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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991.

Paradise Now

Die Krupps

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1997

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5 charts

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We Have The Technology

Custard

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1997

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2 charts

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The First Recordings
Compilation

Mississippi Fred McDowell

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1997

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3 charts

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994.

Laugh

Terry Hall

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1997

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4 charts

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995.

Cat, Mouse And Me

横田進 [Susumu Yokota]

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1997

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Acupuncture

Doldrums

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1997

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13 charts

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Everyone You Hold

Peter Hammill

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1997

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3 charts

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The Nature Of Sap

Portastatic

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1997

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Beyond The Sun

Billy MacKenzie

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1997

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4 charts

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Heaven's Mentality

The Cross Movement

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1997

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Best Albums of 1997 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	17	2%
Mogwai	3	0%
Grateful Dead	3	0%
Delirious?	3	0%
Squarepusher	3	0%
Spinetta Y Los Socios Del Desierto	2	0%
John Denver	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	446	45%
	219	22%
	34	3%
	34	3%
	33	3%
	23	2%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	916	91%
Yes	86	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	971	97%
Yes	31	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	18	2%

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