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Highest Rated Albums of 2009

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2009

1. Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3

September 8, 2009

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2. Mika - The Boy Who Knew Too Much

September 22, 2009

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3. Girls - Album

September 22, 2009

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4. The Raveonettes - In and Out of Control

October 6, 2009

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5. Rihanna - Rated R

November 20, 2009

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6. Owen - New Leaves

September 22, 2009

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7. George Strait - Twang

August 11, 2009

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8. Caetano Veloso - Zii e Zie

April 15, 2009

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9. Whitney Houston - I Look To You

August 28, 2009

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10. Nelly Furtado - Mi Plan

September 11, 2009

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11. Alberta Cross - Broken Side of Time

September 21, 2009

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12. N'Dambi - Pink Elephant

October 6, 2009

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13. Glee Cast - Glee: The Music, Volume 1

November 2, 2009

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14. Dale Ann Bradley - Don't Turn Your Back

May 19, 2009

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15. Gretchen Parlato - In a Dream

August 25, 2009

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16. Steven Curtis Chapman - Beauty Will Rise

November 3, 2009

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17. Gustavo Cerati - Fuerza Natural

September 1, 2009

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18. Joe Nichols - Old Things New

October 27, 2009

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19. Sugarland - Gold and Green

October 13, 2009

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20. Alejandro Sanz - Paraíso Express

November 10, 2009

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21. Melanie Fiona - The Bridge

June 26, 2009

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22. Brad Paisley - American Saturday Night

June 30, 2009

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23. Dead Prez & DJ Green Lantern - Turn Off the Radio, Vol. 3: Pulse of the People

June 23, 2009

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24. Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster

November 23, 2009

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25. Robin Thicke - Sex Therapy: The Session

December 15, 2009

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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Billboard awarded albums throughout 2009.

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