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Evening Standard

www.standard.co.uk/culture/music

Highest Rated Albums of 2009

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Source
Genre
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2009

1.

Oumou Sangaré - Seya
February 26, 2009
Score
100
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2.

Kronos Quartet - Floodplain
May 19, 2009
Score
100
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3.

Eminem - Relapse
May 15, 2009
Horrorcore
Score
100
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4.

Florence + The Machine - Lungs
July 6, 2009
Indie Pop, Art Pop
Score
100
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5.

Robert Glasper - Double Booked
August 25, 2009
Score
100
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6.

Jamie T - Kings & Queens
October 6, 2009
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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7.

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba - I Speak Fula
September 14, 2009
Score
100
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8.

Glasvegas - Glasvegas
January 6, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
100
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9.

Matthew Halsall - Colour Yes
November 10, 2009
Score
80
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10.

Steve Martin - The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo
May 19, 2009
Bluegrass
Score
80
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11.

Jamie Cullum - The Pursuit
November 10, 2009
Vocal Jazz, Sophisti-Pop, Jazz Pop
Score
80
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12.

Robbie Williams - Reality Killed the Video Star
November 6, 2009
Pop
Score
80
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13.

BlakRoc - BlakRoc
November 27, 2009
Hip Hop
Score
80
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14.

Snoop Dogg - Malice n Wonderland
December 8, 2009
Pop Rap
Score
80
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15.

Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM
December 7, 2009
Indie Pop, Art Pop
Score
80
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16.

Arctic Monkeys - Humbug
August 25, 2009
Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Stoner Rock, Post-Punk Revival, Psychedelic Rock
Score
80
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17.

Jesca Hoop - Hunting My Dress
November 16, 2009
Indie Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Art Pop
Score
80
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18.

Joe Lovano Us Five - Folk Art
May 19, 2009
Score
80
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19.

Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
May 26, 2009
Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Score
80
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20.

Dub Pistols - Rum & Coke
May 26, 2009
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

21.

Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
May 26, 2009
Psychedelic Folk, Indie Folk, Psychedelic Pop
Score
80
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22.

Moby - Wait For Me
June 30, 2009
Electronic
Score
80
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23.

Wilco - Wilco (The Album)
June 30, 2009
Alt-Country
Score
80
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24.

Bruce Springsteen - Working on a Dream
January 27, 2009
Pop Rock, Heartland Rock, Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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25.

Polly Scattergood - Polly Scattergood
May 19, 2009
Experimental
Score
80
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Evening Standard awarded albums throughout 2009.
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