WNCW`s Top 100 of 1997
100. WANDA LU GREENE - TELLIN' LIES (Fried Okra)
99. BILL JANOVITZ - LONESOME BILLY (Beggars Banquet)
98. RANK OUTSIDERS - CHECKPOINT (Rank)
97. DAVID BYRNE - FEELINGS (Luaka Bop/Warner Bros.)
96. WORLD PARTY - EGYPTOLOGY (The Enclave)
95. BEAUSOLEIL - L'AMOUR OU LA FOLIE (Rhino)
94. RICHARD BUCKNER - DEVOTION & DOUBT (MCA)
93. BETH ORTON - TRAILER PARK (Dedicated/Heavenly)
92. R.B. MORRIS - TAKE THAT RIDE (Oh Boy)
91. COREY HARRIS - FISH AIN'T BITIN'(Alligator)
90. JAYHAWKS - SOUND OF LIES (American)
89. BIG SANDY AND HIS FLY-RITE BOYS - FEELIN' KINDA LUCKY (Hightone)
88. RICE, RICE, HILLMAN, & PEDERSEN - OUT OF THE WOODWORK (Rounder)
87. BLUES TRAVELER - STRAIGHT ON TILL MORNING (A&M)
86. MAURA O'CONNELL - WANDERING HOME (Hannibal/Rykodisc)
85. LUTHER ALLISON - RECKLESS (Alligator)
84. ZIGGY MARLEY AND THE MELODY MAKERS - FALLEN IS BABYLON (Elektra)
83. PATTI SMITH - PEACE AND NOISE (Arista)
82. THE ROBERT CRAY BAND - SWEET POTATO PIE (Mercury)
81. SNAKE OIL MEDICINE SHOW - SNAKE OIL MEDICINE SHOW (Mind Tonic)
80. FARMER NOT SO JOHN - FARMER NOT SO JOHN (Compass)
79. CATIE CURTIS - CATIE CURTIS (Guardian)
78. MADELINE PEYROUX - DREAMLAND (Atlantic)
77. GREGG ALLMAN - SEARCHING FOR SIMPLICITY (550/Epic)
76. GIPSY KINGS - COMPASS (Nonesuch)
75. THE BLUE RAGS - RAG N' ROLL (Sub Pop)
74. CHRISTINE KANE - A THOUSAND GIRLS (Bridge)
73. JONATHA BROOKE - 10 CENT WINGS (MCA)
72. PHISH - SLIP, STITCH & PASS (Elektra)
71. THE FAIRFIELD FOUR - I COULDN'T HEAR NOBODY PRAY (Warner Bros.)
70. JOHN LEE HOOKER - DON'T LOOK BACK (Pointblank/Virgin)
69. ROOMFUL OF BLUES - UNDER ONE ROOF Bullseye/Rounder)
68. ORQUESTRA WAS - FOREVER'S A LONG LONG TIME (Verve/Forecast)
67. BOTTLE ROCKETS - 24 HOURS A DAY (Atlantic)
66. MARCIA BALL - LET ME PLAY WITH YOUR POODLE (Rounder)
65. RY COODER - BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB (World Circuit/Nonesuch)
64. LEO KOTTKE - STANDING IN MY SHOES (Private Music)
63. (various artists) - HERITAGE (Six Degrees/Island)
62. (various artists) - PAINT IT BLUE (House Of Blues)
