These are the official Billboard Top 200 albums year end charts....
USA only....before anyone asks again;)

YEAR END CHARTS

The Billboard 200
Issue Date: 2009

# Title Artist Label
1 FEARLESS Taylor Swift Big Machine
2 I AM...SASHA FIERCE Beyonce Music World/Columbia/Sony Music
3 DARK HORSE Nickelback Roadrunner
4 TWILIGHT Soundtrack Summit/Chop Shop/Atlantic/AG
5 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE Soundtrack Walt Disney
6 CIRCUS Britney Spears Jive/JLG
7 808S & HEARTBREAK Kanye West Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG
8 THE FAME Lady Gaga Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope/IGA
9 RELAPSE Eminem Web/Shady/Aftermath/Interscope/IGA
10 THE E.N.D. The Black Eyed Peas Interscope/IGA
11 ONLY BY THE NIGHT Kings Of Leon RCA/RMG
12 THE BLUEPRINT 3 Jay-Z Roc Nation/AG
13 DAVID COOK David Cook 19/RCA/RMG
14 THE FOUNDATION Zac Brown Band Roar/Bigger Picture/Home Grown/Atlantic/AG
15 NOW 29 Various Artists Universal/EMI/Sony Music/JLG/UMe
16 FUNHOUSE Pink LaFace/JLG
17 INTUITION Jamie Foxx J/RMG
18 NO LINE ON THE HORIZON U2 Island/Interscope/IGA
19 UNSTOPPABLE Rascal Flatts Lyric Street
20 A DIFFERENT ME Keyshia Cole Imani/Geffen/IGA
21 BIG WHISKEY AND THE GROOGRUX KING Dave Matthews Band Bama Rags/RCA/RMG
22 BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT Maxwell Columbia/Sony Music
23 LOVE ON THE INSIDE Sugarland Mercury Nashville/UMGN
24 TAYLOR SWIFT Taylor Swift Big Machine
25 21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN Green Day Reprise/Warner Bros.
26 PAPER TRAIL T.I. Grand Hustle/Atlantic/AG
27 LEARN TO LIVE Darius Rucker Capitol Nashville
28 WE SING. WE DANCE. WE STEAL THINGS. Jason Mraz Atlantic/AG
29 I LOOK TO YOU Whitney Houston Arista/RMG
30 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR Soundtrack Walt Disney
31 BLACK ICE AC/DC Columbia/Sony Music
32 NOW 31 Various Artists EMI/Universal/Zomba/Sony Music
33 ALL I EVER WANTED Kelly Clarkson S/19/RCA/Sony Music
34 THE TIME OF OUR LIVES (EP) Miley Cyrus Hollywood
35 THE FRAY The Fray Epic/Sony Music
36 WIDE OPEN Jason Aldean Broken Bow
37 LEAVE THIS TOWN Daughtry 19/RCA/RMG
38 NOW 30 Various Artists Universal/EMI/Sony Music/Zomba/UMe
39 VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS Coldplay Capitol
40 LADY ANTEBELLUM Lady Antebellum Capitol Nashville
41 THE PROMISE Il Divo SYCO/Columbia/Sony Music
42 FREEDOM Akon Konvict/Upfront/SRC/Universal Motown/UMRG
43 MICHAEL JACKSON'S THIS IS IT (SOUNDTRACK) Michael Jackson MJJ/Epic/Sony Music
44 DAY & AGE The Killers Island/IDJMG
45 ROCK N ROLL JESUS Kid Rock Top Dog/Atlantic/AG
46 MAMMA MIA! Soundtrack Decca
47 DEFYING GRAVITY Keith Urban Capitol Nashville
48 CRAZY LOVE Michael Buble 143/Reprise/Warner Bros.
49 THA CARTER III Lil Wayne Cash Money/Universal Motown/UMRG
50 THEATER OF THE MIND Ludacris DTP/Def Jam/IDJMG
