The #1 alternative hit on October 12, 2002

Aerials

By System of a Down

Other #1 songs on October 12, 2002
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Beautiful Mess

Diamond Rio

#1 dance track

Whatchulookinat

Whitney Houston

#1 R&B song

Dilemma

Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland

#1 song in the UK

The Long and Winding Road

Will Young and Gareth Gates

#1 song

A Moment Like This

Kelly Clarkson

The #1 Movie
At the box office on October 12, 2002

Red Dragon

Directed by Brett Ratner

Notable October 12 Birthdays
Born in the 2000s

Darci Lynne

Ventriloquist