Best Albums of 2009

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Listed below are the best albums of 2009 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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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101.

Mew

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

239

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102.

Kings & Queens

Jamie T

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

233

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103.

Anno Domini High Definition

Riverside (PL)

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

232

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104.

Twenty One Pilots

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

231

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105.

My Maudlin Career

Camera Obscura (UK)

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

78 charts

Rank Score:

228

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106.

This Is War

30 Seconds To Mars

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

227

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Memento Mori

Flyleaf

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

226

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108.

For Lack Of A Better Name

deadmau5

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

226

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...For The Whole World To See

Death (Protopunk)

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

224

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110.

By The Throat

Ben Frost

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

48 charts

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223

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Best Albums of 2009 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	459	46%
	191	19%
	50	5%
	36	4%
	29	3%
	26	3%
	25	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	957	96%
Yes	44	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	968	97%
Yes	33	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	14	1%

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