These are the Australian number-one albums of 2002, per the ARIA Charts.[1] [2]
| The yellow background indicates the #1 album on ARIA's End of Year Albums Chart of 2002. |
| Issue date | Album | Artist | Weeks at number one (total) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January | The Final Dig? | 5 weeks | ||
| 14 January | A Funk Odyssey | 6 weeks | ||
| 21 January | ||||
| 28 January | ||||
| 4 February | Come with Us | 1 week | ||
| 11 February | A Funk Odyssey | Jamiroquai | 6 weeks | |
| 18 February | ||||
| 25 February | Barricades & Brickwalls | 2 weeks | ||
| 4 March | Under Rug Swept | 1 week | ||
| 11 March | Polyserena | 2 weeks | ||
| 18 March | ||||
| 25 March | Barricades & Brickwalls | Kasey Chambers | 2 weeks | |
| 1 April | A New Day Has Come | 5 weeks | ||
| 8 April | Diorama | 1 week | ||
| 15 April | A New Day Has Come | Celine Dion | 5 weeks | |
| 22 April | ||||
| 29 April | ||||
| 6 May | Laundry Service | 2 weeks | ||
| 13 May | A New Day Has Come | Celine Dion | 5 weeks | |
| 20 May | 18 | 1 week | ||
| 27 May | Laundry Service | Shakira | 2 weeks | |
| 3 June | bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="6" | The Eminem Show | 7 weeks | |
| 10 June | ||||
| 17 June | ||||
| 24 June | ||||
| 1 July | ||||
| 8 July | ||||
| 15 July | By the Way | 4 weeks | ||
| 22 July | ||||
| 29 July | Torch the Moon | 1 week | ||
| 5 August | By the Way | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 4 weeks | |
| 12 August | ||||
| 19 August | Shoot This | 1 week | ||
| 26 August | Escape | 3 weeks | ||
| 2 September | A Rush of Blood to the Head | 1 week | ||
| 9 September | Escape | Enrique Iglesias | 3 weeks | |
| 16 September | ||||
| 23 September | The Eminem Show | Eminem | 7 weeks | |
| 30 September | ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits | 4 weeks | ||
| 7 October | ||||
| 14 October | ||||
| 21 October | ||||
| 28 October | One by One | 1 week | ||
| 4 November | Nirvana | 1 week | ||
| 11 November | The Best of 1990–2000 | 1 week | ||
| 18 November | Riot Act | 1 week | ||
| 25 November | Up! | 1 week | ||
| 2 December | The Last Time | 1 week | ||
| 9 December | Let Go | 7 weeks | ||
| 16 December | ||||
| 23 December | ||||
| 30 December | ||||