Using a pack of highly sophisticated algorithms and secret government computer programs, we - the staff at AbsolutePunk.net - have somehow managed to create a collective list of our favorite albums of 2009. And with minimal bloodshed! Before you read on, know this: the albums on this list may or may not be your favorites too. We recognize that. That's why it's our list and full of varying genres and preferences. What made your list that missed out on ours? What albums do we share? What made 2009 awesome?
Top 30 Albums of 2009
30) We Were Promised Jetpacks - These Four Walls
29) New Found Glory - Not Without a Fight
27) Relient K - Forget Not and Slow Down
27) Paramore - Brand New Eyes
26) John Mayer - Battle Studies
25) The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love
24) Mew - No More Stories...
22) Fake Problems - It's Great to Be Alive
22) The Swellers - Ups and Downsizing
21) So Many Dynamos - The Loud Wars
20) All The Day Holiday - The Things We've Grown To Love
19) Tegan & Sara - Sainthood
18) Every Time I Die - New Junk Aesthetic
17) mewithoutYou - it's all crazy! it's all false! it's all a dream! it's alright!
16) Morrissey - Years of Refusal
15) Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
14) Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
13) Set Your Goals - This Will Be The Death of Us
12) Kevin Devine - Brother's Blood
11) Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
10) Propagandhi - Supporting Caste
9) Say Anything - Say Anything
8) Portugal. The Man - The Satanic Satanist
7) P.O.S. - Never Better
6) The Dear Hunter - Act III: Life and Death
5) The Dangerous Summer - Reach For The Sun
4) Thrice - Beggars
3) Brand New - Daisy
2) fun. - Aim and Ignite
1) Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything To Nothing