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The Best Music of 2009
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It may feel a little early for this sort of thing, but we on the Amazon music team have pooled our collective knowledge and taste to determine the best music of 2009.
We spent 2009 soothed by Neko Case\'s wail, moved to dance by Yeah Yeah Yeahs\' turn towards big beats, intrigued by Somali hip-hop Troubadour K\'naan, and ready to hear three key words from neo-twangsters the Avett Brothers.
On the songs side, French popsters Phoenix went nutty for a composer and we went nutty for Phoenix. La Roux made us feel invincible, Jay-Z officially crushed an awful trend, and Passion Pit sent us reeling.
Voting with their wallets, our customers told us they really like U2, as it was both our bestselling CD and MP3 album of 2009. Black Eyed Peas also popped up in plenty of playlists, as they locked down the top two slots on our songs chart.
Every year, great albums slip through the cracks. This year, our editors wanted to save some from that unfair fate. We shine a spotlight on excellent underheard CD and MP3 albums across all genres, and we\'ve even made a playlist featuring a single song from each record, so you can sample \'til you find something you like.
Dig into the lists and see which lists line up most closely with your personal tastes:

Best Albums of 2009
1. Neko Case - Middle Cyclone
2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It\'s Blitz!
3. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
4. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
5. the Avett Brothers - I and Love and You
6. Girls - Album
7. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
8. K\'naan - Troubadour
9. Jay-Z - Blueprint 3
10. Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career
> See all top 100 best albums of 2009
> See the list at Amazon MP3

Best Songs of 2009
1. Phoenix - \"Lisztomania\"
2. La Roux - \"Bulletproof\"
3. Jay-Z - \"D.O.A. (Death of Autotune)\"
4. Animal Collective - \"My Girls\"
5. Neko Case - \"People Got a Lotta Nerve\"
6. Passion Pit - \"The Reeling\"
7. Girls - \"Lust for Life\"
8. Grizzly Bear - \"Two Weeks\"
9. The Avett Brothers - \"I and Love and You\"
10. Lily Allen - \"The Fear\"
> See all top 100 best songs of 2009
> Sample songs 1-50
> Sample songs 51-100

Bestselling CDs of 2009 (through October, including pre-orders)
1. U2 - No Line on the Horizon
2. Susan Boyle - I Dreamed a Dream
3. Diana Krall - Quiet Nights
4. Bruce Springsteen - Working on a Dream
5. Bob Dylan - Together through Life
> See all 100 bestselling CDs of 2009

Bestselling MP3 Albums of 2009 (through October)
1. U2 - No Line on the Horizon
2. Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown
3. Jay-Z - Blueprint 3
4. Paramore - Brand New Eyes
5. Lily Allen - The Fear
> See all 100 bestselling MP3 albums of 2009
Bestselling Songs of 2009 (through October)
1. Black Eyed Peas - \"Boom Boom Pow\"
2. Black Eyed Peas - \"I Gotta Feeling\"
3. Flo Rida - \"Right Round\"
4. Miley Cyrus - \"The Climb\"
5. Pitbull - \"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho\"
> See all 100 bestselling songs of 2009
> Sample songs 1-50
> Sample songs 51-100
Outstanding 2009 Albums You Might Have Missed
1. Throw Me the Statue - Creaturesque
2. Mt. St. Helen\'s Vietnam Band
3. The Legends - Over and Over
4. Lushlife - Cassette City
5. Point Juncture, Wa - Heart to Elk
> See all 100 2009 albums you might have missed at Amazon MP3
> Sample songs from albums 1-50
> Sample songs from albums 51-100
Head over to our best music of 2009 store to find complete lists, plus the best in everything from Latin music to Gospel to comedy and all points between.

We\'re aware there\'s still a decent chunk of the year left. We\'ll be adding a latecomers and honorable mentions feature over the next few weeks. Hit the comments, let us know what we missed, and perhaps it\'ll make an appearance.

