List of UK top-ten singles in 2002
Introduction Will Young, the winner of ''the first series of Pop Idol'', had the best-selling single of 2002 with his winner's single "Anything is Possible"/"Evergreen". He also reached number-one with "Light My Fire and the duet with ''Pop Idol'' runner-up Gareth Gates, "The Long and Winding Road".Dilemma" by Nelly and Kelly Rowland (pictured) reached number-one in October and was the fourth best-selling single of the year.JXL remixed Elvis Presley's 1968 song A Little Less Conversation for Nike's commercial for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Released as a single, the remix spent four weeks at number-one in the UK and became the fifth best-selling single of 2002.It later featured on the compilation album ''ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits''. The song was re-released in 2005 to mark Presley's 70th birthday and made the UK top 10 again, this time reaching number three.Pink had three UK top 10 singles this year, the highest-charting of which was "Just Like a Pill", which reached number-one in September.The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom. Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles with airplay figures and digital downloads excluded from the official chart. This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 2002, as well as singles which peaked in 2001 and 2003 but were in the top 10 in 2002.The entry date is when the single appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).Two hundred and sixteen singles were in the top ten in 2002.Ten singles from 2001 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while "Sk8er Boi" by Avril Lavigne was released in 2002 but did not reach its peak until 2003.Fifty-one artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2002.Blazin' Squad, Busted, Holly Valance, Pharrell Williams and Shakira were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 2002.The 2001 Christmas number-one, "Somethin' Stupid" by Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman, remained at number-one for the first week of 2002.Daniel Bedingfield's "Gotta Get thru This" returned to number-one in January after previously occupying the top spot for two weeks in December 2001.The first new number-one single of the year was "More Than a Woman" by the late Aaliyah, who was killed in a plane crash in August 2001.Overall, thirty-two different singles peaked at number-one in 2002, with Gareth Gates and Will Young (both 3) having the most singles hit that position.
Background ===Multiple entries===Two hundred and sixteen singles charted in the top 10 in 2002, with two-hundred and five singles reaching their peak this year.Fifty artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2002.Four artists had the joint most top ten singles in 2002 with four. American singer Ashanti's "Foolish" was her only solo single of her top ten entries, peaking at number four. Of her collaborations, "What's Luv?" with Fat Joe, and "Down 4 U" alongside Irv Gotti, The Inc., Ja Rule, Charlie Baltimore and Vita both reached number four. A fourth hit, "Always on Time" also with Ja Rule reached number six.Pop Idol winner Will Young and runner-up Gareth Gates both had four top tens in 2002.Young had two number-one hits on his own, including "Anything is Possible"/"Evergreen" and "Light My Fire". His Children in Need single "Don't Let Me Down"/"You and I" just missed out on the top spot, peaking at number two. Young and Gates got together to record a cover of The Beatles song "The Long and Winding Road" which landed at the top spot. Young's competition rival Gates had three top 10 singles in his own right. Debut single "Unchained Melody" and follow-up "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)" were chart toppers, while a third song, album title track "What My Heart Wants to Say" reached number five. Gates also recorded a version of Elvis Presley's "Suspicious Minds", which featured on "The Long and Winding Road" single as a double-A side.The final four-time entrants to the top ten this year were S Club Juniors, a spinoff group from the successful S Club 7 (renamed as S Club in March 2002). Beginning with "One Step Closer", which got to number two, they achieved further chart fame as "Automatic High" and "New Direction" equalled that placing. Christmas double single "Puppy Love/Sleigh Ride" rounded off their year, peaking in sixth position.Rapper Eminem was one of a number of artists with three top-ten entries, including number ones "Without Me" and "Lose Yourself". Atomic Kitten, Daniel Bedingfield, Oasis, Ronan Keating, Sugababes and Westlife were among the other artists who had multiple top 10 entries in 2002.