Compilation27 Night on My Side Gemma Hayes - A Ruff Guide Tricky Compilation Sevas Tra Otep Debut Thinking It Over Liberty X UK28 The Eminem Show Eminem - Freedom Andy Griggs - Remission Mastodon Full-length Debut Say Something Nasty Nashville Pussy - Surrounded by Thieves High on Fire - A Young Trophy Band in the Parlance of Our Times As Friends Rust EPJUNE3 AnotherLateNight: Groove Armada Groove Armada Compilation Dying in Stereo Northern State Debut Live 1990 Hawkwind Live 1990 Storytelling Belle & Sebastian - Thought for Food The Books Debut Tres Lunas Mike Oldfield -4 The Beginning Stages of... The Polyphonic Spree US The Best of Buju Banton Buju Banton Compilation The Best of INXS INXS Compilation Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape Meshell Ndegeocello - Details Frou Frou Sole studio album release Dirty Vegas Dirty Vegas - Electric Jack Ingram - The Elusive Light and Sound, Vol. 1 Steve Vai - Good Morning Aztlán Los Lobos - High Society Enon - Interpol Interpol EP Let Go Avril Lavigne Debut Life Goes On Donell Jones - Moving Up Country James Yorkston and the Athletes Debut Murderworks Rotten Sound - The Private Press DJ Shadow - Reveille Deerhoof - Situationist Comedy Dillinger Four - Soundbombing III Various Artists Compilation Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses Atreyu - Under tha Influence DJ Quik - Warriors of the World Manowar -6 Live in Liverpool Echo & the Bunnymen Live Sing Sing Death House The Distillers -10Just a Little More LoveDavid GuettaDebut 2G+2 The Fall Compilation Plastic Skies Bodyjar - Writers Without Homes Piano Magic -11 Aziatic AZ - Blue Country Heart Jorma Kaukonen - Dying for the World W.A.S.P. - Full Circle Boyz II Men - God Loves Ugly Atmosphere - Heathen David Bowie - In Violet Light The Tragically Hip - It's Not Too Late Neal Morse - Live in the Classic City Widespread Panic Live Maia Sharp Maia Sharp - No! They Might Be Giants - Pet Sounds Live Brian Wilson Live Sticks and Stones New Found Glory - Suicide Invoice Hot Snakes - This Is The Life I Lead Daz Dillinger - Time Bomb High School Reigning Sound - The True Meaning Cormega - Untouchables Korn -18 As I Lay Dying/American Tragedy As I Lay Dying/American Tragedy Split Album Masquerade Wyclef Jean - Border Girl Paulina Rubio Debut-English Crossover Album Bunkka Paul Oakenfold - Degradation Trip Jerry Cantrell - The Essentials Bananarama Compilation Gravity Our Lady Peace - Hard Rock Bottom No Use for a Name - Live at the Temple Bar and More Fishbone Live lovehatetragedy Papa Roach - The Madness of the Crowds Ace Troubleshooter - Pop 'Til You Drop A*Teens - Readymades Chumbawamba - Universal Truths and Cycles Guided by Voices - All Access Europe Eminem Video19 Deep River Hikaru Utada -23 Born a Lion Danko Jones Debut24 Century Child Nightwish - Clubland – The Ride of Your Life Clubland Compilation Drink Me Queenadreena - Hunters and Prey Angra EP Visions from the Spiral Generator Vintersorg -25 3 Soulfly - Born to Reign Will Smith - God's Favorite N.O.R.E. - Nellyville Nelly - Cheer Up! Reel Big Fish - Coup de Grace Orange Goblin - Crucible Halford - Emergency Rations Mr. Lif - Get Ya Mind Correct Chamillionaire & Paul Wall - Kings of Pop Home Grown - Knock on the Sky SHeDAISY - Live at Budokan Ozzy Osbourne Live Murray Street Sonic Youth - My Love Is Rotten to the Core Tim Hecker - Play Play - Punk-O-Rama Vol. 7 Various Artists Compilation Soma Holiday Greenwheel - Songs About Jane Maroon 5 Debut Strange Beautiful Music Joe Satriani - Today, Tomorrow, and Forever Elvis Presley - Truthfully Speaking Truth Hurts - The Used The Used Debut Vida Blue Vida Blue Debut28 Hollinndagain Animal Collective Live July–September DateAlbumArtistNotes JULY1 Hullabaloo: Live at Le Zenith, Paris Muse Live video 2002 Warped Tour Compilation Various Artists Compilation Heathen Chemistry Oasis - Hullabaloo Soundtrack Muse Live / Compilation2 21 Singles The Jesus and Mary Chain Compilation Charango Morcheeba - Classics Selected by Brian Wilson The Beach Boys Compilation From Illmatic to Stillmatic: The Remixes Nas Remix EP Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc. Murder Inc. Records Compilation O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits Aerosmith Compilation Shenanigans Green Day Compilation Stash Cypress Hill EP Steady as She Goes Voodoo Glow Skulls - This Is the Remix Jessica Simpson Remix The Ultimate Kansas Kansas Compilation The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning Chicago Compilation Worship and Tribute Glassjaw -3 Babylon Skindred Debut Green B'z - Jade-1 Jade Kwan -8 Greatest Hits Space Compilation9 Angels Come on Time The Slip - At the River's Edge: Live in St. Louis Styx Live Bacdafucup Part II Onyx - Bag of Hits Fun Lovin' Criminals Compilation By the Way Red Hot Chili Peppers - A Gangster and a Gentleman Styles P - Hard Candy Counting Crows - A Jackknife to a Swan The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Underdog EP Yellowcard EP10 Parade of Chaos Zao -16 Busted Stuff Dave Matthews Band - Control Pedro the Lion - Daybreaker Beth Orton - Dreamland Robert Plant - Headspace Pulse Ultra - Highly Evolved The Vines - I Miss My Friend Darryl Worley - Kutless Kutless - Live from New York City, 1967 Simon & Garfunkel Live 1967 Want It Buju Banton Compilation Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots The Flaming Lips -17 Welcome to Blue Island Enuff Z'nuff Japan22Now That's What I Call Music! 