Another great way to look back on the best music of last year. The Hype Machine Zeitgeist runs all this week, showcasing the best artists/albums/songs of 2009 by releasing 10 each day. For the best artists lists, they invited 50 visual artists to create an original piece showcasing the band. So far, they look great.

The top albums list came about from tabulating 500+ bloggers’ personal Top 10 lists. Listen to every album, over on Grooveshark.