favorite albums 2002

always i will remember 2002 as the year i spent rotting in a little rock rehabilitation center for the visually challenged. the following albums kept me sane (rather, as sane as i managed to stay - debatable):

1. sahara hotnights - jennie bomb
2. nada surf - let go
3. pretty girls make graves - good health
4. brendan benson - lapalco
5. the apples in stereo - velocity of sound
6. rilo kiley - the execution of all things
7. damone - from the attic
8. simian - we are your friends
9. frou frou - details
10. ash - free all angels
11. interpol - turn on the bright lights
12. supergrass - life on other planets
13. tegan and sara - if it was you
14. doves - the last broadcast
15. elf power - creatures
16. the cripples - dirty head
17. the get up kids - on a wire
18. the 5.6.7.8.'s - teenage mojo workout
19. radio 4 - gotham
20. neko case - blacklisted
21. clearlake - cedars
22. rjd2 - deadringer
23. sleater-kinney - one beat
24. tender trap - film molecules
25. ben lee - hey you. yes you
26. gomez - in our gun
27. enon - high society
28. ladytron - light & magic
29. superdrag - last call for vitriol
30. bratmobile - girls get busy
31. dressy bessy - sound go round
32. i am the world trade center - tight connection
33. the stone roses - second coming
34. raveonettes - whip it on
35. the reputation - the reputation
36. the wannadies - before and after
37. coldplay - a rush of blood to the head
38. tahiti 80 - wallpaper for the soul
39. ...and you will know us by the trail of dead - source tags and codes
40. badly drawn boy - about a boy (soundtrack)
41. the quails - atmosphere
42. the maybellines - chatfield holiday
43. chemical brothers - come with us
44. revolutionary hydra - knockout to dispense
45. something corporate - leaving through the window
46. the no-no's - let your shadow out
47. ok go - ok go
48. dot allison - we are science
49. the streets - original pirate material
50. saturday looks good to me - saturday looks good to me
51. the rogers sisters - the purely evil

honorable mention:

division of laura lee - black city; the walkmen - everyone who pretended to like me is gone; foo fighters - one by one; french kicks - one time bells; the sinking ships - out of key harmony; masters of the hemisphere - protest a dark anniversary; the reindeer section - son of evil reindeer; midwest product - specifics; the donnas - spend the night; shimmer kids - the natural riot; phantom planet - the guest; bon voyage - the right amount; duraluxe - the suticase; the telescopes - third wave; the breeders - title tk; deathray - white sleeves