40. 3 Words
Cheryl Cole
Polydor
Omnipresent popstress breaks free from Girls Aloud with the help of Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am on an at times glorious pop record.
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39. Primary Colours
The Horrors
XL
One of the year's biggest surprises wasn't that The Horrors made one of its most intriguing albums, it was that they rid themselves of their label as gimmicky also-rans.
38. Truelove's Gutter
Richard Hawley
Mute
Alex Turner-approved Sheffield crooner gets personal on his fifth album. Result: His best so far.
37. Tarot Sport
Fuck Buttons
ATP
London-based instrumental duo bring the best of shoegaze and the dancefloor together for a noisy, adventurous and uplifting second album.
36. The Eternal
Sonic Youth
Matador
Veteran grungers go back to their lo-fi roots. Rough, unpolished and thoroughly enjoyable.
35. Backspacer
Pearl Jam
Matador
Veteran grungers go back to their anthemic roots, stop rallying and start enjoy themselves again.
34. To Lose My Life...
White Lies
Fiction
London trio ressurrect the dark and atmospheric anthems on their brilliant #1 debut album.
33. Bitte Orca
Dirty Projectors
Domino
The viral community found an indie-maverick in David Longstreth on an album of playful rock referencing everyone from Led Zep to Nico.
32. Sunny Side Up
Paolo Nutini
Atlantic
Former 'pretty boy' flirts with the soul and jazz titans on his coming-of-age album.
31. Only Revolutions
Biffy Clyro
14th Floor
Scottish heroes finally strike commercial gold with their fifth album. Daft lyrics, dafter tattoos and some of the biggest singalongs of the year.
Q's Top 50 Albums 2009: Introduction
The countdown...
Q's 50 Best Albums of 2009: 50 - 41
Q's 50 Best Albums of 2009: 40 - 31
Q's 50 Best Albums of 2009: 30 - 21
Q's 50 Best Albums of 2009: 20 - 11
Q's 50 Best Albums of 2009: 10 - 6
Q's 50 Best Albums of 2009: 5 - 1
Also check out Q's Top Albums 2009 - Individual Staff Picks
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