15 is my favorite #, so i'm choosing 15

there was so much good music this past year, it was much harder than i expected to choose only fifteen. in order to make the necessary cuts, i based my decisions on replay value and the entirety of the album. for example, the most recent stellastarr* album, "civilized" was an excellent album and i could listen to the track "freak out" all the time, but it wasn't anywhere close to their debut album (self titled) that has been in my car stereo since 2003.

i wouldn't be surprised if more than one of these albums makes it on your list, but please remember, these are my favorite albums and i don't expect our tastes to be exactly the same. email me and let me know what your favorite albums of '09 were and if i forgot any that you think should be this list.

so without further ado...

15) Wale - Attention Deficit

mp3: wale - diary

14) We Were Promised Jetpacks - These Four Walls

mp3: we were promised jetpacks - quiet little voices

13) White Lies - To Lose my Life

mp3: white lies - death

12) Telekinesis - Telekinesis!

mp3: telekinesis - coast of carolina

11) The xx - xx

mp3: the xx - heart skipped a beat

10) Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros - Up From Below

mp3: edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros - home

09) Passion Pit - Manners

mp3: passion pit - sleepyhead

08) Matt & Kim - Grand

mp3: matt & kim - daylight

07) The Temper Trap - Conditions

mp3: the temper trap - sweet disposition

06) Royksopp - Junior

mp3: royksopp - the girl and the robot

05) Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion

mp3: animal collective - my girls

04) Islands - Vapours

mp3: islands - tendure torture

03) Karen O and the Kids - Where the Wild Things Are

mp3: karen o and the kids - worried shoes

02) Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

mp3: phoenix - lisztomania

01) Mew - No More Stories are Told Today I'm Sorry They Washed Away No More Stories

mp3: mew - new terrain

(On the cusp: Dinosaur Jr. - Farm, Mos Def - Ecstatic, The Antlers - Hospice, Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest, Stellastarr* - Civilized, Julian Casablancas - Phrazes for the Young, Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca)

Check out some other good "Albums of '09" lists:

The Music Slut Presents: Matt's Top 20 LPS of 2009

The Top 13/The Music Slut presents...Albums of the Year

KCRW DJs Top 10 Albums of 2009