List of The New York Times number-one books of 2002
This is a list of adult non-fiction books that topped The New York Times Non-Fiction Best Seller list in 2002.
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 6 | The No Spin Zone | Bill O'Reilly |
| January 13 | John Adams | David McCullough |
| January 20 | Bias | Bernard Goldberg |
| January 27 | ||
| February 3 | ||
| February 10 | ||
| February 17 | ||
| February 24 | Shadow Warriors | Tom Clancy |
| March 3 | ||
| March 10 | Bias | Bernard Goldberg |
| March 17 | ||
| March 24 | Stupid White Men | Michael Moore |
| March 31 | ||
| April 7 | ||
| April 14 | ||
| April 21 | Lucky Man | Michael J. Fox |
| April 28 | ||
| May 5 | ||
| May 1 | ||
| May 19 | Master of the Senate | Robert A. Caro |
| May 26 | Lucky Man | Michael J. Fox |
| June 2 | American Son | Richard Blow |
| June 9 | A Mind at a Time | Mel Levine |
| June 16 | The Right Words at the Right Time | Marlo Thomas |
| June 23 | Stupid White Men | Michael Moore |
| June 30 | You Cannot Be Serious | John McEnroe with James Kaplan |
| July 7 | ||
| July 14 | Slander | Ann Coulter |
| July 21 | ||
| July 28 | ||
| August 4 | ||
| August 11 | ||
| August 18 | ||
| August 25 | ||
| September 1 | ||
| September 8 | Let's Roll! | Lisa Beamer with Ken Abraham |
| September 15 | ||
| September 22 | ||
| September 29 | ||
| October 6 | ||
| October 13 | ||
| October 20 | Leadership | Rudy Giuliani with Ken Kurson |
| October 27 | ||
| November 3 | ||
| November 10 | ||
| November 17 | ||
| November 24 | Journals | Kurt Cobain |
| December 1 | Portrait of a Killer | Patricia Cornwell |
| December 8 | ||
| December 15 | Bush at War | Bob Woodward |
| December 22 | ||
| December 29 |