CHART KEY <G> GOLD 35000 UNITS <P> PLATINUM 70000 UNITS <D> DIAMOND 500000 UNITS TY THIS YEAR ARIA TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART 1997 TY TITLE Artist CERTIFIED COMPANY CAT NO. 1 SAVAGE GARDEN Savage Garden <P>10 WARNER JWMAUCD002 2 ROMEO & JULIET Soundtrack EMI 8235460 3 MIDDLE OF NOWHERE Hanson <P>5 POLYGRAM 5346152 4 SPICE Spice Girls <P>4 EMI 8421742 5 LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE Celine Dion <P>5 SONY 489159.7 6 TRAGIC KINGDOM No Doubt <P>3 UMA IND90003 7 PIECES OF YOU Jewel <P>3 WARNER 7567807392 8 IN DEEP Tina Arena <P>3 SONY 487837.2 9 FALLING INTO YOU Celine Dion <P>12 SONY 483792.B 10 SONGS FROM THE SOUTH Paul Kelly <P>3 SONY MUSH33009.2 11 TELLING EVERYBODY Human Nature <P>3 SONY 485074.2 12 SECRET SAMADHI Live <P>2 UMA RARD11590 13 ANTHOLOGY 1 John Farnham <P>3 BMG 74321518692 14 FREAK SHOW Silverchair <P>2 SONY MATTCD043 15 SPICEWORLD Spice Girls <P>2 EMI 8451112 16 DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES - TRIBUTE Various <P>2 SONY 489333.4 17 BILL LAWRY...THIS IS YOUR LIFE The 12th Man <P>3 EMI 4934352 18 FORGIVEN, NOT FORGOTTEN The Corrs <P>7 WARNER 7567926122 19 MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING Soundtrack <P>2 SONY 488115.2 20 IXNAY ON THE HOMBRE The Offspring <P>2 SONY 485148.2 21 STILL WATERS Bee Gees <P>2 POLYGRAM 8122776502 22 RECURRING DREAM - THE VERY BEST OF CROWDED HOUSE Crowded House <P>7 EMI 8383964 23 FAT OF THE LAND, THE The Prodigy <P>2 SONY 484353.2 24 MY PROMISE No Mercy <P>2 BMG 74321412272 25 SNOWED IN Hanson <P>2 POLYGRAM 5367172 26 JAGGED LITTLE PILL Alanis Morissette <P>13 WARNER 8122795191 27 BUTTERFLY Mariah Carey <P> SONY 488537.2 28 20000 WATT RSL - THE MIDNIGHT OIL COLLECTION Midnight Oil <P>2 SONY 4888662 29 ALBUM OF YEAR Faith No More <P> POLYGRAM 8289012 30 SONG REVIEW-A GREATEST HIT Stevie Wonder <P> POLYGRAM 5307602 31 DANCE, THE Fleetwood Mac <P> WARNER 9362467022 32 RELOAD Metallica <P> POLYGRAM 5364092 33 FULL MONTY, THE Soundtrack <P> BMG 09026689042 34 TALK ON CORNERS The Corrs <P> WARNER 7567830514 35 21ST ANNIVERSARY - THE ULTIMATE Creedence Clearwater Revival <P>7 FESTIVAL D93335 36 SECRETS Toni Braxton <P>2 BMG 3008260204 37 IVY & THE BIG APPLES Spiderbait <P>2 POLYGRAM 5336742 38 BLUE MOON SWAMP John Fogerty <P> WARNER 9863493 39 POP U2 <P> POLYGRAM 5243342 40 YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU Matchbox 20 <P> WARNER 7567927212 41 PAINT THE SKY WITH STARS: THE BEST OF ENYA Enya <P> WARNER 3984208952 42 VELVET ROPE, THE Janet Jackson <P> EMI 8447622 43 AQUARIUM Aqua <P> UMA UMD85020 44 ROMEO + JULIET VOLUME 2 Soundtrack <P> EMI 8555672 45 MEN IN BLACK Soundtrack <P> SONY 488122.2 46 DRAG k.d. lang <P> WARNER 9362466232 47 TRAVELLING WITHOUT MOVING Jamiroquai <P> SONY 88691998812 48 SIMPLY RED GREATEST HITS Simply Red <P>2 WARNER 0630165522 49 EVITA - COMPLETE MOTION PICTURE MUSIC SOUNDTRACK Soundtrack <G> WARNER 9362466762 50 REMASTERS Led Zeppelin <P>3 WARNER 7567804154 © 1988-1998 Australian Recording Industry Association Ltd. 