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Before we unveil our overall picks for best albums of 2009, we let everyone at QRO have their say with their own Top 10 lists:
Jessica Amaya:
10. Peter Bjorn
and John - Living Thing
9. Slow Club - Yeah
So?
8. tUnE-yArDs -
Bird-Brains
7. Art Brut - Art
Brut Vs. Satan
6. Wilco - Wilco
(The Album)
5. Fanfarlo - Reservoir
4. Iron and
Wine - Around the Well
3. Laura Gibson
- Beast of Seasons
2. Elvis
Perkins in Dearland - Elvis Perkins In Dearland
1. Camera
Obscura - My Maudlin Career
Autumn Andel:
10. Mary
Onettes - Islands
9. Sonic Youth
- The Eternal
8. Dead Man's
Bones - Dead Man's Bones
7. Andrew Bird
- Noble Beast
6. The Big Pink
- A Brief History of Love
5. Doves - Kingdom
of Rust
4. We Were Promised
Jetpacks - These Four Walls
3. Mew - No
More Stories / Are Told Today / I'm Sorry / They Washed Away // No More Stories
/ The World Is Grey / I'm Tired / Let's Wash Away
2. The Church -
Untitled #23
1. Loney Dear -
Dear John
Natalia Blas:
10. Bat For
Lashes - Two Suns
9. Passion Pit
- Manners
8. The Gossip -
Music For Men
7. The Big Pink
- A Brief History of Love
6. Phoenix - Wolfgang
Amadeus Phoenix
5. Calvin
Harris - Ready For the Weekend
4. The Yeah
Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!
3. La Roux - La
Roux
2. Florence and
The Machine - Lungs
1. Patrick Wolf
- The Bachelor
Ted Chase:
10. White Lies
- To Lose My Life
9. Phoenix - Wolfgang
Amadeus Phoenix
8. Matt &
Kim - Grand
7. Illinois - The
Adventures of Kid Catastrophe (Deluxe Edition)
6. White
Rabbits - It's Frightening
5. Dinosaur Jr.
- Farm
4. Yo La Tengo
- Popular Songs
3. stellastarr*
- Civilized
2. Charles
Spearin - The Happiness Project
1. Harlem
Shakes - Technicolor Health
Lukas Clark-Memler:
10. Girls - Album
9. Discovery - LP
8. Japandroids
- Post-Nothing
7. Grizzly Bear
- Veckatimest
6. Animal
Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
5. Bishop Allen
- Grrr...
4. Yeah Yeah
Yeahs - It's Blitz!
3. The Dead
Weather - Horehound
2. Phoenix - Wolfgang
Amadeus Phoenix
1. The xx - xx
Brandon Douglas:
10. Au Revoir
Simone - Still Night, Still Light
9. Peter Björn
& John - Living Thing
8. Animal
Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
7. Flaming Lips
- Embryonic
6. Phoenix - Wolfgang
Amadeus Phoenix
5. Arctic
Monkeys - Humbug
4. Pearl Jam - Backspacer
3. Them Crooked
Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures
2. The Dandy
Warhols - The Dandy Warhols Are Sound
1. No Use for a
Name - The Feel Good Record of the Year
Erin Elisabeth:
5. The Postmarks - Memoirs From the End of the World
4. Tori Amos - Midwinter Graces
3. Imogen Heap
- Ellipse
2. Duckworth
Lewis Method - Duckworth Lewis Method
1. Bat For
Lashes - Two Suns
Johanna Marie Ferreira
10. The Picture
- Bluebirds EP
9. Bowerbirds -
Upper Air
8. U2 - No
Line On the Horizon
7. Regina
Spektor - Far
6. John Mayer -
Battle Studies
5. Grizzly Bear
- Veckatimest
4. Yeah Yeah
Yeahs - It's Blitz!
