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1.
Madness - The Liberty Of Norton Folgate
September 29, 2009
Critic Score
80
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2.
Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 - Goodnight Oslo
February 17, 2009
Critic Score
80
9
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3.
Morrissey - Years of Refusal
February 17, 2009
Critic Score
77
25
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4.
Idlewild - Post Electric Blues
October 5, 2009
Critic Score
77
8
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5.
Regina Spektor - Far
June 23, 2009
Critic Score
75
25
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6.
Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment
November 23, 2009
Critic Score
69
7
reviews
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7.
Benjy Ferree - Come Back To The Five & Dime, Bobby Dee Bobby Dee
February 17, 2009
Critic Score
69
10
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8.
Dave Matthews Band - Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King
June 2, 2009
Critic Score
68
8
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9.
U2 - No Line on the Horizon
March 3, 2009
Critic Score
67
26
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10.
Rob Thomas - Cradlesong
June 30, 2009
Critic Score
66
5
reviews
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11.
Hockey - Mind Chaos
August 25, 2009
Critic Score
66
7
reviews
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12.
Selena Gomez & The Scene - Kiss & Tell
September 29, 2009
Critic Score
63
5
reviews
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13.
David Gray - Draw The Line
September 22, 2009
Critic Score
63
8
reviews
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14.
Demi Lovato - Here We Go Again
July 21, 2009
Critic Score
62
5
reviews
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15.
Dolores O'Riordan - No Baggage
August 24, 2009
Critic Score
60
5
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16.
Prince - LOtUSFLOW3R
March 29, 2009
Critic Score
57
9
reviews
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17.
Bad Lieutenant - Never Cry Another Tear
October 5, 2009
Critic Score
57
10
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18.
All Time Low - Nothing Personal
July 7, 2009
Critic Score
56
5
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19.
OneRepublic - Waking Up
November 17, 2009
Critic Score
56
6
reviews
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20.
Bon Jovi - The Circle
November 10, 2009
Critic Score
54
5
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21.
30 Seconds To Mars - This is War
December 8, 2009
Critic Score
51
9
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22.
Jonas Brothers - Lines, Vines and Trying Times
June 16, 2009
Critic Score
50
9
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23.
Ashley Tisdale - Guilty Pleasure
July 28, 2009
Critic Score
50
5
reviews
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24.
Plastiscines - About Love
August 4, 2009
Critic Score
47
7
reviews
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25.
Chris Cornell - Scream
March 10, 2009
Critic Score
38
14
reviews
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