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Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
Micachu - Jewellery
Mew - No more stories Are told today I'm sorry They washed away No more stories The world is grey I'm tired Let's wash away
Norah Jones - The Fall
Editors - In This Light And On This Evening
Arctic Monkeys - Humbug
Metric - Fantasies
Franz Ferdinand - Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz
Crystal Antlers - Tentacles

I say top 10, but this might as well be "The only albums released in 2009 that I listened to". I spent the year trying to discover new music (new to me), not trying to keep up with the latest releases.
Of the albums released in 2009 that I listened to, only 2 or 3 didn't make this list.

I was going to write a bit about why I liked each album but...I couldn't be bothered.
Travels With Myself and Another wins because it had me hooked from the first song and is absolutely perfect from beginning to end. It has catchy songs, funny lyrics, never gets boring and is just really fucking good.

10. The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die
9. Maybeshewill - Sing The Word Hope In Four-Part Harmony
8. Muse - The Resistance
7. Metric - Fantasies
6. HEALTH- Get Color
5. Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport
4. Morrissey - Years of Refusal
3. And So I Watch You From Afar - And So I Watch You From Afar
2. The Decemberists - Hazards Of Love
1. Future of the Left - Travels With Myself And Another


Honourable Mentions:

Sub Focus - Sub Focus
The xx - xx
Fever Ray - Fever Ray
Mono - Hymn To The Immortal Wind
From Monument to Masses - On Little Known Frequencies

First, make a list of your top-20 artists overall. Then, for each of these artists, add the 8 most similar artists to your list. Delete any duplicates, count up the number of entries on your list and this will give you some idea of how eclectic your listening habits are. A score of 9 represents an extremely unvaried musical taste while a 160 represents an extremely varied one.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs
1 Metric
2 The Kills
3 Be Your Own Pet
4 Interpol
5 Arcade Fire
6 Florence + The Machine

Madonna
7 Kylie Minogue
8 Janet Jackson
9 Cher
10 Lady GaGa
11 Britney Spears
12 Dannii Minogue

Le Tigre
13 Bikini Kill
14 Sleater-Kinney
15 Bratmobile
16 Julie Ruin
17 Lesbians On Ecstacy
18 Peaches

Moby
19 Voodoo Child
20 Faithless
21 Fatboy Slim
22 The Chemical Brothers
23 Massive Attack

Portishead
24 Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man
Massive Attack
25 Tricky
26 Hooverphonic
27 Lamb
28 Morcheeba

Deerhoof
29 The Curtains
30 The Fiery Furnaces
31 Marnie Stern
32 OOIOO
33 Ponytail
34 Boredoms

Interpol
35 Julian Plenti
36 Editors
37 I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness
38 The National
39 She Wants Revenge
40 stellastarr*

The White Stripes
41 The Raconteurs
42 Jack White
43 The Dead Weather
44 The Black Keys
45 The Kills
46 The Greenhornes

Soldout
47 Superlux
48 Sharko
49 Sexy Sushi
50 Hollywood Porn Stars
51 Terry Poison
Lesbians on Ecstasy

Fatboy Slim
52 Deeds Plus Thoughts
53 Psychedeliasmith
54 The Chemical Brothers
55 Beats International
56 Mighty Dub Katz
57 Christopher Just

Ladytron
58 Client
59 Fischerspooner
60 Vive la Fête
61 The Knife
62 Miss Kittin
63 Miss Kittin & The Hacker

Black Eyed Peas
64 Fergie
65 The Pussycat Dolls
66 Ciara
67 will.i.am
68 Flo Rida
Lady GaGa

Radiohead
69 Thom Yorke
70 Jonny Greenwood
71 Muse
72 Placebo
73 Coldplay
Interpol

Lily Allen
74 Kate Nash
75 Katy Perry
Lady GaGa
76 The Ting Tings
77 Girls Aloud
78 Mika

