Top 100 Music Albums of 1997 by desh79

The year I turned 18, but alas, failed to come of age. I still haven't really grown up, come to think of it.

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OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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Now here's a work that is more universally acclaimed as one of the all-time greatest, and rightly so. So much has been written about its prophetic qualities, how it more or less foresaw the algorhythm-driven digital hellscape we all inhabit these days, and much more eloquently than I ever could hope to, that I will spare you any more pseudophilosophical ramblings thereof.

I will, however, add this: for a 17-year old who had spent the previous two years in Britpop narcolepsy, this was an utter revelation. Rock and electronic music can actually mix? Whaaaa? [First added to this chart: 05/17/2017]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,335 charts

Rank Score:

76,857

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,497 votes)

Comments:

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Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space 

 Spiritualized

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Yes, the title track draws from Pachelbel's Canon in D Major, but so does basically every piece of music that's halfway good or decent. As someone who underwent his first major painful teenage separation when this came out, I salute this album, and then some. [First added to this chart: 05/17/2017]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

738 charts

Rank Score:

7,201

Rank in 1997:

5

Rank in 1990s:

48

Overall Rank:

241

Average Rating:

 82 (931 votes)

Comments:

64

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Urban Hymns 

 The Verve

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Another side effect of the Oasis/Britpop hype was The Verve becoming, for a short while and in the UK at least, absolutely massive. Walking into a McDonald's in Cambridge, and hearing "Sonnet" playing on the loudspeakers, was the moment I realised that the kind of music I liked to listen to had finally crossed over into the mainstream proper, which was nice while it lasted. [First added to this chart: 05/17/2017]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

805 charts

Rank Score:

6,012

Rank in 1997:

8

Rank in 1990s:

56

Overall Rank:

297

Average Rating:

 77 (1,079 votes)

Comments:

67

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Radiator 

 Super Furry Animals

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Music that immediately sparks flashbacks to nightly Tomb Raider 2 and Resident Evil sessions, I salute you. [First added to this chart: 05/17/2017]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

116 charts

Rank Score:

567

Rank in 1997:

43

Rank in 1990s:

487

Overall Rank:

2,730

Average Rating:

 77 (159 votes)

Comments:

3

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Whiplash 

 James

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Not in the top 200 for the year? Not even close to the top 100? Oh man. This was one of the highlights of the Britpop era! Tomorrow, Waltzing Along and She's a Star (the latter a top ten hit, no less) are some of the best songs in James's repertoire. I wonder if the cover - which, diplomatically put, is a matter of taste - may have something to do with its low ranking. [First added to this chart: 01/12/2018]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

81

Rank in 1997:

239

Rank in 1990s:

2,332

Overall Rank:

13,959

Average Rating:

 70 (29 votes)

Comments:

2

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The Fat Of The Land 

 The Prodigy

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Experience was their "Rave acts can make albums too!"-album. Jilted Generation was the "Rave acts can be political and sorta kinda make concept albums!"-album. This? It's the "Let's cross the Atlantic and MAKE LOADSAMONEY"-album. In a way it should have been the final Prodigy album, but alas. A genuinely good album in parts (Breathe, Mindfields, Narayan are superb tracks) but already hints that there won't be very much of interest coming in the future, as it unfortunately proved to be. [First added to this chart: 05/17/2017]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

502 charts

Rank Score:

3,481

Rank in 1997:

13

Rank in 1990s:

92

Overall Rank:

519

Average Rating:

 77 (692 votes)

Comments:

30

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Blur 

 Blur

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A return to form after the (IMO) major hiccup of The Great Escape; Blur were wise enough to turn their backs on Britpop, as that scene disintegrated, to take on a more alt-rock approach, the result being an album that consist of some of their strongest work (particularly Beetlebum, my favourite song of 1997). [First added to this chart: 05/17/2017]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

467 charts

Rank Score:

2,987

Rank in 1997:

14

Rank in 1990s:

101

Overall Rank:

591

Average Rating:

 78 (789 votes)

Comments:

42

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Mogwai Young Team 

 Mogwai

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Kind of the aural equivalent of me running down Sidney Street in Cambridge and loudly bellowing "I spit on you and your one-dimensional, meagre verse-chorus-verse structures! Spit!". Which I never did, although plenty of times in my mind. [First added to this chart: 05/17/2017]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

356 charts

Rank Score:

1,868

Rank in 1997:

19

Rank in 1990s:

185

Overall Rank:

965

Average Rating:

 80 (461 votes)

Comments:

14

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White On Blonde 

 Texas

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[First added to this chart: 07/06/2017]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

233

Rank in 1997:

93

Rank in 1990s:

954

Overall Rank:

5,663

Average Rating:

 72 (55 votes)

Comments:

5

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Vanishing Point 

 Primal Scream

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[First added to this chart: 05/17/2017]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

124 charts

Rank Score:

527

Rank in 1997:

44

Rank in 1990s:

511

Overall Rank:

2,888

Average Rating:

 73 (157 votes)

Comments:

7

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Top 100 Music Albums of 1997 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Primal Scream	2	2%
Aphex Twin	1	1%
Modest Mouse	1	1%
Suede	1	1%
The Seahorses	1	1%
P-Model	1	1%
KMFDM	1	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	45	45%
	28	28%
	7	7%
	5	5%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	2	2%
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