Harry Wareing's Top Albums of 2009
 

rank		artist	album	buy it!
1		Pearl Jam	Backspacer
2		Monsters Of Folk	Monsters Of Folk
3		Wilco	Wilco (The Album)
4		One eskimO	One eskimO
5		K'Naan	Troubadour
6		Rosanne Cash	The List
7		Grizzly Bear	Veckatimest
8		Jay-Z	The Blueprint 3
9		Sea Wolf	White Water, White Bloom
10		PT Walkley	Mr. Macy Wakes Alone

Andrew Steeley's Top Albums of 2009   rank   artist album buy it! 1 PT Walkley Mr. Macy Wakes Alone 2 Bell X1 Blue Lights On The Runway 3 Grizzly Bear Veckatimest 4 Pete Yorn Back & Fourth 5 Lily Allen It's Not Me, It's You 6 Dirty Projectors Bitte Orca 7 Phoenix Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix 8 Bob Dylan Together Through Life 9 Diane Birch Bible Belt 10 Norah Jones The Fall 11 The Low Anthem Oh My God Charlie Darwin 12 Paolo Nutini Sunny Side Up 13 Fanfarlo Reservoir 14 fun. Aim And Ignite 15 Monsters Of Folk Monsters Of Folk Honorable Mention: "Wallflowers/Jakob Dylan Record Of The Year" * The Wallflowers Collected: 1996-2005 Anthony's Top Albums of 2009   rank   artist album buy it! 1 Dave Matthews Band Big Whiskey & The GrooGrux King 2 Various Artists War Child Presents: Heroes 3 U2 No Line On The Horizon 4 Pearl Jam Backspacer 5 Brendan Benson My Old, Familiar Friend 6 Bob Dylan Together Through Life 7 Charlie Mars Like A Bird, Like A Plane 8 Grizzly Bear Veckatimest 9 Hill Country Revue Make A Move 10 Phoenix Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Honorable Mention:  "Best Live Album Of 2009" * Van Morrison Astral Weeks: Live At The Hollywood Bowl   Honorable Mention:  "Best Single Of 2009" * The Airborne Toxic Event Sometime Around Midnight Honorable Mention:  "Album That Will Blow Your Mind Based On Artist's Pure Skill" * Rodrigo Y Gabriela 11:11 Honorable Mention:  "Best Album That I Have Not Yet Heard But I Think Would Have Made The Top Ten Had I Heard It When I Made The List" * Allen Toussaint The Bright Mississippi Honorable Mention:  "Best Tom Waits Album Of 2009" * Tom Waits Glitter And Doom Live Honorable Mention:  "Album Of 2009 Best Utilized As A Coaster" * Susan Boyle I Dreamed A Dream Honorable Mention:  "Best Album Of 2009 That My Uncle Robert Liked But Actually Came Out In 2008 (But He Doesn't Know That Because He's Late To The Party)" * Duffy Rockferry Honorable Mention:  "Best Debut Record" * Serena Ryder Is It O.K. Honorable Mention:  "Best Album Artwork" * Dave Matthews Band Big Whiskey & The GrooGrux King        Scott Wilson's Top Albums of 2009   rank   artist album buy it! 1 Levon Helm Electric Dirt 2 Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears Tell 'Em What Your Name Is! 3 Cage The Elephant Cage The Elephant 4 One Eskimo One eskimO 5 M. Ward Hold Time 6 Melody Gardot My One And Only Thrill 7 Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson Break Up 8 Pearl Jam Backspacer 9 Chuck Prophet Let Freedom Ring 10 Dave Matthews Band Big Whiskey & GrooGrux King Lauren Stone's Top Albums of 2009     artist                   album    buy it! One eskimO One Eskimo Fanfarlo Reservoir Bell X1 Blue Lights On The Runway The Low Anthem Oh My God Charlie Darwin Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Up From Below Elizabeth & The Catapult Taller Children Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears Tell 'Em What Your Name Is! The Clientele Bonfires On The Heath Monsters Of Folk Monsters Of Folk Dawes North Hills Wilco Wilco (The Album) The xx XX Grizzly Bear Veckatimest The Duke & The King Nothing Gold Can Stay Honorable Mention:  "Albums That Didn't Make My Top 15 -- But I Loved These Songs In 2009" Diane Birch Nothing But A Miracle James Maddock When The Sun's Out Miike Snow Animal Levon Helm When I Go Away Regina Spektor Laughing With Norah Jones Light As A Feather Maria Taylor feat. Michael Stipe Cartoons & Forever Plans Pete Yorn & Scarlet Johansson Relator Melody Gardot Who Will Comfort Me Langhorne Slim Say Yes Pearl Jam Just Breathe Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons Born Again Cage The Elephant Ain't No Rest For The Wicked Gomez Airstream Driver Hill Country Revue You Can Make It The BPA feat. David Byrne Toe Jam Honorable Mention:  "Best Boxed Set/Reissue" Big Star Keep An Eye On The Sky (Box Set) Honorable Mention:  "Best Re-Invention" Ray Davies The Kinks Choral Collection Top Albums Of 2008