the village voice's pazz and jop 2002 poll is online now, along with a good article about the neptunes, also known as the guys that made britney and n-sync sound good.

it's also fun to look back at the lists from the past 25 years. it's amazing how many of the top albums were on major labels compared to now. have music freaks gotten that much geekier, or have major labels completely switched focus from artist development to quick flash-in-the-pan moneymakers?