Top US Albums Soundscan - Year-end 1997

The best selling album in 1997 in United States was SPICE by SPICE GIRLS which sold 5,300,000 copies.

RankArtistAlbumSalesReleased
1 SPICE GIRLS SPICE 5,300,000 1996
2 JEWEL PIECES OF YOU 4,300,000 1995
3 PUFF DADDY NO WAY OUT 3,400,000 1997
4 GARTH BROOKS SEVENS 3,300,000 1997
5 HANSON MIDDLE OF NOWHERE 3,200,000 1997
6 NOTORIOUS B.I.G. LIFE AFTER DEATH 3,100,000 1997
7 THE WALLFLOWERS BRINGING DOWN THE HORSE 3,100,000 1996
8 CELINE DION FALLING INTO YOU 3,000,000 1996
9 SOUNDTRACK SPACE JAM 2,900,000 1996
10 LEANN RIMES YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE - INSPIRATIONAL SONGS 2,900,000 1997
11 MATCHBOX TWENTY YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU 2,700,000 1996
12 LEANN RIMES BLUE 2,700,000 1996
13 NO DOUBT TRAGIC KINGDOM 2,600,000 1995
14 SOUNDTRACK MEN IN BLACK 2,600,000 1997
15 CELINE DION LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE 2,500,000 1997
16 FLEETWOOD MAC THE DANCE 2,200,000 1997
17 MARIAH CAREY BUTTERFLY 2,100,000 1997
18 BARBRA STREISAND HIGHER GROUND 2,100,000 1997
19 SUBLIME SUBLIME 2,000,000 1996
20 ERYKAH BADU BADUIZM 2,000,000 1997
21 LEANN RIMES UNCHAINED MELODY - THE EARLY YEARS 2,000,000 1997
22 GEORGE STRAIT CARRYIN' YOUR LOVE WITH ME 2,000,000 1997
23 TIM MCGRAW EVERYWHERE 1,900,000 1997
24 CHUMBAWAMBA TUBTHUMPER 1,900,000 1997
25 TONI BRAXTON SECRETS 1,800,000 1996
26 MARY J. BLIGE SHARE MY WORLD 1,800,000 1997
27 DEANA CARTER DID I SHAVE MY LEGS FOR THIS? 1,700,000 1995
28 AQUA AQUARIUM 1,700,000 1997
29 BLACKSTREET ANOTHER LEVEL 1,700,000 1996
30 THE PRODIGY THE FAT OF THE LAND 1,700,000 1997
31 WU-TANG CLAN WU-TANG FOREVER 1,600,000 1997
32 SHANIA TWAIN COME ON OVER 1,600,000 1997
33 SARAH MCLACHLAN SURFACING 1,600,000 1997
34 METALLICA RELOAD 1,500,000 1997
35 FIONA APPLE TIDAL 1,500,000 1996
36 MASTER P GHETTO D 1,500,000 1997
37 SOUNDTRACK ROMEO + JULIET 1,500,000 1996
38 MASE HARLEM WORLD 1,500,000 1997
39 BOYZ II MEN EVOLUTION 1,500,000 1997
40 TRISHA YEARWOOD SONGBOOK - A COLLECTION OF HITS 1,400,000 1997
41 2PAC THE DON KILLUMINATI: THE 7 DAY THEORY 1,400,000 1996
42 VARIOUS ARTISTS PURE MOODS 1,400,000 1994
43 LIVE SECRET SAMADHI 1,400,000 1997
44 SUGAR RAY FLOORED 1,400,000 1997
45 SPICE GIRLS SPICEWORLD 1,400,000 1997
46 BONE THUGS 'N HARMONY THE ART OF WAR 1,400,000 1997
47 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND CRASH 1,400,000 1996
48 KIRK FRANKLIN GOD'S PROPERTY 1,400,000 1997
49 BOB CARLISLE BUTTERFLY KISSES 1,400,000 1997
50 U2 POP 1,300,000 1997
51 AEROSMITH NINE LIVES 1,300,000 1997
52 BACKSTREET BOYS BACKSTREET BOYS (U.S.) 1,300,000 1996
53 ULTIMATE DANCE PARTY SERIES ULTIMATE DANCE PARTY, 1997 1,300,000 1996
54 SOUNDTRACK SOUL FOOD 1,200,000 1997
55 BROOKS & DUNN THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION 1,200,000 1997
56 2PAC R U STILL DOWN? (REMEMBER ME) 1,200,000 1997
57 BUSH RAZORBLADE SUITCASE 1,200,000 1996
58 SMASH MOUTH FUSH YU MANG 1,200,000 1997
59 SHERYL CROW SHERYL CROW 1,200,000 1996
60 JANET JACKSON THE VELVET ROPE 1,200,000 1997
61 ALANIS MORISSETTE JAGGED LITTLE PILL 1,100,000 1995
62 THE MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES LET'S FACE IT 1,100,000 1997
63 GINUWINE THE BACHELOR 1,100,000 1996
64 MADONNA EVITA (SOUNDTRACK) 1,100,000 1996
65 DRU HILL DRU HILL 1,100,000 1996
66 AALIYAH ONE IN A MILLION 1,100,000 1996
67 WHITNEY HOUSTON THE PREACHER'S WIFE (SOUNDTRACK) 1,100,000 1996
68 USHER MY WAY 1,100,000 1997
69 SOUNDTRACK GREASE 1,100,000 1978
70 COUNTING CROWS RECOVERING THE SATELLITES 1,000,000 1996

Source: Nielsen SoundScan