Best Albums of 1997

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Listed below are the best albums of 1997 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, The Verve, Foo Fighters and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

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41.

Pop

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

194 charts

Rank Score:

611

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

456

Overall Rank:

2,555

Average Rating:

68 (440 votes)

Comments:

42.

Flaming Pie

Paul McCartney

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

157 charts

Rank Score:

586

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

472

Overall Rank:

2,646

Average Rating:

78 (236 votes)

Comments:

43.

Radiator

Super Furry Animals

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

116 charts

Rank Score:

567

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

487

Overall Rank:

2,730

Average Rating:

77 (159 votes)

Comments:

44.

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

124 charts

Rank Score:

527

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

511

Overall Rank:

2,888

Average Rating:

73 (157 votes)

Comments:

45.

Fabulosos Calavera

Los Fabulosos Cadillacs

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

525

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

512

Overall Rank:

2,893

Average Rating:

79 (59 votes)

Comments:

46.

Dude Ranch

Blink-182

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

111 charts

Rank Score:

524

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

516

Overall Rank:

2,900

Average Rating:

69 (229 votes)

Comments:

47.

Funcrusher Plus

Company Flow

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

84 charts

Rank Score:

515

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

522

Overall Rank:

2,938

Average Rating:

78 (106 votes)

Comments:

48.

Songs From Northern Britain

Teenage Fanclub

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

505

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

529

Overall Rank:

2,998

Average Rating:

75 (118 votes)

Comments:

49.

Substrata

Biosphere

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

502

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

530

Overall Rank:

3,012

Average Rating:

76 (88 votes)

Comments:

50.

Sehnsucht

Rammstein

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

105 charts

Rank Score:

495

Rank in 1997:

Rank in 1990s:

533

Overall Rank:

3,040

Average Rating:

76 (152 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1997 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	17	2%
Squarepusher	3	0%
Delirious?	3	0%
Mogwai	3	0%
David Bowie	3	0%
ゲーム原曲 [Junichi Masuda]	2	0%
Morrissey	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	444	44%
	219	22%
	34	3%
	33	3%
	32	3%
	24	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	909	91%
Yes	91	9%

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

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

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