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Highest Rated Albums of 1997

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1.

Bill Hicks - Rant in E-Minor
February 25, 1997
Score
100
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2.

Bill Hicks - Arizona Bay
February 25, 1997
Score
100
Source →

3.

Ghazal - Lost Songs of the Silk Road
September 23, 1997
Score
100
Source →

4.

As One - Planetary Folklore
Score
100
Source →

5.

Moodymann - Silentintroduction
Deep House
Score
100
Source →

6.

Mouse on Mars - Autoditacker
August 18, 1997
IDM
Score
100
Source →

7.

Carl Craig - More Songs About Food and Revolutionary Art
March 24, 1997
Detroit Techno
Score
100
Source →

8.

Shania Twain - Come on Over
November 4, 1997
Country
Score
100
Source →

9.

µ-Ziq - Lunatic Harness
June 30, 1997
IDM
Score
100
Source →

10.

Squarepusher - Hard Normal Daddy
April 28, 1997
Drill and Bass
Score
100
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11.

Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club
September 16, 1997
Jazz
Score
100
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12.

Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly
July 15, 1997
Pop Rap
Score
100
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13.

Roni Size & Reprazent - New Forms
October 28, 1997
Drum and Bass
Score
100
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14.

The Verve - Urban Hymns
September 29, 1997
Alternative Rock
Score
100
Source →

15.

The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole
April 7, 1997
Big Beat
Score
100
Source →

16.

Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus
July 28, 1997
Abstract Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →

17.

Björk - Homogenic
September 23, 1997
Art Pop
Score
100
Source →

18.

Daft Punk - Homework
January 20, 1997
French House
Score
100
Source →

19.

Radiohead - OK Computer
May 21, 1997
Alternative Rock
Score
100
Source →

20.

Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One
April 22, 1997
Indie Rock
Score
100
Source →

21.

Ernst Reijseger - Colla Parte (Versioni per Violoncello solo)
September 16, 1997
Score
90
Source →

22.

Arthur Blythe - Night Song
Score
90
Source →

23.

Marcia Ball - Let Me Play with Your Poodle
June 24, 1997
Blues
Score
90
Source →

24.

Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder - Bluegrass Rules!
October 21, 1997
Bluegrass
Score
90
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25.

Archie Shepp Quartet - True Ballads
Score
90
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings AllMusic awarded albums throughout 1997.
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