-- Jeff Reguilon
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Mariah Carey: The Accidental Comedienne
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Mariah Carey is the Rainman of pop music. Focused, blank faced and sometimes capable of genius. Each toothpick lying on the diner floor is a hit song; each cheese puff is a music video featuring a greased-up, jiggling Mariah bearing an expression that translates to either a)Tabula Rasa; or b) “I’ve had too much turkey dinner.” I can’t tell. My Latin ain’t so good.
It goes without saying that Mariah Carey is an undisputed talent who has achieved greatness. She has a reported 5-octave voice and has sold something in the neighborhood of, what – like 200 million records? Amazing! I used to get chills listening to she and Whitney Houston dominate radio in the early 90s with pop songs that showcased considerable soul and range. Like major powerhouse vocal business. It just knocked me to hear voices like that. Whitney disappeared from the scene and Mariah stole it, supplementing her vocal range with some kind of fantastical Hip Hop genie oil that, when applied directly to skin, creates MTV and radio perfection. A quick scan through music video history finds Mariah in all manner of locale (a school, a countryside hoedown, in water, in posh cars, on various silk beds, in her knickers, in bikini in front of Vuitton luggage, in mansions, etc.), jiggling awkwardly and touching herself prettily while wearing a bloated, vacant smile that reminds me a bit of Patrick Swayze’s smile in Ghost when his spirit left Oda Mae for the last time. Perhaps the smile is just a way of coping with the interminable breeze that seems to follow the poor woman around onscreen (it’s always windy in her videos, which is perplexing considering many of them take place indoors.). A couple vids from the early years are below, but the new ones, the really gross/awesome ones (\"Don\'t Forget About Us,\" \"We Belong Together,\" \"Say Somethin\',\" \"Touch My Body\"), cannot be shown here, sadly. \"Embedding disabled by request.\" (Sigh*).
\"Someday\": (School):

\"Dreamlover\" (Countryside):

The lips parted, peekaboo glances and self love that mark her music video performances could be almost lovable if there were something substantial -- like her shining TALENT, for example -- to anchor it. There\'s not. The last few albums have been produced within an inch of their digital lives, her vocals seemingly quadruple tracked and Pro-Tooled to bits, only to be ultimately sidelined by Hip Hop glitterati guest appearances. I’m all for double-tracking vocals (Dave Gilmour in Dark Side of the Moon, anyone?) and collaborating with your buddies but at some point it becomes a major bummer.
The vocal legend’s latest (with its straight-faced title), Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, provides no reprieve on the bummer front. More breathy vocal business. More songs with barely any sung words. More tiny dresses fit to burst. More indoor breezes. More self-conscious touching of the face and hair. More lazy grins. More killer song titles like “Angels Cry” and “H.A.T.E.U.” (although to be fair, \"H.A.T.E.U.\" is one of the finest songs on the album). A quick aside: while Memoirs… came close to winning the award for Best Accidentally-Comedic Album Title, the trophy still stays safe in the harbors of Mariah’s 2008 release, E=MC2.
I know the new album has sold a quarter of a million and that my opinion may elicit derision from some, but folks - please be gentle. I am an imperfect angel; Don’t H.A.T.E.ME. Love me, love me…
--Leslie Beattie
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The 100 Greatest Live Albums of All Time
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There are plenty of live albums issued solely as afterthoughts or contract fulfillments, but there are plenty that are as transcendent as the best in-person concert experiences, only with zero lines at the bathroom. For this particular list we came up with the following criteria:
• Only one album per artist.
• Albums were been performed live in front of an audience, but don\'t necessarily have to be culled from a single performance.
• No EPs or singles—this list is about albums
• We decided to limit this list to music, which means no comedy. We wanted to save those records for a separate list for laffers.
Of course, we exercise their judgment regarding quality and/or historical significance. If you disagree with our choices (and there\'s a good chance you will), let us know in the comments.

