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Albums in the Year 1997

This page lists the top albums of 1997 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described in the home page. A list of biggest hit songs of 1997 can be found here.

# Artist Album Title Year Chart Entries
1 Radiohead OK Computer 1997 UK 1 - Jun 1997, Channel4 1, RYM 1 of 1997, Melody Maker 2 of 1997, Sweden 3 - Jun 1997, Norway 4 - Jan 1997, Virgin 4, Acclaimed 14, WXPN 15, Italy 23 of 1997, UK Radio2 27, Austria 28 - Jul 1997, Switzerland 40 - Jul 1997, Defin200 111, Rolling Stone 162
2 Celine Dion Let's Talk About Love 1997 UK 1 - Nov 1997, Austria 1 - Dec 1997, Switzerland 1 - Nov 1997, Norway 1 - Jan 1997, Sweden 1 - Nov 1997, US 2 of 1998, Italy 2 of 1998, Global 5 - 28 M claimed, Internet 12 - 30 M claimed 1997, RIAA 64 - 10 M claimed
3 The Prodigy The Fat Of The Land 1997 UK 1 - Jul 1997, Austria 1 - Jul 1997, Switzerland 1 - Jul 1997, Norway 1 - Jul 1997, Sweden 1 - Jul 1997, Melody Maker 13 of 1997, Italy 21 of 1997, Channel4 45, RYM 107 of 1997, Acclaimed 391
4 The Verve Urban Hymns 1997 UK 1 - Oct 1997, Sweden 1 - Oct 1997, Melody Maker 1 of 1997, Norway 4 - Jan 1997, Austria 10 - Oct 1997, Italy 10 of 1997, Switzerland 13 - Oct 1997, Channel4 18, UK Radio2 53, RYM 77 of 1997, Acclaimed 215, WXPN 573
5 Spice Girls Spiceworld 1997 UK 1 - Nov 1997, Austria 1 - Nov 1997, Norway 1 - Jan 1997, Switzerland 2 - Nov 1997, Sweden 3 - Nov 1997, Italy 11 of 1998, Melody Maker 37 of 1997, Internet 65 - 17 M claimed 1997, UK Radio2 76
6 The Backstreet Boys Backstreet's Back 1997 Austria 1 - Aug 1997, Switzerland 1 - Aug 1997, Norway 1 - Jan 1997, Sweden 1 - Aug 1997, UK 2 - Aug 1997, Italy 6 of 1998, Global 117 - 9 M claimed
7 Oasis Be Here Now 1997 UK 1 - Aug 1997, Norway 1 - Sep 1997, Sweden 1 - Aug 1997, Switzerland 2 - Aug 1997, Austria 7 - Sep 1997, Melody Maker 8 of 1997, Italy 14 of 1997
8 U2 Pop 1997 UK 1 - Mar 1997, Switzerland 1 - Mar 1997, Norway 1 - Mar 1997, Sweden 1 - Mar 1997, Austria 5 - Apr 1997, Italy 12 of 1997
9 Andrea Bocelli Romanza 1997 Switzerland 1 - Feb 1997, Norway 1 - Jan 1997, Italy 1 of 1997, Austria 3 - Apr 1997, Sweden 5 - Apr 1997, UK 6 - May 1997, Internet 65 - 17 M claimed 1997
10 Bob Dylan Time Out Of Mind 1997 Grammy in 1997, Norway 2 - Oct 1997, Sweden 5 - Oct 1997, UK 10 - Oct 1997, Switzerland 12 - Oct 1997, Austria 14 - Oct 1997, RYM 24 of 1997, Acclaimed 202, WXPN 297, Rolling Stone 408
11 The Rolling Stones Bridges To Babylon 1997 Austria 1 - Oct 1997, Norway 1 - Oct 1997, Sweden 1 - Oct 1997, Switzerland 3 - Oct 1997, UK 6 - Oct 1997, Italy 64 of 1997
