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
Key – indicates Best performing song of the year (#) – 2002 year-end top 10 single position and rank
+ List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles which peaked in 2002 Top tenentry date Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks intop 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" (#5) The Calling 5 March 16 11 February 2 "Hey Baby" No Doubt featuring Bounty Killer 5 March 2 7 "In the End" (#7) 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" (#10) 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?" (#8) Fat Joe featuring Ashanti and Ja Rule 2 April 6 14 March 30 "Foolish" (#2) 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" (#6) 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" (#3) 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" (#4) 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
+ List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 2002 which peaked in 2001 Top tenentry date Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks intop 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" (#9) Usher 1 December 15 20 November 17 "How You Remind Me" (#1) 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
+ List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 2002 which peaked in 2003 Top tenentry date Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks intop 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 2002 in music List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2002 Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2002
References
General sources
Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The 2000s () Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.