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CHART KEY <G> GOLD 35000 UNITS <P> PLATINUM 70000 UNITS <D> DIAMOND 500000 UNITS TY THIS YEAR ARIA TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART (51 - 100) 1997 TY TITLE Artist CERTIFIED COMPANY CAT NO. 51 FUTURE ROAD The Seekers <P> EMI 8232972 52 BEST THAT I COULD DO, THE John Mellencamp <P> POLYGRAM 5367852 53 DOUBLE ALLERGIC Powderfinger <P>2 POLYGRAM 5331532 54 AENIMA Tool <P> BMG 61422310872 55 THROWING COPPER Live <P>7 UMA RARD10997 56 ANTHOLOGY 2 John Farnham <G> BMG 74321518702 57 BE HERE NOW Oasis <P> SONY 488187.2 58 PIPE DREAM / BEHIND THE DREAM John Williamson <P> EMI 8590502 59 YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE LeAnn Rimes <P> SONY 488865.2 60 WOMAN IN ME, THE Shania Twain <P>2 POLYGRAM 5348992 61 BIG PICTURE, THE Elton John <P> POLYGRAM 5362664 62 18 TIL' I DIE Bryan Adams <P>3 POLYGRAM 5406752 63 HITS Jimmy Barnes <P>3 FESTIVAL LMCD0157 64 MUSIC FOR THE JILTED GENERATION The Prodigy <P> SONY 477397.2 65 BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR: HISTORY IN THE MIX Michael Jackson <G> SONY 487500.2 66 HISTORY: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE - BOOK 1 Michael Jackson <P>6 SONY E359000 67 WIGGLES MOVIE, THE The Wiggles <G> EMI 8217832 68 BACKSTREET BOYS Backstreet Boys SONY SMUSH324823 69 FASHION NUGGET Cake <G> POLYGRAM 9210332 70 URBAN HYMNS The Verve <P> EMI 8449132 71 UNCHAINED MELODY - THE EARLY YEARS LeAnn Rimes <G> SONY 487310.2 72 OK COMPUTER Radiohead <G> EMI 8552292 73 BUTTERFLY KISSES Bob Carlisle <G> SONY 0516812 74 SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY Various Artists <P> EMI 8234102 75 SONGS IN THE KEY OF SPRINGFIELD The Simpsons <G> WARNER 8122727232 76 AZ YET Az Yet <G> BMG 73008260342 77 HIGHER GROUND Barbra Streisand <P> SONY 488532.2 78 VERY BEST OF STING & THE POLICE, THE Sting & The Police <G> POLYGRAM 5404282 79 ALL TIME GREATEST HITS, THE Elvis Presley <P>2 BMG ND90100 80 COLOUR AND THE SHAPE, THE Foo Fighters <G> EMI 8558322 81 BRINGING DOWN THE HORSE The Wallflowers <G> UMA INTD90055 82 AMANDA MARSHALL Amanda Marshall <G> SONY 483791.2 83 DAY, THE Babyface <G> SONY 485368.2 84 BLUR Blur <G> EMI 8555622 85 DAY, THE Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers <G> POLYGRAM SFCD0176 86 GREATEST HITS VOLUME III Billy Joel <G> SONY 488236.2 87 ANTHOLOGY 3 John Farnham <G> BMG 74321518712 88 FORREST GUMP Soundtrack <P>7 SONY ET66329 89 DESTINATION ANYWHERE Jon Bon Jovi <G> POLYGRAM 5360112 90 BLUE LeAnn Rimes <P>2 SONY 485075.2 91 EVOLUTION Boyz II Men <G> POLYGRAM 5308224 92 UNPLUGGED Bryan Adams <G> POLYGRAM 5408312 93 UNIT RE-BOOTED Regurgitator <G> WARNER 3984212762 94 GUIDE TO BETTER LIVING Grinspoon <G> UMA UMD73069 95 SPAWN THE ALBUM Soundtrack <G> SONY EK68494 96 ANGEL BLOOD Leonardo's Bride <G> SONY MUSH246442 97 ETERNAL NIGHTCAP The Whitlams <G> MDS BYOA7 98 TANGO Julio Iglesias <G> SONY 82876845612 99 NO WAY OUT Puff Daddy & The Family <G> BMG 78612730122 100 DECEMBER MOON Tania Kernaghan <G> EMI 2558302929 © 1988-1998 Australian Recording Industry Association Ltd. 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