Best Albums of 2009

Listed below are the best albums of 2009 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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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Best Albums of 2009 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 8 1%
Morrissey 3 0%
Animal Collective 3 0%
Neil Young 3 0%
James Ferraro 3 0%
Biffy Clyro 2 0%
Bibio 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 456 46%
United Kingdom 191 19%
Canada 50 5%
Mixed Nationality 36 4%
Australia 29 3%
France 26 3%
Sweden 26 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 957 96%
Yes 45 4%
Live? Albums %
No 970 97%
Yes 32 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 988 99%
Yes 14 1%
Best Albums of 2009
1. Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective
2. Hospice by The Antlers
3. xx by The xx
4. Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear
5. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by Phoenix
6. The Resistance by Muse
7. Lungs by Florence + The Machine
8. Humbug by Arctic Monkeys
9. Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors
10. Man On The Moon: The End Of Day by Kid Cudi
11. Sigh No More by Mumford & Sons
12. Fever Ray by Fever Ray
13. Crack The Skye by Mastodon
14. It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
15. Actor by St. Vincent
16. West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum by Kasabian
17. Embryonic by The Flaming Lips
18. Primary Colours by The Horrors (UK)
19. Them Crooked Vultures by Them Crooked Vultures
20. The Hazards Of Love by The Decemberists
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