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Highest Rated Albums of 2009

Decade
Source
Genre
2000s
2009

1.

Melanie Fiona - The Bridge
June 26, 2009
Score
90
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2.

Alejandro Sanz - Paraíso Express
November 10, 2009
Score
90
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3.

Sugarland - Gold and Green
October 13, 2009
Score
90
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4.

Joe Nichols - Old Things New
October 27, 2009
Score
90
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5.

Gustavo Cerati - Fuerza Natural
September 1, 2009
Score
90
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6.

Steven Curtis Chapman - Beauty Will Rise
November 3, 2009
Score
90
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7.

Gretchen Parlato - In a Dream
August 25, 2009
Score
90
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8.

Dale Ann Bradley - Don't Turn Your Back
May 19, 2009
Score
90
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9.

Glee Cast - Glee: The Music, Volume 1
November 2, 2009
Score
90
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10.

N'Dambi - Pink Elephant
October 6, 2009
Score
90
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11.

Alberta Cross - Broken Side of Time
September 21, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
90
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12.

Nelly Furtado - Mi Plan
September 11, 2009
Latin Pop
Score
90
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13.

Whitney Houston - I Look To You
August 28, 2009
R&B
Score
90
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14.

Caetano Veloso - Zii e Zie
April 15, 2009
Score
90
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15.

George Strait - Twang
August 11, 2009
Score
90
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16.

Owen - New Leaves
September 22, 2009
Acoustic Rock
Score
90
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17.

Rihanna - Rated R
November 20, 2009
Pop
Score
90
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18.

The Raveonettes - In and Out of Control
October 6, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
90
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19.

Girls - Album
September 22, 2009
Indie Pop
Score
90
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20.

Mika - The Boy Who Knew Too Much
September 22, 2009
Pop
Score
90
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21.

Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3
September 8, 2009
Hip Hop
Score
90
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22.

Dead Prez & DJ Green Lantern - Turn Off the Radio, Vol. 3: Pulse of the People
June 23, 2009
Hip Hop
Score
86
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23.

Brad Paisley - American Saturday Night
June 30, 2009
Country
Score
86
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24.

Robin Thicke - Sex Therapy: The Session
December 15, 2009
R&B
Score
85
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25.

Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster
November 23, 2009
Pop
Score
85
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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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