Best Albums of 1997

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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1997
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Buy album United States
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1997
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1997
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1997
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8
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
8
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Comments:
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
8
Rank in 1997:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
8
Rank in 1997:
Rank in 1990s:
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of 1997 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 17 2%
Grateful Dead 3 0%
Delirious? 3 0%
Squarepusher 3 0%
Mogwai 3 0%
of Montreal 2 0%
John Fahey 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 445 45%
United Kingdom 219 22%
Germany 34 3%
Mixed Nationality 33 3%
Canada 33 3%
Japan 23 2%
France 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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