PICCADILLY ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2009

So here it is, the Piccadilly top 100 albums of the year chart, and we reckon it’s one of the best yet – there have been so many great releases this year that we had a real struggle to fit everything we wanted into the top 100.

In the top 20 alone we have something for everyone: Indie (The Phantom Band, The XX, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Yeah Yeah Yeahs), rock and psyche (Wilco, Wooden Shjips), soul and boogie (Dam-Funk, Lee Fields), disco-pop and house (Desire, The Juan Maclean, Linkwood), indie-pop (Camera Obscura), Balearic (Meanderthals, Blackbelt Andersen), indie-folk (Grizzly Bear, Speck Mountain) indie noise (Japandroids), tribal voodoo psyche (Sun Araw), dubstep and wonky-hop (Martyn, Bibio).

Congratulations go to the Phantom Band for claiming the top spot with their epic debut album "Checkmate Savage", it has to be said, it was a close run thing this year between the whole of the top five for that much lauded number one position.

And don't forget our end of year booklet is available now too, pick one up here, or free instore.

 
The Phantom Band - Checkmate Savage
1 - The Phantom Band
Checkmate Savage
CD £6.99
The Juan Maclean - The Future Will Come
2 - The Juan Maclean
The Future Will Come
2xLP £6.99
CD £9.99
Dam-Funk - Toaechizown
3 - Dam-Funk
Toaechizown
2xCD £9.99
Box set £56.99
The XX - XX
4 - The XX
XX
LP £11.99
CD £6.99
Bibio - Ambivalence Avenue
5 - Bibio
Ambivalence Avenue
2xLP u/avbl
CD £7.99
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz
6 - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
It's Blitz
CD £8.99
Ltd CD £14.49
Desire - II
7 - Desire
II
CD £12.99
Ltd LP £13.99
Lee Fields - My World
8 - Lee Fields
My World
LP £16.99
CD £10.99
Wilco - Wilco (The Album)
9 - Wilco
Wilco (The Album)
CD £13.99
Ltd LP £21.99
Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
10 - Grizzly Bear
Veckatimest
2xLP £12.99
CD £9.99
2xLtd CD £9.49
Cymbals Eat Guitars - Why There Are Mountains
11 - Cymbals Eat Guitars
Why There Are Mountains
CD £5.99
Ltd CD u/avbl
Wooden Shjips - Dos
12 - Wooden Shjips
Dos
LP £13.99
CD £12.49
2xLtd CD u/avbl
Ltd LP u/avbl
Martyn - Great Lengths
13 - Martyn
Great Lengths
3xLP £15.99
CD £8.99
Blackbelt Andersen - Blackbelt Andersen
14 - Blackbelt Andersen
Blackbelt Andersen
CD £9.99
Speck Mountain - Some Sweet Relief
15 - Speck Mountain
Some Sweet Relief
LP u/avbl
CD u/avbl
Linkwood - System
16 - Linkwood
System
3xLP £17.99
CD £11.99
Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career
17 - Camera Obscura
My Maudlin Career
LP u/avbl
CD £5.99
Meanderthals - Desire Lines
18 - Meanderthals
Desire Lines
2xLP £15.99
CD £9.99
Sun Araw - Heavy Deeds (Repress)
19 - Sun Araw
Heavy Deeds (Repress)
Ltd LP £12.99
Japandroids - Post-Nothing
20 - Japandroids
Post-Nothing
LP £11.99
CD £TBC
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
21 - The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
LP £10.49
2xCD £8.49
Ltd LP u/avbl
Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport
22 - Fuck Buttons
Tarot Sport
CD £7.99
2xLtd LP u/avbl
DOOM - Born Like This
23 - DOOM
Born Like This
2xLP u/avbl
CD £6.99
The Crêpes - What Else?
24 - The Crêpes
What Else?
CD u/avbl
Ltd LP u/avbl
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
