Best Albums of 2009

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Listed below are the best albums of 2009 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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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Fantasies

Metric

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

134 charts

Rank Score:

821

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

333

Overall Rank:

2,015

Average Rating:

77 (167 votes)

Comments:

46.

Post-Nothing

Japandroids

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

116 charts

Rank Score:

442

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Rank in 2000s:

573

Overall Rank:

3,339

Average Rating:

75 (170 votes)

Comments:

89.

Divorce Lawyers I Shaved My Head

Jordaan Mason And The Horse Museum

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

274

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

879

Overall Rank:

5,002

Average Rating:

77 (33 votes)

Comments:

91.

Sainthood

Tegan And Sara

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

272

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

885

Overall Rank:

5,031

Average Rating:

76 (68 votes)

Comments:

99.

Live In London
Live

Leonard Cohen

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

241

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

971

Overall Rank:

5,538

Average Rating:

76 (62 votes)

Comments:

106.

For Lack Of A Better Name

deadmau5

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

224

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Dragonslayer

Sunset Rubdown

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

186

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138.

Welcome To The Masquerade

Thousand Foot Krutch

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

157

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155.

So Far Gone

Drake

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

143

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164.

Masterpiece Theatre

Marianas Trench

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

129

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Best Albums of 2009 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	8	1%
Mount Eerie	3	0%
Animal Collective	3	0%
James Ferraro	3	0%
Neil Young	3	0%
Morrissey	3	0%
Bob Dylan	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	461	46%
	191	19%
	47	5%
	36	4%
	28	3%
	26	3%
	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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