Best Albums of 2009

Listed below are the best albums of 2009 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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2009 year summaryThe best artists of 2009 were Animal Collective, The Antlers, The xx, Grizzly Bear, Phoenix, Muse, Florence + The Machine, Arctic Monkeys, Dirty Projectors and Kid Cudi.
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Buy album United States
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2009
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Buy album United States
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2009
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14
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2009
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14
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2009
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Rank Score:
14
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2009
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14
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 97 of 100

Best Albums of 2009 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 8 1%
Morrissey 3 0%
Neil Young 3 0%
James Ferraro 3 0%
Animal Collective 3 0%
Kurt Vile 2 0%
Bibio 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 455 46%
United Kingdom 193 19%
Canada 50 5%
Mixed Nationality 36 4%
Australia 28 3%
Sweden 27 3%
France 25 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 956 96%
Yes 44 4%
Live? Albums %
No 969 97%
Yes 31 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 987 99%
Yes 13 1%
Best Albums of the 1970s
1. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
2. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
3. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie
4. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
5. London Calling by The Clash
6. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
7. The Wall by Pink Floyd
8. Animals by Pink Floyd
9. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
10. Who's Next by The Who
11. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
12. Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones
13. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
14. Marquee Moon by Television
15. Pink Moon by Nick Drake
16. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
17. Paranoid by Black Sabbath
18. Low by David Bowie
19. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
20. Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
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