Best Albums of 2009

« View best albums of 2008View best albums of 2010 »

Listed below are the best albums of 2009 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

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.

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Collector's summary (top 1,000)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

151.

Halestorm

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

147

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

152.

Seek Magic

Memory Tapes

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

146

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

153.

Insides

Jon Hopkins

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

145

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

154.

Armistice

Mutemath

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

145

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

155.

The Beatles In Mono
Compilation

The Beatles

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

142

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

156.

Reservoir

Fanfarlo

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

141

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

157.

So Far Gone

Drake

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

140

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

158.

...In Shallow Seas We Sail

Emery

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

140

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

159.

Can't Maintain

Andrew Jackson Jihad

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

139

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

160.

Wall Of Arms

The Maccabees

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

137

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

« prev
1
...
15
16
17
...
100
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 1,000. Page 16 of 100

Best Albums of 2009 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	8	1%
Morrissey	3	0%
James Ferraro	3	0%
Animal Collective	3	0%
Neil Young	3	0%
Mae	2	0%
The Flaming Lips	2	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	459	46%
	192	19%
	45	5%
	38	4%
	27	3%
	27	3%
	25	3%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	956	96%
Yes	44	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	967	97%
Yes	33	3%

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

« View best albums of 2008View best albums of 2010 »

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

Recognised Decade Charts (2020s)
1. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Staff Picks by Billboard (2019)
2. The A.V. Club's 50 best albums of the 2010s by The A.V. Club (2019)
3. BrooklynVegan's Top Albums of 2010s by BrooklynVegan (2020)
4. Gorilla vs. Bear Albums of the 2010s by Gorilla vs. Bear (2019)
5. All The Best Albums Of The 2010s, Ranked by Uproxx (2019)
6. Top 100 Albums of the Decade by Crack Magazine (2019)
7. Top 50 Albums of the 2010s by The Wild Honey Pie (2019)
8. NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s by New Music Express (2019)
9. The 50 best albums of the decade – 2010 to 2019 by Independent (2019)
10. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Rolling Stone (2019)
11. The Needle Drop's Top Albums Of The 2010s by The Needle Drop (2019)
12. The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s by Pitchfork (2019)
13. The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s by Stereogum (2019)
14. The 101 Best Albums of the 2010s by Spin (2020)
15. The 50 Best Albums of the Decade by Deep Cuts (2019)
16. Top 100 Albums of the 2010s by Consequence of Sound (2019)
17. Die 100 besten Alben der 10er Jahre by Musikexpress.de (2020)
18. Die besten Platten 2010-2019 by Spex (2019)
19. The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Paste (2019)
20. Los 30 mejores discos de la década de 2010 by Esquire España (2023)