Best Albums of 1997
Explore the best albums of 1997, based on over 2 million album rankings across 59,000 charts.
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"Close your eyes, throw on some headphones, and float away..." Reply
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1997
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60,250
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"Björk, one of the greatest vocalists alive today ("All Is Full of Love" can attest to this), reached her peak with one of the most beautiful and emotive albums ever made. Driven by great icy electronic production and beautiful strings, this album is made for quality headphones. The track sequenci..." [+] Reply
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1997
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12,528
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"Mr. Smith really had an unmatched ear for melody and harmony. This record is mostly just very quiet and subdued, but further listens reveal just some of the best written melodies. I just love it." Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (8 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1997
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"Fantastic album. It's a very raw and emotional album with consistent songwriting. The music is twangy and quirky but it's somewhat enjoyable once you get used to it. I would agree with many other people that it's a very long album and it drags on quite a bit, but the standout tracks make me forge..." [+] Reply
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1997
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7,351
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"Never clicked with me first time listening, but I just gave it a second chance... WOW! Might just have to bump this into my top 100!" Reply
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Patman360 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (9 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1997
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6,389
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"When you combine Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd and The Velvet Underground, this is your result: ZOMGEGNIUARGBRVBARGQR[GH3TYH37THQGIVFBNYGAVBVPGHSOWHYDIDNTIDISCOVERTHISSOONERBGYUVF0PVTJEUGVBBNVZJFHTYHVNFHGHUVUBB it's good." Reply
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HazeyTwilight | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +16 votes (16 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1997
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6,184
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"I would hurt i fly and Out of site are SO good! Great lyrics throughout. Totally underrated. Below foo fighters for the year? Please...." Reply
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"I love this album, to call it a one-track album ? Have any of you people listened to it ? Bitter Sweet Symphony,Sonnet,The Rolling People, The Drugs don't work which is about his father dying of cancer and the drugs could not help him. Catching The Butterfly, Neon Wilderness, Space And Time, Weep..." [+] Reply
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1997
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5,549
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"While I I'm not that big into Foo Fighters, this record was pretty cool to listen to. Obviously the tracks Everlong, My Hero, and Monkey Wrench are fantastic singles. Walking After You and February Stars are cool tracks too. Front to back is a straight up rock album. It does the job well..." Reply
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1997
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4,454
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"No way in hell is this Nick Cave's best album, not even top 5. That says less about the quality of the album and more about how amazing his entire discography is, though." Reply
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Onater | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (3 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1997
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100
Best Albums of 1997 composition
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| Various Artists | 18 | 2% | |
| Delirious? | 3 | 0% | |
| Mogwai | 3 | 0% | |
| Grateful Dead | 3 | 0% | |
| Jimi Hendrix | 3 | 0% | |
| Squarepusher | 3 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 0% | |
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436 | 44% | |
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219 | 22% | |
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38 | 4% | |
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34 | 3% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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22 | 2% | |
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22 | 2% | |
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Best Ever
Artists
1.
The Beatles
2.
Radiohead
3.
Pink Floyd
4.
David Bowie
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Bob Dylan
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Led Zeppelin
8.
Arcade Fire
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Neil Young
10.
Nirvana
