List of top 25 albums for 1997 in Australia

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The following lists the top 100 albums of 1997 in Australia from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) End of Year Albums Chart. [1] [2]

#TitleArtistHighest pos. reachedweeks at No. 1
1. Savage Garden Savage Garden 119 [3]
2. Romeo + Juliet Soundtrack19 [4]
3. Middle of Nowhere Hanson 12 [5]
4. Spice Spice Girls 3
5. Let's Talk About Love Celine Dion 15 [nb 1]
6. Tragic Kingdom No Doubt 3
7. Pieces of You Jewel 5
8. In Deep Tina Arena 13 [7]
9. Falling into You Celine Dion 14 [nb 2]
10. Songs from the South Paul Kelly 2
11. Telling Everybody Human Nature 7
12. Secret Samadhi Live 2
13. Anthology 1: Greatest Hits 1986-1997 John Farnham 11 [9]
14. Freak Show Silverchair 11 [10]
15. Spiceworld Spice Girls 2
16. Diana, Princess of Wales: Tribute Various Artists
17. Bill Lawry... This Is Your Life The Twelfth Man 12 [11]
18. Forgiven, Not Forgotten The Corrs 13 [nb 3]
19. My Best Friend's Wedding Soundtrack14 [13]
20. Ixnay on the Hombre The Offspring 2
21. Still Waters Bee Gees 4
22. Recurring Dream Crowded House 18 [nb 4]
23. The Fat of the Land The Prodigy 11 [15]
24. My Promise [nb 5] No Mercy 4
25. Snowed In Hanson 3
26. Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette 110
27. Butterfly Mariah Carey 11
28. 20,000 Watt R.S.L. Midnight Oil 11
29. Album of the Year Faith No More 11
30. Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection Stevie Wonder 4
31. The Dance Fleetwood Mac 4
32. Reload Metallica 2
33. The Full Monty Soundtrack3
34. Talk on Corners The Corrs 3
35.The Ultimate Collection Creedence Clearwater Revival 10
36. Secrets Toni Braxton 11
37. Ivy and the Big Apples Spiderbait 3
38. Blue Moon Swamp John Fogerty 8
39. Pop U2 11
40. Yourself or Someone Like You Matchbox Twenty 16
41. Paint the Sky with Stars Enya 10
42. The Velvet Rope Janet Jackson 4
43. Aquarium Aqua 12
44. Romeo + Juliet Volume 2 Soundtrack2
45. Men in Black: The Album Soundtrack4
46. Drag k.d. lang 4
47. Travelling Without Moving Jamiroquai 6
48. Greatest Hits Simply Red 4
49. Evita Soundtrack5
50. Led Zeppelin Remasters Led Zeppelin 11
51. Future Road The Seekers 4
52. The Best That I Could Do 1978–1988 John Mellencamp 5
53. Double Allergic Powderfinger 4
54. Ænima Tool 6
55. Throwing Copper Live 17
56. Anthology 2: Classic Hits 1967–1985 (Recorded Live) John Farnham 12
57. Be Here Now Oasis 11
58.Pipe Dream John Williamson 6
59. You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs LeAnn Rimes 12
60. The Woman in Me Shania Twain 17
61. The Big Picture Elton John 5
62. 18 til I Die Bryan Adams 2
63. Barnes Hits Anthology Jimmy Barnes 11
64. Music for the Jilted Generation The Prodigy 9
65. Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix Michael Jackson 2
66. HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I Michael Jackson 13
67. The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack Soundtrack36
68. Backstreet Boys Backstreet Boys 6
69. Fashion Nugget Cake 9
70. Urban Hymns The Verve 9
71. Unchained Melody: The Early Years LeAnn Rimes 4
72. OK Computer Radiohead 7
73. Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace) Bob Carlisle 10
74. Something for Everybody (Baz Luhrmann album) Baz Luhrmann 14
75. Songs in the Key of Springfield The Simpsons 26
76. Az Yet Az Yet 24
77. Higher Ground Barbra Streisand 14
78. The Very Best of Sting & The Police Sting & The Police 22
79.All Time Greatest Hits Elvis Presley 7
80. The Colour and the Shape Foo Fighters 5
81. Bringing Down the Horse The Wallflowers 9
82. Amanda Marshall Amanda Marshall 15
83. The Day Babyface 14
84. Blur Blur 22
85. The Very Best of the Bee Gees Bee Gees 7
86. Greatest Hits Volume III Billy Joel 12
87. Anthology 3: Rarities John Farnham 20
88. Forrest Gump Soundtrack13
89. Destination Anywhere Jon Bon Jovi 4
90. Blue LeAnn Rimes 5
91. Evolution Boyz II Men 6
92. Unplugged Bryan Adams 28
93. Unit Regurgitator 4
94. Guide to Better Living Grinspoon 11
95. Spawn: The Album Soundtrack15
96. Angel Blood Leonardo's Bride 25
97. Eternal Nightcap The Whitlams 14
98. Tango Julio Iglesias 16
99. No Way Out Puff Daddy 17
100.December Moon Tania Kernaghan 30

Peak chart positions from 1997 are from the ARIA Charts, overall position on the End of Year Chart is calculated by ARIA based on the number of weeks and position that the records reach within the Top 50 albums for each week during 1997. [2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Let's Talk About Love debuted at #1 in November, 1997 and again in January, 1998 [6]
  2. ↑ Falling into You debuted at #1 in March 1996 and again in July, 1996 remaining in the charts until November, 1997 [8]
  3. ↑ Forgiven, Not Forgotten entered the charts in March, 1996 and reached #1 in August, 1996 and again in September, 1996 remaining in the charts until March, 1998 [12]
  4. ↑ Recurring Dream debuted at #1 in July, 1996 and again in December, 1996 through to January 1997 remaining in the charts until October, 1997 [14]
  5. ↑ My Promise was released in the United States as No Mercy but was retitled for its Australian release [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 1997". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 16 February 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Official ARIA Charts". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
  3. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Savage Garden". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
  4. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Romeo + Juliet". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
  5. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Middle of Nowhere". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
  6. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Let's Talk About Love". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
  7. ↑ "ARIA Charts - In Deep". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  8. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Let's Talk About Love". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  9. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Anthology". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  10. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Freak Show". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  11. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Bill Lawry". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  12. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Forgiven, Not Forgotten". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  13. ↑ "ARIA Charts - My Best Friend's Wedding". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  14. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Recurring Dream". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  15. ↑ "ARIA Charts - The Fat of the Land". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  16. ↑ "ARIA Charts - My Promises". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
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