12 Aqua Aquarium 1997 Norway 1 - Jan 1997, Sweden 1 - Jun 1997, Switzerland 3 - Nov 1997, Austria 4 - Nov 1997, Italy 4 of 1998, UK 6 - Nov 1997, Internet 108 - 14 M claimed 1997
13 Depeche Mode Ultra 1997 UK 1 - Apr 1997, Sweden 1 - Apr 1997, Norway 2 - Apr 1997, Switzerland 4 - Apr 1997, Austria 5 - May 1997, Italy 32 of 1997, RYM 112 of 1997
14 Blur Blur 1997 UK 1 - Feb 1997, Sweden 4 - Feb 1997, Norway 6 - Feb 1997, Melody Maker 14 of 1997, Switzerland 17 - Feb 1997, Austria 23 - Mar 1997, Italy 95 of 1997, RYM 119 of 1997, Acclaimed 539
15 Metallica Reload 1997 Norway 1 - Jan 1997, Sweden 1 - Nov 1997, Austria 3 - Dec 1997, Switzerland 3 - Nov 1997, UK 4 - Nov 1997, Italy 66 of 1997
16 Wu-Tang Clan Wu-Tang Forever 1997 UK 1 - Jun 1997, Sweden 2 - Jun 1997, Norway 6 - Jun 1997, Switzerland 11 - Jun 1997, Austria 22 - Jun 1997, Melody Maker 28 of 1997, RYM 167 of 1997, Acclaimed 1965
17 The Chemical Brothers Dig Your Own Hole 1997 UK 1 - Apr 1997, Sweden 3 - Apr 1997, Norway 4 - Apr 1997, Melody Maker 22 of 1997, Switzerland 30 - Apr 1997, Austria 33 - May 1997, RYM 85 of 1997, Acclaimed 251
18 Elton John The Big Picture 1997 Switzerland 1 - Oct 1997, Norway 2 - Jan 1997, Sweden 2 - Sep 1997, UK 3 - Oct 1997, Austria 4 - Oct 1997, Italy 16 of 1997
19 Michael Jackson Blood On The Dance Floor - History In The Mix 1997 UK 1 - May 1997, Switzerland 2 - May 1997, Norway 2 - May 1997, Austria 3 - Jun 1997, Sweden 4 - May 1997, Italy 43 of 1997
20 Hanson Middle Of Nowhere 1997 UK 1 - Jun 1997, Austria 2 - Jun 1997, Switzerland 2 - Jun 1997, Sweden 4 - Jun 1997, Norway 7 - Jan 1997, Melody Maker 50 of 1997
21 Mariah Carey Butterfly 1997 UK 2 - Sep 1997, Switzerland 3 - Sep 1997, Sweden 4 - Sep 1997, Norway 5 - Sep 1997, Austria 16 - Sep 1997, Italy 34 of 1997, Internet 73 - 16 M claimed 1997, RIAA 277 - 5 M claimed
22 Eros Ramazzotti Eros 1997 Switzerland 1 - Nov 1997, Norway 1 - Jan 1997, Austria 2 - Nov 1997, Sweden 5 - Oct 1997, Italy 6 of 1997
23 Bon Jovi Destination Anywhere 1997 Switzerland 1 - Jun 1997, UK 2 - Jun 1997, Austria 2 - Jun 1997, Sweden 7 - Jun 1997, Norway 15 - Jul 1997, Italy 57 of 1997
24 Portishead Portishead 1997 UK 2 - Oct 1997, Sweden 6 - Oct 1997, Austria 7 - Oct 1997, Norway 7 - Oct 1997, Switzerland 11 - Oct 1997, Melody Maker 18 of 1997, RYM 39 of 1997, Acclaimed 805
25 Bjork Homogenic 1997 Norway 3 - Oct 1997, UK 4 - Oct 1997, Sweden 5 - Oct 1997, Austria 8 - Oct 1997, Switzerland 13 - Oct 1997, RYM 14 of 1997, Melody Maker 33 of 1997, Acclaimed 389
