| Cover | | Date   | Title • Artist
Album | Points
| Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
 | 1. | 09/1997 | | 430
 | US ✫1
UK ✫1
US AC ✫1 | charted as Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something about the Way You Look Tonight in US charts and in UK charts
[Rocket 568108 B]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin |
| 2. | 09/1997 | | 424
| US ✫1
UK ✫1
US AC 5 | [tribute to Princess Diana]
co-produced by George Martin; seventh song in hot 100 history to debut at #1 ; charted as Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something about the Way You Look Tonight in US charts and in UK charts
[Rocket 568108 A]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin |
 | 3. | 06/1997 | | 420
| US ✫1
UK ✫1
US R&B ✫1 | featuring 112 & The Lox
based on "Every Breath You Take" by The Police [tribute to the Notorious B.I.G.]; fifth song in hot 100 history to debut at #1
[Bad Boy 79097]
written by Sting, T. Gaither & Faith Evans |
 | 4. | 12/1997 | | 356
| US ✫1
UK 4
US dance ✫1
US R&B 8 | [Virgin 38623]
written by Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III), Terry Lewis & René Elizondo Jr. |
 | 5. | 06/1997 | | 340
| US ✫1
UK ✫1 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Theresa McFaddin, Patrice Rushen & Will Smith |
 | 6. | 05/1997 | | 335
| US ✫1
UK ✫1
US AC 21 | [Mercury 574261]
written by Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson & Zac Hanson |
 | 7. | 09/1997 | | 326
| US ✫1
UK 3
US dance ✫1
US R&B 2 | sixth song in hot 100 history to debut at #1
[Columbia 78648]
written by Mariah Carey, Puff Daddy, Stevie J, Q-Tip (The Ummah), Bobby Robinson, Stephen Hague, Ronald Larkins, Malcolm McLaren & Larry Price |
 | 8. | 08/1997 | | 321
| US 2
UK ✫1
US R&B ✫1 | written by Usher (as Usher Raymond) & Jermaine Dupri |
 | 9. | 12/1997 | | 309
| US ✫1
UK 4
US AC ✫1 | written by Darren Hayes & Daniel Jones |
 | 10. | 01/1997 | | 300
| US 2
UK 2
US AC 2
US dance 41 | written by Max Martin & Herbie Crichlow (as Herbert Crichlow) |
 | 11. | 08/1997 | | 281
| US ✫1
UK 6
US R&B 2 | featuring Puff Daddy & Mase
based upon "I'm Coming Out"
written by Bernard Edwards, Mase (as Mason Betha), Nile Rodgers, Stevie J (as Steven Jordan), Diddy (as Sean Combs) & The Notorious B.I.G. (as Christopher Wallace) |
| 12. | 04/1997 | | 277
| US 2
UK 6
US dance 34
US alt. 4 | [Capitol 58634]
written by Meredith Brooks & Shelly Peiken |
| 13. | 11/1997 | | 276
| US 4
UK ✫1 | [BRIT Awards Best British Single 1998]
written by Robert Jazayeri, Shaznay Lewis & S. Mather |
 | 14. | 09/1997 | | 276
| US 7
UK ✫1
US dance 21 | [MCA 55392]
written by Claus Norreen & Søren Rasted (as Søren Nystrøm Rasted) |
 | 15. | 08/1997 | | 274
| US 6
UK 2
US alt. ✫1 | [Republic 56146]
written by Darren Hamer, Duncan Bruce, Paul Greco, Anne Holden, Nigel Hunter, Louise Watts & Allan Whalley |
 | 16. | 10/1997 | | 273
| US 4
UK 3
US AC 3 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Max Martin (as Martin Sandberg) |
 | 17. | 06/1997 | | 266
| US 2
UK 7
US AC ✫1
US country 43 | [Curb 73022]
written by Diane Warren |
 | 18. | 01/1997 | | 261
| US ✫1
UK 19
US R&B ✫1 | as Puff Daddy featuring Mase
written by Diddy (as Sean "Puffy" Combs), Stevie J (as Steven Jordan), Carlos Broady, Nashiem Myrick, Mase (as Mason Betha), Greg Prestopino, Matthew Wilder, Sylvia Robinson, Melle Mel (as Melvin Glover), Clifton Chase & Edward Fletcher |
 | 19. | 04/1997 | | 258
| US ✫1
UK 10
US R&B ✫1 | written by Diddy (as Sean "Puffy" Combs), Deric Angelettie, Ron Lawrence, The Notorious B.I.G. (as Christopher Wallace), Andy Armer & Randy Badazz Alpert |
