The
Billboard Hot 100The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
is a chart that ranks the best-performing
singlesIn music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats.-History:...
of the United States. Published by
Billboard magazine, the data are compiled by
Nielsen SoundScanNielsen SoundScan is an information system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett that tracks sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada...
based collectively on each single's weekly
physicalA CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size compact disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...
sales and
airplayIn broadcasting, rotation is the repeated airing of a limited playlist of songs on a radio station or satellite radio channel, or music videos on a TV network. They are usually in a different order each time, however they are not completely shuffled, so as to avoid playing the same song again too...
. In
2002This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*January 9 - Max Lilja leaves Apocalyptica.*January 18 - Rayna Foss leaves Coal Chamber...
, there were seven singles that topped the chart. Although nine singles reached number one in fifty-two issues of the magazine in the calendar year, two songs began their peak position in 2001 and are thus excluded.
In 2002, five acts earned their first U.S.
The
Billboard Hot 100The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
is a chart that ranks the best-performing
singlesIn music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats.-History:...
of the United States. Published by
Billboard magazine, the data are compiled by
Nielsen SoundScanNielsen SoundScan is an information system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett that tracks sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada...
based collectively on each single's weekly
physicalA CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size compact disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...
sales and
airplayIn broadcasting, rotation is the repeated airing of a limited playlist of songs on a radio station or satellite radio channel, or music videos on a TV network. They are usually in a different order each time, however they are not completely shuffled, so as to avoid playing the same song again too...
. In
2002This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*January 9 - Max Lilja leaves Apocalyptica.*January 18 - Rayna Foss leaves Coal Chamber...
, there were seven singles that topped the chart. Although nine singles reached number one in fifty-two issues of the magazine in the calendar year, two songs began their peak position in 2001 and are thus excluded.
In 2002, five acts earned their first U.S. number one single, either as a lead artist or featured guest. Singer
AshantiAshanti Shequoiya Douglas is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, dancer, and model who rose to fame in the early 2000s. Ashanti is most famous for her eponymous Grammy Award-winning debut album Ashanti which featured the hit song "Foolish", and sold over 503,000 copies in its...
was the first act to achieve the feat with rapper
Ja RuleJeffrey Atkins , better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American recording artist and actor signed to The Inc. and Universal Records, formerly of Def Jam Recordings. A Hollis, New York native, Ja Rule has released six albums.-Early life:Atkins was born in Queens, New York...
's "
Always on Time"Always on Time" is the gold selling 2001 number-one single for rapper Ja Rule featuring Ashanti , produced by Irv Gotti. The music was written by 7 Aurelius, Ja Rule and Irving Lorenzo. The song became both Ashanti's first Hot 100 number one single and Ja Rule's second.The song spent 2 weeks at...
". She later scored her first number-one single as a lead artist with "
Foolish"Foolish" is the 2002 platinum selling debut, grammy nominated single by R&B/pop singer Ashanti, produced by Irv Gotti and taken from her self-named album. The song samples DeBarge's 1983 song "Stay with Me" in an identical manner to The Notorious B.I.G.'s "One More Chance " and Big L's M.V.P...
". Singer
Kelly RowlandKelendria "Kelly" Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, model and television host. Born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in Houston, Texas, Rowland rose to fame in the late 1990s as one of the founding members of the girl group Destiny's Child...
, then-member of the girl group
Destiny's ChildDestiny's Child was a Grammy-Award winning American R&B girl group comprising lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. The group achieved four major studio albums and four US number-one singles, and sold over 50 million records worldwide becoming one of the...
, earned her first number-one solo single with "
Dilemma"Dilemma" is a song by the American rapper Nelly, featuring R&B singer Kelly Rowland. The single was released in 2002 from the album Nellyville. The song is ranked number 64 on Billboard magazine's Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs....
", a song by rapper
NellyCornell Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is a rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly made his solo debut in 2000 with Country Grammar, the title track of...
, who received his first number-one with "Hot in Herre" during this year. The ascent of "
Lose Yourself"Lose Yourself" is an Academy Award-winning hip hop song by American rapper Eminem. It was released in 2002 as part of the soundtrack to the film 8 Mile, also starring Eminem, later released as a single in 2002, and re-released on Eminem's greatest hits compilation Curtain Call: The Hits...
" to number one gave rapper
EminemMarshall Bruce Mathers III , known by his primary stage name Eminem, or by his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer and actor. Eminem quickly gained popularity in 1999 with his major-label debut album The Slim Shady LP, which won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album...
his first chart-topping single since he began releasing albums in 1999.