===Chart debuts===Ninety artists achieved their first top 10 single in 2002, either as a lead or featured artist. Of these, twelve went on to record another hit single that year: Avril Lavigne, Blazin' Squad, Darius, Flip & Fill, Holly Valance, Lasgo, Milk Inc., Moony, Ms. Dynamite, Nickelback, Scooter and Shakira. Three artists achieved two more chart hits in 2002: Chad Kroeger, Christina Milian and H & Claire (as a duo). Ashanti, Gareth Gates, S Club Juniors and Will Young all had three other entries in their breakthrough year.The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single. Artist Number of top 10s First entry Chart position Other entriesPuretone1"Addicted to Bass"2—Knoc-turn'al1"Bad Intentions"4—DJ Aligator Project1"The Whistle Song (Blow My Whistle Bitch)"5—Goldtrix1"It's Love (Trippin')"6—Andrea BrownLange1"Drifting Away"9—SkyeChristina Milian3"AM to PM"3"It's All Gravy" (9), "When You Look at Me" (3)allSTARZ*1"The Land of Make Believe"9—Ashanti4"Always on Time"6"Down 4 U" (4), "Foolish" (4), "What's Luv?" (4)Flip & Fill2"True Love Never Dies"7"Shooting Star" (3)Kaci1"I Think I Love You"10—DB Boulevard1"Point of View"3—Moony2"Dove (I'll Be Loving You)" (9)Alizée1"Moi... Lolita"9—A1"Nothing"9—Will Young4"Anything Is Possible"/"Evergreen"1"Don't Let Me Down"/"You and I" (2), "Light My Fire" (1), "The Long and Winding Road" (1)Shakira2"Whenever, Wherever"2"Underneath Your Clothes" (3)Lasgo2"Something"4"Alone" (7)Nickelback2"How You Remind Me"4"Too Bad" (9)Chad Kroeger34"Hero" (4), "Too Bad" (9)Beverley Knight1"Shoulda Woulda Coulda"10—Rik Waller1"I Will Always Love You"6—Platinum 451"Oi! "7—More Fire CrewAli G1"Me Julie"2—Gareth Gates4"Unchained Melody"1"Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)" (1), "The Long and Winding Road"/"Suspicious Minds" (1), "What My Heart Wants to Say" (5)Marilyn Manson1"Tainted Love"5—Darren Hayes1"Insatiable"8—Shy FX1"Shake Ur Body"7—T PowerDi1"It's Goin' Down"7—X-Press 21"Lazy"2—1 Giant Leap1"My Culture"9—Matt Darey1"Beautiful"10—Marcella WoodsDoves1"There Goes the Fear"3—S Club Juniors4"One Step Closer"2"Automatic High" (2), "New Direction" (2), "Puppy Love"/"Sleigh Ride" (6)Idlewild1"You Held the World in Your Arms"9—Holly Valance2"Kiss Kiss"1"Down Boy" (2)Tweet1"Oops (Oh My)"5—Shakedown1"At Night"6—H & Claire3"DJ"3"All Out of Love/Beauty and the Beast" (10), "Half a Heart" (8)Nigel and Marvin1"Follow da Leader"5—Russell Watson1"Someone Like You"9—Fat Joe1"What's Luv? "4—Milk Inc.2"In My Eyes"9"Walk on Water" (10)Ms. Dynamite2"It Takes More"7"Dy-Na-Mi-Tee" (5)Paffendorf1"Be Cool"7—Puddle of Mudd1"Blurry"8—JXL1"A Little Less Conversation"1—Scooter2"Ramp! The Logical Song"8"Nessaja" (4)Josey Scott1"Hero"4—1"Wherever You Will Go"3—Alessandro Safina1"Your Song"4—Case1"Livin' It Up"5—Vanessa Carlton1"A Thousand Miles"6—Darius2"Colourblind"1"Rushes" (5)Tra-Knox1"Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)"3—Loon1"I Need a Girl (Part One)"4—Pharrell Williams1"Boys"7—Mad'House1"Like a Prayer"3—Bowling for Soup1"Girl All the Bad Guys Want"8—Blazin' Squad2"Crossroads"1"Love on the Line" (6)Truth Hurts1"Addictive"3—RakimMilky1"Just the Way You Are"8—Appleton1"Fantasy"2—Kelly Osbourne1"Papa Don't Preach"3—Sarah Whatmore1"When I Lost You"6—Busted1"What I Go to School For"3—Aqualung1"Strange and Beautiful (I'll Put a Spell on You)"7—Kowdean1"Dem Girlz (I Don't Know Why)"10—Avril Lavigne2"Complicated"3"Sk8er Boi" (8) Irv Gotti Presents The Inc.1"Down 4 U"4—Charli BaltimoreVitaLas Ketchup1"The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)"1—Big Brovaz1"Nu