BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP ALBUMS OF 1997

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No.-Album-Artist-Peak Month
  1 COME ON OVER-SHANIA TWAIN-NOVEMBER                                                                           3990
  2 TRAGIC KINGDOM-NO DOUBT-January                                                        2274
  3 SPICE-SPICE GIRLS-May                                                                  1956
  4 PIECES OF YOU-JEWEL-March                                                              1796
  5 SPACE JAM SOUNDTRACK-April                                                             1422
  6 MIDDLE OF NOWHERE-HANSON-July                                                          1196
  7 BRINGING DOWN THE HORSE-WALLFLOWERS-May                                                1192
  8 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE-Leann Rimes-October                                               1092
  9 NO WAY OUT-Puff Daddy & The Family-August                                              1012
 10 LIFE AFTER DEATH-Notorious B.I.G.-April                                                 834
 11 Butterfly-Mariah Carey-October                                                          756
 12 The Dance-Fleetwood Mac-September                                                       740
 13 Sevens-Garth Brooks-December                                                            730
 14 Budizsm-Erykah Badu-February                                                            688
 15 Romeo & Juliet-Soundtrack-January                                                       684
 16 Unchained Melody-Leann Rimes-February                                                   594
 17 Harlem World-Mase-November                                                              580
 18 Men In Black The Album Soundtrack-August                                                574
 19 Aquarium-Aqua-October                                                                   570
 20 Butterfly Kisses-Bob Carlisle-July                                                      542
 21 Carrying Your Love With Me-George Strait-May                                            536
 22 The Fat Of The Land-Prodigy-July                                                        520
 23 God's Property-God's Property From Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation-June                       518
 24 The Preacher's Wife-Soundtrack-January                                                  492
 25 Evita-Soundtrack-February                                                               490
 26 Ghetto D-Master P-September                                                             450
 27 Higher Ground-Barbra Streisand-November                                                 442
 28 Everywhere-Tim McGraw-June                                                              412
 29 Soul Food-Soundtrack-October                                                            406
 30 Share My World-Mary J.Blige-May                                                         406
 31 Surfacing-Sarah McLachlan-August                                                        404
 32 A Collection Of Hits-Trish Yearwood-September                                           392
 33 Evolution-Boyz/Men-October                                                              354
 34 Reload-Metallica-December                                                               340
 35 Pop-U2-March                                                                            318
 36 Art Of War-Bone Thugs 'n' Harmony-August                                                308
 37 Did I Shave My Legs For This?-Deana Carter-January                                      304
 38 Secret Samadhi-Live-March                                                               250
 39 Nine Lives-Aerosmith-April                                                              240
 40 Wu Tang Forever-Wu Tang Clan-June                                                       228
 41 Batman & Robin Soundtrack-July                                                          224
 42 Selena-Soundtrack-April                                                                 224
 43 The Velvet Rope-Janet Jackson-October                                                   220
 44 Untouchables-Scarface-March                                                             198
 45 Floored-Sugar Ray-August                                                                188
 46 Supa Dupa Fly-Missy "Misdemeanor"-August                                                178
 47 Greatest Hits Collection-Brooks & Dunn-October                                          176
 48 Snowed In-Hanson-December                                                               166
 49 Gridlock'd Soundtrack-February                                                          162
 50 Gang Related Soundtrack-October                                                         154
 51 Howard Stern:Private Parts-March                                                        144
 52 Flaming Pie-Paul McCartney-June                                                         142
 53 When Disaster Strikes-Busta Rhymes-October                                              140
 54 Def Jam's How To Be A Player-Soundtrack-August                                          128
 55 Spawn:The Album-Soundtrack-August                                                       122
 56 The Firm The Album-Nas Escobar,Foxy Brown,Az And Nature-November                        122
 57 R U Still Down?-2 Pac-December                                                          110
 58 Be Here Now-Oasis-September                                                             102
 59 Bridges To Babylon-The Rolling Stones-October                                            96
 60 LSG-Levert,Sweat,Gill-November                                                           96
 61 Transistor-311-August                                                                    94
 62 Live-Erykah Badu-December                                                                94
 63 I'm Bout It-Soundtrack-June                                                              94
 64 The 18th Letter-Rakim-November                                                           88
 65 EV3-En Vogue-July                                                                        86
 66 Shaming Of The Sun-Indigo Girls-May                                                      84
 67 Tru 2 Da Game-Tru-March                                                                  82
 68 Waterbed Hev-Heavy D-May                                                                 80
 69 Billy Joel's Greatest Hits Volume III-September                                          78
 70 Straight On Til Morning-Blues Traveler-July                                              78
 71 Hourglass-James Taylor-June                                                              78
 72 Pure Moods-Various Artists-August                                                        78
 73 Still Waters-Bee Gees-May                                                                76
 74 Sublime-Sublime-September                                                                70
 75 My Best Friend's Wedding-Soundtrack-August                                               68
 76 Live At Red Rocks-Dave Mathews Band-November                                             56
 77 I Got Next-KRS One-June                                                                  56
 78 Unpredictable-Mystikal-November                                                          56
 79 In My Lifetime:Volume I-Jay Z-November                                                   56
 80 Generation Swine-Motley Crue-July                                                        54
 81 Ultra-Depeche Mode-May                                                                   52
 82 Lost Highway Soundtrack-March                                                            48
 83 Phenomenon-L.L. Cool J-October                                                           48
 84 Much Afraid-Jars Of Clay-October                                                         46
 85 Behind The Eyes-Amy Grant-September                                                      46
 86 Master P.Presents...West Coast Bad Boyz II-Various Artists-February                      46
 87 The Big Picture-Elton John-October                                                       44
 88 Love,Peace & Nappiness-Lost Boyz-June                                                    44
 89 Ixnay On The Hombre-Offspring-February                                                   44
 90 The Colour & The Shape-Foo Fighters-June                                                 42
 91 Cryptic Writings-Megadeth-July                                                           42
 92 Time Out Of Mind-Bob Dylan-October                                                       42
 93 Take A Look Over Your Shoulder-Warren G.-April                                           40
 94 BBC Sessions-Led Zeppelin-December                                                       38
 95 Freak Show Soundtrack-Silverchair-February                                               38
 96 Nothing To Lose Soundtrack-July                                                          38
 97 The Ozzman Cometh-Ozzy Osbourne-November                                                 36
 98 All That I Am-Joe-August                                                                 36
 98 1997 Grammy Award Winners-March                                                          34
 99 Dig Your Own Hole-Chemical Brothers-April                                                34
101 Romances-Luis Miguel-August                                                              34
102 Based On A True Story-Mack 10-October                                                    34