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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41.

Strangers Almanac

Whiskeytown

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

118 charts

Rank Score:

619

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

455

Overall Rank:

2,538

Average Rating:

76 (124 votes)

Comments:

42.

Pop

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

195 charts

Rank Score:

615

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

457

Overall Rank:

2,555

Average Rating:

68 (441 votes)

Comments:

43.

Flaming Pie

Paul McCartney

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

157 charts

Rank Score:

583

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

475

Overall Rank:

2,665

Average Rating:

78 (236 votes)

Comments:

44.

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

124 charts

Rank Score:

526

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

513

Overall Rank:

2,901

Average Rating:

73 (157 votes)

Comments:

45.

Dude Ranch

Blink-182

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

111 charts

Rank Score:

521

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

516

Overall Rank:

2,917

Average Rating:

69 (229 votes)

Comments:

46.

Fabulosos Calavera

Los Fabulosos Cadillacs

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

518

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

518

Overall Rank:

2,927

Average Rating:

79 (59 votes)

Comments:

47.

Songs From Northern Britain

Teenage Fanclub

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

105 charts

Rank Score:

513

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

522

Overall Rank:

2,952

Average Rating:

75 (118 votes)

Comments:

48.

Funcrusher Plus

Company Flow

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

84 charts

Rank Score:

512

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

523

Overall Rank:

2,955

Average Rating:

78 (106 votes)

Comments:

49.

Substrata

Biosphere

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

500

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

531

Overall Rank:

3,021

Average Rating:

76 (88 votes)

Comments:

50.

Sehnsucht

Rammstein

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

105 charts

Rank Score:

492

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

534

Overall Rank:

3,055

Average Rating:

76 (152 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1997 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	17	2%
David Bowie	3	0%
Squarepusher	3	0%
Delirious?	3	0%
Mogwai	3	0%
Primal Scream	2	0%
John Fahey	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	445	45%
	218	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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