This best of list was put together by the AbsolutePunk.net staff in 2009. It used an old system for ranking albums, but has been brought over to Chorus.fm for posterity.
- Manchester Orchestra – Mean Everything To Nothing
- Fun. – Aim and Ignite
- Brand New – Daisy
- Thrice – Beggars
- The Dangerous Summer – Reach For The Sun
- The Dear Hunter – Act III: Life and Death
- P.O.S. – Never Better
- Portugal. The Man – The Satanic Satanist
- Say Anything – Say Anything
- Propagandhi – Supporting Caste
- Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
- Kevin Devine – Brother’s Blood
- Set Your Goals – This Will Be The Death of Us
- Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
- Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
- Morrissey – Years of Refusal
- mewithoutYou – it’s all crazy! it’s all false! it’s all a dream! it’s alright!
- Every Time I Die – New Junk Aesthetic
- Tegan & Sara – Sainthood
- All The Day Holiday – The Things We’ve Grown To Love
- So Many Dynamos – The Loud Wars
- The Swellers – Ups and Downsizing
- Fake Problems – It’s Great to Be Alive
- Mew – No More Stories…
- The Decemberists – The Hazards of Love
- John Mayer – Battle Studies
- Paramore – Brand New Eyes
- Relient K – Forget Not and Slow Down
- New Found Glory – Not Without a Fight
- We Were Promised Jetpacks – These Four Walls
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