List of number-one Billboard Alternative Albums of 2009

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These are the U.S. number-one alternative rock albums of 2009, per the Billboard Alternative Albums chart.

<i>Billboard</i> (magazine) American music magazine

Billboard is an American entertainment media brand owned by the Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, a division of Eldridge Industries. It publishes pieces involving news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style, and is also known for its music charts, including the Hot 100 and Billboard 200, tracking the most popular songs and albums in different genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows.

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Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.

List

Key
Dagger-14-plain.pngIndicates best charting alternative album of 2009
Note: Year-End top-selling alternative albums, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan..
Issue dateAlbumArtistReference
January 3 Dark Horse Dagger-14-plain.png Nickelback [1]
January 10 [2]
January 17 Twilight Soundtrack [3]
January 24Dark HorseDagger-14-plain.pngNickelback [4]
January 31 [5]
February 7 [6]
February 14 [7]
February 21 The Fray The Fray [8]
February 28 [9]
March 7 [10]
March 14Dark HorseDagger-14-plain.pngNickelback [11]
March 21 No Line on the Horizon U2 [12]
March 28 [13]
April 4 [14]
April 11TwilightSoundtrack [15]
April 18 [16]
April 25 [17]
May 2 [18]
May 9 Sounds of the Universe Depeche Mode [19]
May 16TwilightSoundtrack [20]
May 23 White Lies for Dark Times Ben Harper & Relentless7 [21]
May 30 21st Century Breakdown Green Day [22]
June 6 [23]
June 13 [24]
June 20 Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King Dave Matthews Band [25]
June 27 [26]
July 4 [27]
July 11 [28]
July 18 Wilco (The Album) Wilco [29]
July 25 Nothing Personal All Time Low [30]
August 1 Horehound The Dead Weather [31]
August 8 Only by the Night Kings of Leon [32]
August 15 [33]
August 22 [34]
August 29 [35]
September 5 Ursa Major Third Eye Blind [36]
September 12 Awake Skillet [37]
September 19 Sci-Fi Crimes Chevelle [38]
September 26 Love Drunk Boys Like Girls [39]
October 3 The Resistance Muse [40]
October 10 Backspacer Pearl Jam [41]
October 17 Brand New Eyes Paramore [42]
October 24 Dear Agony Breaking Benjamin [43]
October 31 The Twilight Saga: New Moon Soundtrack [44]
November 7 [45]
November 14 Full Circle Creed [46]
November 21 Raditude Weezer [47]
November 28 Memento Mori Flyleaf [48]
December 5 The Twilight Saga: New Moon Soundtrack [49]
December 12 [50]
December 19 [51]
December 26 [52]

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References

  1. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date January 3, 2009
  2. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date January 10, 2009
  3. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date January 17, 2009
  4. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date January 24, 2009
  5. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date January 31, 2009
  6. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date February 7, 2009
  7. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date February 14, 2009
  8. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date February 21, 2009
  9. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date February 28, 2009
  10. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date March 7, 2009
  11. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date March 14, 2009
  12. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date March 21, 2009
  13. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date March 28, 2009
  14. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date April 4, 2009
  15. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date April 11, 2009
  16. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date April 18, 2009
  17. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date April 25, 2009
  18. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date May 2, 2009
  19. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date May 9, 2009
  20. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date May 16, 2009
  21. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date May 23, 2009
  22. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date May 30, 2009
  23. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date June 6, 2009
  24. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date June 13, 2009
  25. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date June 20, 2009
  26. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date June 27, 2009
  27. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date July 4, 2009
  28. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date July 11, 2009
  29. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date July 18, 2009
  30. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date July 25, 2009
  31. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date August 1, 2009
  32. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date August 8, 2009
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  34. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date August 22, 2009
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  38. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date September 19, 2009
  39. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date September 26, 2009
  40. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date October 3, 2009
  41. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date October 10, 2009
  42. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date October 17, 2009
  43. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date October 24, 2009
  44. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date October 31, 2009
  45. Alternative Albums Billboard.com, issue date November 7, 2009
  46. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date November 14, 2009
  47. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date November 21, 2009
  48. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date November 28, 2009
  49. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date December 5, 2009
  50. Alternative Albums Billboard.com, issue date December 12, 2009
  51. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date December 19, 2009
  52. Alternative Albums, Billboard.com, issue date December 26, 2009

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