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Highest Rated Albums of 2009

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

1. Fever Ray - Fever Ray

Fever Ray - Fever Ray
January 12, 2009
Electropop
Score
100
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2. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
May 26, 2009
Psychedelic Folk
Score
90
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3. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca

Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
June 9, 2009
Indie Pop
Score
90
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4. Patrick Wolf - The Bachelor

Patrick Wolf - The Bachelor
June 2, 2009
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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5. Passion Pit - Manners

Passion Pit - Manners
May 19, 2009
Electronic
Score
90
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6. Magnolia Electric Co. - Josephine

Magnolia Electric Co. - Josephine
July 21, 2009
Americana
Score
90
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7. 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
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8. Sleepy Sun - Embrace

Sleepy Sun - Embrace
July 7, 2009
Psychedelic Rock
Score
90
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9. Wild Beasts - Two Dancers

Wild Beasts - Two Dancers
September 8, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
90
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10. Times New Viking - Born Again Revisited

Times New Viking - Born Again Revisited
September 22, 2009
Lo-Fi
Score
90
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11. Maps - Turning the Mind

Maps - Turning the Mind
October 20, 2009
Shoegaze
Score
90
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12. Gallows - Grey Britain

Gallows - Grey Britain
May 5, 2009
Hardcore Punk
Score
90
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13. Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse - Dark Night of the Soul

Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse - Dark Night of the Soul
June 2, 2009
Experimental Rock
Score
90
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14. A Hawk and a Hacksaw - Délivrance

A Hawk and a Hacksaw - Délivrance
May 18, 2009
Folk
Score
90
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15. Let's Wrestle - In the Court of the Wrestling Let's

Let's Wrestle - In the Court of the Wrestling Let's
June 29, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
90
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16. Os Mutantes - Haih Or Amortecedor

Os Mutantes - Haih Or Amortecedor
September 8, 2009
Psychedelic Rock
Score
90
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17. Cursive - Mama, I'm Swollen

Cursive - Mama, I'm Swollen
March 10, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
80
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18. tUnE-yArDs - BiRd-BrAiNs

tUnE-yArDs - BiRd-BrAiNs
March 19, 2009
Freak Folk
Score
80
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19. Sonic Youth - The Eternal

Sonic Youth - The Eternal
June 9, 2009
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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20. The Dead Weather - Horehound

The Dead Weather - Horehound
July 14, 2009
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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21. Manic Street Preachers - Journal For Plague Lovers

Manic Street Preachers - Journal For Plague Lovers
May 19, 2009
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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22. Deerhunter - Rainwater Cassette Exchange

Deerhunter - Rainwater Cassette Exchange
May 18, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
80
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23. Mew - No More Stories...

Mew - No More Stories...
August 25, 2009
Progressive Pop
Score
80
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24. Eels - Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire

Eels - Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire
June 2, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
80
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25. Arctic Monkeys - Humbug

Arctic Monkeys - Humbug
August 25, 2009
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Clash awarded albums throughout 2009.
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