52 (U.K. series) Various Artists Compilation23 500 Degreez Lil Wayne - Bermuda Triangle Buckethead - Community Service The Crystal Method - Completely Diamond Rio - Deadringer RJD2 - I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love My Chemical Romance Debut Mack 10 Presents Da Hood Da Hood - Man with a Memory Joe Nichols - Now That's What I Call Music! 10 (U.S. series) Various Artists Compilation Revolverlution Public Enemy - Sink or Swim The Waifs US26 The Coral The Coral -29 Len Parrot's Memorial Lift Baxter Dury Debut30 All I Have Amerie Debut Alive! Snot Live The Amalgamut Filter - Back to Then Darius Rucker - Brontosaurus Da Vinci's Notebook - Concrete Fear Factory - Faces & Names Dave Pirner - Fashionably Late Linda Thompson - Happenstance Fozzy - In a Word: Yes (1969 – ) Yes Box Set Learning from Falling Lamya - Reanimation Linkin Park Remix The Rising Bruce Springsteen - Songs for Survivors Graham Nash - To Serve Man Cattle Decapitation - AUGUST2 The Inhuman Condition Sam Roberts EP Inside Wants Out John Mayer EP Re-release3 Fue Por Ti Ericson Alexander Molano -5 Evil Heat Primal Scream - Surf Roddy Frame UK6 Attack of the Attacking Things Jean Grae Debut Drunk Enough to Dance Bowling for Soup - The Fix Scarface - From Filthy Tongue of Gods and Griots Dälek - Heaven DJ Sammy - King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Ringo & His New All-Starr Band Ringo Starr Live Miss Fortune Allison Moorer - Movies for the Blind Cage Debut No Secrets No Secrets - Nothing Meshuggah - Thug Holiday Trick Daddy - Turbo The Pietasters - Unleashed Toby Keith - Whip It On The Raveonettes Debut EP Wishfire The Crüxshadows -8 The Charles C. Leary Devendra Banhart -10 Consider This Aaron Pritchett -11 Melody A.M. Röyksopp -12 Cool Summer Reggae Aswad -13 All the Time in the World Jump5 - American Cheese Nerf Herder - At Sixes and Sevens Sirenia - Cherry Marmalade Kay Hanley - Gusto! Guttermouth - Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground Bright Eyes - Living Targets Beatsteaks - The Magnificent DJ Jazzy Jeff Debut The Mantle Agalloch - Minority of One Dag Nasty - October Road James Taylor - Rebirth Keith Sweat - This Side Nickel Creek - Trinity (Past, Present and Future) Slum Village - Vanity Eighteen Visions - Welcome to Discovery Park Brad - Wiretap Scars Sparta - X Def Leppard -15 We Will Be Dead Tomorrow Raging Speedhorn -16 Foretold in the Language of Dreams Natacha Atlas & Marc Eagleton Project - FZ:OZ Frank Zappa Live 197619 Hometime Alison Moyet UK Sheer Hellish Miasma Kevin Drumm - Turn on the Bright Lights Interpol -20 Animal House Angie Martinez - Black Letter Days Frank Black and the Catholics - Blacklisted Neko Case - Damage Done Dark Tranquillity - Detox Treble Charger - Devil's Workshop Frank Black and the Catholics - Disclaimer Seether - Easy Kelly Willis - Eternal Youth Future Bible Heroes - Hijas del Tomate Las Ketchup - If It Was You Tegan and Sara - In Their Darkened Shrines Nile - Kill the Moonlight Spoon - Kidz Bop 2 Kidz Bop Kids - Live The Black Crowes 2xCD; Live Lord Willin' Clipse - My Fever Broke Rasputina EP One Beat Sleater-Kinney - Past Lives Black Sabbath Live Compilation Silence Blindside - Since We've Become Translucent Mudhoney - Something Worth Leaving Behind Lee Ann Womack - Tropical Storm Beenie Man - Waking the Dead L.A. Guns -21 II Hardline Japanese release date24 Room to Beathe Delbert McClinton -26 Angels with Dirty Faces Sugababes - Expanding Senses Darkane Europe A Rush of Blood to the Head Coldplay -27 30 Seconds to Mars Thirty Seconds to Mars - Again, for the First Time Bleach - Daylight Duncan Sheik - Diamond Princess Trina - Eve-Olution Eve - Gotta Get Thru This Daniel Bedingfield - Home The Chicks - Into Your Head BBMak - Irony Is a Dead Scene The Dillinger Escape Plan with Mike Patton EP Johnny Cash at Madison Square Garden Johnny Cash Live Just Tryin' Ta Live Devin the Dude - Lost in Space Aimee Mann - Mind Elevation Nightmares on Wax - The Mix Tape KRS-One Compilation Monsters, Inc. Scream Factory Favorites Riders in the Sky - My Town Montgomery Gentry - No Stranger to Shame Uncle Kracker - The N.W.A Legacy, Vol. 2 N.W.A Compilation Outrospective / Reperspective Faithless - Saturate Breaking Benjamin Debut Snow Spock's Beard - Songs for the Deaf Queens of the Stone Age - Stone Sour Stone Sour - Undaground Legend Lil' Flip Debut30 Meant to Be Selwyn -SEPTEMBER1 This Never Ending Now The Chameleons -2 Beginner's Luck Cowboy Troy - Critical Mass Threshold - Mastered by Guy at The Exchange Max Tundra http://maxtundra.com/discography.htm Max Tundra Official Website May 21, 2015 Discography https://web.archive.org/web/20130817185655/http://www.maxtundra.com/discography.htm August 17, 2013 The Music The Music UK3 Another Earthquake Aaron Carter - BYO Split Series, Vol. 4 Anti-Flag/The Bouncing Souls Split Album Reroute to Remain In Flames - Sadness Will Prevail Today Is the Day - Sharks UFO - UltraSex Mount Sims -4Biosphere Loudness -The Message at the Depth DJ Krush Japan5 The Heat of Balkan Gypsy Soul Ferus Mustafov album r905843 yes The Heat of Balkan Gypsy Soul AllMusic 2008-11-239 Feels So Good Atomic Kitten - Intergalactic Sonic 7″s Ash Compilation10 4NYC Jordan Rudess - Elastic Joshua Redman - Golden Grain Disturbing tha Peace - Greatest Hits Run-D.M.C. Compilation Cross Canadian Ragweed Cross Canadian Ragweed Debut Illumination Paul Weller - Live for Today Boysetsfire - Live on St. Patrick's Day From Boston, MA