Top 77 Albums of 1997

  ARTIST ALBUM LABEL
1  Papas Fritas  Helioself  Minty Fresh
2  Built to Spill  Perfect From Now On  Warner Bros.
3  Superchunk  Indoor Living  Merge
4  The Hang Ups  So We Go  Restless/Clean
5  Yo La Tengo  I Can Hear The Heart Beating as One  Matador
6  Radiohead  OK Computer  Capitol
7  Ben Folds Five  Whatever and Ever Amen  550 Music
8  Brother Sun Sister Moon  Brother Sun Sister Moon  Hakatak/TRG
9  Atari Teenage Riot  Burn, Berlin, Burn!  Grand Royal/DHR
10  Bjork  Homogenic/Telegram  Elektra
11  Sleater-Kinney  Dig Me Out  Kill Rock Stars
12  The Promise Ring  Nothing Feels Good  Jade Tree
13  Pavement  Brighten the Corners  Matador/Capitol
14  Blur  Blur  Virgin
15  Cornershop  When I Was Born For the 7th Time  Luaka Bop/Warner Bros.
16  Bis  The New Transistor Heroes  Grand Royal/Capitol
17  Teenage Fanclub  Songs from Northern Britain  Columbia/Creation
18  The Charlatans  Tellin' Stories  Beggars Banquet
19  Stereolab  Dots and Loops  Elektra
20  Belle and Sebastian  If You're Feeling Sinister  The Enclave
21  Autumn Leaves  Treats and Treasures  Grimsey
22  February  Tomorrow is Today  Carrot Top
23  Push Kings  Push Kings  Sealed Fate
24  The Apples in Stereo  Tone Soul Evolution  SpinArt
25  Cinnamon  The Courier  Island
26  Takako Minekawa  Roomic Cube  March
27  Chisel  Set You Free  Gern Blandsten
28  Luna  Pup Tent  Elektra
29  The Honeydogs  Seen a Ghost  Mercury
30  The Geraldine Fibbers  Butch  Virgin
31  Gus Gus  Polydistortion  4AD
32  Future Bible Heroes  Memories of Love  Slow River
33  Verbena  Souls for Sale  Merge
34  The Verve  Urban Hymns  Virgin
35  The Delta '72  The Soul of a New Machine  Touch and Go
36  Portishead  Portishead  London
37  Daft Punk  Homework  Virgin
38  Fatboy Slim  Better Living Through Chemistry  Astralwerks
39  Lifter Puller  Half Dead and Dynamite  No Alternative/TRG
40  The Make Up  Sound Verite  K
41  That Dog  Retreat From the Sun  Geffen
42  Elliot Smith  Either/Or  Kill Rock Stars
43  The Orange Peels  Square  Minty Fresh
44  Mog Stunt Team  King of the Retards  AmRep
45  Siren Six!  The Voice With The Built In Promise  Kingpin
46  The Mighty Blue Kings  Meet Me In Uptown  R-Jay
47  The Softies  Winter Pageant  K
48  Spiritualized  Ladies and Gentlemen Are Floating in Space  Dedicated/Arista
49  Doktor Kosmos  Cocktail  Minty Fresh
50  Wyclef Jean  The Carnival  Ruffhouse/Columbia
51  The Jayhawks  Sound of Lies  American
52  Deformo  The Queen Bazaar  Gourmandizer
53  Mark Eitzel  West  Warner Bros.
54  Broadcast  Work and Non Work  Drag City
55  Ween  The Mollusk  Elektra
56  Supergrass  In It For The Money  Capitol
57  Chemical Brothers  Dig Your Own Hole  Astralwerks
58  Animal Chin  All the Kids Agree  Kingpin
59  The Superfriendz  Sticktoitiveness  March
60  Pizzicato 5  Happy End of the World  Matador
61  Freedom Fighters  My Scientist Friends  AmRep
62  Modest Mouse  The Fruit That Ate Itself EP  K
63  The Dandy Warhols  Come Down  Capitol
64  Mike Watt  Contemplating the Engine Room  Columbia
65  The Sensational Joint Chiefs  Mornin' Train  Fire Truck
66  Guided by Voices  Mag Earwhig!  Matador
67  Dr. Octagon  Dr. Octagonecologyst  Dreamworks
68  Accident Clearinghouse  Accident Clearinghouse Vol. 1: Saginaw Sweetheart  OBT
69  Karate  In Place of Real Insight  Southern
70  The Sandwiches  Hey Cats, We're the Sandwiches!  Edible
71  Ninotchka  7"  Grimsey
72  Rank Strangers  Target  Veto/TRG
73  Damien Jurado  Water Ave. S.  Sub Pop
74  Magnatone  Magnatone  No Alternative/TRG
75  Beyond  Comparison 12"  Rhyme Sayers
76  G. Love & Special Sauce  Yeah, It's That Easy  Okeh/Epic
77  Wally Pleasant  Wallyworld  Miranda