1997 Alternative Rock Album Releases

May 21

Radiohead

OK Computer

94

critic score

(13)

94

user score

(13K)

May 20

Foo Fighters

The Colour and the Shape

69

critic score

(8)

78

user score

(1,413)

Feb 10

Blur

Blur

75

critic score

(11)

80

user score

(1,258)

Oct 14

Green Day

nimrod.

68

critic score

(9)

79

user score

(1,087)

Jul 24

Fishmans

宇宙 日本 世田谷 (Uchū Nippon Setagaya)

80

critic score

(1)

88

user score

(1,078)

Feb 3

David Bowie

Earthling

69

critic score

(11)

73

user score

(703)

Apr 8

Third Eye Blind

Third Eye Blind

79

critic score

(3)

81

user score

(543)

May 26

Radiohead

Paranoid Android

97

user score

(460)

Nov 1

Kylie Minogue

Impossible Princess

67

critic score

(7)

84

user score

(442)

Apr 17

Depeche Mode

Ultra

71

critic score

(8)

79

user score

(332)

Aug 25

Radiohead

Karma Police

95

user score

(320)

Jun 14

Sigur Rós

Von

66

critic score

(6)

65

user score

(259)

1997

Radiohead

Let Down / Karma Police

98

user score

(240)

Aug 18

Foo Fighters

Everlong

97

user score

(220)

Mar 3

U2

Pop

72

critic score

(9)

63

user score

(208)

Dec 1

Radiohead

Lucky

93

user score

(166)

Jun 3

Faith No More

Album of the Year

60

critic score

(6)

73

user score

(165)

Jun 24

Ween

Ocean Man

96

user score

(164)

Jun 9

Broadcast

Work and Non Work

80

critic score

(1)

82

user score

(154)

Aug 25

Super Furry Animals

Radiator

86

critic score

(6)

78

user score

(140)

Mar 18

Ben Folds Five

Whatever and Ever Amen

79

critic score

(9)

81

user score

(124)

Jul 7

Primal Scream

Vanishing Point

89

critic score

(7)

77

user score

(110)

Apr 7

Blur

Song 2

90

user score

(103)

Feb 3

Silverchair

Freak Show

61

critic score

(6)

72

user score

(93)

Feb 25

Marcy Playground

Marcy Playground

67

critic score

(4)

75

user score

(91)

Aug 26

Creed

My Own Prison

80

critic score

(1)

57

user score

(86)

Sep 15

Ornatos Violeta

Cão!

83

user score

(79)

May 20

Weezer

Pink Triangle

85

user score

(74)

Sep 23

Chumbawamba

Tubthumper

73

critic score

(4)

69

user score

(68)

Jul 29

Harvey Danger

Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone?

61

critic score

(4)

76

user score

(62)

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Jan 20

Blur

Beetlebum

93

user score

(62)

Mar 25

Dinosaur Jr.

Hand It Over

70

critic score

(5)

68

user score

(60)

Jul 29

Negativland

Dispepsi

63

critic score

(3)

69

user score

(58)

Aug 11

Chumbawamba

Tubthumping

66

user score

(57)

Feb 24

Laika

Sounds of the Satellites

81

critic score

(4)

79

user score

(53)

Aug 11

Morrissey

Maladjusted

63

critic score

(7)

61

user score

(52)

Jun 3

Days Of The New

Days of the New

60

critic score

(2)

75

user score

(51)

Nov 24

Natalie Imbruglia

Left of the Middle

55

critic score

(4)

70

user score

(50)

Feb 17

Mansun

Attack of the Grey Lantern

81

critic score

(4)

78

user score

(50)

Nov 12

Kent

Isola

65

critic score

(2)

83

user score

(48)

Oct 7

Everclear

So Much for the Afterglow

72

critic score

(7)

72

user score

(47)

May 13

Nine Inch Nails

The Perfect Drug

94

user score

(45)

Jan 7

Sublime

Santeria

75

critic score

(1)

93

user score

(43)

Jul 21

Pixies

Debaser

95

user score

(43)

Aug 25

Stereophonics

Word Gets Around

70

critic score

(4)

73

user score

(42)

Aug 19

Kara's Flowers

The Fourth World

66

critic score

(3)

76

user score

(41)

Jun 17

Third Eye Blind

Semi-Charmed Life

67

critic score

(1)

86

user score

(41)

Jul 1

Teenage Fanclub

Songs from Northern Britain

62

critic score

(6)

78

user score

(40)

Jan 23

Our Lady Peace

Clumsy

85

critic score

(2)

74

user score

(38)

Nov 20

HIM

Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666

80

critic score

(1)

79

user score

(38)

Apr 28

Foo Fighters

Monkey Wrench

86

user score

(37)

Dec 10

Radiohead

No Surprises / Running From Demons

75

user score

(37)

Jan 22

the pillows

Please Mr. Lostman

81

user score

(37)

1997

Los Tres

Fome

84

user score

(37)

Feb 11

Veruca Salt

Eight Arms to Hold You

62

critic score

(6)

77

user score

(36)

Sep

Green Day

Hitchin' a Ride

86

user score

(36)

Jul 15

The Dandy Warhols

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

67

critic score

(7)

74

user score

(35)

Mar 11

Morphine

Like Swimming

67

critic score

(7)

74

user score

(31)

Aug 5

311

Transistor

30

critic score

(4)

68

user score

(30)

Feb 25

White Town

Women in Technology

67

critic score

(3)

65

user score

(29)

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