 | 20. | 11/1997 | | 256
| US 3
UK 5
US R&B ✫1 | featuring Wyclef Jean
written by Barry White, Calvin Gaines, Mary Brown, Rob Fusari & Vincent Herbert |
 | 21. | 09/1997 | | 255
| US ✫1
UK 10
US AC 30
US R&B 2 | [Motown 0684]
written by Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) & Terry Lewis |
 | 22. | 01/1997 | | 252
| US 10
UK ✫1
US dance ✫1
US rock 6
US alt. ✫1 | [Island 854774]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr. |
 | 23. | 12/1997 | | 249
| US 9
UK ✫1
US AC 23 | written by Paul Wilson, Andy Watkins, Victoria Beckham, Melanie B, Emma Bunton, Melanie C & Geri Halliwell |
 | 24. | 03/1997 | | 244
| US 4
UK 33
US rock 26
US alt. ✫1 | [Elektra 64173]
written by Stephan Jenkins |
 | 25. | 07/1997 | | 244
| US 2
UK 19
US rock 13
US alt. ✫1 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Greg Camp, Kevin Coleman, Paul De Lisle & Steve Harwell |
 | 26. | 08/1997 | | 242
| US 4
UK 3 | written by Denniz Pop & Max Martin |
 | 27. | 06/1997 | | 238
| US ✫1
UK 58
US rock 29
US alt. ✫1 | featuring Supercat
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Craig Bullock, Stan Frazier, Murphy Karges, William Maragh, Mark McGrath, Alan Shacklock & Rodney Sheppard |
 | 28. | 06/1997 | | 208
| US 12
UK 2
US rock 22
US alt. 4 |  [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #382]
written by Richard Ashcroft, Mick Jagger & Keith Richards |
| 29. | 11/1997 | | 203
| US 3
UK 64
US AC 25
US rock 2
US alt. 3 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Rob Thomas, John Goff, Jay Stanley & Brian Yale |
 | 30. | 10/1997 | | 203
| US 18
UK ✫1
US dance 4 | written by Richard Stannard, Matt Rowe, Victoria Beckham, Melanie B, Emma Bunton, Melanie C & Geri Halliwell |
 | 31. | 11/1997 | | 202
| US 5
UK 10
US R&B 5 | [Bad Boy 79122]
written by Ronald Bell, G. Brown, Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Robert "Spike" Mickens, C. Smith, D. Thomas, Rafael Vigil & Richard Westfield |
 | 32. | 01/1997 | | 200
| US 4
UK 16
US R&B ✫1 | [Island 85454]
written by Brown, Daryl Simmons & Ralph Stacy |
 | 33. | 12/1997 | | 199
| US 2
UK 18
US R&B 7 | as Puff Daddy featuring The Notorious BIG, Lil Kim, The Lox, Dave Grohl, Perfect, Fuzzbubble & Rob Zombie
written by Diddy (as Sean "Puffy" Combs), Stephen Jacobs, Jason Phillips, Danny Styles, The Notorious B.I.G. (as Christopher Wallace), Kim Jones & Deric "D-dot" Angelettie |
 | 34. | 01/1997 | | 197
| US 23
UK ✫1
US dance 26
US alt. 5 | charted as >Abort, Retry, Fail?_ EP: Your Woman / Give Me Some Pain / Theme from a Mid-Afternoon Game Show / Theme from Late Night Documentary About Drug Abuse in UK charts
[Brilliant!/Chrysalis 58638]
written by Jyoti Mishra |
 | 35. | 02/1997 | | 196
| US 8
UK 7
US AC 14
US R&B 20 | featuring Peter Cetera
[LaFace 24223]
written by Peter Cetera & David Foster |
 | 36. | 03/1997 | | 196
| US 4
UK 11 | [Columbia 78503]
written by Darren Hayes & Daniel Jones |
 | 37. | 03/1997 | | 196
| US 4
UK 27
US AC 3
US R&B 2 | produced by David Foster
[Warner Sunset 87003]
written by Diane Warren |
 | 38. | 07/1997 | | 193
| US 6
UK 11
US R&B 3 | featuring Da Brat, Left Eye, Missy Elliott & Angie Martinez
[Undeas 98019]
written by Lil' Kim (as Kimberly Jones) & Jermaine Dupri |
 | 39. | 06/1997 | | 193
| US 4
UK 16
US R&B 4 | |
| 40. | 05/1997 | | 192
| US 5
UK 38
US rock 4
US alt. ✫1 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Rob Thomas & Matt Serletic |
 | 41. | 02/1997 | | 190
| US 7
UK 9
US R&B 5 | featuring Jay-Z
[Violator 574028]
written by Foxy Brown (as Inga Marchand) & Sean Carter |
 | 42. | 02/1997 | | 190
| US 6
UK 13
