Best Music and Albums for 2009

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96	1. Histoire de Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg March 24, 2009 The US release of Serge Gainsbourg's 1971 album featuring Jane Birkin in the classic Ballade de Melody Nelson. User Score 8.0
93	2. Live At Reading by Nirvana November 3, 2009 The entire performance by Nirvana at 1992's Reading Festival is released both as a CD and DVD. User Score 8.7
93	3. My Dusty Road by Woody Guthrie August 25, 2009 The four-disc set includes Woody Guthrie's recordings from the mid-1940s in a definitive collection. User Score 7.2
89	4. Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective January 20, 2009 The ninth album from the rock group was produced by Ben Allen. User Score 8.5
88	5. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II by Raekwon September 8, 2009 The Wu-Tang Clan-member releases his fourth solo album featuring such artists as his fellow Wu-Tang Clan members, Jadakiss, Beanie Sigel, Lyfe Jennings, Styles P, Busta Rhymes, and Slick Rick. User Score 8.7

88	6. Monoliths & Dimensions by Sunn O))) May 26, 2009 The metal band worked with composer Eyvind Kang on its seventh album, which features Australian guitar player Oren Ambarchi, vocalists Attila Csihar, Jessika Kenney, Earth's Dylan Carlson, and trombonists Julian Priester and Stuart Dempster as guest artists. User Score 6.8
87	7. Blue Record by Baroness October 13, 2009 The second full-length album for the Georgia-based rock band is its first with new guitarist Peter Adams. User Score 8.7
87	8. Historicity by Vijay Iyer Trio October 13, 2009 Pianist Vijay Iyer debuts his first album as part of a classic trio of jazz musicians. User Score 7.3
87	9. xx by The xx October 6, 2009 This is the debut album for the South London quartet. User Score 8.6
86	10. Welcome To Mali by Amadou & Mariam March 24, 2009 The African duo met at a school for the blind and have since written a song for the 2006 World Cup and their latest album features production by Damon Albarn. User Score 8.2

86	11. Midlife: A Beginner's Guide To Blur by Blur July 28, 2009 The two-disc set contains some biggest hits, band favorites, and rare singles. User Score 8.6
86	12. Seek Magic by Memory Tapes November 9, 2009 This is the debut album for Dayve Hawk as Memory Tapes. User Score 8.7
85	13. BLACKsummers'night by Maxwell July 7, 2009 The first album for the singer since 2001's "Now" is part of a planned trilogy (the next two albums to be named BlackSUMMERS'night and Blacksummers'NIGHT). User Score 8.7
85	14. Bleach: Deluxe Edition by Nirvana November 3, 2009 The debut album for the grunge band is remastered and reissued with a 1990 live recording of a concert at Portland, Oregon's Pine Street Theatre. User Score 8.6
85	15. Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear May 26, 2009 The third album for the Brooklyn-based indie-rock band. User Score 8.7

85	16. Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors June 9, 2009 The latest album for the Brooklyn-based indie band is its first on the Domino Records label. User Score 8.5
85	17. Journal For Plague Lovers by Manic Street Preachers September 15, 2009 The latest album for the Welsh rock band was produced by Steve Albini and features lyrics from Richey James Edwards, who went missing in 1995. User Score 8.7
85	18. Revolution by Miranda Lambert September 29, 2009 This is the third album for the country singer who was a finalist on Nashville Star. User Score 8.6
85	19. Enter The Vaselines by The Vaselines May 5, 2009 The two-disc set for the Scottish indie-rock band includes the reissues of two EPs, an LP, several demos, and live tracks recorded in the late 1980s. User Score 8.2
85	20. Wind's Poem by Mount Eerie August 18, 2009 The fourth full-length album for the Washington state-based artist Phil Elverum. User Score 8.3
84	21. Yonder Is The Clock by The Felice Brothers April 7, 2009 The second album on the Team Love label for the three brothers from upstate New York. User Score 8.6
84	22. Electric Dirt by Levon Helm June 30, 2009 Larry Campbell produces the follow-up to Levon Helm's Grammy-winning album, Dirt Farmer. User Score 7.9
84	23. Fall Be Kind [EP] by Animal Collective December 15, 2009 The five-track EP is the second release for the year for the rock trio. User Score 7.1