Dropkick Murphys Live Paradise Kenny G - Roger Miret and the Disasters Roger Miret and the Disasters - Scars Gary Moore - Sleepless Peter Wolf - So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter Ani DiFranco Live Still, Alive... and Well? Megadeth Compilation To Welcome the Fade Novembers Doom - Warts and All: Volume 2 Moe Live11 All Eyez on Me Monica -13 Jade-1 Special Edition Jade Kwan -16 Scorpio Rising Death in Vegas -17 The Art of Balance Shadows Fall - Believe Disturbed - Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants Compilation Faces Down Sondre Lerche Debut Heavy Traffic Status Quo - How Sweet it Is Joan Osborne - Internet Dating Superstuds The Vandals - I Phantom Mr. Lif Debut Light & Magic Ladytron - Oceanic Isis - OK Go OK Go Debut Quizas Enrique Iglesias - Rainy Day Assembly Tess Wiley - The Richest Man in Babylon Thievery Corporation - Stanley Climbfall Lifehouse - Theory of a Deadman Theory of a Deadman Debut Whole Numbers Play the Basics Casino Versus Japan https://www.allmusic.com/album/whole-numbers-play-the-basics-mw0000224335 AllMusic May 21, 2015 Whole Numbers Play the Basics – Casino Versus Japan Bush John18 By the Grace of God The Hellacopters -19 Unity Roots and Family, Away Glay -23 20 Years of Dischord Various Artists Dischord Records Box Set Another Late Night: Tommy Guerrero Tommy Guerrero Compilation When the Roses Bloom Again Laura Cantrell -24 A Hundred Days Off Underworld - Almost an Island Wolfstone - Craveman Ted Nugent - The Creek Drank the Cradle Iron & Wine - Demolition Ryan Adams Demos ELV1S: 30 #1 HITS Elvis Presley Compilation Head on Straight Tonic - The Headphone Masterpiece Cody Chesnutt - In Absentia Porcupine Tree - Infiltrate Destroy Rebuild CKY - The Instigator Rhett Miller - Jerusalem Steve Earle - Light a Match, For I Deserve to Burn The Beautiful Mistake - The Lion and the Witch Weezer Live EP The Lost Tapes Nas Compilation The Naked Ride Home Jackson Browne - Newsboys Remixed Newsboys Remix Purple Onion Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade - Redemption Benzino - Sea Change Beck - Side Hustles UGK - Stay Jeremy Camp - Strong Enough Travis Tritt - Under a Pale Grey Sky Sepultura Live Up Peter Gabriel - Voyage to India India Arie -30 Busted Busted - Do You Know Squarepusher Squarepusher - Forty Licks The Rolling Stones Compilation Life on Other Planets Supergrass - Live in Midgård Therion Live A New Morning Suede - The Outer Marker Just Jack - The Ragpicker's Dream Mark Knopfler -? Beaches & Canyons Black Dice Debut House Arrest Ariel Pink - October–December DateAlbumArtistNotes OCTOBER1 Before the Backstreet Boys 1989–1993 Nick Carter Compilation The Complete Singles Collection 1994-2000 The Unseen Compilation Cruel Smile Elvis Costello and the Imposters - Everybody Makes Mistakes Shearwater - Downthesun Downthesun - The Execution of All Things Rilo Kiley - Floetic Floetry - Live in Paris Diana Krall Live Man Vs. Machine Xzibit - To Live and Die in CA Daz Dillinger - To Understand: The Early Recordings of Matthew Sweet Matthew Sweet Compilation Tuxicity Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine - Twisted Angel LeAnn Rimes - The Young and the Hopeless Good Charlotte -2 Consumed by Your Poison Despised Icon - One Step More and You Die Mono -7 Entering the Spectra Karmakanic - Finisterre Saint Etienne -8 Alienating Our Audience Mindless Self Indulgence Live Amore del Tropico The Black Heart Procession - The Bad, the Worse, and the Out of Print The Bouncing Souls Compilation BareNaked Jennifer Love Hewitt - Ben Folds Live Ben Folds Live Bounce Bon Jovi - Caution Hot Water Music - The Chosen Few Boot Camp Clik - Clone Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon - Comalies Lacuna Coil - Cruelty Without Beauty Soft Cell - Dangerous Connection 7L & Esoteric - Device, Voice, Drum Kansas Live Early Years Tiger Army EP El Cielo dredg - Electric Tears Buckethead - 1st Class Large Professor - Fuck the System The Exploited - Golden Road Keith Urban - Happy With What You Have to Be Happy With King Crimson EP It Won't Be Christmas Without You Brooks & Dunn Christmas Jingle All the Way Crash Test Dummies Christmas Kings of Crunk Lil Jon & the Eastside Boyz - The Last DJ Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Lost Horizons Lemon Jelly - Make Up the Breakdown Hot Hot Heat Debut Mis Boleros Favoritos Luis Miguel Compilation Not 4 Sale Sammy Hagar and The Waboritas - Pictures John Michael Montgomery - Power in Numbers Jurassic 5 - Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three Rollins Band Covers album Rollin' Stoned Kottonmouth Kings - Sean-Nós Nua Sinéad O'Connor Traditional Irish songs Statues Moloko - Step Off ESG - This Is Who I Am Heather Headley Debut Wonder What's Next Chevelle - Velocity of Sound The Apples in Stereo -9Overload Anthem -11 Being Out Rocks Various Artists Compilation I to Sky JJ72 -14 Footprints Holly Valance - Hate The Delgados - Out from Out Where Amon Tobin - Up the Bracket The Libertines -15 10 LL Cool J - The All-American Rejects The All-American Rejects Doghouse release Attack!! Yngwie J. Malmsteen - A Beautiful World Robin Thicke Debut Cry Faith Hill Hill's third consecutive album to reach no. 1 Heavy Metal Thunder Saxon - Let It Rain Tracy Chapman - Lost Time 12 Rods - Paullelujah! MC Paul Barman - Perfecting Loneliness Jets to Brazil - Santa Claus Lane Hilary Duff Christmas; Debut Red Hot + Riot: The Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti