These are UK Official Indie Chart number one hits of 1997.Complied by Music Week until October 18 then by The Official UK Charts Company
Issue date Song Artist Record label Ref 4 January "Forever" Damage Big Life 11 January 18 January 25 January "In My Arms" Erasure Mute 1 February "Saturday Night" Suede Nude 8 February "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" Skunk Anansie One Little Indian 15 February 22 February "Barrel of a Gun" Depeche Mode Mute 1 March "Dark Clouds" Space Gut 8 March "You Got the Love" The Source featuring Candi Staton React 15 March "Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me" Erasure Mute 22 March "Sixty Mile Smile" 3 Colours Red Creation 29 March "Everybody Knows (Except You)" The Divine Comedy Setanta Records 5 April "Anywhere For You" Backstreet Boys Jive 12 April 19 April "It's No Good" Depeche Mode Mute 26 April 3 May "I Believe I Can Fly" R. Kelly Jive 10 May 17 May "Pure" 3 Colours Red Creation 24 May "Wonderful Tonight" Damage Big Life 31 May 7 June 14 June 21 June "Brazen (Weep)" Skunk Anansie One Little Indian 28 June "I Believe I Can Fly" R.Kelly Jive 5 July "Brazen (Weep)" Skunk Anansie One Little Indian 12 July "Age of Love" (remixes) Age of Love DiKi 19 July "Ain't That Enough" Teenage Fanclub Creation 26 July "D'You Know What I Mean?" Oasis 2 August "C U When U Get There" Coolio featuring 40 Thevz Tommy Boy 9 August 16 August "All About Us" Peter Andre Mushroom 23 August "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" Backstreet Boys Jive 30 August "C U When U Get There" Coolio featuring 40 Thevz Tommy Boy 6 September 13 September 20 September "Offshore 97" Chicane with Power Circle Xtravaganza 27 September "Plastic Dreams" Jaydee R&S 4 October "Samba de Janeiro" Bellini Orbit 11 October "Stand By Me" Oasis Creation 18 October "As Long as You Love Me" Backstreet Boys Jive 25 October 1 November 8 November "Lonely" Peter Andre Mushroom 15 November "James Bond Theme" Moby Mute 22 November 29 November "Crush on You" Aaron Carter Ultrapop 6 December "Open Your Mind '97" U.S.U.R.A. Malarky 13 December "Let a Boy Cry" Gala Big Life 20 December "History Repeating" Propellerheads featuring Shirley Bassey Wall of Sound 27 December "5,6,7,8" Steps Jive
See also 1997 in music
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