Best Albums of 1997

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Listed below are the best albums of 1997 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1997 year summaryThe best artists of 1997 were Radiohead, Björk, Elliott Smith, Modest Mouse, Spiritualized, Built To Spill, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, The Verve, Foo Fighters and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

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OK Computer

Radiohead

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,337 charts

Rank Score:

76,406

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Average Rating:

92 (5,500 votes)

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842

Homogenic

Björk

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

1,081 charts

Rank Score:

13,752

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Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

954 charts

Rank Score:

11,535

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Overall Rank:

131

Average Rating:

84 (1,123 votes)

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The Lonesome Crowded West

Modest Mouse

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

712 charts

Rank Score:

9,153

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178

Average Rating:

84 (934 votes)

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Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

738 charts

Rank Score:

7,193

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Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

548 charts

Rank Score:

6,356

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278

Average Rating:

84 (617 votes)

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F♯ A♯ ∞ (LP Version)

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

577 charts

Rank Score:

6,071

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1997

Appears in:

806 charts

Rank Score:

5,991

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298

Average Rating:

77 (1,080 votes)

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The Colour And The Shape

Foo Fighters

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

669 charts

Rank Score:

5,057

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Overall Rank:

356

Average Rating:

78 (969 votes)

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10.

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

557 charts

Rank Score:

4,583

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388

Average Rating:

81 (684 votes)

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Best Albums of 1997 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	17	2%
David Bowie	3	0%
Delirious?	3	0%
Squarepusher	3	0%
Mogwai	3	0%
Spinetta Y Los Socios Del Desierto	2	0%
Primal Scream	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	445	45%
	219	22%
	34	3%
	33	3%
	32	3%
	24	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	909	91%
Yes	91	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	26	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	20	2%

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Best Albums of the 1990s
1. OK Computer by Radiohead
2. Nevermind by Nirvana
3. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
4. Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
5. The Bends by Radiohead
6. Automatic For The People by R.E.M.
7. Ten by Pearl Jam
8. Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins
9. Grace by Jeff Buckley
10. In Utero by Nirvana
11. (What's The Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis
12. Illmatic by Nas
13. Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós
14. Dummy by Portishead
15. Weezer (Blue Album) by Weezer
16. Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins
17. Spiderland by Slint
18. Homogenic by Björk
19. Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan
20. Achtung Baby by U2