OCTOBER
* Matchbox 20 released Yourself Or Someone Like You. The band's first appearance on radio began with "Long Day" which had some success on alternative radio.

# 36 Singles Artist of the Year

APRIL
* Rock and pop radio began to play the single "Push" and the video eventually became popular with MTV exposing the band to an increasing fanbase.

JUNE
* Yourself Or Someone Like You was certified gold as the band embarked on a summer tour.

JULY
* Yourself Or Someone Like You was certified platinum.
* Matchbox 20 topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for a week with "Push."

AUGUST
* Matchbox 20 hit the Top 40 with "Push."

SEPTEMBER
* Yourself Or Someone Like You was certified 2x platinum.
* Matchbox 20 hit the Top 10 with "Push."

NOVEMBER
* Yourself Or Someone Like You was certified 3x platinum.
* Matchbox 20 hit the Top 40 with "3 AM."

# 4 Singles Artist of the Year (# 1 Group/Duo of the Year)

* Matchbox 20 were nominated for 2 American Music Awards including Favorite Pop/Rock Album and Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist.
* Yourself Or Someone Like You was certified 4x platinum.
* Matchbox 20 was named "Best New Band" by the readers of Rolling Stone.
* The band hit the Top 10 with "3 AM."

* Matchbox 20 was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ("Push").
* Yourself Or Someone Like You was certified 5x platinum.

* Matchbox 20 hit the Top 40 with "Real World."

* Yourself Or Someone Like You was certified 6x platinum.

* Matchbox 20 hit the Top 10 with "Real World."

* In an interview, Thomas addressed some controversy surrounding the hit "Push": "I don’t understand how people who claim to have a brain can misunderstand ["Push"] so much. It’s not about physical violence. It’s about emotions and how somebody can push you around without even lifting a finger. It’s all emotional. It’s all far more subtle. Anyway, in that song it’s the guy who gets pushed around by a girl he’s having a relationship with. I had a relationship like that where I was emotionally pushed around, and you know what? I grew almost comfortable with it. I got used to it. Almost enjoyed it because I thought that’s how relationships work. I thought it’s about getting manipulated and controlled. It’s a bit crazy that people claim that I’m a chauvinist and have a violent attitude towards women."

* Matchbox 20 was nominated for 2 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Group Video and Viewer's Choice ("3 A.M.").
* Yourself Or Someone Like You was certified 7x platinum.

* Matchbox 20 hit the Top 40 with "Back 2 Good ."

* Matchbox 20 took home 2 Billboard Music Video Awards.

* Matchbox 20: # 111 Singles Artist of the Year ~ RobThomas: # 88 Singles Artist of the Year

* Matchbox 20 were nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group.

* Yourself Or Someone Like You was certified 8x platinum.

* Rob Thomas shared BMI's Pop Songwriter Award with Mariah Carey and Sarah McLachlan.

* In between LPs, Rob Thomas worked with Santana on the heavily acclaimed Supernatural with the track "Smooth" which hit the Top 40.

* "Smooth" hit the Top 10.

* "Smooth"hit #1. * Yourself Or Someone Like You was certified 10x platinum.
* "Smooth" topped the Billboard Adult Top 40 for 25 weeks.

* The single "Smooth" was certified platinum and topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Airplay chart for 5 weeks, the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 2 weeks, and the Billboard Top 40 Tracks chart for 10 weeks.

* Matchbox 20: # 9 Singles Artist of the Year ~ Rob Thomas: # 181 Singles Artist of the Year

* Rob Thomas won 3 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals along with Santana, and Song of the Year with Itaal Shur - all for "Smooth." Thomas said of his work on "Smooth": "I just fell bass-ackwards into luck again. Everything about "Smooth" has been so special and so beautiful. (The band) were taking our time making Mad Season, so "Smooth" became this really good bridge.We needed a break, and it kept us from the 'Where Are They Now?' file."

* Yourself Or Someone Like You was certified 11x platinum.
* Matchbox 20 released Mad Season. Thomas said of the new LP: "When we made our first record, we hadn't really been a band for very long. We hadn't had any really good fights, we hadn't had any really good laughs, we hadn't done much of anything together. But now, so much has happened to us that we've formed a character within ourselves. So this is really the first time we're saying, 'This is matchbox twenty making a record,' because now matchbox twenty is its own entity. This is the first one where we can really say, this is our sound."

* Matchbox 20 hit the Top 40 with "Bent" and 'changed' their name to 'Matchbox Twenty.'

* Mad Season was certified 2x platinum.
* The band hit the Top 10 with "Bent."
* Mad Season topped the Billboard Internet Album Sales chart for 1 week.

* "Bent" topped the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart for 13 weeks and the Billboard Hot 100 for a week.

* Matchbox Twenty hit #1 with "Bent" (and also topped Billboard's Hot 100).
* The single "Bent" was certified gold.

* Matchbox 20 hit the Top 40 with "If You're Gone."
* Matchbox Twenty toured the U.S. in the fall.

* Matchbox 20 hit the Top 10 with "If You're Gone."

* "If You're Gone" hit #1 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 for 13 weeks.
* Matchbox 20 was voted 'Artist of the Year' in Rock On The Net's Poll.

* # 41 Singles Artist of the Year

JANUARY
* Mad Season was certified 3x platinum.

FEBRUARY
* Rob Thomas was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song ("Bent") and the band was nominated for Best Rock Album (Mad Season).

APRIL
* Matchbox 20 hit the Top 40 with "Mad Season."

JUNE
* Matchbox 20 hit the Top 10 with "Mad Season."

JULY
* Matchbox 20 will hit the road with Train.

OCTOBER
* Matchbox 20 topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart for 2 weeks with "If You're Gone."
* Yourself Or Someone Like You was certified 12x platinum and Mad Season was certified 4x platinum.
* Matchbox 20 hit the Top 40 "Last Beautiful Girl."

DECEMBER
* Matchbox 20 topped Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Hot Adult Top 40 Artist and with the Top Hot Adult Top 40 Track ("If You're Gone").

MAY
* At the BMI Pop Awards (for songwriting), "If You're Gone" was named Song of the Year.

SEPTEMBER
* September 24, 2002 - String Quartet Tribute to Matchbox Twenty released

OCTOBER
* Matchbox 20 hit the Top 40 with "Disease ."

NOVEMBER
* November 19, 2002 - More than you think you are is to be released Also More Than you Think you Are with bonus DVD will be released

JANUARY
* Matchbox 20 performed "Disease" at the American Music Awards.

FEBRUARY
* Matchbox 20 hit the Top 40 with "Unwell."

MARCH
* Matchbox 20 postponed their European tour due to the war in Iraq.

APRIL
* Matchbox 20 topped the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart with "Unwell."
* Matchbox 20 began touring North America with Sugar Ray.

MAY
* Matchbox 20 show at the Fleet Center has been moved from Monday, May 12th to Sunday, May 11th to accommodate Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinal series between the Boston Celtics and the New Jersey Nets.

* Matchbox 20 performed as part of the the Today Show Summer Concert Series.

* Matchbox 20 hit the Top 10 with "Unwell."