Calculated using the same algorithm as the last two years, and only including albums actually released this year.
- The Decemberists – The Hazards of Love
- Wilco – Wilco (The Album)
- The Horrors – Primary Colours
- Portugal. The Man – The Satanic Satanist
- Florence and The Machine – Lungs
- Jarvis Cocker – Further Complications
- The Big Pink – A Brief History of Love
- Califone – All My Friends Are Funeral Singers
- Doves – Kingdom Of Rust
- Maxïmo Park – Quicken The Heart
- And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead – The Century of Self
- Robyn Hitchcock – Goodnight Oslo
- Editors – In This Light And On This Evening
- Manic Street Preachers – Journal For Plague Lovers
- Bear in Heaven – Beast Rest Forth Mouth
- Julian Casablancas – Phrazes For The Young
- Fresh Body Shop – The Ugly Army
- Atlas Sound – Logos
- David Byrne & Brian Eno – Everything that Happens will Happen Today
- Monsters of Folk – Monsters of Folk
Oddly enough, three of my most played (and favourite) albums of 2009 were released prior to 2009. They slot into the top 5 as follows:
- The Hold Steady – Separation Sunday
- The Decemberists – The Hazards of Love
- Wilco – Wilco (The Album)
- British Sea Power – Do You Like Rock Music?
- The Hold Steady – Stay Positive
Nothing else from before 2009 got anywhere near the top 20 (American Demo by The Indelicates being the closest by some distance).