Best Albums of 2009

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Listed below are the best albums of 2009 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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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Greatest Hits
Compilation

Foo Fighters

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

170

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Revolution

Miranda Lambert

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

165

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Blue Record

Baroness

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

163

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Monsters Of Folk

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

162

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135.

Rated R

Rihanna

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

162

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Scrambles

Bomb The Music Industry!

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

158

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Years Of Refusal

Morrissey

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

156

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Jewellery

Micachu

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2009

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

155

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IRM

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

57 charts

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154

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Keep It Hid

Dan Auerbach

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2009

Appears in:

46 charts

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154

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Best Albums of 2009 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	8	1%
Neil Young	3	0%
James Ferraro	3	0%
Morrissey	3	0%
Mount Eerie	3	0%
Animal Collective	3	0%
Lynyrd Skynyrd	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	458	46%
	192	19%
	45	5%
	38	4%
	27	3%
	27	3%
	25	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	956	96%
Yes	44	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	967	97%
Yes	33	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

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