51 ONE OF THE BOYS Katy Perry Capitol
52 GREATEST HITS VOLUME 1 Rascal Flatts Lyric Street
53 THE SOUND OF MADNESS Shinedown Atlantic/AG
54 LINES, VINES AND TRYING TIMES Jonas Brothers Hollywood
55 CHINESE DEMOCRACY Guns N' Roses Black Frog/Geffen/IGA
56 AND WINTER CAME... Enya Reprise/Warner Bros.
57 WORKING ON A DREAM Bruce Springsteen Columbia/Sony Music
58 SCARS & SOUVENIRS Theory Of A Deadman 604/Roadrunner
59 DAVID ARCHULETA David Archuleta 19/Jive/JLG
60 CARNIVAL RIDE Carrie Underwood 19/Arista Nashville/SMN
61 DEATH MAGNETIC Metallica Warner Bros.
62 19 Adele XL/Columbia/Sony Music
63 YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN Ne-Yo Def Jam/IDJMG
64 HANNAH MONTANA 3 Soundtrack Walt Disney
65 THAT LONESOME SONG Jamey Johnson Mercury Nashville/UMGN
66 SWAN SONGS Hollywood Undead A&M/Octone/IGA
67 GREATEST HITS II Kenny Chesney BNA/SMN
68 IN A PERFECT WORLD... Keri Hilson Mosley/Zone 4/Interscope/IGA
69 WHEN THE WORLD COMES DOWN The All-American Rejects Doghouse/DGC/Interscope/IGA
70 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD Rihanna SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG
71 LOVE V/S MONEY The-Dream Radio Killa/Def Jam/IDJMG
72 THE POINT OF IT ALL Anthony Hamilton Mister's Music/So So Def/JLG
73 PLAY ON Carrie Underwood 19/Arista Nashville/SMN
74 THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON Soundtrack Summit/Chop Shop/Atlantic/AG
75 SOUL Seal 143/Warner Bros.
76 BREAKOUT Miley Cyrus Hollywood
77 A LITTLE BIT LONGER Jonas Brothers Hollywood
78 TWANG George Strait MCA Nashville/UMGN
79 JOY TO THE WORLD Faith Hill Warner Bros. (Nashville)/WRN
80 DEEPER THAN RAP Rick Ross Maybach/Slip-N-Slide/Def Jam/IDJMG
81 FOLIE A DEUX Fall Out Boy Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen/Island/IDJMG
82 AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT Brad Paisley Arista Nashville/SMN
83 LOVE IS THE ANSWER Barbra Streisand Columbia/Sony Music
84 WOW HITS 2009: 30 OF THE YEAR'S TOP CHRISTIAN ARTISTS AND HITS Various Artists EMI CMG/Provident-Integrity/Word-Curb
85 LOTUS FLOW3R/MPLSOUND/ELIX3R Prince/Bria Valente NPG
86 EVOLVER John Legend G.O.O.D./Columbia/Sony Music
87 THR33 RINGZ T-Pain Konvict/Nappy Boy/Jive/JLG
88 CHICKENFOOT Chickenfoot Redline
89 LUCKY OLD SUN Kenny Chesney Blue Chair/BNA/SMN
90 BACKSPACER Pearl Jam Monkeywrench
91 QUIET NIGHTS Diana Krall Verve/VG
92 TROUBADOUR George Strait MCA Nashville/UMGN
93 SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Soundtrack Interscope/IGA
94 DA REALIST Plies Big Gates/Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic/AG
95 GOOD TIME Alan Jackson Arista Nashville/SMN
96 EPIPHANY Chrisette Michele Def Jam/IDJMG
97 ONMYRADIO Musiq Soulchild Atlantic/AG
98 THE LAST KISS Jadakiss Ruff Ryders/D-Block/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG
99 ISOULJABOYTELLEM Soulja Boy Tell'em ColliPark/Interscope/IGA
100 READY Trey Songz Song Book/Atlantic/AG
101 MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL Mariah Carey Island/IDJMG
102 SPIRIT Leona Lewis SYCO/J/RMG
103 JENNIFER HUDSON Jennifer Hudson Arista/RMG
104 TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT Hinder Universal Republic/UMRG
105 CRADLESONG Rob Thomas Emblem/Atlantic/AG
106 TOGETHER THROUGH LIFE Bob Dylan Columbia/Sony Music
107 BREAKTHROUGH Colbie Caillat Universal Republic/UMRG
108 WANT 3OH!3 Photo Finish
109 HERE WE GO AGAIN Demi Lovato Hollywood
110 CHRISTMAS DUETS Elvis Presley RCA Nashville/SMN
111 THE SOUND Mary Mary My Block/Columbia/Sony Music
112 INCANTO Andrea Bocelli Sugar/Decca
113 BRAND NEW EYES Paramore Fueled By Ramen/AG
114 MY CHRISTMAS Andrea Bocelli Sugar/Decca
115 KEEP ON LOVING YOU Reba Starstruck/Valory
116 ALL HOPE IS GONE Slipknot Roadrunner
117 ORACULAR SPECTACULAR MGMT Columbia/Sony Music
118 DEAR AGONY Breaking Benjamin Hollywood
119 OCEAN EYES Owl City Universal Republic/UMRG
120 LOSO'S WAY (SOUNDTRACK) Fabolous Desert Storm/Def Jam/IDJMG
121 SOUTHERN VOICE Tim McGraw Curb
122 SAVING ABEL Saving Abel Skiddco/Virgin/Capitol
123 INDESTRUCTIBLE Disturbed Reprise/Warner Bros.
124 THE RESISTANCE Muse Helium-3/Warner Bros.
125 UNCLE CHARLIE Charlie Wilson P Music/Jive/JLG
126 TESTIMONY: VOL. 2, LOVE & POLITICS India.Arie Soulbird/Universal Republic/UMRG
127 FEEL THAT FIRE Dierks Bentley Capitol Nashville
128 THE RECESSION Young Jeezy CTE/Def Jam/IDJMG
129 YO-YO MA & FRIENDS: SONGS OF JOY & PEACE Yo-Yo Ma Sony Classical/Sony Masterworks
130 DAUGHTRY Daughtry 19/RCA/RMG
131 RAISING SAND Robert Plant / Alison Krauss Rounder
132 THAT DON'T MAKE ME A BAD GUY Toby Keith Show Dog Nashville
133 DON'T FORGET Demi Lovato Hollywood
134 INCREDIBAD The Lonely Island Universal Republic/UMRG
135 JEREMIH Jeremih Mick Schultz/Def Jam/IDJMG
136 BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE Alice In Chains Virgin/Capitol
137 SO FAR GONE (EP) Drake Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown/UMRG
138 LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING Billy Currington Mercury Nashville/UMGN
139 A NEW HALLELUJAH Michael W. Smith Reunion
140 WILCO (THE ALBUM) Wilco Nonesuch/Warner Bros.
141 PEACE ON EARTH Casting Crowns Beach Street/Reunion/Sony Music
142 FEARLESS Jazmine Sullivan J/RMG
143 HELLO LOVE Chris Tomlin Sixsteps/Sparrow
144 R.O.O.T.S. (ROUTE OF OVERCOMING THE STRUGGLE) Flo Rida Poe Boy/Atlantic/AG
145 APPEAL TO REASON Rise Against DGC/Interscope/IGA
146 WHAT A NIGHT! A CHRISTMAS ALBUM Harry Connick, Jr. Columbia/Sony Music
147 KIDZ BOP 15 Kidz Bop Kids Razor & Tie
148 IT'S NOT ME, IT'S YOU Lily Allen Capitol
149 UNIVERSAL MIND CONTROL Common G.O.O.D./Geffen/IGA
150 FOREVER IN A DAY DAY26 Bad Boy/AG
151 REVELATION Third Day Essential