US AC 17
US R&B 5 | featuring Mariah Carey
[Epic 78485]
written by Babyface |
 | 43. | 11/1997 | | 190
| US 9
UK 5 | [Mercury 568132]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil |
 | 44. | 03/1997 | | 186
| US 26
UK 3
US rock 2
US alt. ✫1 | [Island 584972]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr. |
 | 45. | 11/1997 | | 186
| US 4
UK 21
US R&B ✫1 | written by Darrell Allamby, Link (as Lincoln Browder) & Antoinette Roberson |
 | 46. | 11/1997 | | 185
| US 8
UK 29
US rock 4
US alt. ✫1 | written by John Wozniak |
| 47. | 05/1997 | | 184
| US 8
UK 10
US R&B ✫1 | written and produced by R. Kelly |
 | 48. | 11/1997 | | 180
| US 7
UK 8
US R&B 44 | [RCA 64970]
written by Max Martin & Robyn |
| 49. | 12/1997 | | 178
| US 6
UK 14
US R&B 5 | |
 | 50. | 11/1997 | | 177
| US 4
UK 20
US R&B 11 | as Puff Daddy featuring The Notorious BIG and Mase
B side to It's All About The Benjamins
written by David Bowie, Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney, Andy Morris, Diddy (as Sean Combs), Ron Lawrence, Mase (as Mason Betha), Christopher Wallace & Deric Angeletti |
| 51. | 08/1997 | | 177
| US 4
UK 64
US R&B 2 | featuring Trina & Tamara
[Warner 17327]
written by J. Baker, M.L. Wilson, J. Young, T. Powell, Curtis "Sauce" Wilson & R. Holiday |
 | 52. | 07/1997 | | 175
| US 9
UK 9
US R&B 9 | [Jive 42473]
written by R. Kelly |
 | 53. | 07/1997 | | 175
| US 12
UK 3
US R&B 34 | featuring 40 Thevz
[Tommy Boy 7785]
written by Dominic Aldridge, Coolio, H. Straughter & M. Straughter |
 | 54. | 05/1997 | | 171
| US 56
UK ✫1
US dance 5 | [R]
[rm]
[RCA 64999]
written by Tim Kellett & Robin Taylor-Firth |
 | 55. | 07/1997 | | 171
| US 49
UK ✫1
US rock 36
US alt. 4 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Noel Gallagher |
 | 56. | 02/1997 | | 171
| US 20
UK 2
US R&B 16 | [Def Jam 573564]
written by Bob Marley & Warren G |
| 57. | 02/1997 | | 171
| US 12
UK 6
US R&B ✫1 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[Interscope album cut]
written by Chauncey Black (as Chauncey Hannibal), Etterlene Jordan & Teddy Riley |
 | 58. | 02/1997 | | 170
| US 5
US rock 9
US alt. ✫1 | written by Brian Vander Ark |
 | 59. | 04/1997 | | 169
| US 8
UK 15
US AC 27
US dance 10
US alt. 32 | [Warner 17373]
written by Paula Cole |
| 60. | 05/1997 | | 165
| US 42
UK ✫1
US dance 10
US R&B 19 | [Epic 78007]
written by Michael Jackson & Teddy Riley |
 | 61. | 11/1997 | | 163
| US 15
UK 4
US AC 28 | written by Billie Myers, Eric Bazilian & Desmond Child |
| 62. | 11/1997 | | 162
| US 6
UK 30
US R&B 2 | written by Nathan Morris |
 | 63. | 07/1997 | | 161
| US 7
UK 29
US AC ✫1 |  [Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1998]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1998]
[Columbia 78528]
written by Shawn Colvin & John Leventhal |
 | 64. | 11/1997 | | 159
| US 42
UK 2
US AC 4
US alt. 12 | Hot 100 Airplay : 2
[album cut]
written by Scott Cutler, Anne Preven & Phil Thornalley |
 | 65. | 11/1997 | | 154
| US 9
UK 51
US alt. 5 | [Elektra 64130]
written by Stephan Jenkins & Kevin Cadogan |
| 66. | 05/1997 | | 153
| US 19
UK 9
US AC 4
US dance ✫1
US R&B 9 | |
| 67. | 1997 | | 152
| US 2 | written by Jewel & Steve Poltz |
 | 68. | 12/1997 | | 151
| UK ✫1 | written by Andrew Mccrorie-Shand & Andrew Davenport |
| 69. | 11/1997 | | 150
| UK ✫1 | written by Lou Reed |
| 70. | 1997 | | 150
| UK ✫1 | Mama / Who Do You Think You Are was released in some markets as a Double A-side but in others the two songs were released independently of each other as single tracks. [Comic Relief single] |
 | 71. | 11/1997 | | 150
| US 9
UK 21