Kelly ClarksonKelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. Clarkson made her debut under RCA Records after she won the first season of the television series American Idol in 2002....
gained her first number-one single with "A Moment Like This". Clarkson and Ashanti were the only acts to have topped the chart this year with a debut single. In 2002, Ja Rule, Ashanti, and Nelly had two number-one singles in the
Billboard Hot 100.
Most of the number-one singles in 2002 were extended chart-toppers. "Lose Yourself" is the longest-running single, topping the
Billboard Hot 100 for 12 consecutive weeks, eight of which were in this calendar year. "Foolish" and "Dilemma" both stayed at number one for 10 weeks, the latter of which was non-consecutive. "
Ain't It Funny"Ain't It Funny" ' is a song by American singer Jennifer Lopez, featuring American rappers Ja Rule and Caddillac Tah. Written by Lopez, Cory Rooney, Ja Rule, Caddillac Tah, Ashanti, and 7 Aurelius, it was released in 2002 as the lead single from Lopez's remix album, J to tha L-O!: The Remixes...
" by
Jennifer LopezJennifer Lynn Lopez , often nicknamed J.Lo, is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, fashion designer and television producer. She is the richest person of Latin American descent in Hollywood according to Forbes, and the most influential Hispanic entertainer in the U.S...
peaked at number one for seven weeks.
Rock band
NickelbackNickelback is a Grammy award nominated Canadian rock band from Hanna, Alberta, formed in 1995. Founded by members Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake and then-drummer Brandon Kroeger. Nickelback is one of the most commercially successful Canadian groups, having sold 30 million records worldwide...
's "
How You Remind Me"How You Remind Me" is the first single from rock band Nickelback's 2001 album, Silver Side Up. A "Gold Mix" was made for latter editions of the single with the heavier guitars edited out of the chorus. This single would be the last rock single to be #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 until Maroon 5's...
", which first peaked at number one in 2001, is the best-performing single of 2002. "Lose Yourself", which is the soundtrack to the 2002 film
8 Mile8 Mile is a American hip-hop drama film, directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Marshall Mathers , Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy, and Mekhi Phifer....
, is the second most-successful
soundtrackA soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the synchronized...
song in the entire rock era. It is behind
Whitney HoustonWhitney Elizabeth Houston is an American recording artist, actress, and former fashion model. A relative to several prominent soul singers, including her mother Cissy Houston, cousins Dee Dee and Dionne Warwick, and godmother Aretha Franklin, Houston began singing at her New Jersey church as a...
's version of "
I Will Always Love You"I Will Always Love You" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton in 1973, who first released the song as a single in 1974. American singer Whitney Houston's version of the song became one of the best-selling singles of all time....
", having topped the chart for 14 weeks. "Lose Yourself" is also the longest-running Oscar-winning number-one song since singer-actor
Bing CrosbyHarry Lillis "Bing" Crosby was an American popular singer and actor whose career stretched over more than half a century from 1926 until his death....
's "
White Christmas"White Christmas" is an Irving Berlin song reminiscing about a White Christmas. It is the second-best selling single of all time, and won an Academy Award. The morning after Berlin wrote the song in 1940 at the poolside — he often stayed up all night writing — he told his...
" had 14 weeks on top in the 1940s. "A Moment Like This" is noted for its fifty-two-to-one leap in 2002, breaking the 38-year-old record set by
The BeatlesThe Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960 who became one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands in the history of popular music...
' "
Can't Buy Me Love"Can't Buy Me Love" is a song composed by Paul McCartney and released by The Beatles on the A side of their sixth British single, "Can't Buy Me Love/You Can't Do That."-Interpretation:...
", which jumped from number twenty-seven to one.
Chart history
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| January 5 |
"How You Remind Me "How You Remind Me" is the first single from rock band Nickelback's 2001 album, Silver Side Up. A "Gold Mix" was made for latter editions of the single with the heavier guitars edited out of the chorus. This single would be the last rock single to be #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 until Maroon 5's...
" |
Nickelback Nickelback is a Grammy award nominated Canadian rock band from Hanna, Alberta, formed in 1995. Founded by members Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake and then-drummer Brandon Kroeger. Nickelback is one of the most commercially successful Canadian groups, having sold 30 million records worldwide...
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| January 19 |
"U Got It Bad "U Got It Bad" is a 2001 single from Usher's 2001 album 8701. It was the second US single from the album and the third international single, reaching number 1 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, and reaching the top 5 in the United Kingdom and Australia.The single hit number one...
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UsherUsher Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American recording artist and actor. He rose to fame in the 1990s, releasing the multi-platinum album My Way and 8701...
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| January 26 |
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| February 2 |
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| February 9 |
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| February 16 |
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| February 23 |
"Always on Time "Always on Time" is the gold selling 2001 number-one single for rapper Ja Rule featuring Ashanti , produced by Irv Gotti. The music was written by 7 Aurelius, Ja Rule and Irving Lorenzo. The song became both Ashanti's first Hot 100 number one single and Ja Rule's second.The song spent 2 weeks at...
" |
Ja Rule Jeffrey Atkins , better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American recording artist and actor signed to The Inc. and Universal Records, formerly of Def Jam Recordings. A Hollis, New York native, Ja Rule has released six albums.-Early life:Atkins was born in Queens, New York...
featuring AshantiAshanti Shequoiya Douglas is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, dancer, and model who rose to fame in the early 2000s. Ashanti is most famous for her eponymous Grammy Award-winning debut album Ashanti which featured the hit song "Foolish", and sold over 503,000 copies in its...
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| March 2 |
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| March 9 |
"Ain't It Funny "Ain't It Funny" ' is a song by American singer Jennifer Lopez, featuring American rappers Ja Rule and Caddillac Tah. Written by Lopez, Cory Rooney, Ja Rule, Caddillac Tah, Ashanti, and 7 Aurelius, it was released in 2002 as the lead single from Lopez's remix album, J to tha L-O!: The Remixes...
" |
Jennifer LopezJennifer Lynn Lopez , often nicknamed J.Lo, is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, fashion designer and television producer. She is the richest person of Latin American descent in Hollywood according to Forbes, and the most influential Hispanic entertainer in the U.S...
featuring Ja Rule |
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| March 23 |
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| March 30 |
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| April 6 |
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| April 13 |
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| April 20 |
"Foolish "Foolish" is the 2002 platinum selling debut, grammy nominated single by R&B/pop singer Ashanti, produced by Irv Gotti and taken from her self-named album. The song samples DeBarge's 1983 song "Stay with Me" in an identical manner to The Notorious B.I.G.'s "One More Chance " and Big L's M.V.P...
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Ashanti |
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| April 27 |
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| May 11 |
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| May 18 |
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| June 29 |
"Hot in Herre "Hot in Herre" is a popular song and single performed by the hip-hop artist Nelly, and was released in 2002 as the first single on his album Nellyville. The song's producers were The Neptunes...
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Nelly Cornell Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is a rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly made his solo debut in 2000 with Country Grammar, the title track of...
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| July 13 |
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| July 27 |
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| August 17 |
"Dilemma "Dilemma" is a song by the American rapper Nelly, featuring R&B singer Kelly Rowland. The single was released in 2002 from the album Nellyville. The song is ranked number 64 on Billboard magazine's Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs....
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Nelly featuring Kelly RowlandKelendria "Kelly" Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, model and television host. Born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in Houston, Texas, Rowland rose to fame in the late 1990s as one of the founding members of the girl group Destiny's Child...
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| September 28 |
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| October 5 |
"A Moment Like This" |
Kelly ClarksonKelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. Clarkson made her debut under RCA Records after she won the first season of the television series American Idol in 2002....
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| October 19 |
"Dilemma" |
Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland |
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| October 26 |
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| November 2 |
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| November 9 |
"Lose Yourself "Lose Yourself" is an Academy Award-winning hip hop song by American rapper Eminem. It was released in 2002 as part of the soundtrack to the film 8 Mile, also starring Eminem, later released as a single in 2002, and re-released on Eminem's greatest hits compilation Curtain Call: The Hits...
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Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III , known by his primary stage name Eminem, or by his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer and actor. Eminem quickly gained popularity in 1999 with his major-label debut album The Slim Shady LP, which won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album...
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See also
- 2002 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*January 9 - Max Lilja leaves Apocalyptica.*January 18 - Rayna Foss leaves Coal Chamber...
- List of number-one hits (United States)
- Top Hot 100 Hits of 2002
This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 2002.*Dilemma and Foolish each spent ten weeks at number one during 2002.*Lose Yourself spent eight consecutive weeks at number one.*Hot In Herre spent seven consecutive weeks at number one....