THE TOP 40 ALBUMS 1997

1.  BELLE AND SEBASTIAN - If You're Feeling Sinister 
	(Jeepster/The Enclave)
2.  ELLIOT SMITH - Either/Or (Kill Rock Stars)
3.  MODEST MOUSE - The Lonesome Crowded West (Up)
4.  CHUMBAWAMBA - Tubthumper (Republic/Universal)
5.  CATHERINE WHEEL - Adam & Eve (Mercury)
6.  MARK EITZEL - West (Warner)
7.  HELIUM - The Magic City (Matador)
8.  TOBIN SPROUT - Moonflower Plastic (Welcome To My Wigwam) 	(Matador)
9.  THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. - Life After Death (Bad Boy/Arista)
10. YO LA TENGO - I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One (Matador)
11. EDITH FROST - Calling Over Time (Drag City)
12. THE DIVINE COMEDY - A Short Album About Love (Setanta)
13. THE APPLES IN STEREO - Tone Soul Evolution (Spin Art)
14. GENE - Drawn To The Deep End (Polydor)
15. BJORK - Homogenic (One Little Indian/Elektra)
16. SLEATER-KINNEY - Dig Me Out (Kill Rock Stars)
17. SMOG - Red Apple Falls (Drag City)
18. THE HIGH LLAMAS - Hawaii (Alpaca Park '96/V2)
19. QUASI - R&B Transmogrification (Up)
20. THOMAS JEFFERSON SLAVE APARTMENTS - Straight To Video 	(Anyway)
21. THE FRANK & WALTERS - Grand Parade (Go-Discs '96/Setanta)
22. FUTURE BIBLE HEROES - Memories Of Love (Slow River/Rykodisc)
23. THE VERVE - Urban Hymns (VC/Hut/Virgin)
24. SIMON JOYNER - Songs For The New Year 
	(Sing, Eunuchs!/Shrimper)
25. GUIDED BY VOICES - Mag Earwhig! (Matador)
26. THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS - Dig Your Own Hole (Astralwerks)
27. RADIOHEAD - OK Computer (Capitol)
28. RAKIM - The 18th Letter (Universal)
29. PEGBOY - Cha-Cha Damore (Quarterstick)
30. BIS - The New Transistor Heroes (Wiiija/Grand Royal/Capitol)
31. TINDERSTICKS - Curtains (This Way Up/London)
32. MOBY - Animal Rights (Elektra)
33. BOB DYLAN - Time Out Of Mind (Columbia)
34. BLUR - Blur (Food/Parlophone/Virgin)
35. BUILT TO SPILL - Perfect From Now On (Warner)
36. THE 3D'S - Strange News From The Angels (Flying Nun '96)
37. PAVEMENT - Brighten The Corners (Matador/Capitol)
38. EDWYN COLLINS - I'm Not Following You (Setanta/Epic)
39. RESERVOIR - Pink Machine (Zero Hour)
40. THE INTERPRETERS - Back In The U.S.S.A. (Freeworld)