It was 2002.
Eminem released The Eminem Show and sold 1.3 million copies in a single week.
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U2 played the first Super Bowl after 9/11 and Bono wearing a jacket lined with the stars and stripes.
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Kelly Clarkson beat out handsome muppet Justin Guarini to win the first season of American Idol.
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