Best Albums of 1997
Listed below are the best albums of 1997 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 1 hour ago).
"The best Brazilian Rap album! The lyrics of Mano Brown are awesome. It’s really a shame that few people out of Brazil get’s to know it." Reply
"French Wu-Tang before the Wu-Tang existed but an album inspired by the Wu-Tang. Classic." Reply
"I suppose that with a compilation like this you'll get some unnecessary tracks, such as sitting through 3 takes of "Communication Breakdown", but you should come to this looking for those brief moments where your ear is surprised. Plenty of them to be found here, plus you get "Traveling Riverside..." [+] Reply
"Another great summary and I 100 percent agree with it. I deliberated long and hard whether to include 'Chiastic Slide' or the equally brilliant 'Incunabula' in my chart. I eventually decided on the latter but tomorrow this could change." Reply
"A perfect synthesis of 30 years of psychedelic rock. Seven long, noisy space-rock tracks that make your mind flow away in a timeless dimension." Reply
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"I'll have to remember to put this on my list once we can expand to 100. What a beautiful album from one of my favorite games of all-time." Reply
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ShaneSpear | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Too Far to Care combines alt-country and surf rock in a way that feels loose and spontaneous, with Rhett Miller's lyrics sounding plausibly like they could have been written on the back of a cocktail napkin. But this album is far from sloppy or unfocused. The band, pushed along by Ken Bethea’s go..." [+] Reply
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buzzdainer | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I really like the first 4 albums by OLP, and this one isn't an exception. It might be my least favorite of the 4, but it is still a very good record. "Naveed" is an awesome album and "Clumsy" is a good follow-up, but it might be a little bit too similar to its predecessor to really stand out. But..." [+] Reply
"One of Cornershops strongest, if not the strongest, album. My gripe with it is I do not understand the inclusion of tracks 7,8 and 9 - they seem to be fillers in an album that has 15 tracks - just get rid of those three and you'd have a more consistent album and I'd probably rate it higher than I..." [+] Reply
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1997
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 7 of 100
Best Albums of 1997 composition
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| Various Artists | 18 | 2% | |
| Delirious? | 3 | 0% | |
| Grateful Dead | 3 | 0% | |
| Mogwai | 3 | 0% | |
| Squarepusher | 3 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 0% | |
| U.K. Subs | 2 | 0% | |
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435 | 44% | |
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220 | 22% | |
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38 | 4% | |
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34 | 3% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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