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The following is a list of notable music events and releases that occurred in 2009 in the United States.

## Events

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### January

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Mariah Carey performing "Hero" at the Inauguration Ball for President Barack Obama.

* 8 – Lady Gaga's debut single "Just Dance" hits number one on the Billboard Hot 100 after 22 weeks – the second longest climb to number one, since the Creed single, "With Arms Wide Open", in November 2000 (27 weeks).[1]
* 18 – President Barack Obama's inaugural concert, entitled "We Are One", is held at the Lincoln Memorial. Performers include Mary J. Blige, Garth Brooks, Renée Fleming, Caleb Green, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, Beyoncé, Bettye LaVette, Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor and Stevie Wonder.[2] Several of the songs performed had been used by Obama's presidential campaign.[3]
* 20 – Artists including Mariah Carey, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Faith Hill, Mary J. Blige, Maroon 5, Stevie Wonder and Will.i.am perform at the Inaugural Ball for President Barack Obama[4]
* 28 – Kelly Clarkson breaks the record for a song's biggest jump to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 when her single "My Life Would Suck Without You" soars from number 97 to number one fueled by 280,000 digital downloads in the first week of release. Clarkson first broke the record in 2002 with "A Moment Like This".[5]
* Billy Powell of Lynyrd Skynyrd passed away at the age of 56 at his home in Orange Park, Florida.[6]
* 29 – Madonna announces that she will extend her record-breaking Sticky & Sweet Tour during summer 2009, to visit cities that were excluded during the first run. The tour kicked off at The O2 in London on July 4. The extension took the Sticky & Sweet Tour to a total of over 80 shows, putting it among the top five tours of all time.[7]

### February

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* 1 – At Super Bowl XLIII at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, Faith Hill[8] and Jennifer Hudson[9] perform at the pregame show (with Hudson singing the National Anthem) and Bruce Springsteen at the halftime show.[10]
* 3 – The Fray released their first studio album in four years, The Fray.[11]
* The Von Bondies released their first studio album in five years, Love, Hate and Then There's You.
* 8 – The 51st Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Alison Krauss and Robert Plant took home the most awards with five each, including Album of the Year with their collaborative album, Raising Sand.
* At the Grammys, Blink-182 announced their reunion and reunion tour after a five-year hiatus.[12]
* R&B singer Chris Brown is arrested after he physically assaulted his then girlfriend, Rihanna. He is charged with assault and making criminal threats, and received five years of probation.
* 10 – Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys released his first solo studio album, Keep It Hid.
* 12 — "Crack a Bottle", performed by Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent, sets a new record for opening week download sales in the United States, at 418,000 copies. The previous record (335,000) was set by "Live Your Life".[13]
* Billboard announces that Madonna is the highest-earning entertainer of 2008, with US$242,176,466, mostly from her sold-out Sticky & Sweet Tour.[14]
* 18 – Flo Rida breaks his own record when his single "Right Round" is downloaded 636,000 units in the opening week. His 2008 chart-topper "Low" set the previous record for most downloaded song with 467,000 units sold in the first week of release.[15]
* 17 – J-Kwon released his first studio album in five years, Hood Hop 2.
* Living Things released their first studio album in four years, Habeas Corpus.
* 24 – Chris Isaak released his first studio album in five years, Mr. Lucky.
* Lamb of God album Wrath debuts at number 2 on the Billboard 200, making it the highest charting extreme metal album in the last fifteen years.

### March

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* 3 – Britney Spears launches her world tour at New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. The 97-show tour was her first world tour in five years, and her first tour since her public breakdown.[16]
* 5 – Michael Jackson announces his last concert series, This Is It to be held at The O2 in London. The concerts are never held due to Jackson's death three months later.
* 6-8 – Phish's reunion shows at Hampton Coliseum in Virginia.
* 11 – Tickets go on sale for Michael Jackson's This Is It series, 10 shows extended to 50 shows and impressively all 50 dated sold out in under four hours making them the fastest selling concerts ever in history.
* 17 – Capone-N-Noreaga released their first studio album in nine years, Channel 10.

### April

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* 1 – Lady Gaga becomes the first artist since Christina Aguilera in 1999/2000 to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with their first two chart entries ("Just Dance" and "Poker Face").
* 4 – The 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony takes place, welcoming new inductees Little Anthony & The Imperials, Bobby Womack, Run-D.M.C., and Metallica. Metallica, citing the drama surrounding Blondie, Black Sabbath, and Van Halen's inductions, includes Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted both former bassists for the band in the induction.[17] Newsted also performs with band in its first rendition as a 5-piece band featuring two bass guitarists.[18]
* 5 – The 44th Academy of Country Music Awards took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Carrie Underwood wins the ACM Entertainer of the Year award, becoming only the seventh female to do so in the history of the ceremony's 44 years.
* 7 – Jadakiss released his first studio in five years, The Last Kiss.
* 12 – Carrie Underwood's "I Told You So", from her album Carnival Ride, becomes her tenth straight number one in the country songs chart, making her the only country artist in history to have their first 10 singles reach number one.
* 14 – Fastball released their first studio album in five years, Little White Lies.
* Jill Sobule released her first studio album in five years, California Years.
* 17–19 – Coachella 2009
* Hardline released their first album in seven years, Leaving the End Open.
* 27 – Creed announced their reunion, new album and tour after a five-year break. They break up for a second time in 2013, only to reunite again in July 2023.

### May

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* 3 – A concert at Madison Square Garden to celebrate the 90th birthday of Pete Seeger features Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez, Roger McGuinn, Dave Matthews and Eddie Vedder among others.
* 12 – Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alex Lacamoire perform a rap about Alexander Hamilton at a White House Evening of Poetry, Music and the Spoken Word in Washington, D.C.; this is the origin of the musical Hamilton.
* 15 – Eminem released his first studio album in five years, Relapse.
* Green Day released their first studio album in five years, 21st Century Breakdown.
* 18,– Rapper Dolla is shot and killed in Beverly Hills, California at the Beverly Center.
* 19 — Method Man & Redman released their first studio album in ten years, Blackout! 2.[19]
* 20 – Kris Allen defeats Adam Lambert to win the eighth season of American Idol. This would turn out to be original judge Paula Abdul's last season on the show as she stepped down on August 4, 2009.

