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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July–August

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September–October

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November–December

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Also in 1997

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January – March

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Date Album Artist Notes
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7 Six of Hearts Kenny G EP
Enjoy Incubus Incubus EP
10 The Best and the Rest Savatage Compilation
Firefly TNT -
14 Justuss Snow -
Live Stages Vertical Horizon Live
Rhyme & Reason Various Artists Soundtrack
20 Homework Daft Punk UK
21 Dragon Attack: A Tribute to Queen Various Artists Tribute
Vivir Enrique Iglesias -
Slick Shoes EP Slick Shoes EP
23 Clumsy Our Lady Peace Canada
27 Glow Reef -
28 11 Transistor Lazlo Bane -
The Full Sentence Pigeonhed -
Gridlock'd Various Artists Soundtrack
In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy Pat Boone Covers CD
Lie to Me Jonny Lang -
Perfect from Now On Built to Spill -
Uptown Saturday Night Camp Lo -
? Come My Fanatics... Electric Wizard [11]
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3 C'est pour vivre Celine Dion Compilation
Earthling David Bowie -
Sex Style Kool Keith -
White on Blonde Texas -
4 Bombs & Butterflies Widespread Panic -
Handsome Handsome Debut
Ixnay on the Hombre The Offspring -
Freak Show Silverchair Sophomore
Love Travels Kathy Mattea -
Old Friends from Young Years Papa Roach Debut
Tony Bennett on Holiday Tony Bennett -
7 SubUrbia Various Artists Soundtrack
True Believer Troy Cassar-Daley -
10 Blur Blur -
A Short Album About Love The Divine Comedy -
11 Baduizm Erykah Badu Debut
Beautiful World Big Head Todd and the Monsters -
Brighten the Corners Pavement -
Built to Last Sick of It All -
City Strapping Young Lad -
Coal Chamber Coal Chamber Debut
Eight Arms to Hold You Veruca Salt -
I Like It When You Die Anal Cunt -
Show World Redd Kross -
Sweet Homewrecker Thrush Hermit -
Unchained Melody: The Early Years LeAnn Rimes Recorded 1994–96
17 Oxygene 7-13 Jean Michel Jarre -
Attack of the Grey Lantern Mansun Debut
Live at the Wireless Ash Live
18 Lost Highway Various Artists -
Payable on Death Live P.O.D. -
Petra Praise 2: We Need Jesus Petra -
Secret Samadhi Live -
Terra Incognita Chris Whitley -
24 Women in Technology White Town -
Orblivion The Orb -
'Til Death Do Us Unite Sodom -
25 The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum L7 -
Becoming X Sneaker Pimps -
Booty Call Various Artists Soundtrack
Either/Or Elliott Smith -
Goodbye Ellston Avenue Pinhead Gunpowder Debut
Marcy Playground Marcy Playground -
Maximum Abduction Hypocrisy EP
Slush OP8 -
...Somewhere More Familiar Sister Hazel -
Whiplash James -
? All Wound Up... Godsmack -
Best of Gloria Estefan Gloria Estefan Compilation
Kingdom of Madness Edguy -
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3 10 Wet Wet Wet -
The Boatman's Call Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds -
Electro Glide in Blue Apollo 440 -
Pop U2 -
4 Dan Bern Dan Bern Debut
Darkside Necrophobic -
Goldfly Guster -
The Healing Game Van Morrison -
Savage Garden Savage Garden Australia, Debut
The Soul Assassins, Chapter I Soul Assassins -
7 From the Gecko The Slip -
10 Extinct Instinct Threshold -
Still Waters Bee Gees -
11 Before You Were Punk Various Artists Compilation
The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World Chet Atkins and Tommy Emmanuel Collaboration between American guitarist Chet Atkins and Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel
Disciplined Breakdown Collective Soul -
Fake Can Be Just as Good Blonde Redhead -
Let's Face It The Mighty Mighty Bosstones -
Like Swimming Morphine -
Live at Hammersmith '79 Ted Nugent Live 1979
Lula Divinia Shiner -
Message for Albert Five for Fighting -
Rapture Bradley Joseph -
The Untouchable Scarface -
Violent Demise: The Last Days Body Count -
17 The Dismemberment Plan Is Terrified The Dismemberment Plan -
The Future of War Atari Teenage Riot -
18 Aftertaste Helmet -
Euphoria Leftover Salmon -
Happy Town Jill Sobule -
Made in America Aerosmith EP
Nine Lives Aerosmith -
Selena Selena Soundtrack
Songs in the Key of Springfield The Simpsons -
Stealing Second Chris Thile -
Whatever and Ever Amen Ben Folds Five -
20 Blizzard Beasts Immortal -
21 In This Room The 3rd and the Mortal -
24 Now That's What I Call Music! 36 (UK series) Various Artists Compilation
Skyscraping ABC -
Solid U.D.O. -
Some Things Never Change Supertramp -
White Trash Hell Everclear EP
25 Blue Sky on Mars Matthew Sweet -
The Buffalo Club The Buffalo Club -
Carnival of Chaos GWAR -
Chocolate Supa Highway Spearhead -
Come In and Burn Rollins Band -
Dust Bunnies Bettie Serveert -
Everything I Touch Runs Wild Lori Carson -
Everything You Want Ray J Debut
Hand It Over Dinosaur Jr. -
Hear in the Now Frontier Queensrÿche -
Homework Daft Punk US
Life After Death The Notorious B.I.G. Sophomore
Livin' or Dyin' Jack Ingram -
Mingus Plays Piano Charles Mingus -
The More Things Change... Machine Head Sophomore
Must've Been High Supersuckers -
Natty Dread Charlie Hunter -
One More Time Real McCoy -
R&B Transmogrification Quasi Debut
So Long So Wrong Alison Krauss -
Take a Look Over Your Shoulder Warren G -
Then: The Earlier Years They Might Be Giants Compilation
26 Aquarium Aqua Denmark
The Fawn The Sea and Cake -
Restless Heart Whitesnake Japan
31 Cowboy Erasure UK
? Wild Orchid Wild Orchid -
Space Avenue Waltari Finland
Blue Roses from the Moons Nanci Griffith -

