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Top Rock Songs of 1997

1996 <-1997-> 1998
    

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1.
01/1997

Discothèque by U2

from Pop   Pop
338

10
US


✫1
dance
6
rock
✫1
alt.
✫1
UK
[Island 854774]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.
2.
08/1997
309

6
US






✫1
alt.
2
UK
[Republic 56146]
written by Harry Hamer (as Darren Hamer), Dunstan Bruce (as Duncan Bruce), Paul Greco, Anne Holden, Danbert Nobacon (as Nigel Hunter), Lou Watts (as Louise Watts) & Boff Whalley (as Allan Whalley)
3.
04/1997
306

2
US


34
dance


4
alt.
6
UK
[Capitol 58634]
written by Meredith Brooks & Shelly Peiken
4.
07/1997
263

2
US




13
rock
✫1
alt.
19
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Greg Camp, Kevin Coleman, Paul De Lisle & Steve Harwell
5.
06/1997
261

12
US




22
rock
4
alt.
2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #382]
written by Richard Ashcroft, Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
6.
01/1997
255

23
US


26
dance


5
alt.
✫1
UK
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
7.
06/1997

Fly by Sugar Ray

from Floored   Floored
249

✫1
US




29
rock
✫1
alt.
58
UK
featuring Supercat
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by DJ Homicide (as Craig Bullock), Stan Frazier, Murphy Karges, Super Cat (as William Maragh), Mark McGrath, Alan Shacklock & Rodney Sheppard
8.
07/1997
228

49
US




36
rock
4
alt.
✫1
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Noel Gallagher
9.
03/1997
227

26
US




2
rock
✫1
alt.
3
UK
[Island 584972]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.
10.
11/1997
211

42
US
4
AC




12
alt.
2
UK
Hot 100 Airplay : 2
[RCA LP Cut]
written by Scott Cutler, Anne Preven & Phil Thornalley
11.
10/1997
209

3
US
25
AC


2
rock
3
alt.
64
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[Lava LP Cut]
written by Rob Thomas, John Goff, Jay Stanley & Brian Yale
12.
03/1997
201

4
US




26
rock
✫1
alt.
33
UK
[Elektra 64173]
written by Stephan Jenkins
13.
04/1997

Song 2 by Blur

from Blur   Blur
199

55
US




25
rock
6
alt.
2
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James & Dave Rowntree
14.
11/1997
199









16
alt.
✫1
UK
[R]
written by Tjinder Singh
15.
04/1997
196

105
US






40
alt.
✫1
UK
written by Tom Rowlands, Ed Simons & Schoolly D (as Jesse Weaver)
16.
03/1997
195

5
US




4
rock
✫1
alt.
38
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Rob Thomas & Matt Serletic
17.
04/1997
185

38
US


✫1
dance


4
alt.
5
UK
[Mute/Reprise 17390]
written by Martin Gore
18.
04/1997
174

8
US
27
AC
10
dance


32
alt.
15
UK
[Warner 17373]
written by Paula Cole
19.
11/1997
173

8
US




4
rock
✫1
alt.
29
UK
written by John Wozniak
20.
03/1997
171







19
rock


2
UK
written by Joe South
21.
02/1997
167

5
US




9
rock
✫1
alt.


written by Brian Vander Ark
22.
01/1997
156

47
US






11
alt.
4
UK
[Mute/Reprise 17409]
written by Martin Gore
23.
05/1997
145

19
US






25
alt.
8
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Sheryl Crow, Brian MacLeod & Jeff Trott
24.
03/1997
139

23
US






✫1
alt.
12
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Dicky Barrett & Joe Gittleman
25.
03/1997
126

11
US




✫1
rock
3
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Emerson Hart
26.
11/1997
122

9
US






5
alt.
51
UK
[Elektra 64130]
written by Stephan Jenkins & Kevin Cadogan
27.
06/1997
121

50
US


34
dance
12
rock
4
alt.
10
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Billy Corgan
28.
11/1997
118

28
US




3
rock


13
UK
featuring Marianne Faithful
[Elektra 64126]
written by James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich
29.
11/1997
109







7
rock
2
alt.
11
UK
written by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt (as Mike Pritchard) & Tré Cool (as Frank Wright)
30.
12/1997
105









16
alt.
7
UK
written by Richard Ashcroft
31.
02/1997
105

93
US






39
alt.
7
UK
[RCA 64767]
written by Saffron, Tim Dorney, Andy Todd & Johnny Male
32.
01/1997
105

35
US




2
rock
✫1
alt.
29
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey, Ed Kowalczyk & Chad Taylor
33.
10/1997

Please by U2

from Pop   Pop
104

103
US






31
alt.
7
UK
[Island 572195]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.
34.
11/1997
102

19
US






6
alt.
26
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Ben Folds & Darren Jessee
35.
09/1997
97









14
alt.
8
UK
36.
12/1997
96

59
US




2
rock


15
UK
37.
03/1997
94

35
US




✫1
rock


22
UK
[Columbia 78499]
written by Glen Ballard, Joe Perry & Steven Tyler
38.
07/1997
93

13
US
28
AC




3
alt.


[Arista 13395]
written by Sarah McLachlan & Pierre Marchand
39.
03/1997
92

27
US




37
rock
13
alt.
20
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Michael Hutchence & Andrew Farriss
40.
05/1997
91







9
rock
9
alt.
12
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel & Pat Smear (as Georg Ruthenberg)
41.
07/1997
90

11
US
16
AC




39
alt.


