Best Albums of 2009

Listed below are the best albums of 2009 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 greatest album charts.

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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 Kid Cudi.
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2009
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10,118
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5,725
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5,273
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4,206
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3,880
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2,722
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2,340
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2,174
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2,034
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Best Albums of 2009 composition

Country Albums %


United States 461 46%
United Kingdom 192 19%
Canada 46 5%
Mixed Nationality 36 4%
Australia 27 3%
Sweden 26 3%
France 26 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 957 96%
Yes 43 4%
Live? Albums %
No 967 97%
Yes 33 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 986 99%
Yes 14 1%
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