The following is a list of albums released in 1997.
For additional information about bands formed, reformed, disbanded, or on hiatus, for deaths of musicians, and for links to musical awards, see 1997 events. For previous years, see List of album releases by year.
First quarter[]
| Release date | Artist | Album | Genre | Label | Home |
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| Release date | Artist | Album | Genre | Label | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release date | Artist | Album | Genre | Label | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar. 12, 1997 | J. J. Cale | Special Edition | Blues • Americana • Tulsa Sound | Island Def Jam | Tulsa, OK • La Jolla, California |
Second quarter[]
| Release date | Artist | Album | Genre | Label | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release date | Artist | Album | Genre | Label | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1997 | Hanson | Middle of Nowhere | Pop Rock • Indie Rock • Power Pop | Mercury | Tulsa, OK |
| Release date | Artist | Album | Genre | Label | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 24, 1997 | The Nixons | The Nixons | Rock • Post-Grunge • Alternative Rock | Geffen | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Toby Keith | Dream Walkin' | Country | Mercury Nashville | Norman, OK |
Third quarter[]
| Release date | Artist | Album | Genre | Label | Home | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 4, 1997 | Red Dirt Rangers | Oklahoma Territory | Country • Alternative Country • Red Dirt | Lazy S.O.B. | Stillwater, OK | Ardmore, OK |
| July 15, 1997 | Forté | Destructive | Metal • Thrash Metal • Power Metal • Speed Metal | Massacre | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Release date | Artist | Album | Genre | Label | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release date | Artist | Album | Genre | Label | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 10, 1997 | Wanda Jackson | Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine | Rock • Rockabilly • Country | Bear Family | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Sept. 16, 1997 | Brooks & Dunn | The Greatest Hits Collection | Country | Arista Nashville | Nashville, TN |
Fourth quarter[]
| Release date | Artist | Album | Genre | Label | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 7, 1997 | Thomas Labé & Rachel Barton | Franz Liszt: Works for Violin and Piano | Classical | Dorian Discovery | Lawton, OK |
| Oct. 14, 1997 | Sandi Patty | Artist of My Soul | Contemporary Christian • Christian | Word | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Oct. 28, 1997 | The Flaming Lips | Zaireeka | Rock • Alternative Rock • Psychedelic Rock • Experimental Rock • Post-Punk | Warner Brothers | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Release date | Artist | Album | Genre | Label | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 18, 1997 | Hanson | Snowed In | Christmas • Pop Rock • Indie Rock • Power Pop | Mercury | Tulsa, OK |
| Vince Gill | Vintage Gill | Country • Country Pop | BMG Special Products | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Nov. 25, 1997 | Garth Brooks | Sevens | Country • Country Pop • Country Rock | Capitol Nashville | Claremore, OK |
| Release date | Artist | Album | Genre | Label | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 20, 1997 | Admiral Twin | Unlucky | Rock • Pop Rock • Power Pop | New Pop Revival | Tulsa, OK |
Unknown[]
| Release date | Artist | Album | Genre | Label | Home |
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| 1997 | Anita Bryant | All the Hits and More | Pop | Marginal | Eureka Springs, AR |
| 1997 | Brother Inferior | Anthems for Greater Salvation | Rock • Punk • Hardcore Punk | Sensual Underground Ministries | Tulsa, OK |
| 1997 | The Byron Berline Band | Live at the Music Hall | Folk • Bluegrass | Double-Stop | Guthrie, OK |
| 1997 | J. J. Cale | The Very Best of J. J. Cale | Blues • Americana • Tulsa Sound | Mercury | Tulsa, OK • La Jolla, California |
| 1997 | Leon Russell | Retrospective | Rock • Tulsa Sound | The Right Stuff | Tulsa, OK |
| 1997 | N.O.T.A. & Brother Inferior | Punk Torture Nights / Freedom's Sons | Rock • Punk • Hardcore Punk | Havoc | Tulsa, OK |
| 1997 | Ross | Where is Everybody? | Folk • Anti-Folk • Comedy | Tulsa, OK | |
| 1997 | Traindodge | Twitch Lip / Shiverdrink / Rawhide Cigar | Rock • Math Rock • Alternative Rock | Oklahoma City, OK | |
| 1997 | Woody Guthrie | This Land is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1 | Folk | Smithsonian Folkways | New York City, NY |
| 1997 | Woody Guthrie | Muleskinner Blues: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 2 | Folk | Smithsonian Folkways | New York City, NY |