26 The Corrs Talk On Corners 1997 UK 1 - Mar 1998, Norway 2 - Jan 1997, Sweden 3 - Oct 1997, Austria 9 - Feb 2000, Switzerland 15 - Nov 1997, Virgin 78
27 Original Soundtrack Space Jam 1997 Norway 2 - Mar 1997, US 4 of 1997, UK 5 - Mar 1997, Sweden 8 - Feb 1997, Switzerland 11 - Mar 1997, Austria 12 - Mar 1997, RIAA 201 - 6 M claimed
28 Paul McCartney Flaming Pie 1997 UK 2 - May 1997, Norway 3 - May 1997, Austria 10 - Jun 1997, Switzerland 10 - May 1997, Sweden 11 - May 1997, Italy 71 of 1997, RYM 135 of 1997
29 Original Soundtrack Romeo , Juliet 1997 UK 3 - Apr 1997, Norway 4 - Mar 1997, US CashBox 7 of 1969, Austria 7 - Apr 1997, Switzerland 7 - Apr 1997, Sweden 38 - Mar 1997, Italy 100 of 1997
30 Enya Paint The Sky With Stars, The Best Of Enya 1997 Sweden 1 - Nov 1997, Norway 2 - Jan 1997, UK 4 - Nov 1997, Austria 7 - Dec 1997, Switzerland 7 - Nov 1997
31 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds The Boatman's Call 1997 Norway 2 - Mar 1997, Sweden 3 - Mar 1997, Austria 23 - Apr 1997, Melody Maker 26 of 1997, RYM 31 of 1997, Switzerland 32 - Apr 1997, Acclaimed 512
32 Janet Jackson The Velvet Rope 1997 Norway 4 - Jan 1997, Sweden 4 - Oct 1997, Switzerland 5 - Oct 1997, UK 6 - Oct 1997, Austria 13 - Oct 1997, Italy 42 of 1998, Rolling Stone 256
33 Puff Daddy & The Family No Way Out 1997 Switzerland 1 - Aug 1997, Austria 2 - Jul 1997, Sweden 6 - Aug 1997, UK 8 - Aug 1997, Norway 11 - Aug 1997
34 Aerosmith Nine Lives 1997 Switzerland 3 - Mar 1997, Sweden 3 - Mar 1997, UK 4 - Mar 1997, Austria 4 - Apr 1997, Norway 6 - Mar 1997, Italy 87 of 1997
35 Daft Punk Homework 1997 UK 8 - Feb 1997, Sweden 16 - Jan 1997, Melody Maker 17 of 1997, Austria 34 - Jun 1997, Norway 40 - May 1997, RYM 92 of 1997, Italy 94 of 1997, Acclaimed 304
36 Bee Gees Still Waters 1997 Switzerland 1 - Mar 1997, UK 2 - Mar 1997, Austria 9 - Apr 1997, Norway 16 - Mar 1997, Sweden 26 - Mar 1997
37 Genesis Calling All Stations 1997 UK 2 - Sep 1997, Norway 2 - Sep 1997, Switzerland 3 - Sep 1997, Austria 6 - Sep 1997, Sweden 11 - Sep 1997
38 Gary Barlow Open Road 1997 UK 1 - Jun 1997, Switzerland 6 - Jun 1997, Austria 19 - Jun 1997, Sweden 25 - Jun 1997, Norway 34 - Jun 1997
39 Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club 1997 Switzerland 7 - Jul 1997, RYM 17 of 1997, Sweden 26 - Aug 1997, Austria 37 - Oct 1997, WXPN 220, Rolling Stone 260, Acclaimed 367
40 Supergrass In It For The Money 1997 UK 2 - May 1997, Melody Maker 9 of 1997, Norway 23 - May 1997, Sweden 27 - May 1997, RYM 52 of 1997, Acclaimed 904
