1997 in music
Who ruled 1997? Spice Girls was Artist of the Year on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. Every #1 song of 1997, the biggest songs and the top artists.
Billboard Hot 100
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spice Girls | 156 | 13 | 27 |
| 2 | Jewel | 135 | 0 | 16 |
| 3 | Toni Braxton | 101 | 14 | 18 |
| 4 | R. Kelly | 93 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Dru Hill | 91 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Puff Daddy | 88 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Mark Morrison | 85 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | LeAnn Rimes | 85 | 15 | 19 |
| 9 | En Vogue | 82 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | The Notorious B.I.G. | 81 | 4 | 8 |
| First week at #1 | Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 1997 | Un-Break My Heart | Toni Braxton | 7 |
| Feb 22, 1997 | Wannabe | Spice Girls | 4 |
| Mar 22, 1997 | Can't Nobody Hold Me Down | Puff Daddy feat. Mase | 6 |
| May 3, 1997 | Hypnotize | The Notorious B.I.G. | 3 |
| May 24, 1997 | MMMBop | Hanson | 3 |
| Jun 14, 1997 | I'll Be Missing You | Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112 | 11 |
| Aug 30, 1997 | Mo Money Mo Problems | The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Puff Daddy & Mase | 2 |
| Sep 13, 1997 | Honey | Mariah Carey | 3 |
| Oct 4, 1997 | 4 Seasons Of Loneliness | Boyz II Men | 1 |
| Oct 11, 1997 | Candle In The Wind 1997/Something About The Way You Look Tonight | Elton John | 12 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How Do I Live | LeAnn Rimes | #2 | 69 | 147.3 |
| 2 | Truly Madly Deeply | Savage Garden | #1 | 52 | 123.7 |
| 3 | You Make Me Wanna... | Usher | #2 | 47 | 102.1 |
| 4 | Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) | Backstreet Boys | #2 | 43 | 89.8 |
| 5 | Semi-Charmed Life | Third Eye Blind | #4 | 43 | 84.6 |
| 6 | Candle In The Wind 1997/Something About The Way You Look Tonight | Elton John | #1 | 42 | 84.3 |
| 7 | Return Of The Mack | Mark Morrison | #2 | 40 | 83.7 |
| 8 | Together Again | Janet | #1 | 46 | 83.1 |
| 9 | I Don't Want To Wait | Paula Cole | #11 | 56 | 82.3 |
| 10 | I'll Be Missing You | Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112 | #1 | 33 | 78.8 |
UK Singles Chart
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spice Girls | 84 | 8 | 12 |
| 2 | Backstreet Boys | 81 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Sash! | 65 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Boyzone | 58 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Eternal | 58 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | No Doubt | 57 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | The Verve | 55 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Hanson | 52 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | R. Kelly | 52 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | No Mercy | 51 | 0 | 7 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Never Ever | All Saints | #1 | 25 | 55.7 |
| 2 | I'll Be Missing You | Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans | #1 | 31 | 55.4 |
| 3 | Something About the Way You Look/Candle | Elton John | #1 | 29 | 55.1 |
| 4 | Angels | Robbie Williams | #4 | 67 | 51.6 |
| 5 | Barbie Girl | Aqua | #1 | 30 | 50.8 |
| 6 | Tubthumping | Chumbawamba | #2 | 21 | 45.3 |
| 7 | Don't Speak | No Doubt | #1 | 21 | 40.8 |
| 8 | Torn | Natalie Imbruglia | #2 | 20 | 39.9 |
| 9 | You Got the Love | The Source feat. Candi Staton | #3 | 49 | 39.5 |
| 10 | I Believe I Can Fly | R. Kelly | #1 | 18 | 39.5 |
Artist of the Year and the rankings are the ChartReign Power model: the artist with the most chart power over the year, not the most #1s. Crowns are weeks crowned Artist of the Week. How it works