### June

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* 1– The Puerto Rican pop singer Ricky Martin announces he is working on a new studio album and first book.
* Pearl Jam are first musical guests on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, performing new songs.
* 2 – Dave Matthews Band released their first studio album in four years, Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King. It is their first release since the death of saxophonist LeRoi Moore, who died a year earlier.
* Rancid released their first studio album in six years, Let the Dominoes Fall.[20] It is also their first album with Branden Steineckert, formerly of The Used, who replaced Brett Reed on drums following Reed's departure in 2006.
* 311 released their first studio album in four years, Uplifter.
* 3 – The Black Eyed Peas released their first studio album in four years, The E.N.D..[21]
* 25 - Summerfest begins; the event lasts until July 5.
* Roughly two weeks before his This Is It series of concerts is scheduled to begin, Michael Jackson dies in his Los Angeles home of an accidental overdose of propofol, later discovered to be the result of medical malpractice by his personal physician, Conrad Murray. The American music icon's passing triggers a surge in posthumous sales making him the best selling artist of the year, with 35 million albums sold worldwide in the months following his death.[22][23]

### July

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* 7 – A public memorial event for Michael Jackson is held at the Staples Center. Artists such as Stevie Wonder, Usher, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Hudson, John Mayer, Lionel Richie, and Michael's brother, Jermaine Jackson, perform.
* Maxwell released his first studio album in eight years, BLACKsummers'night.
* 10 – August 15:– Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival, headlined by Marilyn Manson and Slayer
* 13 – Lady Gaga becomes the first artist to have three songs from a debut album to reach number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 since Fergie's The Dutchess.
* 17-21 – Paul McCartney performs three sold-out concerts at Citi Field to open the stadium with opening act, The Script. This is because on August 15, 1965, The Beatles performed the first concert at Shea Stadium and McCartney joined Billy Joel on stage a year ago for the last concert there. Joel joined McCartney again on the first night.
* 24 – Blink-182 start their reunion tour, Blink-182 in Concert, with Fall Out Boy and Weezer.

### August

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* 8 – Meghan Lindsay and Josh Jones of Steel Magnolia won the second season of CMT's Can You Duet. Brandon Green and Jonathan Cox of JB Rocket were named runner-up.
* 18 – Third Eye Blind released their first studio album in six years, Ursa Major.
* 21 – Vocalist Jim Lindberg announces his departure from Pennywise.[24]

### September

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* 3 – Michael Jackson is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, in a private family ceremony.
* 8 – Phish released their first studio album in five years, Joy.
* 13 – The MTV Video Music Awards took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. During Taylor Swift's acceptance speech for Best Female Video, Kanye West interrupts on her stage her saying, that Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time. He was referring to Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)". West was removed from the show.[25]
* September 15 – Living Colour released their first studio album in six years, The Chair in the Doorway.
* 17 – VH1 Divas returned after a five-year hiatus. It took place the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn.
* 29 - Alice in Chains released their first studio album in 14 years, Black Gives Way to Blue.[26] It is also the band's first album to feature co-lead vocalist William DuVall, who joined the band in 2006 as the replacement for the band's original lead vocalist, Layne Staley, following Staley's death in 2002.
* September 30 – Australian star Kylie Minogue kicks off her first-ever U.S. tour in Oakland, California.

### October

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* 2–4– Austin City Limits 2009[27]
* 6 – KISS released their first studio album in 11 years, Sonic Boom.[28]
* 15 – Britney Spears's "3" enters the Billboard Hot 100 at number one, her third number one on Billboard Hot 100 and the first non-American Idol related single to enter the chart at number one since 1999.[29]
* 27 – Creed released their first studio album in eight years, Full Circle.
* 28 – Michael Jackson's This Is It, featuring behind the scenes footage in the days before his death, is released. It enters the chart at No. 1, and becomes the best selling documentary of all time, raising over $250 million.

### November

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* 11 – The Country Music Association Awards took place at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood's second year hosting.
* 12 – Steven Tyler denies he is quitting Aerosmith, despite rumors that the band would be in need of a new lead singer.[30]
* 22– The American Music Awards took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

### December

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* 8 – Thirty Seconds to Mars released their first studio album in four years, This Is War.
* The Mighty Mighty Bosstones released their first studio album in seven years, Pin Points and Gin Joints.
* 11 – Garth Brooks comes out of retirement for a solo acoustic show at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas.[31]
* 16 – John Frusciante announces his second departure from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

## Bands formed

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* Alabama Shakes
* Awolnation
* Beach Fossils
* Big Something
* Chris & Jenna
* Churchill
* The Civil Wars
* Cloud Nothings
* Creep
* The Dead Weather
* Echosmith
* FIDLAR
* Foster the People
* Grouplove
* The Head and the Heart
* Highly Suspect
* Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
* Nick Jonas & the Administration
* Of Mice & Men
* OMG
* The Orwells
* Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
* The Pretty Reckless
* Reptar
* Sleeper Agent
* Steel Magnolia
* Sublime with Rome
* Surfer Blood
* The Texas Tenors
* Them Crooked Vultures
* Twenty One Pilots
* The Young Veins

## Bands reformed

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* Blink-182
* Cave In
* Cold
* Creed
* Faith No More
* Limp Bizkit
* Matchbook Romance

## Bands on hiatus

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* Fall Out Boy
* Girls Against Boys
* The Pussycat Dolls
* Stellastarr

## Bands disbanded

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* Armor for Sleep
* The Dead
* Houston Calls
* Jonezetta
* Louis XIV
* The Lovemakers
* Matchbook Romance

## Albums released

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Main article: List of 2009 albums

### January

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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6  | Merriweather Post Pavilion | Animal Collective |

* Psychedelic pop
* electronic pop
* synth-pop
* indie
* avant-pop

12  | Audacity | Ugly Duckling | Hip-hop
13  | New World Orphans | Hed PE |

* Nu metal
* rap metal

003[32] | Oh No Not Stereo | Power pop
19  | The Crying Light[33] | Antony and the Johnsons | Baroque pop
20  | Blood Bank (EP)  | Bon Iver | Indie folk
Noble Beast | Andrew Bird | Baroque pop
The Harvest Floor | Cattle Decapitation |

