Best Albums of 1997

« View best albums of 1996View best albums of 1998 »

Listed below are the best albums of 1997 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

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

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Share | |

Collector's summary (top 1,000)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

991.

Once Upon A Time Called Now

Longstocking

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

992.

Aqui

Julieta Venegas

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

993.

Zevulun / Issachar

John Zorn

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

994.

Out Of My Way

Peter Holsapple

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

995.

Paradise Now

Die Krupps

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

996.

Cat, Mouse And Me

横田進 [Susumu Yokota]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

997.

West

Mark Eitzel

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

998.

Laugh

Terry Hall

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

999.

Eighth

Eleventh Dream Day

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

1000.

The Nature Of Sap

Portastatic

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

« prev
1
2
3
...
98
99
100
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of 1997 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	17	2%
Delirious?	3	0%
Squarepusher	3	0%
David Bowie	3	0%
Mogwai	3	0%
Erykah Badu	2	0%
Atari Teenage Riot	2	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	445	45%
	219	22%
	34	3%
	33	3%
	32	3%
	24	2%
	21	2%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	909	91%
Yes	91	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	26	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	20	2%

« View best albums of 1996View best albums of 1998 »

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

Recent Member Charts
1. Top 87 Music Albums of 2024 by ExTeaSea (2024)
2. Top 23 Music Albums of 2024 by joathome (2024)
3. Top 43 Music Albums of 2010 by stevengnz (2024)
4. Top 68 Music Albums of 1998 by stevengnz (2024)
5. Top 48 Music Albums of 2014 by stevengnz (2024)
6. Top 54 Music Albums of 2019 by stevengnz (2024)
7. Top 45 Music Albums of 2021 by stevengnz (2024)
8. Top 44 Music Albums of 2022 by stevengnz (2024)
9. Top 63 Music Albums of 1995 by stevengnz (2024)
10. Top 63 Music Albums of 1994 by stevengnz (2024)
11. Top 64 Music Albums of 1991 by stevengnz (2024)
12. Top 66 Music Albums of 1988 by stevengnz (2024)
13. Top 74 Music Albums of 1977 by stevengnz (2024)
14. Top 19 Music Albums of 1976 by TroutMaskGreg (2024)
15. Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 by stevengnz (2024)
16. Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 by stevengnz (2024)
17. Top 78 Music Albums of 1972 by stevengnz (2024)
18. Top 67 Music Albums of 1971 by stevengnz (2024)
19. Albums waiting to be added 9 by Johnnyo (2024)
20. Top 10 Music Albums of 2020 by cicadelic (2024)