Best of List 2009

For those of you who know me... or know at least one male, it shouldn't surprise you that I/we painstakingly like to compile, categorize and rank all the meaningless drivel we spend our free time accumulating and consuming. Frankly, these lists are the only way I can justify the amount of time I spend not making myself smarter, more fit or more accomplished. If it weren't for these lists, I might start feeling like a loser. Enjoy.

20 BEST MOVIES of 2009
(56 movies in the theater as of 12.26.09, 61 total )

20. It's Complicated
19. Julie & Julia
18. Paranormal Activity
17. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
16. Avatar
15. The Informant!
14. It Might Get Loud
13. Earth
12. Star Trek
11. Drag Me to Hell

10. Zombieland
09. The Hangover
08. Funny People
07. Up In the Air
06. Up
05. The Fantastic Mr. Fox
04. I Love You, Man
03. The Hurt Locker
02. Where the Wild Things Are
01. Inglourious Basterds



TOP 20 SONGS of 2009

20. Know Your Enemy - Greenday
19. The Great Escape - The Rifles
18. Run This Town - Jay-Z (feat. Rihanna and Kanye West)
17. The Midnight Rose - Willie Nile
16. The Girl Got Hot - Weezer
15. 1901 - Phoenix
14. 4 Songs and a Fight - The Sounds
13. Let Your Love Grow Tall - Passion Pit
12. Folding Chair - Regina Spektor
11. Winter Calls - The Rifles
10. Kickdrum Heart - The Avett Brothers
09. I And Love And You - The Avett Brothers
08. Seventeen - JET
07. Audience - Cold War Kids
06. Victoria - The Kooks
05. There Are Maybe 10 or 12 ... - A.C. Newman
04. The Last Carnival - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
03. The Static Age - Greenday
02. Tripping Down the Freeway - Weezer
01. Death - White Lies

TOP ALBUMS of 2009

10. I And Love And You - The Avett Brothers (1.692)
09. The Blueprint 3 - Jay-Z (1.733)
08. The Great Escape - The Rifles (1.75)
07. Changing Horses - Ben Kweller (1.80)
06. Street Sweeper Social Club - Street Sweeper Social Club (1.82)
05. Cosmic Egg - Wolfmother (1.88)
04. 21st Century Breakdown - Greenday (1.89)
03. House of a Thousand Guitars - Willie Nile (2.08)
02. Working On A Dream - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (2.25)
01. Raditude - Weezer (2.30)


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To see my previous rankings, visit the 2008, 2007 or 2006 links.