2002 was a year of new starts. After the trauma that occured in 2001, the music industry needed new faces to bring a fresh perspective. Michelle Branch and Vanessa Carlton made big debuts, as their singles were some of the most widely played of the entire decade. But the biggest splash came from Canadian rock brat Avril Lavigne, whose debut album "Let Go" was the best selling debut album in 2002. As much as these new artists, No Doubt, Nickelback, Missy Elliot, Eminem, and Nelly continued their reign on the mainstream releasing many chart topping singles throughout this year. Complete with their peak positions on the Billboard Hot 100 and the 2002 Billboard year-end chart, here are the best 40 songs of 2002:
40. Usher and Kelis-You Don't Have to Call
Peak: 3 Billboard Year-End: 16
39. Enrique Iglesias-Escape
Peak: 12 Billboard Year-End: 57
38. Creed-One Last Breath
Peak: 6 Billboard Year-End: 27
37. Dixie Chicks-Landslide
Peak: 7 Billboard Year-End: NA
36. Goo Goo Dolls-Here is Gone
Peak: 19 Billboard Year-End: 78
35. No Doubt-Hella Good
Peak: 13 Billboard Year-End: 59
34. Shakira-Underneath Your Clothes
Peak: 9 Billboard Year-End: 66
33. Nora Jones-Don't Know Why
Peak: 30 Billboard Year-End: NA
32. Alanis Morisette-Hands Clean
Peak: 23 Billboard Year-End: 95
31. Ashanti-Foolish
Peak: 1 (10 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 2
30. Creed-My Sacrifice
Peak: 4 Billboard Year-End: 20
29. Eminem-Without Me
Peak: 2 Billboard Year-End: 21
28. Jewel-Standing Still
Peak: 25 Billboard Year-End: 87
27. Kelly Clarkson-A Moment like This
Peak: 1 (2 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 39
26. Jennifer Lopez and Ja Rule-Ain't It Funny?
Peak: 1 (6 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 13
25. No Doubt-Hey Baby
Peak: 5 Billboard Year-End: 32
24. DJ Sammy and Do-Heaven
Peak: 8 Billboard Year-End: 31
23. Shania Twain-I'm Gonna Getcha Good!
Peak: 34 Billboard Year-End: NA
22. Pink-Just Like a Pill
Peak: 8 Billboard Year-End: 43
21. Nelly and Kelly Rowland-Dilemma
Peak: 1 (10 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 4
20. Avril Lavigne-Sk8er Boi
Peak: 10 Billboard Year-End: 96
19. Christina Aguilera-Dirrty
Peak: 48 Billboard Year-End: NA
18. Chad Kroeger-Hero
Peak: 3 Billboard Year-End: 25
17. Usher-U Got It Bad
Peak: 1 (5 weeks)* Billboard Year-End: 9
16. Shakira-Objection (Tango)
Peak: 55 Billboard Year-End: NA
15. Linkin Park-In The End
Peak: 2 Billboard Year-End: 7
14. Puddle of Mudd-Blurry
Peak: 5 Billboard Year-End: 10
13. Michelle Branch-Everywhere
Peak: 12 Billboard Year-End: NA
12. Pink-Don't Let Me Get Me
Peak: 8 Billboard Year-End: 36
11. Jimmy Eat World-The Middle
Peak: 5 Billboard Year-End: 14
10. Sheryl Crow-Soak Up the Sun
Peak: 17 Billboard Year-End: 35
9. The Calling-Wherever You Will Go
Peak: 5 Billboard Year-End: 5
8. Michelle Branch-All You Wanted
Peak: 6 Billboard Year-End: 23
7. No Doubt-Underneath It All
Peak: 3 Billboard Year-End: 71
6. Vanessa Carlton-A Thousand Miles
Peak: 5 Billboard Year-End: 6
5. Nickelback-How You Remind Me
Peak: 1 (2 weeks)* Billboard Year-End: 1
4. Missy Elliot-Work It
Peak: 2 Billboard Year-End: 54
3. Nelly-Hot in Herre
Peak: 1 (7 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 3
2. Eminem-Lose Yourself
Peak: 1 (8 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 63
1. Avril Lavigne-Complicated
Peak: 2 Billboard Year-End: 11
*These songs topped the Hot 100 for additional weeks at the end of 2001
**Some of these songs did not hit their peak on the year-end chart until 2003
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