Various Artists Red Hot Benefit Series Waiting for My Rocket to Come Jason Mraz Debut Welcome Taproot - You Forgot It in People Broken Social Scene -20 Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe Pavement Compilation21 Comfort In Sound Feeder - Human Conditions Richard Ashcroft - The Kiss of Morning Graham Coxon - Loud Like Nature Add N to (X) - Our House: the Original Songs Madness Compilation Unity Rage -22 Best of Bowie David Bowie Compilation Christmas Is Almost Here Carly Simon Christmas Dancing Down the Stony Road Chris Rea - Demon Hunter Demon Hunter - The Essential Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen Compilation Garfield Adam Green - A Girl Can Mack 3LW - Is This Thing Loaded? Northstar - It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook Rod Stewart Covers Live at Maxwell's Imperial Teen Live Live from Camp X-Ray Rocket from the Crypt - Neva Surrenda Outlawz - New Earth Mud Chris Robinson - One by One Foo Fighters - Order of the Leech Napalm Death - Save Rock 'n' Roll The Flaming Sideburns - Shaman Santana - Some Things Lasgo - Spend the Night The Donnas - Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970-1978 Black Sabbath Compilation Transplants Transplants - Under and In Glifted - Wishes: A Holiday Album Kenny G Holiday Worship Again Michael W. Smith Live Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond) Behemoth -26 Present Killing Heidi -28 ( ) Sigur Rós - Crimson Thunder HammerFall - Dancehall Places Mint Royale - Enjoy the Moment Randy Napoleon - Forever Delayed Manic Street Preachers Compilation Heart and Soul - 13 Rock Classics Bonnie Tyler - Hooverphonic Presents Jackie Cane Hooverphonic - A New Day at Midnight David Gray - Now or Never Nick Carter - Oh Me Oh My Devendra Banhart - Out of Season Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man - Scarlet's Walk Tori Amos - Simply Deep Kelly Rowland Debut Unholy Cult Immolation -29 Da Capo Ace of Base - Divine Discontent Sixpence None the Richer - Guns, God and Government Marilyn Manson Video Liza's Back Liza Minnelli Live Lucky Day Shaggy - Melt Rascal Flatts - The Metal Opera Part II Avantasia - 8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture Various artists Soundtrack Nirvana Nirvana Compilation Pistols at Dawn Consumed - Santa Hooked Me Up B2K Christmas The Season for Romance Lee Ann Womack - Stripped Christina Aguilera - Thug World Order Bone Thugs-N-Harmony -30 Shawn Desman Shawn Desman Debut31 Alexisonfire Alexisonfire Canada Something Good Is Going to Happen to You Baboon - Season's Greetings from Moe Moe Christmas NOVEMBER1 The End of the Beginning God Is an Astronaut -2 Live at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado Dave Matthews Band Live4 The Ballad Hits Roxette Compilation Eddie's Archive Iron Maiden Box Set Family Tree Björk Box Set Greatest Hits Björk Compilation À la vie, à la mort ! Johnny Hallyday Double album One Love Blue - Submers Loscil http://www.brainwashed.com/common/htdocs/discog/krank058.html Kranky Records May 22, 2015 KRANK 058 – Loscil, "Submers" August 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150806010140/http://www.brainwashed.com/common/htdocs/discog/krank058.html dead Yanqui U.X.O. Godspeed You! Black Emperor -5 A Wonderful World Tony Bennett and k.d. lang - American IV: The Man Comes Around Johnny Cash - Anthology Carly Simon Compilation The Best of 1990–2000 U2 Compilation +2 new tracks Corridos de Muerte Asesino - Corporate America Boston - Edward the Great Iron Maiden Compilation Grandes Éxitos Shakira Compilation Have You Fed the Fish? Badly Drawn Boy - Justified Justin Timberlake Debut Live Alison Krauss Live Live at the Rams Head Little Feat Live Machine Yeah Yeah Yeahs EP Maybe This Christmas Various artists Compilation The Morning After Deborah Cox - The Odyssey Symphony X - One More Car, One More Rider Eric Clapton Live Punishment in Capitals Napalm Death Live Red Letter Days The Wallflowers - Stars: The Best of 1992–2002 The Cranberries Compilation Still Ghetto Jaheim - Tallahassee The Mountain Goats - Trapt Trapt - Unfold the Future The Flower Kings - We Are Science Dot Allison - The Will to Kill Malevolent Creation - The Wraith: Shangri-La Insane Clown Posse -11 Back in the U.S. Paul McCartney 2xCD + DVD; Live Felt: A Tribute to Christina Ricci Felt - Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Vol. 1 Westlife Compilation12 3D TLC - Away from the Sun 3 Doors Down - Back Into Your System Saliva - The Best of Siouxsie & the Banshees Siouxsie and the Banshees Compilation The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse Jay-Z - A Christmas Gift of Love Barry Manilow Christmas album Darkhorse Crazy Town - Deliverance Opeth - Dutty Rock Sean Paul - Greatest Hits 1970-2002 Elton John Compilation Loose Screw The Pretenders - Loyalty Fat Joe - Miaskovsky: Symphony No. 6 Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra - Monsters in the Closet Swollen Members - Resurrection Through Carnage Bloodbath - Riot Act Pearl Jam - So Happily Unsatisfied Nine Days - Symbol of Life Paradise Lost - Testify Phil Collins - Tribute to the Gods Iced Earth Covers album Under Construction Missy Elliott -14 Folk the World Tour Flight of the Conchords Live, debut18 KylieFever2002: Live in Manchester Kylie Minogue Video Another You Another Me H & Claire Debut Brainwashed George Harrison - Escapology Robbie Williams - Fatal Hussein Fatal - Live Running Wild