April – June

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1 The Dillinger Escape Plan The Dillinger Escape Plan Debut
Midget Tossing Yellowcard Debut
Sisters of Avalon Cyndi Lauper Worldwide; released in Japan in '96
The Splinter Shards the Birth of Separation Zao -
Tripping the Light Fantastic Lit Debut
2 A Triumph for Man Mew -
Clumsy Our Lady Peace US
7 Barafundle Gorky's Zygotic Mynci -
Dig Your Own Hole The Chemical Brothers -
Eld Enslaved -
Enter Within Temptation -
8 12 Picks Ace Frehley Compilation
Broadway & 52nd Us3 -
Dig Me Out Sleater-Kinney -
Retreat from the Sun That Dog -
Flesh And Bone Richard Marx -
Have I Offended Someone? Frank Zappa Compilation
Future Road The Seekers Australia. Their first studio album since 1968
The Messenger Kurt Elling -
Rock Collection Pond -
Third Eye Blind Third Eye Blind -
Whole Pedro the Lion EP
14 Mother Nature Calls Cast -
My Own Prison Creed Debut
Ultra Depeche Mode -
15 Burnin' Daylight Burnin' Daylight -
Dominion Kamelot -
Elegantly Wasted INXS Final album with Michael Hutchence on lead vocals
Free Mars Lusk Debut
Glee Bran Van 3000 Debut
In the Mirror Yanni Compilation
Secret Robot Control Baboon -
Sevendust Sevendust Debut
Shadowlife Dokken -
Six Days on the Road Sawyer Brown -
Twenty-Eight Teeth Buck-O-Nine -
You and I Teddy Pendergrass -
17 Ten Rapid (Collected Recordings 1996–1997) Mogwai Compilation
18 Lifter Puller Lifter Puller -
21 In It for the Money Supergrass -
This Strange Engine Marillion -
Ashtrayhead Ashtrayhead -
Tellin' Stories The Charlatans -
22 Back from the Dead Obituary -
Bekka & Billy Bekka & Billy -
Carrying Your Love with Me George Strait -
Full Circle Pennywise -
I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One Yo La Tengo -
Living in Clip Ani DiFranco Live
A Pleasant Shade of Gray Fates Warning -
Share My World Mary J. Blige -
Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Latin Various Artists Red Hot Benefit series
Sound of Lies Jayhawks -
Waterbed Hev Heavy D -
28 Visions Stratovarius -
It's Me God Breach -
29 Anywhere But Here The Ataris -
Cheap Trick Cheap Trick -
Kill Fuck Die W.A.S.P. -
Picnic Robert Earl Keen -
Port of Mystery Yanni Compilation
Shaming of the Sun Indigo Girls -
30 UnMerry Melodies Bigwig -
? For Monkeys Millencolin Sweden
One More Megabyte The Toy Dolls -
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5 Baile de Los Locos Voodoo Glow Skulls -
Flaming Pie Paul McCartney -
Honky Melvins -
Sweet Potato Pie Robert Cray -
6 Allure Allure -
Blurring the Edges Meredith Brooks -
Middle of Nowhere Hanson -
Retrospective I Rush Compilation
Return to Paradise Styx Live
What My Heart Already Knows Julian Austin -
12 Halim Natacha Atlas -
13 American Psycho Misfits -
Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace) Bob Carlisle -
The Fruit That Ate Itself Modest Mouse EP
I'm Bout It Various Artists Soundtrack
Lee Ann Womack Lee Ann Womack Debut
Pure Chewing Satisfaction Lard -
Quality Soft Core Mad Caddies -
Terror & Magnificence Elvis Costello and John Harle -
15 Liquid White Light[12] Poi Dog Pondering Live
19 Polythene Feeder -
Dark Fields Show of Hands -
20 Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix Michael Jackson Remix/New
The Colour and the Shape Foo Fighters -
Blue Moon Swamp John Fogerty -
Blues Brothers & Friends: Live from House of Blues The Blues Brothers Live
Coil Toad the Wet Sprocket -
Happy Birthday to Me The Muffs -
Hourglass James Taylor -
I Got Next KRS-One -
Mag Earwhig! Guided by Voices -
Marching to Mars Sammy Hagar -
Play Great Big Sea -
Red Apple Falls Smog -
Remanufacture – Cloning Technology Fear Factory Remix
Something to Remember Me By Ben Lee -
Standing in My Shoes Leo Kottke -
You're the Inspiration: A Collection Peter Cetera Compilation
Zuckerbaby Zuckerbaby Canada, Debut
21 OK Computer Radiohead Japan; UK release date 16 June
26 Direction Reaction Creation The Jam Compilation
NSYNC NSYNC Germany
Tumuli Shroomaroom Acrimony -
27 Across America Art Garfunkel Live
Get Some Snot Debut
30 Enthrone Darkness Triumphant Dimmu Borgir -
? Curious Corn Ozric Tentacles UK
Karma Cleansing Harem Scarem -
The Stereo Bus The Stereo Bus New Zealand, Debut
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2 Dark Days in Paradise Gary Moore -
Timeless Sarah Brightman -
3 Accident of Birth Bruce Dickinson -
Album of the Year Faith No More -
Blood Rooted Sepultura Compilation
Creature Moist Album
Days of the New Days of the New Debut
G3: Live in Concert Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson Live
Gospel Oak Sinéad O'Connor EP
Greatest Hits Boston Compilation +3 new tracks
Innamorata Pat Benatar -
Inside the Torn Apart Napalm Death -
Jet Katell Keineg -
Junction Seven Steve Winwood -
One for the Road Kevin Fowler -
Prime Cuts Suicidal Tendencies Compilation
Resigned Michael Penn -
Retrospective II Rush Compilation
RockCrown Seven Mary Three -
Songs from a Parent to a Child Art Garfunkel -
Under These Rocks and Stones Chantal Kreviazuk US
Wu-Tang Forever Wu-Tang Clan -
4 Clodhopper Glueleg Canada
6 Days of Purgatory Iced Earth Remix
Nighttime Birds The Gathering -
A Portable Model Of... Joan of Arc Debut
10 Batman & Robin Various Artists Soundtrack
Dream with the Fishes Various Artists Soundtrack
Drag k.d. lang Covers album
Full Force Galesburg The Mountain Goats -
Pushing the Salmanilla Envelope Jimmie's Chicken Shack -
SYR1: Anagrama Sonic Youth EP
16 Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space Spiritualized -
Destination Anywhere Jon Bon Jovi -
17 Live Trax Megadeth EP
Body Language Jonathan Cain -
Crazy Nights Lonestar -
Cryptic Writings Megadeth -
Declaration of Conformity Wellwater Conspiracy -
The Devil You Know Econoline Crush Canada
Do It Yourself The Seahorses -
Dude Ranch Blink-182 -
EV3 En Vogue -
Feelings David Byrne -
Ghostyhead Rickie Lee Jones -
The Legend of Chin Switchfoot -
Love Always K-Ci & JoJo -
Love Among the Ruins 10,000 Maniacs -
Love, Peace & Nappiness Lost Boyz -
Now Paul Rodgers -
Now Playing Chopper One Debut
Other Songs Ron Sexsmith -
Psycho's Path John Lydon -
Pure Juice Summercamp Debut
Resolution 38 Special -
Too Far to Care Old 97's -
The Very Best of 10cc 10cc Compilation
The War Report Capone-N-Noreaga -
The Will to Live Ben Harper -
Year of the Horse Neil Young & Crazy Horse Live
21 Happy End of the World Pizzicato Five -
23 Heavy Soul Paul Weller -
New Forms Roni Size & Reprazent -
24 Demonic Testament -
Adrenaline Rush Twista -
Breed Lauren Christy -
Candy Toy Guns and Television 20 Dead Flower Children -
The Carnival Wyclef Jean -
Curtains Tindersticks -
Floored Sugar Ray -
Flying Away Smoke City Debut
Generation Swine Mötley Crüe -
Glory to the Brave HammerFall -
The Great Milenko Insane Clown Posse -
Hipnosis Shootyz Groove -
Interiors Brad -
Misguided Roses Edwin McCain -
The Mollusk Ween -
Morningrise Opeth US
Operation: Get Down Craig Mack Sophomore
Pristine Smut The Murmurs -
Rusty Slick Shoes -
Some Other Sucker's Parade Del Amitri -
Stuff Holly McNarland Canada, Debut
30 The Fat of the Land The Prodigy -
Guns in the Ghetto UB40 -
Iron Savior Iron Savior -
Spiritech Alchemist -
? It's My Life – The Album Sash! -
Two Feet Stand Gardenian -

