2009 in music

The following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks of release. The death of American music icon Michael Jackson triggered a surge in posthumous sales making him the best selling artist of the year, with 35 million albums sold worldwide in the months following his death.