List of top 25 albums for 2002 in Australia

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The following lists the top 25 albums of 2002 in Australia from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) End of Year Albums Chart. [1] [2]

#TitleArtistHighest pos. reachedweeks at No. 1
1. The Eminem Show Eminem 16 [3]
2. Laundry Service Shakira 18 [4]
3. Barricades & Brickwalls Kasey Chambers 12 [nb 1]
4. Fever Kylie Minogue 15 [nb 2]
5. Escape Enrique Iglesias 13 [7]
6. A Funk Odyssey Jamiroquai 16 [nb 3]
7. By the Way Red Hot Chili Peppers 14 [9]
8. Polyserena george 12 [10]
9. 30 #1 Hits Elvis Presley 14 [11]
10. Let Go Avril Lavigne 17 [nb 4]
11. Nellyville Nelly 2
12. Swing When You're Winning Robbie Williams 3
13. Shrek Soundtrack2
14. Songs in A Minor Alicia Keys 3
15. A New Day Has Come Céline Dion 15 [13]
16. The Record (Greatest Hits) Bee Gees 2
17. Hybrid Theory Linkin Park 2
18. Diorama Silverchair 11 [14]
19. The Final Dig? The Twelfth Man 15 [nb 5]
20. Missundaztood Pink 14
21. Destination Ronan Keating 3
22. Best of The Corrs The Corrs 2
23. Toxicity System of a Down 6
24. Weathered Creed 3
25. Sing When You're Winning Robbie Williams 7

Peak chart positions from 2002 are from the ARIA Charts, overall position on the End of Year Chart is calculated by ARIA based on the number of weeks and position that the records reach within the Top 100 albums for each week during 2002. [2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Barricades & Brickwalls entered the ARIA Top 50 charts at #4 in September 2001 and left in November. [5] It returned to the Top 50 briefly in December 2001, returned again for a longer run in February 2002 and peaked at #1 in March for two weeks. [5] It has spent a total of 84 weeks in the charts, remaining until March 2003. [5]
  2. ↑ Fever debuted at #1 in October 2001 and spent a total of 74 weeks in the charts, remaining until March 2003. [6]
  3. ↑ A Funk Odyssey debuted at #1 on the ARIA Top 50 in September 2001 for one week and left in November. [8] It returned to the Top 50 in December 2001 and peaked at #1 in January / February 2002 for five more weeks. [8] It has spent a total of 70 weeks in the charts, remaining until February 2003. [8]
  4. ↑ Let Go debuted at #3 on the ARIA Top 50 in September 2002 and peaked at #1 in mid-December for three weeks. [12] It continued at #1 for four more weeks to late January 2003. [12] It remained in the Top 50 until September 2003 and spent a total of 52 weeks in the charts. [12]
  5. ↑ The Final Dig? debuted at #1 on the ARIA Top 50 in mid-December 2001 for three weeks. [15] It continued at #1 for two more weeks in January 2002. [15] It remained in the Top 50 until late February 2002 and spent a total of 11 weeks in the charts. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2002". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Official ARIA Charts". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  3. ↑ "Eminem - The Eminem Show". Australian Charts Portal. 22 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  4. ↑ "Shakira - Laundry Service". Australian Charts Portal. 22 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  5. 1 2 3 "Kasey Chambers - Barricades & Brickwalls". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  6. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Fever". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  7. ↑ "Enrique Iglesias - Escape". Australian Charts Portal. 22 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  8. 1 2 3 "Jamiroquai - A Funk Odyssey". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  9. ↑ "Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way". Australian Charts Portal. 22 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  10. ↑ "george - Polyserena". Australian Charts Portal. 22 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  11. ↑ "Elvis Presley - Elv1s - 30 #1 Hits". Australian Charts Portal. 22 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  12. 1 2 3 "Avril Lavigne - Let Go". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  13. ↑ "Céline Dion - A New Day Has Come". Australian Charts Portal. 22 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  14. ↑ "Silverchair - Diorama". Australian Charts Portal. 22 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  15. 1 2 3 "The 12th Man - The Final Dig?". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
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