Top New Album Releases
See also: List of number-one country albums of 1997 (U.S.) and List of number-one country albums of 1997 (Canada)| Album | Artist | Record Label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 8 | An Intimate Evening with Anne Murray | Anne Murray | Capitol |
| 24 | Back to You | Anita Cochran | Warner Bros. | |
| 23 | 31 | Be Good at It | Neal McCoy | Atlantic |
| 23 | 11 | The Best of Billy Ray Cyrus: Cover to Cover | Billy Ray Cyrus | Mercury Nashville |
| 4 | 3 | The Best of Collin Raye: Direct Hits | Collin Raye | Epic |
| 8 | The Best of John Denver Live | John Denver | Legacy | |
| 7 | 26 | Big Time | Trace Adkins | Capitol Nashville |
| 24 | Blink of an Eye | Ricochet | Columbia | |
| 1 | Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace) | Bob Carlisle | DMG | |
| 1 | 1 | Carrying Your Love with Me | George Strait | MCA Nashville |
| 16 | A Celebration of Life/The Last Recordings | John Denver | River North | |
| 4 | CMT Canada '97 | Various Artists | BMG | |
| 4 | 6 | The Coast Is Clear | Tracy Lawrence | Atlantic |
| 9 | 8 | Collection | Wynonna | Curb/MCA Nashville |
| 1 | 1 | Come On Over | Shania Twain | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 15 | 11 | Complicated | Tanya Tucker | Capitol Nashville |
| 12 | A Country Superstar Christmas | Various Artists | Hip-O | |
| 16 | 28 | Crazy Nights | Lonestar | BNA |
| 5 | 2 | Dancin' on the Boulevard | Alabama | RCA Nashville |
| 8 | Dream Walkin' | Toby Keith | Mercury Nashville | |
| 11 | Everything's Alright | Charlie Major | ViK. | |
| 1 | 1 | Everywhere | Tim McGraw | Curb |
| 4 | 7 | Evolution | Martina McBride | RCA Nashville |
| 19 | The Gift | Jim Brickman | Windham Hill | |
| 10 | Greatest Country Love Songs | Various Artists | MCA | |
| 8 | Greatest Hits | Diamond Rio | Arista Nashville | |
| 5 | Greatest Hits | Neal McCoy | Atlantic | |
| 5 | 11 | Greatest Hits | John Michael Montgomery | Atlantic |
| 6 | Greatest Hits | Pam Tillis | Arista Nashville | |
| 17 | Greatest Hits… and Then Some | Aaron Tippin | RCA Nashville | |
| 2 | 1 | The Greatest Hits Collection | Brooks & Dunn | Arista Nashville |
| 5 | Here's Your Sign | Bill Engvall | Warner Bros. | |
| 24 | A Holiday Album to Benefit St. Jude | Various Artists | BNA | |
| 10 | I Will Stand | Kenny Chesney | BNA | |
| 12 | 12 | If I Don't Stay the Night | Mindy McCready | BNA |
| 22 | 32 | Just Between You and Me | The Kinleys | Epic |
| 11 | Kickin' Country 4 | Various Artists | Sony | |
| 5 | 9 | Labor of Love | Sammy Kershaw | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 1 | Leahy | Leahy | Virgin | |
| 9 | Lee Ann Womack | Lee Ann Womack | Decca Nashville | |
| 25 | 23 | Let Me In | Chely Wright | MCA Nashville |
| 8 | 10 | Lila | Lila McCann | Asylum |
| 9 | 31 | Long Stretch of Lonesome | Patty Loveless | Epic |
| 8 | Love & Gravity | BlackHawk | Arista Nashville | |
| 15 | Love Travels | Kathy Mattea | Mercury/PolyGram | |
| 17 | 13 | Michael Peterson | Michael Peterson | Reprise |
| 1 | New Country 4 | Various Artists | Warner | |
| 4 | 5 | Nothin' but the Taillights | Clint Black | RCA Nashville |
| 15 | One of the Fortunate Few | Delbert McClinton | Rising Tide | |
| 5 | 17 | The Other Side | Wynonna | Curb/Universal |
| 50 | 1 | Outside the Frame | Paul Brandt | Reprise |
| 17 | Playin' for Keeps | Jason McCoy | Universal | |
| 7 | 15 | The Right Place | Bryan White | Asylum |
| 25 | Roots and Wings | James Bonamy | Epic | |
| 4 | 7 | Rumor Has It | Clay Walker | Giant |
| 1 | 1 | Sevens | Garth Brooks | Capitol Nashville |
| 9 | Shakin' Things Up | Lorrie Morgan | BNA | |
| 8 | Six Days on the Road | Sawyer Brown | Curb | |
| 4 | So Long So Wrong | Alison Krauss & Union Station | Rounder | |
| 1 | 1 | (Songbook) A Collection of Hits | Trisha Yearwood | MCA Nashville |
| 22 | 16 | Stone Country: Songs of the Rolling Stones | Various Artists | Tommy Boy |
| 48 | 22 | Sunday Morning to Saturday Night | Matraca Berg | Rising Tide |
| 19 | Takin' the Country Back | John Anderson | Mercury Nashville | |
| 25 | Thank God for Believers | Mark Chesnutt | Decca Nashville | |
| 1 | Tremolo | Blue Rodeo | Warner | |
| 1 | 1 | Unchained Melody: The Early Years | LeAnn Rimes | Curb |
| 8 | 8 | Under the Covers | Dwight Yoakam | Reprise |
| 9 | What My Heart Already Knows | Julian Austin | ViK. | |
| 1 | 1 | You Light up My Life: Inspirational Songs | LeAnn Rimes | Curb |
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