This best of list was originally posted on AbsolutePunk.net in 2009. It has been brought over to Chorus.fm for posterity.
- Morrissey – Years of Refusal
- Manchester Orchestra – Mean Everything to Nothing
- Mute Math – Armistice
- Brand New – Daisy
- Thrice – Beggars
- P.O.S. – Never Better
- John Mayer – Battle Studies
- Imogen Heap – Ellipse
- Fun. – Aim and Ignite
- The Dangerous Summer – Reach for the Sun
- Dashboard Confessional – Alter the Ending
- Paper Route – Absence
- Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
- Hockey – Mind Chaos
- MUSE – The Resistance
- Little Boots – Hands
- John Nolan – Height
- Kevin Devine – Brother’s Blood
- Sherwood – QU
- Nightmare of You – Infomaniac
- Anchor & Braille – Felt
- Cartel – Cycles
- New Found Glory – Not Without A Fight
- Set Your Goals – This Will Be The Death Of Us
- The Swellers – Ups and Downsizing
- Say Anything – Say Anything
- Thursday – Common Existence
- Rx Bandits – Mandala
- Boys Like Girls – Love Drunk
- Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown
- Dredg – The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion
This article was originally published on AbsolutePunk.net