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Highest Rated Albums of 2009

Decade
Source
Genre
2000s
2008
2009

1.

tUnE-yArDs - BiRd-BrAiNs
March 19, 2009
Freak Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

2.

Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
June 9, 2009
Indie Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

Tyondai Braxton - Central Market
September 15, 2009
Experimental
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

4.

Mission of Burma - The Sound the Speed the Light
October 6, 2009
Post-Punk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

5.

Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
October 2, 2009
Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

6.

Former Ghosts - New Love
October 26, 2009
Synthpop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

7.

Hudson Mohawke - Butter
October 26, 2009
Electronic
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

8.

Fryars - Dark Young Hearts
September 22, 2009
Score
90
Source →
Amazon

9.

Wavves - Wavvves
February 3, 2009
Lo-Fi
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

The Fiery Furnaces - I'm Going Away
July 21, 2009
Art Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

Mew - No More Stories...
August 25, 2009
Progressive Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

12.

White Denim - Fits
June 22, 2009
Garage Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport
October 20, 2009
Electronic
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

Vivian Girls - Everything Goes Wrong
September 8, 2009
Lo-Fi
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

Real Estate - Real Estate
November 17, 2009
Lo-Fi
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

The Very Best - Warm Heart of Africa
October 6, 2009
Electronic
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

17.

Vitalic - Flashmob
November 3, 2009
Electronic
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

Local Natives - Gorilla Manor
November 2, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

Kid Sister - Ultraviolet
November 17, 2009
Hip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

That Fucking Tank - Tanknology
July 13, 2009
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

Ganglians - Monster Head Room
May 28, 2009
Psychedelic Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

BlakFish - Champions
August 10, 2009
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

Hello=Fire - Hello=Fire
October 26, 2009
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music

24.

Let's Wrestle - In the Court of the Wrestling Let's
June 29, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Kong - Snake Magnet
July 13, 2009
Noise Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Loud and Quiet awarded albums throughout 2009.
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