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    39 Albums That Will Turn 20 In 2017

    1997 was a hell of a year. Tell your children all about it!

    1. The Notorious B.I.G., LIfe After Death

    2. Radiohead, OK Computer

    3. Mariah Carey, Butterfly

    4. Foo Fighters, Colour and the Shape

    5. Hanson, Middle of Nowhere

    6. Daft Punk, Homework

    7. Wu-Tang Clan, Wu-Tang Forever

    8. Pavement, Brighten the Corners

    9. Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Supa Dupa Fly

    10. Björk, Homogenic

    11. Shania Twain, Come On Over

    12. Sleater-Kinney, Dig Me Out

    13. The Verve, Urban Hymns

    14. Blink-182, Dude Ranch

    15. Elliott Smith, Either/Or

    16. Third Eye Blind, Third Eye Blind

    17. Yo La Tengo, I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One

    18. Blur, Blur

    19. Ben Folds Five, Whatever and Ever Amen

    20. Erykah Badu, Baduizm

    21. Spiritualized, Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

    22. Will Smith, Big Willie Style

    23. Aphex Twin, Come to Daddy

    24. Stereolab, Dots and Loops

    25. Buena Vista Social Club, Buena Vista Social Club

    26. Creed, My Own Prison

    27. The Chemical Brothers, Dig Your Own Hole

    28. The Prodigy, The Fat of the Land

    29. Busta Rhymes, When Disaster Strikes...

    30. Green Day, Nimrod

    31. The Dandy Warhols, The Dandy Warhols Come Down

    32. Primal Scream, Vanishing Point

    33. Janet Jackson, The Velvet Rope

    34. Cornershop, When I Was Born for the 7th Time

    35. Ani DiFranco, Living In Clip

    36. Harvey Danger, Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone?

    37. Sarah McLachlan, Surfacing

    38. Smash Mouth, Fush Yu Mang

    39. Chumbawamba, Tubthumper