84	24. Ten [Reissue] by Pearl Jam March 24, 2009 The rerelease of the debut album for the grunge band is the part of a planned rerelease of the rest of its albums, leading up to its 20th anniversary in 2011. User Score 8.7
84	25. Imidiwan: Companions by Tinariwen June 29, 2009 This is the fourth album for the African band. User Score 8.0
84	26. Dark Days/Light Years by Super Furry Animals April 21, 2009 The Welsh band releases its ninth album features Franz Ferdinand’s Nick McCarthy rapping in German on 'Inaugural Trams.' User Score 7.8
84	27. Tarot Sport by Fuck Buttons October 20, 2009 The second album for the rock duo from Bristol was produced by Andrew Weatherall. User Score 8.1
84	28. Heavy Ghost by DM Stith March 10, 2009 The debut full-length album for the New York artist who was discovered by Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond. User Score 8.3
84	29. UGK 4 Life by UGK March 31, 2009 With the death of Pimp C in 2007, this is the last album for the UGK. User Score 8.7
83	30. Two Dancers by Wild Beasts September 8, 2009 The second album for the quartet was produced with Richard Formby. User Score 8.7
83	31. The Excitement Plan by Todd Snider June 9, 2009 The latest album for the alt-country singer was produced by Don Was. User Score 8.4
83	32. Us by Brother Ali September 22, 2009 The fourth album for the Minnesota-based artist features guests David "Stokley" Williams, Chuck D, Freeway, and Joell Ortiz. User Score 8.5
83	33. The Bright Mississippi by Allen Toussaint April 21, 2009 The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame producer/musician from New Orleans releases his first major jazz album produced by Joe Henry. User Score 8.3
83	34. Hospice by The Antlers August 18, 2009 This is the second album for the Peter Silberman-led band. User Score 8.7
83	35. Between My Head and the Sky by Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band September 22, 2009 The first album credited to the Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band since 1975 features Keigo "Cornelius" Oyamada, Yuka Honda (of Cibo Matto), and her son/producer Sean Lennon. User Score 7.7
83	36. Blaqkout by DJ Quik & Kurupt June 9, 2009 This is the first album to feature DJ Quik and Kurupt together. User Score 7.4
83	37. Love vs Money by The-Dream March 10, 2009 The second album for the producer/singer was produced with Chrstopher "Tricky" Stewart and features guest appearances by Kanye West, Mariah Carey, and Lil Jon. User Score 8.4
83	38. Choral by Mountains February 17, 2009 The third album for the Brooklyn-based duo who met at the School of the Arts Institute of Chicago. User Score 7.5
83	39. Carboniferous by Zu February 17, 2009 The Italian trio that mixes metal, jazz, and punk influences in its music releases its first album on the Ipecac label. User Score 8.7
83	40. Drift by Nosaj Thing June 9, 2009 This is the debut full-length album for the Los Angeles producer/DJ. User Score 8.5
82	41. (a)spera by Mirah March 10, 2009 The fourth album for the Portland, Oregon-based artist features Tara Jane O’Neill, Lori Goldston, and The Decemberists' Chris Funk as guest musicians. User Score 8.5
82	42. East Of Eden by Taken by Trees September 8, 2009 Dan Lissvik produces the second solo album for the Concretes' former lead singer. User Score 8.1
82	43. White Lunar by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis September 22, 2009 A collection of scores Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have recorded for The Proposition (2005), The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford (2007), The Road (2010), The Girls of Phnom Penh, and The English Surgeon as well as theatrical music for Woyzeck (2005) and Metamorphosis (2006). User Score 8.3
82	44. Crack The Skye by Mastodon March 24, 2009 The fourth album from the Atlantia, Georgia rock band features songs about the murder of Rasputin. User Score 8.7
82	45. Curse Your Branches by David Bazan September 1, 2009 This is the debut solo album for the former Pedro The Lion/Headphones singer-songwriter. User Score 8.5
82	46. The Glass Bead Game by James Blackshaw May 26, 2009 The latest album for the British artist features singer Lavinia Blackwell, John Contreras on cello and Joolie Wood on violin. User Score tbd
82	47. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by Phoenix May 26, 2009 The fourth album for the French rock band was produced with Philippe Zdar. User Score 8.8
