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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The Ambient Anarchists 
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1997
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 61 of 100

Best Albums of 1997 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 17 2%
Mogwai 3 0%
Grateful Dead 3 0%
Delirious? 3 0%
Squarepusher 3 0%
U.K. Subs 2 0%
Paul McCartney 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 915 92%
Yes 85 9%
Live? Albums %
No 969 97%
Yes 31 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 982 98%
Yes 18 2%
Best Albums of 1992
1. Automatic For The People by R.E.M.
2. Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine
3. Dirt by Alice In Chains
4. Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement
5. Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin
6. The Chronic by Dr. Dre
7. Angel Dust by Faith No More
8. Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos
9. Down Colorful Hill by Red House Painters
10. Wish by The Cure
11. Bone Machine by Tom Waits
12. Dirty by Sonic Youth
13. Images And Words by Dream Theater
14. Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera
15. Harvest Moon by Neil Young
16. Core by Stone Temple Pilots
17. Check Your Head by Beastie Boys
18. Love Deluxe by Sade
19. Copper Blue by Sugar
20. Dry by PJ Harvey
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