July – September

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1 The A Files Sham 69 -
Keep Your Receipt Reel Big Fish EP
Men in Black: The Album Various Artists Soundtrack
Straight on Till Morning Blues Traveler -
Three Dollar Bill, Yall Limp Bizkit -
Zoot Suit Riot Cherry Poppin' Daddies Compilation
4 The Collection 1982–1988 Celine Dion EU Compilation
7 Boys on the Docks Dropkick Murphys EP
The Drop Brian Eno -
Ghetto Machine Loudness -
Thylacine Monique Brumby Australia, Debut
Vanishing Point Primal Scream -
8 Another Lesson in Violence Exodus Live
Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk Emperor -
Bound, Gagged and Blindfolded Skinlab -
Brown Album Primus -
Fush Yu Mang Smash Mouth -
The Uneventful Vacation Commander Venus -
Via Satellite Super Deluxe -
10 Equalizeher Baby Vox South Korea, Debut
11 Progressive Attack 6 Various Artists Compilation
14 Drive Bic Runga New Zealand
Evergreen Echo & the Bunnymen -
Maid to Minx Lung Leg UK, Debut
Now That's What I Call Music! 37 (UK series) Various Artists Compilation
One Second Paradise Lost -
15 ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down The Dandy Warhols -
Deadly Sting: The Mercury Years Scorpions Compilation + 2 new tracks (US version)
End of the Summer Dar Williams -
Home Grown Blue Mountain -
I Will Stand Kenny Chesney -
Metropolis Sister Machine Gun -
Musical Monkey Guttermouth -
Supa Dupa Fly Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott -
Surfacing Sarah McLachlan -
Tremolo Blue Rodeo -
Under the Covers Dwight Yoakam Covers album
21 Ocean Machine: Biomech Devin Townsend -
22 Elemental Soul Marlena Shaw -
No Way Out Puff Daddy and the Bad Boy Family -
Outcast Kreator -
Funcrusher Plus Company Flow -
24 Concentration 20 Namie Amuro Studio album
29 Adam and Eve Catherine Wheel -
All That I Am Joe -
Angry Fist Hi-Standard -
The Art of War Bone Thugs-n-Harmony -
Dispepsi Negativland -
98 Degrees 98 Degrees Debut
A Fistful of Alice Alice Cooper Live
Give 'Em the Boot Various Artists Compilation
The Last Time I Committed Suicide Various Artists Soundtrack
Nothin' but the Taillights Clint Black -
Official Live: 101 Proof Pantera Live
Pup Tent Luna -
Shrinking the Blob Oleander -
Size 14 Size 14 Debut
Songs from Northern Britain Teenage Fanclub -
Spawn: The Album Various Artists Soundtrack
Strangers Almanac Whiskeytown -
The Virginian Neko Case -
Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone? Harvey Danger -
? Fabulosos Calavera Los Fabulosos Cadillacs -
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5 Chance and Circumstance Neal Coty -
How to be a Player Various Artists Soundtrack
Overcast! Atmosphere Debut
Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars Killarmy -
Transistor 311 -
11 Maladjusted Morrissey -
Backstreet's Back Backstreet Boys Not released in US
12 Backstreet Boys Backstreet Boys US only
A Deeper Kind of Slumber Tiamat -
Double Plaidinum Lagwagon -
Gun Shy, Trigger Happy Jennifer Trynin -
Hed PE Hed PE Debut
No Holds Barred Biohazard -
Phobos Voivod -
Release Some Tension SWV -
Romances Luis Miguel -
Shakin' Things Up Lorrie Morgan -
Spoke Calexico -
14 F♯A♯∞ Godspeed You Black Emperor! Vinyl Edition
18 In Deep Tina Arena -
MiLight DJ Krush International
Already Jesus Jones -
19 The Fourth World Kara's Flowers -
The Dance Fleetwood Mac Live
Daisy Dog's Eye View -
Making Friends No Use for a Name -
Transmission The Tea Party -
21 Be Here Now Oasis -
22 Sehnsucht Rammstein -
25 Age of Love Scooter Germany
Word Gets Around Stereophonics -
Somewhere Out in Space Gamma Ray -
Bad Timing Jim O'Rourke -
Ghosts Wendy Matthews Australia
Latyrx Latyrx -
Radiator Super Furry Animals -
26 Boom! Boom! Boom! The Kelley Deal 6000 -
Conspiracy No. 5 Third Day -
