The best selling album in 2002 in Australia was THE EMINEM SHOW by EMINEM .
Notes: Sales level is a number of certified units for albums released in
as of end of the year. Some albums could be under-certified. Popular albums released at the end of the year may have bigger number of shipments than real sales at that time
Rank Artist Album Sales level Released
1
EMINEM
THE EMINEM SHOW
350,000
2002
2
SHAKIRA
LAUNDRY SERVICE
2001
3
KASEY CHAMBERS
BARRICADES & BRICKWALLS
2001
4
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS
ESCAPE
2001
5
AVRIL LAVIGNE
LET GO
280,000
2002
6
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
BY THE WAY
280,000
2002
7
KYLIE MINOGUE
FEVER
2001
8
ELVIS PRESLEY
ELV1S: 30 #1 HITS
210,000
2002
9
JAMIROQUAI
A FUNK ODYSSEY
2001
10
JOHN FARNHAM
THE LAST TIME
210,000
2002
11
NELLY
NELLYVILLE
140,000
2002
12
GEORGE
POLYSERENA
140,000
2002
13
SILVERCHAIR
DIORAMA
210,000
2002
14
U2
THE BEST OF 1990 - 2000
140,000
2002
15
SOUNDTRACK
8 MILE
140,000
2002
16
ALICIA KEYS
SONGS IN A MINOR
2001
17
CELINE DION
A NEW DAY HAS COME
140,000
2002
18
ROBBIE WILLIAMS
SWING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING
2001
19
LINKIN PARK
HYBRID THEORY
2000
20
RONAN KEATING
DESTINATION
70,000
2002
21
P!NK
M!SSUNDAZTOOD
2001
22
ROBBIE WILLIAMS
ESCAPOLOGY
140,000
2002
23
SOUNDTRACK
SHREK
2001
24
SYSTEM OF A DOWN
TOXICITY
2001
25
VARIOUS ARTISTS
MUSIC, LIVE FROM THE PANEL 3
70,000
2002
26
ROBBIE WILLIAMS
SING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING
2000
27
SHANIA TWAIN
UP!
70,000
2002
28
GRINSPOON
NEW DETENTION
2000
29
NORAH JONES
COME AWAY WITH ME
70,000
2002
30
JA RULE
PAIN IS LOVE
2001
31
USHER
8701
2001
32
FOO FIGHTERS
ONE BY ONE
70,000
2002
33
GARBAGE
BEAUTIFUL GARBAGE
2001
34
PEARL JAM
RIOT ACT
70,000
2002
35
NIRVANA
NIRVANA
70,000
2002
36
BEE GEES
THEIR GREATEST HITS: THE RECORD
2001
37
ALEX LLOYD
WATCHING ANGELS MEND
2001
38
THE ROLLING STONES
FORTY LICKS
70,000
2002
39
SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR
READ MY LIPS
2001
40
CREED
WEATHERED
2001
41
MOBY
18
70,000
2002
42
THE CORRS
THE BEST OF THE CORRS
2001
43
DIDO
NO ANGEL
1999
44
BRITNEY SPEARS
BRITNEY
2001
45
OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
(2)
70,000
2002
46
DIANA KRALL
THE LOOK OF LOVE
2001
47
COLDPLAY
A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD
70,000
2002
48
SOUNDTRACK
I AM SAM
35,000
2002
49
GROOVE ARMADA
GOODBYE COUNTRY (HELLO NIGHTCLUB)
2001
50
THE WHITLAMS
TORCH THE MOON
35,000
2002
51
THE VINES
HIGHLY EVOLVED
35,000
2002
52
TAXIRIDE
GARAGE MAHAL
70,000
2002
53
P.O.D.
SATELLITE
2001
54
DARREN HAYES
SPIN
70,000
2002
55
ALANIS MORISSETTE
UNDER RUG SWEPT
35,000
2002
56
NICKELBACK
SILVER SIDE UP
2001
57
THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS
COME WITH US
35,000
2002
58
MATCHBOX TWENTY
MORE THAN YOU THINK YOU ARE
70,000
2002
59
SANTANA
SHAMAN
35,000
2002
60
ANDREA BOCELLI
SENTIMENTO
2002
61
THE BEATLES
1
2000
62
RODNEY RUDE
RUDE BASTARD
70,000
2002
63
INXS
SHINE LIKE IT DOES: THE ANTHOLOGY (1979-1997)
2001
64
U2
THE BEST OF 1980 - 1990
1998
65
SARAH BRIGHTMAN
CLASSICS
2001
66
JENNIFER LOPEZ
THIS IS ME... THEN
70,000
2002
67
RUSSELL WATSON
THE VOICE
2000
68
TENACIOUS D
TENACIOUS D
2001
69
CRAIG DAVID
SLICKER THAN YOUR AVERAGE
70,000
2002
70
MACHINE GUN FELLATIO
PAGING MY STRIKE
35,000
2002
71
BARBRA STREISAND
DUETS
70,000
2002
72
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
SONGS FOR THE DEAF
35,000
2002
73
INCUBUS
MORNING VIEW
2001
74
ABBA
THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION
2001
75
THE JOHN BUTLER TRIO
THREE
2001
76
U2
ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND
2000
77
SOUNDTRACK
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RINGS
2001
78
JACK JOHNSON
BRUSHFIRE FAIRYTALES
2001
79
LEE KERNAGHAN
ELECTRIC RODEO
35,000
2002
80
SOUNDTRACK
MOULIN ROUGE
2001
81
VANESSA CARLTON
BE NOT NOBODY
35,000
2002
82
SOUNDTRACK
THE SECRET LIFE OF US VOLUME 2
35,000
2002
83
AUDIOSLAVE
AUDIOSLAVE
70,000
2002
84
MOTOR ACE
SHOOT THIS
35,000
2002
85
ANASTACIA
FREAK OF NATURE
2001
86
BARBRA STREISAND
THE ESSENTIAL BARBRA STREISAND
35,000
2002
87
BEN HARPER
LIVE FROM MARS
2001
88
THE STROKES
IS THIS IT
2001
89
ATOMIC KITTEN
FEELS SO GOOD
35,000
2002
90
POWDERFINGER
ODYSSEY NUMBER FIVE
2000
91
NO DOUBT
ROCK STEADY
2001
92
KORN
UNTOUCHABLES
70,000
2002
93
TONY BENNETT & K.D. LANG
A WONDERFUL WORLD
70,000
2002
94
KASEY CHAMBERS
THE CAPTAIN
1999
95
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
THE RISING
35,000
2002
96
SOUNDTRACK
MCLEOD'S DAUGHTERS
35,000
2002
97
LEANN RIMES
TWISTED ANGEL
35,000
2002
98
ASHANTI
ASHANTI
35,000
2002
99
NIKKI WEBSTER
BLISS
35,000
2002
100
TRACY CHAPMAN
COLLECTION
2001
Source: ARIA