| 1 | The White Stripes | Fell In Love With A Girl | White Blood Cells (2001) |
| 2 | System of a Down | Toxicity | Toxicity (2001) |
| 3 | The Strokes | Last Nite | Is This It (2001) |
| 4 | Jimmy Eat World | The Middle | Bleed American (2001) |
| 5 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | By the Way | By the Way (2002) |
| 6 | System of a Down | Aerials [incl. Arto] | Toxicity (2001) |
| 7 | Eminem | Lose Yourself | Non-album Single (2002) [From 8 Mile Soundtrack] |
| 8 | 311 | Amber | From Chaos (2001) |
| 9 | Puddle of Mudd | Blurry | Come Clean (2001) |
| 10 | P.O.D. | Youth of the Nation | Satellite (2001) |
| 11 | The Hives | Hate to Say I Told You So | Veni Vidi Vicious (2000) |
| 12 | Nirvana | You Know You're Right | Nirvana (2002) |
| 13 | No Doubt | Underneath It All [No Doubt feat. Lady Saw] | Rock Steady (2001) |
| 14 | Queens of the Stone Age | No One Knows | Songs for the Deaf (2002) |
| 15 | The White Stripes | Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground | White Blood Cells (2001) |
| 16 | Foo Fighters | All My Life | One by One (2002) |
| 17 | System of a Down | Chop Suey! | Toxicity (2001) |
| 18 | The Strokes | Hard to Explain | Is This It (2001) |
| 19 | Eminem | Without Me | The Eminem Show (2002) |
| 20 | Puddle of Mudd | She Hates Me | Come Clean (2001) |
| 21 | Jack Johnson | Flake | Brushfire Fairytales (2001) |
| 22 | Incubus | Warning | Morning View (2001) |
| 23 | Coldplay | Clocks | A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002) |
| 24 | Bad Religion | Sorrow | The Process of Belief (2002) |
| 25 | Linkin Park | My December | Hybrid Theory (2000) |
| 26 | Jimmy Eat World | Sweetness | Bleed American (2001) |
| 27 | No Doubt | Hella Good | Rock Steady (2001) |
| 28 | Korn | Here to Stay | Untouchables (2002) |
| 29 | The Strokes | Someday | Is This It (2001) |
| 30 | System of a Down | Psycho | Toxicity (2001) |
| 31 | The Vines | Get Free | Highly Evolved (2002) |
| 32 | Incubus | Are You In? | Morning View (2001) |
| 33 | Linkin Park | In the End | Hybrid Theory (2000) |
| 34 | Weezer | Keep Fishin' | Maladroit (2002) |
| 35 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | The Zephyr Song | By the Way (2002) |
| 36 | Hoobastank | Crawling in the Dark | Hoobastank (2001) |
| 37 | Coldplay | Trouble | Parachutes (2000) |
| 38 | Linkin Park | Papercut | Hybrid Theory (2000) |
| 39 | Audioslave | Cochise | Audioslave (2002) |
| 40 | Beck | Lost Cause | Sea Change (2002) |
| 41 | The Offspring | Defy You | Non-album Single (2001) [From Orange County Soundtrack] |
| 42 | Transplants | Diamonds and Guns | Transplants (2002) |
| 43 | TRUSTcompany | Downfall | The Lonely Position of Neutral (2002) |
| 44 | System of a Down | Innervision | Steal This Album! (2002) |
| 45 | Nickelback | How You Remind Me | Silver Side Up (2001) |
| 46 | Unwritten Law | Seein' Red | Elva (2002) |
| 47 | Rob Zombie | Never Gonna Stop (The Red, Red Kroovy) | The Sinister Urge (2001) |
| 48 | Coldplay | In My Place | A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002) |
| 49 | Disturbed | Prayer | Believe (2002) |
| 50 | Good Charlotte | Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous | The Young and the Hopeless (2002) |
| 51 | P.O.D. | Boom | Satellite (2001) |
| 52 | Box Car Racer | I Feel So | Box Car Racer (2002) |
| 53 | Hoobastank | Running Away | Hoobastank (2001) |
| 54 | The Distillers | City of Angels | Sing Sing Death House (2002) |
| 55 | New Found Glory | My Friends Over You | Sticks and Stones (2002) |
| 56 | Eminem | Cleanin Out My Closet | The Eminem Show (2002) |
