* = dance music; about 120 bpm & upwards.
** = funk/soul/hiphop/jazz/reggae/world/ska/or combinations
*** = lounge/downtempo/electronic/ambient/idm
no stars = something else
# = guilty pleasures

My top 51 of favorite songs of the year 2002 (out of 74 listed here):

1. Layo & Bushwacka – Love story *
2. Zuco 103 – Treasure **
3. Blackalicious – Make you feel that way **
4. George Michael – Shoot the dog **
5. Royksopp – Remind me (Radio Mix, NOT the album version) *
6. One Giant Leap ft. Robbie Williams – My culture **
7. Justin Timberlake – Rock your body **
8. The Roots ft. Cody Chestnutt – The seed 2.0 **
9. Angie Stone – Wish I didn’t miss you **
10. Etienne de Crecy – Tempovision (Radio Edit) ***
11. Common ft. Jill Scott – I am music **
12. Brainpower – Dansplaat ***
13. Queens Of The Stone Age – No one knows
14. The Streets – Let’s push things forward **
15. Timo Maas – Shifter *
16. Clipse – When the last time **
17. Elvis vs. JXL – Little less conversation *
18. Sugababes – Freak like me
19. Absolute Beginnerz – Reckless girl *
20. Maroon 5 – This love (note: 2 years later a Dutch hit)
21. Stuart – Now I’m free *
22. Sugababes – Round round
23. Blackalicious – Chemical Calisthenics **
24. One-T – Music is the one-t *
25. Knee Deep – Nassau rules *
26. Bob Sinclar – The beat goes on (Original Mix, NOT the Radio Edit!) *
27. Junior Senior – Move your feet **
28. Relax – Calling ye name (live) **
29. Erick Sermon ft. Redman – React **
30. George Michael – Freeek **
31. Kenny Hawkes & Louise Carver – Play the game *
32. Shy FX – Shake your body *
33. Jon Cutler ft. E-Man – It’s yours *
34. Junior Jack – Thrill me (Erick Morillo Vocal Mix) *
35. The Cinematic Orchestra – All that you give ***
36. Justin Timberlake ft. Clipse – Like I love you (radio version) **
37. Missy Elliott – For my people (Basement Jaxx Mix) *
38. David Guetta – Love don’t let me go *
39. Nelly – Hot in herre **/#
40. N.e.r.d. – Rockstar **
41. Safri Duo ft. Michael McDonald – Sweet freedom *
42. Morcheeba – Slow down ***
43. Floris – One more day ***
44. DB Boulevard – Point of view *
45. Tim Deluxe ft. Sam Obernik – It just won’t do *
46. N.e.r.d. – Things are getting better **
47. Lanoiraude – Waitin’ *
48. Maroon 5 – Sunday morning (note: 3 years later a Dutch hit)
49. Tiefschwarz – Never *
50. X-Press 2 ft. David Byrne – Lazy *
51. Saxo – Les bruits de la foret *

My other favorites, the ‘subtop’ part (above is the potential ‘all time top 500′ stuff):

• Bumcello – 3 bandits **
• Busta Rhymes ft. P. Diddy – Pass the courvoisir **
• Christina Aguilera – Fighter
• Christina Aguilera ft. Redman – Dirrrty **/#
• Dj Cam – Summer in Paris ***
• Dj Gregory – Attend 1 *
• Dj Sneak – Fix my sink (Basement Jaxx Vocal Skip Mix) *
• Earl Zinger – Escape from Ibiza **
• Electric Six – Danger! High voltage
• Girls Aloud – Sound of the underground #
• Gotan Project – Epoca ***
• Harmonic 33 – Moompah **
• Holden – Je te reconnais **
• Jon Kennedy – Am I groovin’ you? (Quantic Remix) *
• Justin Timberlake – Cry me a river **
• Justin Timberlake ft. Clipse – Like I love you (Basement Jaxx Remix) *
• Marco V – Simulated *
• Miss Dynamite – It takes more **
• Paul Oakenfold – Southern sun *
• Psycho Radio – In the underground *
• Santana ft. Michelle Branch – The game of love
• Shakira – Objection
• U2 – Electrical storm (William Orbit Mix)