Live Lovebox Groove Armada - More Than a Woman Toni Braxton - Nordland I Bathory - Organik Remixes Robert Miles Remix19 Live Korn Video Audioslave Audioslave Debut Chicago: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture Various Artists Soundtrack The End of All Things to Come Mudvayne - Game KHM - Gone Wanderin' Jackie Greene Debut Greatest Hits Geto Boys - Last Temptation Ja Rule - Mic Club: The Curriculum Canibus - More Than You Think You Are Matchbox Twenty - Quality Talib Kweli Debut Runaway Train Oleander EP Safe Kittie EP Slicker Than Your Average Craig David - Travelogue Joni Mitchell - Wait for Me Susan Tedeschi - Up! Shania Twain -23 Naughty or Nice 3LW -25 The Last Dance Steps Compilation Seeing Double S Club -26 Better Dayz 2Pac - Birdman Birdman Debut The Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue Bob Dylan Live 1975 Burned Alive by Time Evergreen Terrace - Chapter 2: The Voice Syleena Johnson - Degradation Trip Volumes 1 & 2 Jerry Cantrell - Does This Look Infected? Sum 41 - Dru World Order Dru Hill - Duets Barbra Streisand Compilation Emotional K-Ci and JoJo - Encore Lionel Richie Live Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 The Beach Boys Live 1980 Greatest Hits Will Smith Compilation I & I Survived Bad Brains - It Ain't Safe No More Busta Rhymes - Lil' Beethoven Sparks - Lyckantropen Themes Ulver Soundtrack Nighthawks Nighthawks - Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss Snoop Dogg - Phrenology The Roots - Red 13 Journey EP Shut Up Kelly Osbourne - Steal This Album! System of a Down - This Is Me... Then Jennifer Lopez US Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors Tim McGraw -27 Population 1 Population 1 - Step into My Heart immi -29 Skylarkin' Mic Christopher - Synchronized Sheavy - Twelve Shots on the Rocks Hanoi Rocks -? The Slackers and Friends The Slackers -DECEMBER1 DJ-Kicks: Tiga Tiga - El Sello De Los Tiempos WarCry -2 Dive In Darius Debut Goodnight Sun Mike Farris -3 Charmbracelet Mariah Carey -6 Breaking Up Gray Skies Zayra Alvarez - Taking the Lead Elias Viljanen -9 Cold Black Piece of Flesh Sacrificium - Makowiecki Band Tomasz Makowiecki -10 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane t.A.T.u. - Electric Circus Common - Feast on Scraps Alanis Morissette Live DVD I Care 4 U Aaliyah Compilation Just Whitney Whitney Houston - Legend of the Liquid Sword GZA - Naughty or Nice 3LW Christmas Pandemonium! B2K - Round Room Phish -11 The Ballads: Love & B'z B'z Compilation Radio Caroline Vol.1 Miss Kittin Compilation Sugar High Chihiro Onitsuka -13 God's Son Nas - Glam-rök Fireflight - Teraz wiem Szymon Wydra -16 Chloë Chloë Agnew Debut Pop*Porn Libido -17 Camden Underworld, London – 16 November 2001 As Friends Rust / Strike Anywhere Live video Don't Stop Movin' S Club - Game Time Lil' Romeo - I Wanna Go There Tyrese - MTV Unplugged 2.0 Dashboard Confessional Live The Next Episode Next -18 Rainbow Ayumi Hamasaki -20 Gecko Stroll Will Pan - Jade-2 Jade Kwan -24 The Genesis Yngwie Malmsteen - What If It All Means Something Chantal Kreviazuk Canada26 Solo Star Solange -27 I Am the Movie Motion City Soundtrack Self-released release31 Revenge Is My Name Iron Mask - Release date unknown Be Still – Donna Lewis Guitar Player – Hank Marvin Heart and Crime – Julie Doiron American Whip – Joy Zipper Lovesick, Broke and Driftin' – Hank Williams III N.I.N.A. – Lisa Lopes Peace On Earth – Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge Purely Evil – The Rogers Sisters The Slackers and Friends - The Slackers St. Arkansas – Pere Ubu Steam Powered Aereo-Takes – John Hartford Popular songs 30em "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" – Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé "Addictive" – Truth Hurts feat. Rakim "Aerials" – System of a Down "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" – Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule and Caddillac Tah "All I Have" – Jennifer Lopez featuring LL Cool J "All My Life" – Foo Fighters "All the Things She Said" – t.A.T.u. "All You Wanted" – Michelle Branch "Always On Time" – Ja Rule featuring Ashanti "Are You In?" – Incubus "Amber" – 311 "Aserejé" – Monkey Circus "Beautiful" – Christina Aguilera "Blurry" – Puddle of Mudd "Born to Try" – Delta Goodrem "Boom" – P.O.D. "Bop Bop Baby" – Westlife (UK) "Boys" – Britney Spears featuring Pharrell Williams "Break Ya Neck" – Busta Rhymes "Buried Myself Alive" – The Used "By the Way" – Red Hot Chili Peppers "Can't Get You Out of My Head" – Kylie Minogue "Can't Stop" – Red Hot Chili Peppers "Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)" – Garbage "Cleanin' Out My Closet" – Eminem "Cochise" – Audioslave "Come into My World" – Kylie Minogue "Complicated" – Avril Lavigne "Crawling in the Dark" – Hoobastank "Days Go By" – Dirty Vegas "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" – The White Stripes "Defy You" – The Offspring "Désenchantée" – Kate Ryan "Die Another Day" – Madonna "Dilemma" – Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland "Dirrty" – Christina Aguilera featuring Redman "Disease" – Matchbox Twenty "Do You Realize??" – The Flaming Lips "Don't Let Me Get Me" – Pink "Don't Stop" – The Rolling Stones "Don't You Want Me" – Alcazar "Downfall" – Trust Company "Electrical Storm" – U2 "Emily" – Bowling for Soup "Epiphany" – Staind "Escape" – Enrique Iglesias "Everyday" – Bon Jovi "Everything" – M2M "Feel" – Robbie Williams "Fell in Love with a