List of European number-one hits of 2002

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This is a list of the European Music & Media magazine's European Hot 100 Singles and European Top 100 Albums number-ones of 2002.

Issue DateSongArtistAlbumArtist
5 January"Can't Get You Out of My Head"
[1]
Kylie Minogue Swing When You're Winning Robbie Williams
12 January
19 January
26 January"Somethin' Stupid"
[2] [3]
Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman
2 February
9 February"Get the Party Started"
[4] [5] [6] [7]
Pink
16 February Freak Of Nature Anastacia
23 February
2 MarchSwing When You're WinningRobbie Williams
9 March"Whenever, Wherever"
[8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
[13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]
Shakira Freak Of NatureAnastacia
16 March Under Rug Swept Alanis Morissette
23 March
30 March Laundry Service Shakira
6 April
13 April A New Day Has Come Celine Dion
20 April
27 April
4 May
11 May
18 May
25 May
1 June 18 Moby
8 June"Without Me"
[21] [22] [23] [24] [25]
[26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35]
Eminem
15 June The Eminem Show Eminem
22 June
29 June
6 July
13 July
20 July
27 July By the Way Red Hot Chili Peppers
3 August
10 August
17 August
24 August The Rising Bruce Springsteen
31 AugustBy the WayRed Hot Chili Peppers
7 September
14 September A Rush of Blood to the Head Coldplay
21 September"The Ketchup Song (Asereje)"
[36] [37] [38] [39] [40]
[41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50]
Las Ketchup
28 September
5 October
12 October Bounce Bon Jovi
19 October ELV1S Elvis Presley
26 October
2 November
9 November Forty Licks The Rolling Stones
16 November Shaman Santana
23 November The Best of 1990-2000 U2
30 November
7 December Escapology Robbie Williams
14 December
21 December
28 December

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