- Chart history
- References
These are the Oricon number one albums of 1997, per the Oricon Albums Chart.[1] Chart historyKey{{dagger|alt=Best performing album of 1997}} | Indicates best-selling album of 1997 | Issue Date | Album | Artist(s) |
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January 13 | Maximum | MAX | January 20 | January 27 | True | L'Arc-en-Ciel | February 3 | Sicks | The Yellow Monkey | February 10 | Magma | Koshi Inaba | February 17 | Welcome-Muzik | Kohmi Hirose | February 24 | Magma | Koshi Inaba | March 3 | Dreams & Memories | Favorite Blue | March 10 | Cowgirl Dreamin' | Yumi Matsutoya | March 17 | Bolero | Mr. Children | March 24 | Faces Places | Globe | March 31 | April 7 | The Power Source | Judy and Mary | April 14 | April 21 | Everlasting | Every Little Thing | April 28 | May 5 | Zard Blend: Sun & Stone | Zard | May 12 | May 19 | Smiling: The Best of Noriyuki Makihara | Noriyuki Makihara | May 26 | June 2 | Starting Over | Speed | June 9 | June 16 | June 23 | Death | TV soundtrack | June 30 | Cranberry Soda | Ryuichi Kawamura | July 7 | Kawamoto Makoto | Makoto Kawamoto | July 14 | Paradox | Nanase Aikawa | July 21 | July 28 | A Album | Kinki Kids | August 4 | Concentration 20 | Namie Amuro | August 11 | August 18 | Power of Dreams | Maki Ohguro | August 25 | September 1 | September 8 | September 15 | Fuzakenja nē | Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi | September 22 | Butterfly | Mariah Carey | September 29 | Junior Sweet | Chara | October 6 | October 13 | Review {{dagger}} | Glay | October 20 | October 27 | November 3 | November 10 | November 17 | Wands Historical Best Album | Wands | November 24 | Sing or Die | Dreams Come True | December 1 | Survive | B'z | December 8 | Love | Ryuichi Kawamura | December 15 | December 22 | I·De·A | Kyosuke Himuro | December 29 | Singles | Luna Sea | |
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Index of charts|url=http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/indexa.html|accessdate=21 April 2014}}
{{Japan Albums}} 3 : 1997 record charts|Lists of number-one albums in Japan|1997 in Japanese music |