An ongoing ranking and rating of my favorite albums of 2009. Items in bold are part of my personal CD collection.
THE TOP TEN
1. Silversun Pickups ~ Swoon (9.8)
2. Mumford & Sons ~ Sigh No More (9.3)
3. Mama Kin ~ In The City (9.3)
4. The Queen Killing Kings ~ Tidaleyes (9)
5. Green Day ~ 21st Century Breakdown (9)
6. W.E.T. ~ W.E.T. (9)
7. Switchfoot ~ Hello Hurricane (8)
8. Dream Theater ~ Black Clouds & Silver Linings (8)
9. Alice In Chains ~ Black Gives Way To Blue (8)
10. Brandi Carlile ~ Give Up The Ghost (8)
THE REST: ALPHABETICAL BY RATING
Creed ~ Full Circle (8)
Kiss ~ Sonic Boom (8)
Stephen Lynch ~ 3 Balloons (8)
W.A.S.P. ~ Babylon (8)
Winger ~ Karma (8)
Wolfmother ~ Cosmic Egg (8)
Foreigner ~ Can’t Slow Down (7.2)
Hardline ~ Leaving The End Open (7.2)
Daughtry ~ Leave This Town (7)
Halestorm ~ Halestorm (7)
Joe Perry ~ Have Guitar, Will Travel (7)
Rival Sons ~ Before The Fire (6.4)
Hoobastank ~ For(n)ever (6)
Kingdom Come ~ Magnified (6)
Marillion ~ Less Is More (6)
Megadeth ~ Endgame (6)
ZO2 ~ Casino Logic (6)
Queensrÿche ~ American Soldier (5)
Lita Ford ~ Wicked Wonderland (4)
CURRENTLY UNRATED
4Bitten ~ No More Sins
The 69 Eyes ~ Back In Blood
Ace Frehley ~ Anomoly
Adelitas Way ~ Adelitas Way
Alestorm ~ Black Sails At Midnight
Alias ~ Never Say Never
Artillery ~ When Death Comes
Asking Alexandria ~ Stand Up And Scream
The Black Crowes ~ Before The Frost…After The Freeze
Blackberry Smoke ~ Little Piece Of Dixie
Blackwood Creek ~ Blackwood Creek
Blanc Faces ~ Falling From The Moon
Blue October ~ Approaching Normal
Bon Jovi ~ The Circle
Breaking Benjamin ~ Dear Agony
Bruce Springsteen ~ Working On A Dream
Cain’s Offering ~ Gather The Faithful
Candlemass ~ Death Magic Doom
Cavo ~ Bright Night Dark Days
Cheap Trick ~ The Latest
Chevelle ~ Sci-Fi Crimes
Chickenfoot ~ Chickenfoot
Clutch ~ Strange Cousins From The West
Constancia ~ Lost And Gone
Danger Danger ~ Revolve
The Decemberists ~ The Hazards Of Love
DGM ~ Frame
Doro ~ Fear No Evil
Dynazty ~ Bring The Thunder
Europe ~ Last Look At Eden
Fair Warning ~ Aura
Five Finger Death Punch ~ War Is The Answer
Flyleaf ~ Memento Mori
The Fray ~ The Fray
Great White ~ Rising
Halford ~ Halford 3: Winter Songs
HammerFall ~ No Sacrifice, No Victory
Hardcore Superstar ~ Beg For It
Heaven & Hell ~ The Devil You Know
Helix ~ Vagabond Bones
House Of Lords ~ Cartesian Dreams
If These Trees Could Talk ~ Above The Earth, Below The Sky
Impellitteri ~ Wicked Maiden
Jeff Scott Soto ~ Beautiful Mess
Jet ~ Shaka Rock
Jorn ~ Spirit Black
Katatonia ~ Night Is The New Day
Killswitch Engage ~ Killswitch Engage [2]
Lillian Axe ~ Sad Day On Planet Earth
Little Caesar ~ Redemption
Long Distance Calling ~ Avoid The Light
The Lou Gramm Band ~ The Lou Gramm Band
Lynch Mob ~ Smoke And Mirrors
Magnum ~ Into The Valley Of The Moonking
Mark Knopfler ~ Get Lucky
The Mighty Might Bosstones ~ Pin Points And Gin Joints
The Order ~ Rockwolf
Paramore ~ Brand New Days
Pearl Jam ~ Backspacer
Place Vendome ~ Streets Of Fire
Point Blank ~ Fight On!
The Poodles ~ Clash Of The Elements
Powerwolf ~ Bible Of The Beast
Praying Mantis ~ Sanctuary
Primal Fear ~ 16.6: Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead
Raven ~ Walk Through Fire
Rob Thomas ~ Cradlesong
Saga ~ The Human Condition
Saxon ~ Into The Labyrinth
Shadows Fall ~ Retribution
Skillet ~ Awake
Slayer ~ World Painted Blood
Steel Panther ~ Feel The Steel
Stryper ~ Murder By Pride
Tall Stories ~ Skyscraper
Third Eye Blind ~ Ursa Major
Thirty Seconds To Mars ~ This Is War
Thornley ~ Tiny Pictures
Three Days Grace ~ Life Starts Now
U2 ~ No Line On The Horizon
UFO ~ The Visitor
Vertical Horizon ~ Burning The Days
Voyager ~ I Am The Revolution
Warrior Soul ~ Destroy The War Machine [Chinese Democracy]
[Last updated: 2020.12.31]
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