THE CHOP UP'S TOP 40 ALBUMS OF 2009

Big ups to Mark P for the input on this list. This was a hard list to do. I like rankings so that #1 spot had to be THE best album of last year. Everyone submitted their lists and this is what we came up with.

Note: Please send all hate mail to King B or D Mack. I just work here.


1. The Blueprint 3 - Jay-Z



2. So Far Gone - Drake



3. Man on the Moon - Kid Cudi



4. Only Built For Cuban Linx II - Raekwon



5. Slaughterhouse - Slaughterhouse



6. Attention Deficit - Wale



7. Love vs. Money - The-Dream



8. 'Til the Casket Drops - The Clipse



9. BLACKsummer'snight - Maxwell



10. Deeper Than Rap - Rick Ross



11. Epiphany - Chrisette Michele



12. Ready - Trey Songz



13. Back to the Feature - Wale



14. Ryan Leslie - Ryan Leslie



15. Ghostface - Ghostdini: The Wizard of Poetry in the Emerald City



16. The Warm Up - J. Cole



17. Loso's Way - Fabolous



18. Forever in a Day - Day26



19. Sex Therapy - Robin Thicke



20. Transition - Ryan Leslie



21. Boy Meets World - Fashawn



22. U Know Big Sean - Big Sean



23. Relapse - Eminem



24. Ecstatic - Mos Def



25. The Element of Freedom - Alicia Keys



26. Padded Room - Joe Budden



27. The Last Kiss - Jadakiss



28. Brooklynati - Tanya Morgan



29. Gone Fishin' - The Cool Kids



30. Before I Self Destruct - 50 Cent



31. How To Be a Lady: Volume 1 - Electrik Red



32. In Love & War - Amerie



33. ...Just Visiting Too - Zo!



34. Diary of an ATL Brave - Donnis



35. A Day Late and A Dollar Short - Sene & Blu



36. In a Perfect World... - Keri Hilson


37. Elixir - Bria Valente


38. LOtUSFLOW3R - Prince


39. Murder Was the Case - Gucci Mane


40. The Introduction of Marcus Cooper - Pleasure P