41 Texas White On Blonde 1997 UK 1 - Feb 1997, Sweden 12 - Feb 1997, Norway 17 - Feb 1997, Switzerland 25 - Feb 1997, Austria 35 - May 1997
42 Offspring Ixnay On The Hombre 1997 Sweden 4 - Feb 1997, Austria 6 - Mar 1997, Norway 9 - Feb 1997, Switzerland 10 - Feb 1997, UK 17 - Feb 1997, RYM 172 of 1997
43 Notorious BIG Life After Death 1997 Sweden 30 - Apr 1997, RYM 36 of 1997, NARM 59, Defin200 59, RIAA 64 - 10 M claimed, Rolling Stone 483, Acclaimed 889
44 Faith No More Album Of The Year 1997 Norway 5 - Jun 1997, UK 7 - Jun 1997, Austria 11 - Jun 1997, Sweden 11 - Jun 1997, Switzerland 16 - Jun 1997, RYM 188 of 1997
45 Barbra Streisand A Collection, Greatest Hits & More 1997 Norway 1 - Apr 1997, Sweden 1 - Jan 1997, UK 22 - Nov 1989
46 Bob Dylan The Best Of Bob Dylan 1997 Norway 1 - Jul 1997, Sweden 3 - Jan 1998, UK 6 - Jun 1997, Austria 23 - Sep 1997
47 Jewel Pieces Of You 1997 US 5 of 1997, Norway 5 - Jan 1997, Sweden 20 - Aug 1997, RIAA 51 - 11 M claimed, NARM 64, Defin200 64
48 Era Era 1997 Sweden 1 - Oct 1997, Switzerland 2 - Apr 1997, Norway 2 - Jan 1998
49 Teenage Fanclub Songs From Northern Britain 1997 UK 3 - Aug 1997, Norway 12 - Aug 1997, Sweden 28 - Aug 1997, Melody Maker 41 of 1997, RYM 64 of 1997, Acclaimed 2546
50 Meredith Brooks Blurring The Edges 1997 Norway 3 - Jul 1997, UK 5 - Aug 1997, Austria 5 - Aug 1997, Switzerland 6 - Aug 1997, Sweden 13 - Aug 1997
51 Jean-Michel Jarre Oxygene 7-13 1997 Austria 2 - Mar 1997, Norway 4 - Mar 1997, UK 11 - Mar 1997, Sweden 16 - Feb 1997, Switzerland 24 - Mar 1997
52 Primal Scream Vanishing Point 1997 UK 2 - Jul 1997, Sweden 3 - Jul 1997, Melody Maker 16 of 1997, RYM 99 of 1997, Acclaimed 1222
53 The Charlatans Tellin' Stories 1997 UK 1 - May 1997, Melody Maker 4 of 1997, Sweden 35 - May 1997, Norway 37 - May 1997
54 Lisa Stansfield Lisa Stansfield 1997 UK 2 - Apr 1997, Switzerland 11 - Apr 1997, Sweden 14 - Apr 1997, Austria 15 - May 1997, Italy 68 of 1997
55 N Sync 'N Sync 1997 US 4 of 1999, Austria 5 - Jun 1997, Switzerland 5 - Jun 1997, Norway 40 - Sep 1997, RIAA 64 - 10 M claimed
56 M People Fresco 1997 UK 2 - Oct 1997, Switzerland 20 - Oct 1997, Austria 27 - Nov 1997, Norway 30 - Oct 1997, Sweden 37 - Oct 1997
57 Kent Isola 1997 Sweden 1 - Nov 1997, Norway 35 - Mar 1998, Melody Maker 50 of 1998, RYM 122 of 1997
58 David Bowie Eart hl i ng 1997 Sweden 5 - Feb 1997, UK 6 - Feb 1997, Norway 13 - Feb 1997, Austria 16 - Mar 1997, Switzerland 20 - Feb 1997
59 Garth Brooks Sevens 1997 US 3 of 1998, Norway 8 - Jan 1998, UK 34 - Dec 1997, Switzerland 38 - Dec 1997, RIAA 153 - 7 M claimed