Flow"3—Badly Drawn Boy1"You Were Right"9—DJ Sammy1"Heaven"1—YanouDoRedman1"Dirrty"1—Liam Lynch1"United States of Whatever"10—1"Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)"2—Girls Aloud1"Sound of the Underground"1—One True Voice1"Sacred Trust"/"After You're Gone"2—Love Inc.1"You're a Superstar"7—;NotesDarren Hayes was one of the participants on the Artists Against AIDS Worldwide (known as All Star Tribute in the UK) charity single "What's Going On" which reached number six in 2001, but "Insatiable" was his first official credited top 10 single. H & Claire performed together as a duo for the first time in 2002, reaching the top 10 on three occasions during the year. They had both been members of the 1990s-formed pop group Steps. Bandmate Faye Tozer had her only single outside Steps in 2002, featuring on Russell Watson's "Someone Like You", which reached number ten.Chad Kroeger had his first two top 10 singles as part of Nickelback in 2002, and also had a solo hit with "Hero". Beyoncé secured her first top 10 hit independent of Destiny's Child with "Work It Out", placing at number 7.Kelly Rowland also went solo in 2002, scoring a number-one hit with Nelly on "Dilemma".Abs had eleven top 10 singles with Five between 1997 and 2001, but "What You Got" marked his solo debut. Nicole and Natalie Appleton had multiple chart hits with All Saints but appeared in the chart for the first time in 2002 as a duo.Irv Gotti had his first official credit as an artist in 2002 on "Down 4 U" but he had made the top 10 previously as a producer. John Otway featured on The Crowd's charity single "You'll Never Walk Alone" in 1985, reaching number one. "Bunsen Burner" marked his return to the chart and his only solo top 10 hit. Ja Rule participated on the charity single "What's Going On" in 2001 but the collaboration with Ashanti, "Always on Time", was her first official lead credit. Justin Timberlake launched his solo career in 2002 with "Like I Love You", leaving NSync after their last single together, "Girlfriend".===Songs from films===Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "Bad Intentions" (from ''The Wash''), "World of Our Own" (''You Wish! ''), "The World's Greatest" (''Ali''), "Me Julie" (''Ali G Indahouse''), "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" (''Crossroads''), "Hero" (''Spider-Man''), "Here I Am" (''Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron''), "Boys" and "Work It Out" (''Austin Powers in Goldmember''), "Livin' It Up" (''Friday After Next''), "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)" (''Men in Black II''), "Die Another Day" (''Die Another Day''), "What's Your Flava?" (''What a Girl Wants'') and "Lose Yourself" (''8 Mile'').===Charity singles===A number of singles recorded for charity reached the top 10 in the charts in 2002.The Sport Relief single was a new version of Elton John's "Your Song", featuring Italian tenor Alessandro Safina alongside John, peaking at number four on 27 July 2002.Will Young recorded the Children in Need single for 2002, the double-A side "Don't Let Me Down"/"You and I". It was his fourth successive top 2 single and reached number two on 30 November 2002.===Best-selling singles===Will Young had the best-selling single of the year with "Anything is Possible"/"Evergreen", his first recording after beating Gareth Gates to the Pop Idol title. The single spent six weeks in the top 10 (including three weeks at number one), sold almost 1.8 million copies and was certified 3× platinum by the BPI. Gates' "Unchained Melody" came in second place, selling over 1.3 million copies and losing out by around 400,000 sales. Enrique Iglesias's "Hero", "Dilemma" from Nelly & Kelly Rowland, and "A Little Less Conversation" by Elvis vs. JXL made up the top five. Singles by Gareth Gates ("Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)"), Las Ketchup, Shakira, Liberty X and Eminem were also in the top ten best-selling singles of the year. "Anything is Possible"/"Evergreen" was ranked as the best-selling single of the decade, while "Unchained Melody" (2) also ranked in the top 10 best-selling singles of the 2000s.
