THE OFFICIAL NEW ZEALAND'S (R.I.A.N.Z:BARRY KOWAL) CHART'S TOP ALBUMS FOR 1997

No.-Song-Artist-Peak Month
  1 URBAN HYMNS-THE VERVE-OCTOBER                                                                                2010
  2 SAVAGE GARDEN-SAVAGE GARDEN-November                                                        1996
  3 SPICE-SPICE GIRLS-January                                                                   1856
  4 PIECES OF YOU-JEWEL-August                                                                  1636
  5 OK COMPUTER-RADIOHEAD-June                                                                  1448
  6 THE FAT OF THE LAND-THE PRODIGY-July                                                        1436
  7 ROMEO & JULIET-SOUNDTRACK-April                                                             1328
  8 SPICEWORLD-Spice Girls-November                                                             1118
  9 DRIVE-Bic Runga-August                                                                      1112
 10 TRAGIC KINGDOM-No Doubt-January                                                             1082
 11 Middle Of Nowhere-Hanson-July                                                                918
 12 Portishead-Portishead-October                                                                838
 13 Music For The Jilted Generation-Prodigy-February                                             784
 14 Pop-U2-March                                                                                 778
 15 Forgiven,Not Forgotten-The Corrs-February                                                    774
 16 Still Waters-Bee Gees-August                                                                 764
 17 Bringing Down The Horse-Wallflowers-May                                                      698
 18 Secret Samadhi-Live-May                                                                      670
 19 The Very Best Of Cat Stevens-Cat Stevens-September                                           652
 20 Dig Your Own Hole-Chemical Brothers-April                                                    610
 21 Very Best Of The Bee Gees-September                                                          608
 22 The Will To Live-Ben Harper-June                                                             556
 23 One Fierce Beer Coaster-Bloodhound Gang-August                                               508
 24 Evita-Soundtrack-March                                                                       480
 25 Men In Black The Album-Soundtrack-September                                                  438
 26 Travelling Without Moving-Jamiroquai-February                                                428
 27 Album Of The Year-Faith No More-July                                                         402
 28 Antichrist Superstar-Marilyn Manson-March                                                    394
 29 Blood On The Dancefloor-Michael Jackson-June                                                 360
 30 Deuces Wild-BB King-December                                                                 354
 31 Spawn Soundtrack-Various Artists-September                                                   354
 32 Ixnay On The Hombre-Offspring-February                                                       342
 33 Paint The Sky With Stars:The Best Of...-Enya-December                                        332
 34 Be Here Now-Oasis-September                                                                  332
 35 Wildest Dreams-Tina Turner-April                                                             314
 36 Fight For Your Mind-Ben Harper-April                                                         288
 37 Disciplined Breakdown-Collective Soul-March                                                  286
 38 The Saint Soundtrack-Various Artists-June                                                    282
 39 The Very Best Of Sting & The Police-Sting And The Police-December                            280
 40 Reload-Metallica-December                                                                    262
 41 The Healing Game-Van Morrison-April                                                          260
 42 Homework-Daft Punk-August                                                                    242
 43 Wu Tang Forever-Wu Tang Clan-June                                                            232
 44 Blur-Blur-November                                                                           220
 45 Shine Soundtrack-Various Artists-February                                                    216
 46 Romeo & Juliet Volume II-Soundtrack-June                                                     212
 47 Blurring The Esges-Meredith Brooks-July                                                      206
 48 The Big Picture-Elton John-October                                                           200
 49 Blue-Leann Rimes-March                                                                       194
 50 Spacejam Soundtrack-Various Artists-January                                                  190
 51 Butterfly-Mariah Carey-October                                                               176
 52 Song Review-A Greatest Hits Collection-Stevie Wonder-January                                 174
 53 Freak Show Soundtrack-Silverchair-February                                                   158
 54 Snowed In-Hanson-December                                                                    152
 55 The Colour & The Shape-Foo Fighters-June                                                     150
 56 Razorblade Suitcase-Bush-January                                                             148
 57 The Dance-Fleetwood Mac-September                                                            146
 58 Better Never Than Late-The Exponents-June                                                    146
 59 In The Mirror-Yanni-May                                                                      146
 60 Evolution-Boyz/Men-November                                                                  144
 61 No Way Out-Puff Daddy-August                                                                 144
 62 The Last Great Romantic-David Helfgott-February                                              144
 63 A-Sides-Soundgarden-November                                                                 136
 64 The Boatman's Call-Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds-March                                           136
 65 Homogenic-Bjork-October                                                                      132
 66 Grace-Kathleen Battle-May                                                                    132
 67 The Best Of . . .-The Pogues-April                                                           116
 68 Baja Sessions-Chris Isaak-May                                                                110
 69 Fresco-M People-November                                                                     100
 70 Art Of War-Bone Thugs N Harmony-August                                                        92
 71 In It For The Money-Supergrass-May                                                            90
 72 Renaissance-Soweto String Quartet-July                                                        88
 73 So Much For The Afterglow-Everclear-November                                                  86
 74 The Book Of Secrets-Lorena McKennitt-November                                                 84
 75 Unmasked-Rob Guest-September                                                                  78
 76 Time Out Of Mind-Bob Dylan-November                                                           76
 77 Glow-Reef-May                                                                                 72
 78 First Band On The Moon-The Cardigans-March                                                    72
 79 Death To The Pixies-The Pixies-October                                                        48
 80 The Velvet Rope-Janet Jackson-October                                                         46
 81 Az Yet-Az Yet-April                                                                           44
 82 30 Years Of Pride-Charley Pride-March                                                         44
 83 Bridges To Babylon-The Rolling Stones-October                                                 42
 84 Take A Look Over Your Shoulder-Warren G-May                                                   42
 85 Trainspotting Volume 2 Soundtrack-Various Artists-October                                     38
 86 The Day-Babyface-February                                                                     38
 87 18 'Til I Die-Bryan Adams-February                                                            36
 88 Nine Lives-Aerosmith-March                                                                    34
 89 Take Two-Robson & Jerome-August                                                               34
 90 Something Special-Foster & Allen-June                                                         34