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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2009
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2009
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15
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Buy album United States
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2009
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15
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 94 of 100

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 %


United States 461 46%
United Kingdom 190 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%
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