Girl" – The White Stripes "First Date" – Blink-182 "Flowers in the Window" – Travis "Foolish" – Ashanti "For You" – Staind "Full Moon" – Brandy "The Game of Love" – Santana ft. Michelle Branch "Gangsta Lovin'" – Eve featuring Alicia Keys "Get Over You" – Sophie Ellis-Bextor "Get the Party Started" – Pink "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" – Star Academy France "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" – Bowling for Soup "Girl Talk" – TLC "Girlfriend" – 'N Sync featuring Nelly "Goodbye to You" – Michelle Branch "Good Times" – Styles P "Grace" – Supergrass "Handle This" – Sum 41 "Hands Clean" – Alanis Morissette "Head On Collision" – New Found Glory "Headstrong" – Trapt "Hearts on Fire" – HammerFall "Hella Good" – No Doubt "Help Me" – Nick Carter "Here I Am" – Bryan Adams "Here Is Gone" – Goo Goo Dolls "Here to Stay" – Korn "Hero" – Chad Kroeger and Josey Scott "Hero" – Enrique Iglesias "Hey Baby" – No Doubt "Hikari" – Hikaru Utada "The Hindu Times" – Oasis "Hot in Herre" – Nelly "Hundred Million" – Treble Charger "I Care 4 U" – Aaliyah "I Feel So" – Box Car Racer "I Need a Girl (Part Two)" – P. Diddy, Ginuwine, Loon and Mario Winans "I Stand Alone" – Godsmack "I Think I Love You" – Kaci Battaglia "I'd Do Anything" – Simple Plan "If I Could Go" – Angie Martinez featuring Sacario & Lil Mo "I'm Alive" – Céline Dion "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" – Shania Twain "I'm Just a Kid" – Simple Plan "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman" – Britney Spears "In My Place" – Coldplay "In Your Eyes" – Kylie Minogue "independent" – Ayumi Hamasaki "It's Goin' Down" – The X-Ecutioners featuring Mike Shinoda and Mr. Hahn "Jenny from the Block" – Jennifer Lopez featuring Jadakiss and Styles P "Just like a Pill" – Pink "Keep Fishin'" – Weezer "The Ketchup Song (Asereje)" – Las Ketchup "Les Mots" – Mylène Farmer and Seal "Letters to You" – Finch "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" – Good Charlotte "Like I Love You" – Justin Timberlake "Little By Little" – Oasis "A Little Less Conversation" – Elvis Presley vs. JXL "Loneliness" - Tomcraft "Lose Yourself" – Eminem "Love at First Sight" – Kylie Minogue "Love Don't Let Me Go" – David Guetta "Marie" – Johnny Hallyday "A Moment Like This" – Kelly Clarkson "Motivation" – Sum 41 "Move Bitch" – Ludacris featuring Mystikal and I-20 "Move It Like This" - Baha Men "Murder on the Dancefloor" – Sophie Ellis Bextor "My Friends Over You" – New Found Glory "My Sacrifice" – Creed "My Neck, My Back" – Khia "Never Again" – Nickelback "A New Day Has Come" – Celine Dion "No More Drama" – Mary J. Blige "No One Knows" – Queens of the Stone Age "Not Gonna Get Us" – t.A.T.u. "One Last Breath" – Creed "Overprotected" – Britney Spears "Papa Don't Preach" – Kelly Osbourne "Prayer" – Disturbed "Precious Illusions" – Alanis Morissette "Put the Needle on It" – Dannii Minogue "Rapture" – iiO "The Red" – Chevelle "The Rising" – Bruce Springsteen "Rock the Boat" – Aaliyah "Running Away" – Hoobastank "Satellite" – P.O.D. "Satisfaction" – Benny Benassi "The Scientist" – Coldplay "Seein' Red" – Unwritten Law "She Hates Me" – Puddle of Mudd "She Loves Me Not" – Papa Roach "Sk8er Boi" – Avril Lavigne "Slow Burn" – David Bowie "Soak Up the Sun" – Sheryl Crow "Something to Talk About" – Badly Drawn Boy "Sound of the Underground" – Girls Aloud "Southern Sun/Ready Steady Go" – Paul Oakenfold "Spin" – Lifehouse "Stach Stach" – Bratisla Boys "Stay Together for the Kids" – Blink-182 "Steve McQueen" – Sheryl Crow "Still Waiting" – Sum 41 "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" – Oasis "Swing Swing" – All American Rejects "Take It Off" – The Donnas "Take Me Away" – 4 Strings "The Taste of Ink" – The Used "There Is" – Box Car Racer "A Thousand Miles" – Vanessa Carlton "Through the Rain" – Mariah Carey "The Tide Is High" – Atomic Kitten "Tomorrow" – SR-71 "Too Bad" - Nickelback "Toxicity" – System of a Down "Tous ensemble" – Johnny Hallyday "Trackin'" – Billy Crawford "Tu trouveras" – Natasha St-Pier "Un Enfant de toi" – Phil Barney and Marlène Duval "Unbreakable" – Westlife "Underneath Your Clothes" – Shakira "Voyage" – Ayumi Hamasaki "We Are All Made of Stars" – Moby "What About Us?" – Brandy "What I Go To School For" – Busted "What It Is to Burn" – Finch "Where Do We Go from Here" – Filter "Where's Your Head At?" – Basement Jaxx "Whenever, Wherever" – Shakira "Wherever You Will Go" – The Calling "Without Me" – Eminem "Without You" – Silverchair "Work It" – Missy Elliott "World of Our Own" – Westlife (UK) "You Know You're Right" – Nirvana "Your Body Is A Wonderland" – John Mayer "The Zephyr Song" – Red Hot Chili Peppers Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 2002 (USA) Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2002 Top 10 selling albums of the year in the US The Eminem Show – Eminem Nellyville – Nelly Let Go – Avril Lavigne Britney – Britney Spears Laundry Service – Shakira Silver Side Up – Nickelback A New Day Has Come – Celine Dion 8701 – Usher Home – Dixie Chicks Missundaztood – Pink Opera Friedrich Cerha – Der Riese vom Steinfeld Steve Reich – Three Tales Salvatore Sciarrino – Macbeth Michel van der Aa – One Rodney Waschka II – Saint Ambrose (recording only)Allmusic.com Details of recording. Accessed 19 December 2013 Jazz 2002 in jazz Musical theater Bombay Dreams – London production Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – London production Hairspray – Broadway production opened at the Neil Simon Theatre on August 15 and ran for over 2500 performances Movin' Out – Broadway production opened at the Richard Rodgers Theatre and ran for 1303 performances Sweet Smell of Success: The Musical – Broadway production opened on March 14 at the Martin Beck Theatre and ran for 109 performances Taboo – London production opened January 29 Thoroughly Modern Millie (musical) – Broadway production opened at the Marquis Theatre and ran for 903 performances We Will Rock You – London production Musical films 8 Mile a drama starring Eminem as a rapper. Features many rap battles. 