The NME Album of the Year and Single Of The Year were announced on 1 December 2009. It was the 36th countdown of the most popular albums and tracks of the year, as chosen by music reviewers and independent journalists who work for the magazine and for NME.com. Albums Bold: Album contains Song of the Year Countries represented = 27 = 19 = 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 Singles Artists with Multiple entries 4 Entries La Roux (8, 19, 24, 41) 2 Entries The Big Pink (3, 22) Jay-Z (6, 46) Lady Gaga (9, 21) Arctic Monkeys (11, 15) Biffy Clyro (25, 43) Grizzly Bear (32, 45) Friendly Fires (34, 44) Countries represented = 31 = 17 = 1 = 1 = 1 References New Musical Express 2009 in British music British music-related lists