Listed below are the greatest albums of 1997 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 1,800 greatest album charts.

The best bands of 1997 were Radiohead, The Verve, Björk , Foo Fighters, Elliott Smith, Spiritualized, Third Eye Blind, The Prodigy, Built To Spill and Modest Mouse.

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Rank	Album	Band
1.	OK Computer	Radiohead
	Year of Release: 1997 Appears in: 644 charts Rank in 1997: 1 Total Rank Score: 46,902 Rank in 1990s: 1 Overall Rank: 1 Download / Buy OK Computer on MP3:
2.	Urban Hymns	The Verve
	Year of Release: 1997 Appears in: 73 charts Rank in 1997: 2 Total Rank Score: 3,190 Rank in 1990s: 30 Overall Rank: 139 Download / Buy Urban Hymns on MP3:
3.	Homogenic	Björk
	Year of Release: 1997 Appears in: 50 charts Rank in 1997: 3 Total Rank Score: 2,544 Rank in 1990s: 41 Overall Rank: 177 Download / Buy Homogenic on MP3:
4.	The Colour And The Shape	Foo Fighters
	Year of Release: 1997 Appears in: 51 charts Rank in 1997: 4 Total Rank Score: 2,419 Rank in 1990s: 43 Overall Rank: 185 Download / Buy The Colour And The Shape on MP3:
5.	Either/Or	Elliott Smith
	Year of Release: 1997 Appears in: 49 charts Rank in 1997: 5 Total Rank Score: 2,371 Rank in 1990s: 44 Overall Rank: 190 Download / Buy Either/Or on MP3:
6.	Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space	Spiritualized
	Year of Release: 1997 Appears in: 33 charts Rank in 1997: 6 Total Rank Score: 1,544 Rank in 1990s: 61 Overall Rank: 265 Download / Buy Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space on MP3:
7.	Third Eye Blind	Third Eye Blind
	Year of Release: 1997 Appears in: 24 charts Rank in 1997: 7 Total Rank Score: 1,468 Rank in 1990s: 63 Overall Rank: 275 Download / Buy Third Eye Blind on MP3:
8.	The Fat of The Land	The Prodigy
	Year of Release: 1997 Appears in: 30 charts Rank in 1997: 8 Total Rank Score: 1,453 Rank in 1990s: 64 Overall Rank: 280 Download / Buy The Fat of The Land on MP3:
9.	Perfect From Now On	Built To Spill
	Year of Release: 1997 Appears in: 20 charts Rank in 1997: 9 Total Rank Score: 1,202 Rank in 1990s: 73 Overall Rank: 330 Download / Buy Perfect From Now On on MP3:
10.	The Lonesome Crowded West	Modest Mouse
	Year of Release: 1997 Appears in: 26 charts Rank in 1997: 10 Total Rank Score: 1,168 Rank in 1990s: 78 Overall Rank: 342 Download / Buy The Lonesome Crowded West on MP3: No MP3 preview.