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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41.

Mean Everything To Nothing

Manchester Orchestra

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

82 charts

Rank Score:

498

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

522

Overall Rank:

3,026

Average Rating:

76 (93 votes)

Comments:

42.

Forget And Not Slow Down

Relient K

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

465

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

546

Overall Rank:

3,198

Average Rating:

75 (35 votes)

Comments:

43.

Hombre Lobo (12 Songs Of Desire)

Eels

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

74 charts

Rank Score:

455

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

553

Overall Rank:

3,247

Average Rating:

74 (116 votes)

Comments:

44.

Post-Nothing

Japandroids

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

114 charts

Rank Score:

455

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

555

Overall Rank:

3,252

Average Rating:

75 (171 votes)

Comments:

45.

No Line On The Horizon

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

169 charts

Rank Score:

452

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

558

Overall Rank:

3,266

Average Rating:

66 (537 votes)

Comments:

46.

It's Not Me, It's You

Lily Allen

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

97 charts

Rank Score:

446

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

565

Overall Rank:

3,301

Average Rating:

71 (160 votes)

Comments:

47.

Fall Be Kind

Animal Collective

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

90 charts

Rank Score:

437

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

578

Overall Rank:

3,357

Average Rating:

77 (219 votes)

Comments:

48.

Junior

Röyksopp

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

421

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

597

Overall Rank:

3,483

Average Rating:

76 (57 votes)

Comments:

49.

Far

Regina Spektor

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

70 charts

Rank Score:

405

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

615

Overall Rank:

3,599

Average Rating:

75 (126 votes)

Comments:

50.

The Crying Light

Antony & The Johnsons

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

99 charts

Rank Score:

402

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

620

Overall Rank:

3,625

Average Rating:

77 (126 votes)

Comments:

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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%
Oneohtrix Point Never	2	0%
Franz Ferdinand	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	457	46%
	192	19%
	50	5%
	36	4%
	28	3%
	26	3%
	25	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	954	95%
Yes	46	5%

Live?	Albums	%
No	968	97%
Yes	32	3%

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

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