Top-ten singles SymbolMeaning‡Single peaked in 2001 but still in chart in 2002.♦Single released in 2002 but peaked in 2003. (#)Year-end top-ten single position and rank'''Entered'''The date that the single first appeared in the chart. '''Peak'''Highest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart. Entered (week ending)Weeksintop10 Single ArtistPeak Peakreached (week ending)Weeksatpeak Singles in 20017"Have You Ever" ‡ S Club 7118"Gotta Get Thru This" ‡Daniel Bedingfield134"What If" ‡Kate Winslet616"Murder on the Dancefloor" ‡Sophie Ellis-Bextor226"Handbags and Gladrags" ‡Stereophonics425"Country Roads" ‡Hermes House Band714"Somethin' Stupid" ‡Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman134"Will I?" ‡Ian Van Dahl514"Lately" ‡Samantha Mumba622"How Wonderful You Are" ‡Gordon Haskell21 Singles in 20021"Drowning" Backstreet Boys412"More Than a Woman" Aaliyah116"Addicted to Bass" Puretone212"Bad Intentions" Dr. Dre featuring Knoc-turn'al412"The Whistle Song (Blow My Whistle Bitch)" DJ Aligator Project511"It's Love (Trippin')" Goldtrix presents Andrea Brown611"Haters" So Solid Crew811"Drifting Away" Lange featuring Skye913"My Sweet Lord" George Harrison116"Get the Party Started" Pink223"AM to PM" Christina Milian311"Star Guitar" 811"The Land of Make Believe" allSTARS*918"Hero" (#3)Enrique Iglesias143"Caught in the Middle" A1213"Overprotected" Britney Spears414"Always on Time" Ja Rule featuring Ashanti633"True Love Never Dies" Flip & Fill featuring Kelly Llorenna721"Crazy Rap" Afroman1011"I Think I Love You" Kaci1012"Hey Baby" No Doubt211"Movies" Alien Ant Farm511"So Lonely" Jakatta813"You" S Club 7212"Point of View" DB Boulevard312"What About Us?" Brandy411"A Mind of Its Own" Victoria Beckham611"Moi... Lolita" Alizée913"World of Our Own" Westlife112"In Your Eyes" Kylie Minogue313"The World's Greatest" R. Kelly411"B with Me" Mis-Teeq511"Nothing" A916"Anything is Possible"/"Evergreen" (#1) Will Young1310"Whenever, Wherever" (#7) Shakira225"Something" Lasgo4111"How You Remind Me" Nickelback421"Shoulda Woulda Coulda" Beverley Knight1011"I Will Always Love You" Rik Waller611"Oi!" Platinum 45 featuring More Fire Crew811"Caramel" City High featuring Eve916"Me Julie" Ali G & Shaggy221"Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" Jennifer Lopez411"A New Day Has Come" Celine Dion711"Run to the Hills" Iron Maiden911"Wrong Impression" Natalie Imbruglia1016"Unchained Melody" (#2)Gareth Gates143"Tainted Love" Marilyn Manson513"Fly By II" Blue611"Freeek!" George Michael711"Insatiable" Darren Hayes815"4 My People" Missy Elliott featuring Eve511"Shake Ur Body" Shy FX & T Power featuring Di713"I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" Britney Spears211"It's Goin' Down" 714"Lazy" X-Press 2 featuring David Byrne211"One Step Too Far" Faithless featuring Dido611"My Culture" 1 Giant Leap911"Beautiful" Matt Darey featuring Marcella Woods1012"The Hindu Times" Oasis114"Girlfriend" NSYNC  featuring Nelly 211"There Goes the Fear" Doves314"Freak Like Me" Sugababes114"One Step Closer" S Club Juniors221"You Held the World in Your Arms" Idlewild916"Kiss Kiss" Holly Valance112"Oops (Oh My)" Tweet511"At Night" Shakedown611"No More Drama" Mary J. Blige916"If Tomorrow Never Comes" Ronan Keating111"DJ" H & Claire312"Follow da Leader" Nigel and Marvin511"Someone Like You" Russell Watson & Faye Tozer1017"Just a Little" (#9)Liberty X113"Escape" Enrique Iglesias313"What's Luv?" Fat Joe featuring Ashanti411"Don't Let Me Get Me" Pink611"In My Eyes" Milk Inc.917"Without Me" (#10)Eminem113"It's OK!" Atomic Kitten311"Bop Bop Baby" Westlife511"It Takes More" Ms. Dynamite711"Reason" Ian Van Dahl813"Light