Best Albums of 2009

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Listed below are the best albums of 2009 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 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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A Quiet Time

Ahmad Jamal

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2009

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Hlavní Uzávěr Splínu

Tomáš Klus

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For All The Boys And Girls

Sidewalk Driver

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Curse Your Branches

David Bazan

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2009

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9 charts

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Codi O Estigma?

Carles Santos

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2009

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Black Wooden

Mount Eerie

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2009

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6 charts

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We Used To Think The Freeway Sounded Like A River

Richmond Fontaine

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2009

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Molina & Johnson

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200 Tons Of Bad Luck
Compilation

Crippled Black Phoenix

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2009

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Stória, Stória...

Mayra Andrade

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2009

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Best Albums of 2009 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	461	46%
	190	19%
	46	5%
	36	4%
	27	3%
	27	3%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	955	96%
Yes	45	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	968	97%
Yes	32	3%

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

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