* Technical death metal
* deathgrind

Davy[34] | Coconut Records |

* Indie pop
* indie rock

Why There Are Mountains | Cymbals Eat Guitars | Indie rock
Fiction Family | Fiction Family |

* Acoustic
* folk-pop
* roots rock

The Empyrean | John Frusciante |

* Experimental rock
* psychedelic rock
* post-rock

Slow & Steady Seduction: Phase II | Anya Marina |

* Indie rock
* pop rock
* indie pop

Grand | Matt and Kim |

* Dance-punk
* indie rock
* indie pop
* lo-fi

The Crawling Distance | Robert Pollard |

* Rock
* indie rock

Mirror Eye | Psychic Ills | Rock
Fame, Fortune and Fornication | Reel Big Fish | Ska punk
Mantis | Umphrey's McGee | Progressive rock
27  | Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future | The Bird and the Bee |

* Indie pop
* electronic

Crooked X | Crooked X |

* Hard rock
* heavy metal

Simon (EP)  | Dirty Little Rabbits | Indie rock
For(N)ever | Hoobastank |

* Alternative rock
* post-grunge

Eye Legacy | Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes |

* Pop-rap
* hip hop
* R&B

The Time of the Assassins | Nickel Eye | Indie rock
Whisper House | Duncan Sheik | Pop
Working on a Dream | Bruce Springsteen | Rock

### February

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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2  | Changing Horses | Ben Kweller |

* Country rock
* alt-country
* folk rock

3  | Feel That Fire | Dierks Bentley | Country
Evisceration Plague | Cannibal Corpse | Death metal
Homesick | A Day to Remember |

* Metalcore
* alternative rock
* post-hardcore

The Fray[11] | The Fray |

* Alternative rock
* pop rock

Sing: Chapter 1 | Wynonna Judd | Country
Distractions (EP)  | The Loved Ones |

* Punk rock
* Americana
* pop-punk

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart | The Pains of Being Pure at Heart |

* Indie pop
* dream pop
* noise pop

Lonely Road | The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus |

* Alternative rock
* emo
* pop-punk

Two Tongues | Two Tongues |

* Pop punk
* indie rock
* emo

Love, Hate and Then There's You | The Von Bondies |

* Alternative rock
* garage rock
* indie rock
* post-punk revival
* punk blues

Wavvves | Wavves |

* Noise pop
* indie pop
* lo-fi

10  | Keep It Hid | Dan Auerbach |

* Blues rock
* garage rock
* indie folk
* neo-psychedelia

The Rebirth | Bobby V | Contemporary R&B
Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics | India.Arie | R&B
Ryan Leslie | Ryan Leslie |

* R&B
* hip hop

Incredibad | The Lonely Island | Comedy hip-hop
Innocence & Instinct | Red |

* Alternative metal
* post-grunge

15  | Scrambles | Bomb the Music Industry! |

* Punk rock
* indie rock

17  | The Century of Self | ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead | Art rock
Sagarmatha | The Appleseed Cast |

* Indie rock
* post-rock

Hush | Asobi Seksu | Dream pop
March of the Zapotec/Holland EP | Beirut |

* Indie pop
* Balkan folk
* electronica

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Jason Isbell |

* Americana
* folk

Hood Hop 2 | J-Kwon | Hip hop
Habeas Corpus | Living Things | Indie rock
Hold Time | M. Ward |

* Alternative rock
* folk

Pins & Panzers | Plushgun |

* New wave
* indie rock
* synth-pop

Carving Desert Canyons | Scale the Summit |

* Progressive metal
* djent
* instrumental rock

Common Existence | Thursday | Post-hardcore
Self-Taught Learner | Lissy Trullie | Indie
Animals in the Dark | William Elliott Whitmore |

* Blues
* Country

23  | Wrath | Lamb of God |

* Groove metal
* thrash metal
* metalcore

24  | Smoke n Mirrors | B-Real |

* West Coast hip hop
* Latin hip hop

200 Million Thousand | Black Lips |

* Garage punk
* psychedelic rock

Padded Room | Joe Budden | Hip hop
Hungry Bird | Clem Snide | Alternative country
Ordinary Riches | Company of Thieves |

* Indie rock
* alternative rock
* pop rock

Earthsblood | God Forbid |

* Metalcore
* thrash metal

Mr. Lucky | Chris Isaak | Rock and roll
This Gigantic Robot Kills | MC Lars |

* Nerdcore
* ska punk
* West coast hip hop

Easy Does It | Jake Owen | Country
Real Recognize Real | Project Pat |

* Southern hip hop
* gangsta rap

27  | Cars | Now, Now Every Children | Indie pop

### March

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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1  | Mama, I'm Swollen | Cursive |

* Emo
* indie rock

3  | Middle Cyclone | Neko Case |

* Alternative country
* indie folk

Little Hells | Marissa Nadler | Folk
The Now and Not Yet | Jeremy Riddle | Christian
10  | All I Ever Wanted | Kelly Clarkson |

* Pop
* pop rock

Scream | Chris Cornell |

* Pop rock
* dance pop

No Regrets | Dope |

* Industrial metal
* nu metal
* alternative metal

Love vs. Money | The-Dream | R&B
The Distance | Taylor Hicks |

* Blue-eyed soul
* pop

Round 2 | J. Holiday |

* R&B
* hip hop

Death to Analog | Julien-K |

* Electronic rock
* dance rock
* alternative rock

Not Without a Fight | New Found Glory | Pop-punk
Worse Than Alone | The Number Twelve Looks Like You | Mathcore
More Grey Hairs | Reks | Hip hop
Underneath the Owl | The Riverboat Gamblers |

* Alternative rock
* indie rock

Take Everything | Seventh Day Slumber | Christian rock
It's Blitz! | Yeah Yeah Yeahs |

* Synth-punk
* alternative pop
* synth-pop
* pop rock

17  | When I Hit the Ground | Ace Enders and a Million Different People |

* Alternative rock
* indie rock
* acoustic

Beware | Bonnie "Prince" Billy |

* Americana
* alternative country
* indie folk

Channel 10 | Capone-N-Noreaga |

* East Coast hip hop
* hardcore hip hop
* gangsta rap

Don't Feed da Animals | Gorilla Zoe | Hip hop
Naked Willie | Willie Nelson | Country
Cult of Static | Static-X |

