# List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2009

These are the US number one albums of 2009, per the Billboard 200. Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance. Fearless, the second studio album by American country singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, was the best selling album of 2009, and ended atop the Billboard 200 year-end chart of the year.

## Chart history

Key :
| † | Indicates best performing album of 2009 |
| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Sales |
| January 3 | Fearless † | Taylor Swift | 330,000 |
| January 10 | Fearless † | Taylor Swift | 262,000 |
| January 17 | Fearless † | Taylor Swift | 90,000 |
| January 24 | Fearless † | Taylor Swift | 72,000 |
| January 31 | Fearless † | Taylor Swift | 63,000 |
| February 7 | Fearless † | Taylor Swift | 63,000 |
| February 14 | Working on a Dream | Bruce Springsteen | 224,000 |
| February 21 | The Fray | The Fray | 179,000 |
| February 28 | Fearless † | Taylor Swift | 92,000 |
| March 7 | Fearless † | Taylor Swift | 62,000 |
| March 14 | Fearless † | Taylor Swift | 73,000 |
| March 21 | No Line on the Horizon | U2 | 484,000 |
| March 28 | All I Ever Wanted | Kelly Clarkson | 255,000 |
| April 4 | All I Ever Wanted | Kelly Clarkson | 90,000 |
| April 11 | Now 30 | Various Artists | 146,000 |
| April 18 | Defying Gravity | Keith Urban | 171,000 |
| April 25 | Unstoppable | Rascal Flatts | 351,000 |
| May 2 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | Soundtrack | 133,000 |
| May 9 | Deeper Than Rap | Rick Ross | 158,000 |
| May 16 | Together Through Life | Bob Dylan | 125,000 |
| May 23 | Epiphany | Chrisette Michele | 83,000 |
| May 30 | 21st Century Breakdown | Green Day | 215,000 |
| June 6 | Relapse | Eminem | 608,000 |
| June 13 | Relapse | Eminem | 211,000 |
| June 20 | Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King | Dave Matthews Band | 424,000 |
| June 27 | The E.N.D. | The Black Eyed Peas | 304,000 |
| July 4 | Lines, Vines and Trying Times | Jonas Brothers | 247,000 |
| July 11 | The E.N.D. | The Black Eyed Peas | 88,000 |
| July 18 | Now 31 | Various Artists | 169,000 |
| July 25 | BLACKsummers'night | Maxwell | 316,000 |
| August 1 | Leave This Town | Daughtry | 269,000 |
| August 8 | Here We Go Again | Demi Lovato | 108,000 |
| August 15 | Loso's Way | Fabolous | 99,000 |
| August 22 | Live on the Inside | Sugarland | 76,000 |
| August 29 | Twang | George Strait | 155,000 |
| September 5 | Keep on Loving You | Reba McEntire | 96,000 |
| September 12 | Breakthrough | Colbie Caillat | 106,000 |
| September 19 | I Look to You | Whitney Houston | 305,000 |
| September 26 | The Blueprint 3 | Jay-Z | 476,000 |
| October 3 | The Blueprint 3 | Jay-Z | 298,000 |
| October 10 | Backspacer | Pearl Jam | 189,000 |
| October 17 | Love Is the Answer | Barbra Streisand | 180,000 |
| October 24 | Crazy Love | Michael Bublé | 132,000 |
| October 31 | Crazy Love | Michael Bublé | 213,000 |
| November 7 | New Moon | Soundtrack | 153,000 |
| November 14 | This Is It | Michael Jackson | 373,000 |
| November 21 | Play On | Carrie Underwood | 318,000 |
| November 28 | The Circle | Bon Jovi | 163,000 |
| December 5 | Battle Studies | John Mayer | 286,000 |
| December 12 | I Dreamed a Dream | Susan Boyle | 701,000 |
| December 19 | I Dreamed a Dream | Susan Boyle | 527,000 |
| December 26 | I Dreamed a Dream | Susan Boyle | 582,000 |