R&B number-one hits of 1997 (USA)
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These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1997:
Chart history
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 4 | I Believe I Can Fly I Believe I Can Fly "I Believe I Can Fly" is a 1996 song by R&B singer R. Kelly. The song was written, produced and performed by Kelly and was featured on the soundtrack to the 1996 film Space Jam. The song later appeared on Kelly's 1998 album R..... |
R. Kelly R. Kelly Robert Sylvester Kelly , better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play... |
| January 11 | I Believe I Can Fly | R. Kelly |
| January 18 | I Believe I Can Fly | R. Kelly |
| January 25 | Don't Let Go (Love) Don't Let Go (Love) "Don't Let Go " is a 1996 Grammy-nominated single by En Vogue from the Set It Off soundtrack, also appearing on the group's third album, EV3. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA for shipments of over 1,000,000 units. The song was the last single by En Vogue to feature former band member Dawn... |
En Vogue En Vogue En Vogue is an American female R&B vocal group from Oakland, California assembled by music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy.The group has won more MTV Video Music Awards than any other female group in MTV history, a total of seven, along with four Soul Train Awards, six American Music... |
| February 1 | I Believe I Can Fly | R. Kelly |
| February 8 | On & On | Erykah Badu Erykah Badu Erica Abi Wright , better known by her stage name Erykah Badu , is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Her work includes elements from R&B, hip hop and jazz. She is best known for her role in the rise of the neo soul sub-genre, and for her eccentric, cerebral musical... |
| February 15 | On & On | Erykah Badu |
| February 22 | In My Bed In My Bed "In My Bed" is a number-one platinum-selling R&B single by R&B group Dru Hill. It is the second single from their eponymus debut album. The single spent three weeks at number-one on the US R&B chart and peaked at number four on the US pop chart. The music video is about Sisqó's girlfriend, who is a... |
Dru Hill Dru Hill Dru Hill is an American singing group, most popular during the late 1990s, whose repertoire included R&B, soul, and gospel music. Founded in Baltimore, Maryland, and active since 1992, Dru Hill recorded seven Top 40 hits, and is best known for the R&B #1 hits "In My Bed", "Never Make a Promise", ... |
| March 1 | In My Bed | Dru Hill |
| March 8 | Can't Nobody Hold Me Down Can't Nobody Hold Me Down "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" is a hip-hop song by Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs. It appears on Combs' debut album No Way Out and it was released as the first single in 1997.... |
Puff Daddy featuring Mase Mase Mason Durell Betha , better known by stage name Mase who was previously known as Murda Ma$e, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor and inspirational speaker... |
| March 15 | Can't Nobody Hold Me Down | Puff Daddy featuring Mase |
| March 22 | Can't Nobody Hold Me Down | Puff Daddy featuring Mase |
| March 29 | Can't Nobody Hold Me Down | Puff Daddy featuring Mase |
| April 5 | Can't Nobody Hold Me Down | Puff Daddy featuring Mase |
| April 12 | Can't Nobody Hold Me Down | Puff Daddy featuring Mase |
| April 19 | In My Bed | Dru Hill |
| April 26 | Hypnotize Hypnotize (The Notorious B.I.G. song) "Hypnotize" is the Grammy-nominated hip-hop song recorded by rapper The Notorious B.I.G. It was released as the first single from his album Life After Death in December 13, 1996. It was the fifth song to hit #1 posthumously for a credited artist.... |
The Notorious B.I.G. The Notorious B.I.G. Christopher George Latore Wallace , best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. He was also known as Biggie Smalls , Big Poppa, and The Black Frank White .Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough... |
| May 3 | Hypnotize | The Notorious B.I.G. |
| May 10 | Hypnotize | The Notorious B.I.G. |
| May 17 | G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." is a song released by American R&B duo Changing Faces in 1997 from their second album All Day, All Night. The single hit #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent seven weeks at number one on the Billboard R&B chart.... |
Changing Faces |
| May 24 | G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. | Changing Faces |
| May 31 | G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. | Changing Faces |
| June 7 | G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. | Changing Faces |