Devotion: The Best of Yanni Yanni Compilation
Evolution Martina McBride -
The First Session Hole EP
Fresh Meat Arkarna -
Likwidation Tha Alkaholiks -
Last of the Sharpshooters Down by Law -
Love Scenes Diana Krall -
My Soul Coolio -
Raybon Brothers Raybon Brothers -
Saliva Saliva Debut
Singles 1–12 Melvins Compilation
(Songbook) A Collection of Hits Trisha Yearwood Compilation
Sweet 75 Sweet 75 -
Tip Finger Eleven Canada
Trysome Eatone Love Spit Love -
Welcome to the Freak Show dc Talk Live
Midnite Lover Shaggy -
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1 Calling All Stations Genesis -
Way Out West Way Out West -
Tubthumper Chumbawamba -
2 Ghetto D Master P -
Heaven and Hell Joe Jackson -
Indoor Living Superchunk -
SYR2: Slaapkamers met slagroom Sonic Youth EP
Talk Show Talk Show Stone Temple Pilots side project
3 Abrasive Puddle of Mudd -
Clover Shikao Suga -
Fantasma Cornelius -
8 Good Feeling Travis UK
Girl Dannii Minogue -
Let's Get Killed David Holmes -
Slightly Odway Jebediah Australia, Debut
Chrome Matrix Superheist Australia, EP
Vegas The Crystal Method -
When I Was Born for the 7th Time Cornershop -
9 Behind the Eyes Amy Grant -
Full Blown Possession Grifters -
Hang-Ups Goldfinger -
It Means Everything Save Ferris -
Let Me In Chely Wright -
The Magic City Helium -
Más Alejandro Sanz -
Modus Operandi Photek -
Moon Hut Kim Fox Debut
Re-Animation Festival Groovie Ghoulies -
S.C.I.E.N.C.E. Incubus -
Such Blinding Stars for Starving Eyes Cursive -
Total Madness – The Very Best of Madness Madness US Compilation
Troublizing Ric Ocasek -
You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs LeAnn Rimes -
Lovesongs for Underdogs Tanya Donnelly Debut
11 Butterfly Mariah Carey UK
15 Marchin' Already Ocean Colour Scene -
We Have the Technology Custard Australia
16 Based on a True Story Mack 10 -
Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club -
Film Noir Carly Simon -
The Greatest Hits Collection Brooks & Dunn Compilation
Guide to Better Living Grinspoon Australia, Debut
Much Afraid Jars of Clay -
My Way Usher -
When Disaster Strikes... Busta Rhymes -
17 Marigold Sky Hall & Oates -
18 El Gran Orgo At the Drive-In EP
21 Four the Hard Way Danger Danger Japanese release date
22 Barely Legal The Hives -
ESCM BT -
Homogenic Björk [9]
Dots and Loops Stereolab -
Static & Silence The Sundays -
The Big Picture Elton John -
23 Anytime Brian McKnight -
Back in Business EPMD -
The Bouncing Souls The Bouncing Souls -
Evolution Boyz II Men -
Falling into Infinity Dream Theater -
Gone From Danger Joan Baez -
The Hangover Gilby Clarke -
Happy? Jann Arden -
Man & His Music (Remixes from Around the World) Boogie Down Productions Remix
Me Estoy Enamorando Alejandro Fernández -
The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne Jackson Browne Compilation
Novelty Forever Bracket -
Sentimental Education Free Kitten -
Sit Stand Kneel Prey Whiplash -
Songs of a Circling Spirit Tom Cochrane Compilation
A Very Special Christmas 3 Various Artists Christmas
29 Bridges to Babylon The Rolling Stones -
Portishead Portishead -
Levitate The Fall -
Life thru a Lens Robbie Williams -
Meet the Family Frenzal Rhomb -
Paul McCartney's Standing Stone Paul McCartney -
The Promised Simple Minds Compilation
Symbols KMFDM -
Urban Hymns The Verve -
With a Twist Todd Rundgren -
30 The Book of Secrets Loreena McKennitt -
E-lux Human Waste Project Debut
Four Minute Mile The Get Up Kids -
Hunger Janis Ian -
I'm Your Man Jason Sellers -
Lo Mejor de Mí Cristian Castro -
Long Stretch of Lonesome Patty Loveless -
One Day It'll All Make Sense Common -
Peace and Noise Patti Smith -
Time Out of Mind Bob Dylan -
Tone Soul Evolution The Apples in Stereo -
? King Without a Clue Mark Seymour Australia, Debut

