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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991.

Almost Invisible

SubArachnoid Space

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1997

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4 charts

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992.

Coil

Toad The Wet Sprocket (US)

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1997

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6 charts

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993.

Ghetto D

Master P

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1997

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6 charts

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994.

Grosse Pointe Blank Soundtrack
Soundtrack compilation

Various Artists

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1997

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3 charts

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995.

Da Qui

Massimo Volume

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1997

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4 charts

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996.

Electronic Sound Constructions

Crescent

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1997

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4 charts

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997.

Eighth

Eleventh Dream Day

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1997

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5 charts

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998.

Pushing The Salmanilla Envelope

Jimmie's Chicken Shack

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1997

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999.

Straight On Till Morning

Blues Traveler

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1997

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5 charts

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1000.

Zevulun / Issachar

John Zorn

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1997

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2 charts

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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%
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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	980	98%
Yes	20	2%

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