My Fire" Will Young123"We're on the Ball" Ant & Dec311"Hey Baby (Unofficial World Cup Remix)" DJ Ötzi1011"Be Cool" Paffendorf711"Blurry" Puddle of Mudd811"Dove (I'll Be Loving You)" Moony916"A Little Less Conversation" (#5)Elvis vs. JXL142"Love at First Sight" Kylie Minogue211"Get Over You"/"Move This Mountain"Sophie Ellis-Bextor314"Hero" Chad Kroeger  featuring Josey Scott 419"The Logical Song" Scooter232"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" Oasis214"When You Look at Me" Christina Milian317"Hot in Herre" Nelly411"Roll On"/"This Is How We Do It"Mis-Teeq713"Wherever You Will Go" 311"Tell It to My Heart" Kelly Llorenna912"By the Way" Red Hot Chili Peppers213"I'm Gonna Be Alright" Jennifer Lopez311"Baby's Got a Temper" 516"Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)" (#6)Gareth Gates133"Foolish" Ashanti412"Here I Am" Bryan Adams512"Shooting Star" Flip & Fill311"Your Song" Elton John & Alessandro Safina411"Work It Out" Beyoncé713"Automatic High" S Club Juniors213"Underneath Your Clothes" Shakira311"Livin' It Up" Ja Rule featuring Case512"A Thousand Miles" Vanessa Carlton611"High Voltage"/"Points of Authority" Linkin Park916"Colourblind" Darius123"Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)" Will Smith featuring Tra-Knox312"I Need a Girl (Part One)"/"U Don't Have to Call" P. Diddy featuring Usher & Loon411"Boys" Britney Spears featuring Pharrell Williams711"In My Place" Coldplay214"Like a Prayer" Mad'House311"Girl All the Bad Guys Want" Bowling for Soup815"Round Round" Sugababes112"Romeo Dunn" Romeo312"James Dean (I Wanna Know)" Daniel Bedingfield411"Lovin' Is Easy" Hear'Say611"Alone" Lasgo711"Half a Heart" H & Claire813"Crossroads" Blazin' Squad114"Addictive" Truth Hurts featuring Rakim313"What You Got" Abs412"Starry Eyed Surprise" Oakenfold611"Just the Way You Are" Milky816"The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling)" Atomic Kitten132"Dy-Na-Mi-Tee" Ms. Dynamite511"Too Bad" Nickelback912"Fantasy" Appleton211"Forever" N-Trance611"It's Written in the Stars" Paul Weller712"Got to Have Your Love" Liberty X211"Papa Don't Preach" Kelly Osbourne313"Nessaja" Scooter411"I Love It When We Do" Ronan Keating511"When I Lost You" Sarah Whatmore611"Walk On Water" Milk Inc.1015"Just Like a Pill" Pink113"What I Go to School For" Busted312"Cleanin' Out My Closet" Eminem411"Everyday" Bon Jovi512"Strange and Beautiful (I'll Put a Spell on You)" Aqualung711"Feel It Boy" Beenie Man featuring Janet Jackson911"Dem Girlz (I Don't Know Why)" Oxide & Neutrino featuring Kowdean1014"The Long and Winding Road"/"Suspicious Minds" Will Young & Gareth Gates123"Little by Little"/"She Is Love" Oasis215"Complicated" Avril Lavigne321"Gangsta Lovin'" Eve featuring Alicia Keys612"Down Boy" Holly Valance212"Down 4 U" Irv Gotti presents The Inc. featuring Ja RuleAshanti, Charli Baltimore & Vita412"My Vision" Jakatta featuring Seal611"Bunsen Burner" John Otway9113"The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" (#8)Las Ketchup113"New Direction" S Club Juniors211"All My Life" Foo Fighters519"Dilemma" (#4)Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland124"Nu Flow" Big Brovaz312"I'm Right Here" Samantha Mumba511"There by the Grace of God" Manic Street Preachers611"Luv U Better" LL Cool J711"You Were Right" Badly Drawn Boy913"Like I Love You" Justin Timberlake212"One Love" Blue311"Electrical Storm" U2514"Heaven" DJ Sammy & Yanou featuring Do111"Die Another Day" Madonna311"What's Your Flava?" Craig David811"It's All Gravy" Romeo featuring Christina Milian911"Hey Sexy Lady" Shaggy1013"Unbreakable" Westlife112"I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" Shania