* Industrial metal
* nu metal

Industry Giants | Superdrag |

* Punk rock
* power pop
* shoegaze
* indie rock

20  | NINJA 2009 Tour Sampler (EP)  | Nine Inch Nails, Jane's Addiction and Street Sweeper Social Club | Alternative rock
24  | Approaching Normal | Blue October | Alternative rock
Carolina | Eric Church | Country
Hannah Montana: The Movie | Miley Cyrus |

* Pop
* country

Bromst | Dan Deacon |

* Indietronica
* noise pop

The Hazards of Love | The Decemberists |

* Folk rock
* progressive rock
* art rock
* folk metal

Fangs | Falling Up |

* Art rock
* experimental rock

In a Perfect World | Keri Hilson | R&B
Let's Do It Again | Leela James |

* R&B
* soul

Pray IV Reign | Jim Jones | Hip hop
Freedom | Mandisa |

* Gospel
* CCM
* R&B

Shine | Martina McBride | Country
Crack the Sky | Mastodon |

* Heavy metal
* progressive metal
* alternative metal

Born Like This | MF Doom | Hip hop
On the Cover II | MxPx | Punk rock
Metamorphosis | Papa Roach |

* Glam metal
* hard rock

Son of a Preacher Man | John Rich | Country
Boss of All Bosses | Slim Thug | Hip hop
Running With the Wasters | The Takeover UK | Alternative rock
A New Hope | Vanna | R&B

### April

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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7  | Wide Open | Jason Aldean | Country
When Sweet Sleep Returned | Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound |

* Ambient noise
* electronic

Back to Tennessee | Billy Ray Cyrus | Country
Repo | Black Dice | Psychedelic rock
The Last Kiss | Jadakiss |

* East coast hip hop
* hardcore hip hop

Guilt | Mims |

* East coast hip hop
* hip hop
* rap rock

Life and Times | Bob Mould |

* Alternative rock
* rock

Unstoppable | Rascal Flatts | Country
Now We Can See | The Thermals |

* Indie rock
* punk rock

14  | Mind the Drift | Big Business | Heavy metal
Forever in a Day | Day26 | R&B
Little White Lies | Fastball | Rock
Whatever Gets You Off | The Last Vegas |

* Hard rock
* glam metal
* heavy metal
* glam rock

House of a Thousand Guitars | Willie Nile | Rock
Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian | Prefuse 73 | Electronic
Swoon[35] | Silversun Pickups |

* Alternative rock
* indie rock
* post-punk revival

California Years | Jill Sobule | Folk-pop
17  | Leaving the End Open | Hardline | Hard rock
18  | The Intervention (EP)  | The Color Fred |

* Acoustic
* indie rock

20  | The Infection | Chimaira |

* Groove metal
* metalcore

To the Death | Earth Crisis | Metalcore
Asleep in the Bread Aisle | Asher Roth | Hip hop
21  | Hell or High Water | As Cities Burn | Indie rock
Doors and Window | Bearfoot |

* Bluegrass
* Americana

Love the Future | Chester French |

* Indie pop
* futurepop
* synth-pop
* electronic

Wavering Radiant | Isis |

* Post-metal
* sludge metal
* progressive metal

The Long Fall Back to Earth | Jars of Clay |

* Christian rock
* electronic pop
* pop rock
* synth-pop

The Future Will Come | The Juan MacLean |

* House
* nu-disco

Mean Everything to Nothing | Manchester Orchestra |

* Indie rock
* alternative rock

Here, Here, and Here | Meg & Dia |

* Alternative rock
* indie rock
* indie pop

Deeper Than Rap | Rick Ross | Hip hop
Tinted Windows | Tinted Windows |

* Alternative rock
* power pop
* post-punk revival

27  | Blood | OSI | Progressive metal
28  | Self-Titled Album | The Audition | Pop-punk
Growing Up Is Getting Old | Jason Michael Carroll | Country
Brother's Blood | Kevin Devine |

* Indie rock
* alternative rock

Together Through Life | Bob Dylan |

* Folk rock
* blues rock

Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella! | Ben Folds | A capella
Halestorm | Halestorm |

* Hard rock
* post-grunge

The Devil You Know | Heaven & Hell | Heavy metal
The Voice | Mike Jones | Hip hop
Coaster | NOFX |

* Punk rock
* pop punk
* skate punk
* jazz punk

Help | Osees |

* Alternative rock
* garage rock
* noise rock
* psychedelic rock

Sickology 101 | Tech N9ne | Hip hop
Wooden Arms | Patrick Watson |

* Dream pop
* psychedelic folk

### May

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

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1  | Attics to Eden | Madina Lake |

* Alternative rock
* post-hardcore

4  | Entertainment | Fischerspooner |

* Electropop
* indie pop

Actor | St. Vincent |

* Baroque pop
* indie pop

5  | Reach for the Sun | The Dangerous Summer |

* Alternative rock
* emo

Cause I Sez So | New York Dolls |

* Rock
* garage rock

Stereo Rodeo | Rusted Root | Rock
Fight for Love | Elliott Yamin |

* Pop
* R&B

12  | Sewn Together | Meat Puppets |

* Psychedelic rock
* alternative rock

15  | Relapse | Eminem |

* Horrorcore
* hip hop

21st Century Breakdown | Green Day |

* Punk rock
* pop-punk
* arena rock
* power pop
* alternative rock

Manners | Passion Pit |

* Electropop
* synth-pop
* alternative rock

19  | Back on My B.S. | Busta Rhymes | Hip hop
So Glad I'm Me | LaKisha Jones |

* R&B
* soul
* inspirational

City of Black & White | Mat Kearney |

* Rock
* Pop
* acoustic

Blackout! 2 | Method Man & Redman | Hip hop
Love Is | Ruben Studdard | R&B
The Mirror Explodes | The Warlocks | Psychedelic rock
It's Frightening | White Rabbits |

