1997 in british music 

Statements about this table:
the verve sell 50000 less than oasis
ocean drive never reach 1 on the chart
spice beat spiceworld by only 55000 in sale
first and last place differ by sale of 1034.000
the verve sell 10000 less than oasis
oasis and texas achieve number 2 on the chart
ocean drive never reach 3 on the chart
spice beat spiceworld by only 50000 in sale
issue date
album title
artist
sales
highest position
1
be here now
oasis
1740000
1
2
urban hymns
the verve
1690000
1
3
spice
spice girls
1320000
1
4
white on blonde
texas
1280000
1
issue date
album title
artist
sales
highest position
5
spiceworld
spice girls
1265000
1
6
the fat of the land
the prodigy
1100000
1
7
let 's talk about love
celine dion
1090000
1
issue date
album title
artist
sales
highest position
8
ok computer
radiohead
980000
1
9
greatest hits
eternal
955000
2
10
ocean drive
lighthouse family
940000
3