List of Billboard Mainstream Top 40 number-one songs of 2002

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This is a list of songs which reached number one on the Billboard magazine Mainstream Top 40 chart in 2002.

During 2002, a total of 13 singles hit number-one on the charts.

Issue dateSongArtist(s)
January 5"How You Remind Me" Nickelback
January 12
January 19
January 26
February 2
February 9
February 16
February 23
March 2"Hey Baby" No Doubt
March 9"In the End" Linkin Park
March 16
March 23
March 30
April 6
April 13"Ain't It Funny" Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule
April 20
April 27
May 4"Don't Let Me Get Me" Pink
May 11
May 18
May 25
June 1"A Thousand Miles" Vanessa Carlton
June 8
June 15
June 22
June 29
July 6"Without Me" Eminem
July 13"Hot in Herre" Nelly
July 20
July 27"Complicated" Avril Lavigne
August 3
August 10
August 17
August 24
August 31
September 7
September 14
September 21"Dilemma"Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
September 28
October 5
October 12
October 19
October 26"Sk8er Boi"Avril Lavigne
November 2"Underneath It All"No Doubt
November 9
November 16
November 23
November 30
December 7
December 14
December 21
December 28

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