The Top Songs of 2002. - According to B96, Q101, and JT. - Personal - http://maxpages.com/chinaman/Top_Songs_of

B96'S TOP 96 OF 2002:

1. Dilemma - Nelly / Kelly Rowland

2. Hot In Herre - Nelly

3. Foolish - Ashanti

4. What's Luv? - Fat Joe / Ashanti

5. Ain't It Funny - Jennifer Lopez / Ja Rule

6. I Need A Girl Part Two - P. Diddy / Ginuwine

7. I'm Gonna Be Alright - Jennifer Lopez / Nas

8. Hey Ma - Cam'ron

9. Without Me - Eminem

10. I Need A Girl Part One - P. Diddy / Usher

11. If I Could Go - Angie Martinez

12. Lose Yourself - Eminem

13. Caramel - City High / Eve

14. Gangsta Lovin' - Eve / Alicia Keys

15. Oh Boy - Cam'ron

16. U Don't Have To Call - Usher

17. Complicated - Avril Lavigne

18. More Than A Woman - Aaliyah

19. Uh Huh - B2K

20. Still Fly - Big Tymers

21. Down 4 U - The Inc / Ashanti / Ja Rule

22. Heaven - DJ Sammy

23. We Thuggin' - Fat Joe / R. Kelly

24. Cleanin' Out My Closet - Eminem

25. Work It - Missy Elliott

26. Always On Time - Ja Rule / Ashanti

27. 7 Days - Craig David

28. What About Us? - Brandy

29. Raise Up - Petey Pablo

30. Business - Eminem

31. Saturday - Ludacris

32. Nothin' - N.O.R.E.

33. Ooops (Oh My) - Tweet

34. Don't Let Me Get Me - Pink

35. Happy - Ashanti

36. Escape - Enrique Iglesias

37. Full Moon - Brandy

38. Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue

39. Rollout - Ludacris

40. Addictive - Truth Hurts

41. Trade It All - Fabolous / P. Diddy / Jagged Edge

42. Jenny From The Block - Jennifer Lopez

43. Luv U Better - LL Cool J.

44. Eyes Closed So Tight - Vi3

45. Down A** Chick - Ja Rule

46. Underneath Your Clothes - Shakira

47. Break Ya Neck - Busta Rhymes

48. Like I Love You - Justin Timberlake

49. I Do - 3LW

50. Still - Brian McKnight

51. Turn Off The Light - Nelly Furtado

52. Underneath It All - No Doubt

53. The World's Greatest - R. Kelly

54. A Woman's Worth - Alicia Keys

55. What U Wanna Do - Naughty By Nature / Pink

56. Miss You - Aaliyah

57. Whenever Wherever - Shakira

58. No More Drama - Mary J. Blige

59. A Thousand Miles - Vanessa Carlton

60. Pass The Courvoissier - Busta Rhymes / P. Diddy

61. Stole - Kelly Rowland

62. The Whole World - Outkast

63. Rainy Days - Mary J. Blige / Ja Rule

64. Welcome To Atlanta - Jermain Dupri / Ludacris

65. Dirrty - Christina Aguilera

66. Hey Sexy Lady - Shaggy

67. Oh Yeah - Big Tymers

68. Die Another Day - Madonna

69. Good Times - Styles

70. Beautiful - Christina Aguilera

71. Hey Baby - No Doubt

72. '03 Bonnie & Clyde - Jay Z. / Beyonce

73. Girlfriend - NSYNC / Nelly

74. Girl Talk - TLC

75. Get The Party Started - Pink

76. Don't Say Goodbye - Paulina Rubio

77. Don't Mess With My Man - Nivea / Jagged Edge

78. Po' Folks - Nappy Roots

79. Baby - Ashanti

80. Gotta Get Thru This - Daniel Bedingfield

81. When The Last Time - Clipse

82. Satisfaction - Eve

83. Black Suits Comin' - Will Smith

84. Come A Little Closer - Brandy

85. Days Go By - Dirty Vegas

86. The Game Of Love - Santana / Michelle Branch

87. Move - Ludacris

88. Air Force Ones - Nelly

89. Sk8er Boi - Avril Lavigne

90. Just A Friend - Mario

91. A Moment Like This - Kelly Clarkson

92. Just Like A Pill - Pink

93. Gimme The Light - Sean Paul

94. Lights Camera Action - Mr. Cheeks

95. Work It - Nelly / Justin Timberlake

96. My Neck, My Back - Khia

Q101'S TOP 101 OF 2002:

101. Understanding in a Car Crash - Thursday

100. Innocent - Our Lady Peace

99. Get Away - Earshot

98. Open Your Eyes - Goldfinger

97. Mourning - Tantric

96. Stick 'Em Up - Quarashi

95. Here Is Gone - Goo Goo Dolls

94. The Way You Like It - Adema

93. When I'm Gone - 3 Doors Down

92. In Too Deep - Sum 41

91. Bother - Stone Sour

90. Where Do We Go From Here - Filter

89. Photograph - Weezer

88. Fade - Staind

87. Where Are You Going? - Dave Matthews Band

86. I Feel Fine - Riddlin' Kids

85. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away - Eddie Vedder

84. The Taste Of Ink - The Used

83. Up All Night - Unwritten Law

82. It's Goin Down - X-Ecutioners

81. How You Remind Me - Nickelback

80. Rock Star - N.E.R.D.

79. A Praise Chorus - Jimmy Eat World

78. We Are All Made Of Stars - Moby

77. Half Life - Local H

76. Hard To Explain - The Strokes

75. Fine Again - Seether

74. The One - Foo Fighters

73. Strange Condition - Pete Yorn

72. Bullets - Creed

71. The Remedy - Abandoned Pools

70. Satellite - P.O.D.

69. California - Phantom Planet

68. Thoughtless - Korn

67. Dope Nose - Weezer

66. The Zephyr Song - Red Hot Chili Peppers

65. Tribute - Tenacious D

64. Epiphany - Staind

63. No One Knows - Queens of the Stone Age

62. Still Waiting - Sum 41

61. Downfall - Trust Company

60. Bouncing Off The Walls - Sugarcult

59. There Is - Box Car Racer

58. Wasted and Ready - Ben Kweller

57. Cochise - Audioslave

56. In My Place - Coldplay

55. Defy You - The Offspring

54. I Am Mine - Pearl Jam

53. Boom - P.O.D.

52. You Know You're Right - Nirvana

51. Somewhere Out There - Our Lady Peace

50. Lose Yourself - Eminem

49. Hands On The Bible - Local H

48. All My Life - Foo Fighters

47. Get Over It - OK GO

46. Nice To Know You - Incubus

45. Keep Fishin' - Weezer

44. Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground - The White Stripes

43. Drift & Die - Puddle of Mudd

42. Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous - Good Charlotte

41. Here To Stay - Korn

40. Screaming Infidelities - Dashboard Confessional

39. Without Me - Eminem

38. Someday - The Strokes

37. Chop Suey - System of a Down

36. Pretty Girl - Sugarcult

35. The Red - Chevelle

34. She Hates Me - Puddle of Mudd

33. Wish You Were Here - Incubus

32. Hate To Say I Told You So - The Hives

31. My Sacrifice - Creed

30. In The End - Linkin Park

29. Get Free - The Vines

28. Papercut - Linkin Park

27. Friends & Family - Trik Turner

26. Hero - Chad Kroeger

25. Warning - Incubus

24. She Loves Me Not - Papa Roach

23. My Friends Over You - New Found Glory

22. Alive - P.O.D.

21. I Feel So - Box Car Racer

20. Too Bad - Nickelback

19. Last Nite - The Strokes

18. For You - Staind

17. One Last Breath - Creed

16. Prayer - Disturbed

15. Sweetness - Jimmy Eat World

14. Flake - Jack Johnson

13. Crawling in the Dark - Hoobastank

12. Wasting My Time - Default

11. By The Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers

10. Amber - 311

9. Fell In Love With A Girl - The White Stripes

8. Running Away - Hoobastank

7. Toxicity - System of a Down

6. Seein' Red - Unwritten Law

5. Aerials - System of a Down

4. First Date - Blink 182

3. Blurry - Puddle of Mudd

2. The Middle - Jimmy Eat World

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

JT'S ESSENTIAL 37 SONGS OF 2002:
Why 37? Cuz no one thinks to pick 37 songs. That's why.

Here are 17 songs that deserve my recognition:

37)Blink 182 - Stay Together for the Kids

36)Incubus - Nice to Know You

35)New Found Glory - Head on Collision

34)Avril Lavigne - Complicated

33)Hoobastank - Running Away

32)New Found Glory - My Friends Over You

31)3 Doors Down - When I'm Gone

30)Avril Lavigne - I'm With You

29)Tantric - Mourning

28)Sugarcult - Pretty Girl (The Way)

27)Red Hot Chili Peppers - By the Way

26)A Simple Plan - I'd Do Anything (feat. Mark Hoppus)

25)Box Car Racer - I Feel So

24)Finch - Letters to You

23)The Used - Taste of Ink

22)Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Outta My Head

21)Dashboard Confessional - Hands Down

And here are the 20 songs that made a difference in my life in 2002:

20)Jack Johnson - Flake
April 2002 over Spring Break, I was in the car with Beth Samonski, Megan Balas, and Erika Dely. I heard this song and I loved it. It would rank higher if only people didn't make such a huge deal out of this song and misread its meaning. This song is also found in the last season of "Felicity".