Daft Punk
79 Thomas Bangalter
80 Justice
81 Le Knight Club
82 Stardust
83 Digitalism
84 Boys Noize

Thievery Corporation
85 Thunderball
86 Indian Vibes
87 The 13th Sign
88 Da Lata
89 Tosca
90 Nightmares on Wax

Bloc Party
91 Foals
92 Editors
93 Pin Me Down
94 The Maccabees
95 The Cribs
96 Maxïmo Park

Massive Attack
Tricky
97 Portishead
Lamb
98 UNKLE
Morcheeba
Hooverphonic

Air
99 Air and Alessandro Baricco
100 Zero 7
101 Darkel
102 Röyksopp
103 Télépopmusik
104 Goldfrapp
105 Thievery Corporation

Sleater-Kinney
106 Heavens to Betsy
107 Cadallaca
108 Excuse 17
Bikini Kill
Bratmobile
109 Team Dresch


My score is 109

This took way long to add the numbers and tags. Excel helped but ahh!

According to how many times I have listened to them

glenn_hwj's top albums (overall) 1. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm (Deluxe Edition) (2071) 2. Bloc Party - Intimacy (1690) 3. The Shins - Wincing the Night Away (1333) 4. The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die (1307) 5. Death Cab for Cutie - Plans (1168) 6. City and Colour - Bring Me Your Love (1102) 7. The Postal Service - Give Up (1012) 8. Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism (913) 9. Death Cab for Cutie - Narrow Stairs (849) 10. Bloc Party - A Weekend In The City (847) 11. Attack In Black - Marriage (842) 12. The Shins - Oh, Inverted World (776) 13. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (763) 14. City and Colour - Sometimes (732) 15. Bloc Party - Another Weekend In The City (699) 16. The Kooks - Inside in Inside Out (687) 17. The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow (645) 18. The Prodigy - The Prodigy: Their Law the Singles 1990 - 2005 (640) 19. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm Remixed (iTunes Version) (610) 20. Metric - Fantasies (604) 21. The Kills - Midnight Boom (599) 22. Does It Offend You, Yeah? - You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into (558) 23. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (533) 24. Death Cab for Cutie - The Photo Album (509) 25. Metric - Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? (496)

Recommended Songs (sorted by most recommended songs)

