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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10,794
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6,279
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5,239
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4,342
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3,947
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2,662
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2,493
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2,273
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2,097
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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%
Best Albums of the 2000s
1. Kid A by Radiohead
2. In Rainbows by Radiohead
3. Funeral by Arcade Fire
4. Is This It by The Strokes
5. Illinois by Sufjan Stevens
6. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco
7. Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys
8. Madvillainy by Madvillain
9. Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
10. Turn On The Bright Lights by Interpol
11. Sound Of Silver by LCD Soundsystem
12. A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay
13. Elephant by The White Stripes
14. For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver
15. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips
16. Songs For The Deaf by Queens Of The Stone Age
17. Amnesiac by Radiohead
18. Demon Days by Gorillaz
19. Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
20. Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective
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