* Indie rock
* alternative rock
* post-punk

20  | The High End of Low | Marilyn Manson |

* Glam rock
* hard rock
* industrial rock

About Time (EP)  | Straylight Run | Indie rock
26  | Crash Kings | Crash Kings |

* Alternative rock
* rock
* hard rock

Veckatimest | Grizzly Bear |

* Indie pop
* indie rock

Amanda Leigh | Mandy Moore |

* Country
* folk
* pop

### June

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

|
|
|

2  | Uplifter | 311 |

* Alternative rock
* reggae rock

Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King | Dave Matthews Band | Alternative rock
Hombre Lobo | Eels |

* Rock
* indie rock

Let the Dominoes Fall[20] | Rancid |

* Punk rock
* ska punk

New Again | Taking Back Sunday |

* Alternative rock
* emo
* pop-punk
* post-hardcore

3  | The E.N.D.[21] | Black Eyed Peas |

* EDM
* pop
* hip hop

9  | The People or the Gun | Anti-Flag |

* Punk rock
* hard rock

Restless Days | The Clarks |

* Rock
* alternative rock

The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion | Dredg |

* Alternative rock
* progressive rock

The Eternal | Sonic Youth | Indie rock
A Little Faster | There for Tomorrow |

* Alternative rock
* emo
* pop-punk

15  | Spinnerette | Spinnerette |

* Alternative rock
* rock
* indie rock

16  | Monuments and Melodies | Incubus | Alternative rock
Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do | Major Lazer |

* EDM
* reggae
* dancehall
* funk

127 Rose Avenue | Hank Williams Jr. | Southern rock
22  | Fits | White Denim |

* Psychedelic rock
* garage rock
* indie rock

23  | It's Only Natural | The Higher |

* Pop rock
* power pop

Varshons | The Lemonheads | Alternative rock
Octaheadron | The Mars Volta |

* Progressive rock
* experimental rock

Far | Regina Spektor |

* Indie pop
* indie rock

30  | American Saturday Night | Brad Paisley | Country
Cradlesong | Rob Thomas |

* Pop rock
* rock

### July

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

|
|
|

4  | Leak at Will (EP)  | Atmosphere | Hip-hop
7  | Nothing Personal | All Time Low |

* Pop-punk
* pop rock
* alternative rock

Up from Below | Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros |

* Indie folk
* indie pop
* neo-psychedelia
* indie rock

Leaving Wonderland... in a Fit of Rage | Marcy Playground | Alternative rock
BLACKsummers'night | Maxwell |

* Soul
* R&B
* neo soul
* funk

Civilized | Stellastarr |

* Indie rock
* post-punk

14  | Strange Cousins from the West | Clutch |

* Rock
* hard rock

The Dandy Warhols Are Sound | The Dandy Warhols |

* Indie pop
* new wave

Leave This Town | Daughtry | Post-grunge
Horehound | The Dead Weather |

* Blues rock
* garage rock
* alternative rock

Ocean Eyes | Owl City |

* Synth-pop
* electropop
* indie pop
* pop rock

21  | Explains It All | Four Year Strong |

* Pop-punk
* melodic hardcore

Sleepwalking | Memphis May Fire |

* Metalcore
* Southern rock

The Satanic Satanist | Portugal. The Man | Psychedelic rock
Battlefield | Jordin Sparks |

* Pop
* R&B

Music for Cougars | Sugar Ray |

* Pop rock
* rock

### August

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

|
|
|

4  | I Love You | Amanda Blank |

* Hip-hop
* dirty rap
* electropop

Gloriana | Gloriana | Country
Watch Me Fall | Jay Reatard |

* Garage rock
* punk rock

No One's First, and You're Next (EP)  | Modest Mouse |

* Indie rock
* indie folk

Infomaniac | Nightmare of You | Indie rock
Julian Plenti Is... Skyscraper | Julian Plenti |

* Art rock
* alternative rock
* indie rock

...To the Beat of a Dead Horse | Touché Amoré |

* Melodic hardcore
* post-hardcore

5  | Armistice | Mutemath |

* Alternative rock
* post-rock

9  | Beggars | Thrice |

* Alternative rock
* post-hardcore

11  | Hot Mess | Cobra Starship |

* Dance-pop
* pop rock

Justin Moore | Justin Moore | Country
Twang | George Strait | Country
18  | You Can't Take It with You | As Tall as Lions |

* Indie rock
* alternative rock

Hello Fascination | Breathe Carolina |

* Electropop
* alternative rock
* post-hardcore

Keep on Loving You | Reba McEntire | Country
Ursa Major | Third Eye Blind |

* Rock
* alternative rock

19  | Breakthrough | Colbie Caillat |

* Pop
* pop rock

25  | Collective Soul (Rabbit) | Collective Soul |

* Alternative rock
* rock

World Wide Open | Love and Theft | Country
Light | Matisyahu |

* Reggae rock
* alternative rock

The Outsiders | Needtobreathe |

* Alternative rock
* Christian rock
* Southern rock

Awake | Skillet |

* Alternative metal
* Christian rock
* hard rock

Into the Light | Phil Stacey |

* CCM
* gospel

28  | Bomb in a Birdcage | A Fine Frenzy | Indie pop
31  | Before the Frost...Until the Freeze | The Black Crowes |

* Southern rock
* rock

Sci-Fi Crimes | Chevelle |

* Alternative metal
* rock
* hard rock

Artwork | The Used |

* Alternative rock
* emo
* post-hardcore

### September

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

|
|
|

1  | The Man I Want to Be | Chris Young | Country
4  | Chase Park | Magnapop |

* Alternative rock
* power pop

8  | Love Drunk | Boys Like Girls |

* Pop rock
* pop-punk

The Blueprint 3 | Jay-Z | Hip hop
The Visitor | Jim O'Rourke |

* Folk
* orchestral pop
* progressive rock

In Search of Solid Ground | Saosin |

* Post-hardcore
* emo
* alternative rock

9  | High Times (EP)  | Washed Out | Chillwave
15  | The Chair in the Doorway | Living Colour |