61. JOAN BAEZ - GONE FROM DANGER (Guardian)
60. NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE - YEAR OF THE HORSE (Reprise)
59. BOZ SCAGGS - COME ON HOME (Virgin)
58. CHRIS SMITHER - SMALL REVELATIONS (Hightone)
57. JERRY GARCIA BAND - HOW SWEET IT IS (Grateful Dead)
56. LOREENA MCKENNITT - THE BOOK OF SECRETS(Warner Bros.)
55. (various artists) - SONGS OF JIMMIE RODGERS (Egyptian/Columbia)
54. JULIE MILLER - BLUE PONY (Hightone)
53. THE BACKSLIDERS - THROWIN' ROCKS AT THE MOON (Mammoth)
52. MORPHINE - LIKE SWIMMING (Dreamworks/Rykodisc)
51. SHERYL CROW - SHERYL CROW (A&M)
50. NANCI GRIFFITH - BLUE ROSES FROM THE MOON (Elektra)
49. TUATARA - BREAKING THE ETHERS (Epic)
48. ANI DIFRANCO - LIVING IN CLIP (Righteous Babe)
47. TIM O'BRIEN - WHEN NO ONE'S AROUND (Sugar Hill)
46. DAVID WILCOX - TURNING POINT (Koch)
45. CHRIS ROSSER - ARCHAEOLOGY (ISG)
44. K.D. LANG - DRAG (Warner Bros.)
43. PAUL SIMON - SONGS FROM THE CAPEMAN (Warner Bros.)
42. DELBERT MCCLINTON - ONE OF THE FORTUNATE FEW (Rising Tide)
41. WIDESPREAD PANIC - BOMBS AND BUTTERFLIES (Capricorn)
40. SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS - PLASTIC SEAT SWEAT (DGC)
39. ACOUSTIC SYNDICATE - ACOUSTIC SYNDICATE (Little King)
38. ROLLING STONES - BRIDGES TO BABYLON (Virgin)
37. JEB LOY NICHOLS - LOVERS KNOT (Capitol)
36. LONGVIEW - LONGVIEW (Rounder)
35. DAVID LAMOTTE - HARD EARNED SMILE (ISG)
34. JOHN HIATT - LITTLE HEAD (Capitol)
33. SARAH MCLACHLAN - SURFACING (Arista)
32. KATE CAMPBELL - MOONPIE DREAMS (Compass)
31. SECONDS FLAT - SECONDS FLAT (Redbird/Green Linnett)
30. JOHNNY CASH - UNCHAINED (American)
29. MEYER/FLECK/MARSHALL - UNCOMMON RITUAL (Sony Classical)
28. INDIGO GIRLS - SHAMING OF THE SUN (Epic)
27. LEFTOVER SALMON - EUPHORIA (Hollywood)
26. DARRELL SCOTT - ALOHA FROM NASHVILLE (Sugar Hill)
25. JOHN FOGERTY - BLUE MOON SWAMP (Warner Bros.)
24. B.B. KING - DEUCES WILD (MCA)
23. DAR WILLIAMS - END OF THE SUMMER (Razor & Tie)
22. BEN HARPER - THE WILL TO LIVE (Virgin)
21. THE CHARLIE HUNTER QUARTET - NATTY DREAD (Blue Note)
20. GUY CLARK - KEEPERS (Sugar Hill)
19. LAURA LOVE - OCTOROON (Mercury)
18. PATTY LARKIN - PERISHABLE FRUIT (High Street)
17. SON VOLT - STRAIGHTAWAYS (Warner Bros.)
16. JOHN PRINE - LIVE ON TOUR (Oh Boy)
15. JAMES MCMURTRY - IT HAD TO HAPPEN (Sugar Hill)
14. BEN FOLDS FIVE - WHATEVER AND EVER AMEN (550/Epic)
13. RICKY SKAGGS - BLUEGRASS RULES! (Rounder)
12.VAN MORRISON - THE HEALING GAME (Polydor)
11. GREG BROWN - SLANT 6 MIND (Red House)
10. WHISKEYTOWN - STRANGER'S ALMANAC (Outpost)
9. BRUCE COCKBURN - THE CHARITY OF NIGHT (Rykodisc)
8. ROBERT EARL KEEN - PICNIC (Arista Austin)
7. KIM RICHEY - BITTERSWEET (Mercury)
6. ALLISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION - SO LONG, SO WRONG (Rounder)
5. TAJ MAHAL - SENOR BLUES (Private Music)
4. BOB DYLAN - TIME OUT OF MIND (Columbia)
3. CLARENCE "GATEMOUTH" BROWN - GATE SWINGS (Verve)
2. STEVE EARLE - EL CORAZON (Warner Bros.)
1. DOC WATSON & DAVID GRISMAN - DOC AND DAWG (Acoustic Disc)