Top 85 Music Albums of 1997
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Repo 
- Chart updated: 12/06/2025 05:15
- (Created: 05/12/2018 14:13).
- Chart size: 85 albums.
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Indie Rock
HOF [First added to this chart: 05/06/2022]
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Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
63,744
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2025]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
5,994
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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:
877
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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:
7,899
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HOF
[First added to this chart: 08/12/2024]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
1,724
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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
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,449
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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
Appears in:
Rank Score:
10,329
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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2025]
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[First added to this chart: 04/09/2022]
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,562
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[First added to this chart: 10/30/2025]
Total albums: 85. Page 1 of 9
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Top 85 Music Albums of 1997 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Misfits | 2 | 2% | |
| Modest Mouse | 2 | 2% | |
| Mogwai | 2 | 2% | |
| Erykah Badu | 1 | 1% | |
| Daft Punk | 1 | 1% | |
| Dinosaur Jr. | 1 | 1% | |
| The Brian Jonestown Massacre | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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53 | 62% | |
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21 | 25% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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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 85 Music Albums of 1997 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 16th to 17th Bricolage by Amon Tobin |
| Down 1 from 17th to 18th Sounds Of The Satellites by Laika |
| Down 1 from 18th to 19th Dots And Loops by Stereolab |
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