Top European Albums - Year-end 1997

The best selling album in 1997 in Europe was SPICE by SPICE GIRLS.

RankArtistAlbumReleased
1 SPICE GIRLS SPICE 1996
2 ANDREA BOCELLI ROMANZA 1997
3 NO DOUBT TRAGIC KINGDOM 1995
4 U2 POP 1997
5 TONI BRAXTON SECRETS 1996
6 MADONNA EVITA (SOUNDTRACK) 1996
7 ANDREA BOCELLI BOCELLI 1995
8 CELINE DION FALLING INTO YOU 1996
9 BACKSTREET BOYS BACKSTREET'S BACK 1997
10 THE PRODIGY THE FAT OF THE LAND 1997
11 OASIS BE HERE NOW 1997
12 THE VERVE URBAN HYMNS 1997
13 MICHAEL JACKSON BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR - HISTORY IN THE MIX 1997
14 THE ROLLING STONES BRIDGES TO BABYLON 1997
15 BACKSTREET BOYS BACKSTREET BOYS 1996
16 RADIOHEAD OK COMPUTER 1997
17 TEXAS WHITE ON BLONDE 1997
18 ELTON JOHN THE BIG PICTURE 1997
19 JAMIROQUAI TRAVELLING WITHOUT MOVING 1996
20 BEE GEES STILL WATERS 1997
21 DEPECHE MODE ULTRA 1997
22 AQUA AQUARIUM 1997
23 NO MERCY MY PROMISE 1996
24 TIC TAC TOE KLAPPE DIE 2TE 1997
25 ERA ERA 1996
26 SKUNK ANANSIE STOOSH 1996
27 SPICE GIRLS SPICEWORLD 1997
28 HANSON MIDDLE OF NOWHERE 1997
29 ZUCCHERO THE BEST OF ZUCCHERO SUGAR FORNACIARI'S GREATEST HITS 1996
30 EROS RAMAZZOTTI EROS 1997
31 TIC TAC TOE TIC TAC TOE 1996
32 JOE COCKER ACROSS FROM MIDNIGHT 1997
33 JULIO IGLESIAS TANGO 1996
34 AEROSMITH NINE LIVES 1997
35 GEORGE MICHAEL OLDER 1996
36 JON BON JOVI DESTINATION ANYWHERE 1997
37 SOUNDTRACK SPACE JAM 1996
38 EROS RAMAZZOTTI DOVE C'E MUSICA 1996
39 THE KELLY FAMILY ALMOST HEAVEN 1996
40 SOUNDTRACK ROMEO + JULIET 1996
41 PUFF DADDY NO WAY OUT 1997
42 MARIAH CAREY BUTTERFLY 1997
43 ALANIS MORISSETTE JAGGED LITTLE PILL 1995
44 PASCAL OBISPO SUPERFLU 1996
45 PORTISHEAD PORTISHEAD 1997
46 SIMPLY RED GREATEST HITS 1996
47 BLUR BLUR 1997
48 FUGEES THE SCORE 1996
49 JANET JACKSON THE VELVET ROPE 1997
50 JEAN-MICHEL JARRE OXYGENE 7-13 1997
51 CELINE DION LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE 1997
52 PINO DANIELE DIMMI COSA SUCCEDE SULLA TERRA 1997
53 RAMMSTEIN SEHNSUCHT 1997
54 BJORK HOMOGENIC 1997
55 SARAH BRIGHTMAN TIME TO SAY GOODBYE / TIMELESS 1997
56 ENYA PAINT THE SKY WITH STARS - THE BEST OF ENYA 1997
57 CELINE DION LIVE A PARIS 1996
58 WOLFGANG PETRY ALLES 1996
59 SUPERTRAMP SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE 1997
60 PATRICIA KAAS DANS MA CHAIR 1997
61 GENESIS CALLING ALL STATIONS 1997
62 JOHN FOGERTY BLUE MOON SWAMP 1997
63 THE OFFSPRING IXNAY ON THE HOMBRE 1997
64 JOVANOTTI LORENZO 1997 - L'ALBERO 1997
65 2 BE 3 PARTIR UN JOUR 1997
66 PAUL MCCARTNEY FLAMING PIE 1997
67 ENIGMA ENIGMA 3 - LE ROI EST MORT, VIVE LE ROI! 1996
68 DAFT PUNK HOMEWORK 1997
69 MEREDITH BROOKS BLURRING THE EDGES 1997
70 ROD STEWART IF WE FALL IN LOVE TONIGHT 1996
71 THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH BLUE IS THE COLOUR 1996
72 LISA STANSFIELD LISA STANSFIELD 1997
73 METALLICA RELOAD 1997
74 WOLFGANG PETRY NIE GENUG 1997
75 JEAN-JACQUES GOLDMAN EN PASSANT 1997
76 WU-TANG CLAN WU-TANG FOREVER 1997
77 THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS DIG YOUR OWN HOLE 1997
78 VAYA CON DIOS THE BEST OF 1996
79 LIGABUE SU E GIÚ DA UN PALCO 1997
80 LITFIBA MONDI SOMMERSI 1997
81 MYLÈNE FARMER LIVE À BERCY 1997
82 BEE GEES THE VERY BEST OF THE BEE GEES 1990
83 LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY OCEAN DRIVE 1995
84 NANA NANA 1997
85 WHITNEY HOUSTON THE PREACHER'S WIFE (SOUNDTRACK) 1996
86 ANDRE RIEU STRAUSS & CO / VALSES 1994
87 BOB DYLAN TIME OUT OF MIND 1997
88 DOC GYNECO PREMIÈRE CONSULTATION 1996
89 ANDREA BOCELLI VIAGGIO ITALIANO 1995
90 MICHAEL JACKSON HISTORY: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE - BOOK I 1995
91 ERIC GADD THE RIGHT WAY 1997
92 ETERNAL BEFORE THE RAIN 1997
93 IAM L'ÉCOLE DU MICRO D'ARGENT 1997
94 BOB DYLAN THE BEST OF BOB DYLAN 1997
95 ROBERT MILES DREAMLAND 1996
96 SUEDE COMING UP 1996
97 KHALED SAHRA 1996
98 LUCIO DALLA CANZONI 1996
99 LAURA PAUSINI LE COSE CHE VIVI / LAS COSAS QUE VIVES 1996
100 883 LA DURA LEGGE DEL GOL 1997

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