List of Top 25 albums for 1997 in Australia

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 GardenSavage Garden119[3]
2.Romeo + JulietSoundtrack19[4]
3.Middle of NowhereHanson12[5]
4.SpiceSpice Girls3
5.Let's Talk About LoveCeline Dion15 [nb 1]
6.Tragic KingdomNo Doubt3
7.Pieces of YouJewel5
8.In DeepTina Arena13[7]
9.Falling into YouCeline Dion14[nb 2]
10.Songs from the SouthPaul Kelly2
11.Telling EverybodyHuman Nature7
12.Secret SamadhiLive2
13.Anthology 1: Greatest Hits 1986-1997John Farnham11[9]
14.Freak ShowSilverchair11[10]
15.SpiceworldSpice Girls2
16.Diana, Princess of Wales: TributeVarious Artists
17.Bill Lawry... This Is Your LifeThe Twelfth Man12 [11]
18.Forgiven, Not ForgottenThe Corrs13[nb 3]
19.My Best Friend's WeddingSoundtrack14 [13]
20.Ixnay on the HombreThe Offspring2
21.Still WatersBee Gees4
22.Recurring DreamCrowded House18[nb 4]
23.The Fat of the LandThe Prodigy11[15]
24.My Promise[nb 5]No Mercy4
25.Snowed InHanson3
26.Jagged Little PillAlanis Morissette110
27.ButterflyMariah Carey11
28.20,000 Watt R.S.L.Midnight Oil11
29.Album of the YearFaith No More11
30.Song Review: A Greatest Hits CollectionStevie Wonder4
31.The DanceFleetwood Mac4
32.ReloadMetallica2
33.The Full MontySoundtrack3
34.Talk on CornersThe Corrs3
35.The Ultimate CollectionCreedence Clearwater Revival10
36.SecretsToni Braxton11
37.Ivy and the Big ApplesSpiderbait3
38.Blue Moon SwampJohn Fogerty8
39.PopU211
40.Yourself or Someone Like YouMatchbox Twenty16
41.Paint the Sky with StarsEnya10
42.The Velvet RopeJanet Jackson4
43.AquariumAqua12
44.Romeo + Juliet Volume 2Soundtrack2
45.Men in Black: The AlbumSoundtrack4
46.Dragk.d. lang4
47.Travelling Without MovingJamiroquai6
48.Greatest HitsSimply Red4
49.EvitaSoundtrack5
50.Led Zeppelin RemastersLed Zeppelin11
51.Future RoadThe Seekers4
52.The Best That I Could Do 1978–1988John Mellencamp5
53.Double AllergicPowderfinger4
54.ÆnimaTool6
55.Throwing CopperLive17
56.Anthology 2: Classic Hits 1967–1985 (Recorded Live)John Farnham12
57.Be Here NowOasis11
58.Pipe DreamJohn Williamson6
59.You Light Up My Life: Inspirational SongsLeAnn Rimes12
60.The Woman in MeShania Twain17
61.The Big PictureElton John5
62.18 til I DieBryan Adams2
63.Barnes Hits AnthologyJimmy Barnes11
64.Music for the Jilted GenerationThe Prodigy9
65.Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the MixMichael Jackson2
66.HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book IMichael Jackson13
67.The Wiggles Movie SoundtrackSoundtrack36
68.Backstreet BoysBackstreet Boys6
69.Fashion NuggetCake9
70.Urban HymnsThe Verve9
71.Unchained Melody: The Early YearsLeAnn Rimes4
72.OK ComputerRadiohead7
73.Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace)Bob Carlisle10
74.Something for Everybody (Baz Luhrmann album)Baz Luhrmann14
75.Songs in the Key of SpringfieldThe Simpsons26
76.Az YetAz Yet24
77.Higher GroundBarbra Streisand14
78.The Very Best of Sting & The PoliceSting & The Police22
79.All Time Greatest HitsElvis Presley7
80.The Colour and the ShapeFoo Fighters5
81.Bringing Down the HorseThe Wallflowers9
82.Amanda MarshallAmanda Marshall15
83.The DayBabyface14
84.BlurBlur22
85.The Very Best of the Bee GeesBee Gees7
86.Greatest Hits Volume IIIBilly Joel12
87.Anthology 3: RaritiesJohn Farnham20
88.Forrest GumpSoundtrack13
89.Destination AnywhereJon Bon Jovi4
90.BlueLeAnn Rimes5
91.EvolutionBoyz II Men6
92.UnpluggedBryan Adams28
93.UnitRegurgitator4
94.Guide to Better LivingGrinspoon11
95.Spawn: The AlbumSoundtrack15
96.Angel BloodLeonardo's Bride25
97.Eternal NightcapThe Whitlams14
98.TangoJulio Iglesias16
99.No Way OutPuff Daddy17
100.December MoonTania Kernaghan30

Top 25 albums of 1997
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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]

References
  1. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 1997". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 16 February 2009.
  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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