Best Albums of 2009
Listed below are the best albums of 2009 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 5 hours ago).
"A combination of the neko heard on "blacklisted" and "fox confessor brings the flood" is on display here. "people got a lot of nerve" and "this tornado loves you" might just be the best 2 songs from any album. This album shows many sides to neko, from the poetic side "I'm an owl on the sill in th..." [+] Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Probably my favorite album of the past 5 years. My one and only issue is that they claim they don't like Joy Division, despite sounding a fair bit like a poppier, more modern Joy Division ..." Reply
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benpaco | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"No indie dance album will make you groove all the way through it like Music for Men by Gossip. Nearly all the elements are there: The lead vocalist will shake you to the bone. The backing band keeps a steady groove, with just the right amount of synths and studio magic, and a hefty dose of post-p..." [+] Reply
"Best Regina Spektor album yet and the first really accessible one." Reply
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Freddie55 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"The production and samples are tight. Check out the laid-back guitar-lick sample on "pyrex vision" or cooing woos on "new wu". (the opening "have mercy" sample reminds me of messiah's "21st century jesus".) The delivery is often commanding and in-your-face like opening song "house of flying dagge..." [+] Reply
- paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I wasn't a big fan of Thrice until I heard this album. When I did, I thought, there is hope for American rock in the 2000s. Also notable releases by the band are Major/Minor and The Alchemy index, which almost made this list instead because of its concept: The 4 classical elements of Fire/Water a..." [+] Reply
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RoundTheBend | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"while it does present some new sounds for Phil, they ultimately seem like a rehashing of old ideas. The last two tracks do seem to bring something new to the equation though" Reply
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JulianR | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Okay, let me tell you exactly why this is a 9/10. As I said in my review of Monkey Business: the philosophy in pop is that the goal is enjoyment and that no method to reach that goal should be looked down upon. And while on MB they did that by fucking ripping everyone ever off; on this record the..." [+] Reply
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Boltzmann | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (6 helpful | 3 unhelpful)
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"Shamefully underrated album, in my opinion it was one of the best of the year. It's the prodigy's best album since the fat of the land and with loads of great catchy energetic dance songs it makes it a great listen." Reply
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TheHolyKiwi | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This along with Albert Hammond Jr.'s albums gives me hope that even if the Strokes eventually splinter apart there will still be good music to be had from them. This is a very good album that is up there in quality with the strokes' work." Reply
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Best Albums of 2009 composition
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| Various Artists | 8 | 1% | |
| Animal Collective | 3 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 0% | |
| James Ferraro | 3 | 0% | |
| John Zorn | 2 | 0% | |
| Bibio | 2 | 0% | |
| Sonic Youth | 2 | 0% | |
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463 | 46% | |
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193 | 19% | |
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45 | 5% | |
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37 | 4% | |
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27 | 3% | |
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25 | 3% | |
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| Best Artists of the 2000s | |
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| 1. Radiohead | |
| 2. Arcade Fire | |
| 3. The Strokes | |
| 4. Coldplay | |
| 5. Sufjan Stevens | |
| 6. Muse | |
| 7. Arctic Monkeys | |
| 8. The White Stripes | |
| 9. Wilco | |
| 10. Animal Collective |
