Best Albums of 1997

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Listed below are the best albums of 1997 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 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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911.

Ameisenstaat

Knochenfabrik

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1997

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2 charts

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912.

III

The Fucking Champs

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1997

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5 charts

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913.

Deal Me In

Bantam Rooster

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1997

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4 charts

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914.

Cowboy In Flames

Waco Brothers

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1997

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3 charts

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915.

Drive

Bic Runga

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1997

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916.

Neverland

Night Ranger

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1997

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917.

How Bees Fly

Hazeldine

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1997

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4 charts

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918.

The Untouchable

Scarface

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1997

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6 charts

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919.

Arival

Alannah Myles

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1997

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920.

The River

Ketil Bjørnstad & David Darling

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1997

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Best Albums of 1997 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	17	2%
Squarepusher	3	0%
Delirious?	3	0%
Mogwai	3	0%
Mouse On Mars	2	0%
Primal Scream	2	0%
Morrissey	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	443	44%
	220	22%
	34	3%
	33	3%
	33	3%
	23	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	912	91%
Yes	88	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	970	97%
Yes	30	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

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