Best Albums of 1997

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Listed below are the best albums of 1997 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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

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Lunatic Harness

µ-Ziq

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

134

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162.

El Corazón

Steve Earle

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

50 charts

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134

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163.

Exile On Coldharbour Lane

Alabama 3

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

134

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164.

Living In Clip

Ani DiFranco

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

133

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165.

Morton Feldman: For Philip Guston

The California EAR Unit

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

132

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166.

ESCM

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

128

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167.

Uptown Saturday Night

Camp Lo

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

50 charts

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128

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168.

Predicts The Future

Plumtree

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

7 charts

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128

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169.

Fake Can Be Just As Good

Blonde Redhead

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

18 charts

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127

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170.

Live
Live

Erykah Badu

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

127

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Best Albums of 1997 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	17	2%
Mogwai	3	0%
David Bowie	3	0%
Squarepusher	3	0%
Delirious?	3	0%
Uri Caine	2	0%
Hawkwind	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	441	44%
	220	22%
	34	3%
	33	3%
	33	3%
	24	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	909	91%
Yes	91	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	26	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	20	2%

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