8 Women 24 Hour Party People Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage April Maadhathil, starring Srikanth and Sneha Bala, starring Shaam and Meera Jasmine Biggie & Tupac Chicago, starring Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Richard Gere Filles perdues, cheveux gras Green Lights I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco Return to Never Land (animated feature) Standing in the Shadows of Motown Unconditional LoveBirths January 2 – Jorja Douglas, English born Germany singer, member of Flo January 11 – Dro Kenji, American rapper January 16 – Eddie Benjamin, Australian singer-songwriter and music producer based in Los Angeles, California January 18 Kanon, Japanese singer, member of Atarashii Gakko! Samuel Joslin, British actor January 25 – Lil Mosey, American rapper and Internet personality January 30 – Tyla, South African singer, songwriter and dancer February 5 – Taehyun, Korean singer and dancer, member of TXT February 21 Duwap Kaine, American rapper Marcus & Martinus, Norwegian brothers duo February 23 – Emilia Jones, English actress, singer, and songwriter February 26 – Nikita Kering, Kenyan musician, actress and media personality February 28 – Ylona Garcia, Filipino-Australian singer, songwriter and actress March 2 – Wonbin, Korean singer, member of Riize March 17 – Budjerah, Australian singer, from a Coodjinburra man from the Bundjalung nation. April 5 – Golden Cañedo, Filipina singer and entertainer, winner of The Clash season 1 April 9 – Loren Gray, American singer April 18 – Noah Thompson, American singer April 24 – Skylar Stecker, American singer-songwriter and actress May 6 – Jagger Ray Moon, American singer, member of Full Circle Boys May 13 – Zoe Wees, German singer May 14 – Mariam Shengelia, Georgian singer May 15 Lil Huddy, American social media personality, singer, and actor Hala Al Turk, Jordanian-Syrian Bahraini singer June 4 – Day, Hong Kong singer, member of COLLAR June 8 - Julia Boschman, Belgian singer, members of (K3) June 11 – Marf Yau, Hong Kong singer and actress, member of COLLAR June 14 – Ayra Starr, Beninese-born Nigerian singer June 25 – Benson Boone, American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist June 26 – Manon Bannerman, Swiss singer, model, member of Katseye June 29 – Marlhy Murphy, American musician, actress, television personality, and internet personality July 4 – Yailin La Más Viral, Dominican rapper and singer July 7 – Caity Baser, British singer July 13 – Mad Tsai, American singer-songwriter July 14 – Kian, Australian singer-songwriter and musician July 23 – Lil' P-Nut, American rapper and actor July 25 – Shunsuke Michieda, Japanese singer and actor, member of Naniwa Danshi July 31 Abi Carter, American singerBronson Fred 2024-04-23 Meet 2024's 'American Idol' Top 10 Contestants https://www.billboard.com/lists/american-idol-top-10-season-22-contestants-2024/ 2024-05-27 Billboard en-US João Gomes, Brazilian singer and songwriter August 6 Nessa Barrett, American singer and songwriter Bailey May, Filipino-British singer, model, actor, dancer, and television personality August 13 - Stella Lefty, American singer-songwriter August 14 – Hueningkai, American-Korean singer, member of TXT August 15 – Kento Nagao, Japanese singer, member of Naniwa Danshi August 18 – Klavdia, Greek singer August 23 – Indiana Massara, Australian actress and singer August 25 – chandol, Korean-American alt-pop singer, musician August 26 – Lil Tecca, American rapper August 30 – Bktherula, American rapper September 3 – Kyline Alcantara, Filipina singer and TV personality September 5 Alika Milova, Estonian singer Alessandra Mele, Italian-Norwegian singer September 7 – Ericdoa, American singer, songwriter, and record producer September 17 – ArrDee, English rapper September 20 – Gabriel LaBelle, Canadian singer September 23 – Maddie Ziegler, American dancer and actress September 24 – Gaeul, South Korean singer (IVE) September 25 – Renée Downer, English singer, member of Flo September 29 – Chloe Moriondo, American singer-songwriter and YouTuber October 2 – Jacob Sartorius, American singer October 6 – Cleopatra Stratan, Moldovan singer October 9 Any Gabrielly, Brazilian singer and dancer Elka Cheng, Hong Kong singer, member of Lolly Talk October 15 – Malu Trevejo, Cuban singer and media personality October 23 – Ningning, Chinese singer, member of aespa October 24 Ado, Japanese singer Lyn Lapid, American singer and instrumentist October 29 – Ruel, English born Australian soul R&B singer-songwriter November 1 – NLE Choppa, American rappert November 5 Jawsh 685, New Zealand beat maker and music producer Stephen Sanchez, American singer and songwriter November 8 – Sunghoon, South Korean singer and former figure skater, member of Enhypen November 26 – Baylee Littrell, American country singer (son of Leighanne Wallace