| June 11 | I'll Be Missing You I'll Be Missing You "I'll Be Missing You" is a Grammy Award-winning song and hit single recorded by Puff Daddy, Faith Evans and 112, in memory of fellow Bad Boy Records artist Christopher "Notorious B.I.G" Wallace who was murdered on March 9, 1997... |
Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans Faith Evans Faith Renée Evans is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, record producer, actress and author. Born in Florida and raised in New Jersey, Evans relocated to Los Angeles during 1993 for a career with the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B... and 112 112 (band) 112 is an American R&B quartet from Atlanta, Georgia. Formerly artists on Diddy's Bad Boy Records, the group signed to the Def Soul roster in 2002. They had great success in the late 1990s and early 2000s with hits such as "Only You", "Anywhere" and "Peaches & Cream"... |
| June 18 | I'll Be Missing You | Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112 |
| June 25 | I'll Be Missing You | Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112 |
| July 5 | I'll Be Missing You | Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112 |
| July 12 | I'll Be Missing You | Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112 |
| July 19 | I'll Be Missing You | Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112 |
| July 28 | I'll Be Missing You | Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112 |
| August 2 | I'll Be Missing You | Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112 |
| August 9 | Never Make a Promise Never Make a Promise "Never Make a Promise" is a number-one R&B single by group Dru Hill, released in 1997. It is the third single from their eponymous debut album. With a lead by Larry "Jazz" Anthony, the single spent four weeks at number one on the US R&B chart and peaked at number seven on the US pop chart. The... |
Dru Hill |
| August 16 | Never Make a Promise | Dru Hill |
| August 23 | Never Make a Promise | Dru Hill |
| August 30 | Never Make a Promise | Dru Hill |
| September 6 | You Make Me Wanna You Make Me Wanna "You Make Me Wanna..." is a song by American recording artist Usher. It was released by LaFace Records and Arista Records as the lead single from Usher's second studio album, My Way on August 5, 1997. "You Make Me Wanna..." was written by Usher along with Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal, who both... |
Usher Usher (entertainer) Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100... |
| September 13 | You Make Me Wanna | Usher |
| September 20 | You Make Me Wanna | Usher |
| September 27 | You Make Me Wanna | Usher |
| October 4 | You Make Me Wanna | Usher |
| October 11 | You Make Me Wanna | Usher |
| October 18 | You Make Me Wanna | Usher |
| October 25 | You Make Me Wanna | Usher |
| November 1 | You Make Me Wanna | Usher |
| November 8 | You Make Me Wanna | Usher |
| November 15 | You Make Me Wanna | Usher |
| November 22 | My Body | LSG LSG LSG was an urban R&B musical supergroup, composed of R&B artists Gerald Levert from Cleveland, Ohio, Keith Sweat from Harlem, NY and Johnny Gill from Washington DC. The group's name "LSG" is derived from the first letter in the last name of each artist .In 1997, LSG released their début album... |
| November 29 | My Body | LSG |
| December 6 | My Body | LSG |
| December 13 | My Body | LSG |
| December 20 | My Body | LSG |
| December 27 | A Song for Mama A Song for Mama "A Song for Mama" is the title of a number-one R&B single by the American R&B group Boyz II Men. The tune, which was written and produced by Babyface, served as the theme song to the 1997 motion picture Soul Food, and spent two weeks at number one on the US R&B chart. To date, it is their last top... |
Boyz II Men Boyz II Men Boyz II Men is an American R&B vocal group best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies. They are the most successful R&B group of all time, having sold more than albums worldwide. In the 1990s, Boyz II Men found fame on Motown Records as a quartet, but original member Michael McCary... |
Chart comparisons
- Three songs reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100/pop and the Hot Rap Singles charts: "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down," "Hypnotize" and "I'll Be Missing You."
- Three songs reached number-one on the Rhythmic chartRhythmic Top 40 number-one hits of 1997 (USA)This is a list of the U.S. Billboard magazine Rhythmic Top 40 number-ones of 1997.-See also:*1997 in music*Top 40 Mainstream number-one hits of 1997 *Number-one dance hits of 1997 *R&B number-one hits of 1997...
: "Don't Let Go (Love)," "I'll Be Missing You" and "You Make Me Wanna..."
See also
- 1997 in music1997 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy...
- List of number-one R&B hits (United States)
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1997 (U.S.)