Here goes:
1. James Brown - Live At The Apollo, 1962
2. Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison
3. Frank Sinatra - Sinatra at the Sands
4. Bill Withers - Live at Carnegie Hall
5. Judy Garland - Judy At Carnegie Hall
6. Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4: Live, 1966: The Royal Albert Hall Concert
7. Ella Fitzgerald - Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert
8. Led Zeppelin - How The West Was Won
9. MC5 - Kick Out the Jams
10. Keith Jarrett - The Koln Concert
11. Neil Young - Live Rust
12. Otis Redding - Live in Europe
13. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
14. Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York
15. Bob Marley - Live
16. The Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya\'s Out
17. Roy Orbison - Black and White Night
18. The Who - Live at Leeds
19. Simon and Garfunkel - The Concert in Central Park
20. Jimi Hendrix - Live at Monterey
21. Cheap Trick - At Budokan
22. John Coltrane & Thelonious Monk - At Carnegie Hall
23. Paco de Lucia, Rodrigo, and Orchestra De Cadaques - Concierto de Aranjuez
24. Maceo Parker - Life On Planet Groove
25. Portishead - Live: Roseland NYC
26. Elvis Presley - From Elvis in Memphis
27. Leonard Cohen - Live in London
28. Kiss - Alive!
29. Eric Clapton - Unplugged
30. Queen - Live Killers
31. Nina Simone - Nina Simone at Town Hall
32. Gram Parsons - Live 1973
33. Jeff Buckley - Live at Sin-é
34. U2 - Under a Blood Red Sky
35. Lucinda Williams - Live at the Fillmore
36. Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous
37. Dead Can Dance - Toward the Within
38. Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - Live in New York City
39. BB King - Live at the Regal
40. Aretha Franklin - Live at Fillmore West
41. David Bowie - Stage
42. Miles Davis - Miles Davis at Fillmore: Live At The Fillmore East
43. Art Blakey - A Night At Birdland, Vol. 1
44. Ani Difranco - Living in Clip
45. Mavis Staples - Live: Hope at the Hideout
46. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960
47. Depeche Mode - 101
48. Deep Purple - Made in Japan
49. Isaac Hayes - Live at Wattstax
50. Sam Cooke - At the Copa
51. Parliament - Live: P-funk Earth Tour
52. Grateful Dead - Europe \'72
53. Laurie Anderson - United States Live
54. Alison Krauss and Union Station - Live
55. Velvet Underground - 1969
56. Pink Floyd - Pulse
57. The Roots - Come Alive
58. Bill Evans Trio - Sunday at the Village Vanguard
59. Sarah Vaughn - Live At The 1971 Monterey Jazz Festival
60. George Harrison - Live in Japan
61. Peter Gabriel - Plays Live
62. Erroll Garner - Concert by the Sea
63. Thelonius Monk - Thelonious in Action: Live at the Five Spot Cafe
64. Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Live at Luther College
65. Janis Joplin - Janis in Concert
66. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive
67. Willie Nelson - Stars and Guitars
68. John Coltrane - Live at the Village Vanguard
69. The Clash - From Here To Eternity Live
70. Eartha Kitt - Live from the Café Carlyle
71. Ravi Shankar - Live: Ravi Shankar at the Monteray International Pop Festival
72. Wilco - Kicking Television: Live In Chicago
73. Neko Case - The Tigers Have Spoken
74. Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East
75. Jay-Z - Unplugged
76. The Orb - Live \'93
77. The Ramones - It\'s Alive
78. Etta James - Rocks the House
79. Soweto Gospel Choir - Live at Nelson Mandela Theatre
80. Pearl Jam - Live on Two Legs
81. Björk - Live Box Set
82. Kraftwerk - Minimum-Maximum
83. Radiohead - I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings
84. Lou Reed - Rock \'n\' Roll Animal
85. Jill Scott - Live in Paris
86. Carole King - Carole King The Carnegie Hall Concert June 18, 1971
87. Alice in Chains - Live
88. John Denver - The Wildlife Concert
89. Eva Cassidy - Live at Blues Alley
90. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Live at Carnegie Hall
91. Rush - Rush in Rio
92. Police - Live!
93. Daft Punk - Alive 2007
94. James Taylor - James Taylor Live
95. Neil Diamond - Hot August Night
96. Guns N\' Roses - Live Era \'87-\'93
97. Lyle Lovett - Lyle Lovett Live In Texas
98. Blue Oyster Cult - Extraterrestrial Live
99. Aerosmith - Live! Bootleg
100. J. Geils Band - Live: Blow Your Face Out

-- Jeff Reguilon
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Singles Report: Foo Fighters, Consequence, Melissa Laveaux
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Foo Fighters - \"Wheels\"
Even though their last couple albums have been spotty enough to make me almost lose interest, I\'ve always felt like the Foos had it in them to assemble a pretty stacked greatest hits collection, which they\'ve VERY CONVENIENTLY done just in time for the holidays. Unfortunately for us, the band tacked on two new jams, of which, \"Wheels\" is one. Listening to the beginning, I felt like the MP3 was mislabled and I accidentally downloaded some Keith Urban. What followed was a generic smear of limp, slick, unfortunate, late-period Tom Petty impersonation. I\'m not against the new stuff, but I\'m pretty sure I would have been happier if they had clipped this from the tracklist in favor of \"I\'ll Stick Around\" or \"Walking After You.\"
Suggested if you like: Tom Petty, an extremely competent cover band performing Tom Petty songs, \"mediocre-of\" material appearing on a \"best-of\"
Rating: 13/69 Full Moon Fevers

