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Best Albums of 1997 by User Score
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Radiohead - OK Computer
May 21st, 1997
Art Rock
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Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
94
15,537 ratings
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Björk - Homogenic
September 23rd, 1997
Art Pop
,
Electronic
USER SCORE
92
6,545 ratings
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3
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Shiro Sagisu - The End of Evangelion
September 26th, 1997
Modern Classical
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Orchestral
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Cinematic Classical
USER SCORE
90
361 ratings
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4
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Godspeed You Black Emperor! - F♯ A♯ ∞
August 14th, 1997
Post-Rock
USER SCORE
90
3,138 ratings
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植松伸夫 [Nobuo Uematsu] - Final Fantasy VII
February 10th, 1997
Sequencer & Tracker
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Cinematic Classical
USER SCORE
89
101 ratings
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6
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Elliott Smith - Either/Or
February 25th, 1997
Indie Folk
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Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
90
3,575 ratings
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Racionais MC's - Sobrevivendo no Inferno
October 7th, 1997
Conscious Hip Hop
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Boom Bap
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Hardcore Hip Hop
USER SCORE
89
548 ratings
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8
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Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West
November 18th, 1997
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
89
2,116 ratings
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9
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Janet - The Velvet Rope
October 7th, 1997
Contemporary R&B
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Art Pop
USER SCORE
88
1,482 ratings
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10
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久石譲 [Joe Hisaishi] - Princess Mononoke
July 2nd, 1997
Cinematic Classical
USER SCORE
88
153 ratings
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11
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Fishmans - 宇宙 日本 世田谷 (Uchū Nippon Setagaya)
July 24th, 1997
Dream Pop
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Downtempo
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Ambient Pop
USER SCORE
87
1,287 ratings
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12
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Tiro De Gracia - Ser Humano!!
August 0th, 1997
Latin Rap
,
Conscious Hip Hop
USER SCORE
87
54 ratings
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13
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Ween - The Mollusk
June 24th, 1997
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Art Rock
USER SCORE
86
2,138 ratings
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14
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Built to Spill - Perfect From Now On
January 28th, 1997
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
86
943 ratings
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15
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Erykah Badu - Baduizm
February 11th, 1997
Neo-Soul
USER SCORE
86
934 ratings
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16
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Emperor - Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
July 8th, 1997
Symphonic Black Metal
USER SCORE
86
274 ratings
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17
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Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club
September 16th, 1997
Bolero
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Afro-Cuban Jazz
USER SCORE
85
589 ratings
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18
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Anthony Braxton - Quartet (Santa Cruz) 1993
Free Jazz
,
Modern Creative
USER SCORE
85
55 ratings
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19
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平沢進 [Susumu Hirasawa] - Legendary Wind Sword BERSERK Original Soundtrack
November 6th, 1997
Electronic
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Cinematic Classical
USER SCORE
85
173 ratings
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20
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Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus
July 28th, 1997
Abstract Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
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Experimental Hip Hop
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Hardcore Hip Hop
USER SCORE
85
471 ratings
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21
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高中正義 [Masayoshi Takanaka] - The White Goblin
June 25th, 1997
Jazz Fusion
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Jazz-Funk
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Progressive Rock
USER SCORE
85
28 ratings
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22
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Stereolab - Dots and Loops
September 23rd, 1997
Ambient Pop
,
Post-Rock
USER SCORE
85
1,203 ratings
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23
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Mariah Carey - Butterfly
September 16th, 1997
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop
USER SCORE
85
854 ratings
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24
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Laddio Bolocko - Strange Warmings of Laddio Bolocko
Experimental Rock
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Noise Rock
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Post-Rock
USER SCORE
85
42 ratings
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25
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Ground-Zero - Consume Red
April 15th, 1997
Noise
,
Experimental
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Free Improvisation
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Drone
,
Experimental Rock
USER SCORE
85
309 ratings
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