Best Albums of 2009

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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Buy album United States
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2009
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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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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 100 of 100

Best Albums of 2009 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 7 1%
James Ferraro 3 0%
Animal Collective 3 0%
Neil Young 3 0%
Mount Eerie 3 0%
Bob Dylan 2 0%
Bibio 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 461 46%
United Kingdom 189 19%
Canada 45 5%
Mixed Nationality 36 4%
France 27 3%
Australia 27 3%
Germany 25 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 955 96%
Yes 45 5%
Live? Albums %
No 967 97%
Yes 33 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 987 99%
Yes 13 1%
Best Albums of 1971
1. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
2. Who's Next by The Who
3. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
4. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
5. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
6. Blue by Joni Mitchell
7. Tago Mago by Can
8. Meddle by Pink Floyd
9. L.A. Woman by The Doors
10. Tapestry by Carole King
11. Fragile by Yes
12. Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
13. Aqualung by Jethro Tull
14. Master Of Reality by Black Sabbath
15. Ram by Paul & Linda McCartney
16. Electric Warrior by T. Rex
17. Imagine by John Lennon
18. Maggot Brain by Funkadelic
19. There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone
20. At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band
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