Twain411"Work It" Missy Elliott611"Put the Needle on It" Dannii Minogue711"All Out of Love"H & Claire1015"Dirrty" Christina Aguilera  featuring Redman 121"Love on the Line" Blazin' Squad612"Stronger"/"Angels with Dirty Faces" Sugababes711"Come into My World" Kylie Minogue811"The Scientist" Coldplay1012"Don't Let Me Down"/"You and I" Will Young212"Jenny from the Block" Jennifer Lopez311"Alive" S Club511"Through the Rain" Mariah Carey8110"If You're Not the One" Daniel Bedingfield112"The Last Goodbye"/"Be with You" Atomic Kitten213"We've Got Tonight" Ronan Keating featuring Lulu411"Rushes" Darius511"United States of Whatever" Liam Lynch10113"Lose Yourself" Eminem116"Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" 244"Feel" Robbie Williams411"Holding On for You" Liberty X515"Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word" Blue featuring Elton John111"What My Heart Wants to Say" Gareth Gates511"Puppy Love"/"Sleigh Ride"S Club Juniors617"Sound of the Underground" Girls Aloud144"Sacred Trust"/"After You're Gone"One True Voice214"You're a Superstar" Love Inc.743"Sk8er Boi" ♦Avril Lavigne81
Entries by artist Australian actress and singer Holly Valance had two UK top 10 hits in 2002. "Kiss Kiss" went to number-one in May while "Down Boy" reached number two in October.Scottish singer Darius Campbell, who came third in ''Pop Idol'', scored two top 10 entries this year, including his debut single "Colourblind", which topped the chart for two weeks in August.Beatle George Harrison posthumously reached number-one in the UK charts with a re-release of his 1971 chart-topper "My Sweet Lord".David Byrne, the lead singer of rock band Talking Heads, featured on X-Press 2's hit single "Lazy", which reached number two in April of this year.Alex Band and his group The Calling made the UK top 10 in 2002 with their signature song, "Wherever You Will Go", which peaked at number three.The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2002, including singles that reached their peak in 2001 or 2003.The figures include both main artists and featured artists, while appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 2002 is also shown. Entries Artist Weeks Singles 4 Ashanti  12 "Always on Time", "Down 4 U", "Foolish", "What's Luv?" Gareth Gates 17 "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)", "The Long and Winding Road"/"Suspicious Minds", "Unchained Melody", "What My Heart Wants to Say" S Club Juniors  11 "Automatic High", "New Direction", "One Step Closer", "Puppy Love"/"Sleigh Ride" Will Young  15"Anything Is Possible"/"Evergreen", "Don't Let Me Down"/"You and I", "Light My Fire" "The Long and Winding Road" 3 Atomic Kitten  11"It's OK! ", "The Last Goodbye"/"Be with You", "The Tide is High (Get the Feeling)" Blue  10 "Fly By II", "One Love", "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" Britney Spears  7 "Boys", "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman", "Overprotected" Chad Kroeger  16  "Hero", "How You Remind Me", "Too Bad" Christina Milian  8"AM to PM", "It's All Gravy", "When You Look at Me" Daniel Bedingfield  20 "Gotta Get thru This", "If You're Not the One", "James Dean (I Wanna Know)" Eminem 22"Cleanin' Out My Closet", "Lose Yourself", "Without Me" Eve  7"4 My People", "Caramel", "Gangsta Lovin'" H & Claire 3 "All Out of Love", "DJ", "Half a Heart" Ja Rule  7"Always on Time", "Down 4 U", "Livin' It Up" Jennifer Lopez  6"Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)", "I'm Gonna Be Alright", "Jenny from the Block" Kylie Minogue 5"Come into My World", "In Your Eyes", "Love at First Sight" Liberty X 10"Got to Have Your Love", "Holding