Consequence of Sound's Top 50 Albums of 1997

Critic Score

4 reviews

49. Common - One Day It'll All Make Sense

September 30, 1997

Critic Score

4 reviews

48. that dog. - Retreat from the Sun

January 5, 1997

Critic Score

4 reviews

47. Paul McCartney - Flaming Pie

May 5, 1997

Pop Rock

Critic Score

4 reviews

46. Primal Scream - Vanishing Point

July 7, 1997

Alternative Dance

Critic Score

6 reviews

45. Mariah Carey - Butterfly

September 16, 1997

Contemporary R&B

Critic Score

5 reviews

44. Teenage Fanclub - Songs from Northern Britain

July 1, 1997

Power Pop

Critic Score

6 reviews

43. Smog - Red Apple Falls

May 20, 1997

Folk

Critic Score

2 reviews

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42. Puff Daddy & the Family - No Way Out

July 22, 1997

Critic Score

3 reviews

41. Ween - The Mollusk

June 24, 1997

Art Rock

Critic Score

4 reviews

40. Green Day - Nimrod

October 14, 1997

Punk Rock

Critic Score

8 reviews

39. The Verve - Urban Hymns

September 29, 1997

Critic Score

8 reviews

38. Beth Orton - Trailer Park

October 19, 1996

Critic Score

4 reviews

37. Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever

June 3, 1997

East Coast Hip Hop

Critic Score

7 reviews

36. Ben Folds Five - Whatever and Ever Amen

March 18, 1997

Critic Score

7 reviews

35. The Dismemberment Plan - The Dismemberment Plan Is Terrified

March 17, 1997

Post-Hardcore

Critic Score

2 reviews

34. Third Eye Blind - Third Eye Blind

April 8, 1997

Critic Score

3 reviews

33. Deftones - Around the Fur

October 28, 1997

Alternative Metal

Critic Score

2 reviews

32. Jay-Z - In My Lifetime, Vol. 1

November 4, 1997

Critic Score

5 reviews

31. Blur - Blur

February 10, 1997

Critic Score

8 reviews

30. Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope

October 7, 1997

Contemporary R&B

Critic Score

5 reviews

29. Oasis - Be Here Now

August 21, 1997

Britpop

Critic Score

10 reviews

28. Beulah - Handsome Western States

June 1, 1997

Indie Pop

Critic Score

3 reviews

27. The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land

June 30, 1997

Big Beat

Critic Score

7 reviews

26. Mogwai - Young Team

October 21, 1997

Post-Rock

Critic Score

4 reviews

25. Blink-182 - Dude Ranch

June 17, 1997

Pop Punk

Critic Score

3 reviews

24. Wyclef Jean - The Carnival

June 24, 1997

Critic Score

6 reviews

23. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Boatman's Call

March 3, 1997

Critic Score

6 reviews

22. Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club

September 16, 1997

Jazz

Critic Score

3 reviews

21. Whiskeytown - Strangers Almanac

July 29, 1997

Alt-Country

Critic Score

4 reviews

20. Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out

April 8, 1997

Critic Score

7 reviews

19. Daft Punk - Homework

January 20, 1997

French House

Critic Score

7 reviews

18. Grandaddy - Under The Western Freeway

October 21, 1997

Critic Score

3 reviews

17. Portishead - Portishead

September 30, 1997

Trip Hop

Critic Score

8 reviews

16. Built to Spill - Perfect From Now On

January 28, 1997

Critic Score

8 reviews

15. Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One

April 22, 1997

Critic Score

7 reviews

14. The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole

April 7, 1997

Big Beat

Critic Score

7 reviews

13. Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly

July 15, 1997

Pop Rap

Critic Score

6 reviews

12. Pavement - Brighten the Corners

February 11, 1997

Critic Score

7 reviews

11. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F♯ A♯ ∞

August 14, 1997

Post-Rock

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4 reviews

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10. Bob Dylan - Time Out of Mind

September 30, 1997

Critic Score

8 reviews

9. Shania Twain - Come on Over

November 4, 1997

Country

Critic Score

6 reviews

8. Foo Fighters - The Colour & the Shape

May 20, 1997

Critic Score

5 reviews

7. Erykah Badu - Baduizm

February 11, 1997

Neo-Soul

Critic Score

5 reviews

6. Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space

June 16, 1997

Space Rock

Critic Score

8 reviews

5. Elliott Smith - Either/Or

February 25, 1997

Critic Score

7 reviews

4. The Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death

March 25, 1997

Gangsta Rap

Critic Score

6 reviews

3. Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West

November 18, 1997