The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom. Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1997, as well as albums which peaked in 1996 and 1998 but were in the top 10 in 1997. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
The first new number-one album of the year was Evita: The Complete Motion Picture Music Soundtrack by Madonna and Various artists. Overall, twenty different albums peaked at number-one in 1997, with twenty unique artists hitting that position.
Background Best-selling albums Oasis had the best-selling album of the year with Be Here Now. Urban Hymns by The Verve came in second place Spice by the Spice Girls, Spiceworld by the Spice Girls and White on Blonde by Texas made up the top five. Albums by The Prodigy, Celine Dion, Radiohead, Eternal and Wham! were also in the top-ten best selling albums of the year.
Top-ten albums Key SymbolMeaning‡Album peaked in 1996 but still in chart in 1997.♦Album released in 1997 but peaked in 1998.(#)Year-end top-ten album position and rankEnteredThe date that the album first appeared in the chart.PeakHighest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart.
Entered (week ending)Weeksintop10 Single ArtistPeak Peakreached (week ending)WeeksatpeakAlbums in 1996 29Ocean DriveLighthouse Family 3 1 41Falling into You ‡Celine Dion 1 1 35Older ‡George Michael 1 3 16Everything Must Go ‡Manic Street Preachers 2 2 31The Score ‡The Fugees 2 1 4Coming Up ‡Suede 1 1 17Travelling Without Moving ‡Jamiroquai 2 2 10K ‡Kula Shaker 1 2 6Sheryl Crow ‡Sheryl Crow 5 3 16Greatest Hits ‡Simply Red 1 2 3Stoosh ‡Skunk Anansie 9 2 22Blue Is the Colour ‡The Beautiful South 1 1 9A Different Beat ‡Boyzone 1 1 10Evita: The Complete Motion Picture Music SoundtrackMadonna and Various artists 1 1 43Spice ‡Spice Girls 1 15 7Take Two ‡Robson & Jerome 1 2Albums in 1997 1SecretsToni Braxton 10 1 1Razorblade SuitcaseBush 4 1 1HomeworkDaft Punk 8 1 5GlowReef 1 1 12Tragic KingdomNo Doubt 3 1 42White on BlondeTexas 1 2 1PlaceboPlacebo 5 1 1EarthlingDavid Bowie 6 1 5BlurBlur 1 1 3Hits '97 Volume 1The Smurfs 2 1 2Attack of the Grey LanternMansun 1 1 1Drawn to the Deep EndGene 8 1 1Beautiful FreakEels 5 1 1WhiplashJames 9 1 5PopU2 1 1 2B-sides, Seasides and FreeridesOcean Colour Scene 4 1 4The Very Best of the Bee GeesBee Gees 6 1 1The Healing GameVan Morrison 10 1 4Still WatersBee Gees 2 2 2Nine LivesAerosmith 4 1 9Before the RainEternal 3 1 3Lisa StansfieldLisa Stansfield 2 1 410Wet Wet Wet 2 1 1CowboyErasure 10 1 4Dig Your Own HoleThe Chemical Brothers 1 1 3UltraDepeche Mode 1 1 2Mother Nature CallsCast 3 1 1Share My WorldMary J. Blige 8 1 1Come Find YourselfFun Lovin' Criminals 7 2 4Tellin' StoriesThe Charlatans 1 2 4In It for the MoneySupergrass 2 1 1ShelterThe Brand New Heavies 5 1 6RepublicaRepublica 4 1 3Flaming PiePaul McCartney 2 1 1Andromeda HeightsPrefab Sprout 7 1 1It Doesn't Matter AnymoreThe Supernaturals 9 1 4Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the MixMichael Jackson 1 2 2The Colour and the ShapeFoo Fighters 3 1 1At the ClubKenickie 9 1 5RomanzaAndrea Bocelli 6 1 3Open RoadGary Barlow 1 1 6Do It YourselfThe Seahorses 2 1 9Always on My Mind: The Ultimate Love Songs CollectionElvis Presley 3 1 1Direction Reaction CreationThe Jam 8 1 1Wu-Tang ForeverWu-Tang Clan 1 1 4TimelessSarah Brightman 2 1 4The Best of Bob DylanBob Dylan 6 1 3Middle of NowhereHanson 1 1 1Album of the YearFaith No More 7 1 19OK ComputerRadiohead 1 2 3Destination AnywhereJon Bon Jovi 2 1 1Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in SpaceSpiritualized 4 1 1EV3En Vogue 9 1 6Heavy SoulPaul Weller 2 1 13The Fat of the LandThe Prodigy 1 6 1Some Other Sucker's ParadeDel Amitri 6 1 1Guns in the GhettoUB40 7 1 2Vanishing PointPrimal Scream 2 1 5The Best of Michael Jackson & Jackson 5iveMichael Jackson and The Jackson 5 5 1 2EssentialsDavid Gates and Bread 9 1 1EvergreenEcho & the Bunnymen 8 1 1Songs from Northern BritainTeenage Fanclub 3 1 2No Way OutPuff Daddy & The Family 8 1 4Love is For EverBilly Ocean 7 2 9Backstreet's BackBackstreet Boys 2 1 3Blurring the EdgesMeredith Brooks 5 1 1MaladjustedMorrissey 8 1 11Be Here NowOasis 1 5 2Mouth to MouthLevellers 5 1 1Word Gets AroundStereophonics 6 1 1RadiatorSuper Furry Animals 8 1 3Calling All StationsGenesis 2 1 3Much LoveShola Ama 6 1 3ButterflyMariah Carey 2 1 1New FormsRoni Size/Reprazent 8 1 1Good FeelingTravis 9 1 4Marchin' AlreadyOcean Colour Scene 1 1 1The Very Best of SupertrampSupertramp 8 1 8Maverick a StrikeFinlay Quaye 3 1 1HomogenicBjörk 4 1 1Static & SilenceThe Sundays 10 1 42Urban HymnsThe Verve 1 12 3PortisheadPortishead 2 1 4The Big PictureElton John 3 2 1Bridges to BabylonThe Rolling Stones 6 1 1The Love SongsChris de Burgh 8 1 1Time Out of MindBob Dylan 10 1 1Woman in MeLouise 5 1 1The Velvet RopeJanet Jackson 6 1 1Sci-Fi LullabiesSuede 9 1 2The Nail File: The Best of Jimmy NailJimmy Nail 8 1 7FrescoM People 2 1 1Pleased to Meet YouSleeper 7 1 1The Very Best of The JamThe Jam 9 1 25Postcards from HeavenLighthouse Family 2 2 12Greatest HitsEternal 2 1 3It's My Life – The AlbumSash! 6 2 56Talk on Corners ♦The Corrs 1 10 3Their Greatest HitsHot Chocolate 10 3 6Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John LennonJohn Lennon 4 1 11SpiceworldSpice Girls 1 3 7Paint the Sky with Stars: The Best of EnyaEnya 4 2 2Queen RocksQueen 7 1 8Like You Do... Best of The Lightning SeedsThe Lightning Seeds 5 1 29Let's Talk About LoveCeline Dion 1 5 1ReloadMetallica 4 1 7The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...Wham! 4 5 15Left of the MiddleNatalie Imbruglia 5 1 23All Saints ♦All Saints 2 3
See also 1997 in British music List of number-one albums from the 1990s (UK)
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External links 1997 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)