October – December

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1 Blutsabbath Belphegor -
Payin' the Dues The Hellacopters -
Shadows in the Banquet Hall Carbon Leaf -
6 Apartment Life Ivy -
Come to Daddy Aphex Twin EP
Death to the Pixies Pixies Compilation
Milk and Blood Jim Martin -
7 60 Cycle Hum Pulley -
The Day the Sun Went Out Boysetsfire -
A Dead Poem Rotting Christ -
El Corazón Steve Earle -
Give It Back! The Brian Jonestown Massacre -
In Loving Memory Of... Big Wreck -
More Best of Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen Compilation
So Much for the Afterglow Everclear -
South Saturn Delta Jimi Hendrix Compilation
Thicker Than Water H2O -
Trouble Is... Kenny Wayne Shepherd -
Underdogs Matthew Good Band Canada
The Velvet Rope Janet Jackson -
Willis The Pietasters -
8 National Steel Colin James -
10 blackmail blackmail -
The Fantastic Plastic Machine Fantastic Plastic Machine -
I Like to Score Moby Compilation
Review Glay Compilation
13 20,000 Watt R.S.L. Midnight Oil Compilation
Jurassic 5 Jurassic 5 EP
Pleased to Meet You Sleeper UK
Quarashi Quarashi Iceland, Debut
14 Medazzaland Duran Duran -
Nimrod Green Day -
Nothing Feels Good The Promise Ring -
Phenomenon LL Cool J -
The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel Gravediggaz -
Soundbombing Various Artists Compilation
Unleash the Beast Saxon -
Urban Rapsody Rick James -
20 Coma Divine – Recorded Live in Rome Porcupine Tree Live
Exile Gary Numan UK
21 A Jagged Era Jagged Edge -
Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature Present The Firm: The Album The Firm (Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature) -
Brand New Salt-n-Pepa -
Cattlemen Don't Triplefastaction -
Extreme Honey Elvis Costello Compilation
Kashmir: Symphonic Led Zeppelin Jaz Coleman and The London Philharmonic Orchestra -
Get Crunk, Who U Wit: Da Album Lil Jon & the Eastside Boyz -
Getting Past the Static Jen Wood
Go! Letters to Cleo -
Half Dead and Dynamite Lifter Puller -
Under the Western Freeway Grandaddy -
I Never Even Asked for Light Lullaby for the Working Class -
Joya Will Oldham -
The Other Side Wynonna Judd -
Phoenix Rising Artension -
The Remixes Shakira Remix
Serpents of the Light Deicide -
Transister Transister Debut
Young Team Mogwai -
22 Impossible Princess Kylie Minogue Japan
24 Talk on Corners The Corrs -
27 Echo Dek Primal Scream Remix
Legendary Tales Rhapsody Debut
Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon John Lennon UK, Compilation
Endless Nameless The Wildhearts -
28 Around the Fur Deftones -
Baïda Faudel -
Be Good at It Neal McCoy -
The Best David Lee Roth Compilation +1 new track
The Black Bossalini (a.k.a. Dr. Bomb from Da Bay) Spice 1 -
Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions Kiss -
Chupacabra Imani Coppola -
Eros Eros Ramazzotti Compilation
Forever and Counting Hot Water Music -
The Fury of the Aquabats! The Aquabats -
Galore The Cure Compilation
Get It How U Live! Hot Boys -
Harlem World Mase -
Jugulator Judas Priest -
Looking for Butter Boy Archie Roach Australia
My Body, the Hand Grenade Hole Compilation
Nightbird Yanni Compilation
The Psycho Realm Psycho Realm Debut
Slip Stitch and Pass Phish -
Yeah, It's That Easy G. Love & Special Sauce -
Zaireeka The Flaming Lips -
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3 Spiceworld Spice Girls -
Paint the Sky with Stars Enya Compilation +2 new tracks
Queen Rocks Queen Compilation +1 new track
Keys to Ascension 2 Yes Live/Studio
Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666 HIM -
Colours Adam F -
Distant Horizons Hawkwind -
[FLA]vour of the Weak Front Line Assembly -
4 All That Matters Michael Bolton -
Chapter 2: World Domination Three 6 Mafia -
Come On Over Shania Twain Over 40 million copies sold worldwide
The 18th Letter Rakim -
Greatest Hits Richard Marx -
Heavy Petting Bad Manners -
If I Don't Stay the Night Mindy McCready -
In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 Jay-Z -
Kettle Whistle Jane's Addiction Compilation of unreleased and live tracks
The Pet Sounds Sessions The Beach Boys Box Set
Signs of Chaos Testament -
Tibetan Freedom Concert Various Artists Live
Tracks and Traces Harmonia '76 -
Tribute Yanni Live
5 Don't Knock the Baldhead: Live Bad Manners Live
7 American Lesion Greg Graffin -
Unit Regurgitator Australia
10 Sampleslaya: Enter the Meatmarket Armand Van Helden -
11 Best of King's X King's X Compilation
Deconstructed Bush Remix
The Final Chapter Hypocrisy -
Firecracker Lisa Loeb -
Higher Ground Barbra Streisand -
The Omega Sessions Bad Brains EP
The Ozzman Cometh Ozzy Osbourne Compilation +1 new track
Satisfaction is the Death of Desire Hatebreed -
Second-hand Smoke Sublime Compilation
See It Through My Eyes Meredith Brooks -
Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes AFI -
So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes NOFX -
Sympathique Pink Martini -
To See You Harry Connick Jr. -
Welcome To Our World Timbaland & Magoo -
Unpredictable Mystikal -
16 Something Wild Children of Bodom -
17 Let's Talk About Love Celine Dion 31 million copies sold
BBC Sessions Led Zeppelin Live
Breed to Breathe Napalm Death EP
Caring and Killing Converge -
Dionysos Lux Occulta -
Here Comes Da Hool Da Hool -
Now That's What I Call Music! 38 (UK series) Various Artists Compilation
Scum Anti-Nowhere League -
18 Whoracle In Flames -
The Best That I Could Do 1978–1988 John Mellencamp Compilation
Bonfire AC/DC Box Set
Inna Heights Buju Banton LP
Kenny G – Greatest Hits Kenny G Compilation
Live Erykah Badu Live
The Lonesome Crowded West Modest Mouse -
Orama On Thorns I Lay -
ReLoad Metallica -
Snowed In Hanson Christmas
Songs from The Capeman Paul Simon -
Titanic James Horner Soundtrack; 30 million copies sold
We're Outta Here! Ramones Live
19 Survive B'z -
24 All Saints All Saints Debut
Left of the Middle Natalie Imbruglia UK
Open Your Eyes Yes -
Stupid Stupid Stupid Black Grape -
25 Big Willie Style Will Smith -
In tha Beginning...There Was Rap Various Artists -
Mostasteless Twiztid Debut
Physical Fatness Various Artists Compilation
R U Still Down? (Remember Me) 2Pac -
Remix & Repent Marilyn Manson EP
Sevens Garth Brooks -
Truly: The Love Songs Lionel Richie Compilation
30 Somber Eyes to the Sky Shadows Fall -
? Sixpence None the Richer Sixpence None the Richer -
The 1999 Party Hawkwind Live
Lustra Echobelly -
Savoir aimer Florent Pagny -
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1 23am Robert Miles Europe
Aaron Carter Aaron Carter Europe
Diana, Princess of Wales: Tribute Various Artists 2-CD charity album
4 Six Loverboy -
8 Sounds of Decay Katatonia -
This Could Be Heaven Pandora Swedes
9 MTV Unplugged Bryan Adams Live
Dragon Ball Z: Original USA Television Soundtrack Ron Wasserman American soundtrack for season 1 and season 2 of Dragon Ball Z
Eye & I Kardinal Offishall Canada, Debut
10 Cloudy Cloud Calculator Takako Minekawa Japan
16 Featuring...Ice Cube Ice Cube Compilation
Riverfenix Riverfenix -
23 Blindside Blindside -
25 Maximum II MAX Japan
? It's All About the Girls A New Found Glory EP

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Biggest hit singles

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The following songs achieved the highest positions in the charts of 1997.[13]

# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
1 Elton John Candle in the Wind 1997 1997 United Kingdom UK 1 – Sep 1997, US BB 1 of 1997, Netherlands 1 – Sep 1997, Austria 1 – Oct 1997, Switzerland 1 – Sep 1997, Norway 1 – Jan 1997, Poland 1 – Sep 1997, Germany 1 – Jan 1998, Republic of Ireland 1 – Sep 1997, New Zealand 1 for 6 weeks Oct 1997, Australia 1 for 6 weeks Dec 1997, Global 2 (35 M sold) – 1997, Australia 4 of 1997, Japan 11 of all time (international songs), Italy 12 of 1997, TOTP 33, Germany 37 of the 1990s, RYM 85 of 1997, OzNet 433
2 Sean Combs & Faith Evans and 112 I'll Be Missing You 1997 United States UK 1 – Jun 1997, US BB 1 of 1997, Netherlands 1 – Jun 1997, Sweden 1 – Aug 1997, Austria 1 – Jul 1997, Switzerland 1 – Jul 1997, Norway 1 – Jul 1997, Italy 1 of 1997, Germany 1 – Jun 1997, Republic of Ireland 1 – Jul 1997, New Zealand 1 for 5 weeks Jul 1997, Australia 1 for 5 weeks Oct 1997, Poland 5 – Jul 1997, Australia 5 of 1997, Germany 12 of the 1990s, POP 16 of 1997, Global 33 (5 M sold) – 1997, Europe 50 of the 1990s, RYM 99 of 1997
3 Aqua Barbie Girl 1997 Denmark UK 1 – Oct 1997, US BB 1 of 1997, Netherlands 1 – Sep 1997, Sweden 1 – Sep 1997, Switzerland 1 – Oct 1997, Norway 1 – May 1997, Germany 1 – Jan 1998, Republic of Ireland 1 – Oct 1997, New Zealand 1 for 2 weeks Sep 1997, Australia 1 for 3 weeks Jan 1998, POP 1 of 1997, Italy 2 of 1997, Austria 3 – Oct 1997, France 6 – May 1997, US BB 7 of 1997, Australia 8 of 1997, Germany 36 of the 1990s, Scrobulate 53 of happy
4 No Doubt Don't Speak 1997 United States UK 1 – Feb 1997, Netherlands 1 – Dec 1996, Sweden 1 – Nov 1996, Switzerland 1 – Jan 1997, Norway 1 – Dec 1996, Poland 1 – Jan 1997, Republic of Ireland 1 – Feb 1997, New Zealand 1 for 2 weeks Jan 1997, Australia 1 for 8 weeks Apr 1997, Austria 2 – Feb 1997, Germany 2 – Jan 1997, Australia 7 of 1997, France 10 – Feb 1997, RYM 10 of 1996, Europe 22 of the 1990s, POP 38 of 1996, Scrobulate 44 of rock, Italy 76 of 1997, Germany 77 of the 1990s, Acclaimed 1098
5 Hanson MMMBop 1997 United States UK 1 – Jun 1997, US BB 1 of 1997, Sweden 1 – May 1997, Austria 1 – Jun 1997, Switzerland 1 – Jun 1997, Republic of Ireland 1 – Jun 1997, New Zealand 1 for 2 weeks Jun 1997, Australia 1 for 9 weeks Aug 1997, Netherlands 2 – May 1997, Norway 2 – Jun 1997, Australia 2 of 1997, Germany 2 – Jun 1997, Poland 9 – Jun 1997, US BB 17 of 1997, POP 18 of 1997, Scrobulate 69 of fun, RYM 81 of 1996, Germany 187 of the 1990s, Acclaimed 516

Top 40 Chart hit singles

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Song title Artist(s) Release date(s) US UK Highest chart position Other Chart Performance(s)
"2 Become 1" Spice Girls January 1997 4 1 1 (Ireland, Israel, Scotland, Spain, United States) See chart performance entry
"3 AM" Matchbox Twenty November 1997 n/a 64 1 (Canada) See chart performance entry
"4 Seasons of Loneliness" Boyz II Men September 1997 1 10 1 (United States) See chart performance entry
"5,6,7,8" Steps November 1997 n/a 14 1 (Australia) See chart performance entry
"6 Underground" Sneaker Pimps May 1997 45 9 9 (United Kingdom) 7 (US Billboard Alternative Airplay) - 11 (Scotland) - 31 (US Billboard Adult Top 40) - 62 (Australia)
"Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub" Apollo 440 February 1997 n/a 7 1 (Romania) See chart performance entry
"Ain't That Just the Way" Lutricia McNeal November 1997 63 6 1 (Sweden) See chart performance entry
"Alane" Wes Madiko May 1997 n/a 11 1 (4 countries) See chart performance entry
"All I Want" The Offspring January 1997 n/a 31 4 (Spain) See chart performance entry
"Alone" Bee Gees February 1997 28 5 1 (Poland) See chart performance entry
"Alright" Jamiroquai April 1997 78 6 2 (Iceland) See chart performance entry
"Angel of Mine" Eternal September 1997 n/a 4 3 (Norway) See chart performance entry
"Another Suitcase in Another Hall" Madonna March 1997 n/a 7 6 (Belgium) See chart performance entry
"Anywhere for You" Backstreet Boys February 1997 n/a 4 1 (Lithuania) See chart performance entry
"Around the World" Daft Punk April 1997 61 5 1 (Iceland, Italy) See chart performance entry
"As Long As You Love Me" Backstreet Boys September 1997 n/a 3 1 (Lithuania, New Zealand, Romania) See chart performance entry
"Avenues" Refugee Camp All-Stars & Pras & Ky-Mani Marley 1997 35 n/a 2 (Norway) See chart performance entry
"Baby Can I Hold You" Boyzone November 1997 n/a 2 2 (Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom) See chart performance entry
"Bailando" Paradisio 1997 n/a n/a 1 (5 countries)

See chart performance entry

"Barbie Girl" Aqua April 1997 7 1 1 (14 countries) See chart performance entry
"Barrel of a Gun" Depeche Mode February 1997 47 4 1 (6 countries) See chart performance entry
"Because It's Love" The Kelly Family 1997 n/a n/a 2 (Austria, Switzerland) 3 (Germany) - 6 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]) - 11 (Belgium) - 13 (Netherlands [Single Top 100])
"Been Around the World" Puff Daddy & The Notorious B.I.G. & Mase November 1997 2 20 2 (United States) See chart performance entry
"Beetlebum" Blur January 1997 n/a 1 1 (Scotland, United Kingdom) See chart performance entry
"Bellissima" DJ Quicksilver January 1997 n/a n/a 4 (Germany)