On for You", "Just a Little" Nelly19"Dilemma", "Girlfriend", "Hot in Herre" Oasis 7"The Hindu Times", "Little by Little", "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" Pink 12"Don't Let Me Get Me", "Get the Party Started", "Just Like a Pill" Romeo  4 "Haters", "It's All Gravy", "Romeo Dunn" Ronan Keating 10 "If Tomorrow Never Comes", "I Love It When We Do", "We've Got Tonight" S Club  11  "Alive", "Have You Ever", "You" Sugababes  11"Freak Like Me", "Round Round", "Stronger"/"Angels with Dirty Faces" Westlife  7"Bop Bop Baby", "Unbreakable", "World of Our Own" 2 Avril Lavigne 6"Complicated", "Sk8er Boi" Blazin' Squad 4"Crossroads", "Love on the Line" Coldplay 2"In My Place", "The Scientist" Darius 7"Colourblind", "Rushes" Elton John 3"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word", "Your Song" Enrique Iglesias 11"Escape", "Hero" Flip & Fill 5"Shooting Star", "True Love Never Dies" Holly Valance 8"Down Boy", "Kiss Kiss" Ian Van Dahl 3"Reason", "Will I?" Jakatta 3"My Vision", "So Lonely" Justin Timberlake 7"Girlfriend", "Like I Love You" Kelly Llorenna 4"Tell It to My Heart", "True Love Never Dies" Lasgo 6"Alone", "Something" Milk Inc.5"In My Eyes", "Walk On Water" Mis-Teeq 2"B with Me", "Roll On"/"This Is How We Do It" Missy Elliott 6"4 My People", "Work It" Ms. Dynamite 3"Dy-Na-Mi-Tee", "It Takes More" Nickelback 12"How You Remind Me", "Too Bad" Robbie Williams 5"Feel", "Somethin' Stupid" Samantha Mumba 4"I'm Right Here", "Lately" Scooter 12"Nessaja", "The Logical Song"  Shaggy 7"Hey Sexy Lady", "Me Julie" Shakira 13"Underneath Your Clothes", "Whenever, Wherever"  Sophie Ellis-Bextor 4"Murder on the Dancefloor", "Get Over You"/"Move This Mountain"
Notes * "Sk8er Boi" reached its peak of number eight on 11 January 2003 (week ending). * Released as the official single for Children in Need in 2001. * "My Sweet Lord" originally peaked at number-one upon its initial release in 1971.It was re-released as a single in January 2002, less than two months after George Harrison's death from lung cancer and reached number-one again for a single week. * "Run to the Hills" originally peaked at number 7 upon its initial release in 1982. * Released as the official single for Sport Relief. * P Diddy, Usher and Loon all sang on "I Need a Girl (Part One)" but only Usher recorded the second song on the double-A side single, "U Don't Have to Call". * Gareth Gates and Will Young both sang on "The Long and Winding Road" but only Gates recorded the second song on the double-A side single, "Suspicious Minds". * Released as the official single for Children in Need. * Figure includes appearances on Ja Rule's "Always on Time", Fat Joe's "What's Luv?" and Irv Gotti presents The Inc.'s "Down 4 U". * Figure includes solo work and recordings with the group Nickelback. * Figure includes appearance on MC Romeo's "It's All Gravy". * Figure includes single that peaked in 2001. * Figure includes appearances on City High's "Caramel" and Missy Elliot's "4 My People". * Figure includes appearance on Irv Gotti presents The Inc.'s "Down 4 U". * Figure includes a top 10 hit with the group So Solid Crew. * S Club 7 changed their name to S Club after Paul Cattermole left the group in March 2002. * Figure includes single that peaked in 2003. * Figure includes appearance on Blue's "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word". * Figure includes appearance on Flip & Fill's "True Love Never Dies".
See also *2002 in British music*List of number-one singles from the 2000s (UK)
References '''General'''**'''Specific'''
External links * 2002 singles chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)