Best Albums of 1997

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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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Es Ist Egal, Aber

Tocotronic

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1997

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11 charts

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Mouth To Mouth

The Levellers

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1997

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9 charts

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Amelia

Long Fin Killie

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1997

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12 charts

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374.

Sex Style

Kool Keith

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1997

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10 charts

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375.

Khmer

Nils Petter Molvær

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1997

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14 charts

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Innovator
Compilation

Derrick May

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1997

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12 charts

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Angels And Daemons At Play

Motorpsycho

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1997

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11 charts

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A Pleasant Shade Of Gray

Fates Warning

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1997

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17 charts

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Come N 2 My World

The V.O.S. Family

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1997

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2 charts

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Arkangel

John Wetton

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1997

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5 charts

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Best Albums of 1997 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	17	2%
Delirious?	3	0%
Grateful Dead	3	0%
Squarepusher	3	0%
Mogwai	3	0%
of Montreal	2	0%
Thee Headcoatees	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	443	44%
	219	22%
	34	3%
	33	3%
	33	3%
	23	2%
	22	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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