and Brian Littrell (Member of Backstreet Boys)) December 4 – María Dueñas, Spanish violinist and composer December 13 – AC Bonifacio, Canadian dancer, singer, vlogger and actress December 16 Zera, Serbian-Austrian rapper and songwriter Double Lz, British rapper and songwriter December 30 – Lina Kuduzović, Slovenian singer December 31 – Sophia Laforteza, Filipino-American singer, leader member of Katseye Unknown: Unknown Date in December: Evie Irie, Australian singer-songwriter Deaths January 2 – Zac Foley (33), bassist of EMF (drug overdose) January 3 – Juan García Esquivel (83) Mexican band leader, pianist and composer January 7 – Jon Lee (33), Feeder drummer (suicide) January 20 – Ivan Karabyts (57), Ukrainian conductor and composer January 21 – Peggy Lee (81), jazz singer and songwriter January 22 Peter Bardens, (56), keyboardist of Camel Sheldon Allman, (77) February 1 – Hildegard Knef (76), actress, singer, writer February 10 – Dave Van Ronk (65) February 13 – Waylon Jennings (64), country musician February 14 – Günter Wand (90), conductor February 24 – Leo Ornstein (106), composer March 1 – Doreen Waddell (36), singer who had worked with Soul II Soul and The KLF March 13 – Marc Moreland (44), guitarist (Wall of Voodoo, The Skulls) (liver failure) March 19 – John Patton (66), jazz and soul organist March 23 – Eileen Farrell (82), operatic soprano March 24 – Dorothy DeLay (84), Juilliard School violin teacher of Itzhak Perlman and Midori March 26 – Randy Castillo (51), drummer for Ozzy Osbourne & Mötley Crüe March 27 – Dudley Moore (66), English composer, pianist and actor March 31 – Lucio San Pedro (89), Filipino composer and teacher April 2 – Levi Celerio (91), Filipino composer and lyricist April 5 – Layne Staley (34), lead vocalist of Alice in Chains and Mad Season April 13 – Alex Baroni (35), singer April 15 – Ram Singh Thakur (87), Indian freedom fighter, musician and composer April 17 – Tak Shindo (79), musician, composer and arranger April 25 – Lisa Lopes (30), singer (car accident) April 27 – Hillous Butrum (74), country musician May 3 – Evgeny Svetlanov (73), composer and conductor May 6 Otis Blackwell (71), songwriter and pianist Bjørn Johansen (61), Norwegian saxophonist May 7 – Xavier Montsalvatge (90), composer May 9 – Leon Stein (91), composer, conductor and musicologist (born September 18, 1910) June 5 – Dee Dee Ramone (50), of The Ramones (heroin overdose) June 6 – Robbin Crosby (42), guitarist (Ratt) June 13 – Ralph Shapey (81), American composer and conductor June 15 – Big Mello (33), rapper (car accident) June 27 – John Entwistle (57), bassist of The Who (heart attack) June 29 – Rosemary Clooney (74), US singer and actress July 2 Ray Brown (75), jazz bassist Earle Brown (75), composer July 4 – Gerald Bales (83), Canadian organist and composer July 11 – Rosco Gordon (74), blues singer and songwriter July 19 Dave Carter (49), American singer-songwriter and guitarist Alan Lomax (87), American folklorist, ethnomusicologist and musician July 21 – Gus Dudgeon (59), English music producer August 2 Joe Allison (77), songwriter Magda László, operatic soprano August 9 – Bertold Hummel (76), German composer August 10 – Michael Houser (40), guitarist (Widespread Panic) (pancreatic cancer) August 14 – Dave Williams (30), vocalist of Drowning Pool August 31 – Lionel Hampton (94), vibraphone virtuoso September 7 – Erma Franklin (64), gospel singer September 20 – Joan Littlewood (87), impresario September 24 – Tim Rose, (62), singer-songwriter September 29 – Mickey Newbury (62), singer, songwriter October 3 – Darryl DeLoach (55), guitarist (Iron Butterfly) October 17 – Derek Bell (66), harpist (The Chieftains) October 18 – Roman Tam (57), singer October 24 – Adolph Green (87), lyricist October 25 – Richard Harris (72), actor and singer October 27 – Tom Dowd (77), recording engineer and producer October 30 – Jam-Master Jay (37), member of Run-D.M.C. November 3 – Lonnie Donegan (71), skiffle musician November 5 – Billy Guy (66), singer (The Coasters) November 21 – Hadda Brooks (86), U.S. jazz singer, pianist and composer November 28 – Dave "Snaker" Ray (59), blues singer and guitarist November 30 – Minuetta Kessler (88), concert pianist, classical composer and music educator December 9 – Mary Hansen (36), member of Stereolab (road accident) December 13 – Zal Yanovsky (57), rock singer and guitarist (The Lovin' Spoonful) December 22 – Joe Strummer (50), singer and guitarist of The Clash December 31 – Kevin MacMichael (51), Canadian guitarist of British band Cutting Crew Awards The following artists are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Isaac Hayes, Brenda Lee, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Gene Pitney, Ramones and Talking Heads Inductees of the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame include Pat Boone, and Amy Grant ARIA Music Awards ARIA Music Awards of 2002 Grammy Awards Grammy Awards of 2002 Country Music Association Awards 2002 Country Music Association Awards Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Song Contest 2002 Mercury Music Prize A Little Deeper'' – Ms. Dynamite wins. Glenn Gould Prize Pierre Boulez (laureate), Jean-Guihen Queyras (protégé) Charts Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2002 Triple J Hottest 100 Triple J Hottest 100, 2002 See also 2002 in music (UK) Record labels established in 2002 References Category:2002-related lists Category:Music-related lists Category:Music by year