US R&B 4 | written by Walter Becker & Donald Fagen |
 | 72. | 04/1997 | | 150
| US 55
UK 2
US rock 25
US alt. 6 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James & Dave Rowntree |
 | 73. | 12/1997 | | 148
| US 7
UK 34
US R&B ✫1 | produced by Babyface
[Motown 0720]
written by Babyface |
 | 74. | 05/1997 | | 147
| US 7
UK 26
US R&B 33 | [R]
[RCA 64865]
written by Denniz Pop, Herbie Crichlow (as Herbert Crichlow), Max Martin & Robyn |
 | 75. | 11/1997 | | 147
| UK ✫1
US alt. 16 | [R]
written by Tjinder Singh |
 | 76. | 04/1997 | | 146
| US 38
UK 5
US dance ✫1
US alt. 4 | [Mute/Reprise 17390]
written by Martin Gore |
 | 77. | 08/1997 | | 146
| US 4
US R&B 9 | featuring 112
co-produced by Mariah Carey
[Crave 78678]
written by Full Force |
| 78. | 09/1997 | | 145
| US 101
UK 2
US dance ✫1 | written by Dario G, Gilbert Gabriel & Nick-Laird Clowes |
| 79. | 03/1997 | | 143
| US 112
UK 2
US dance ✫1 | [instrumental]
[FFRR 573284]
written by Sascha Lappessen, Thomas Alisson & Ralf Kappmeier |
 | 80. | 04/1997 | | 143
| US 101
UK 2
US dance ✫1 | [DreamWorks 59005]
written by George Michael |
| 81. | 02/1997 | | 141
| US 21
UK 4 | [Arista 13304]
written by Peter Bischof-Fallenstein, Frank Farian, Mary Applegate & Martin Cintron |
| 82. | 03/1997 | | 141
| US 6
US R&B 2 | [RCA 64759]
written by Jerome Woods & Gerald Baillergeau |
 | 83. | 04/1997 | | 141
| US 105
UK ✫1
US alt. 40 | written by Tom Rowlands, Ed Simons & Jesse Weaver |
| 84. | 10/1997 | | 140
| UK 2
US dance ✫1 | featuring La Trec
written by Sascha Lappessen, Thomas Alisson & Ralf Kappmeier |
 | 85. | 09/1997 | | 140
| US 7
US AC 4 | B side to You Were Meant For Me
[Atlantic 87021]
written by Jewel |
| 86. | 07/1997 | | 140
| UK 2
US dance ✫1 | featuring Rodriguez
written by Sascha Lappessen, Thomas Alisson & Ralf Kappmeier |
 | 87. | 05/1997 | | 139
| UK ✫1 | written by Madonna & Shep Pettibone |
 | 88. | 05/1997 | | 138
| UK ✫1 | featuring BeBe Winans
written by BeBe Winans & James "Rhett" Lawrence |
 | 89. | 08/1997 | | 137
| US 24
UK 6
US R&B 5 | [MCA 55353]
written by Jimmy Jam (as James Harris), Terry Lewis, Hachidai Nakamura, Rokusuke Ei, James Brown, Linda Creed, John Starks & Fred Wesley |
 | 90. | 09/1997 | | 137
| UK ✫1 | written by Richard Ashcroft |
 | 91. | 12/1997 | | 137
| US 9
UK 32
US R&B 4 | written by Lawrence Dermer, Rashad Smith, Busta Rhymes (as Trevor Smith), Henry Stone & Freddy Stonewall |
| 92. | 01/1997 | | 136
| US 12
UK 12
US R&B ✫1 | [Kedar/Universal 56002]
written by Erykah Badu & Jaborn Jamal |
 | 93. | 02/1997 | | 135
| UK ✫1 | written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James & Dave Rowntree |
 | 94. | 05/1997 | | 134
| US 7
US country ✫1 | written by Stephony Smith |
 | 95. | 08/1997 | | 134
| US 7
US R&B ✫1 | [Island 572082]
written by Daryl Thomas |
 | 96. | 06/1997 | | 133
| US 75
UK 4
US dance ✫1 | [Strictly Rhythm 12512]
written by Ultra Naté, Lem Springsteen & John Ciafone |
 | 97. | 03/1997 | | 132
| US 28
UK 5
US AC 8 | [Polydor 571006]
written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb |
 | 98. | 09/1997 | | 132
| US 36
UK 6
US dance 6
US R&B 3 | featuring Q Tip and Joni Mitchell
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III), Terry Lewis, René Elizondo Jr., Joni Mitchell & Kamaal Ibn Fare |
 | 99. | 10/1997 | | 132
| US 58
UK 3
US AC 5 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Linda Thompson, Walter Afanasieff & David Foster |
 | 100. | 07/1997 | | 130
| US 27
UK 4 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, Zac Hanson, Mark Hudson & Sander Salover |
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