Best Albums of 1997

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Listed below are the best albums of 1997 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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, The Verve, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Foo Fighters and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

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Cryptic Writings

Megadeth

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

127

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162.

Fome

Los Tres

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

127

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163.

Fake Can Be Just As Good

Blonde Redhead

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

126

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164.

Uptown Saturday Night

Camp Lo

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

126

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165.

Living In Clip

Ani DiFranco

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

126

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166.

Eternal Nightcap

The Whitlams

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

19 charts

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126

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167.

Exile On Coldharbour Lane

Alabama 3

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

22 charts

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126

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Lunatic Harness

µ-Ziq

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

31 charts

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124

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169.

Love, Claire

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

15 charts

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124

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170.

Homegrown

Blue Mountain

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

18 charts

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124

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Best Albums of 1997 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	17	2%
Squarepusher	3	0%
Mogwai	3	0%
Delirious?	3	0%
Porcupine Tree	2	0%
Primal Scream	2	0%
Mouse On Mars	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	440	44%
	220	22%
	34	3%
	33	3%
	33	3%
	23	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	910	91%
Yes	90	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	972	97%
Yes	28	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	979	98%
Yes	21	2%

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