This week The Hype Machine is unveiling the top 50 artists & albums of 2009 (ten are revealed each weekday.)

The lists were compiled based on how often the artists and albums were mentioned on the music blogs on this list (no, MusicByDay.com isn’t on the list but we’re not nearly as focused on new music as most music blogs so our feelings aren’t hurt too much. After all, the top artist of 2009 here was The Beatles.)

Anyway, I’m finding the lists to be pretty interesting thus far. Check ‘em out.