RSSThe 2002 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll
Albums
| 1. | Wilco: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (Nonesuch) | 2328 | (201) |
| 2. | Beck: Sea Change (DGC) | 1506 | (139) |
| 3. | The Flaming Lips: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (Warner Bros.) | 1227 | (111) |
| 4. | The Streets: Original Pirate Material (Locked On/Vice) | 1189 | (101) |
| 5. | Sleater-Kinney: One Beat (Kill Rock Stars) | 1126 | (100) |
| 6. | Bruce Springsteen: The Rising (Columbia) | 1108 | (96) |
| 7. | The Roots: Phrenology (MCA) | 1092 | (109) |
| 8. | Eminem: The Eminem Show (Aftermath/Interscope) | 1012 | (93) |
| 9. | Coldplay: A Rush of Blood to the Head (Capitol) | 964 | (88) |
| 10. | Missy Elliott: Under Construction (Elektra) | 942 | (90) |
| 11. | Queens of the Stone Age: Songs for the Deaf (Interscope) | 874 | (89) |
| 12. | Solomon Burke: Don't Give Up on Me (Fat Possum/Anti-) | 813 | (77) |
| 13. | Elvis Costello: When I Was Cruel (Island) | 797 | (77) |
| 14. | Spoon: Kill the Moonlight (Merge) | 795 | (79) |
| 15. | Interpol: Turn on the Bright Lights (Matador) | 772 | (75) |
| 16. | Norah Jones: Come Away With Me (Blue Note) | 712 | (71) |
| 17. | Bright Eyes: Lifted, or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground (Saddle Creek) | 655 | (58) |
| 18. | DJ Shadow: The Private Press (MCA) | 625 | (55) |
| 19. | N.E.R.D.: In Search of ... (Virgin) | 516 | (57) |
| 20. | Sonic Youth: Murray Street (DGC) | 487 | (48) |
| 21. | The Hives: Veni Vidi Vicious (Sire/Burning Heart/Epitaph) | 481 | (51) |
| 22. | Drive-By Truckers: Southern Rock Opera (Lost Highway) | 457 | (32) |
| 23. | Neko Case: Blacklisted (Bloodshot) | 455 | (45) |
| 24. | The Best Bootlegs in the World Ever (No Label import) | 432 | (37) |
| 25. | Sigur Ros: ( ) (MCA) | 428 | (44) |
| 26. | 2 Many DJ's: As Heard on Radio Soulwax Pt. 2 (Pias import) | 414 | (34) |
| 27. | Steve Earle: Jerusalem (E Squared/Artemis) | 396 | (40) |
| 28. | Andrew W.K.: I Get Wet (Island) | 374 | (38) |
| 29. | Super Furry Animals: Rings Around the World (XL) | 374 | (33) |
| 30. | Orchestra Baobab: Specialist in All Styles (Nonesuch) | 370 | (32) |
| 31. | Scarface: The Fix (Def Jam South) | 370 | (29) |
| 32. | The Doves: The Last Broadcast (Capitol) | 358 | (33) |
| 33. | Blackalicious: Blazing Arrow (MCA) | 352 | (38) |
| 34. | Common: Electric Circus (MCA) | 333 | (32) |
| 35. | Linda Thompson: Fashionably Late (Rounder) | 333 | (29) |
| 36. | Clinic: Walking With Thee (Domino) | 329 | (33) |
| 37. | Mekons: OOOH! (Quarterstick) | 321 | (31) |
| 38. | Soundtrack of Our Lives: Behind the Music (Republic/Universal) | 307 | (34) |
| 39. | Cee-Lo: Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections (Arista) | 268 | (27) |
| 40. | Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Touch and Go) | 264 | (28) |
This poll combines ballots from 695 critics, who divided 100 points among 10 2002 albums. Maximum per album: 30. Minimum: 5. Points determined placement, with total mentions (indicated in parenthesis) used for tie breaking.
Singles
| 1. | Missy Elliott: "Work It" (Elektra) | 212 |
| 2. | Eminem: "Lose Yourself" (Aftermath/Interscope) | 113 |
| 3. | Nelly: "Hot in Herre" (Fo' Real/Universal) | 112 |
| 4. | The Hives: "Hate to Say I Told You So" (Sire/Burning Heart/Epitaph) | 98 |
| 5. | Eminem: "Without Me" (Aftermath/Interscope) | 90 |
| 6. | The White Stripes: "Fell In Love With A Girl" (V2) | 72 |
| 7. | Kylie Minogue: "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Capitol) | 58 |
| 8. | Nirvana: "You Know You're Right" (DGC) | 57 |
| 9. | Rapture: "House of Jealous Lovers" (DFA) | 54 |
| 10. | Tweet: "Oops (Oh My)" (Elektra) | 53 |
| 11. | Queens of the Stone Age: "No One Knows" (Interscope) | 51 |
| 12. | Clipse: "Grindin'" (Star Trak) | 50 |
| 13. | The Flaming Lips: "Do You Realize??" (Warner Bros.) | 43 |
| 14. | Jimmy Eat World: "The Middle" (DreamWorks) | 35 |
| 15. | Coldplay: "In My Place" (Capitol) | 29 |
| Norah Jones: "Don't Know Why" (Blue Note) | 29 | |
| Avril Lavigne: "Complicated" (Arista) | 29 | |
| LCD Soundsystem: "Losing My Edge" (DFA) | 29 | |
| Bruce Springsteen: "The Rising" (Columbia) | 29 | |
| Vines: "Get Free" (Capitol) | 29 | |
| 21. | Nas: "Made You Look" (Columbia) | 27 |
| 22. | Dirty Vegas: "Days Go By" (Capitol) | 26 |
| Eminem: "Cleanin' Out My Closet" (Aftermath/Interscope) | 26 | |
| 24. | NORE: "Nothing" (Def Jam) | 24 |
| 25. | Elvis vs JXL: "A Little Less Conversation" (RCA) | 23 |
| 26. | Andrew W.K.: "Party Hard" (Island) | 22 |
| Sheryl Crow: "Soak Up The Sun" (A&M) | 22 | |
| Freelance Hellraiser: "The Strokes vs. Christina Aguilera (A Stroke of Genie-us)" (n/a) | 22 | |
| Moby: "We Are All Made of Stars" (V2) | 22 | |
| No Doubt: "Hella Good" (Interscope) | 22 | |
| 31. | Truth Hurts: "Addictive" (Aftermath/Interscope) | 21 |
| 32. | Scarface: "On My Block" (Def Jam South) | 20 |
| 33. | Justin Timberlake: "Like I Love You" (Jive) | 19 |
| Pink: "Don't Let Me Get Me" (Arista) | 19 | |
| 35. | Cam'ron: "Oh Boy" (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam) | 18 |
| Freelance Hellraiser: "Smells Like Booty" (n/a) | 18 | |
| Sean Paul: "Gimme The Light" (VP) | 18 | |
| 38. | Beck: "Lost Cause" (DGC) | 17 |
| DJ Shadow: "Six Days" (MCA) | 17 | |
| Interpol: "PDA" (Matador) | 17 | |
| No Doubt: "Hey Baby" (Interscope) | 17 |
Village Voice, Feb. 18, 2003
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