Moving to New York : The Wombats (Score = 445.88)
First Love : The Maccabees (Score = 401.15)
Hurricane Jane : Black Kids (Score = 385.51)
Say Aha : Santogold (Score = 384.58)
Can You Tell : Ra Ra Riot (Score = 368.69)
The Age of the Understatement : The Last Shadow Puppets (Score = 356.12)
After Hours : We Are Scientists (Score = 355.64)
Empire : Kasabian (Score = 350.38)
Can't Stand Me Now : The Libertines (Score = 341.97)
New In Town : Little Boots (Score = 332.12)
Kill the Director : The Wombats (Score = 330.2)
Shadows : Midnight Juggernauts (Score = 328.02)
Over And Over : Hot Chip (Score = 325.24)
Here It Goes Again : OK Go (Score = 313.14)
An Honest Mistake : The Bravery (Score = 312.79)
Standing On The Shore : Empire of the Sun (Score = 310.62)
The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth : Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (Score = 303.57)
Is There a Ghost : Band of Horses (Score = 297.84)
Drugs In My Body : Thieves Like Us (Score = 293.06)
Shine a Light : Wolf Parade (Score = 291.09)
Dying Is Fine : Ra Ra Riot (Score = 289.43)
You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb : Spoon (Score = 283.16)
Someone Great : LCD Soundsystem (Score = 280.78)
Such Great Heights : The Postal Service (Score = 279.23)
Bang Bang You're Dead : Dirty Pretty Things (Score = 279.14)
Deadwood : Dirty Pretty Things (Score = 278.1)
Lazy Eye : Silversun Pickups (Score = 275.58)
Homecoming : The Teenagers (Score = 271.75)
Pogo : Digitalism (Score = 270.67)
Flathead : The Fratellis (Score = 269.8)
The Race : Cajun Dance Party (Score = 261.8)
Fa-Fa-Fa : Datarock (Score = 261.18)
The Girls : Calvin Harris (Score = 256.4)
Over and Over Again (Lost and Found) : Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (Score = 254.95)
I Believe : Simian Mobile Disco (Score = 252.75)
An End Has A Start : Editors (Score = 250.82)
In The Morning : Razorlight (Score = 249.7)
Middle of Nowhere : Hot Hot Heat (Score = 247.12)
Get Myself Into It : The Rapture (Score = 237.52)
Ooh La La : Goldfrapp (Score = 233.81)
Let's Dance To Joy Division : The Wombats (Score = 233.74)
Emily Kane : Art Brut (Score = 231.2)
O Valencia! : The Decemberists (Score = 230.23)
Limelight : Apparat (Score = 229.52)
Shoot The Runner : Kasabian (Score = 228.1)
It's Not Over Yet : Klaxons (Score = 225.74)
E.S.T. : White Lies (Score = 224.95)
Phantom Limb : The Shins (Score = 224.15)
I Predict A Riot : Kaiser Chiefs (Score = 222)
Meddle : Little Boots (Score = 215.65)
Away From Here : The Enemy (Score = 214.14)
Silver Lining : Rilo Kiley (Score = 209.35)
21st Century Life : Sam Sparro (Score = 207.37)
You Know Me Better : Róisín Murphy (Score = 203.86)
Girls in the Back : White Rose Movement (Score = 203.62)
In The Hospital : Friendly Fires (Score = 201.03)
Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors : Editors (Score = 200.6)
My Heart Rate Rapid : Metronomy (Score = 197.03)
Birds : Apparat (Score = 196.57)
Oh Mandy : The Spinto Band (Score = 193.8)
Same Jeans : The View (Score = 193.06)
Always Like This : Bombay Bicycle Club (Score = 191.29)
The Bucket : Kings of Leon (Score = 190.07)
Satellites : September (Score = 188.95)
Golden Skans : Klaxons (Score = 185.78)
Hang You From the Heavens : The Dead Weather (Score = 184.88)
Calm Like You : The Last Shadow Puppets (Score = 184.78)
Monster : The Automatic (Score = 184.42)
I Found Out : The Pigeon Detectives (Score = 183.47)
Anyway You Choose To Give It : The Black Ghosts (Score = 177.19)
Books From Boxes : Maxïmo Park (Score = 177.14)
I Want Nothing : The Black Ghosts (Score = 176.16)
Take Me To The Riot : Stars (Score = 175.69)
Automatic : Dead Disco (Score = 175.22)
Sofa Song : The Kooks (Score = 175.01)
Satellite Mind : Metric (Score = 174.44)
Fluorescent Adolescent : Arctic Monkeys (Score = 173.49)
Morden : Good Shoes (Score = 171.98)
Athene : Hercules and Love Affair (Score = 171.81)
Nothing Better : The Postal Service (Score = 171.61)
Kelly : Van She (Score = 171.16)
Decent Days And Nights : The Futureheads (Score = 168.51)
Bohemian Like You : The Dandy Warhols (Score = 168.11)
Release Me : Agnes (Score = 167.64)
Shooting Star : Air Traffic (Score = 166.82)
Pass It On : The Coral (Score = 166.16)
Private Affair : The Virgins (Score = 163.93)
Hook Me Up : The Veronicas (Score = 163.81)
She's Got You High : Mumm-Ra (Score = 160.16)
Your Ex-Lover Is Dead : Stars (Score = 158.88)
Break : The Cinematics (Score = 158.71)
Standing Next to Me : The Last Shadow Puppets (Score = 158.53)
Generator : The Holloways (Score = 158.18)
Vanished : Crystal Castles (Score = 156.34)
When I Grow Up : The Pussycat Dolls (Score = 156.02)
Ain't No Rest For The Wicked : Cage the Elephant (Score = 155.71)
Speakerphone : Kylie Minogue (Score = 155.4)
Atlantis To Interzone : Klaxons (Score = 155.22)
About Your Dress : The Maccabees (Score = 154.41)
Teen Lovers : The Virgins (Score = 154.19)

