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Highest Rated Albums of 2009

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

1. Sunset Rubdown - Dragonslayer

Sunset Rubdown - Dragonslayer
June 23, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
100
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2. Sunn O))) - Monoliths and Dimensions

Sunn O))) - Monoliths and Dimensions
May 26, 2009
Drone Metal
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music

3. Sparrow & the Workshop - Into the Wild

Sparrow & the Workshop - Into the Wild
November 30, 2009
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

4. Felix - You Are The One I Pick

Felix - You Are The One I Pick
November 23, 2009
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
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5. Edan - Echo Party

Edan - Echo Party
November 23, 2009
Score
90
Source →
Amazon

6. Beak> - Beak>

Beak> - Beak>
November 18, 2009
Krautrock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music

7. Bear in Heaven - Beast Rest Forth Mouth

Bear in Heaven - Beast Rest Forth Mouth
October 20, 2009
Experimental Rock
Score
90
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iTunes
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8. Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport

Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport
October 20, 2009
Electronic
Score
90
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iTunes
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Spotify

9. Do Make Say Think - Other Truths

Do Make Say Think - Other Truths
October 20, 2009
Post-Rock
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10. Shackleton - Three EPs

Shackleton - Three EPs
October 13, 2009
UK Bass
Score
90
Source →
Amazon

11. A Place To Bury Strangers - Exploding Head

A Place To Bury Strangers - Exploding Head
October 6, 2009
Noise Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

12. Jamie T - Kings & Queens

Jamie T - Kings & Queens
October 6, 2009
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

13. The xx - xx

The xx - xx
October 6, 2009
Indie Pop
Score
90
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Music
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14. Various Artists - Warp20 (Chosen)

Various Artists - Warp20 (Chosen)
September 29, 2009
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

15. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II

Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II
September 8, 2009
Hip Hop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music

16. Wild Beasts - Two Dancers

Wild Beasts - Two Dancers
September 8, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

17. Memory Tapes - Seek Magic

Memory Tapes - Seek Magic
August 25, 2009
Electronic
Score
90
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18. Mount Eerie - Wind's Poem

Mount Eerie - Wind's Poem
August 18, 2009
Indie Folk
Score
90
Source →
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iTunes
Music
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19. Pissed Jeans - King of Jeans

Pissed Jeans - King of Jeans
August 18, 2009
Noise Rock
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20. Ramona Falls - Intuit

Ramona Falls - Intuit
August 18, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21. Six Organs of Admittance - Luminous Night

Six Organs of Admittance - Luminous Night
August 18, 2009
Psychedelic Folk
Score
90
Source →
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iTunes
Music

22. Sleeping States - In the Gardens of the North

Sleeping States - In the Gardens of the North
August 17, 2009
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Spotify

23. Nurses - Apple's Acre

Nurses - Apple's Acre
August 4, 2009
Indie Rock
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24. Future of the Left - Travels with Myself and Another

Future of the Left - Travels with Myself and Another
June 23, 2009
Noise Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25. Magnetic Morning - A.M.

Magnetic Morning - A.M.
June 8, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Drowned in Sound awarded albums throughout 2009.
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