See chart performance entry

"Bitch" Meredith Brooks March 1997 2 6 2 (Australia, Canada, United States) See chart performance entry
"Bitter Sweet Symphony" The Verve June 1997 12 2 1 (Scotland) See chart performance entry
"Block Rockin' Beats" The Chemical Brothers March 1997 n/a 1 1 (United Kingdom) See chart performance entry
*"Blood on the Dance Floor" Michael Jackson March 1997 42 1 1 (4 countries) See chart performance entry
"Brimful of Asha" Cornershop August 1997 n/a 1 1 (Scotland, United Kingdom) See chart performance entry
"Burnin'" Cue 1997 n/a n/a 1 (Sweden) 4 (Norway) - 9 (Finland) - 19 (Finland)
"C U When U Get There" Coolio June 1997 12 3 2 (Norway, Sweden, Switzerland) See chart performance entry
"Call the Man" Celine Dion June 1997 n/a 11 5 (Netherlands) See chart performance entry
"Candle in the Wind '97" Elton John September 1997 1 1 1 (21 countries) See chart performance entry
"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" Puff Daddy & Mase January 1997 1 19 1 (United States) See chart performance entry
"Casanova" Ultimate Kaos February 1997 n/a 24 2 (Netherlands) See chart performance entry
"Cherish" Pappa Bear & Van der Toorn October 1997 n/a 47 1 (New Zealand) See chart performance entry
"Clementine" Mark Owen February 1997 n/a 3 2 (Japan, Spain) See chart performance entry
"Come into My Life" Gala November 1997 n/a 38 1 (Italy, Spain) See chart performance entry
"Con te partirò (Time to Say Goodbye)" Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman 1997 n/a n/a 1 (Belgium, France) 10 (Europe) - 18 (Netherlands [Single Top 100]) - 20 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]
"Crush on You" Aaron Carter August 1997 n/a 9 5 (Germany, Switzerland) See chart performance entry
"Da Funk" Daft Punk February 1997 n/a 7 5 (Ireland, Scotland) See chart performance entry
"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" N-Trance October 1997 n/a 7 1 (Czech Republic, New Zealand) See chart performance entry
"D.I.S.C.O." N-Trance March 1997 n/a 11 8 (Scotland) See chart performance entry
"Discothèque" U2 February 1997 10 1 1 (7 countries) See chart performance entry
"Don't Cry for Me Argentina" Madonna January 1997 8 3 1 (6 countries) See chart performance entry
"The Drugs Don't Work" The Verve September 1997 n/a 1 1 (Scotland, United Kingdom) See chart performance entry
"Du Hast" Rammstein July 1997 n/a 186 5 (Germany) See chart performance entry
"Du liebst mich nicht" Sabrina Setlur 1997 n/a n/a 1 (Germany) 3 (Austria, Switzerland)
"D'You Know What I Mean?" Oasis July 1997 n/a 1 1 (5 countries) See chart performance entry
"Ecuador" Sash! April 1997 n/a 2 1 (4 countries) See chart performance entry
"Elegantly Wasted" INXS March 1997 n/a 20 1 (Canada) See chart performance entry
"Encore Une Fois" Sash! January 1997 n/a 2 1 (Europe, Greece, Ireland) See chart performance entry
"The End Is the Beginning Is the End" The Smashing Pumpkins March 1997 n/a 10 3 (Iceland, Spain) See chart performance entry
"Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" Backstreet Boys June 1997 4 3 1 (Hungary, Romania, Spain) See chart performance entry
"Everything's Gonna Be Alright" Sweetbox October 1997 46 5 2 (Spain) See chart performance entry
"Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" Aerosmith February 1997 35 22 1 (Spain) See chart performance entry
"Feel So Good" Mase October 1997 5 10 5 (United States) See chart performance entry
"Fire" Scooter March 1997 n/a 45 1 (Finland) See chart performance entry
"Fire Water Burn" Bloodhound Gang February 1997 n/a n/a 2 (Norway) See chart performance entry
"Fix" Blackstreet July 1997 58 7 3 (Canada) See chart performance entry
"Flash" B.B.E. January 1997 n/a 5 3 (Scotland)

See chart performance entry

"Fly" Sugar Ray May 1997 n/a 58 1 (Canada) See chart performance entry
"Fly Like an Eagle" Seal January 1997 10 13 2 (Canada) See chart performance entry
"Foolish Games" Jewel July 1997 2 n/a 2 (Canada, United States) See chart performance entry
"For You I Will" Monica February 1997 4 27 2 (New Zealand) See chart performance entry
"Formula" DJ Visage 1997 n/a n/a 1 (Belgium) 5 (Austria) - 6 (Netherlands) - 24 (France) - 34 (Australia)
"Free" DJ Quicksilver June 1997 n/a 7 3 (Ireland) 4 (Spain, Germany) - 9 (Norway) - 11 (Switzerland) - 12 (Austria) - 13 (Sweden)
"Free" Ultra Naté March 1997 75 4 1 (Italy) See chart performance entry
"Freedom" Robert Miles November 1997 n/a 15 2 (Italy) See chart performance entry
"Gotham City" R. Kelly June 1997 9 9 3 (Germany) See chart performance entry
"Got 'til It's Gone" Janet Jackson & Q-Tip & Joni Mitchell September 1997 n/a 6 3 (Hungary) See chart performance entry
*"Guantanamera" Wyclef Jean & Celia Cruz & Lauryn Hill & Jeni Fujita October 1997 n/a 25 15 (New Zealand) See chart performance entry
"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" Az Yet & Peter Cetera February 1997 8 7 1 (New Zealand) See chart performance entry
"Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" Skunk Anansie January 1997 n/a 13 1 (Iceland) See chart performance entry
"He's Comin'" Nana September 1997 n/a n/a 4 (Germany) 11 (Switzerland) - 14 (Austria)
"Here We Go" NSYNC May 1997 n/a n/a 5 (Switzerland) 8 (Austria, Germany) - 10 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]) - 66 (Netherlands [Single Top 100])
"HIStory/Ghosts" Michael Jackson 1997 n/a 5 3 (Italy) 4 (Spain) - 14 (Germany, Netherlands) - 16 (Switzerland) - 26 (France) - 29 (New Zealand)
"Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)" B-Real& Coolio & Method Man& LL Cool J& Busta Rhymes January 1997 n/a 8 1 (Norway) See chart performance entry
"Home" Depeche Mode June 1997 88 23 1 (Italy) See chart performance entry
"Honey" Mariah Carey August 1997 1 3 1 (Canada, United States) See chart performance entry
"How Come, How Long" Babyface & Stevie Wonder July 1997 n/a 10 2 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]/[Single Top 100]) See chart performance entry
"How Do I Live" LeAnn Rimes May 1997 2 7 2 (United States) See chart performance entry
"Hypnotize" The Notorious B.I.G. March 1997 1 10 1 (United States) See chart performance entry
"I Do" Lisa Loeb October 1997 17 83 1 (Canada)

