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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Salud Y Rocanrol

Barricada

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1997

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512.

It's Electric

Orange Black

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1997

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4 charts

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Twenty-Eight Teeth

Buck-O-Nine

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1997

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5 charts

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514.

Love Always

K-Ci & JoJo

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1997

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3 charts

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515.

Ice Cream

Salad

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1997

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4 charts

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The Garden Of Mirrors

Stephan Micus

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1997

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R&B Transmogrification

Quasi

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1997

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5 charts

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518.

Romanworld

Romanthony

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1997

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Epitaph
Live compilation

King Crimson

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1997

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7 charts

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Slush

OP8

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1997

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13 charts

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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	%

	441	44%
	220	22%
	34	3%
	33	3%
	33	3%
	22	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	981	98%
Yes	19	2%

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