Top 100 Music Albums of 1997 by Moondance 
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age 41
While this year has no contenders for my greatest 100 albums chart - it does have a return to form by two of my favourite songwriters - Bob Dylan & Van Morrison
Overall ranking of 1997 would be #TBA of the 63 years between 1960 - 2023.
- Chart updated: 03/22/2025 00:15
- (Created: 12/01/2020 03:42).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
2,321
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Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
10,692
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Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
2,988
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Buy album
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Buy album
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Buy album
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Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
5,675
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[First added to this chart: 12/01/2020]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
4,839
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1997 composition
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| Radiohead | 1 | 1% | |
| Aske Jacoby | 1 | 1% | |
| Sleeper | 1 | 1% | |
| Third Eye Blind | 1 | 1% | |
| Mark Eitzel | 1 | 1% | |
| Something For Kate | 1 | 1% | |
| Elliott Smith | 1 | 1% | |
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30 | 30% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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25 | 25% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1997 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 30th to 31st Secret Samadhi by Live |
| Down 1 from 31st to 32nd Where Old Ghosts Meet by The Hormones |
| Down 1 from 32nd to 33rd In Your Bright Ray by Grant McLennan |
| New entries |
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 Tellin' Storiesby The Charlatans (UK) |
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| 100/100 | 11/26/2021 08:19 |  desh79 | | 93/100 |
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From Johnnyo 11/08/2024 16:22
Excellent chart moondance
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