These are the Oricon number one albums of 2002, per the Oricon Albums Chart.
Chart history +KeyIndicates best-selling album of 2002
Issue DateSee weekly issues of Oricon magazine with these dates. See also Youtaiju. Album Sales Artist(s) January 14 I Am... 1,751,360 Ayumi Hamasaki January 21 Love Psychedelic Orchestra 325,060 Love Psychedelico January 28 148,150 February 4 Various Artists featuring Song Nation 81,140 Various Artists February 11 Huma-rhythm 278,260 Hitomi February 18 Tommy february6 190,560 Tommy february6 February 25 164,380 March 4 Jupiter 250,210 Bump of Chicken March 11 Misia Greatest Hits 587,210 Misia March 18 561,190 March 25 Listen to My Heart 230,590 BoA April 1 Do the Best 415,320 Do As Infinity April 8CDアルバム BEST50. Weekly Ranking. Oricon entertainment site. 8 April 2002. 4th Ikimasshoi! 326,430 Morning Musume. April 15 Ketsunopolis 2 251,390 Ketsumeishi April 22 90,130 April 29 Message 88,160 Mongol800 May 6CDアルバム BEST50. Weekly Ranking. Oricon entertainment site. 6 May 2002. Jiko Best 431,250 Kazumasa Oda May 13 531,630 May 20 It's a Wonderful World 640,150 Mr. Children May 27 Power of Words 242,100 Rina Aiuchi June 3 Stompin' On Down Beat Alley 150,120 Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra June 10 Utaite Myōri: Sono Ichi 145,270 Ringo Shiina June 17 The Official Album of the 2002 FIFA World Cup 65,180 Various Artists June 24 Shanti 140,210 Hitomi Shimatani July 1 Deep River 2,350,170 Hikaru Utada July 8 550,250 July 15 Green 800,120 B'z July 22 Hainumikaze 301,110 Chitose Hajime July 29 128,190 August 5 Tokyo Classic 410,160 Rip Slyme August 12 199,130 August 19 Rosso e Azzurro 170,560 Tsuyoshi Domoto August 26 Tokyo Classic 84,680 Rip Slyme September 2 Zenbu! Petitmoni 73,590 Petitmoni September 9 True 451,230 Mika Nakashima September 16 Self Portrait 342,100 Hitomi September 23 Mikazuki Rock 238,110 Spitz September 30 Unity Roots & Family, Away 280,130 Glay October 7 Kiss in the Sky 410,060 Misia October 14アルバム BEST50. Weekly Ranking. Oricon entertainment site. 14 October 2002. 173,640 October 21 Shian 340,110 Koshi Inaba October 28 I/flancy 67,150 Hitomi Yaida November 4 Fairy Tale 404,010 Mai Kuraki November 11 Rarities 140,120 Tatsuro Yamashita November 18 Resistance 132,150 Mika Nakashima November 25 43,140 December 2 Stamp 94,106 Chage & Aska December 9アルバム BEST50. Weekly Ranking. Oricon entertainment site. 9 December 2002. Top of The Pops 961,220 Keisuke Kuwata December 16 238,784 December 23 The Ballads: Love & B'z 1,050,125 B'z December 30 Rainbow 1,016,482 Ayumi Hamasaki
Annual Number-one album of 2002: Deep River by Hikaru Utada. Most weeks at number-one: Misia with a total of 4 weeks.
See also 2002 in music
References
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