It's the end of the year, so it must be time for the publication of the year end "best of" lists!

Cotonete have published a list of the top Portuguese national albums of 2009, as listened to on their site. They note, that six of the ten are debut albums, making it a strong year for new talent.

The list, in full:

1. OqueStrada - Tasca Beat
2. Carminho - Fado
3. Teratron - Teratron
4. Legendary Tiger Man - Femina
5. Cristina Branco - Kronos
6. Norberto Lobo - Pata Lenta
7. Diabo na Cruz - Virou
(tie)Aquaparque - É Isso Aí
9. Micro Audio Waves - Zoetrope
10. Virgem Suta - Virgem Suta

Sound + Vision have also published their version of the list, with more of an emphasis on releases slightly outside the mainstream. Their list reads as follows:

1. B Fachada, B Fachada
2. António Pinho Vargas, Solo II
3. Três Cantos, Três Cantos ao Vivo
4. Real Combo Lisbonense, Real Combo Lisbonense EP
5. Os Quais, Meio Disco
6. Fernando Ribeiro, Desiderata – A Junção do Bem
7. Tiago Sousa, Insónia
8. Bernardo Sassetti, Um Amor de Perdição
9. Micro Audio Waves, Zoetrope
10. Samuel Úria, Nem Lhe Tocava