60 Eternal Before The Rain 1997 UK 3 - Mar 1997, Austria 20 - Jun 1997, Norway 20 - Aug 1997, Switzerland 21 - Apr 1997, Sweden 33 - Aug 1997
61 The Smurfs Smurfhits 2 1997 Norway 1 - Mar 1997, Sweden 1 - Apr 1997
62 Rammstein Sehnsucht 1997 Austria 2 - Sep 1997, Switzerland 3 - Aug 1997, Sweden 17 - Sep 1997, RYM 130 of 1997
63 John Fogerty Blue Moon Swamp 1997 Sweden 1 - May 1997, Norway 3 - Jun 1997, Switzerland 26 - Jun 1997
64 Andrea Bocelli Bocelli 1997 Switzerland 1 - Jan 1997, Austria 3 - Jan 1997, Italy 34 of 1995
65 Paradise Lost One Second 1997 Sweden 5 - Jul 1997, Austria 11 - Jul 1997, Norway 25 - Jul 1997, Switzerland 40 - Aug 1997, RYM 174 of 1997
66 Whitney Houston The Preacher's Wife 1997 Austria 11 - Jan 1997, Switzerland 11 - Dec 1996, Sweden 16 - Dec 1996, UK 35 - Jan 1997, Norway 39 - Jan 1997
67 Supertramp Some Things Never Change 1997 Switzerland 2 - Apr 1997, Austria 5 - Apr 1997, Norway 19 - Apr 1997, Italy 96 of 1997
68 INXS Elegantly Wasted 1997 Switzerland 13 - Apr 1997, UK 16 - Apr 1997, Norway 18 - Apr 1997, Sweden 28 - Apr 1997, Austria 32 - May 1997
69 Erykah Badu Baduizm 1997 Sweden 7 - Mar 1997, Norway 26 - Jan 1998, Melody Maker 45 of 1997, RYM 181 of 1997, Acclaimed 711
70 Nek Lei, gli amici e tutto il resto 1997 Austria 2 - May 1998, Italy 11 of 1997, Switzerland 24 - Jun 1997, Sweden 36 - Feb 1998
71 Robbie Williams Life Thru A Lens 1997 UK 11 - Oct 1997, Austria 39 - Mar 1998, Switzerland 39 - Oct 1997, UK Radio2 68, Acclaimed 2409
72 Fleetwood Mac The Dance 1997 UK 15 - Sep 1997, Norway 33 - Sep 1997, Sweden 39 - Aug 1997, RYM 125 of 1997, RIAA 277 - 5 M claimed
73 Loreena McKennitt The Book of Secrets 1997 Switzerland 30 - Dec 1997, Norway 30 - Oct 1997, RYM 35 of 1997, Italy 74 of 1997, WXPN 836
74 Mansun Attack Of The Grey Lantern 1997 UK 1 - Mar 1997, Melody Maker 12 of 1997, RYM 74 of 1997
75 John Lennon Lennon Legend: The Very Best Of John Lennon 1997 UK 4 - Nov 1987, Austria 6 - Nov 1997, Switzerland 13 - Jan 1998, Sweden 28 - Nov 2003
76 Bryan Adams MTV Unplugged 1997 Switzerland 3 - Dec 1997, Austria 11 - Dec 1997, UK 19 - Dec 1997, Norway 22 - Jan 1998
77 Joe Cocker Across From Midnight 1997 Switzerland 4 - Sep 1997, Norway 7 - Sep 1997, Austria 11 - Sep 1997, Sweden 37 - Sep 1997
78 Tic Tac Toe Klappe die 2te 1997 Switzerland 1 - May 1997, Austria 2 - May 1997
79 Super Furry Animals Radiator 1997 Melody Maker 3 of 1997, UK 8 - Sep 1997, RYM 29 of 1997, Acclaimed 1619
