Here's Billboard's breakdown of the most memorable remix albums of 2002. 👏
is publishing a series of lists and articles celebrating the music of 20 years ago. Our continues here with a dive into one of the big trends among pop releases of 2002 — the full-length remix album — as we look at the good, the bad and the conspicuously dated from the year’s most prominent compilations of second attempts.
The remix has long been just as much of an art form as crafting a standard composition. Thanks to 20th-century technology like turntables and consoles, producers and DJs alike have been creating remix magic since the early ‘70s. By the end of the century, remixes could range from extended versions that mimic film scores to wacky reproductions that stray far away from the original to basic redos that simply tack on a guest verse.
Below, we break down the most memorable remix albums of 2002 – the parts that were pure genius, the attempts that were a bit questionable and the juxtapositions that couldn’t have worked in any other year. In 2001, as everyone was recovering from post-Y2K shock, Jennifer Lopez was busy transitioning from a Fly Girl to a full-fledged superstar. It was the year the platform-spanning artist made history as the first woman to simultaneously score a No.
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