Consequence (feat. Kanye West and John Legend) - \"Whatever U Want\"
Because he has but one flow and a steadfast refusal to vary his rhyme schemes, Consequence is best taken in small doses. For a number of IMMA-LET-YOU-FINISH-related reasons, our old pal Yeezy has, as of late, also been getting his mail forwarded to an address in the best-in-small-doses zip code. As such, you\'ll be satisfied to know that they\'re each limited to four bars at a pass in this slinky Gin and Tonic of a tune. With its low-key vibe and 2:37 run time, it feels more like the suggestion of a song than an actual song. Still, I\'ve listened to it five times in short succession, mostly because I\'m left wanting more each time. When was the last time you could say that about anything involving any of these parties?
Suggested if you like: \"I\'m Good\" by the Clipse, \"Love Hangover\" by Kidz in the Hall, surprise awesome
Rating: 26/30 prefunk cocktails

Melissa Laveaux - \"Crazy in Love\"
I have no idea who this person is and I\'m generally against covers of songs I like (TWO STRIKES, LADY), but this thumpy, acoustic reinvention of the Beyonce ultrajam is-- no exaggeration-- the best new song I\'ve heard in months. Should you decide to scoot over to her MySpace page, you can listen to, along with some of her originals, another unique cover, this time of Elliott Smith\'s \"Needle in the Hay.\" Her version of \"Crazy in Love,\" however, is so good I don\'t even miss the Jay-Z verse. A++++ NEW ARTIST. WOULD BUY FROM AGAIN.
Suggested if you like: Lykke Li, Emiliana Torrini, making a great thing even better
Rating: 93/100 oh-no-nos
-- Jeff Reguilon

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Monsters of Folk: Exclusive Video
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An exclusive video from Monsters of Folk is now available for your viewing pleasure. We\'re also hosting a Streaming Listening Party of the full album a week before street date release.

Monsters of Folk is the Alt/Indie super group comprised of Conor Oberst (singer for Bright Eyes), Yim Yames (singer for My Morning Jacket), M. Ward, and producer Mike Mogis.

In an era chock-full of super groups (see Audioslave, Velvet Revolver, and Chickenfoot just to name a few), now Indie Music fans of the world can rejoice, too!
--Lucas Hilbert
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Free MP3 Downloads: 29 Free World Music Samplers
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What\'s cheaper than travel and almost as good a way to get your cosmopolitan bona fides up to snuff? Try 29 free world music samplers. As part of our World Music Festival, we\'re offering free music downloads from more than two dozen labels and artists, including a few personal favorites (pictured below, click to download) from Soweto Gospel Choir, JDub (Israel), Tuff Gong (RIYL Bob Marley), Luaka Bop (RIYL David Byrne), ESL (RIYL Thievery Corporation):

