List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2002

This is a list of singles that charted in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 during 2002.

Ashanti scored five top ten hits during the year with "Always on Time", "What's Luv?", "Foolish", "Down 4 U", and "Happy", the most among all other artists.

Top-ten singles

List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles which peaked in 2002
Top ten
entry date 		Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in
top ten
Singles from 2001
December 22 "Always on Time" Ja Rule featuring Ashanti 1 February 23 16
December 29 "My Sacrifice" Creed 4 February 9 11
Singles from 2002
January 5 "A Woman's Worth" Alicia Keys 7 February 9 7
January 26 "Wherever You Will Go" The Calling 5 March 16 11
February 2 "Hey Baby" No Doubt featuring Bounty Killer 5 March 2 7
"In the End" Linkin Park 2 March 30 13
February 9 "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule 1 March 9 15
February 23 "What About Us?" Brandy 7 March 16 5
March 2 "7 Days" Craig David 10 March 2 1
March 9 "Blurry" Puddle of Mudd 5 May 11 13
March 16 "Can't Get You Out of My Head" Kylie Minogue 7 March 23 3
March 23 "Oops (Oh My)" Tweet featuring Missy Elliott 7 May 4 7
"What's Luv?" Fat Joe featuring Ashanti and Ja Rule 2 April 6 14
March 30 "Foolish" Ashanti 1 April 20 17
"Girlfriend" 'N Sync featuring Nelly 5 April 6 6
April 6 "U Don't Have to Call" Usher 3 May 4 12
April 20 "A Thousand Miles" Vanessa Carlton 5 May 18 15
April 27 "I Need a Girl (Part One)" P. Diddy featuring Usher and Loon 2 May 25 11
May 4 "Don't Let Me Get Me" Pink 8 May 11 4
May 11 "All You Wanted" Michelle Branch 6 May 25 5
May 18 "Underneath Your Clothes" Shakira 9 May 18 1
May 25 "The Middle" Jimmy Eat World 5 June 22 10
"Without Me" Eminem 2 June 29 12
June 1 "Hot in Herre" Nelly 1 June 29 18
June 8 "Addictive" Truth Hurts featuring Rakim 9 June 8 6
June 15 "Oh Boy" Cam'ron featuring Juelz Santana 4 July 6 8
June 29 "Hero" Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott 3 July 13 8
"I'm Gonna Be Alright" Jennifer Lopez featuring Nas 10 June 29 5
July 13 "Complicated" Avril Lavigne 2 August 3 16
"I Need a Girl (Part Two)" P. Diddy featuring Tammy Ruggeri, Ginuwine, Loon, and Mario Winans 4 August 3 14
July 27 "Dilemma" Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland 1 August 17 19
August 3 "Down 4 U" Irv Gotti presents The Inc. featuring Ja Rule, Ashanti, Charli Baltimore and Vita 6 August 17 5
"Just a Friend 2002" Mario 4 August 24 8
August 10 "Heaven" DJ Sammy and Yanou featuring Do 8 August 10 2
"Nothin'" N.O.R.E. 10 August 10 4
August 17 "Just Like a Pill" Pink 8 August 17 7
August 24 "Gangsta Lovin'" Eve featuring Alicia Keys 2 September 14 12
"Happy" Ashanti 8 September 7 6
August 31 "Cleanin' Out My Closet" Eminem 4 September 21 7
"Long Time Gone" Dixie Chicks 7 August 31 1
September 14 "One Last Breath" Creed 6 September 28 7
September 28 "Gotta Get thru This" Daniel Bedingfield 10 September 28 1
October 5 "Hey Ma" Cam'ron featuring Juelz Santana, Freekey Zekey and Toya 3 November 2 10
"A Moment Like This" Kelly Clarkson 1 October 5 7
"Move Bitch" Ludacris featuring Mystikal and Infamous 2.0 10 October 5 2
October 12 "Work It" Missy Elliott 2 November 16 16
October 19 "Lose Yourself" Eminem 1 November 9 16
"Luv U Better" LL Cool J 4 November 16 9
"Underneath It All" No Doubt featuring Lady Saw 3 November 23 12
November 2 "The Game of Love" Santana featuring Michelle Branch 5 November 30 11
"Sk8er Boi" Avril Lavigne 10 November 2 1
November 9 "Die Another Day" Madonna 8 November 9 4
November 16 "Gimme the Light" Sean Paul 7 December 7 6
November 23 "Jenny from the Block" Jennifer Lopez featuring Jadakiss and Styles 3 December 7 9
December 7 "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé 4 December 28 11
December 14 "Don't Mess with My Man" Nivea featuring Brian and Brandon Casey 8 December 21 7

2001 peaks

Main article: List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2001
List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 2002 which peaked in 2001
Top ten
entry date 		Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in
top ten
September 22 "Family Affair" Mary J. Blige 1 November 3 19
October 13 "Differences" Ginuwine 4 October 27 15
October 27 "Hero" Enrique Iglesias 3 November 17 14
November 3 "U Got It Bad" Usher 1 December 15 20
November 17 "How You Remind Me" Nickelback 1 December 22 23
December 8 "Get the Party Started" Pink 4 December 29 12
December 15 "Whenever, Wherever" Shakira 6 December 29 8

2003 peaks

Main article: List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2003
List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 2002 which peaked in 2003
Top ten
entry date 		Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in
top ten
December 7 "Air Force Ones" Nelly featuring Kyjuan, Ali and Murphy Lee 3 January 4 10
December 21 "Beautiful" Christina Aguilera 2 February 1 12
December 28 "Bump, Bump, Bump" B2K featuring P. Diddy 1 February 1 11

Artists with most top-ten songs

List of artists by total songs peaking in the top-ten
Artist Numbers of songs
Ashanti 5
Ja Rule 4
Nelly
Usher 3
Jennifer Lopez
P. Diddy
Pink
Eminem
Loon 2
Alicia Keys
Creed
Cam'ron
Missy Elliott
No Doubt
Michelle Branch
Avril Lavigne
Juelz Santana
Ginuwine
Shakira

See also

References

General sources

  • Whitburn, Joel (2012). Pop Annual, 1955–2011 (8th ed.). Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-194-2.
  • Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The 2000s (ISBN 0-89820-182-9)
  • Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.