Best Albums of 1997

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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Year of Release:
1997
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70
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1997
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1997
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1997
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1997
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70
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
70
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
70
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
69
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
68
Rank in 1997:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
68
Rank in 1997:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 27 of 100

Best Albums of 1997 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 17 2%
Squarepusher 3 0%
Delirious? 3 0%
Mogwai 3 0%
U.K. Subs 2 0%
Misfits 2 0%
Paul McCartney 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 441 44%
United Kingdom 220 22%
Mixed Nationality 34 3%
Canada 33 3%
Germany 33 3%
Japan 22 2%
Sweden 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 981 98%
Yes 19 2%
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