82	48. Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle by Bill Callahan April 14, 2009 Previously known as Smog, Bill Callahan releases only the second album under his real name. User Score 8.3
82	49. King Of Jeans by Pissed Jeans August 18, 2009 The third album for the Pennsylvania hard rock band was produced by Alex Newport. User Score 8.3
82	50. Townes by Steve Earle May 12, 2009 Steve Earle covers songs by the late Townes Van Zandt for his latest album. User Score 8.0
82	51. By The Throat by Ben Frost November 10, 2009 Classical-minimalist composer Ben Frost makes eerie, ambient-electronic noise in By the Throat. User Score 8.6
82	52. Midnight At The Movies by Justin Townes Earle March 3, 2009 The second album for the son of Steve Earle was produced by RS Field and Steve Poulton. User Score 8.6
82	53. It's Blitz by Yeah Yeah Yeahs March 31, 2009 The third album for the New York band was produced by Nick Launay and Dave Sitek. User Score 8.4
82	54. Post-Nothing by Japandroids August 4, 2009 This is the debut full-length album for the indie-rock duo from Vancouver, Canada. User Score 8.5
82	55. Primary Colours by The Horrors May 5, 2009 The second album for the British rock band was produced by Portishead's Geoff Barrow. User Score 8.7
81	56. Written In Chalk by Buddy & Julie Miller March 3, 2009 Married couple Buddy and Julie Miller release their latest album together featuring guest artists including Robert Plant, Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, the McCrary Sisters, and Larry Campbell. User Score 8.2
81	57. Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones In Concert [40th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set] by The Rolling Stones November 3, 2009 The rerelease of the two-night concert at Madison Square Garden in 1969 features five unreleased tracks and tracks from the opening acts: BB King and Ike & Tina Turner. User Score 8.2
81	58. Fever Ray by Fever Ray March 24, 2009 The Knife's Karin Dreijer Andersson releases her solo album under the name Fever Ray. User Score 8.6
81	59. Signal Morning by Circulatory System September 8, 2009 The second album for the W. Cullen Hart-led indie rock band is its first in eight years. User Score 8.6
81	60. Help by Thee Oh Sees April 28, 2009 The San Francisco-based band led by John Dwyer releases its follow-up to last year's "The Masters Bedroom is Worth Spending a Night In." User Score 8.3
81	61. Psychic Chasms by Neon Indian October 13, 2009 This is the debut album for the Alan Palomo-led band. User Score 8.5
81	62. A Stranger Here by Ramblin' Jack Elliott April 7, 2009 Joe Henry produced the Grammy-winning folk singer's second album for the Anti- label. User Score 8.0
81	63. New Leaves by Owen September 22, 2009 Mike Kinsella's latest solo album under the name Owen was recorded over two years. User Score 8.2
81	64. The Ecstatic by Mos Def June 9, 2009 The fourth solo album for the rapper/actor features Talib Kweli, Slick rick, and Georgia Anne Muldrow as guest artists. User Score 8.7
81	65. A Friend Of A Friend by Dave Rawlings Machine November 17, 2009 The singer-songwriter's latest album was recorded with the help of Gillian Welch, Old Crow Medicine Show, Benmont Tench, and Nate Walcott. User Score tbd
81	66. Waiting For You by King Midas Sound December 8, 2009 The project consisting of The Bug, Roger Robinson and Hitomi releases its first album together. User Score 7.0
81	67. Fantasy Black Channel by Late Of The Pier January 13, 2009 The debut album for the British quartet was produced by Erol Alkan. User Score 8.7
81	68. Logos by Atlas Sound October 20, 2009 This is the second album for Bradford Cox's solo project. User Score 8.5
81	69. Jay Stay Paid by J Dilla aka Jay Dee June 2, 2009 The 28-track collection of unreleased tracks from the rapper/producer, who passed away three years ago, was produced by his mother and arranged by Pete Rock. User Score 8.6
81	70. Actor by St. Vincent May 5, 2009 Annie Clark's second album was produced with John Congleton. User Score 8.7
81	71. Fits by White Denim October 20, 2009 This is the second album for the Austin, Texas indie rock band. User Score 8.6
81	72. Origin: Orphan by The Hidden Cameras August 22, 2009 The Canadian indie band's fifth album is its first on the Arts & Crafts label. User Score tbd
81	73. Dragonslayer by Sunset Rubdown June 23, 2009 The third album for the Spencer Krug-led project is its first with newest member Mark Nicol. User Score 8.5
