Best Albums of 1997

Listed below are the best albums of 1997 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 50,000 greatest album charts.

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1997 year summaryThe best artists of 1997 were Radiohead, Björk, Elliott Smith, Modest Mouse, Spiritualized, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Built To Spill, The Verve, Foo Fighters and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of 1997 composition

Country Albums %


United States 443 44%
United Kingdom 214 21%
Germany 35 4%
Mixed Nationality 32 3%
Canada 32 3%
Japan 22 2%
Sweden 21 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 912 91%
Yes 88 9%
Live? Albums %
No 975 98%
Yes 25 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 984 98%
Yes 16 2%
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