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It's that time of year. The time of the best of list. In this week's Top 5 Music Countdown, we're revealing the best albums of 2009, IHHO (In Heather's Humble Opinion), NATCH.

5.  Miike Snow
"Miike Snow"

Swedish. Existential. Metaphysical. Gotta have my synths! {http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niKT-kJfUz4}

4.  Fever Ray
"Fever Ray"

Creepy vocals + dense electronica = [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HvjK29Gpn0] just like I like it.

3.  The Dead Weather
"Horehound"

Electric rock and funked out backbeats. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImbW-p4c4gQ] I'm not biased because I'm in love with Jack White. This album/collaboration is one of the best from this year.

2.  The xx
"xx"

Minimal and sexy. Pretty much how I like to live. In a nutshell. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pib8eYDSFEI]

1.  Florence + the Machine
"Lungs"

Gothic vocals + gorgeous instrumentation. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR-Q52njXiI] Florence (speaking about her music) says: "I want my music to sound like throwing yourself out of a tree, or off a tall building, or as if you're being sucked down into the ocean and you can't breathe."