List of Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles of 2002 - wikipedia List of Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles of 2002 Rapper Eminem 's `` Lose Yourself '' was the longest - running number - one single released in 2002. The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best - performing singles of the United States. Published by Billboard magazine, the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single 's weekly physical sales and airplay. In 2002, there were seven singles that topped the chart, the lowest number of singles to top the chart in a single year ever ( if the two songs which peaked in 2001 are included, 2002 would have the second lowest number of chart - topping singles in a year, behind 2005 ). Although nine singles reached number one in fifty - two issues of the magazine in the calendar year, two songs began their peak position in 2001 and are thus excluded. In 2002, five acts earned their first U.S. number one single, either as a lead artist or featured guest. Singer Ashanti was the first act to achieve the feat with rapper Ja Rule 's `` Always on Time ''. She later scored her first number - one single as a lead artist with `` Foolish ''. Singer Kelly Rowland, then - member of the girl group Destiny 's Child, earned her first number - one solo single with `` Dilemma '', a song by rapper Nelly, who received his first number - one with `` Hot in Herre '' during this year. The ascent of `` Lose Yourself '' to number one gave rapper Eminem his first chart - topping single since he began releasing albums in 1999. Kelly Clarkson gained her first number - one single with `` A Moment Like This ''. Clarkson and Ashanti were the only acts to have topped the chart this year with a debut single. In 2002, Ja Rule, Ashanti, and Nelly had two number - one singles in the Billboard Hot 100. Most of the number - one singles in 2002 were extended chart - toppers. `` Lose Yourself '' is the longest - running single, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 consecutive weeks, eight of which were in this calendar year. `` Foolish '' and `` Dilemma '' both stayed at number one for 10 weeks, the latter of which was non-consecutive. `` Ai n't It Funny '' by Jennifer Lopez peaked at number one for seven weeks. Rock band Nickelback 's `` How You Remind Me '', which first peaked at number one in 2001, is the best - performing single of 2002. `` Lose Yourself '', which is the soundtrack to the 2002 film 8 Mile, is the second most - successful soundtrack song in the entire rock era. It is behind Whitney Houston 's version of `` I Will Always Love You '', having topped the chart for 14 weeks. `` Lose Yourself '' is also the longest - running Oscar - winning number - one song since singer - actor Bing Crosby 's `` White Christmas '' had 14 weeks on top in the 1940s. `` A Moment Like This '' is noted for its fifty - two - to - one leap in 2002, breaking the 38 - year - old record set by The Beatles ' `` Ca n't Buy Me Love '', which jumped from number twenty - seven to one. Nelly became the first act to have consecutive number - one singles since 1995, when Boyz II Men had consecutive number - ones. Contents 1 Chart history 2 See also 3 References 4 Additional sources Chart history Singer Ashanti 's debut single `` Foolish '' topped the chart for 10 straight weeks. Rapper Nelly 's `` Dilemma '' stayed at the top spot for 10 weeks, tying with Ashanti 's `` Foolish ''. Singer Kelly Clarkson 's debut single `` A Moment Like This '' is noted for its 52 - to - one leap in 2002, breaking the 38 - year - old record set by The Beatles ' `` Ca n't Buy Me Love '', which jumped from number 27 to one. Key The yellow background indicates the # 1 song on Billboard 's 2002 Year - End Chart of Pop Singles. Issue date Song Artist ( s ) Reference January 5 `` How You Remind Me '' Nickelback January 12 January 19 `` U Got It Bad '' Usher January 26 February 2 February 9 February 16 February 23 `` Always on Time '' Ja Rule featuring Ashanti March 2 March 9 `` Ai n't It Funny '' Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule March 16 March 23 March 30 April 6 April 13 April 20 `` Foolish '' Ashanti April 27 May 4 May 11 May 18 May 25 June 1 June 8 June 15 June 22 June 29 `` Hot in Herre '' Nelly July 6 July 13 July 20 July 27 August 3 August 10 August 17 `` Dilemma '' Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland August 24 August 31 September 7 September 14 September 21 September 28 October 5 `` A Moment Like This '' Kelly Clarkson October 12 October 19 `` Dilemma '' Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland October 26 November 2 November 9 `` Lose Yourself '' Eminem November 16 November 23 November 30 December 7 December 14 December 21 December 28 See also 2002 in music List of number - one hits ( United States ) Top Hot 100 Hits of 2002 References ^ Jump up to : `` Chart Beat Bonus : Seventh Wonder ''. 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Additional sources Fred Bronson 's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition ( ISBN 0 - 8230 - 7677 - 6 ) Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles 1955 - 2008, 12 Edition ( ISBN 0 - 89820 - 180 - 2 ) Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts : The 2000s ( ISBN 0 - 89820 - 182 - 9 ) Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard 's online archive services and print editions of the magazine. hide Lists of Billboard number - one singles 1940 -- 1959 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 -- 1979 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 -- 1999 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 2000 -- present 2017 2018 By decade 1940s 1950 -- 1958 1958 -- 1969 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s See also Hot 100 Year - end List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_number-one_singles_of_2002&oldid=787133767 '' Categories : 2002 record charts Lists of Billboard Hot 100 number - one songs Hidden categories : Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected pages All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from July 2013 Featured lists Talk View source Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Español Français 한국어 Italiano Nederlands Polski Português Русский Svenska Türkçe Tiếng Việt 4 more Edit links This page was last edited on 23 June 2017, at 16 : 53. 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Question: what was the number one song on december 9 2002
Answer: "Lose Yourself"