Best of 2009

Here you will find my charts for the year just gone – the last of the noughties!

Albums

30. Franz Ferdinand – Tonight
29. Sunn O))) – Monoliths & Dimensions
28. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – S/T
27. Asobi Seksu – Hush
26. Gossip – Music For Men
25. Passion Pit – Manners
24. Florence + The Machine – Lungs
23. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
22. Metric – Fantasies
21. Vivian Girls – Everything Goes Wrong
20. The Victorian English Gentlemen’s Club – Love On An Oil Rig
19. The Juan Maclean – The Future Will Come
18. St. Vincent – Actor
17. The xx – X
16. Condo Fucks – Fuckbook
15. Telepathe – Dance Mother
14. Yo La Tengo – Popular Songs
13. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!
12. White – White
11. Danananananakroyd – Hey Everyone
10. PJ Harvey & John Parish – A Woman A Man Walked By
09. Morton Valence – Bob And Veronica Ride Again
08. Kish Mauve – Black Heart
07. Fuck Buttons – Tarot Sport
06. Bat For Lashes – Two Suns
05. Telefon Tel Aviv – Immolate Yourself
04. School Of Seven Bells – Alpinisms
03. Fever Ray – Fever Ray
02. HTRK – Marry Me Tonight
01. Sonic Youth – The Eternal

Tracks

30. Wild Beasts – The Fun Powder Plot
29. Atmosphere – The Ropes
28. The Victorian English Gentlemens Club – The Venereal Game
27. Little Boots – New In Town
26. Annie – Songs Remind Me Of You
25. No Age – You’re A Target
24. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Dull Life
23. Neko Case – This Tornado Loves You
22. … And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead – Isis Unveiled
21. The Raveonettes – Break Up Girls!
20. The XX – Infinity
19. The Whitest Boy Alive – Island
18. LCD Soundsystem – Bye Bye Bayou
17. Dananananaykroyd – The Greater Than Symbol And The Hash
16. Vivian Girls – Can’t Get Over You
15. Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys – Empire State Of Mind
14. Morton Valence – “I Must Go,” Said Veronica, “But I Will Always Come Back”
13. Florence + The Machine – Dog Days Are Over
12. Fuck Buttons – Surf Solar
11. HTRK – Ha
10. PJ Harvey & John Parish – Black Hearted Love
09. La Roux – Bulletproof
08. Fever Ray – If I Had a Heart
07. Metric – Gold Guns Girls
06. Telepathe – Devil’s Trident
05. Sonic Youth – Massage The History
04. School of Seven Bells – Half Asleep
03. HTRK – Fascinator
02. St Vincent – Laughing With A Mouth Of Blood
01. Lily Allen – The Fear

Live Performances

10. Piano Magic / Factory Floor – Barden’s Boudoir
09. Gang of Four – Macbeth
08. Dananananaykroyd – McLuskys
07. Blur / Florence + The Machine / Deerhoof / Amadou & Mariam – Hyde Park
06. Marnie Stern / Tartufi / Trash Kit – Luminaire
05. Bat For Lashes / School of Seven Bells – Shepherd’s Bush Empire
04. Pixies – Brixton Academy
03. Rachid Taha – South Bank Centre
02. Sonic Youth – Kentish Town Forum
01. PJ Harvey & John Parish / Howe Gelb – Shepherd’s Bush Empire

You can check out our ‘Best of 2008′ lists here