Download any or all of the free samplers (totaling hundreds of free song downloads) from here. Bon voyage...
-- Jason Kirk
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100 Greatest World Music Albums of All Time
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We\'re back with another 100 Greatest list, and this time, to coincide with our World Music Festival event, we\'ve chosen the 100 Greatest World Music Albums of All Time.
\"World music\" is an exceptionally wide-ranging term. Does world music mean music that’s not in English? Does a world music artist have to create music from his/her own particular country or ethnic background? What about \"big name\" world artists (like Enya, Celtic Woman, Bob Marley) who have had mainstream Top 40 hits? In the end, we came up with the following criteria:
• Broadly speaking, world music is not traditionally Western. We’ve chosen albums featuring music from a particular region, culture, or heritage.
• Albums can include lyrics in English and/or Top 40 hits, as long as the music itself draws from non-western rhythms, instruments, or melodies.
• One album per artist
• No EPs or singles—this list is about albums
• No greatest hits collections or compilations except in cases where no actual album was available, or where the collection acts as a proper album. Bob Marley’s Legend, being a greatest hits compilation album, did not make our list, but Catch a Fire did.
Of course, our editors exercise their judgment regarding quality and/or historical significance. If you disagree with our choices (and there\'s a good chance you will), let us know in the comments below, or on the customer discussion on our list landing page.
This list is MP3s, but if you prefer CDs, you can find the list here.
1. Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Collective - Wátina
2. Bulgarian State Television Female Choir - Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares
3. Fela Kuti - Live!
4. Abdoulaye Diabate - Djiriyo
5. Konono No1 - Congotronics
6. Os Mutantes - Everything Is Possible
7. Black Uhuru - The Dub Factor
8. Jorge Ben - Forca Bruta
9. Huun-Huur-Tu - The Orphan\'s Lament
10. Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club
11. Bob Marley - Catch A Fire
12. Mahmoud Ahmed - Ethiopiques, Vol. 7: Ere Mela Mela
13. King Tubby - Dub From The Roots
14. Paco de Lucia - Entre Dos Aguas
15. Astor Piazzolla - Tango: Zero Hour
16. Solomon Ilori - African High Life
17. Willie Bobo - Juicy
18. Gal Costa - Gal Costa
19. Sara Tavares - Balance
20. Ravi Shankar - The Ravi Shankar Collection: Live: Ravi Shankar At The Monterey International Pop Festival
21. Sevara Nazarkhan - Yol Bolsin
22. Ali Farka Touré - Red & Green
23. Amalia Rodrigues - Art of Amalia
24. Nanae Yoshimura - Art of the Koto, Vol. 1
25. King Sunny Ade - JuJu Music
26. Salif Keita - Amen
27. Mariza - Fado Em Mim
28. Tito Puente - Dance Mania
29. Franco - Originalité
30. Etoile De Dakar - Volume 4 - Khaley Etoile
31. Ja Man All Stars - In The Dub Zone
32. Cheb I Sabbah - La Kahena
33. Rachid Taha - Diwan
34. Pham Duc Thanh - Vietnamese Traditional Dan Bau Music
35. Khaled - Sahra
36. Think of One - Camping Shaabi
37. Asha Bhosle - Precious Platinum
38. Ali Akbar Khan - Traditional Music of India
39. Liliana Barrios - Troileana
40. Tania Maria - Via Brasil vol.2
41. David Nzomo - Songs from Kenya
42. Cesaria Evora - Cesaria
43. Toumani Diabate With Ballake Sissoko - New Ancient Strings
44. A.R. Rahman - Lagaan
45. Paolo Conte - Reveries
46. Taraf de Haïdouks - Taraf de Haïdouks
47. Marcel Khalifé - Promises of the Storm
48. Ernest Ranglin - Below The Bassline
49. Joyce - Just a Little Bit Crazy
50. Puerto Plata - Mujer de Cabaret
51. Tinariwen - Aman Iman: Water Is Life
52. Ghazal - Lost Songs Of The Silk Road
53. Kandia Kouyate - Kita Kan
54. Antonio Carlos Jobim - Wave
55. The Congos - Heart of the Congos
56. Thomas Mapfumo - Spirits To Bite Our Ears
57. Willie Colón & Ruben Blades - Siembra
58. Bassekou Kouyate - Segu Blue
59. Amadou & Mariam - Welcome to Mali
60. Augustus Pablo - East of the River Nile
61. Ofra Haza - Fifty Gates of Wisdom: Yemenite Songs
62. Dhafer Youssef - Electric Sufi
63. Olatunji - Drums of Passion
64. Los Amigos Invisibles - The Venezuelan Zinga Son Vol. 1
65. Celia Cruz, Johnny Pacheco - Celia & Johnny
66. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Shahen-Shah
67. Eddie Palmieri And Friends - The Sun of Latin Music
68. Seu Jorge - Cru
69. Youssou N\'Dour - Immigrés
70. Kodo - Live at the Acropolis
71. Ibrahim Ferrer - Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer
72. Lama Gyurme - The Lama\'s Chants
73. Elis Regina/Tom Jobim - Elis & Tom
74. Koçani Orkestar - Alone At My Wedding
75. Idan Raichel - The Idan Raichel Project
76. Cheo Feliciano - Cheo
77. Tomatito & Michel Camilo - Spain
78. Issa Bagayogo - Mali Koura
79. Hermanos Ayala - Bomba de Loiza
80. Hugh Masekela - The Lasting Impressions Of Ooga Booga
81. Peter Tosh - Legalize It
82. Peru Negro - Zamba Malato
83. Flaco Jimenez - Squeeze Box King
84. Waldemar Bastos - Pretaluz
85. Rodrigo Y Gabriela - Rodrigo Y Gabriela
86. Orchestra Baobab - Pirates Choice
87. Hugh Mundell - Africa Must Be Free by 1983
88. Vicente Fernandez - El Hijo Del Pueblo
89. Walter Ferguson Gavitt - Mr. Gavitt: Calypsos of Costa Rica
90. Gamelan Semara Pegulingan - Music of Bali
91. Djivan Gasparyan - I Will Not Be Sad in This World
92. Kassav\' - An-ba-chen\'n La
93. Andy Statman - Between Heaven And Earth: Music Of The Jewish Mystics
94. Ami Koita - Songs of Praise
95. Tom Ze - Danc-Eh-Sa
96. Ruben Gonzalez - Introducing…Ruben Gonzalez
97. Gotan Project - La Revancha Del Tango
98. Vieux Farka Touré - Fondo
99. Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Gift Of The Tortoise: A Musical Journey Through Southern Africa
100. Frankie Kennedy & Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh - Altan

