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2023
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1997 Pop Album Releases
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Sep 23
Björk
Homogenic
91
critic score
(12)
92
user score
(5,674)
Apr 8
Third Eye Blind
Third Eye Blind
79
critic score
(3)
81
user score
(550)
Nov 1
Kylie Minogue
Impossible Princess
67
critic score
(7)
84
user score
(444)
Aug 6
Cornelius
Fantasma
73
critic score
(5)
82
user score
(373)
Apr 17
Depeche Mode
Ultra
71
critic score
(8)
80
user score
(331)
Sep 15
Björk
Jóga
97
user score
(247)
Dec 8
Björk
Bachelorette
97
user score
(218)
Mar 3
U2
Pop
72
critic score
(9)
63
user score
(208)
Jul 15
of Montreal
Cherry Peel
80
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(164)
Nov 4
Shania Twain
Come on Over
73
critic score
(6)
79
user score
(164)
May 5
Paul McCartney
Flaming Pie
70
critic score
(7)
78
user score
(148)
Mar 26
Aqua
Aquarium
48
critic score
(4)
59
user score
(112)
Nov 4
Spice Girls
Spiceworld
59
critic score
(7)
74
user score
(104)
May 14
Aqua
Barbie Girl
8
critic score
(1)
57
user score
(102)
Sep 26
Shiro Sagisu
Komm, Süsser Tod
94
user score
(101)
Sep 1
Genesis
Calling All Stations
38
critic score
(3)
32
user score
(97)
Jul 8
Smash Mouth
Fush Yu Mang
80
critic score
(2)
66
user score
(86)
Feb 17
Björk
I Miss You
87
user score
(79)
May 20
Michael Jackson
Blood on the Dancefloor: HIStory in the Mix
41
critic score
(4)
64
user score
(76)
Nov 24
Yes
Open Your Eyes
49
critic score
(2)
39
user score
(70)
Sep 23
Chumbawamba
Tubthumper
73
critic score
(4)
69
user score
(68)
Mar 4
Savage Garden
Savage Garden
60
critic score
(3)
72
user score
(66)
Nov 14
Céline Dion
Let's Talk About Love
50
critic score
(4)
63
user score
(65)
Sep 16
Usher
My Way
83
critic score
(3)
71
user score
(64)
Sep 29
Robbie Williams
Life Thru a Lens
73
critic score
(3)
64
user score
(58)
Aug 11
Chumbawamba
Tubthumping
66
user score
(57)
Aug 11
Backstreet Boys
Backstreet's Back
80
critic score
(1)
62
user score
(54)
Oct 17
Green Day
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
78
user score
(52)
Nov 24
Natalie Imbruglia
Left of the Middle
55
critic score
(4)
70
user score
(50)
Jun 17
Third Eye Blind
Semi-Charmed Life
67
critic score
(1)
86
user score
(42)
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Jun 16
Charlie Brown Jr.
Transpiração Contínua Prolongada
72
user score
(42)
Oct 27
Natalie Imbruglia
Torn
87
user score
(36)
Nov 22
Sixpence None the Richer
Sixpence None the Richer
50
critic score
(2)
75
user score
(36)
Feb 10
The Divine Comedy
A Short Album About Love
83
critic score
(4)
75
user score
(35)
Apr 14
Fiona Apple
Sleep to Dream
93
user score
(34)
Sep 2
Andrés Calamaro
Alta Suciedad
60
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(34)
Jul 29
Mariah Carey
Honey
83
critic score
(1)
87
user score
(32)
Dec 2
Janet Jackson
Together Again
96
user score
(30)
Feb 25
White Town
Women in Technology
67
critic score
(3)
65
user score
(29)
Sep 4
Rita Lee
Santa Rita de Sampa
80
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(29)
Apr 15
Hanson
MMMBop
91
critic score
(1)
63
user score
(29)
Apr 1
Cyndi Lauper
Sisters of Avalon
66
critic score
(4)
75
user score
(27)
Sep 22
Elton John
The Big Picture
50
critic score
(6)
48
user score
(27)
1997
Fiona Apple
The First Taste
89
user score
(27)
Mar 21
Michael Jackson
Blood on the Dance Floor
50
critic score
(1)
83
user score
(26)
Jun 30
Backstreet Boys
Everybody (Backstreet's Back)
87
user score
(26)
Jul 18
Smash Mouth
Walkin' on the Sun
89
user score
(25)
Jun 17
David Byrne
Feelings
72
critic score
(9)
74
user score
(25)
Jul 24
Namie Amuro
Concentration 20
70
critic score
(1)
76
user score
(25)
Sep 29
Mariah Carey
Butterfly
92
user score
(24)
May 2
Prefab Sprout
Andromeda Heights
65
critic score
(2)
72
user score
(24)
Nov 24
All Saints
All Saints
60
critic score
(6)
73
user score
(23)
Sep 8
Dannii Minogue
Girl
80
critic score
(1)
67
user score
(23)
Apr 27
Мумий Тролль
Морская
75
user score
(22)
Oct 14
Duran Duran
Medazzaland
62
critic score
(3)
55
user score
(22)
Apr 4
INXS
Elegantly Wasted
57
critic score
(6)
66
user score
(21)
Nov 17
Regurgitator
Unit
50
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(20)
Jan 1
Sparks
Plagiarism
64
critic score
(2)
69
user score
(18)
Feb 3
Texas
White on Blonde
80
critic score
(1)
65
user score
(17)
May 27
Alan Menken
Hercules
65
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(17)
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