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.

Share this chart

Share | |

| RSS feed: | Download CSV file: Log in / register
URL to this chart: |

Rank	Album	Band
11.	I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One	Yo La Tengo
	Year of Release: 1997 Appears in: 19 charts Rank in 1997: 11 Total Rank Score: 881 Rank in 1990s: 93 Overall Rank: 434 Download / Buy I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One on MP3:
12.	Blur	Blur
	Year of Release: 1997 Appears in: 18 charts Rank in 1997: 12 Total Rank Score: 829 Rank in 1990s: 101 Overall Rank: 462 Download / Buy Blur on MP3:
13.	Young Team	Mogwai
	Year of Release: 1997 Appears in: 17 charts Rank in 1997: 13 Total Rank Score: 767 Rank in 1990s: 109 Overall Rank: 492 Download / Buy Young Team on MP3:
14.	Homework	Daft Punk
	Year of Release: 1997 Appears in: 13 charts Rank in 1997: 14 Total Rank Score: 718 Rank in 1990s: 123 Overall Rank: 534 Download / Buy Homework on MP3:
15.	Life After Death	The Notorious B.I.G.
	Year of Release: 1997 Appears in: 12 charts Rank in 1997: 15 Total Rank Score: 662 Rank in 1990s: 133 Overall Rank: 571 Download / Buy Life After Death on MP3:
16.	Whatever And Ever Amen	Ben Folds Five
	Year of Release: 1997 Appears in: 16 charts Rank in 1997: 16 Total Rank Score: 590 Rank in 1990s: 145 Overall Rank: 642 Download / Buy Whatever And Ever Amen on MP3:
17.	Portishead	Portishead
	Year of Release: 1997 Appears in: 11 charts Rank in 1997: 17 Total Rank Score: 556 Rank in 1990s: 152 Overall Rank: 674 Download / Buy Portishead on MP3:
18.	The Boatman's Call	Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
	Year of Release: 1997 Appears in: 11 charts Rank in 1997: 18 Total Rank Score: 555 Rank in 1990s: 153 Overall Rank: 675 Download / Buy The Boatman's Call on MP3:
19.	Dude Ranch	Blink-182
	Year of Release: 1997 Appears in: 8 charts Rank in 1997: 19 Total Rank Score: 498 Rank in 1990s: 167 Overall Rank: 739 Download / Buy Dude Ranch on MP3:
20.	Brighten The Corners	Pavement
	Year of Release: 1997 Appears in: 7 charts Rank in 1997: 20 Total Rank Score: 460 Rank in 1990s: 183 Overall Rank: 791 Download / Buy Brighten The Corners on MP3: