Spreadsheets sorted: band name, album title, date
A time consuming task to which many can relate
That said, here's half the list of these favorites of mine
Ladies and gentleman, the top 25-11...


Did you get it? It was a rhyme. Anyway, without further ado...

Dragonette - Fixin to Thrill
October 27, 2009 (I Surrender Records)
mp3: Dragonette - Liar

Bear in Heaven - Beast Rest Forth Mouth
November 13, 2009 (Hometapes)
mp3: Bear in Heaven - Casual Goodbye

Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career
April 20, 2009 (4AD)
mp3: Camera Obscura - French Navy

Metric - Fantasies
April 7, 2009 (Last Gang Records / Arts & Crafts / Metric Music International)
mp3: Metric - Stadium Love

K'naan - Troubadour
February 24, 2009 (A&M/Octone)
mp3: K'naan - Take A Minute

The XX - The XX
August 17, 2009 (Young Turks)
mp3: The XX - Intro

Röyksopp - Junior
March 23, 2009 (Wall of Sound)
mp3: Royksopp (featuring Robyn) - The Girl And The Robot

Amanda Blank - I Love You
August 4, 2009 (Downtown)
mp3: Amanda Blank - Something Bigger, Something Better

The Bird and The Bee - Ray Guns Are Not Just For the Future
January 27, 2009 (Blue Note Records)
mp3: The Bird And The Bee - Love Letter To Japan

The Big Pink - A Brief History of Love
September 22, 2009 (4AD)
mp3: The Big Pink - Too Young To Love

Electrik Red - How to Be a Lady: Volume 1
May 26, 2009 (Def Jam/Radio Killa)
mp3: Electrik Red - So Good

Miike Snow - Miike Snow
October 23, 2009 (Downtown)
mp3: Miike Snow - Silvia

Wale - Attention Deficit
November 10, 2009 (Allido, Interscope)
mp3: Wale - 90210

Vitalic - Flashmob
September 25, 2009 (Different Records/Pias)
mp3: Vitalic - Poison Lips

Bat For Lashes - Two Suns
April 6, 2009 (Parlophone)
mp3: Bat For Lashes - Sleep Alone

Tomorrow, I'll dish out the remaining albums, from 10 to 1, that I consider the BE[a]ST of 2009...with commentary on each.