Top songs of 2002

What was the number one song of 2002?

The number one song of 2002 was “How You Remind Me” by Nickelback, the top song on Billboard's year-end Hot 100 for 2002. It spent 4 weeks at number one on the weekly chart, starting with the chart dated December 22, 2001.

“Foolish” by Ashanti and “Dilemma” by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland were each number one for 10 weeks of 2002, the most of any song that year.

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Chart data: Billboard Hot 100, as compiled on Wikipedia (number ones of 2002, year-end Hot 100 of 2002).

How many songs reached number one in 2002?

7 songs reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in 2002. Counting “How You Remind Me” and “U Got It Bad”, which were already at number one when the year began, 9 songs held the top spot across the year's 52 weekly charts.

Of the songs that first reached number one in 2002, “Lose Yourself” by Eminem stayed there longest: 12 weeks in total, from the chart dated November 9, 2002, with 4 of those weeks on charts dated after 2002.

Weeks at No. 1 counts every week the song spent at the top, including weeks in other years; the number in brackets is the weeks on charts dated 2002. Dates are chart issue dates.

Which artists had more than one number one in 2002?

3 acts had more than one number one in 2002, counting lead and featured credits. Ashanti, Ja Rule and Nelly had 2 each.

• Ashanti: “Always on Time” and “Foolish”
• Ja Rule: “Always on Time” and “Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)”
• Nelly: “Hot in Herre” and “Dilemma”

What were the biggest songs of 2002?

The five biggest songs of 2002 on Billboard’s year-end Hot 100 were “How You Remind Me” by Nickelback, “Foolish” by Ashanti, “Hot in Herre” by Nelly, “Dilemma” by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland and “Wherever You Will Go” by The Calling.

The year-end chart ranks songs by how they performed on the weekly Hot 100 across Billboard’s chart year, so a song that peaked late in the year can rank lower than its weekly peak suggests, or count toward the next year’s list. The top 30 below show each song’s length where we could match the recording.

Numbers 31 to 100

31. “Heaven” DJ Sammy featuring Yanou and Do
32. “Hey Baby” No Doubt featuring Bounty Killer
33. “Girlfriend” NSYNC featuring Nelly
34. “Just a Friend 2002” Mario
35. “Soak Up the Sun” Sheryl Crow
36. “Don't Let Me Get Me” Pink
37. “Nothin'” N.O.R.E.
38. “Oops (Oh My)” Tweet featuring Missy Elliott
39. “A Moment Like This” Kelly Clarkson
40. “Addictive” Truth Hurts featuring Rakim
41. “Happy” Ashanti
42. “No Such Thing” John Mayer
43. “Just Like a Pill” Pink
44. “Down 4 U” Ja Rule featuring Ashanti, Charli Baltimore and Vita
45. “Can't Get You Out of My Head” Kylie Minogue
46. “Superman (It's Not Easy)” Five for Fighting
47. “Cleanin' Out My Closet” Eminem
48. “Halfcrazy” Musiq Soulchild
49. “Lights, Camera, Action!” Mr. Cheeks
50. “Still Fly” Big Tymers
51. “A Woman's Worth” Alicia Keys
52. “7 Days” Craig David
53. “Hey Ma” Cam'ron featuring Juelz Santana and Freekey Zekey
54. “Work It” Missy Elliott
55. “Move Bitch” Ludacris featuring Mystikal and I-20
56. “Can't Fight the Moonlight” LeAnn Rimes
57. “Escape” Enrique Iglesias
58. “More Than A Woman” Aaliyah
59. “Hella Good” No Doubt
60. “I Love You” Faith Evans
61. “Gotta Get thru This” Daniel Bedingfield
62. “Pass the Courvoisier, Part II” Busta Rhymes featuring P. Diddy and Pharrell
63. “Lose Yourself” Eminem
64. “Butterflies” Michael Jackson
65. “What About Us?” Brandy
66. “Underneath Your Clothes” Shakira
67. “Rainy Dayz” Mary J. Blige featuring Ja Rule
68. “Differences” Ginuwine
69. “If I Could Go!” Angie Martinez featuring Lil' Mo and Sacario
70. “The Whole World” Outkast featuring Killer Mike
71. “Underneath It All” No Doubt featuring Lady Saw
72. “Caramel” City High featuring Eve
73. “Luv U Better” LL Cool J
74. “Gimme the Light” Sean Paul
75. “Gone” NSYNC
76. “Livin' It Up” Ja Rule featuring Case
77. “Rollout (My Business)” Ludacris
78. “Here Is Gone” Goo Goo Dolls
79. “No More Drama” Mary J. Blige
80. “Days Go By” Dirty Vegas
81. “Baby” Ashanti
82. “The Good Stuff” Kenny Chesney
83. “We Thuggin'” Fat Joe featuring R. Kelly
84. “Good Morning Beautiful” Steve Holy
85. “Rock the Boat” Aaliyah
86. “Drive (For Daddy Gene)” Alan Jackson
87. “Standing Still” Jewel
88. “Anything” Jaheim featuring Next
89. “Full Moon” Brandy
90. “Uh Huh” B2K
91. “A New Day Has Come” Celine Dion
92. “Turn Off the Light” Nelly Furtado
93. “Living and Living Well” George Strait
94. “My List” Toby Keith
95. “Hands Clean” Alanis Morissette
96. “Sk8er Boi” Avril Lavigne
97. “Long Time Gone” Dixie Chicks
98. “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)” Alan Jackson
99. “Like I Love You” Justin Timberlake
100. “I Do!!” Toya

Chart data: Billboard Hot 100, as compiled on Wikipedia (number ones of 2002, year-end Hot 100 of 2002).

What songs should go on a 2002 mix CD?

A 2002 mix that fits one 80-minute CD holds 19 of the year's biggest songs, opening with “A Thousand Miles” by Vanessa Carlton and closing with “Get the Party Started” by Pink, for 77:39 of music.

We built it from the year-end top 30 and every number one of 2002, taking songs in year-end order until the disc was full, then sequenced it to follow the year: the number ones in the order they reached the top, with the year’s other big hits placed between them. With a 2-second gap before each track it runs 78:17, under the 79 minutes we fill a CD to.

Lengths are the recordings matched in Deezer’s catalog. Single edits, album versions and remasters can run a little longer or shorter, so check your own playlist before you burn it.

Turn 2002 into a CD. Send us this list, or your own 2002 songs, and we burn it to a real audio CD, test-play it and post it. It makes a good gift for a birth year, a graduation year or a wedding year.

To change the songs, paste the list into the playlist length calculator to keep it under 80 minutes, then print an insert with the CD case template. Our guide to making a mixtape covers sequencing, and nostalgic gift ideas has more ways to give a year as a present.

What was popular music like in the 2000s?

Popular music in the 2000s was dominated by hip-hop, R&B and pop, and featured guest artists became a regular part of number one hits. By 2005 the Hot 100 counted digital download sales alongside physical singles and radio airplay.

From 2000 to 2009, 129 songs reached number one on the Hot 100, and 12 songs stayed there for 10 weeks or more. Of those 129, “We Belong Together” by Mariah Carey and “I Gotta Feeling” by The Black Eyed Peas spent the most weeks at number one, 14 each. Usher had the most number ones that reached the top in these years, with 7. The typical number one of these years ran 4:03 (the median of the 100 with a known length).