The Tenth Anniversary buzz is just starting to build, and all the Idle Timers have been busy plotting and planning. Following up on yesterday’s peek into ’01, here are my Top 10 Songs of 2002. Again, these are arranged in order of release, not preference. Ranking, arguing, and name-calling to come.

10. Badly Drawn Boy, “Something To Talk About”

April 2002 / From the About a Boy soundtrack

9. Wilco, “Kamera”

April 2002/ From the album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

8. The Streets, “Don’t Mug Yourself”

May 2002 / From the album Original Pirate Material

7. The Flaming Lips, “Do You Realize??”

July 2002 / From the album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

6. Royksopp, “Remind Me”

August 2002 / From the album Melody A.M.

5. Interpol, “PDA”

August 2002 / From the album Turn on the Bright Lights

4. Neko Case, “Tightly”

August 2002 / From the album Blacklisted

3. Spoon, “The Way We Get By”

August 2002 / From the album Kill the Moonlight

2. Coldplay, “Warning Sign”

August 2002 / From the album Rush of Blood to the Head

1. Beck, “Golden Age”

September 2002 / From the album Sea Change