3. Norah Jones
- The Fall
2. Patrick
Watson - Wooden Arms
1. Fanfarlo - Reservoir
Chris Fore:
10. Black Moth
Super Rainbow - Eating Us
9. Hope
Sandoval & The Warm Inventions - Through the Devil Softly
8. Iron &
Wine - Around the Well
7. Phoenix - Wolfgang
Amadeus Phoenix
6. The Temper
Trap - Conditions
5. Taken By
Trees - East of Eden
4. Paper Route
- Absence
3. White Lies -
To Lose My Life
2. Röyksopp - Junior
1. Mew - No
More Stories / Are Told Today / I'm Sorry / They Washed Away // No More Stories
/ The World Is Grey / I'm Tired / Let's Wash Away
Gail Fountain:
10. Mastodon - Crack the Skye
9. The
Lemonheads - Varshons
8. Sonic Youth
- The Eternal
7. Phoenix - Wolfgang
Amadeus Phoenix
6. Kaiser Chiefs - Off With Their Heads
5. Mew - No
More Stories / Are Told Today / I'm Sorry / They Washed Away // No More Stories
/ The World Is Grey / I'm Tired / Let's Wash Away
4. Franz
Ferdinand - Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
3. The Horrors - Primary Colours
2. Air - Love 2
1. Kasabian - West
Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Andi Galpern:
10. The Dandy
Warhols - The Dandy Warhols Are Sound
9. La Roux - La
Roux
8. Marina and
the Diamonds - The Crown Jewels
7. Cymbals Eat
Guitars - Why There Are Mountains
6. Andrew Bird
- Noble Beast
5. Peter Björn
and John - Living Thing
4. Phoenix - Wolfgang
Amadeus Phoenix
3. Bat for
Lashes - Two Suns
2. Metric - Fantasies
1. Regina
Spektor - Far
Michael Gonzalez:
10. The Whitest
Boy Alive - Rules
9. Islands - Vapours
8. Circulatory
System - Signal Morning
7. Neko Case - Middle
Cyclone
6. Dirty
Projectors - Bitte Orca
5. Black Moth
Super Rainbow - Eating Us
4. Phoenix - Wolfgang
Amadeus Phoenix
3. Bat for
Lashes - Two Suns
2. The Pains of
Being Pure at Heart - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
1. Animal
Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
Michael Gutierrez:
10. Zambri - Bang
For Changes EP
9. Middle
Distance Runner - The Sun and Earth
8. Major Lazer
- Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do
7. Passion Pit
- Manners
6. Caspian - Tertia
5. Drug Rug - Paint
the Fence Invisible
4. Matt &
Kim - Grand
3. The Seedy
Seeds - Count the Days
2. Shany Kedar
- Bloodlines
1. Antlers - Hospice
Christine Hannon:
10. Via Tania -
Moon Sweet Moon
9. Bat For
Lashes - Two Suns
8. R. Garcia - Everything
Ever
7. Duckworth
Lewis Method - Duckworth Lewis Method
6. Hortlax
Cobra - Nobody Knows Hortlax Cobra
5. The Postmarks - Memoirs From the End of the World
4. Air - Love
2
3. Peter Björn
& John - Living Thing
 2. Mew - No
More Stories / Are Told Today / I'm Sorry / They Washed Away // No More Stories
/ The World Is Grey / I'm Tired / Let's Wash Away
1. Röyksopp - Junior
Chris Haywood:
10. Bombay
Bicycle Club - I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose
9. Friendly
Fires - Friendly Fires
8. Yeah Yeah
Yeahs - It's Blitz
7. Jay Z - The
Blueprint 3
6. Wild Beasts
- Two Dancers
5. Animal
Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
4. Noah &
The Whale - The First Days of Spring
3. Passion Pit
- Manners
2. Manchester
Orchestra - Mean Everything To Nothing
1. The xx - xx
Michelle Heighway:
5. 30 Seconds
To Mars - This Is War
4. Lady Gaga - Fame
Monster
3. Bibio - Ambivalence
Avenue
2. Animal
Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
1. Bat For
Lashes - Two Suns
Abby Johnston:
10. The Pains of
Being Pure at Heart - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
9. Empire of
the Sun - Walking On a Dream
8. Avett
Brothers - I and Love and You
7. Dirty
Projectors - Bitte Orca
6. Phoenix - Wolfgang
Amadeus Phoenix
5. Animal
Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
4. Grizzly Bear
- Veckatimest
3. Passion Pit
- Manners
2. The Low
Anthem - Oh My God, Charlie Darwin
1. The xx - xx
Dese'Rae L. Stage:
9. Karen O
& The Kids - Where the Wild Things Are (soundtrack)
8. Grand
Archives - Keep In Mind Frankenstein
7. Thao - Know
Better Learn Faster
6. Temper Trap
- Conditions
5. Regina
Spektor - Far
4. Yeah Yeah
Yeahs - It's Blitz!
3. Matt &
Kim - Grand
2. Lady Gaga - Fame
Monster
1. Tegan &
Sara - Sainthood
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