See chart performance entry

"I Don't Want To" Toni Braxton March 1997 19 9 7 (Iceland) See chart performance entry
"I Finally Found Someone" Bryan Adams & Barbra Streisand January 1997 8 10 1 (Ireland) See chart performance entry
"I Know Where It's At" All Saints August 1997 36 4 2 (Canada) See chart performance entry
"I Never Loved You Anyway" The Corrs December 1997 n/a 43 31 (Australia) 37 (Scotland) - 49 (Canada Adult Contemporary)
"I Shot the Sheriff" Warren G February 1997 20 2 1 (New Zealand) See chart performance entry
"I Wanna Be the Only One" Eternal & BeBe Winans May 1997 n/a 1 1 (Scotland, United Kingdom) See chart performance entry
"I Want You" Savage Garden February 1997 4 11 1 (Canada) See chart performance entry
"I Will Come to You" Hanson November 1997 9 5 1 (Sweden) See chart performance entry
"If God Will Send His Angels" U2 December 1997 n/a 12 4 (Belgium, Iceland) See chart performance entry
"I'll Be Missing You" Puff Daddy and The Family May 1997 1 1 1 (19 countries) See chart performance entry
"It's All About The Benjamins (Remix)" Puff Daddy and The Family August 1997 2 18 2 (United States) 1 (U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles) - 2 (U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales)
"It's No Good" Depeche Mode March 1997 38 5 1 (4 countries) See chart performance entry
"James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version)" Moby November 1997 n/a 8 1 (Iceland) See chart performance entry
"Johnny B" Down Low 1997 n/a n/a 4 (Germany) 7 (Finland) - 8 (Switzerland)
"Jojo Action" Mr. President June 1997 n/a 73 1 (Hungary) See chart performance entry
"Just for You" M People September 1997 n/a 8 8 (Scotland, United Kingdom) See chart performance entry
"Karma Police" Radiohead August 1997 n/a 8 1 (Iceland) See chart performance entry
"Kiss the Rain" Billie Myers September 1997 15 4 2 (Canada) See chart performance entry
"Laura non c'è" Nek February 1997 n/a 59 1 (Italy) See chart performance entry
"Let a Boy Cry" Gala January 1997 n/a 11 1 (Belgium, France, Italy, Spain) See chart performance entry
"Lonely" Nana March 1997 n/a n/a 1 (Germany, Romania, Switzerland) See chart performance entry
"Look Into My Eyes" Bone Thugs-N-Harmony June 1997 4 16 3 (New Zealand) 4 (US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) - 6 (UK Hip Hop/R&B charts) - 15 (US Billboard Rhythmic charts)
"Love Gets Me Every Time" Shania Twain September 1997 25 n/a 4 (Canada) 1 (Canada country Tracks, US Billboard Hot Country Songs)
"Love Shine a Light" Katrina and the Waves April 1997 n/a 3 1 (Israel) See chart performance entry
"Love Won't Wait" Gary Barlow April 1997 n/a 1 1 (Lithuania, Spain, United Kingdom) See chart performance entry
"Lovefool" The Cardigans May 1997 n/a 2 1 (Scotland, New Zealand) See chart performance entry
"Mama" Spice Girls March 1997 n/a 1 1 (4 countries) See chart performance entry
"María" Ricky Martin 1997 88 6 1 (18 countries) See chart performance entry
"Meet Her at the Love Parade" Da Hool August 1997 n/a 15 1 (Iceland) See chart performance entry
"The Memory Remains" Metallica November 1997 28 13 1 (Finland, Iceland) See chart performance entry
"Men in Black" Will Smith June 1997 n/a 1 1 (11 countries) See chart performance entry
"Midnight in Chelsea" Jon Bon Jovi June 1997 n/a 4 1 (Spain) See chart performance entry
"MMMBop" Hanson April 1997 1 1 1 (12 countries) See chart performance entry
"Mo Money Mo Problems" The Notorious B.I.G. July 1997 1 6 1 (Netherlands, United States) See chart performance entry
"Mr. DJ" Dr. Alban 1997 n/a n/a 3 (Spain) 6 (Sweden) - 8 (Finland) - 21 (Austria) - 70 (Germany) - 79 (Europe)
"My Heart Will Go On" Celine Dion November 1997 1 1 1 (25 countries) See chart performance entry
"My Love Is the Shhh!" Somethin' for the People August 1997 4 n/a 2 (Germany) See chart performance entry
"My Oh My" Aqua February 1997 n/a 6 2 (Denmark, Scotland) See chart performance entry
"Nancy Boy" Placebo January 1997 n/a 4 4 (United Kingdom) 5 (Scotland) - 19 (Europe) - 19 (Iceland)
"No Tengo Dinero" Los Umbrellos May 1997 42 33 1 (Austria) See chart performance entry
"Nobody's Wife" Anouk 1997 n/a n/a 1 (Iceland) See chart performance entry
"Oh La La La" 2 Eivissa June 1997 n/a 13 1 (Spain) See chart performance entry
"Old Before I Die" Robbie Williams April 1997 n/a 2 1 (Scotland, Spain) See chart performance entry
"Older" George Michael January 1997 n/a 3 3 (Spain, United Kingdom) See chart performance entry
"On Your Own" Blur July 1997 n/a 5 5 (Scotland, United Kingdom) 20 (Iceland) - 27 (Ireland) - 33 (Europe) - 69 (Australia)
"One Headlight" The Wallflowers January 1997 n/a 54 1 (Canada) See chart performance entry
"The One I Gave My Heart To" Aaliyah August 1997 9 30 9 (United States) See chart performance entry
"Open Your Eyes" Guano Apes August 1997 n/a n/a 5 (Germany) 10 (Austria) - 11 (Switzerland) - 14 (Belgium) - 18 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]) - 19 (Netherlands [Single Top 100]) - 24 (U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock - charted in 2000)
"Paranoid Android" Radiohead May 1997 n/a 3 2 (Scotland) See chart performance entry
"Perfect Day" Lou Reed & Various Artists November 1997 n/a 1 1 (4 countries) See chart performance entry
"Picture of You" Boyzone July 1997 n/a 2 1 (Scotland) See chart performance entry

Other Chart hit singles

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Notable singles

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Song title Artist(s) Release date(s) Other Chart Performance(s)
"Autumn Sweater" Yo La Tengo April 1997 n/a
"Come to Daddy" Aphex Twin August 1997 5 (UK Dance) - 9 (UK Indie Singles Chart) - 10 (Denmark) - 36 (United Kingdom)
"Karma Police" Radiohead August 1997 See chart performance entry
"Miss Modular" Stereolab September 1997 n/a
"My Own Summer (Shove It)" Deftones December 1997 29 (United Kingdom) - 33 (Scotland)
"Over" Portishead November 1997 25 (United Kingdom) - 159 (Australia)
"Song 2" Blur April 1997 See chart performance entry
"Underwater Love" Smoke City March 1997 See chart performance entry
"You Know My Steez" Gang Starr November 1997 5 (US Billboard Hot Rap Songs) - 32 (US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) - 76 (United States)

Other Notable singles

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Classical music

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Premieres

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Sortable table
Composer Composition Date Location Performers
Davies, Peter Maxwell Concerto for Piano and Orchestra 1997-11-7 United Kingdom Nottingham Stott, Royal Philharmonic OrchestraDavies[14]
Enescu, George Symphony No. 4 1997-10-2 Romania Bucharest George Enescu Philharmonic OrchestraCristian Mandeal [ro][15]

Compositions

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Opera

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Jazz

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Musical theater

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Musical films

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Births

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Deaths

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Awards

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Charts

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See also

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References

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