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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991.

Runaway Boys: A Retrospective '81-'92
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Stray Cats

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1997

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3 charts

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992.

Turn On

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1997

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5 charts

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Supertones Strike Back

The O. C. Supertones

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1997

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3 charts

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994.

Hilary Hahn Plays Bach

Hilary Hahn

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1997

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4 charts

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995.

Straight On Till Morning

Blues Traveler

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1997

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5 charts

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996.

Almost Invisible

SubArachnoid Space

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1997

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4 charts

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997.

Hidden Faces

Clan Of Xymox

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1997

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4 charts

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Zevulun / Issachar

John Zorn

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1997

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2 charts

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999.

Coal Chamber

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1997

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7 charts

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How Bees Fly

Hazeldine

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1997

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3 charts

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Best Albums of 1997 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	18	2%
Delirious?	3	0%
Mogwai	3	0%
Grateful Dead	3	0%
Squarepusher	3	0%
David Bowie	3	0%
Jimi Hendrix	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	441	44%
	216	22%
	36	4%
	33	3%
	33	3%
	23	2%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	913	91%
Yes	87	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	968	97%
Yes	32	3%

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

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