Top 11 Music Albums of 1997 by zdwyatt

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Up to this point, Radiohead was just a band who'd released a so-so debut and a stellar follow-up. I think it was an open question whether they'd be able to repeat the success of The Bends. Upon hearing this, I could not believe how good this album was and how different it sounded, both from their previous work, but also from everything else out at that moment. It is a singular accomplishment that even Radiohead has never matched.

Favorite tracks: Lucky, Climbing Up The Walls, Airbag
Rating: 5.0 (100) | Last heard: March 2, 2016
[First added to this chart: 01/13/2015]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
75,935
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This album opened my ears to the world of bluegrass. It's a flawless collection of songs.

Favorite tracks: So Long So Wrong, Deep Than Crying, Looking in the Eyes of Love
Rating: 5.0 (93) | Last heard: June 15, 2016
[First added to this chart: 01/13/2015]
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1997
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45
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3. (2) Down1
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For me, this is the album that propelled Bjork from simply interesting to amazing. There is an intensity to this album that I absolutely love.

Favorite tracks: Bachelorette, Joga, 5 Years
Rating: 5.0 (92) | Last heard: June 15, 2016
[First added to this chart: 01/13/2015]
Year of Release:
1997
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13,729
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4. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 09/17/2015]
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1997
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2,983
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5. (=)
Premiers Symptômes 
Compilation
France Air
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[First added to this chart: 01/13/2015]
Year of Release:
1997
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121
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[First added to this chart: 01/13/2015]
Year of Release:
1997
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5,991
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[First added to this chart: 01/13/2015]
Year of Release:
1997
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1,392
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[First added to this chart: 01/13/2015]
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1997
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5,033
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[First added to this chart: 01/13/2015]
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1997
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2,262
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[First added to this chart: 01/13/2015]
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1997
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2,639
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Top 11 Music Albums of 1997 composition

Country Albums %


United States 4 36%
United Kingdom 3 27%
France 2 18%
Cuba 1 9%
Iceland 1 9%
Compilation? Albums %
No 10 91%
Yes 1 9%

Top 11 Music Albums of 1997 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 1 from 3rd to 2nd
So Long So Wrong
by Alison Krauss & Union Station
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 1 from 2nd to 3rd
Homogenic
by Björk

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