--Alan Wiley
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Out This Week: Good New Music You Might Have Missed
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Zero 7 - \"Medicine Man\"
Suggested if you like: Solange, Janelle Monae, mixology

Christina Courtin - Foreign Country
Suggested if you like: Madeleine Peyroux, Jolie Holland, sweet tea

Speech Debelle (feat. Micachu) - \"Better Days\"
Suggested if you like: Estelle, Roots Manuva, hip-hop from over there

Kleerup
Suggested if you like: Robyn, Lykke Li, flashing lights

Drug Rug - Paint the Fence Invisible
Suggested if you like: Apollo Sunshine, Beachwood Sparks, sweet ponchos

Los Pikadientes de Caborca - \"Billie Jean\"
Suggested if you like: this M.I.S. cover of \"Bittersweet Symphony,\" unlikely tributes

-- Jeff Reguilon
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Out This Week: Good New Music You Might Have Missed
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American Steel - Dear Friends and Gentle Hearts
Suggested if you like: the Gaslight Anthem, the Killers, pumping your fist

Generationals - Con Law
Suggested if you like: the Shins, the saner side of Of Montreal, Pop Rocks

Josh Mease - Wilderness
Suggested if you like: Matt Costa, Sondre Lerche, spending the better part of your summer submerged waist-deep in a swimming pool

Joell Ortiz Covers the Classics
Suggested if you like: Ghostface Killah, Fat Joe, repurposing/defiling the canon

Mr. Hudson - \"Supernova\"
Suggested if you like: Kenna, the Fashion, exploding stars

Daniel Johnson - Lazrus
Suggested if you like: the Knife, Cousteau, moodiness
-- Jeff Reguilon
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The Best (And Bestselling) Music of 2009, So Far
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Just because it\'s only July doesn\'t mean it\'s too early for us to pass judgment on 2009\'s song and album offerings. Below, discover not only our favorite music of the year, but also Amazon MP3 customers\' favorite songs of the year. We voted with our opinions-- they voted with their wallets. Please hit the comments to let us know where we got it right and/or tell us what morons we are for leaving off your favorite album.

Editors\' Picks: The Best Albums of 2009, So Far
1. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It\'s Blitz
2. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
4. Neko Case - Middle Cyclone
5. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
6. K\'Naan - Troubadour
7. Metric - Fantasies
8. Leonard Cohen - Live in London
9. The Bird and the Bee - Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future
10. Bat for Lashes - Two Suns
11. Iggy Pop - Preliminaires
12. Mt St. Helens Vietnam Band - Mt St. Helens Vietnam Band
13. Royksopp - Junior
14. Dent May - The Good Feeling Music of Dent May and His Magnificent Ukulele
15. Mos Def - The Ecstatic
16. Various Artists - Dark Was the Night
17. Amadou & Mariam - Welcome to Mali
18. Mastodon - Crack the Skye
19. God Help The Girl - God Help The Girl
20. Passion Pit - Manners
21. Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career
22. St Vincent - Actor
23. Amesoeurs - Amesoeurs
24. Silversun Pickups - Swoon
25. The Crystal Method - Divided By Night
26. The Horrors - Primary Colours
27. Ben Kweller - Changing Horses
28. MF Doom - Born Like This
29. Sarah Jarosz - Song Up in Her Head
30. Sonic Youth - The Eternal
31. Cass McCombs - Catacombs
32. Fever Ray - Fever Ray
33. Finale - A Pipe Dream and a Promise
34. Ida Maria - Fortress \'Round My Heart
35. M. Ward - Hold Time
36. MIDIval PunditZ - Hello Hello
37. Rocco Deluca and the Burden - Mercy
38. Bon Iver - Blood Bank
39. Bonnie Prince Billy - Beware
40. Isis - Wavering Radiant
41. Lily Allen - It\'s Not Me, It\'s You
42. Wilco - (The Album)
43. Au Revoir Simone - Still Night, Still Light
44. Justin Townes Earle - Midnight at the Movies
45. Marianne Faithfull - Easy Come, Easy Go
46. The Bad Plus - For All I Care
47. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
48. Akron/Family - Set \'Em Wild, Set \'Em Free
49. P.O.S. - Never Better
50. Point Juncture, WA - Heart To Elk

