Except for the songs that made my Top 20 songs of 2002 and the representative tracks from my Top 20 Albums of 2002, these are the rest of the best metal tracks of 2002. To be eligible, a song needed to be included on an album released in the United States between December 1, 2001 and November 30, 2002.

1. Foo Fighters “All My Life” One By One (RCA/BMG)
2. Korn “Here To Stay” Untouchables (Epic/Sony)
3. CKY “Escape From Hellview” Infiltrate Destroy Rebuild (Island)
4. The Hellacopters “Hopeless Case of A Kid In Denial“
High Visibility (Gearhead/Universal)
5. Sahara Hotnights “With or Without Control” Jennie Bomb (Jetset)
6. Godsmack “I Stand Alone” The Scorpion King Soundtrack/Faceless [2003] (Universal)
7. Moistboyz “The Spike” III (Ipecac)
8. Korn “Thoughtless” Untouchables (Epic/Sony)
9. System of A Down “Nuguns” Steal This Album! (Epic/Sony)
10. Loudermilk “Elekt” The Red Record (Dreamworks)
11. Murderdolls “Dawn of the Dead” Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls (Roadrunner)
12. Andrew WK “Party Hard” I Get Wet (Island)
13. Audioslave “Cochise” Audioslave (Epic/Sony)
14. Down “Stained Glass Cross” Down II (Elektra)
15. System of A Down “Mr. Jack” Steal This Album! (Epic/Sony)
16. Loudermilk “California” The Red Record (Dreamworks)
17. Jerry Cantrell “Anger Rising” Degradation Trip (Roadrunner)
18. Disturbed “Prayer” Believe (Reprise/Warner Brothers)
19. Stone Sour “Monolith” Stone Sour (Roadrunner)
20. Transplants “Romper Stomper” Transplants (Epitaph)