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Best Albums of 1997 by User Score

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Genre
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1.

Radiohead - OK Computer
May 21st, 1997
Art Rock, Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
94
13,205 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

2.

Björk - Homogenic
September 23rd, 1997
Art Pop, Electronic
USER SCORE
92
5,689 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

Godspeed You Black Emperor! - F♯ A♯ ∞
August 14th, 1997
Post-Rock
USER SCORE
90
2,807 ratings
Amazon

4.

Shiro Sagisu - The End of Evangelion
September 26th, 1997
Modern Classical, Orchestral, Cinematic Classical
USER SCORE
90
293 ratings
Amazon

5.

Racionais MC's - Sobrevivendo no Inferno
October 7th, 1997
Conscious Hip Hop, Boom Bap, Hardcore Hip Hop
USER SCORE
90
459 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

6.

Elliott Smith - Either/Or
February 25th, 1997
Indie Folk, Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
89
2,984 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

7.

Nobuo Uematsu - Final Fantasy VII
February 10th, 1997
Sequencer & Tracker, Cinematic Classical
USER SCORE
89
87 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music

8.

Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West
November 18th, 1997
Indie Rock, Midwest Emo
USER SCORE
88
1,836 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

9.

Janet - The Velvet Rope
October 7th, 1997
Contemporary R&B, Alternative R&B
USER SCORE
88
1,251 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

Fishmans - 宇宙 日本 世田谷 (Uchū Nippon Setagaya)
July 24th, 1997
Dream Pop, Downtempo, Ambient Pop
USER SCORE
88
1,089 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

久石譲 [Joe Hisaishi] - Princess Mononoke
July 2nd, 1997
Modern Classical, Cinematic Classical
USER SCORE
88
133 ratings
Amazon

12.

Tiro De Gracia - Ser Humano!!
August 0th, 1997
Latin Rap, Conscious Hip Hop
USER SCORE
87
46 ratings
Amazon

13.

Anthony Braxton - Quartet (Santa Cruz) 1993
Free Jazz, Free Improvisation
USER SCORE
86
52 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

Ween - The Mollusk
June 24th, 1997
Neo-Psychedelia, Art Rock
USER SCORE
86
1,831 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

Built to Spill - Perfect From Now On
January 28th, 1997
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
86
812 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Experimental Rock, Noise Rock, Post-Rock
USER SCORE
86
32 ratings
Amazon

17.

Erykah Badu - Baduizm
February 11th, 1997
Neo-Soul, R&B, Soul
USER SCORE
86
795 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

平沢進 [Susumu Hirasawa] - Legendary Wind Sword BERSERK Original Soundtrack
November 6th, 1997
Electronic, Electro-Industrial, Dark Ambient, Dungeon Synth, New Age
USER SCORE
86
134 ratings
Amazon

19.

Emperor - Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk
July 8th, 1997
Symphonic Black Metal
USER SCORE
85
231 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus
July 28th, 1997
Abstract Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop
USER SCORE
85
404 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club
September 16th, 1997
Bolero, Afro-Cuban Jazz
USER SCORE
85
511 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Stereolab - Dots and Loops
September 23rd, 1997
Indietronica, Ambient Pop, Post-Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
USER SCORE
85
1,011 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

Mariah Carey - Butterfly
September 16th, 1997
Contemporary R&B, R&B
USER SCORE
85
750 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

Starflyer 59 - Americana
January 1st, 1997
Indie Rock, Shoegaze, Dream Pop
USER SCORE
85
28 ratings
Amazon

25.

Dimmu Borgir - Enthrone Darkness Triumphant
May 30th, 1997
Melodic Black Metal, Black Metal, Symphonic Black Metal
USER SCORE
85
45 ratings
Amazon
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