Best Albums of 2009

Listed below are the best albums of 2009 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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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Buy album United States
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Buy album United States
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2009
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Buy album United States
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2009
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2009
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13
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2009
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13
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2009
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Rank Score:
13
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Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
2009
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Rank Score:
13
Rank in 2009:
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Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
2009
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Rank Score:
13
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Best Albums of 2009 composition

Country Albums %


United States 460 46%
United Kingdom 191 19%
Canada 49 5%
Mixed Nationality 36 4%
Australia 29 3%
France 26 3%
Sweden 26 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 957 96%
Yes 44 4%
Live? Albums %
No 968 97%
Yes 33 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 987 99%
Yes 14 1%
Best Albums of the 1950s
1. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
2. Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
3. Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4. Blue Train by John Coltrane
5. Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
6. In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra
7. The Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman
8. Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
9. Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
10. Berry Is On Top by Chuck Berry
11. Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday
12. Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra
13. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
14. Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley
15. The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets
16. Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
17. Chet Baker Sings by Chet Baker
18. Buddy Holly by Buddy Holly
19. Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
20. Moanin' In The Moonlight by Howlin' Wolf
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