Top 100 Music Albums of 1997
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imacgill 
- Chart updated: 04/27/2025 18:45
- (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:
64,142
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
5,595
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
1,732
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
1,433
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,490
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,422
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,244
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,883
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
13,412
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[First added to this chart: 01/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
10,464
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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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| The Verve | 1 | 1% | |
| Green Day | 1 | 1% | |
| Mineral | 1 | 1% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 1% | |
| Built To Spill | 1 | 1% | |
| Missy Elliott | 1 | 1% | |
| The Apples In Stereo | 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 fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 51st to 52nd Vegas by The Crystal Method |
| Down 1 from 52nd to 53rd Word Gets Around by Stereophonics |
| Down 1 from 53rd to 54th Surfacing by Sarah McLachlan |
| New entries |
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| Tellin' Stories by The Charlatans (UK) |
| Leavers |
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| Maverick A Strike by Finley Quaye |
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