Amazon MP3 Bestselling Albums of 2009, So Far
1. U2 - No Line On The Horizon
2. Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown
3. Lily Allen - It\'s Not Me, It\'s You
4. Chickenfoot - Chickenfoot
5. Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies)
6. The Lonely Island - Incredibad
7. Depeche Mode - Sounds Of The Universe
8. Neko Case - Middle Cyclone
9. Keith Urban - Defying Gravity
10. Eminem - Relapse
11. Various - Hannah Montana: The Movie Soundtrack
12. Mos Def - The Ecstatic
13. Dierks Bentley - Feel That Fire
14. Various Artists - Dark Was The Night (Red Hot Compilation)
15. Rascal Flatts - Unstoppable
16. Silversun Pickups - Swoon
17. Andrew Bird - Noble Beast
18. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
19. Kate Voegele - A Fine Mess
20. Dave Matthews Band - Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
21. Chrisette Michele - Epiphany
22. Zac Brown Band - The Foundation
23. Jason Mraz - We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
24. Morrissey - Years Of Refusal
25. Steve Earle - Townes
26. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It\'s Blitz!
27. Ben Harper And Relentless7 - White Lies for Dark Times
28. The Decemberists - Hazards Of Love
29. Nickelback - Dark Horse
30. Chris Cornell - Scream
31. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
32. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
33. Moby - Wait For Me
34. Crystal Method - Divided By Night
35. The Fray - The Fray
36. The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die
37. Metric - Fantasies
38. Passion Pit - Manners
39. Street Sweeper Social Club - Street Sweeper Social Club
40. Keri Hilson - In A Perfect World...
41. Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted
42. The Bird And The Bee - Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future
43. k\'naan - Troubadour
44. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
45. Various Artists - Just Dance
46. india.arie - Testimony Vol. 2: Love & Politics
47. Bruce Springsteen - Working On A Dream
48. Newsboys - In The Hands Of God
49. Mandy Moore - Amanda Leigh
50. Seth Walker - Leap Of Faith
Editors\' Picks: Best Songs of 2009, So Far
1. Phoenix - \"Lisztomania\"
2. Neko Case - \"People Got a Lot of Nerve\"
3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - \"Zero\"
4. Lily Allen - \"The Fear\"
5. Animal Collective - \"My Girls\"
6. Kelly Clarkson - \"My Life Would Suck Without You\"
7. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - \"Contender\"
8. Grizzly Bear - \"Cheerleader\"
9. K\'Naan - \"Dreamer \"
10. Metric - \"Help I\'m Alive\"
11. Passion Pit - \"The Reeling\"
12. Kid Cudi - \"Make Her Say\"
13. U2 - \"Magnificent\"
14. The Lonely Island - \"I\'m On a Boat\"
15. Bat For Lashes - \"Daniel\"
16. La Roux - \"Bulletproof\"
17. Silversun Pickups - \"Panic Switch\"
18. The-Dream (feat. Kanye West) - \"Walkin\' on the Moon\"
19. Dirty Projectors + David Byrne - \"Knotty Pine\"
20. Empire of the Sun - \"Walking on a Dream\"
21. Kinky - \"Hasta Quemarnos\"
22. Major Lazer - \"Hold the Line\"
23. MIDIval PunditZ - \"Har Ek Baat\"
