Top 76 Music Albums of 1997 by 
Purplepash 
- Chart updated: 07/04/2025 23:45
- (Created: 07/23/2017 05:15).
- Chart size: 76 albums.
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1997
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Top 76 Music Albums of 1997 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 7 | 9% | |
| Primal Scream | 2 | 3% | |
| Isotope 217 | 1 | 1% | |
| Jane's Addiction | 1 | 1% | |
| Marcy Playground | 1 | 1% | |
| Hole | 1 | 1% | |
| Depeche Mode | 1 | 1% | |
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30 | 39% | |
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19 | 25% | |
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9 | 12% | |
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8 | 11% | |
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5 | 7% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 76 Music Albums of 1997 chart changes
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| Down 1 from 26th to 27th The Mollusk by Ween |
| Down 1 from 27th to 28th Sci-Fi Lullabies by Suede |
| Down 1 from 28th to 29th Runaway Boys: A Retrospective '81-'92 by Stray Cats |
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| 100/100 | 09/22/2022 20:15 |  Repo | | 100/100 |
| 95/100 | 08/20/2020 11:37 |  desh79 | | 93/100 |
| 85/100 | 08/03/2020 11:03 |  Larcx13 | | 86/100 |
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