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Highest Rated Albums of 2009

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2009

1.

Manic Street Preachers - Journal For Plague Lovers
May 19, 2009
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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2.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!
March 31, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
100
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3.

John Fogerty - The Blue Ridge Rangers: Rides Again
August 31, 2009
Score
80
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4.

Jon Allen - Dead Man's Suit
June 1, 2009
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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5.

Cheryl Cole - 3 Words
October 23, 2009
Pop
Score
80
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6.

White Lies - To Lose My Life
March 17, 2009
Post-Punk Revival
Score
80
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7.

Biffy Clyro - Only Revolutions
November 9, 2009
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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8.

Micachu and the Shapes - Jewellery
March 9, 2009
Experimental
Score
80
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9.

La Roux - La Roux
September 29, 2009
Electropop
Score
80
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10.

Memory Tapes - Seek Magic
August 25, 2009
Electronic
Score
80
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11.

Dizzee Rascal - Tongue N' Cheek
September 21, 2009
Hip Hop
Score
80
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12.

Richard Hawley - Truelove's Gutter
September 22, 2009
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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13.

Muse - The Resistance
September 15, 2009
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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14.

Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon: The End Of Day
September 15, 2009
Pop Rap
Score
80
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15.

The Cribs - Ignore the Ignorant
September 8, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
80
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16.

Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport
October 20, 2009
Electronic
Score
80
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17.

Wild Beasts - Two Dancers
September 8, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
80
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18.

Florence + The Machine - Lungs
July 6, 2009
Indie Pop
Score
80
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19.

Arctic Monkeys - Humbug
August 25, 2009
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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20.

Iggy Pop - Preliminaires
June 2, 2009
Punk Rock
Score
80
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21.

Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
May 26, 2009
Indie Pop
Score
80
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22.

Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
June 9, 2009
Indie Pop
Score
80
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23.

Bat For Lashes - Two Suns
April 7, 2009
Art Pop
Score
80
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24.

Super Furry Animals - Dark Days / Light Years
April 13, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
80
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25.

The Horrors - Primary Colours
May 5, 2009
Post-Punk
Score
80
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Q Magazine awarded albums throughout 2009.
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