Recommended Songs (sorted by most recommended songs)

Moving to New York : The Wombats (Score = 445.88)
First Love : The Maccabees (Score = 401.15)
Hurricane Jane : Black Kids (Score = 385.51)
Say Aha : Santogold (Score = 384.58)
Can You Tell : Ra Ra Riot (Score = 368.69)
The Age of the Understatement : The Last Shadow Puppets (Score = 356.12)
After Hours : We Are Scientists (Score = 355.64)
Empire : Kasabian (Score = 350.38)
Can't Stand Me Now : The Libertines (Score = 341.97)
New In Town : Little Boots (Score = 332.12)
Kill the Director : The Wombats (Score = 330.2)
Shadows : Midnight Juggernauts (Score = 328.02)
Over And Over : Hot Chip (Score = 325.24)
Here It Goes Again : OK Go (Score = 313.14)
An Honest Mistake : The Bravery (Score = 312.79)
Standing On The Shore : Empire of the Sun (Score = 310.62)
The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth : Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (Score = 303.57)
Is There a Ghost : Band of Horses (Score = 297.84)
Drugs In My Body : Thieves Like Us (Score = 293.06)
Shine a Light : Wolf Parade (Score = 291.09)
Dying Is Fine : Ra Ra Riot (Score = 289.43)
You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb : Spoon (Score = 283.16)
Someone Great : LCD Soundsystem (Score = 280.78)
Such Great Heights : The Postal Service (Score = 279.23)
Bang Bang You're Dead : Dirty Pretty Things (Score = 279.14)
Deadwood : Dirty Pretty Things (Score = 278.1)
Lazy Eye : Silversun Pickups (Score = 275.58)
Homecoming : The Teenagers (Score = 271.75)
Pogo : Digitalism (Score = 270.67)
Flathead : The Fratellis (Score = 269.8)
The Race : Cajun Dance Party (Score = 261.8)
Fa-Fa-Fa : Datarock (Score = 261.18)
The Girls : Calvin Harris (Score = 256.4)
Over and Over Again (Lost and Found) : Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (Score = 254.95)
I Believe : Simian Mobile Disco (Score = 252.75)
An End Has A Start : Editors (Score = 250.82)
In The Morning : Razorlight (Score = 249.7)
Middle of Nowhere : Hot Hot Heat (Score = 247.12)
Get Myself Into It : The Rapture (Score = 237.52)
Ooh La La : Goldfrapp (Score = 233.81)
Let's Dance To Joy Division : The Wombats (Score = 233.74)
Emily Kane : Art Brut (Score = 231.2)
O Valencia! : The Decemberists (Score = 230.23)
Limelight : Apparat (Score = 229.52)
Shoot The Runner : Kasabian (Score = 228.1)
It's Not Over Yet : Klaxons (Score = 225.74)
E.S.T. : White Lies (Score = 224.95)
Phantom Limb : The Shins (Score = 224.15)
I Predict A Riot : Kaiser Chiefs (Score = 222)
Meddle : Little Boots (Score = 215.65)
Away From Here : The Enemy (Score = 214.14)
Silver Lining : Rilo Kiley (Score = 209.35)
21st Century Life : Sam Sparro (Score = 207.37)
You Know Me Better : Róisín Murphy (Score = 203.86)
Girls in the Back : White Rose Movement (Score = 203.62)
In The Hospital : Friendly Fires (Score = 201.03)
Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors : Editors (Score = 200.6)
My Heart Rate Rapid : Metronomy (Score = 197.03)
Birds : Apparat (Score = 196.57)
Oh Mandy : The Spinto Band (Score = 193.8)
Same Jeans : The View (Score = 193.06)
Always Like This : Bombay Bicycle Club (Score = 191.29)
The Bucket : Kings of Leon (Score = 190.07)
Satellites : September (Score = 188.95)
Golden Skans : Klaxons (Score = 185.78)
Hang You From the Heavens : The Dead Weather (Score = 184.88)
Calm Like You : The Last Shadow Puppets (Score = 184.78)
Monster : The Automatic (Score = 184.42)
I Found Out : The Pigeon Detectives (Score = 183.47)
Anyway You Choose To Give It : The Black Ghosts (Score = 177.19)
Books From Boxes : Maxïmo Park (Score = 177.14)
I Want Nothing : The Black Ghosts (Score = 176.16)
Take Me To The Riot : Stars (Score = 175.69)
Automatic : Dead Disco (Score = 175.22)
Sofa Song : The Kooks (Score = 175.01)
Satellite Mind : Metric (Score = 174.44)
Fluorescent Adolescent : Arctic Monkeys (Score = 173.49)
Morden : Good Shoes (Score = 171.98)
Athene : Hercules and Love Affair (Score = 171.81)
Nothing Better : The Postal Service (Score = 171.61)
Kelly : Van She (Score = 171.16)
Decent Days And Nights : The Futureheads (Score = 168.51)
Bohemian Like You : The Dandy Warhols (Score = 168.11)
Release Me : Agnes (Score = 167.64)
Shooting Star : Air Traffic (Score = 166.82)
Pass It On : The Coral (Score = 166.16)
Private Affair : The Virgins (Score = 163.93)
Hook Me Up : The Veronicas (Score = 163.81)
She's Got You High : Mumm-Ra (Score = 160.16)
Your Ex-Lover Is Dead : Stars (Score = 158.88)
Break : The Cinematics (Score = 158.71)
Standing Next to Me : The Last Shadow Puppets (Score = 158.53)
Generator : The Holloways (Score = 158.18)
Vanished : Crystal Castles (Score = 156.34)
When I Grow Up : The Pussycat Dolls (Score = 156.02)
Ain't No Rest For The Wicked : Cage the Elephant (Score = 155.71)
Speakerphone : Kylie Minogue (Score = 155.4)
Atlantis To Interzone : Klaxons (Score = 155.22)
About Your Dress : The Maccabees (Score = 154.41)
Teen Lovers : The Virgins (Score = 154.19)

