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Highest Rated Albums of 2009

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Genre

All
- - All
  - Alt-Country
  - Alternative Rock
  - Americana
  - Art Pop
  - Country
  - Dance Pop
  - Electronic
  - Electropop
  - Folk
  - Folk Pop
  - Hard Rock
  - Hip Hop
- - Indie Folk
  - Indie Pop
  - Indie Rock
  - Pop
  - Pop Rap
  - Pop Rock
  - Psychedelic
  - Psychedelic Rock
  - Punk
  - R&B
  - Rock
  - Singer-Songwriter
  - Synthpop

2009

1. Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit

February 17, 2009

Country Rock

Score

100

2. Bruce Springsteen - Working on a Dream

January 27, 2009

Rock

Score

100

3. Bill Callahan - Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

April 14, 2009

Folk

Score

100

4. Steve Earle - Townes

May 12, 2009

Country

Score

100

5. Mika - The Boy Who Knew Too Much

September 22, 2009

Pop

Score

100

6. Miranda Lambert - Revolution

September 29, 2009

Country

Score

100

7. Animal Collective - Fall Be Kind

December 15, 2009

Experimental

Score

100

8. Paramore - Brand New Eyes

September 29, 2009

Alternative Rock

Score

100

9. Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 - Goodnight Oslo

February 17, 2009

Pop Rock

Score

100

10. Os Mutantes - Haih Or Amortecedor

September 8, 2009

Psychedelic Rock

Score

100

11. Joe Henry - Blood from Stars

August 18, 2009

Score

12. Dierks Bentley - Feel That Fire

February 3, 2009

Score

13. Glee Cast - Glee: The Music, Volume 2

December 4, 2009

Score

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14. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion

January 20, 2009

Score

15. M. Ward - Hold Time

February 17, 2009

Score

16. U2 - No Line on the Horizon

March 3, 2009

Score

17. Antony and the Johnsons - The Crying Light

January 20, 2009

Score

18. Vetiver - Tight Knit

February 17, 2009

Score

19. The Bird and the Bee - Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future

January 27, 2009

Score

20. Junior Boys - Begone Dull Care

April 7, 2009

Score

21. Eminem - Relapse

May 19, 2009

Score

22. The Felice Brothers - Yonder Is The Clock

April 7, 2009

Score

23. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca

June 9, 2009

Score

24. The Fiery Furnaces - I'm Going Away

July 21, 2009

Score

25. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

May 26, 2009

Score

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

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