Best Albums of 2009

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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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Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

1,096 charts

Rank Score:

10,919

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Overall Rank:

139

Average Rating:

82 (1,562 votes)

Comments:

157

Hospice

The Antlers

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

630 charts

Rank Score:

6,293

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Overall Rank:

281

Average Rating:

81 (828 votes)

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The xx

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

744 charts

Rank Score:

5,266

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Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

610 charts

Rank Score:

4,370

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Overall Rank:

410

Average Rating:

79 (808 votes)

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Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

Phoenix

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

578 charts

Rank Score:

3,940

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Overall Rank:

453

Average Rating:

79 (865 votes)

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The Resistance

Muse

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

396 charts

Rank Score:

2,681

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107

Overall Rank:

671

Average Rating:

70 (1,049 votes)

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Lungs

Florence + The Machine

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

382 charts

Rank Score:

2,490

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114

Overall Rank:

723

Average Rating:

76 (645 votes)

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Humbug

Arctic Monkeys

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

383 charts

Rank Score:

2,291

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Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

298 charts

Rank Score:

2,076

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135

Overall Rank:

862

Average Rating:

78 (397 votes)

Comments:

10.

Man On The Moon: The End Of Day

Kid Cudi

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

225 charts

Rank Score:

1,906

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148

Overall Rank:

944

Average Rating:

77 (331 votes)

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Best Albums of 2009 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	8	1%
James Ferraro	3	0%
Morrissey	3	0%
Neil Young	3	0%
Animal Collective	3	0%
The Devin Townsend Project	2	0%
Oneohtrix Point Never	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	457	46%
	192	19%
	50	5%
	36	4%
	28	3%
	27	3%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	956	96%
Yes	44	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	31	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

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