Nickelback’s “How You Remind Me” was the most played song of 2002 according to the Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems (Nielsen BDS), the music industry’s leading song monitoring service.
The top ten most played songs of 2002"
1. Nickelback “How You Remind Me” (Roadrunner/Island Def Jam) @ 426,507
spins
2. Puddle of Mudd “Blurry” (Flawless/Geffen) @ 415,417 spins
3. Linkin Park “In The End” (Warner Bros.) @ 397,498 spins
4. Jimmy Eat World “The Middle” (Dreamworks) @ 367,054 spins
5. The Calling “Wherever You Will Go” (RCA) @ 364,976 spins
6. Vanessa Carlton “A Thousand Miles” (A&M) @ 355,623 spins
7. Avril Lavigne “Complicated” (Arista) @ 352,275 spins
8. Ashanti “Foolish” (Murder Inc) @ 333,218 spins
9. Nelly Feat. Kelly Rowland “Dilemma” (Universal) @ 315,076 spins
10. Nelly “Hot In Herre” (Universal) @ 312,411 spins