* Funk metal
* experimental rock
* alternative metal
* pop metal

Let's Be Friends | The Lovemakers |

* Electropop
* alternative rock

16  | Life of Leisure (EP)  | Washed Out |

* Chillwave
* synth-pop
* indie pop

20  | Backspacer | Pearl Jam |

* Alternative rock
* rock
* hard rock

22  | Daisy | Brand New |

* Alternative rock
* post-hardcore
* emo

Album | Girls |

* Indie rock
* indie pop
* surf rock

Break Through the Silence | Monty Are I | Alternative rock
White Water, White Bloom | Sea Wolf |

* Indie rock
* indie folk
* alternative rock

Up and Down (EP)  | She Wants Revenge | Dark wave
28  | Year in the Kingdom | J. Tillman |

* Folk
* folk rock

29  | Crash Love | AFI |

* Alternative rock
* punk rock
* rock

Black Gives Way to Blue[26] | Alice in Chains |

* Heavy metal
* sludge metal
* grunge

I and Love and You | The Avett Brothers |

* Folk rock
* Americana

Dear Agony | Breaking Benjamin |

* Rock
* hard rock
* alternative metal

Skaboy JFK | Cherry Poppin' Daddies |

* Ska
* ska punk

Revolution | Miranda Lambert | Country
Brand New Eyes | Paramore |

* Alternative rock
* pop-punk
* emo pop
* emo

The G Files | Warren G | West Coast hip hop

### October

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

|
|
|

6  | Witness | Blessthefall |

* Metalcore
* post-hardcore
* alternative rock

Doin' My Thing | Luke Bryan | Country
In the Unlikely Event | The Fall of Troy |

* Post-hardcore
* progressive rock

American Ride | Toby Keith | Country
Sonic Boom[28] | Kiss |

* Hard rock
* heavy metal

Heartbreak on Vinyl | Blake Lewis |

* Electropop
* dance-pop

Anywhere but Here | Mayday Parade |

* Alternative rock
* emo
* pop-punk

Forget and Not Slow Down | Relient K |

* Alternative rock
* pop-punk

13  | Christmas from the Heart | David Archuleta |

* Christmas
* pop

Beast Rest Forth Mouth | Bear in Heaven |

* Indie rock
* indie pop
* experimental rock

Sorry for Partyin' | Bowling for Soup |

* Pop-punk
* punk rock

Out of Ashes | Dead by Sunrise |

* Alternative rock
* alternative metal

Christmas in the Heart | Bob Dylan | Christmas
Embryonic | The Flaming Lips | Experimental rock
Psychic Chasms | Neon Indian |

* Electropop
* chillwave
* indie pop

On Your Side | A Rocket to the Moon |

* Pop rock
* pop-punk

QU | Sherwood |

* Alternative rock
* indie rock

Gold and Green | Sugarland |

* Christmas
* country

Love Like This | The Summer Set |

* Pop-punk
* emo
* pop rock

20  | Cycles | Cartel |

* Alternative rock
* pop rock
* pop-punk

Picture Perfect | SOiL |

* Alternative metal
* hard rock

Southern Voice | Tim McGraw | Country
23  | Lovesick Electric | Hot Chelle Rae |

* Pop rock
* dance-rock
* pop-punk

26  | You Gotta Believe (EP)  | The Rocket Summer | Alternative rock
27  | Congregation of the Damned | Atreyu |

* Metalcore
* hard rock
* post-hardcore

What Will We Be | Devendra Banhart |

* Folk
* folk rock

Full Circle | Creed |

* Post-grunge
* alternative metal
* hard rock

Diamonds & Studs | Morningwood |

* Alternative rock
* dance-rock
* pop rock

30  | Raditude | Weezer |

* Alternative rock
* pop rock
* power pop

### November

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Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

|
|
|

2  | Phrazes for the Young | Julian Casablancas |

* Alternative rock
* new wave
* alternative dance

3  | Monster Monster | The Almost |

* Pop-punk
* alternative rock
* emo

Picture Perfect | Every Avenue |

* Pop-punk
* pop rock
* alternative rock

Oh Blue Christmas (EP)  | A Fine Frenzy |

* Christmas
* pop rock

Greatest Hits | Foo Fighters |

* Alternative rock
* rock

Say Anything | Say Anything |

* Alternative rock
* pop-punk
* emo

Play On | Carrie Underwood | Country pop
10  | Alter the Ending | Dashboard Confessional |

* Alternative rock
* emo

Memento Mori | Flyleaf |

* Alternative metal
* alternative rock
* hard rock

Hello Hurricane | Switchfoot |

* Alternative rock
* rock

Christmas Like This | Ayiesha Woods |

* Christmas
* contemporary Christian

13  | Them Crooked Vultures | Them Crooked Vultures |

* Rock
* hard rock
* alternative rock

17  | Believers Never Die – Greatest Hits | Fall Out Boy |

* Alternative rock
* pop-punk
* emo

Kris Allen | Kris Allen |

* Pop rock
* alternative rock

23  | For Your Entertainment | Adam Lambert |

* Pop
* pop rock
* dance-pop

Unexpected | Angie Stone |

* R&B
* dance-pop

### December

[edit]

Date  | Album  | Artist  | Genre(s)

|
|
|

1  | Stir the Blood | The Bravery |

* Alternative rock
* post-punk

Just like You[36] | Allison Iraheta |

* Pop rock
* teen pop

7  | The Circles (EP)  | As Tall as Lions | Indie rock
8  | Graffiti | Chris Brown | R&B
Pin Points and Gin Joints | The Mighty Mighty Bosstones | Ska punk
Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate | Puddle of Mudd |

* Post-grunge
* alternative rock
* rock

This Is War[37] | Thirty Seconds to Mars |

* Alternative rock
* progressive rock
* experimental rock
* indie rock

Smile Kid | We the Kings |

* Pop-punk
* pop rock

11  | The Element of Freedom | Alicia Keys |

* R&B
* pop
* soul

22  | Christmas EP | The Fray |

* Christmas
* acoustic folk

29  | Twenty One Pilots | Twenty One Pilots |

* Emo
* alternative hip hop
* soft rock
* indie pop
* chamber pop

## Best-selling albums in the U.S.

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The best-selling records in 2009 in the US according to Nielsen Soundscan:[38]

