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: 1 hour ago).
"Looking to explore deep into The Decemberist’ back catalogue I went into this album completely blind and sweet mother of god! . A Rock Opera! . A god damn Rock Opera. To say I was surprised would be an understatement. The Decemberist’ AMERICAN IDIOT. The verdict? . Yeah it’s pretty good. I agree ..." [+] Reply
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Brad1770 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"On the surface a one off album by a rock supergroup but as much as Grohl and Jones bring a lot of weight with them they are in the end nothing more than surrogates for another of Josh Hommme's bastard children. That's not to say there isn't any chemistry, they're clearly having a good time playin..." [+] Reply
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"What a wonderful first listen, It's like Stereolab and slowdive decided to talk a walk through a mirror room, fantastic record" Reply
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Antonio-Pedro | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"ZEN MASTER CALLAHAN I started out in search of ordinary things Like how much a tree bends in the wind… (Jim Cain) Love is the king of the beasts And when it gets hungry it must kill to eat (Eid Mad Clack Shaw) Bill callahan is a naturalist. An observer of life. Like some modern day equivalent of ..." [+] Reply
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Repo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Christopher Owen's mother was part of a religious cult which endorsed female prostitution to convert those unfamiliar with the sect. This is not the etymology of missionary position but it is certainly a twisted backdrop for a very talented, and quirky individual to begin his life witnessing. The..." [+] Reply
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ptaylor1989 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"An abrasive electronic record that sounds absolutely huge. One of the best of 2009 and absolutely deserves a place in the top 20 of the year, kicking off one of the many undeserved mediocre indie rock albums out of its place." Reply
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"This album is pretty good, maybe a little long, but I would say it is almost the same level as American Idiot." Reply
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luigybetis | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (7 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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"This album is just excellent, straight indie pop with several brilliant songs!" Reply
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meruizh | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Sort of channeling late-80s British alt-rock, falling somewhere between The Jesus and Mary Chain and The Stone Roses. Good, in a jangly guitar sort of way." Reply
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zdwyatt | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This is the record that sent Biffy to the mainstream... (Puzzle already did this though, but this is the one that did it on a new level). For a lot of people this more commercial sound was a bad change, but in my opinion it gave place to some of Biffy's greatest tracks. In this record there are m..." [+] Reply
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 3 of 100
Best Albums of 2009 composition
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| Various Artists | 8 | 1% | |
| James Ferraro | 3 | 0% | |
| Animal Collective | 3 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 0% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 0% | |
| Kurt Vile | 2 | 0% | |
| John Zorn | 2 | 0% | |
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463 | 46% | |
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193 | 19% | |
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45 | 4% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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27 | 3% | |
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26 | 3% | |
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25 | 2% | |
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