| 57 | Korn | Thoughtless | Untouchables (2002) |
| 58 | Creed | My Sacrifice | Weathered (2001) |
| 59 | The Vines | Outtathaway | Highly Evolved (2002) |
| 60 | Blink-182 | First Date | Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001) |
| 61 | Jack Johnson | Bubble Toes | Brushfire Fairytales (2001) |
| 62 | Staind | For You | Break the Cycle (2001) |
| 63 | N.E.R.D | Rock Star | In Search Of… (2002) |
| 64 | Chevelle | The Red | Wonder What’s Next (2002) |
| 65 | Dashboard Confessional | Screaming Infidelities | The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most (2001) |
| 66 | Puddle of Mudd | Drift & Die | Come Clean (2001) |
| 67 | Sum 41 | Still Waiting | Does This Look Infected? (2002) |
| 68 | Eddie Vedder | You've Got To Hide Your Love Away | Non-album Single (2002) [From I Am Sam Soundtrack] |
| 69 | Alien Ant Farm | Movies | Anthology (2001) |
| 70 | Doves | Caught By the River | The Last Broadcast (2002) |
| 71 | Incubus | Nice to Know You | Morning View (2001) |
| 72 | Jurassic 5 | What's Golden | Power in Numbers (2002) |
| 73 | Creed | One Last Breath | Weathered (2001) |
| 74 | Eminem | Business | The Eminem Show (2002) |
| 75 | Jimmy Eat World | A Praise Chorus | Bleed American (2001) |
| 76 | Unwritten Law | Up All Night | Elva (2002) |
| 77 | Tori Amos | A Sorta Fairytale | Scarlet’s Walk (2002) |
| 78 | Green Day | Desensitized | Shenanigans (2002) |
| 79 | Adema | The Way You Like It | Adema (2001) |
| 80 | No Doubt | Don't Let Me Down | Rock Steady (2001) |
| 81 | Papa Roach | She Loves Me Not | Lovehatetragedy (2002) |
| 82 | Moby | We Are All Made of Stars | 18 (2002) |
| 83 | Audioslave | Like A Stone | Audioslave (2002) |
| 84 | Starsailor | Good Souls | Love Is Here (2001) |
| 85 | Taproot | Poem | Welcome (2002) |
| 86 | Pete Yorn | Strange Condition | Musicforthemorningafter (2001) |
| 87 | Staind | Fade | Break the Cycle (2001) |
| 88 | The Used | The Taste of Ink | The Used (2002) |
| 89 | Default | Wasting My Time | The Fallout (2001) |
| 90 | Weezer | Dope Nose | Maladroit (2002) |
| 91 | X-Ecutioners | It's Goin' Down [X-Ecutioners feat. Mike Shinoda & Mr. Hahn] | Built from Scratch (2002) |
| 92 | Tool | Parabola | Lateralus (2001) |
| 93 | Foo Fighters | The One | Non-album Single (2001) [From Orange County Soundtrack] |
| 94 | Something Corporate | If You C Jordan | Welcome to the Family (2002) |
| 95 | Pearl Jam | I Am Mine | Riot Act (2002) |
| 96 | Eminem | My Dad's Gone Crazy [Eminem feat. Hailie Jade] | The Eminem Show (2002) |
| 97 | Remy Zero | Save Me | The Golden Hum (2001) |
| 98 | 311 | I'll Be Here Awhile | From Chaos (2001) |
| 99 | The Used | Buried Myself Alive | The Used (2002) |
| 100 | Sense Field | Save Yourself | Tonight and Forever (2001) |
| 101 | Chad Kroeger | Hero | Non-album Single (2002) [From Spider-Man Soundtrack] |
| 102 | Gavin Rossdale | Adrenaline | Non-album Single (2002) [From XXX Soundtrack] |
| 103 | No Doubt | Platinum Blonde Life | Rock Steady (2001) |
| 104 | …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead | Relative Ways | Source Tags & Codes (2002) |
| 105 | Korn | Alone I Break | Untouchables (2002) |
| 106 | P.O.D. | Satellite | Satellite (2001) |
| 106.7 | System of a Down | I-E-A-I-A-I-O | Steal This Album! (2002) |
About 2002
In 2002, KROQ’s airwaves pulsed with the garage rock revival led by The White Stripes and The Strokes, while nu-metal peaked with System of a Down and emo-pop surged via Jimmy Eat World. The year blended raw energy, introspective anthems, and eclectic soundtrack hits, showcasing KROQ’s diverse alt-rock legacy.