Position | Album Title | Artist

|
|

1 | Fearless | Taylor Swift
2 | I Dreamed a Dream | Susan Boyle
3 | Number Ones | Michael Jackson
4 | The Fame | Lady Gaga
5 | My Christmas | Andrea Bocelli
6 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | Hannah Montana
7 | The E.N.D. | The Black Eyed Peas
8 | Relapse | Eminem
9 | The Blueprint 3 | Jay-Z
10 | Only by the Night | Kings of Leon

## Top songs on record

[edit]

### Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Songs

[edit]

* "3" – Britney Spears (1 week)
* "Boom Boom Pow" – The Black Eyed Peas (12 weeks)
* "Crack a Bottle" – Eminem featuring Dr. Dre and 50 Cent (1 week)
* "Down" – Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne (2 weeks)
* "Empire State of Mind" – Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys (5 weeks)
* "Fireflies" – Owl City (2 weeks)
* "I Gotta Feeling" – The Black Eyed Peas (14 weeks)
* "Just Dance" – Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis (3 weeks)
* "My Life Would Suck Without You" – Kelly Clarkson (2 weeks)
* "Poker Face" – Lady Gaga (1 week)
* "Right Round" – Flo Rida featuring Ke$ha (6 weeks)
* "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Beyoncé (2 weeks in 2008, 2 weeks in 2009)
* "Whatcha Say" – Jason Derülo (1 week)

See also: Hot 100 number-one hits of 2009

### Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 Hits

[edit]

* "Already Gone" – Kelly Clarkson (#13)
* "Bad Romance" – Lady Gaga (#2)
* "Battlefield" – Jordin Sparks (#10)
* "Be on You" – Flo Rida featuring Ne-Yo (#19)
* "Beautiful" – Akon featuring Kardinal Offishall and Colby O'Donis (#19)
* "Beautiful" – Eminem (#17)
* "BedRock" – Young Money featuring Lloyd (#2)
* "Best I Ever Had" – Drake (#2)
* "Big Green Tractor" – Jason Aldean (#18)
* "Birthday Sex" – Jeremih (#4)
* "Blame It" – Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain (#2)
* "Break Up" – Mario featuring Gucci Mane and Sean Garrett (#14)
* "Chicken Fried" – Zac Brown Band (#20)
* "Circus" – Britney Spears (#9 in 2009, #3 in 2008)
* "The Climb" – Miley Cyrus (#4)
* "Cowboy Casanova" – Carrie Underwood (#11)
* "Crazier" – Taylor Swift (#17)
* "Day 'n' Nite" – Kid Cudi (#3)
* "Dead and Gone" – T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake (#2)
* "Disturbia" – Rihanna (#19 in 2009, #1 in 2008)
* "Diva" – Beyoncé (#19)
* "Do You Remember" – Jay Sean featuring Sean Paul and Lil Jon (#10)
* "Don't Stop Believin'" – Glee Cast (#4)
* "Don't Trust Me" – 3OH!3 (#7)
* "Every Girl" – Young Money (#10)
* "Fallin' for You" – Colbie Caillat (#12)
* "Fire Burning" – Sean Kingston (#5)
* "Forever" – Drake featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Eminem (#8)
* "Gives You Hell" – The All-American Rejects (#4)
* "Good Girls Go Bad" – Cobra Starship featuring Leighton Meester (#7)
* "Goodbye" – Kristinia DeBarge (#15)
* "Gotta Be Somebody" – Nickelback (#16 in 2009, #10 in 2008)
* "Halo" – Beyoncé (#5)
* "Hard" – Rihanna featuring Jeezy (#8)
* "He Could Be the One" – Hannah Montana (#10)
* "Heartless" – Kanye West (#2)
* "Heartless" – Kris Allen (#16)
* "Here Comes Goodbye" – Rascal Flatts (#11)
* "Here We Go Again" – Demi Lovato (#15)
* "Hoedown Throwdown" – Miley Cyrus (#18)
* "Hot n Cold" – Katy Perry (#6 in 2009, #3 in 2008)
* "Hotel Room Service" – Pitbull (#8)
* "How Low" – Ludacris (#13)
* "I Can Transform Ya" – Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Swizz Beatz (#20)
* "I Do Not Hook Up" – Kelly Clarkson (#20)
* "I Hate This Part" – The Pussycat Dolls (#11)
* "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" – Pitbull (#2)
* "I Love College" – Asher Roth (#12)
* "I Told You So" – Carrie Underwood featuring Randy Travis (#9)
* "If I Were a Boy" – Beyoncé (#10 in 2009, #3 in 2008)
* "If Today Was Your Last Day" – Nickelback (#19)
* "If U Seek Amy" – Britney Spears (#19)
* "I'm Yours" – Jason Mraz (#6)
* "Jump Then Fall" – Taylor Swift (#10)
* "Kiss a Girl" – Keith Urban (#16)
* "Kiss Me thru the Phone" – Soulja Boy Tell 'Em featuring Sammie (#3)
* "Knock You Down" – Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo (#3)
* "Let It Rock" – Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne (#5)
* "Live Like We're Dying" – Kris Allen (#18)
* "Live Your Life" – T.I. featuring Rihanna (#2 in 2009, #1 in 2008)
* "Love Lockdown" – Kanye West (#8 in 2009, #3 in 2008)
* "Love Sex Magic" – Ciara featuring Justin Timberlake (#10)
* "Love Story" – Taylor Swift (#4)
* "LoveGame" – Lady Gaga (#5)
* "Mad" – Ne-Yo (#11)
* "Mad World" – Adam Lambert (#19)
* "Meet Me Halfway" – The Black Eyed Peas (#7)
* "Miss Independent" – Ne-Yo (#14 in 2009, #7 in 2008)
* "Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum (#5 in 2009, #2 in 2010)
* "New Divide" – Linkin Park (#6)
* "No Boundaries" – Kris Allen (#11)
* "No Surprise" – Daughtry (#15)
* "Obsessed" – Mariah Carey (#7)
* "One Less Lonely Girl" – Justin Bieber (#16)
* "One Time" – Justin Bieber (#17)
* "Out Last Night" – Kenny Chesney (#16)
* "Paparazzi" – Lady Gaga (#6)
* "Party in the U.S.A." – Miley Cyrus (#2)
* "Please Don't Leave Me" – Pink (#17)
* "Prom Queen" – Lil Wayne (#15)
* "Rehab" – Rihanna (#18)
* "Replay" – Iyaz (#2)
* "Resistance" – Muse (#24)
* "Right Now (Na Na Na)" – Akon (#8)
* "Run This Town" – Jay-Z featuring Rihanna and Kanye West (#2)
* "Russian Roulette" – Rihanna (#9)
* "Say Hey (I Love You)" – Michael Franti & Spearhead featuring Cherine Anderson (#18)
* "Second Chance" – Shinedown (#7)
* "Send It On" – Demi Lovato, Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, and Selena Gomez (#20)
* "Sexy Chick" – David Guetta feat. Akon (#12)
* "She Wolf" – Shakira (#11)
* "So What" – Pink (#14 in 2009, #1 in 2008)
* "Sober" – Pink (#15)
* "Sugar" – Flo Rida featuring Wynter (#5)
* "Sweet Dreams" – Beyoncé (#10)
* "Throw It in the Bag" – Fabolous featuring The-Dream (#14)
* "Tik Tok – Ke$ha (#1)
* "Turn My Swag On" – Soulja Boy Tell 'Em (#19)
* "Turnin Me On" – Keri Hilson featuring Lil Wayne (#15)
* "Untouchable" – Taylor Swift (#19)
* "Untouched" – The Veronicas (#17)
* "Use Somebody"- Kings of Leon (#4)
* "Waking Up in Vegas" – Katy Perry (#9)
* "We Made You" – Eminem (#9)
* "Whataya Want from Me" – Adam Lambert (#10)
* "Whatever You Like" – T.I. (#9 in 2009, #1 in 2008)
* "Who Says" – John Mayer (#17)
* "Womanizer" – Britney Spears (#5 in 2009, #1 in 2008)
* "You Belong with Me" – Taylor Swift (#2)
* "You Found Me" – The Fray (#7)

Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2009

## Deaths

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* January 6 – Ron Asheton, 60, guitarist (heart attack)[39]
* January 28 – Billy Powell, 56, keyboardist (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
* February 1 – Lukas Foss, 86, pianist, conductor and composer
* February 2 – Sunny Skylar, 95, songwriter
* February 3 – Tom Brumley, 73, steel guitarist (The Buckaroos)
* February 4 – Lux Interior, 62, singer (The Cramps)
* February 7 – Blossom Dearie, 82, jazz singer and pianist
* February 11 – Estelle Bennett, 67, singer (The Ronettes)
* February 12
* Coleman Mellett, 34, guitarist
* Gerry Niewood, 65, jazz saxophonist
* February 14
* Louie Bellson, 84, jazz drummer
* John McGlinn, 55, conductor and historian of musicals
* February 18 – Snooks Eaglin, 72, guitarist and singer
* February 24 – Pearl Lang, 87, dancer and choreographer
* February 25 – Randall Bewley, 53, guitarist (Pylon)
* March 2 – Ernie Ashworth, 80, country singer
* March 3 – Sydney Earle Chaplin, 82, actor and singer
* March 4 – John Cephas, 78, Piedmont blues guitarist
* March 7 – Jimmy Boyd, 70, singer
* March 18 – Kent Henry, 60, blues/rock guitarist
* March 24 – Uriel Jones, 74, Motown Funk Brothers session drummer
* March 25 – "England" Dan Seals, 61, singer-songwriter (mantle cell lymphoma)[40]
* April 9 – Randy Cain, 63, singer, (The Delfonics)
* April 13 – Ron Stallings, saxophonist (Huey Lewis and the News)
* May 6 – Ean Evans, 48, bass guitarist
* May 15 – Wayman Tisdale, 44, NBA basketball player and smooth jazz bass guitarist
* May 18
* Wayne Allwine, 62, voice artist (Mickey Mouse)
* Roderick "Dolla" Burton II, 21, rapper
* May 24 – Jay Bennett, 45, multi-instrumentalist (Wilco)
* June 3 – Koko Taylor, 80, blues singer
* June 7 – Kenny Rankin, 69, pop and jazz musician
* June 14 – Bob Bogle, 75, guitarist (The Ventures)
* June 25
* Michael Jackson, 50, entertainer
* Farrah Fawcett, 62, actress
* Sky Saxon, 63, rock singer and bass guitarist (The Seeds)
* June 27 – Fayette Pinkney, 61, singer (The Three Degrees)
* June 30 – Harve Presnell, 75, singer and actor
* July 4
* Jim Chapin, drummer, 89
* Allen Klein, 77, record label executive
* Drake Levin, 62, guitarist (Paul Revere & the Raiders)
* July 8 – Midnight, 47, singer-songwriter (Crimson Glory)
* July 27 – George Russell, 86, composer
* July 31 – Titus "Baatin" Glover, 61, singer (Slum Village)
* August 6 – Willy DeVille, 58, musician
* August 12 – Rashied Ali, 74, drummer
* August 13 – Les Paul, 94, jazz guitarist and inventor of solid-body electric guitar and multi-track recording
* August 14 – Gates Nichols, 65, steel guitarist (Confederate Railroad)
* August 28 – DJ AM, 36, turntabalist and celebrity disc jockey (Crazy Town)
* September 1 – Erich Kunzel, 74, conductor
* September 11 – Jim Carroll, 60, writer and punk singer (Jim Carroll Band)
* September 16 – Mary Travers, 72, folk singer (Peter, Paul and Mary)
* September 17 – Leon Kirchner, 90, composer
* September 19 – Roc Raida, 37, turntablist (The X-Ecutioners)
* October 7 – Steve Ferguson, 60, rock guitarist (NRBQ)
* October 13 – Al Martino, 82, singer
* October 17 – Vic Mizzy, 93, composer
* November 8 – Jerry Fuchs, 34, drummer (!!!, Maserati)
* December 20 – James Gurley, 69, musician (Big Brother and the Holding Company)
* December 25 – Vic Chesnutt, 45, musician
* December 28 – James "The Rev" Sullivan, 28, drummer (Avenged Sevenfold)

## See also

[edit]

* 2000s in music
* 2009 in American television

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