Best Albums

The Guardian

www.theguardian.com/music

Highest Rated Albums of 2009

Decade

2000s
- All Time
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- 2000s

Genre

All
- - All
  - Alt-Country
  - Alternative Rock
  - Americana
  - Art Pop
  - Chamber Pop
  - Dance Pop
  - Electronic
  - Electropop
  - Folk
  - Hip Hop
  - Indie Folk
  - Indie Pop
- - Indie Rock
  - Indietronica
  - Jazz
  - Neo-Psychedelia
  - Pop
  - Pop Rock
  - Psychedelic
  - Punk
  - R&B
  - Rock
  - Singer-Songwriter
  - Synthpop
  - Vocal Jazz

2009

1. The Hidden Cameras - Origin: Orphan

The Hidden Cameras - Origin: Orphan

September 22, 2009

Score

100

2. Céu - Vagarosa

July 7, 2009

Score

100

3. Andrew Bird - Noble Beast

Andrew Bird - Noble Beast

January 20, 2009

Singer-Songwriter

Score

100

4. Girls - Album

September 22, 2009

Score

100

5. Sunn O))) - Monoliths and Dimensions

Sunn O))) - Monoliths and Dimensions

May 26, 2009

Score

100

6. Fever Ray - Fever Ray

Fever Ray - Fever Ray

January 12, 2009

Score

100

7. Annie - Don't Stop

Annie - Don't Stop

November 17, 2009

Score

80

8. The Mummers - Tale to Tell

The Mummers - Tale to Tell

April 16, 2009

Score

80

9. Metric - Fantasies

Metric - Fantasies

April 7, 2009

Score

80

10. K'Naan - Troubadour

K'Naan - Troubadour

February 24, 2009

Score

80

11. Joakim - Milky Ways

Joakim - Milky Ways

September 15, 2009

Score

80

12. Bob Dylan - Christmas In The Heart

Bob Dylan - Christmas In The Heart

October 13, 2009

Score

80

13. Dan Mangan - Nice, Nice, Very Nice

Dan Mangan - Nice, Nice, Very Nice

August 11, 2009

Singer-Songwriter

Score

80

14. Jon Hassell - Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes In the Street

Jon Hassell - Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes In the Street

February 10, 2009

Score

80

15. Jamie Cullum - The Pursuit

Jamie Cullum - The Pursuit

November 10, 2009

Score

80

16. Tommy Sparks - Tommy Sparks

Tommy Sparks - Tommy Sparks

May 11, 2009

Score

80

17. Röyksopp - Junior

Röyksopp - Junior

March 23, 2009

Score

80

18. Amerie - In Love & War

Amerie - In Love & War

November 3, 2009

Score

80

19. Vivian Girls - Everything Goes Wrong

Vivian Girls - Everything Goes Wrong

September 8, 2009

Score

80

20. The Clientele - Bonfires on the Heath

The Clientele - Bonfires on the Heath

October 6, 2009

Score

80

21. Mos Def - The Ecstatic

Mos Def - The Ecstatic

June 9, 2009

Score

80

22. Lars Horntveth - Kaleidoscopic

Lars Horntveth - Kaleidoscopic

January 26, 2009

Modern Classical

Score

80

23. Hudson Mohawke - Butter

Hudson Mohawke - Butter

October 26, 2009

Score

80

24. Eels - Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire

Eels - Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire

June 2, 2009

Score

80

25. Ciara - Fantasy Ride

Ciara - Fantasy Ride

May 3, 2009

Score

80

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

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