Best Albums of 2009

Listed below are the best albums of 2009 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 6 hours ago).
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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 Mumford & Sons.
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"I'm a big fan of her old man's work and this album proves the apple doesn't fall far from the tree It's only her 3rd album but what an accomplished piece of art 'IRM' (A french derivation for MRI Brain Scanner) is with wonderful tracks from top to bottom There's the slow groove of "Master's Hand"..."  [+]  Reply
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"Very much an underrated album. It was a step forward for Doherty after quite a few steps back. A much more thoughtful Peter than the far from graceful Pete who made the tabloids on a daily basis and wrote songs like Fuck Forever wrote this album. Now that I think about it the name is very apt."  Reply
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"Warning: This album is really fucking loud, That being said, this is like the dark side of Loveless. It's a fantastic album worth listening too. It may lack the soundscapes that Loveless has to offer, but what it doesn't have it makes up for in just pure sound and catchy melodies."  Reply
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"This album is awesome, it just happen to be a Mutemath album, so I'd put it 4th on my Mutemath list (after Odd Soul, Mutemath and Play Dead). But it would be first for a LOT of bands! "Armistice" is an amazing song."  Reply
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