Best Albums of 1997

« View best albums of 1996View best albums of 1998 »

Listed below are the best albums of 1997 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

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.

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Collector's summary (top 1,000)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

191.

Hai Paura Del Buio?

Afterhours

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

111

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

192.

Full Force Galesburg

The Mountain Goats

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

106

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

193.

Blood On The Dance Floor: HIStory In The Mix

Michael Jackson

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

105

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

194.

Most Things Haven't Worked Out

Junior Kimbrough

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

105

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

195.

Feelings

David Byrne

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

104

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

196.

Indoor Living

Superchunk

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

103

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

197.

Play

Great Big Sea

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

102

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

198.

Novelty Forever

Bracket (US)

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

102

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

199.

Barafundle

Gorky's Zygotic Mynci

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

101

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

200.

Year Zero

18 Wheeler

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

101

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

« prev
1
...
19
20
21
...
100
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 1,000. Page 20 of 100

Best Albums of 1997 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	17	2%
Mogwai	3	0%
Squarepusher	3	0%
Delirious?	3	0%
Thee Headcoatees	2	0%
Morrissey	2	0%
Porcupine Tree	2	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	440	44%
	220	22%
	34	3%
	33	3%
	33	3%
	23	2%
	21	2%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	910	91%
Yes	90	9%

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

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

« View best albums of 1996View best albums of 1998 »

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

Best Ever Albums
1. OK Computer by Radiohead
2. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
3. Abbey Road by The Beatles
4. Revolver by The Beatles
5. In Rainbows by Radiohead
6. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
7. Kid A by Radiohead
8. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
9. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie
10. The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico
11. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
12. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
13. The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles
14. Nevermind by Nirvana
15. Funeral by Arcade Fire
16. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
17. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
18. To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
19. Doolittle by Pixies
20. London Calling by The Clash