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Kenickie - At The Club
May 12, 1997
Britpop
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100
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Belle and Sebastian - Lazy Line Painter Jane
July 28, 1997
Chamber Pop
Score
100
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3
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Chris Whitley - Terra Incognita
February 18, 1997
Score
100
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4
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Dubstar - Goodbye
September 16, 1997
Score
100
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5
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Neal Coty - Chance and Circumstance
August 5, 1997
Score
100
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6
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Julie Miller - Blue Pony
April 15, 1997
Score
100
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7
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Lee Ann Womack - Lee Ann Womack
May 13, 1997
Score
100
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Tonio K - Olé
September 23, 1997
Score
100
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Jen Trynin - Gun Shy, Trigger Happy
August 12, 1997
Score
100
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10
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Pigeonhed - The Full Sentence
January 28, 1997
Score
100
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11
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Luna - Pup Tent
July 29, 1997
Score
100
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12
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The Minus 5 - The Lonesome Death of Buck McCoy
May 5, 1997
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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13
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The Frogs - Starjob
May 1, 1997
Score
100
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14
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Ron Sexsmith - Other Songs
June 17, 1997
Score
100
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15
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Morphine - Like Swimming
March 11, 1997
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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16
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Arto Lindsay - Mundo Civilizado
May 20, 1997
Score
100
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17
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Mark Eitzel - West
May 6, 1997
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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18
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Robert Wyatt - Shleep
November 12, 1997
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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19
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Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope
October 7, 1997
Contemporary R&B
Score
100
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20
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INXS - Elegantly Wasted
April 4, 1997
Pop Rock
Score
100
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21
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Guided By Voices - Mag Earwhig!
May 20, 1997
Indie Rock
Score
100
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22
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Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever
June 3, 1997
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
100
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23
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Stereolab - Dots and Loops
September 23, 1997
Art Pop
Score
100
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24
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Erykah Badu - Baduizm
February 11, 1997
Neo-Soul
Score
100
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25
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Wyclef Jean - The Carnival
June 24, 1997
Hip Hop
Score
100
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Entertainment Weekly awarded albums throughout 1997.
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