24. Chrisette Michelle - \"Another One\"
25. Ciara - \"G Is For Girl (A-Z)\"
26. Doves - \"Jetstream\"
27. Marianne Faithfull - \"The Crane Wife 3\"
28. Pet Shop Boys - \"Love Etc.\"
29. Bon Iver - \"Woods\"
30. Cass McCombs - \"Jonesy Boy\"
31. Ida Maria - \"Oh My God\"
32. Deerhunter - \"Game of Diamonds\"
33. Jay-Z - \"D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)\"
34. Molly Jenson - \"Give It Time\"
35. N.A.S.A (Feat. Kayne West, Lykke Li) - \"Gifted\"
36. Tonéx - \"Bring It\"
37. You\'re Too Gone - \"Jason Lytle\"
38. Yusuf - \"Welcome Home\"
39. John Frusciante - \"Heaven\"
40. Miley Cyrus - \"The Climb\"
41. Mos Def - \"Quiet Dog\"
42. The Bad Plus - \"Comfortably Numb\"
43. The Clipse (feat. Kanye West) - \"Kinda Like a Big Deal\"
44. The Crystal Method ft. Matisyahu - \"Drown in the Now \"
45. Bob Dylan - \"Beyond Here Lies Nothin\'\"
46. Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele - \"Meet Me In The Garden\"
47. Mstrkrft - \"Bounce (feat. N.O.R.E. & Isis)\"
48. Royksopp - \"Vision One\"
49. Amadou & Mariam - \"Sabali\"
50. P.O.S. - \"Goodbye\"
Amazon MP3 Bestselling Songs of 2009, So Far
1. Black Eyed Peas - \"Boom Boom Pow\"
2. Flo Rida - \"Right Round\"
3. Kelly Clarkson - \"My Life Would Suck Without You\"
4. Various - \"The Climb\"
5. The Fray - \"You Found Me\"
6. Kid Cudi - \"Day \'N\' Nite\"
7. Pitbull - \"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) (Extended Mix)\"
8. Seether - \"Careless Whisper\"
9. Eminem - \"Crack A Bottle\"
10. Flo Rida - \"Sugar [feat. Wynter]\"
11. Keri Hilson - \"Knock You Down\"
12. Linkin Park - \"New Divide\"
13. Keri Hilson - \"Turnin Me On\"
14. Black Eyed Peas - \"I Gotta Feeling\"
15. Sean Kingston - \"Fire Burning\"
16. Brad Paisley - \"Then (Single Edit)\"
17. Jeremih - \"Birthday Sex\"
18. Ciara featuring Justin Timberlake - \"Love Sex Magic\"
19. Green Day - \"Know Your Enemy\"
20. The Lonely Island - \"I\'m On A Boat\"
21. Jason Aldean - \"She\'s Country\"
22. Asher Roth - \"I Love College\"
23. Carrie Underwood - \"I Told You So (Featuring Randy Travis)\"
24. Keith Urban - \"Sweet Thing\"
25. U2 - \"Get On Your Boots\"
26. Madcon - \"Beggin\'\"
27. Lily Allen - \"The Fear\"
28. Keith Urban - \"Kiss A Girl\"
29. Rob Thomas - \"Her Diamonds\"
30. Rascal Flatts - \"Here Comes Goodbye\"
31. Maino - \"All The Above [feat. T-Pain]\"
32. Maxwell - \"Pretty Wings (uncut)\"
33. Lil Wayne - \"Prom Queen\"
34. Kenny Chesney - \"Out Last Night\"
35. Silversun Pickups - \"Panic Switch\"
36. Kelly Clarkson - \"I Do Not Hook Up\"
37. Ciara featuring Young Jeezy - \"Never Ever\"
38. John Rich - \"Shuttin\' Detroit Down\"
39. K\'jon - \"On The Ocean\"
40. U2 - \"Magnificent\"
41. Rodney Atkins - \"It\'s America\"
42. Depeche Mode - \"Wrong\"
43. Gloriana - \"Wild At Heart\"
44. Dierks Bentley - \"Feel That Fire\"
45. The-Dream - \"Rockin\' That Thang\"
46. The Lonely Island - \"Jizz In My Pants\"
47. The Fray - \"Never Say Never\"
48. Phillips, Craig And Dean - \"Revelation Song\"
49. Pleasure P - \"Boyfriend #2\"
50. Colbie Caillat - \"Fallin\' For You\"
-- Jeff Reguilon
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