Best of 2009 Lists

I know we are already a month into 2010, but I've been busy and never posted about the "Best of 2009."  In this post and one more, that's exactly what I will do.  Below, I've collected a bunch of "Best of 2009" lists from different websites, magazines and blogs.  It's not a comprehensive list of every site out there, but each one I've included is something that I read in print or online on a fairly regular basis.  For each site, I've provided a link to the main page, and then I have provided links to their best song, album, video and artist lists of 2009 (as available).  Also, since I don't think it will spoil anything, I've provided the name of the #1 pick from each category and a link to that #1 on Lala (again, where available).  Hope you enjoy!

Rolling Stone:
Best Album: U2 - No Line On The Horizon
Best Song: U2 - "Moment of Surrender"

Rolling Stone Reader's Poll:.
Best Album: Pearl Jam - Backspacer
Best Song: Pearl Jam - "The Fixer"

Paste:
Best Album: The Avett Brothers - I and Love and You

Filter:
Best Album: Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion

Spinner:
Best Song: Empire of the Sun - "Standing on the Shore"
Best Canadian Album:  Handsome Furs - Face Control
Best Canadian Song: Metric - "Help I'm Alive"

Pitchfork:
Best Album: Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
Best Song: Animal Collective - "My Girls"

Spin:
Best Album: Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
Best Song: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Zero"
Best Video: Matt & Kim - "Lessons Learned"

Stereogum Gummy Awards:
Best Album: Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
Best Video: Grizzly Bear - "Two Weeks"

Entertainment Weekly:
Best Album: Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion

Hype Machine Music Blog Zeitgeist:
Best Album: Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
Best Song: Songs Not Ranked
Best Artist: Phoenix

Seems like Animal Collective tops quite a few lists, but honestly, I haven't really gotten into them.  In my next post about 2009, I will provide more details on some of my favorites from the year.