152 KELLIE PICKLER Kellie Pickler 19/BNA/SMN
153 ROCKFERRY Duffy Mercury/IDJMG
154 FINDING BEAUTY IN NEGATIVE SPACES Seether Wind-up
155 A SWINGIN' CHRISTMAS Tony Bennett Featuring The Count Basie Big Band RPM/Columbia/Sony Music
156 AWAKE Skillet Ardent/INO/Atlantic/AG
157 MAN ON THE MOON: THE END OF DAY Kid Cudi Dream On/G.O.O.D./Universal Motown/UMRG
158 THE ESSENTIAL NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL CHRISTMAS Various Artists Universal/EMI/Sony Music/UMe
159 MY LOVE: ESSENTIAL COLLECTION Celine Dion Columbia/Sony Music
160 THE LAST Aventura Premium Latin/Sony Music Latin
161 LIVE ON THE INSIDE Sugarland Mercury Nashville/UMGN
162 35 BIGGEST HITS Toby Keith Show Dog Nashville/UMe
163 LIFE STARTS NOW Three Days Grace Jive/JLG
164 NOTHING BUT THE BEST Frank Sinatra Reprise/Warner Bros.
165 GRAMMY NOMINEES 2009 Various Artists Grammy/Rhino
166 ALL WRAPPED UP! (EP) Various Artists Hollywood
167 3 DOORS DOWN 3 Doors Down Universal Republic/UMRG
168 KEEPS GETTIN' BETTER: A DECADE OF HITS Christina Aguilera RCA/RMG
169 SONIC BOOM Kiss Kiss
170 REVOLUTION Miranda Lambert Columbia (Nashville)/SMN
171 IF ON A WINTER'S NIGHT... Sting Cherrytree/DG/Universal Classics Group
172 AMERICAN RIDE Toby Keith Show Dog Nashville
173 HUMAN Brandy Knockout/E1/Epic/Sony Music
174 TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN: THE ALBUM Soundtrack Reprise/Warner Bros.
175 THE NEW GAME Mudvayne Epic/Sony Music
176 ISOLATED INCIDENT Dane Cook Comedy Central
177 WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX Phoenix Loyaute/Glassnote
178 SWOON Silversun Pickups dangerbird
179 #1S ... AND THEN SOME Brooks & Dunn Arista Nashville/SMN
180 YOUR SONGS Harry Connick, Jr. Columbia/Sony Music
181 FULL CIRCLE Creed Wind-up
182 NOW 32 Various Artists EMI/Universal/Zomba/Sony Music
183 GLEE: SEASON ONE: THE MUSIC VOLUME 1 Soundtrack 20th Century Fox TV/Columbia/Sony Music
184 HIT MAN: DAVID FOSTER & FRIENDS David Foster 143/Reprise/Warner Bros.
185 HOT AUGUST NIGHT/NYC Neil Diamond Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music
186 DOLL DOMINATION The Pussycat Dolls Interscope/IGA
187 KISS AND TELL Selena Gomez & The Scene Hollywood
188 CAMP ROCK Soundtrack Walt Disney
189 THE CIRCLE Bon Jovi Island/IDJMG
190 FANTASY RIDE Ciara LaFace/JLG
191 UGK 4 LIFE UGK Trill/UGK/Jive/JLG
192 IT'S BLITZ! Yeah Yeah Yeahs Dress Up/DGC/Interscope/IGA
193 SPEAKING LOUDER THAN BEFORE Jeremy Camp BEC
194 METAMORPHOSIS Papa Roach DGC/Interscope/IGA
195 X: TEN Trace Adkins Capitol Nashville
196 FAR Regina Spektor Sire/Warner Bros.
197 CAGE THE ELEPHANT Cage The Elephant DSP/Jive
198 THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE EIGHTIES Barry Manilow Arista/RMG
199 LA REVOLUCION Wisin & Yandel WY/Machete/UMLE
200 SOUNDS OF THE UNIVERSE Depeche Mode Mute/Virgin/Capitol

