NME’s best albums and tracks of 1997

By NME
Spiritualized, 'Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space'

Albums Of The Year

1
Spiritualized
Ladies And Gentleman We Are Floating In Space
2Radiohead
OK Computer
3The Verve
Urban Hymns
4Primal Scream
Vanishing Point
5Super Furry Animals
Radiator
6Cornershop
When I Was Born For The Seventh Time
7Mogwai
Young Team
8Teenage Fanclub
Songs From Northern Britain
9Bentley Rhythm Ace
Bentley Rhythm Ace
10Supergrass
In It For The Money
  1. Daft Punk – Homework
  2. The Chemical Brothers – Dig Your Own Hole
  3. Blur – Blur
  4. The Charlatans – Tellin’ Stories
  5. Bjork – Homogenic
  6. Death In Vegas – Dead Elvis
  7. The Prodigy – The Fat Of The Land
  8. Wu-Tang Clan – Wu-Tang Forever
  9. Yo La Tengo – I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One
  10. Gravediggaz – The Pick, The Sickle And The Shovel
  11. Black Grape – Stupid Stupid Stupid
  12. The Divine Comedy – A Short Album About Love
  13. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – The Boatman’s Call
  14. Pavement – Brighten The Corners
  15. Oasis – Be Here Now
  16. Stereolab – Dots And Loops
  17. Grandaddy – Under The Western Freeway
  18. Roni Size & Reprazent – New Forms
  19. Travis – Good Feeling
  20. Mick Head Introducing The Strands – The Magical World Of The Strands
  1. Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci – Barafundle
  2. Portishead – Portishead
  3. Eels – Beautiful Freak
  4. Squarepusher – Hard Normal Daddy
  5. Jonathan Fire* Eater – Tremble Under Boom Lights
  6. Prolapse – The Italian Flag
  7. Wilco – Being There
  8. Missy Elliot – Supa Dupa Fly
  9. Photek – Modus Operandi
  10. David Holmes – Lets Get Killed
  11. Echo And The Bunnymen – Evergreen
  12. Finley Quaye – Maverick A Strike
  13. Tindersticks – Curtains
  14. Mansun – Attack Of The Grey Lantern
  15. Scarfo – Luxury Plane Crash
  16. Foo Fighters – The Colour And The Shape
  17. Howie B – Turn The Dark Off
  18. Robert Wyatt – Shleep
  19. Silver Sun – Silver Sun
  20. The Wannadies – Bagsy Me

Tracks Of The Year

1
The Verve
Bitter Sweet Symphony
2Blur
Song 2
3The Verve
The Drugs Don’t Work
4Embrace
All You Good Good People
5Primal Scream
Kowalski
6Radiohead
Paranoid Android
7Blue Boy
Remember Me
8Spiritualized
Electricity
9Massive Attack
Risingson
10The Chemical Brothers
Block Rockin’ Beats
  1. Daft Punk – Da Funk
  2. Echo And The Bunnyman – Nothing Lasts Forever
  3. Arab Strap – The Girls Of Summer E.P.
  4. Mogwai – New Paths To Helicon
  5. Pavement – Stereo
  6. Cornershop – Brimful Of Asha
  7. Teenage Fanclub – Ain’t That Enough
  8. Daft Punk – Around The World
  9. The Beta Band – Champion Versions EP
  10. Goldie Featuring KRS-One – Digital
  11. Embrace – Fireworks EP
  12. Belle & Sebastian – Lazy Line Painter Jane
  13. Blur – Beetlebum
  14. DJ Shadow – High Noon
  15. The Chemical Brothers – The Private Psychedlic Reel
  16. Black Grape – Get Higher
  17. Primal Scream – Star
  18. Six By Seven – European Me
  19. Oasis – D’you Know What I Mean
  20. Lo-Fidelelity Allstars – Kool Rock Bass
  1. Bentley Rhythm Ace – Bentley’s Gonna Sort You Out
  2. Roni Size – Brown Paper Bag
  3. Wu-Tang Clan – Triumph
  4. Aphex Twin – Come To Daddy
  5. Belle And Sebastian – 3.. 6.. 9.. Seconds Of Light
  6. The Charlatans – North Country Boy
  7. The Wannadies – Hit
  8. Add N To X – King Wasp
  9. Beck – Deadweight
  10. Fatboy Slim – Everybody Needs a 303′
  11. Pulp – Help The Aged
  12. Orbital – Satan
  13. Missy ‘ Misdemeanour’ Elliott – The Rain
  14. Eels – Novocaine For The Soul
  15. Death In Vegas – Rocco
  16. Dinosaur Jr – Take A Run At The Sun
  17. Travis – All I Wanna Do Is Rock
  18. Kirk Lake – Five Finger Discount
  20. Nick Cave – Into My Arms
  21. Supergrass – Late In The Day

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