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Rock Rips Top 50 of 2002

Chart facts: This year-end chart of the top 50 songs of 2002 is represented by 44 artists from 6 countries (27 US, 17 Canada, 4 UK, 1 New Zealand, 1 Australia, and 1 Iceland).

5 artists have more than one entry: The Goo Goo Dolls are at #12 and #43; Linkin Park is at #7 and #26; Puddle of Mudd is at #1 and #10; the Matthew Good Band is at #23 and #27; and The Tea Party are at #4, #5, #28 and #29.

Other minutia:
  • 9 artists from last year's top 50 are back this year: Nickelback, Big Wreck, The Tea Party, Collective Soul, Our Lady Peace, The Calling, Treble Charger, Live, and Weezer.
  • There are 6 soundtrack cuts: 3 from Spider-Man, and 1 each from I Am Sam, Fubar, and Charmed.
  • There are 2 numbered groups: Sum 41 and matchbox twenty.
  • We have three remakes this year: Spider-Man, Roller, and I'm Looking Through You.
  • The Tea Party charted 5 songs in 2002; and in November, finally ended a continuous uninterrupted presence on Rock Rips of almost two years.
  • One song - "Hero" at #2 is split between two countries, the US and Canada.
Pos Song Artist Peak Notes
1 US BandBlurry Puddle of Mudd 1 5 wks at #1
23 weeks on
2 Canadian BandUS BandHero Chad Kroeger/Josey Scott 1 5 wks at #1
20 weeks on
3 US BandNever Let You Down Verve Pipe 1 3 wks at #1
4 Canadian BandCathartik The Tea Party 1 2 wks at #1
5 Canadian BandLullaby The Tea Party 1 1 wk at #1
6 US BandSpider-Man Aerosmith 1 1 wk at #1
7 US BandIn the End Linkin Park 1 3 wks at #1
8 Canadian bandToo Bad Nickelback 1 2 wks at #1
9 Canadian BandOne Little Victory Rush 1 1 wk at #1
10 US ArtistPuddle of Mudd Drift & Die 1 2 wks at #1
11 Canadian ArtistSam Roberts Brother Down 1 3 wks at #1
12 US BandHere is Gone Goo Goo Dolls 1 4 wks at #1
13 US BandClick Click Boom Saliva 1 1 wk at #1
14 Canadian BandAbsolutely Anytime The Watchmen 1 1 wk at #1
15 UK BandNow Def Leppard 1 3 wks at #1
16 US BandKnee Deep Big Wreck 1 2 wks at #1
17 UK BandThe Hindu Times Oasis 1 1 wk at #1
18 Canadian bandWhat We're All About Sum 41 1 1 wk at #1
19 Canadian BandRoller Treble Charger 1 2 wks at #1
20 US BandRunning Away Hoobastank 1 2 wks at #1
21 US BandMy Sacrifice Creed 1 2 wks at #1
22 UK BandSide Travis 1 1 wk at #1
23 Canadian BandCarmelina Matthew Good Band 1 1 wk at #1
24 Canadian BandBlack Black Heart David Usher 1 2 wks at #1
25 Canadian BandSuperhoney Edwin & the Pressure 2 #2 - 2 wks
26 US BandPapercut Linkin Park 2 #2 -2 wks
27 Canadian BandAnti Pop Matthew Good Band 1 1 wekk at #1
28 Canadian bandAngels The Tea Party 4
29 Canadian BandThe Messenger The Tea Party 1 1 week at #1
30 US ArtistAdrienne The Calling 4
31 Canadian BandSomewhere Out There Our Lady Peace 3
32 US BandPhotograph Weezer 3
33 US BandCloser Better Than Ezra 3
34 US BandLast Beautiful Girl matchbox twenty 4
35 US BandForever Kid Rock 3
36 US BandAlive POD 9 Lowest peaking song in top 50
37 UK BandHow Soon is Now Love Spit Love 2 #2 - 2 wks
38 Aussie bandThe Greatest View Silverchair 4
39 US BandSomewhere in the Middle Dishwalla 5
40 US ArtistEnergy Collective Soul 4
41 New Zealand BandPacifier Pacifier (Shihad) 3
42 US BandSeein' Red Unwritten Law 4
43 US BandBig Machine Goo Goo Dolls 4
44 US BandDefy You Offspring 5
45 US BandI'm Looking Through You Wallflowers 3
46 Icelandic BandStick 'Em Up Quarashi 3
47 US BandAddicted Lit 7
48 Canadian bandIt's a Good life if you don't weaken Tragically Hip 4
49 US BandBy the Way Red Hot Chili Peppers 6
50 US BandOvercome Live 8