Best Albums of 1997

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Listed below are the best albums of 1997 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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

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El Corazón

Steve Earle

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

130

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162.

Morton Feldman: For Philip Guston

The California EAR Unit

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

126

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163.

Homegrown

Blue Mountain

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

125

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164.

Fake Can Be Just As Good

Blonde Redhead

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

124

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Blue Moon Swamp

John Fogerty

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

124

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166.

Eternal Nightcap

The Whitlams

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

123

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167.

Living In Clip

Ani DiFranco

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

15 charts

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122

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Adrenaline Rush

Twista

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

7 charts

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122

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169.

Love, Claire

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

15 charts

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121

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170.

Hand It Over

Dinosaur Jr.

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

120

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Best Albums of 1997 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	17	2%
Squarepusher	3	0%
Mogwai	3	0%
Delirious?	3	0%
Grateful Dead	3	0%
Santana	2	0%
Misfits	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	443	44%
	220	22%
	34	3%
	34	3%
	33	3%
	23	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	914	91%
Yes	86	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	31	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

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