Best Albums of 1997

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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1997
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1,818
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1997
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1,752
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1997
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1,542
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1997
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1,463
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1997
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1,406
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1997
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1,321
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1997
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1,304
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1,304
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1997
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1,289
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1997
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1,258
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Best Albums of 1997 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 17 2%
Mogwai 3 0%
Delirious? 3 0%
Grateful Dead 3 0%
Squarepusher 3 0%
Modest Mouse 2 0%
Bill Hicks 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 443 44%
United Kingdom 220 22%
Canada 34 3%
Germany 34 3%
Mixed Nationality 33 3%
Japan 23 2%
Sweden 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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8. Beach House
9. Steven Wilson
10. Kamasi Washington
11. Julia Holter
12. Jamie xx
13. Björk
14. Joanna Newsom
15. Blur
16. Death Grips
17. Travis Scott
18. Viet Cong
19. Preoccupations
20. Everything Everything
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