Best Albums of 1997

Listed below are the best albums of 1997 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 2 hours ago).
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1997 year 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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1997
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318
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"Yeah there shouldn't be a huge distance in the rankings. The band is just too underrated in general. One of the greatest doom releases ever, just a tad under Dopethrone."  Reply
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"Yeah, this album is awesome. I was about to buy it, but it is about $20. That's a lot of money for a disk. That's how much people like this album. it's just that good. it is still a high price(for a CD) after being released about 20 years ago. I actually ended up buying it today. It's a great album."  Reply
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"Possibly my favourite band of all time. When I heard they were making another album I was a bit worried. What if it's crap? I was happy with their legacy. But not to worry, this is every bit as good s the two albums that preceded it (nothing beats Angel Dust). They didn't miss a beat.."  Reply
- JayTee | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"This E.P. was my first introduction to Aphex Twin. I'd never heard anything like it before and instantly loved it. The opening track is the most famous, but my least favorite. Faves: Flim, IZ-US.."  Reply
- wooolf | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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276
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271
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"Tumble down the stairs. Have to finish song quick. Problems happen but I'm happy. M... Murder The Government!!?? Yeah, it's hitting all the lights to be one of those fast in your face with the pins albums."  Reply
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