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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The Best Of The Moody Blues
Compilation

The Moody Blues

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1997

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7 charts

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Meet The Family

Frenzal Rhomb

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1997

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3 charts

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Halim

Natacha Atlas

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1997

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6 charts

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Day And Night

Movietone

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1997

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17 charts

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Shaming Of The Sun

Indigo Girls

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1997

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12 charts

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Liquid Liquid
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Liquid Liquid

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1997

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8 charts

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MTV Unplugged

Santa Sabina

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1997

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Feel

Roachford

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1997

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Standing Stone

Paul McCartney

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1997

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3 charts

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Kroketti

Ultra Bra

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1997

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4 charts

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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%
Modest Mouse	2	0%
Bill Hicks	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	444	44%
	219	22%
	34	3%
	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 Albums of 1997
1. OK Computer by Radiohead
2. Homogenic by Björk
3. Either/Or by Elliott Smith
4. The Lonesome Crowded West by Modest Mouse
5. Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized®
6. Perfect From Now On by Built To Spill
7. Urban Hymns by The Verve
8. F♯ A♯ ∞ [F-Sharp, A-Sharp, Infinity] (LP Version) by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
9. The Colour And The Shape by Foo Fighters
10. The Boatman's Call by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
11. I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One by Yo La Tengo
12. The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy
13. The Mollusk by Ween
14. Blur by Blur
15. Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club
16. Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan
17. Homework by Daft Punk
18. Third Eye Blind by Third Eye Blind
19. Dots And Loops by Stereolab
20. Mogwai Young Team by Mogwai