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

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Give It Back!

The Brian Jonestown Massacre

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

144

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142.

Arkology
Compilation

Lee "Scratch" Perry

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

144

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143.

Von

Sigur Rós

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

143

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144.

Uptown Saturday Night

Camp Lo

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

54 charts

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142

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145.

Bílé Inferno

Iva Bittová & Vladimír Václavek

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

24 charts

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141

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Oxygene 7-13

Jean Michel Jarre

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

139

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147.

Freak Show

Silverchair

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

33 charts

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139

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148.

Far From The Maddening Crowds

Chicane

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

16 charts

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139

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149.

Subsonica

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

6 charts

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138

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150.

El Corazón

Steve Earle

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

55 charts

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137

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Best Albums of 1997 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	18	2%
David Bowie	3	0%
Delirious?	3	0%
Mogwai	3	0%
Grateful Dead	3	0%
Squarepusher	3	0%
Paul McCartney	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	439	44%
	217	22%
	36	4%
	33	3%
	33	3%
	23	2%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	912	91%
Yes	88	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	967	97%
Yes	33	3%

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

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