Album of the Year 2002 | RESULTS
It was super close! But neither Obstacle 1 nor 2 will get in Interpol's way to win so Songs for the Deaf is gonna leave you which means...
INTERPOL - TURN ON THE BRIGHT LIGHTS WINS AOTY 2002!!!
RESULTS
| Rank | Album | Votes Against | Percentage | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Interpol - Turn On the Bright Lights | 43/91 | 47.3% | |
| 2 | Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf | 48/91 | 52.7% | |
| 3 | Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot | 39/91 | 42.9% | 29/91 (31.9%) |
| 4 | Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People | 27/72 | 37.5% | 16/72 (22.2%) |
| 5 | The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots | 25/82 | 30.9% | 17/82 (21%) |
| 6 | Boards of Canada - Geogaddi | 29/80 | 36.2% | 17/80 (21.2%) |
| 7 | Sigur Ros - ( ) | 20/74 | 27.4% | 18/74 (24.7%) |
| 8 | Beck - Sea Change | 29/70 | 41.4% | 14/70 (20%) |
| 9 | The Mountain Goats - All Hail West Texas | 21/67 | 31.3% | 13/67 (19.4%) |
| 10 | Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head | 23/74 | 31.1% | 14/74 (18.9%) |
| 11 | Eminem - The Eminem Show | 33/71 | 46.5% | 13/71 (18.3%) |
| 12 | Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane | 48/80 | 60% | 13/80 (16.3%) |
PREVIOUS AOTY WINNERS (Click to view full event)
- Pre-1965: Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
- 1965: John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
- 1966: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
- 1967: The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- 1968: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
- 1969: The Beatles - Abbey Road
- 1970: Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
- 1971: Joni Mitchell - Blue
- 1972: David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
- 1973: Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
- 1974: King Crimson - Red
- 1975: Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
- 1976: Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
- 1977: Television - Marquee Moon
- 1978: Kraftwerk - The Man Machine
- 1979: The Clash - London Calling
- 1980: Talking Heads - Remain in Light
- 1981: Siouxsie & The Banshees - Juju
- 1982: The Cure - Pornography
- 1983: New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies
- 1984: Prince and the Revolution - Purple Rain
- 1985: Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
- 1986: Metallica - Master of Puppets
- 1987: Dinosaur - You're Living All Over Me
- 1988: Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
- 1989: The Cure - Disintegration
- 1990: Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
- 1991: My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
- 1992: Sade - Love Deluxe
- 1993: Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
- 1994: Portishead - Dummy
- 1995: GZA/Genius - Liquid Swords
- 1996: Weezer - Pinkerton
- 1997: Radiohead - OK Computer
- 1998: Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
- 1999: Sigur Ros - Ágætis byrjun
- 2000: Radiohead - Kid A
- 2001: Daft Punk - Discovery
- 2020: Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
- 2021: Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
- 2022: Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
- 2023: Sufjan Stevens - Javelin
- 2024: Magdalena Bay - Imaginal Disk
PREVIOUS AOTD WINNERS (Click to view full event)
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