Best Albums of 1997

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Listed below are the best albums of 1997 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, The Verve, Foo Fighters and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

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Recordings Of Shortwave Numbers Stations

The Conet Project

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1997

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6 charts

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Entropia

Pain Of Salvation

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1997

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16 charts

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333.

If You're Into It, I'm Out Of It

Christoph De Babalon

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1997

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8 charts

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What's Up Matador

Various Artists

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1997

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4 charts

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Songs About Angels, Evil, And Running Around On Fire

Thingy

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1997

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6 charts

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Hongkong

Monolake

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1997

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17 charts

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Middle Of Nowhere

Hanson (US)

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1997

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32 charts

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Fallow

The Weakerthans

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1997

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5 charts

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339.

One Day It'll All Make Sense

Common

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1997

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33 charts

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Barrel Chested

Slobberbone

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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%
David Bowie	3	0%
Squarepusher	3	0%
Delirious?	3	0%
Mogwai	3	0%
Primal Scream	2	0%
John Fahey	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	445	45%
	218	22%
	34	3%
	33	3%
	32	3%
	24	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	909	91%
Yes	91	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	26	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	20	2%

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