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, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Spiritualized®, Built To Spill, The Verve, Foo Fighters and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

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Turn On

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1997

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5 charts

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992.

Supertones Strike Back

The O. C. Supertones

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1997

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3 charts

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993.

Almost Invisible

SubArachnoid Space

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1997

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4 charts

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994.

Hidden Faces

Clan Of Xymox

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1997

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4 charts

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995.

Zevulun / Issachar

John Zorn

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1997

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2 charts

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996.

Coal Chamber

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1997

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7 charts

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997.

How Bees Fly

Hazeldine

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1997

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3 charts

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998.

Sueños Líquidos

Maná

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1997

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16 charts

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999.

Straight On Till Morning

Blues Traveler

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1997

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5 charts

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Da Qui

Massimo Volume

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1997

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4 charts

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Best Albums of 1997 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	18	2%
Delirious?	3	0%
Mogwai	3	0%
Squarepusher	3	0%
Grateful Dead	3	0%
Porcupine Tree	2	0%
His Hero Is Gone	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	441	44%
	215	22%
	36	4%
	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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Best Artists of 2001
1. The Strokes
2. Radiohead
3. Daft Punk
4. Björk
5. Tool
6. The Microphones
7. Phil Elverum
8. Muse
9. System Of A Down
10. The White Stripes
11. Jay-Z
12. The Shins
13. Gorillaz
14. Opeth
15. Unwound
16. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
17. Nick Cave
18. Converge
19. Aphex Twin
20. Richard David James