80 Spiritualized Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space 1997 UK 4 - Jun 1997, Melody Maker 5 of 1997, RYM 26 of 1997, Acclaimed 275
81 Live Secret Samadhi 1997 Norway 5 - Mar 1997, Sweden 8 - Feb 1997, Austria 10 - Mar 1997, Switzerland 17 - Mar 1997
82 Original Soundtrack Men In Black 1997 Austria 4 - Aug 1997, Switzerland 12 - Sep 1997, Sweden 17 - Jul 1997, Norway 21 - Jul 1997
83 The Foo Fighters The Colour & The Shape 1997 UK 3 - May 1997, Melody Maker 21 of 1997, RYM 53 of 1997, WXPN 710
84 Sarah Brightman & The London Symphony Orchestra Timeless 1997 Sweden 2 - Jul 1997, Norway 3 - Jan 1997, Austria 35 - Jun 1997
85 Sting & The Police The Very Best Of 1997 Austria 4 - Dec 1997, Switzerland 17 - Nov 1997, Sweden 26 - Dec 1997, Italy 88 of 2002
86 Wham! The Best Of Wham!.If You Were There 1997 UK 4 - Dec 1997, Austria 26 - Jan 1998, Switzerland 28 - Jan 1998, Italy 67 of 1997
87 En Vogue EV 3 1997 Switzerland 7 - Jun 1997, Sweden 12 - Jun 1997, Austria 22 - Jun 1997, Norway 40 - Jul 1997
88 Lutricia McNeal My Side Of Town 1997 Norway 8 - Jul 1998, Switzerland 19 - Nov 1997, Sweden 20 - Jan 1997, Austria 33 - Feb 1998
89 Barbra Streisand Higher Ground 1997 UK 12 - Nov 1997, Switzerland 15 - Nov 1997, Norway 16 - Jan 1997, Sweden 34 - Nov 1997
90 The Foo Fighters The Colour And The Shape 1997 Sweden 10 - May 1997, Austria 19 - Jun 1997, Norway 20 - May 1997, Acclaimed 1386
91 DJ Quicksilver Quicksilver 1997 Switzerland 12 - Jun 1997, Sweden 24 - Jul 1997, Austria 36 - Jul 1997, Norway 38 - Jul 1997
92 Green Day Nimrod 1997 UK 11 - Oct 1997, Switzerland 33 - Oct 1997, Sweden 36 - Oct 1997, Austria 38 - Nov 1997
93 Coolio My Soul 1997 Switzerland 16 - Sep 1997, Norway 27 - Sep 1997, Austria 28 - Oct 1997, Sweden 30 - Sep 1997
94 Die Schlumpfe Balla Balla Vol. 5 1997 Austria 1 - Jun 1997, Switzerland 6 - Jun 1997
95 Julio Iglesias Tango 1997 Sweden 13 - Nov 1996, Switzerland 28 - Jan 1997, Norway 37 - Jun 1997, Italy 38 of 1997
96 Gary Moore Dark Days In Paradise 1997 Switzerland 22 - Jun 1997, Sweden 23 - Jun 1997, Austria 25 - Jun 1997, Norway 27 - Jun 1997
97 Andrea Bocelli Viaggio italiano 1997 Switzerland 17 - Jan 1998, Norway 22 - Jan 1997, Austria 25 - Jan 1997, Italy 52 of 1995
98 Steve Earle El Corazon 1997 Norway 12 - Oct 1997, Sweden 19 - Oct 1997, RYM 78 of 1997, Acclaimed 1734
99 Scooter Age Of Love 1997 Sweden 26 - Sep 1997, Austria 35 - Sep 1997, Switzerland 35 - Sep 1997, Norway 35 - Sep 1997
100 Tindersticks Curtains 1997 Norway 33 - Jun 1997, Melody Maker 34 of 1997, RYM 51 of 1997, Acclaimed 2715