Top 100 Music Albums of 1997
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- Chart updated: 01/11/2026 19:45
- (Created: 01/02/2023 21:59).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
63,537
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
5,637
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
1,719
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
1,428
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
6,413
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,412
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,238
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,839
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
13,166
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
10,270
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1997 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| David Bowie | 1 | 1% | |
| The Crystal Method | 1 | 1% | |
| Travis | 1 | 1% | |
| Mogwai | 1 | 1% | |
| Blonde Redhead | 1 | 1% | |
| Van Morrison | 1 | 1% | |
| Elliott Smith | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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41 | 41% | |
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40 | 40% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1997 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 29th to 28thUnder The Western Freeway by Grandaddy |
| Up 1 from 28th to 27thTime Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan |
| Up 1 from 27th to 26thLife After Death by The Notorious B.I.G. |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 9 from 20th to 29thUltra by Depeche Mode |
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| Best Artists of 1998 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Neutral Milk Hotel | |
| 2. Massive Attack | |
| 3. Air | |
| 4. Lauryn Hill | |
| 5. OutKast | |
| 6. Boards Of Canada | |
| 7. Elliott Smith | |
| 8. Madonna | |
| 9. Mercury Rev | |
| 10. Eels | |
| 11. Lucinda Williams | |
| 12. Placebo | |
| 13. The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| 14. Pulp | |
| 15. Refused | |
| 16. Belle And Sebastian | |
| 17. System Of A Down | |
| 18. Tortoise | |
| 19. Duster | |
| 20. Black Star |
