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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Aftertaste

Helmet

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1997

Appears in:

15 charts

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412.

The Virginian

Neko Case & Her Boyfriends

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1997

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16 charts

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The Derek Trucks Band

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1997

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6 charts

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414.

Hrana

Marek Brezovsky & Oskar Rózsa

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1997

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4 charts

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Red, Blue And Yellow
Soundtrack

ゲーム原曲 [Junichi Masuda]

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1997

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4 charts

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¡Te Lo Dije!

Reincidentes

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1997

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3 charts

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417.

Risotto

Fluke

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1997

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12 charts

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418.

The Wanderer

O.A.R.

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1997

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10 charts

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419.

Dolly

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1997

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5 charts

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Plagiarism

Sparks

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1997

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12 charts

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Best Albums of 1997 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	17	2%
Delirious?	3	0%
Squarepusher	3	0%
Mogwai	3	0%
Spinetta Y Los Socios Del Desierto	2	0%
of Montreal	2	0%
John Fahey	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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