25 - Animal Collective
Merriweather Post Pavilion
2xLP £13.99
CD £8.99
Lindstrom & Christabelle - Real Life Is No Cool
26 - Lindstrom & Christabelle
Real Life Is No Cool
LP £15.99
CD £9.99
2xLtd CD £9.99
Sore Eros - Second Chants
27 - Sore Eros
Second Chants
Ltd CD £9.99
Ltd LP u/avbl
Monsters Of Folk - Monsters Of Folk
28 - Monsters Of Folk
Monsters Of Folk
LP £19.99
CD £8.49
The Horrors - Primary Colours
29 - The Horrors
Primary Colours
2xLP u/avbl
CD £7.99
Nancy Elizabeth - Wrought Iron
30 - Nancy Elizabeth
Wrought Iron
CD £10.49
Ltd LP £11.99
Dinosaur Jr - Farm
31 - Dinosaur Jr
Farm
2xLP £13.49
CD £6.99
2xLtd LP u/avbl
Howling Bells - Radio Wars
32 - Howling Bells
Radio Wars
CD £4.99
The Phenomenal Handclap Band - The Phenomenal Handclap Band
33 - The Phenomenal Handclap Band
The Phenomenal Handclap Band
2xLP £16.99
CD £9.99
Smith & Mudd - Le Suivant
34 - Smith & Mudd
Le Suivant
CD u/avbl
Espers - III
35 - Espers
III
LP u/avbl
CD £12.99
Q-Tip - Kamaal The Abstract
36 - Q-Tip
Kamaal The Abstract
2xLP £19.99
CD £11.99
Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream
37 - Empire Of The Sun
Walking On A Dream
CD £9.49
Jonsi & Alex - Riceboy Sleeps
38 - Jonsi & Alex
Riceboy Sleeps
CD £7.99
2xLtd LP £19.99
Richard Hawley - Truelove's Gutter
39 - Richard Hawley
Truelove's Gutter
CD £10.99
2xLtd LP u/avbl
The Field - Yesterday And Today
40 - The Field
Yesterday And Today
2xLP £14.99
CD £8.99
Bat For Lashes - Two Suns
41 - Bat For Lashes
Two Suns
CD £8.99
Ltd LP £13.49
Telepathe - Dance Mother
42 - Telepathe
Dance Mother
CD £9.49
M. Ward - Hold Time
43 - M. Ward
Hold Time
CD £6.99
Girls - Album
44 - Girls
Album
LP £12.99
CD £7.99
Bill Callahan - Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
45 - Bill Callahan
Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
LP £11.99
CD u/avbl
Fever Ray - Fever Ray
46 - Fever Ray
Fever Ray
LP u/avbl
CD £5.99
Atlas Sound - Logos
47 - Atlas Sound
Logos
CD £8.49
Sonic Youth - The Eternal
48 - Sonic Youth
The Eternal
CD £7.99
2562 - Unbalance
49 - 2562
Unbalance
3xLP £14.99
CD £9.99
Subway - Subway II
50 - Subway
Subway II
2xLP £11.99
CD £8.99
Zomby - One Foot Ahead Of The Other
51 - Zomby
One Foot Ahead Of The Other
2xLP £11.99
CD £6.99
The Raveonettes - In And Out Of Control
52 - The Raveonettes
In And Out Of Control
CD £9.49
Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse & David Lynch - Dark Night Of The Soul
53 - Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse & David Lynch
Dark Night Of The Soul
Ltd LP u/avbl
Quantic & His Combo Barbaro - Tradition In Translation
54 - Quantic & His Combo Barbaro
Tradition In Translation
CD £10.99
The Muslims - The Muslims
55 - The Muslims
The Muslims
Ltd LP £17.99
Au Revoir Simone - Still Night, Still Light
56 - Au Revoir Simone
Still Night, Still Light
CD £5.99
2x10" LP £19.99
Beirut - March Of The Zapotec / Holland
57 - Beirut
March Of The Zapotec / Holland
2xLP £16.49
2xCD £9.49
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Beware
58 - Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Beware
LP £11.99
CD £9.99
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
59 - Phoenix
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
LP £15.99
CD £5.99
CD/DVD £11.99
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
60 - Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
