These are the Oricon number one albums of 1997, per the Oricon Albums Chart.
Chart history +KeyIndicates best-selling album of 1997
Issue Date Album Artist(s) January 13 Maximum MAX January 20 January 27 True L'Arc-en-Ciel February 3 Sicks The Yellow Monkey February 10 Magma Koshi Inaba February 17 Welcome-Muzik Kohmi Hirose February 24 Magma Koshi Inaba March 3 Dreams & Memories Favorite Blue March 10 Cowgirl Dreamin' Yumi Matsutoya March 17 Bolero Mr. Children March 24 Faces Places Globe March 31 April 7 The Power Source Judy and Mary April 14 April 21 Everlasting Every Little Thing April 28 May 5 Zard Blend: Sun & Stone Zard May 12 May 19 Smiling: The Best of Noriyuki Makihara Noriyuki Makihara May 26 June 2 Starting Over Speed June 9 June 16 June 23 Evangelion: Death TV soundtrack June 30 Cranberry Soda Ryuichi Kawamura July 7 Kawamoto Makoto Makoto Kawamoto July 14 Paradox Nanase Aikawa July 21 July 28 A Album Kinki Kids August 4 Concentration 20 Namie Amuro August 11 August 18 Power of Dreams Maki Ohguro August 25 September 1 September 8 September 15 Fuzakenja nē Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi September 22 Butterfly Mariah Carey September 29 Junior Sweet Chara October 6 October 13 Review Glay October 20 October 27 November 3 November 10 November 17 Wands Historical Best Album Wands November 24 Sing or Die Dreams Come True December 1 Survive B'z December 8 Love Ryuichi Kawamura December 15 December 22 I·De·A Kyosuke Himuro December 29 Singles Luna Sea
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