Top 50 Albums of 2009

As another part of the SYMAL awards, we give you the 50 greatest albums of 2009. Expect a decade list before the year's end, as well as many sweet nostalgic reflections.

50.) Self-Titled Album - The Audition
49.) Hazards Of Love - The Decemberists
48.) Adelphia - A Skylit Drive
47.) Phrazes For The Young - Julian Casablancas
46.) Middle Cyclone - Neko Case
45.) The Incident - Porcupine Tree
44.) A Little Faster - There For Tomorrow
43.) Hold Time - M. Ward
42.) Wrath - Lamb Of God
41.) It's Not You, It's Me - Lily Allen
40.) It's Blitz! - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
39.) Veckatimest - Grizzly Bear
38.) Brother's Blood - Kevin Devine
37.) The Eternal - Sonic Youth
36.) Backspacer - Pearl Jam
35.) Carver City - CKY
34.) The Ecstatic - Mos Def
33.) The Great Misdirect - Between The Buried And Me
32.) The Fall - Norah Jones
31.) Old Crows/Young Cardinals - Alexisonfire
30.) Satanic Santists - Portugal. The Man
29.) The Last Thing You Forget - Title Fight
28.) With Roots Above And Branches Below - The Devil Wears Prada
27.) Ordinary Riches - Company of Thieves
26.) Horehound - The Dead Weather
25.) First Temple - Closure In Moscow
24.) Battle For The Sun - Placebo
23.) Merriweather Post Pavilion - Animal Collective
22.) Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - Phoenix
21.) Dethalbum II - Dethklok
20.) Armistice - Mute Math
19.) Cage The Elephant - Cage The Elephant
18.) Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures
17.) Embryonic - The Flaming Lips
16.) Battle Studies - John Mayer
15.) Ups And Downsizing - The Swellers
14.) Beggers - Thrice
13.) This Will Be The Death Of Us - Set Your Goals
12.) When I Hit The Ground - Ace Enders And A Million Different People
11.) Uprising - Muse
10.) Aim and Ignite - fun.
9.) Constellations - August Burns Red
8.) Not Without A Fight - New Found Glory
7.) Say Anything - Say Anything
6.) Years Of Refusal - Morrissey
5.) Crack The Skye - Mastodon
4.) Mean Everything To Nothing - Manchester Orchestra
3.) Audrye Sessions - Audrye Sessions
2.) Swoon - Silversun Pickups
1.) Daisy - Brand New