This is a list of Billboards Top Hot 100 songs of 1997.
The list is also notable for featuring 14 songs that appeared in 1996's list, repeat onto to this list. With the highest being Toni Braxton's "Un-Break My Heart", which barely made it on to 1996's list at number 81 only accounting six weeks of its run in the 1996 chart year, and repeat higher at number 4 in 1997's. Only four more year-end list would repeat the same feat, that being 2010, 2016, 2018 and 2022.
No. Title Artist(s)1 "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" Elton John2 "You Were Meant for Me" / "Foolish Games" Jewel3 "I'll Be Missing You" Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 1124 "Un-Break My Heart" Toni Braxton5 "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" Puff Daddy featuring Mase6 "I Believe I Can Fly" R. Kelly7 "Don't Let Go (Love)" En Vogue8 "Return of the Mack" Mark Morrison9 "How Do I Live" LeAnn Rimes10 "Wannabe" Spice Girls11 "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" Backstreet Boys12 "MMMBop" Hanson13 "For You I Will" Monica14 "You Make Me Wanna..." Usher15 "Bitch" Meredith Brooks16 "Nobody" Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage17 "Semi-Charmed Life" Third Eye Blind18 "Barely Breathing" Duncan Sheik19 "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" Az Yet featuring Peter Cetera20 "Mo Money Mo Problems" The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase21 "The Freshmen" The Verve Pipe22 "I Want You" Savage Garden23 "No Diggity" Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre24 "I Belong to You (Every Time I See Your Face)" Rome25 "Hypnotize" The Notorious B.I.G.26 "Every Time I Close My Eyes" Babyface27 "In My Bed" Dru Hill28 "Say You'll Be There" Spice Girls29 "Do You Know (What It Takes)" Robyn30 "4 Seasons of Loneliness" Boyz II Men31 "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." Changing Faces32 "Honey" Mariah Carey33 "I Believe in You and Me" Whitney Houston34 "Da' Dip" Freak Nasty35 "2 Become 1" Spice Girls36 "All for You" Sister Hazel37 "Cupid" 11238 "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" Paula Cole39 "Sunny Came Home" Shawn Colvin40 "It's Your Love" Tim McGraw with Faith Hill41 "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" Gina G42 "Mouth" Merril Bainbridge43 "All Cried Out" Allure featuring 11244 "I'm Still in Love with You" New Edition45 "Invisible Man" 98 Degrees46 "Not Tonight" Lil' Kim featuring Da Brat, Left Eye, Missy Elliott and Angie Martinez47 "Look into My Eyes" Bone Thugs-n-Harmony48 "Get It Together" 70249 "All by Myself" Celine Dion50 "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"51 "My Love Is the Shhh!" Somethin' for the People featuring Trina & Tamara52 "Where Do You Go" No Mercy53 "I Finally Found Someone" Barbra Streisand and Bryan Adams54 "I'll Be" Foxy Brown featuring Jay-Z55 "If It Makes You Happy" Sheryl Crow56 "Never Make a Promise" Dru Hill57 "When You Love a Woman" Journey58 "Up Jumps da Boogie" Magoo and Timbaland59 "I Don't Want To" / "I Love Me Some Him" Toni Braxton60 "Everyday Is a Winding Road" Sheryl Crow61 "Cold Rock a Party" MC Lyte62 "Pony" Ginuwine63 "Building a Mystery" Sarah McLachlan64 "I Love You Always Forever" Donna Lewis65 "Your Woman" White Town66 "C U When U Get There" Coolio featuring 40 Thevz67 "Change the World" Eric Clapton68 "My Baby Daddy" B-Rock and the Bizz69 "Tubthumping" Chumbawamba70 "Gotham City" R. Kelly71 "Last Night" Az Yet72 "ESPN Presents The Jock Jam" Various Artists73 "Big Daddy" Heavy D74 "What About Us" Total75 "Smile" Scarface featuring 2Pac and Johnny P.76 "What's on Tonight" Montell Jordan77 "Secret Garden" Bruce Springsteen78 "The One I Gave My Heart To" Aaliyah79 "Fly Like an Eagle" Seal 80 "No Time" Lil' Kim featuring Puff Daddy81 "Naked Eye" Luscious Jackson82 "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" Los del Río83 "On & On" Erykah Badu84 "Don't Wanna Be a Player" Joe85 "I Shot the Sheriff" Warren G86 "You Should Be Mine (Don't Waste Your Time)" Brian McKnight featuring Mase87 "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" Madonna88 "Someone" SWV featuring Puff Daddy89 "Go the Distance" Michael Bolton90 "One More Time" Real McCoy91 "Butta Love" Next92 "Coco Jamboo" Mr. President93 "Twisted" Keith Sweat94 "Barbie Girl" Aqua95 "When You're Gone" / "Free to Decide" The Cranberries96 "Let Me Clear My Throat" DJ Kool97 "I Like It" The Blackout All-Stars98 "You're Makin' Me High" / "Let It Flow" Toni Braxton99 "You Must Love Me" Madonna100 "Let It Go" Ray J
See also 1997 in music Billboard Year-End Hot R&B Singles of 1997 Billboard Year-End Hot Rap Singles of 1997 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1997 List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1997
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