It's been quite a year and how else to finish a year but to make a list of stuff you like? Here goes

The Rural Alberta Advantage - deadroads
Patrick Wolf - Damaris
Bat for Lashes - Daniel
The Sounds - Crossing The Rubicon
Tegan and Sara - Hell & On Direction
Florence + The Machine - Blinding
Noah and the Whale - The First Days Of Spring
Wild Beasts - Hooting & Howling
The Middle East - The Darkest Side
Metric - Gimme Sympathy

Bonus stuff, catchiest freaking songs of the year without being in the favourite list but heck they're just so catchy

Mika - Rain
Lady GaGa - Poker Face, Paparazzi, Bad Romance
Sexy Sushi - Bling bling bling

My 17 favourite albums, released in 2009:

- P.O.S. - Never Better
- Helios - Unreleased Vol. 1
- J.Period - J.Period Presents... The [Abstract] Best
- Bibio - Ambivalence Avenue
- Fredo Viola - The Turn
- Mos Def - The Ecstatic
- Kyteman - The Hermit Sessions
- Fink - Sort of Revolution
- J.Period & K'NAAN - The Messengers (Episode 1: Fela Kuti)
- Metric - Fantasies
- Konsumprodukt - rumbero elegante
- Charles Spearin - The Happiness Project
- The Black Atlantic - Reverence For Fallen Trees
- The Voodoo Trombone Quartet - Again
- Wax Tailor - In the Mood for Life
- We'll Make It Right - We'll Make It Right
- Quantic And His Combo Bárbaro - Tradition In Transition