Rapper
Eminem 's "
Lose Yourself " was the longest-running number-one single released in 2002.
The
Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing
singles of the United States. Published by
Billboard magazine, the data are compiled by
Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single's weekly
physical sales and
airplay . In
2002 , there were seven singles that topped the chart, the lowest number of singles to top the chart in a single year ever (if the two songs which peaked in 2001 are included, 2002 would have the second lowest number of chart-topping singles in a year, behind
2005 ). Although nine singles reached number one in fifty-two issues of the magazine in the calendar year, two songs began their peak position in 2001 and are thus excluded.[
citation needed ]
In 2002, five acts earned their first U.S. number one single, either as a lead artist or featured guest. These artists were
Ashanti ,
Nelly ,
Kelly Clarkson , and
Eminem .
Kelly Rowland , despite having hit number one with
Destiny's Child , also earns her first number one song as a solo act. In 2002,
Ja Rule , Ashanti, and Nelly had two number-one singles in the Billboard Hot 100.
[1]
Most of the number-one singles in 2002 were extended chart-toppers. "Lose Yourself" is the longest-running single, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 consecutive weeks,
[2]
[3]
[4] eight of which were in this calendar year. "Foolish" and "Dilemma" both stayed at number one for 10 weeks,
[3]
[5] the latter of which was non-consecutive. "
Ain't It Funny " by
Jennifer Lopez , in its remix version with Ja Rule, peaked at number one for six weeks.
[6]
Rock band
Nickelback 's "
How You Remind Me ", which first peaked at number one in 2001, is the best-performing single of 2002.
[7] "Lose Yourself", which is the soundtrack to the 2002 film
8 Mile , is the second most-successful
soundtrack song in the entire rock era. It is behind
Whitney Houston 's version of "
I Will Always Love You ", having topped the chart for 14 weeks.
[8] "Lose Yourself" is also the longest-running Oscar-winning number-one song since singer-actor
Bing Crosby 's "
White Christmas " had 14 weeks on top in the 1940s.
[4] "A Moment Like This" is noted for its fifty-two-to-one leap in 2002, breaking the 38-year-old record set by
The Beatles ' "
Can't Buy Me Love ", which jumped from number twenty-seven to one.
[9]
Nelly became the first act to have consecutive number-one singles as the lead artist since
1994 , when
Boyz II Men had consecutive number-ones.
Chart history
Singer
Ashanti 's debut single "
Foolish " topped the chart for 10 straight weeks.
Rapper Nelly's "
Dilemma " stayed at the top spot for 10 weeks, tying with Ashanti's "Foolish".
Singer
Kelly Clarkson 's debut single "
A Moment Like This " is noted for its 52-to-one leap in 2002, breaking the 38-year-old record set by
The Beatles ' "
Can't Buy Me Love ", which jumped from number 27 to one.
Key
†
Indicates best-performing single of 2002
Number-one artists
See also
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