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:

10,800

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Overall Rank:

139

Average Rating:

82 (1,563 votes)

Comments:

157

Hospice

The Antlers

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

630 charts

Rank Score:

6,281

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Overall Rank:

283

Average Rating:

81 (830 votes)

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The xx

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

745 charts

Rank Score:

5,241

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Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

610 charts

Rank Score:

4,343

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Overall Rank:

412

Average Rating:

79 (809 votes)

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Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

Phoenix

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

580 charts

Rank Score:

3,948

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Overall Rank:

453

Average Rating:

79 (867 votes)

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The Resistance

Muse

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

396 charts

Rank Score:

2,663

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107

Overall Rank:

678

Average Rating:

70 (1,049 votes)

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Lungs

Florence + The Machine

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

382 charts

Rank Score:

2,494

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115

Overall Rank:

724

Average Rating:

76 (647 votes)

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Humbug

Arctic Monkeys

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

382 charts

Rank Score:

2,274

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Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

299 charts

Rank Score:

2,098

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135

Overall Rank:

854

Average Rating:

78 (399 votes)

Comments:

10.

Man On The Moon: The End Of Day

Kid Cudi

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

227 charts

Rank Score:

1,903

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149

Overall Rank:

951

Average Rating:

77 (332 votes)

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Best Albums of 2009 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	8	1%
Morrissey	3	0%
James Ferraro	3	0%
Neil Young	3	0%
Animal Collective	3	0%
Oneohtrix Point Never	2	0%
Lil B	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	455	46%
	193	19%
	50	5%
	36	4%
	28	3%
	27	3%
	25	3%
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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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