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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The Whirlwind

Transatlantic

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

117

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182.

Ignore The Ignorant

The Cribs

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

116

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183.

Scream

Chris Cornell

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

116

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184.

Exploding Head

A Place To Bury Strangers

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

116

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185.

Reach For The Sun

The Dangerous Summer

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

10 charts

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113

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186.

Controlling Crowds Part IV

Archive

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

9 charts

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113

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187.

New York-Addis-London
Soundtrack

ሙላቱ አስታጥቄ [Mulatu Astatke]

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

11 charts

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113

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188.

Help

Thee Oh Sees

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

9 charts

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113

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189.

Feel The Steel

Steel Panther

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

18 charts

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112

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190.

The Great Misdirect

Between The Buried And Me

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

23 charts

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111

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Best Albums of 2009 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	8	1%
Neil Young	3	0%
Morrissey	3	0%
James Ferraro	3	0%
Animal Collective	3	0%
Sonic Youth	2	0%
Emeralds	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	456	46%
	192	19%
	50	5%
	36	4%
	28	3%
	27	3%
	25	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	955	96%
Yes	45	5%

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

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

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