81	74. Animals In The Dark by William Elliott Whitmore February 17, 2009 The Iowan-born singer-songwriter releases his first album on the Anti label. User Score 7.4
81	75. Bonfires On The Heath by The Clientele October 6, 2009 The British indie rock band releases its fifth full-length studio album. User Score 8.3
81	76. 11:11 by Rodrigo y Gabriela September 8, 2009 The second album for the duo was produced by the two artists with John Leckie coproducing one song. User Score 7.0
81	77. Embryonic by The Flaming Lips October 13, 2009 The latest album for the rock band features guest appearances by MGMT, the Yeah Yeah Yeah's Karen O, and German mathematician, Dr. Thorsten Wormann. User Score 8.7
81	78. Flashmob by Vitalic November 3, 2009 This is the second full-length studio album for the French-born electronic artist. User Score 8.2
80	79. Ay Ay Ay by Matias Aguayo October 27, 2009 The Chilean-born artist now based in Paris and Buenos Aires releases his second solo album. User Score 8.4
80	80. Manafon by David Sylvian September 15, 2009 The latest solo album for the ex-Japan band member features work with musicians from the United Kingdom, Austria, and Japan. User Score 8.0
80	81. The Crying Light by Antony and the Johnsons January 20, 2009 The third album for the Antony Hegarty-led band features music arrangements by Nico Muhly. User Score 7.6
80	82. Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs) by Patterson Hood June 23, 2009 The second solo album for the Drive-By Truckers lead singer features his father (bassist with the Muscle Shoals) and his DBT bandmates. User Score 8.0
80	83. At The Cut by Vic Chesnutt September 22, 2009 Silver Mt. Zion Orchestra return for the Athens, GA-based singer-songwriter's latest album, the first of two album released this year [the live album, "Skitter On Take Off" was released October 6th]. User Score tbd
80	84. Rainwater Cassette Exchange by Deerhunter June 9, 2009 The latest EP for the Atlanta, Georgia indie-rock band was produced by Nicolas Vernhes. User Score 8.6
80	85. Mystery [EP] by BLK JKS March 10, 2009 The South African indie-rock band releases its first EP produced by Secret Machines' Brandon Curtis. User Score tbd
80	86. My Maudlin Career by Camera Obscura April 21, 2009 The fourth album for the Scottish band was produced by Jari Haapalainen. User Score 8.0
80	87. The Snake by Wildbirds & Peacedrums August 25, 2009 The Swedish duo releases their second album. User Score 8.3
80	88. Earthly Delights by Lightning Bolt October 27, 2009 This is the fifth album for the rock band from Rhode Island. User Score 7.4
80	89. Keep It Hid by Dan Auerbach February 10, 2009 This is the solo debut album for the Black Keys singer/guitarist. User Score 8.5
80	90. Three Fact Fader by Engineers October 13, 2009 The second full-length album for the indie band was produced with Ken Thomas. User Score 7.6
80	91. Losing Feeling [EP] by No Age October 6, 2009 This is the latest four-track EP for the Los Angeles-based indie rock duo. User Score tbd
80	92. Monsters Of Folk by Monsters Of Folk September 22, 2009 This is the debut album for the band formed by Conor Oberst, Jim James, Mike Mogis, and M. Ward. User Score 8.7
80	93. Album by Girls September 22, 2009 This is the debut album for the San Francisco-based duo of Christopher Owens and Chet White. User Score 8.1
80	94. Butter by Hudson Mohawke October 27, 2009 The Scottish electronic artist releases his debut full-length album. User Score 7.8
80	95. A Ways Away by Tara Jane O'Neil May 5, 2009 This is the first album on K Records for the Portland, Oregon, singer-songwriter. User Score tbd
80	96. Gather, Form & Fly by Megafaun July 21, 2009 The sophomore album gathers music from two discs for the North Carolina-based band. User Score 8.4
80	97. Oh My God, Charlie Darwin by The Low Anthem June 9, 2009 The first album on the Nonesuch label for the trio of Rhode Islanders. User Score 8.5
79	98. Vapours by Islands September 22, 2009 The third album features the return of founding member, Jamie Thompson. User Score 8.4
79	99. Wavering Radiant by Isis May 5, 2009 The fifth album for the Los Angeles rock band was produced by Joe Barresi. User Score 8.4
79	100. Felt 3: A Tribute To Rosie Perez by Felt November 17, 2009 The third album from the side project of Slug and Murs was produced with Aesop Rock. User Score 8.0