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Highest Rated Albums of 2009

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This is an ordered list of Paste's highest rated albums of 2009. Check out Paste's Year End List.

1. The Avett Brothers - I and Love and You

The Avett Brothers - I and Love and You
September 29, 2009
Americana
Score
96
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2. Major Lazer - Guns Don't Kill People...Lazers Do

Major Lazer - Guns Don't Kill People...Lazers Do
June 16, 2009
Dancehall
Score
93
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3. Elvis Perkins - Elvis Perkins in Dearland

Elvis Perkins - Elvis Perkins in Dearland
March 10, 2009
Folk
Score
93
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4. Passion Pit - Manners

Passion Pit - Manners
May 19, 2009
Electronic
Score
92
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5. Justin Townes Earle - Midnight At The Movies

Justin Townes Earle - Midnight At The Movies
March 3, 2009
Folk
Score
92
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6. Alela Diane - To Be Still

Alela Diane - To Be Still
February 17, 2009
Folk
Score
92
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7. Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More

Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
October 2, 2009
Folk
Score
91
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8. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
May 26, 2009
Psychedelic Folk
Score
91
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9. Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything to Nothing

Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything to Nothing
April 21, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
91
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10. Bell X1 - Blue Lights on the Runway

Bell X1 - Blue Lights on the Runway
February 20, 2009
Alternative Rock
Score
91
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11. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
January 20, 2009
Psychedelic Pop
Score
91
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12. Rosanne Cash - The List

Rosanne Cash - The List
October 6, 2009
Country
Score
90
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13. Brandi Carlile - Give Up The Ghost

Brandi Carlile - Give Up The Ghost
October 6, 2009
Folk
Score
90
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14. Moby - Wait For Me

Moby - Wait For Me
June 30, 2009
Electronic
Score
90
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15. The Low Anthem - Oh My God, Charlie Darwin

The Low Anthem - Oh My God, Charlie Darwin
June 9, 2009
Folk
Score
90
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16. Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse - Dark Night of the Soul

Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse - Dark Night of the Soul
June 2, 2009
Experimental Rock
Score
90
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17. Bill Callahan - Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Bill Callahan - Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
April 14, 2009
Folk
Score
90
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18. Mastodon - Crack The Skye

Mastodon - Crack The Skye
March 24, 2009
Progressive Metal
Score
90
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19. Circulatory System - Signal Morning

Circulatory System - Signal Morning
September 8, 2009
Psychedelic Rock
Score
89
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20. David Bazan - Curse Your Branches

David Bazan - Curse Your Branches
September 1, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
89
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21. Arctic Monkeys - Humbug

Arctic Monkeys - Humbug
August 25, 2009
Alternative Rock
Score
89
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22. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca

Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
June 9, 2009
Indie Pop
Score
89
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23. Allen Toussaint - The Bright Mississippi

Allen Toussaint - The Bright Mississippi
April 21, 2009
Jazz
Score
89
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24. Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career

Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career
April 21, 2009
Indie Pop
Score
89
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25. The Flaming Lips - Embryonic

The Flaming Lips - Embryonic
October 13, 2009
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
88
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Paste awarded albums throughout 2009.
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