The 2009 Paulies - Best of Lists

Last week we posted a half dozen "best of the decade" lists, so let's now look at a few "best of the year" lists from 2009:

NME Best Albums of 2009
5. Animal Collective, "Merriweather Post Pavilion"
4. Wild Beasts, "Two Dancers"
3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "It's Blitz!"
2. The xx, "The xx"
1. The Horrors, "Primary Colours"

Spin Magazine
5. Girls, "Album"
4. Grizzly Bear, "VECKATIMEST"
3. Phoenix, "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix"
2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "It's Blitz"
1. Animal Collective, "MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION"

Onion A/V Club
5. Dirty Projectors, "Bitte Orca"
4. Sunset Rubdown, "Dragonslayer"
3. Animal Collective, "Merriweather Post Pavilion"
2. Grizzly Bear, "Veckatimest"
1. Phoenix, "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix"

Sound Opinions Podcast, Chicago Public Radio
Jim DeRogatis
1. Ida Maria, "Fortress 'Round My Heart"
2. Neko Case, "Middle Cyclone"
3. Kid Sister, "Ultraviolet"
4. Phoenix, "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix"
5. Lily Allen, "It's Not Me, It's You"

Gregg Kot
1. St. Vincent, "Actor"
2. BLK JKS, "After Robots"
3. Cymbals Eat Guitars, "Why There are Mountains"
4. The xx, "The xx"
5. Phoenix, "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix"