Best Albums of 1997

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Listed below are the best albums of 1997 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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1997 year 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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Compilation

William Shatner And Leonard Nimoy

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1997

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5 charts

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Beating Up The Campus
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Various Artists

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1997

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3 charts

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842.

The Donnas

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1997

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4 charts

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844.

La Masquerade Infernale

Arcturus

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1997

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8 charts

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845.

Romanza
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Andrea Bocelli

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1997

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7 charts

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846.

Requiem

Jah Wobble

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1997

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2 charts

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847.

Caedmon's Call

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1997

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2 charts

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848.

Moniti Revan

Homo Twist

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1997

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1 chart

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849.

Dobranoc

Lech Janerka

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1997

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3 charts

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Ringo Starr And His Third All-Starr Band Volume 1

Ringo Starr And His Third All-Starr Band

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1997

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Best Albums of 1997 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	17	2%
Squarepusher	3	0%
Mogwai	3	0%
Delirious?	3	0%
At The Drive-In	2	0%
Paul McCartney	2	0%
Grateful Dead	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	441	44%
	220	22%
	34	3%
	33	3%
	33	3%
	23	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	910	91%
Yes	90	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	972	97%
Yes	28	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	979	98%
Yes	21	2%

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