42.
08/1997
89







4
rock
3
alt.
18
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Dave Grohl
43.
03/1997
88

61
US






24
alt.
11
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Peter Hook & David Potts
44.
09/1997
85

50
US






10
alt.
15
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by David Gavurin & Harriet Wheeler
45.
05/1997
83

27
US




✫1
rock


38
UK
[Columbia 78830]
written by Glen Ballard, Richard Supa & Steven Tyler
46.
02/1997
81

78
US






9
alt.
14
UK
[DGC 22300]
written by Beck (as Beck Hansen), John King [music producer] & Mike Simpson (as Michael Simpson)
47.
12/1997
80

42
US
14
AC


38
rock


18
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[live]
[A&M Albun Cut]
written by Bryan Adams & Eliot Kennedy
48.
05/1997
80

23
US




3
rock
5
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Jakob Dylan
49.
03/1997
79

50
US




✫1
rock
4
alt.
42
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Dexter Holland (as Bryan Holland)
50.
09/1997
78

59
US




9
rock
5
alt.
25
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt (as Mike Pritchard) & Tré Cool (as Frank Wright)
51.
01/1997
73

44
US




4
rock
4
alt.
40
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Daniel Johns
52.
09/1997
72

43
US




15
rock
✫1
alt.
41
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Art Alexakis, Greg Eklund & Craig Montoya
53.
08/1997
68









31
alt.
13
UK
written by Courtney Taylor-Taylor (as Courtney Taylor)
54.
12/1997
67

18
US
23
AC




17
alt.


[Warner 17241]
written by Loreena McKennitt
55.
07/1997
65

21
US






4
alt.


[Clean Slate 78595]
written by Fiona Apple
56.
05/1997
63

51
US




4
rock


29
UK
[Columbia 78569]
written by Desmond Child, Joe Perry & Steven Tyler
57.
07/1997
63

57
US




✫1
rock
6
alt.
94
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Travis Meeks
58.
09/1997
61







3
rock


22
UK
59.
06/1997
61









26
alt.
16
UK
60.
06/1997
57

45
US




3
rock
3
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey, Ed Kowalczyk & Chad Taylor
61.
05/1997
57

64
US




23
rock


23
UK
co-produced by Jeff Lynne
[Capitol 58650]
written by Paul McCartney
62.
02/1997
54

65
US




✫1
rock
6
alt.


[Atlantic 83003]
written by Ed Roland
63.
01/1997
53

65
US




18
rock
13
alt.
31
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Dexter Holland (as Bryan Holland)
64.
08/1997
52

54
US




2
rock
7
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Scott Stapp & Mark Tremonti
65.
02/1997
50

59
US




9
rock
8
alt.
56
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Nina Gordon
66.
02/1997
50

46
US




21
rock
11
alt.
43
UK
[Nothing 95007]
written by Nine Inch Nails & Chris Vrenna
67.
11/1997
50

94
US




13
rock


26
UK
68.
11/1997
48









16
alt.
23
UK
written by Beck (as Beck Hansen), John King [music producer] & Mike Simpson (as Michael Simpson)
69.
11/1997
47

28
US
27
AC




14
alt.


[Arista 13453]
written by Sarah McLachlan
70.
10/1997
47







36
rock
24
alt.
24
UK
written by Grant Nicholas
71.
04/1997
47

73
US




5
rock
13
alt.
60
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey, Ed Kowalczyk & Chad Taylor
72.
05/1997
45

72
US




✫1
rock
17
alt.


[Atlantic 84006]
written by Ed Roland
73.
09/1997
44

35
US




36
rock
5
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[only released in Japan and US]
[album cut]
written by Noel Gallagher
74.
12/1997

Fuel by Metallica

from ReLoad   ReLoad
42







6
rock


31
UK
75.
03/1997
41









22
alt.
26
UK
written by Ben Folds
76.
12/1997
39

59
US




13
rock
5
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Mike Turner, Raine Maida, Jeremy Taggart & Arnold Lanni
77.
01/1997

Santeria by Sublime

from Sublime   Sublime
39

43
US






3
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Bud Gaugh, Bradley Nowell & Eric Wilson
78.
05/1997
38

51
US




24
rock
26
alt.
54
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]

[album cut]
written by David Bryson, Adam Duritz, Charlie Gillingham, Matt Malley, Ben Mize & Dan Vickrey
79.
06/1997
37

47
US






3
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Bud Gaugh, Bradley Nowell & Eric Wilson
80.
11/1997
35







23
rock


29
UK
81.
02/1997
35







30
rock


28
UK
82.
08/1997
35







25
rock


29
UK
83.
10/1997
35

64
US






8
alt.
62
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Robert Smith
84.
08/1997
35

68
US






7
alt.
63
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Dicky Barrett & Joe Gittleman
85.
02/1997
34









28
alt.
29
UK
86.
10/1997
33

63
US




28
rock
5
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Gavin Rossdale
87.
04/1997
33







25
rock
29
alt.
34
UK
written by Daniel Johns
88.
06/1997
33









26
alt.
30
UK
89.
10/1997
32

51
US




21
rock
17
alt.
111
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Jakob Dylan
90.
05/1997
32

51
US




17
rock
13
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Dean Dinning, Randy Guss, Todd Nichols & Glen Phillips
91.
06/1997
30

57
US




18
rock
11
alt.


[Island 572053]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.
92.
03/1997
28

49
US






8
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Billy Corgan
93.
06/1997
28

74
US




14
rock
11
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Mike Turner, Raine Maida, Jeremy Taggart & Arnold Lanni
94.
05/1997
28







✫1
rock




written by Sammy Hagar
95.
10/1997
28

61
US




26
rock
11
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge & Scott Raynor
96.
11/1997
25







6
rock
13
alt.


written by Paul Durham
97.
08/1997
23









29
alt.
39
UK
98.
06/1997
23







4
rock
30
alt.


99.
06/1997
23







14
rock


51
UK
100.
08/1997
23







5
rock
24
alt.


written by Dexter Holland

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