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The Best Electronic Albums of 1997 by User Score

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1997

1. Björk - Homogenic

Björk - Homogenic

September 23rd, 1997

Art Pop, Electronic

USER SCORE

92

5,689 ratings

2. Nobuo Uematsu - Final Fantasy VII

Nobuo Uematsu - Final Fantasy VII

February 10th, 1997

Sequencer & Tracker, Cinematic Classical

USER SCORE

89

87 ratings

3. Fishmans - 宇宙日本世田谷 (Uchū Nippon Setagaya)

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

4. 平沢進 [Susumu Hirasawa] - Legendary Wind Sword BERSERK Original Soundtrack

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

5. Stereolab - Dots and Loops

Stereolab - Dots and Loops

September 23rd, 1997

Indietronica, Ambient Pop, Post-Rock, Neo-Psychedelia

USER SCORE

85

1,011 ratings

6. Portishead - Portishead

Portishead - Portishead

September 30th, 1997

Trip Hop, Dark Jazz, Turntablism

USER SCORE

84

1,144 ratings

7. Kylie Minogue - Impossible Princess

Kylie Minogue - Impossible Princess

November 1st, 1997

Electronic, Art Pop, Alternative Dance, Trip Hop

USER SCORE

84

446 ratings

8. The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land

The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land

June 30th, 1997

USER SCORE

83

996 ratings

9. Amon Tobin - Bricolage

Amon Tobin - Bricolage

May 19th, 1997

Jazzstep, Nu Jazz

USER SCORE

83

284 ratings

10. The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole

The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole

April 7th, 1997

USER SCORE

82

460 ratings

11. Biosphere - Substrata

Biosphere - Substrata

October 21st, 1997

Ambient, Electronic

USER SCORE

82

234 ratings

12. Photek - Modus Operandi

Photek - Modus Operandi

September 8th, 1997

USER SCORE

82

34 ratings

13. Monolake - Hongkong

Monolake - Hongkong

December 15th, 1997

USER SCORE

82

40 ratings

14. Mouse on Mars - Autoditacker

Mouse on Mars - Autoditacker

August 18th, 1997

USER SCORE

81

29 ratings

15. Grandaddy - Under The Western Freeway

Grandaddy - Under The Western Freeway

October 21st, 1997

Indie Rock, Indietronica, Noise Pop

USER SCORE

81

220 ratings

16. GusGus - Polydistortion

GusGus - Polydistortion

April 8th, 1997

Trip Hop, Downtempo

USER SCORE

81

28 ratings

17. Denki Groove - A

Denki Groove - A

May 14th, 1997

Techno, Electronic Dance Music

USER SCORE

81

26 ratings

18. Squarepusher - Hard Normal Daddy

Squarepusher - Hard Normal Daddy

April 28th, 1997

USER SCORE

81

275 ratings

19. KMFDM - Symbols

KMFDM - Symbols

September 23rd, 1997

Electro-Industrial

USER SCORE

81

46 ratings

20. Christoph de Babalon - If You're Into It, I'm Out of It

Christoph de Babalon - If You're Into It, I'm Out of It

September 8th, 1997

Breakcore, Dark Ambient, Jungle

USER SCORE

80

225 ratings

21. Aphex Twin - Come to Daddy

Aphex Twin - Come to Daddy

October 6th, 1997

IDM, Drill and Bass

USER SCORE

80

876 ratings

22. µ-Ziq - Lunatic Harness

µ-Ziq - Lunatic Harness

June 30th, 1997

IDM, Atmospheric Drum and Bass, Drill and Bass

USER SCORE

80

203 ratings

23. Gas - Zauberberg

Gas - Zauberberg

December 0th, 1997

Ambient Techno, Minimal Techno, Ambient

USER SCORE

80

146 ratings

24. Laika - Sounds of the Satellites

Laika - Sounds of the Satellites

February 24th, 1997

Trip Hop, Ambient Pop, Post-Rock, Dream Pop

USER SCORE

79

53 ratings

25. Plaid - Not for Threes

Plaid - Not for Threes

October 27th, 1997

USER SCORE

79

37 ratings

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