Top 100 Music Albums of 1997
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- Chart updated: 03/29/2026 11:45
- (Created: 05/12/2018 14:13).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Indie Rock
HOF [First added to this chart: 05/06/2022]
HOF [First added to this chart: 05/06/2022]
Year of Release:
1997
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59,888
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2025]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
5,829
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Archival release of their 1978 recordings for "The Debut Who Never Was!"
[First added to this chart: 08/08/2024]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
864
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Indie Rock
HOF [First added to this chart: 05/14/2022]
HOF [First added to this chart: 05/14/2022]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
7,319
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HOF
[First added to this chart: 08/12/2024]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
1,762
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Indie Rock
HOF [First added to this chart: 05/06/2022]
HOF [First added to this chart: 05/06/2022]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
6,159
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Indie Rock
HOF [First added to this chart: 02/23/2022]
HOF [First added to this chart: 02/23/2022]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
9,839
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2022]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
6,338
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2025]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1997 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Mogwai | 2 | 2% | |
| Misfits | 2 | 2% | |
| Modest Mouse | 2 | 2% | |
| The Promise Ring | 2 | 2% | |
| Royal Trux | 2 | 2% | |
| Godspeed You! Black Emperor | 1 | 1% | |
| Guided By Voices | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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63 | 63% | |
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25 | 25% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1997 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 80 from 96th to 16thNothing Feels Good by The Promise Ring |
| Up 75 from 89th to 14thRed Apple Falls by Smog |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 14th to 17thEnthrone Darkness Triumphant by Dimmu Borgir |
| Down 3 from 15th to 18thDig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney |
| Down 3 from 16th to 19thIsola by Kent (SE) |
| New entries |
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| Curtains by Tindersticks |
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