Rhythmic Top 40 number-one hits of 1997 (USA)
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This is a list of the U.S. Billboard magazine Rhythmic Top 40
number-ones of 1997.
Rhythmic Contemporary
Rhythmic contemporary, also known as rhythmic top 40, rhythmic contemporary hit radio or rhythmic crossover, is a music radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip-hop and R&B hits. Rhythmic contemporary rarely uses rock music or country music in its airplay, but it may...
number-ones of 1997.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 4 | "Un-Break My Heart Un-Break My Heart "Un-Break My Heart" is a song by American recording artist Toni Braxton from her second studio album, Secrets . Written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster, the ballad was released as the album's second single... " |
Toni Braxton Toni Braxton Toni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide... |
| January 11 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton |
| January 18 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton |
| January 25 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton |
| February 1 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton |
| February 8 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton |
| February 15 | "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 22 | "Wannabe Wannabe (song) "Wannabe" is the debut song by British pop group Spice Girls. Written by the group members with Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard during the group's first professional songwriting session, it was produced by Rowe and Stannard for the group's debut album Spice, released in November 1996... " |
Spice Girls Spice Girls The Spice Girls were a British pop girl group formed in 1994. The group consisted of Victoria Beckham , Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell. They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe" in 1996, which hit number-one in more than 30... |
| March 1 | "Wannabe" | Spice Girls |
| March 8 | "Wannabe" | Spice Girls |
| March 15 | "Wannabe" | Spice Girls |
| March 22 | "Wannabe" | Spice Girls |
| March 29 | "Return of The Mack Return of the Mack (song) "Return of the Mack" is a single released in 1996 by British R&B artist Mark Morrison. It was released in Morrison's native United Kingdom in March 1996 and reached the number one on the UK Singles Chart a month later. It reached number two on the U.S... " |
Mark Morrison Mark Morrison Mark Morrison is a British R&B singer. He was the most successful UK R&B singer of the mid-90s and the first black male solo artist to reach number one in the 90s. His single "Return of the Mack" became a #1 or Top 10 hit in several European countries in 1996... |
| April 5 | "Return of The Mack" | Mark Morrison |
| April 12 | "Return of The Mack" | Mark Morrison |
| April 19 | "Return of The Mack" | Mark Morrison |
| April 26 | "Don't Leave Me Don't Leave Me "Don't Leave Me" is a single by R&B group Blackstreet, produced by R&B producer and New Jack Swing legend Teddy Riley. Following the path of Tupac's "I Ain't Mad At Cha" a single released after his death in September 1996, "Don't Leave Me" was the second song released as a hit single to implement... " |
BLACKstreet BLACKstreet Blackstreet is an American R&B group founded in 1991 by Thomas Taliaferro and Teddy Riley, the inventor of New Jack Swing known for his work as a member of Guy. Chauncey Hannibal and Levi Little were signed under production and management contracts with Thomas Taliaferro and were merged into what... |
| May 3 | "Don't Leave Me" | BLACKstreet |
| May 10 | "Don't Leave Me" | BLACKstreet |
| May 17 | "Return of The Mack" | Mark Morrison |
| May 24 | "Don't Leave Me" | BLACKstreet |
| May 31 | "Return of The Mack" | Mark Morrison |
| June 7 | "Return of The Mack" | Mark Morrison |
| June 14 | "Return of The Mack" | Mark Morrison |
| June 21 | "Return of The Mack" | Mark Morrison |
| June 28 | "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 Sean Combs Sean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally... & 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... featuring 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"... |
| July 5 | "I'll Be Missing You" | Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112 |
| July 12 | "I'll Be Missing You" | Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112 |
| July 19 | "I'll Be Missing You" | Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112 |
| July 26 | "I'll Be Missing You" | Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112 |
| August 2 | "Men In Black Men in Black (song) "Men in Black" is a song by Will Smith from the movie Men in Black, in which he also starred. The song plays during the movie's closing credits... " |
Will Smith Will Smith Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. , also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood... |
| August 9 | "Men In Black" | Will Smith |
| August 16 | "Men In Black" | Will Smith |
| August 23 | "Men In Black" | Will Smith |
| August 30 | "Men In Black" | Will Smith |
| September 6 | "Men In Black" | Will Smith |
| September 13 | "Men In Black" | Will Smith |
| September 20 | "Men In Black" | Will Smith |
| September 27 | "Honey Honey (Mariah Carey song) "Honey" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey from her sixth studio album, Butterfly. It was released as the lead single from the album on August 26, 1997 by Columbia Records. The song was written by Carey, Puff Daddy, Q-Tip and Stevie J, all of whom served as the song's producers... " |
Mariah Carey Mariah Carey Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993... |
| October 4 | "Honey" | Mariah Carey |
| October 11 | "Honey" | Mariah Carey |
| October 18 | "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... |
| 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 | "You Make Me Wanna..." | Usher |
| November 29 | "You Make Me Wanna..." | Usher |
| December 6 | "You Make Me Wanna..." | Usher |
| December 13 | "You Make Me Wanna..." | Usher |
| December 20 | "You Make Me Wanna..." | Usher |
| December 27 | "You Make Me Wanna..." | Usher |
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