Best of 2009: Debut Albums

For the remainder of the year (save holidays and weekends, of course), we'll be sharing some additional lists of our favorites in music from 2009. To start things off, our list today consists of our favorite debut albums from the year. All of these are the artists' first full-lengths-- so we're not counting mixtapes or EPs, nor are we considering those who have recorded under another name previously (just for you, the reader's information).

10. Lungs, Florence and the Machine

9. Bird-Brains, Tune-Yards

8. jj n° 2, jj

7. Real Estate, Real Estate

6. Heavy Ghost, DM Stith

5. Tentacles, Crystal Antlers

4. Album, Girls

3. Manners, Passion Pit

2. Man on the Moon: The End of Day, Kid Cudi

1. Hometowns, The Rural Alberta Advantage

[Previously on Animal Noises: Most Prolific Artists of the Decade: #1-10]