2xLP £13.99
CD £10.99
King Midas Sound - Waiting For You
61 - King Midas Sound
Waiting For You
CD £12.99
2xLtd LP £12.49
Health - Get Color
62 - Health
Get Color
LP £13.99
CD £8.49
Fanfarlo - Reservoir
63 - Fanfarlo
Reservoir
LP £13.99
CD £9.99
Jason Lytle - Yours Truly The Commuter
64 - Jason Lytle
Yours Truly The Commuter
LP £14.99
CD £10.99
Lindstrom & Prins Thomas - II
65 - Lindstrom & Prins Thomas
II
4xLP u/avbl
CD u/avbl
Cass McCombs - Catacombs
66 - Cass McCombs
Catacombs
2xLP £11.99
CD £9.49
Fontan - Winterhwila
67 - Fontan
Winterhwila
LP £12.99
CD £10.99
J-Dilla - Jay Stay Paid
68 - J-Dilla
Jay Stay Paid
2xLP £18.99
Dan Auerbach - Keep It Hid
69 - Dan Auerbach
Keep It Hid
CD u/avbl
Ltd LP £24.99
A Mountain Of One - Institute Of Joy
70 - A Mountain Of One
Institute Of Joy
CD £8.99
Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs
71 - Yo La Tengo
Popular Songs
CD £8.99
Mos Def - The Ecstatic
72 - Mos Def
The Ecstatic
2xLP £18.99
CD £11.99
Hudson Mohawke - Butter
73 - Hudson Mohawke
Butter
2xLP u/avbl
CD £9.99
James Ferraro - Discovery
74 - James Ferraro
Discovery
LP £14.99
Papercuts - You Can Have What You Want
75 - Papercuts
You Can Have What You Want
LP £15.99
CD £6.99
Little Dragon - Machine Dreams
76 - Little Dragon
Machine Dreams
LP u/avbl
CD u/avbl
Extra Golden - Thank You Very Quickly
77 - Extra Golden
Thank You Very Quickly
CD £8.99
Soulsavers - Broken
78 - Soulsavers
Broken
CD £8.49
Jim O'Rourke - The Visitor
79 - Jim O'Rourke
The Visitor
CD £10.49
Yacht - See Mystery Lights
80 - Yacht
See Mystery Lights
LP £15.99
CD £9.99
Demdike Stare - Symbiosis
81 - Demdike Stare
Symbiosis
CD £12.99
Dalek - Gutter Tactics
82 - Dalek
Gutter Tactics
CD £7.99
Volcano Choir - Unmap
83 - Volcano Choir
Unmap
LP £11.99
CD £4.99
El Michels Affair - Enter The 37th Chamber
84 - El Michels Affair
Enter The 37th Chamber
LP £13.99
CD £12.99
Moritz Von Oswald Trio - Vertical Ascent
85 - Moritz Von Oswald Trio
Vertical Ascent
2xLP £13.99
CD £10.99
Jimi Tenor & Tony Allen - Inspiration Information
86 - Jimi Tenor & Tony Allen
Inspiration Information
CD u/avbl
The Low Anthem - Oh My God, Charlie Darwin
87 - The Low Anthem
Oh My God, Charlie Darwin
CD £5.99
Ltd LP £13.99
Ducktails - Ducktails (Repress)
88 - Ducktails
Ducktails (Repress)
Ltd LP £12.99
Hell - Teufelswerk
89 - Hell
Teufelswerk
2xCD £12.99
Sisters Of Transistors - At The Ferranti Institute
90 - Sisters Of Transistors
At The Ferranti Institute
Ltd CD £12.99
Ltd LP £15.99
The Obits - I Blame You
91 - The Obits
I Blame You
LP £10.99
CD £10.99
Emeralds - What Happened
92 - Emeralds
What Happened
CD u/avbl
The Big Pink - A Brief History Of Love
93 - The Big Pink
A Brief History Of Love
CD £7.99
Slow Club - Yeah So - (Bonus Disc Version)
94 - Slow Club
Yeah So - (Bonus Disc Version)
2xLtd CD £8.99
Taken By Trees - East Of Eden
95 - Taken By Trees
East Of Eden
LP £11.99
CD £8.99
Lemonheads - Varshons
96 - Lemonheads
Varshons
CD £10.49
Crowhead - Born With Teeth
97 - Crowhead
Born With Teeth
CD £10.99
Hope Sandoval And The Warm Inventions - Through The Devil Softly
98 - Hope Sandoval And The Warm Inventions
Through The Devil Softly
CD £11.99
Mayer Hawthorne - A Strange Arrangement
99 - Mayer Hawthorne
A Strange Arrangement
2xLP £19.99
CD £9.99
Bricolage - Bricolage
100 - Bricolage
Bricolage
LP £9.99
CD £10.99