Hot Hits of 2002: Hip-Hop Dominance & The Sk8er Revolution
Eminem reached peak cinematic acclaim with 8 Mile and Lose Yourself, while Avril Lavigne brought neckties and skate-punk to the top of the charts.
Lose Yourself became the first hip-hop track in history to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Hot Chart Hits of 2002
11 tracks
Lose Yourself
Eminem
“First hip-hop song ever to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song.”
Complicated
Avril Lavigne
“Crowned Avril Lavigne as the Pop Punk Queen of the early 2000s.”
Dilemma
Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland
“Spent 10 non-consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.”
Cry Me a River
Justin Timberlake
“Produced by Timbaland, launching Justin solo superstar status.”
Sk8er Boi
Avril Lavigne
“Classic story-driven pop-punk anthem that ruled MTV TRL.”
Hot in Herre
Nelly
“Produced by The Neptunes; won the inaugural Grammy Award for Best Male Rap Solo Performance.”
Beautiful
Christina Aguilera
“Written by Linda Perry; widely hailed as an all-time classic anthem for self-acceptance and LGBTQ+ youth.”
The Scientist
Coldplay
“Iconic reverse-motion music video required Chris Martin to memorize and sing the lyrics backwards.”
How You Remind Me
Nickelback
“The number-one most-played song on American radio across the entire 2000–2009 decade.”
By the Way
Red Hot Chili Peppers
“Spent 14 straight weeks atop the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.”
Wherever You Will Go
The Calling
“Named by Billboard as the #1 Adult Pop Song of the entire 2000s decade.”
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