Best Albums of 2009

Listed below are the best albums of 2009 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 49,000 greatest album charts.

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2009 year summaryThe best artists of 2009 were Animal Collective, The Antlers, The xx, Grizzly Bear, Phoenix (FR), Muse, Florence + The Machine, Arctic Monkeys, Dirty Projectors and Kid Cudi.
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2009
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 20 of 100

Best Albums of 2009 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 10 1%
Neil Young 3 0%
Morrissey 3 0%
Animal Collective 3 0%
James Ferraro 3 0%
U.D.O. 2 0%
Sonic Youth 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 465 47%
United Kingdom 197 20%
Canada 52 5%
Mixed Nationality 35 4%
Australia 28 3%
Sweden 24 2%
Germany 22 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 955 96%
Yes 45 5%
Live? Albums %
No 971 97%
Yes 29 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 11 1%
Best Ever Artists
1. The Beatles
2. Radiohead
3. Pink Floyd
4. David Bowie
5. Bob Dylan
6. Led Zeppelin
7. The Rolling Stones
8. Arcade Fire
9. The Velvet Underground
10. Kendrick Lamar
11. Nirvana (US)
12. The Smiths
13. Neil Young
14. Miles Davis
15. The Beach Boys
16. Kanye West
17. Pixies
18. Jimi Hendrix
19. Bruce Springsteen
20. R.E.M.
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