Best Albums of 1997

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Listed below are the best albums of 1997 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1997 were Radiohead, Björk, Elliott Smith, Modest Mouse, Spiritualized®, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Built To Spill, The Verve, Foo Fighters and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

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Sueños Líquidos

Maná

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1997

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16 charts

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992.

Coal Chamber

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1997

Appears in:

7 charts

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Da Qui

Massimo Volume

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1997

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4 charts

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994.

Straight On Till Morning

Blues Traveler

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1997

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5 charts

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995.

Hidden Faces

Clan Of Xymox

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1997

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4 charts

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Starkers In Tokyo
Live

Whitesnake

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1997

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3 charts

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Hilary Hahn Plays Bach

Hilary Hahn

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1997

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4 charts

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Eighth

Eleventh Dream Day

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1997

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5 charts

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999.

Floored

Sugar Ray

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1997

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10 charts

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Ölürüm Sana

Tarkan

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1997

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5 charts

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Best Albums of 1997 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	18	2%
Delirious?	3	0%
Mogwai	3	0%
Grateful Dead	3	0%
Squarepusher	3	0%
Uri Caine	2	0%
Atari Teenage Riot	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	443	44%
	213	21%
	36	4%
	33	3%
	33	3%
	23	2%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	915	92%
Yes	85	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	968	97%
Yes	32	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

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