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2009
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Melanie Fiona - The Bridge
June 26, 2009
R&B
Score
90
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2
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Alejandro Sanz - Paraíso Express
November 10, 2009
Score
90
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3
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Joe Nichols - Old Things New
October 27, 2009
Score
90
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4
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Gustavo Cerati - Fuerza Natural
September 1, 2009
Pop Rock
Score
90
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5
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Steven Curtis Chapman - Beauty Will Rise
November 3, 2009
Score
90
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6
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Gretchen Parlato - In a Dream
August 25, 2009
Score
90
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7
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Dale Ann Bradley - Don't Turn Your Back
May 19, 2009
Score
90
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8
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Glee Cast - Glee: The Music, Volume 1
November 2, 2009
Score
90
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9
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N'Dambi - Pink Elephant
October 6, 2009
Score
90
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10
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Alberta Cross - Broken Side of Time
September 21, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
90
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11
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Nelly Furtado - Mi Plan
September 11, 2009
Latin Pop
Score
90
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12
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Whitney Houston - I Look To You
August 28, 2009
Contemporary R&B
Score
90
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13
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Caetano Veloso - Zii e Zie
April 15, 2009
Score
90
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14
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George Strait - Twang
August 11, 2009
Score
90
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15
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Owen - New Leaves
September 22, 2009
Acoustic Rock
Score
90
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16
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Rihanna - Rated R
November 20, 2009
Pop
Score
90
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17
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The Raveonettes - In and Out of Control
October 6, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
90
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18
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Girls - Album
September 22, 2009
Indie Pop
Score
90
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19
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Mika - The Boy Who Knew Too Much
September 22, 2009
Pop
Score
90
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20
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Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3
September 8, 2009
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
90
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21
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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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22
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Brad Paisley - American Saturday Night
June 30, 2009
Country
Score
86
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23
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Robin Thicke - Sex Therapy: The Session
December 15, 2009
Contemporary R&B
Score
85
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24
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Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster
November 18, 2009
Pop
Score
85
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25
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Priscilla Renea - Jukebox
December 1, 2009
Score
82
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Billboard awarded albums throughout 2009.
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