19)Stone Sour - Bother
I never realized this song was on the Spider Man soundtrack until I heard it on it at the pool hall tonight. Unfortunately, this is the only acoustic song put out by this group. That's too bad because they could rival Dashbaord Confessional if they stuck with it.

18)Lifehouse - Spin
I was wrong about Lifehouse being a 1 hit wonder, and while this is no "Hanging By A Moment", it's a great song in its own right.

17)Our Lady Peace - Somewhere Out There
The best song put out by this band. This song sticks with a lot of common motifs found on this list. Figure it out.

16)Box Car Racer - There Is
The best songs are personal. This song is personal to any guy in the world who thinks about his relationships deeply. Probably could be ranked higher.

15)Justincase - Don't Cry For Us
This kid is like 14 or something. I saw this song on the Nick at Night or something. Didn't quite catch on like I thought it would, but it sure did catch on with me. If you like boy bands, go check this song out. It's really really good.

14)Sense Field - Save Yourself
A good wholesome song with a good message. Save yourself, kiddies. Some things are worth the wait.

13)Thursday - Understanding in a Car Crash
Thanks to Joe Leleika for introducing me to this band before they hit the mainstream. It's one of my favorite songs for a car ride, which is eerie cuz it's about a car crash obviously.....

12)Jimmy Eat World - Sweetness
Ahhh, the dreaded overplayed song. See the other Jimmy Eat World song 3 slots below.

11)Further Seems Forever - Snowbirds and Townies
A great song about long distance relationships... not that I know much about those. Haha. Everyone should go get this album so you can hear this band before Chris Carabba left.

10)Michelle Branch - All You Wanted
Lots of girly songs are just plain and utter bullshit to me, while others are actually somewhat decently OK. This song just so happens to be a hell of a lot better than somewhat decently OK. So which would you prefer. This song, or Faze 4's "Nowhere"?

9)Jimmy Eat World - The Middle
By far the most overplayed song of the year, and in the end, it did hurt its standing on this list. But we all know this is a better song than I am giving it credit for. See last year's top song list and Incubus's "Drive".

8)Chad Kroeger - Hero
Soundtrack of the year, on the most overhyped movie of the year (but it's still a great movie). I get the feeling this song sold the movie sometimes. I didn't know Chad Kroeger could write like this.

7)Puddle of Mudd - Blurry
I didn't like this song for a while, but then it just grew on me. Then it stuck even after the overplay. Does anyone know what he means when he says "Can you take it all the way? When you shoved it in my face?" Something to think about, isn't it?.....

6)Dashboard Confessional - Ender Will Save Us All (Summer's Kiss)
Chris Carabba picks up an electric guitar and plays the most powerful ending to a song in a very very long time. The ending is that good that this rather average song ranks this high.

5)Remy Zero - Save Me
The title theme to the TV show Smallville, this song is more than Superman coming to save the day, but rather, our friends and lovers coming to save us when we really really need saving.

4)Unwritten Law - Seeing Red
It's annoying when a band releases a great song, and you find that they have no other song that sounds like it. Unwritten Law has fallen under that category. Slow, hard, great voice, tangible lyrics, and power are the driving force of this song.

3)Hometown Hero - Eighteen
Lyrics so strong, it makes some people cry. Close your eyes and picture this guy in tears performing this song. It would be quite the sight.....

2)Further Seems Forever - New Year's Project
The best song ever to not hit the mainstream (and will never hit the mainstream), New Year's Project was Chris Carabba's first song that showed the power of his voice. This band is not the same without him, but good luck to this band in 2003 where they may make their mark with the first album release without the great Chris Carabba. Anyone wanna guess what the #1 song of the year for me is?......

1)Dashboard Confessional - Screaming Infidelities (The Places You Have Come Fear the Most)
Longevity is the key to making my list of essential songs. I need to be able to like a song even after it's been overplayed time and time again. After being merely the 10th best song last year, the greatness of the lyrics, the musician, and the entrance into the mainstream has made this not only my favorite song of the year, but my most favorite song of all time.

Hope this list makes you think. If you want me to burn this whole series for you, give me a buzz. See ya'll next year. -Love, JT.

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