Best Albums of 1997

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Listed below are the best albums of 1997 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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

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171.

Before Driving To The Chapel We Took Coffee With Rick And Jennifer Reed

AMM

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

120

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172.

Lunatic Harness

µ-Ziq

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

119

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173.

ESCM

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

119

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174.

Cryptic Writings

Megadeth

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

119

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175.

My Own Prison

Creed (2000s)

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

118

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176.

Enter

Within Temptation

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

117

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177.

It Had To Happen

James McMurtry

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

7 charts

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117

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178.

Premiers Symptômes
Compilation

Air

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

32 charts

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116

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179.

Live
Live

Erykah Badu

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

12 charts

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116

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180.

Low Estate

16 Horsepower

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

35 charts

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115

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Best Albums of 1997 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	17	2%
Mogwai	3	0%
Delirious?	3	0%
Grateful Dead	3	0%
Squarepusher	3	0%
Whitesnake	2	0%
Paul McCartney	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	443	44%
	219	22%
	34	3%
	33	3%
	33	3%
	23	2%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	914	91%
Yes	86	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	31	3%

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

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