Top 43 Music Albums of 1997
by mrmcrook 
All compilations, greatest hits, anthology's etc listed after studio albums. For a year list, it's only fair. And it seems that an awful lot of these were released this year that I acquired.
My favorite songs of 1997
Headless Chickens - George
Nick Cave - There is a Kingdom
Radiohead - The Tourist
Headless Chickens - Dark Angel
Nick Cave - Idiot Prayer
Faith No More - Stripsearch
Supergrass - Sun Hits the Sky
The Prodigy - Firestarter
Rammstein - Engel
Radiohead - Paranoid Android
- Chart updated: 02/26/2026 00:45
- (Created: 10/11/2020 01:11).
- Chart size: 43 albums.
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87.50 This has a fantastic flow. A great balance of the rock element with melody and heavier textures on the slower tunes. A brilliant album right the way through with no weak tracks. Mike Patton is king vocalist. Very pleasantly surprised with this. One I resonated with immediately and always seems to have a calming affect on me. Love it.
[First added to this chart: 11/11/2021]
86.81 I've always loved this album due to it's uniqueness when it was first released. Upon pulling it out recently and revisiting it a few times I've found it seems to of not held that same magic. Don't get me wrong, still a brilliant album full of top caliber songs. Just not standing the test of time with me unlike some earlier era bands (Beatles, Floyd etc)
[First added to this chart: 11/03/2020]
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1997
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85.00 A much darker turn compared to 'Body Blow'. Not that that's bad at all. The whole album has a darkness you just seem to get lost in. The timbre of the vocals encapsulates it perfectly. Fantastic album.
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84.58 More piano and ballad based than a lot of his other albums. But I've never heard a Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds album I didn't like. He's a true legend of the gothic croon. 'There is a Kingdom' & 'Idiot Prayer' being my track picks 03/24
[First added to this chart: 08/23/2022]
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1997
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83.50 I rate this in the same category as Metallica's 'Black album'. The album that bought the band to the attention of the masses. I was one within those masses. My introduction to them. Loved it and have since acquired many of their other albums. This still holds as my favorite by far. Early hardcore fans would of called them a 'sell out'. Just as with Metallica, I d disagree. It just gave them a whole new fan base.
[First added to this chart: 11/03/2020]
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1997
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79.16* This is the second album they put out. It has 'Sun Hits The Sky' on it, which is my favorite Supergrass song and probably the song that got me interested in them. They've really got quite a happy buoyant sound about them. Probably not as good as their debut but not too far off. 04/25
[First added to this chart: 02/28/2025]
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79.09 This album is the equivalent to the plain looking girl at a party whom you don't even give a second glance to. But then, on actually having a decent look, you discover she's the most attractive woman there.
Nothing on here jumps out and smacks you in the face but every song on this is a gem.
Overall a fantastic album full of flowing melodies and rhythms.
Best tracks: Secret Girl, Lift, Funeral Song, Circle & Line [First added to this chart: 11/03/2020]
Nothing on here jumps out and smacks you in the face but every song on this is a gem.
Overall a fantastic album full of flowing melodies and rhythms.
Best tracks: Secret Girl, Lift, Funeral Song, Circle & Line [First added to this chart: 11/03/2020]
78.84 Very under rated. It's one that is always forgotten about and long gaps between listening to. And in that time you seem to get a mind set that it's not all that good. Then you hear it again and realize it's a really good album. Best from Offspring
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78.583* Good variety and range in his style. Quite the guitar king, from rocking to melancholic flow and everything in between. I slightly downplayed this album for a long time. It's actually really good. My favorite album from him. 01/26
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78.46 I've had this from when it first came out. Starts off great with the first few songs but then it all starts to sound all to similar. Due to this, even though it's a decent album, it's just failed to make an impact with me. Good but also rans in the Brit pop/rock category.
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Top 43 Music Albums of 1997 composition
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| Supergrass | 1 | 2% | |
| Various Artists | 1 | 2% | |
| Moby | 1 | 2% | |
| Days Of The New | 1 | 2% | |
| Brad | 1 | 2% | |
| Sinéad O'Connor | 1 | 2% | |
| Bressa Creeting Cake | 1 | 2% | |
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22 | 51% | |
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11 | 26% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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Top 43 Music Albums of 1997 chart changes
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| Up 1 from 26th to 25thFeelings by David Byrne |
| Up 1 from 25th to 24thRemanufacture by Fear Factory |
| Up 1 from 24th to 23rdDisciplined Breakdown by Collective Soul |
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| Down 3 from 23rd to 26thBe Here Now by Oasis |
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From mikepen 10/22/2023 02:19 | #299580
Great chart with interesting commentary. A few hear that I will definitely have to check out, as I was struggling to get more than about 30 albums on my list (I very rarely list compilations)
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