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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2009
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1,571
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1,305
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1,273
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1,186
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1,177
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2009
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1,137
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Best Albums of 2009 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 8 1%
James Ferraro 3 0%
Animal Collective 3 0%
Neil Young 3 0%
Morrissey 3 0%
Kurt Vile 2 0%
Archive 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 456 46%
United Kingdom 192 19%
Canada 50 5%
Mixed Nationality 36 4%
Australia 28 3%
Sweden 27 3%
France 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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5. Slowdive by Slowdive
6. A Crow Looked At Me by Mount Eerie
7. Sleep Well Beast by The National
8. Crack-Up by Fleet Foxes
9. Pure Comedy by Father John Misty
10. American Dream by LCD Soundsystem
11. Antisocialites by Alvvays
12. Ctrl by SZA
13. Saturation III by Brockhampton
14. MASSEDUCTION by St. Vincent
15. Saturation II by Brockhampton
16. Polygondwanaland by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
17. Stranger In The Alps by Phoebe Bridgers
18. Flying Microtonal Banana by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
19. No Shape by Perfume Genius
20. Science Fiction by Brand New
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