Top 100 Pop Songs of 2002

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100-91

This is admittedly a subjective list based on judgements of quality instead of sales figures or radio airplay. Click on the word 'Listen' to hear a sound clip of the song.

This list should be a great conversation starter and feel free to agree or disagree. Either way there is a lot of great pop music to be found here.

100 - 'N Sync featuring Nelly - Girlfriend

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99 - Ashanti - Happy

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98 - Enrique Iglesias - Escape

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97 - Kelly Rowland - Stole

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96 - The Used - The Taste of Ink

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95 - Brandy - What About Us?

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94 - Default - Wasting My Time

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93 - Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott - Hero

92 - Mario - Just a Friend 2002

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91 - LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight the Moonlight

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90-81

This is admittedly a subjective list based on judgements of quality instead of sales figures or radio airplay. Click on the word 'Listen' to hear a sound clip of the song.

This list should be a great conversation starter and feel free to agree or disagree. Either way there is a lot of great pop music to be found here.

90 - Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows

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89 - Usher - U Don't Have to Call

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88 - Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule - Ain't It Funny

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87 - Fat Joe featuring Ashanti - What's Luv?

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86 - Linkin' Park - In the End

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85 - Craig David - 7 Days

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84 - Alicia Keys - A Woman's Worth

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83 - Kelly Clarkson - A Moment Like This

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82 - Celine Dion - A New Day Has Come

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81 - Ashanti - Baby

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80-71

This is admittedly a subjective list based on judgements of quality instead of sales figures or radio airplay. Click on the word 'Listen' to hear a sound clip of the song.

This list should be a great conversation starter and feel free to agree or disagree. Either way there is a lot of great pop music to be found here.

80 - 'N Sync - Gone

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79 - No Doubt featuring Lady Saw - Underneath It All

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78 - Michael Jackson - Butterflies

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77 - Natalie Imbruglia - Wrong Impression

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76 - Britney Spears - I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman

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75 - Our Lady Peace - Somewhere Out There

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74 - Eve featuring Alicia Keys - Gangsta Lovin'

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73 - Santana featuring Michelle Branch - The Game of Love

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72 - Beck - Lost Cause

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71 - Jack Johnson - Flake

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of 10

70-61

This is admittedly a subjective list based on judgements of quality instead of sales figures or radio airplay. Click on the word 'Listen' to hear a sound clip of the song.

This list should be a great conversation starter and feel free to agree or disagree. Either way there is a lot of great pop music to be found here.

70 - Goo Goo Dolls - Here Is Gone

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69 - Sugababes - Round Round

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68 - P.O.D. - Youth of the Nation

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67 - NORE - Nothin'

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66 - Mariah Carey - Through the Rain

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65 - Puddle of Mudd - Blurry

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64 - Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles

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63 - Ashanti - Foolish

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62 - Creed - My Sacrifice

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61 - The Calling - Wherever You Will Go

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of 10

60-51

This is admittedly a subjective list based on judgements of quality instead of sales figures or radio airplay. Click on the word 'Listen' to hear a sound clip of the song.

This list should be a great conversation starter and feel free to agree or disagree. Either way there is a lot of great pop music to be found here.

60 - Flaming Lips - Do You Realize?

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59 - Staind - It's Been Awhile

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58 - Cam'ron featuring Juelz Santana - Oh Boy

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57 - Jennifer Lopez featuring Nas - I'm Gonna Be Alright

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56 - Cher - (This Is) A Song for the Lonely

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55 - Shakira - Objection (Tango)

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54 - Aaliyah - Rock the Boat

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53 - Nelly Furtado - Turn Off the Light

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52 - Five for Fighting - Superman (It's Not Easy)

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51 - Pink - Don't Let Me Get Me

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of 10

50-41

This is admittedly a subjective list based on judgements of quality instead of sales figures or radio airplay. Click on the word 'Listen' to hear a sound clip of the song.

This list should be a great conversation starter and feel free to agree or disagree. Either way there is a lot of great pop music to be found here.

50 - Enrique Iglesias - Hero

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49 - Nelly with Kelly Rowland - Dilemma

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48 - Justin Timberlake - Like I Love You

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47 - Usher - U Got It Bad

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46 - Nickelback - How You Remind Me

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45 - Kylie Minogue - Love at First Sight

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44 - The Rapture - House of Jealous Lovers

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43 - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Bang

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42 - No Doubt featuring Bounty Killer - Hey Baby

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41 - System of a Down - Toxicity

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of 10

40-31

This is admittedly a subjective list based on judgements of quality instead of sales figures or radio airplay. Click on the word 'Listen' to hear a sound clip of the song.

This list should be a great conversation starter and feel free to agree or disagree. Either way there is a lot of great pop music to be found here.

40 - DJ Sammy and Yanou featuring Do - Heaven

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39 - The Hives - Hate to Say I Told You So

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38 - Michelle Branch - All You Wanted

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37 - John Mayer - No Such Thing

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36 - Pink - Just Like a Pill

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35 - Mary J. Blige - No More Drama

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34 - Madonna - Die Another Day

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33 - The Strokes - Someday

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32 - Something Corporate - If You C Jordan

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31 - Outkast - The Whole World

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of 10

30-21

This is admittedly a subjective list based on judgements of quality instead of sales figures or radio airplay. Click on the word 'Listen' to hear a sound clip of the song.

This list should be a great conversation starter and feel free to agree or disagree. Either way there is a lot of great pop music to be found here.

30 - Red Hot Chili Peppers - By the Way

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29 - Coldplay - In My Place

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28 - Jewel - Standing Still

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27 - Daniel Bedingfield - If You're Not the One

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26 - Christina Aguilera with Redman - Dirrty

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25 - Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This

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24 - Tweet - Oops (Oh My)

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23 - Eminem - Without Me

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22 - The Vines - Get Free

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21 - Shakira - Underneath Your Clothes

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of 10

20-11

This is admittedly a subjective list based on judgements of quality instead of sales figures or radio airplay. Click on the word 'Listen' to hear a sound clip of the song.

This list should be a great conversation starter and feel free to agree or disagree. Either way there is a lot of great pop music to be found here.

20 - Moby - We Are All Made of Stars

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19 - Eminem - Cleanin' Out My Closet

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18 - Avril Lavigne - Sk8er Boi

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17 - Alanis Morissette - Hands Clean

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16 - White Stripes - Fell in Love With a Girl

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15 - Sheryl Crow - Soak Up the Sun

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14 - Mary J. Blige featuring Ja Rule - Rainy Dayz

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13 - Elvis Presley vs. JXL - A Little Less Conversation

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12 - Dirty Vegas - Days Go By

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11 - Bruce Springsteen - The Rising

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10

of 10

10-1

This is admittedly a subjective list based on judgements of quality instead of sales figures or radio airplay. Click on the word 'Listen' to hear a sound clip of the song.

This list should be a great conversation starter and feel free to agree or disagree. Either way there is a lot of great pop music to be found here.