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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181.

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

AMM

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

117

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182.

Hand It Over

Dinosaur Jr.

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

117

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183.

Tone Soul Evolution

The Apples In Stereo

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

116

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184.

It Had To Happen

James McMurtry

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

116

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185.

Enter

Within Temptation

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

114

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186.

The 18th Letter

Rakim

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

25 charts

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114

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187.

Mag Earwhig!

Guided By Voices

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

29 charts

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112

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188.

Quartet (Santa Cruz) 1993

Anthony Braxton

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

5 charts

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112

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189.

Feelings

David Byrne

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

108

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190.

The Space Between Us

Craig Armstrong

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

106

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Best Albums of 1997 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	17	2%
Mogwai	3	0%
Delirious?	3	0%
Squarepusher	3	0%
David Bowie	3	0%
King Crimson	2	0%
Santana	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	441	44%
	220	22%
	34	3%
	33	3%
	33	3%
	23	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	910	91%
Yes	90	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	27	3%

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

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