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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Rank Score:
59,120
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2025]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
5,769
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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:
825
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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
Appears in:
Rank Score:
7,131
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HOF
[First added to this chart: 08/12/2024]
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,750
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Available from
Indie Rock
HOF [First added to this chart: 05/06/2022]
HOF [First added to this chart: 05/06/2022]
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,075
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Available from
Indie Rock
HOF [First added to this chart: 02/23/2022]
HOF [First added to this chart: 02/23/2022]
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
9,798
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2022]
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,352
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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% | |
| Amon Tobin | 1 | 1% | |
| Jimmie Rodgers (Folk) | 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
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Up 80 from 96th to 16th |
Up 75 from 89th to 14th |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 3 from 14th to 17th |
Down 3 from 15th to 18th |
Down 3 from 16th to 19th |
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