Music should be about quality, not quantity.

Any idea where he placed on the Independent chart? It would give a better picture of the album's commercial success.

This can't be right. Where's Susan Boyle?

Mirabelle said:

Okay, back to the non-Prince thought pattern. These are the facts.

that's not too bad, but I still don't trust the numbers, wegotta audit them bad boyz

leecaldon said:

That's a good question. My guess is they compiled the list prior to her CD coming out, but it would make a lot more sense to wait until the year is over.

So Ne-yo came in earlier and Slumdog soundtrack came in after.
Enya above Prince/Lotusflower? I guess it is not only youngsters that hike up demand after all.

Most of them I don't know, though I've heard of some. Can't find Will.i.am or BEPeas there.

I bet if Prince had consolidated the 3 cds into one it would have been higher.
But he's more about bringing more music to the fans and I respect that.

linus4000 said:[quote]These are the official Billboard Top 200 albums year end charts....
USA only....before anyone asks again;)

YEAR END CHARTS

The Billboard 200
Issue Date: 2009

# Title Artist Label
1 FEARLESS Taylor Swift Big Machine
2 I AM...SASHA FIERCE Beyonce Music World/Columbia/Sony Music
4 TWILIGHT Soundtrack Summit/Chop Shop/Atlantic/AG
5 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE Soundtrack Walt Disney
6 CIRCUS Britney Spears Jive/JLG
9 RELAPSE Eminem Web/Shady/Aftermath/Interscope/IGA
10 THE E.N.D. The Black Eyed Peas Interscope/IGA
13 DAVID COOK David Cook 19/RCA/RMG
14 THE FOUNDATION Zac Brown Band Roar/Bigger Picture/Home Grown/Atlantic/AG
24 TAYLOR SWIFT Taylor Swift Big Machine
25 21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN Green Day Reprise/Warner Bros.
26 PAPER TRAIL T.I. Grand Hustle/Atlantic/AG
27 LEARN TO LIVE Darius Rucker Capitol Nashville
30 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR Soundtrack Walt Disney
31 BLACK ICE AC/DC Columbia/Sony Music
33 ALL I EVER WANTED Kelly Clarkson S/19/RCA/Sony Music
34 THE TIME OF OUR LIVES (EP) Miley Cyrus Hollywood
42 FREEDOM Akon Konvict/Upfront/SRC/Universal Motown/UMRG
45 ROCK N ROLL JESUS Kid Rock Top Dog/Atlantic/AG
49 THA CARTER III Lil Wayne Cash Money/Universal Motown/UMRG
50 THEATER OF THE MIND Ludacris DTP/Def Jam/IDJMG
59 DAVID ARCHULETA David Archuleta 19/Jive/JLG
60 CARNIVAL RIDE Carrie Underwood 19/Arista Nashville/SMN
63 YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN Ne-Yo Def Jam/IDJMG
64 HANNAH MONTANA 3 Soundtrack Walt Disney
65 THAT LONESOME SONG Jamey Johnson Mercury Nashville/UMGN
67 GREATEST HITS II Kenny Chesney BNA/SMN
70 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD Rihanna SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG
71 LOVE V/S MONEY The-Dream Radio Killa/Def Jam/IDJMG
73 PLAY ON Carrie Underwood 19/Arista Nashville/SMN
74 THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON Soundtrack Summit/Chop Shop/Atlantic/AG
76 BREAKOUT Miley Cyrus Hollywood
77 A LITTLE BIT LONGER Jonas Brothers Hollywood
78 TWANG George Strait MCA Nashville/UMGN
79 JOY TO THE WORLD Faith Hill Warner Bros. (Nashville)/WRN
80 DEEPER THAN RAP Rick Ross Maybach/Slip-N-Slide/Def Jam/IDJMG
84 WOW HITS 2009: 30 OF THE YEAR'S TOP CHRISTIAN ARTISTS AND HITS Various Artists EMI CMG/Provident-Integrity/Word-Curb
87 THR33 RINGZ T-Pain Konvict/Nappy Boy/Jive/JLG
88 CHICKENFOOT Chickenfoot Redline
89 LUCKY OLD SUN Kenny Chesney Blue Chair/BNA/SMN
92 TROUBADOUR George Strait MCA Nashville/UMGN
94 DA REALIST Plies Big Gates/Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic/AG
95 GOOD TIME Alan Jackson Arista Nashville/SMN
96 EPIPHANY Chrisette Michele Def Jam/IDJMG
97 ONMYRADIO Musiq Soulchild Atlantic/AG
98 THE LAST KISS Jadakiss Ruff Ryders/D-Block/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG
99 ISOULJABOYTELLEM Soulja Boy Tell'em ColliPark/Interscope/IGA
100 READY Trey Songz Song Book/Atlantic/AG


All of the above fall into 3 categories of crap music dominating the chart.
(I have deleted the albums I have considered proper music and not bothered with albums 101 to 200
1. Disposable and destructive rap artists, that have 1 or 2 album rap about hos bitches, drugs, and crass materialism. Or sexually explicit R and B music thats close to rap than true soul.
2. Country and Western garbage (Usually signs of simple minded rednecks and good ole Dubya American patriotism. Or Christian fundamental AH HATE GAYS and ISLAMITES music
3. Manufactured Disney Trash acts like Hannah Montana, Jonas Brothers and various idol winners/runners up.

Thats why I don't care about 'chart music' anymore. I mean how many albums has the Hannah Montana/Jonas Brothers/High School Musical franchise churned out?

Huggiebear said:[quote]

linus4000 said:

WOW!

Did you really listen to every one of these albums?????
[Edited 12/13/09 19:40pm]

Huggiebear said:[quote]

linus4000 said:

...

Other than Jay Z i dont see anyone else who aren't operating without a record label taking the huge part of the cut (and I think Jay Z's is a partnership with Live Nation). But its good to see there are a handful of indie artists selling decently.

Billboard:

Top R&B Albums 2009 : Lotusflow3r at #29

Top Independend Albums 2009: at #2

Huggiebear said:[quote]

linus4000 said:

So which of these categories do you put AC/DC into?
Black Ice is a fantastic album.

linus4000 said:

Who's at #1?