The 3rd Annual HIP Best Albums of the Year List

Wow…has it really been 3 years? Where’d all the time go?

Well…each year, this post has gotten less and less ambitious, but even with my blog being dead for a few months, I can’t resist doing this.

So here it is. The top 15 albums of 2009, along with single download links and links to where you can buy each record.

One thing that I’m adding this year is the “specialty” selections: Best Remix, Best Mash-Up, Best Sample, Best E.P., and Best Collaboration.

This should be an exciting one!

15. Regina Spektor – Far

Track 2 – “Eet”

14. God Help the Girl (Self-Titled)

Track 8 – “Musicians, Please Take Heed”

13. DDL Roundhouse – Connect

Track 10 – “Reach You”

12. Kid Cudi – Man on the Moon (link is for a deluxe 2-disc DVD edition that is cheaper than the regular album!)

Track 3 – “Simple As…”

11. Imogen Heap – Ellipse

Track 1 – “First Train Home”

10. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

Track 1 – “Lisztomania”

9. Mos Def – The Ecstatic

Track 5 – “Priority”

8. Chiddy Bang – The Swelly Express (free release, download link on their myspace)

Track 18 – “All Things Go (ft. Sufjan Stevens)”

7. The Decemberists – The Hazards of Love

Track 17 – “The Hazards of Love 4”

6. La Roux (Self-Titled)

Track 10 – “Reflections Are Protection”

5. Wale – Attention Deficit

Track 3 – “Mirrors (ft. Bun B)

4. Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown

Track 10 – “Last of the American Girls”

3. The Antlers – Hospice

Track 5 – “Bear”

2. Quiet Company – Everyone You Love Will Be Happy Soon

Track 9 – “Golden (Like the State)”

1. Mutemath – Armistice

Track 4 – “Spotlight”

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Specialty Winners

Best Remix

La Roux – “I’m Not Your Toy” (DatA remix)

Wale – “Chillin’ (ft. Lady Gaga)” [Top Billin’ UK remix]

Best Mash-Up

The Hood Internet – “Save Me Concubine” (Ghostface Killah vs. Beirut)

LBCK – “Rockets at Night” (Cicada vs. Just a Band vs. Kid Cudi)

Best Sampling

Chiddy Bang – “Never” (samples “The Perfect Nanny” from Mary Poppins)

Best EP/Non-LP Release

MAE – (m)orning ep
Track 6 – “A Melody, The Memory”

Best Collaboration

David Guetta/Kid Cudi – “Memories”

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Past Best Albums Countdowns:

HIP’s Best Albums of 2008
HIP’s Best Albums of 2007