Triple J Hottest 100, 2002

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• It was announced that song #101 was "Nothing Lasts Forever" by Jebediah. Triple J morning show hosts Adam Spencer and Wil Anderson later apologized to the band, as Salmon Hater "took their spot" in the countdown.
• Grinspoon equal Killing Heidi's record of the highest placing of a Triple J Unearthed artist at #2.
• At age 42, Mark Lanegan is the oldest person to win the Hottest 100.
• A record low 62 different artists appeared in the 2002 Hottest 100.
• Dave Grohl's ten entries with Queens of the Stone Age, Nirvana and the Foo Fighters in the 2002 countdown, sets the record for most appearances in a Hottest 100.
• * Following his appearance on "No One Knows" by Queens of the Stone Age, Dave Grohl is the first artist to have won both an annual Hottest 100, as well as an "Of All Time" countdown
• "You Give Me Something" by Jamiroquai charted in the countdown for the second year in a row, having featured in the 2001 Hottest 100 at #62.
• Regurgitator made their eighth consecutive appearance in the Hottest 100, having appeared in every annual countdown since 1995.
• * The Whitlams made their seventh consecutive appearance in the Hottest 100, having appeared in every annual countdown since 1996.
• * The Living End and Something for Kate both made their sixth consecutive appearance, with both bands having appeared since 1997.

Top 10 Albums of 2002

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1. Queens of the Stone Age – "No One Knows"
2. The Vines – "Get Free"
3. Coldplay – "In My Place"
4. Rocket Science – "Being Followed"
5. Sonic Animation – "I'm a DJ "
6. The Hives – Hate to Say I Told You So"
7. Salmon Hater – "6.66"
8. The Waifs – "London Still"
9. Ben Lee – "Something Borrowed, Something Blue"
10. N*E*R*D – "Rock Star "
11. Groove Armada – "Purple Haze "
12. Grinspoon – "Chemical Heart"
13. Pacifier – "Comfort Me"
14. Waikiki – "Here Comes September"
15. Antiskeptic – "Called"
16. The Streets – "Don't Mug Yourself"
17. 1200 Techniques – "Karma"
18. 28 Days – "What's The Deal?"
19. Badly Drawn Boy – "Something to Talk About"
20. The Living End – "One Said to the Other"
21. Bodyjar – "One in a Million"
22. Darren Hanlon – "Punk's Not Dead"
23. Weezer – "Keep Fishin'"
24. Silverchair – "The Greatest View"
25. Motor Ace – "Carry On"
26. Ms Dynamite – "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee"
27. The Whitlams – "Fall for You"
28. John Butler Trio – "Home Is Where the Heart Is"
29. Machine Translations – "She Wears a Mask"
30. Cartman – "Shock "
31. The Drugs – "The Bold and the Beautiful"
32. Elvis Presley vs. JXL – "A Little Less Conversation"