Top 40 Mainstream number-one hits of 1997 (USA)
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This is a list of the U.S. Billboard magazine Top 40 Mainstream number-ones of 1997.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 4 | "Don't Speak Don't Speak "Don't Speak" is a song by the American rock band No Doubt. It was released in 1996 as the third single from the band's third studio album, Tragic Kingdom... " |
No Doubt No Doubt No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim, California that formed in 1986. The ska-pop sound of their first album No Doubt , failed to make an impact... |
| January 11 | "Don't Speak" | No Doubt |
| January 18 | "Don't Speak" | No Doubt |
| January 25 | "Don't Speak" | No Doubt |
| February 1 | "Don't Speak" | No Doubt |
| February 8 | "Don't Speak" | No Doubt |
| February 15 | "Don't Speak" | No Doubt |
| February 22 | "Lovefool Lovefool "Lovefool" is a pop rock song written by Peter Svensson and Nina Persson for The Cardigans' third studio album First Band on the Moon, released as a single on 14 September 1996, in the United Kingdom and internationally on 5 October 1996... " |
The Cardigans The Cardigans The Cardigans are a Swedish rock band formed in the town of Jönköping in October 1992.Their debut album Emmerdale gave them a solid base in their home country and enjoyed some success abroad, especially in Japan. It was not until their second album Life that an international reputation was secured... |
| March 1 | "Lovefool" | The Cardigans |
| March 8 | "Lovefool" | The Cardigans |
| March 15 | "Lovefool" | The Cardigans |
| March 22 | "Lovefool" | The Cardigans |
| March 29 | "Lovefool" | The Cardigans |
| April 5 | "Lovefool" | The Cardigans |
| April 12 | "You Were Meant For Me You Were Meant for Me (Jewel song) "You Were Meant for Me" is a folk pop song written by Jewel and Steve Poltz and performed by Jewel on her first album, Pieces of You. It relates the singer's incomprehension of a failed relationship, and her inadequate attempts at moving on with her life. It was the second single from that album... " |
Jewel Jewel (singer) Jewel Kilcher , professionally known as Jewel, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actress and poet... |
| April 19 | "You Were Meant For Me" | Jewel |
| April 26 | "You Were Meant For Me" | Jewel |
| May 3 | "You Were Meant For Me" | Jewel |
| May 10 | "I Want You I Want You (Savage Garden song) "I Want You" is the first single released by Australian pop group Savage Garden, released in Australia in 1996 and Europe and America in 1997. It later appeared on their eponymous debut album, Savage Garden. The single hit number one in Canada, and peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the ARIA... " |
Savage Garden Savage Garden Savage Garden were an Australian pop rock performance and songwriting duo. Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones formed the group in Brisbane, Queensland in 1994... |
| May 17 | "I Want You" | Savage Garden |
| May 24 | "MMMBop MMMBop "MMMBop" is a song written and performed by the American pop rock band Hanson from their 1997 album Middle of Nowhere. The song was nominated for two Grammys at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards in February 1998, and is the band's most successful single to date.By any measure, "MMMBop" was phenomenally... " |
Hanson Hanson (band) Hanson are an American pop rock band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by brothers Isaac , Taylor , and Zac Hanson . They are best known for the 1997 hit song "MMMBop" from their major label debut album Middle of Nowhere, which earned three Grammy nominations... |
| May 31 | "MMMBop" | Hanson |
| June 7 | "MMMBop" | Hanson |
| June 14 | "MMMBop" | Hanson |
| June 21 | "MMMBop" | Hanson |
| June 28 | "MMMBop" | Hanson |
| July 5 | "MMMBop" | Hanson |
| July 12 | "MMMBop" | Hanson |
| July 19 | "Bitch" | Meredith Brooks Meredith Brooks Meredith Ann Brooks is an American singer/songwriter and guitarist. She is best known for her 1997 hit song "Bitch", for which she was nominated for a Grammy Award.- Early life :... |
| July 26 | "Bitch" | Meredith Brooks |
| August 2 | "Bitch" | Meredith Brooks |
| August 9 | "Bitch" | Meredith Brooks |
| August 16 | "How Bizarre How Bizarre (song) "How Bizarre" is the debut single of New Zealand musical group OMC from their debut album of the same name. It was released as a single in New Zealand in 1995 and internationally in 1996.... " |
OMC OMC (band) OMC, or Otara Millionaires Club, was a music group from Auckland, New Zealand best known for their 1996 hit "How Bizarre", named one of the greatest New Zealand songs of all time by the Australasian Performing Right Association... |
| August 23 | "Semi-Charmed Life Semi-Charmed Life "Semi-Charmed Life" is Third Eye Blind's first single off their self-titled debut album, released in 1997. It was a major hit of the 1990s, reaching number four in the U.S., number one on the Modern Rock Tracks and the Top 40 in the UK. Furthermore, it has had a pervasive cultural impact, being... " |
Third Eye Blind Third Eye Blind Third Eye Blind is an American alternative rock band formed in the early 1990s in San Francisco. The songwriting duo of Kevin Cadogan and Stephan Jenkins signed the band's first major label recording contract with Elektra records in 1996 resulting in two multi platinum albums. The band's lineup... |
| August 30 | "Semi-Charmed Life" | Third Eye Blind |
| September 6 | "Semi-Charmed Life" | Third Eye Blind |
| September 13 | "Semi-Charmed Life" | Third Eye Blind |
| September 20 | "Semi-Charmed Life" | Third Eye Blind |
| September 27 | "Semi-Charmed Life" | Third Eye Blind |
| October 4 | "Foolish Games Foolish Games "Foolish Games" is a song by Jewel released as her third/fourth and final single, taken from her debut album Pieces of You. It was also the third single to be lifted from the Batman & Robin motion picture soundtrack... " |
Jewel Jewel (singer) Jewel Kilcher , professionally known as Jewel, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actress and poet... |
| October 11 | "Foolish Games" | Jewel |
| October 18 | "Foolish Games" | Jewel |
| October 25 | "Fly Fly (Sugar Ray song) "Fly" is a song by rock band Sugar Ray. It appears on their 1997 album Floored twice: one version with reggae artist Super Cat and the other without .... " |
Sugar Ray Sugar Ray Sugar Ray is a band from Orange County, California. The band, starting off more as an alternative metal band, first gained fame in 1997 with their release of the song "Fly". This song's success, coupled with its pop rock sound that was quite different from the rest of their material at the time,... |
| November 1 | "Fly" | Sugar Ray |
| November 8 | "Fly" | Sugar Ray |
| November 15 | "Fly" | Sugar Ray |
| November 22 | "Fly" | Sugar Ray |
| November 29 | "Tubthumping Tubthumping "Tubthumping", informally known by its prominent lyric "I Get Knocked Down", is the title of a song released by the Anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba on 11 August 1997 through Universal Records and EMI Electrola. It was their most successful single, peaking at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart... " |
Chumbawamba Chumbawamba Chumbawamba is a British musical group who have, over a career spanning nearly three decades, played punk rock, pop-influenced music, world music, and folk music... |
| December 6 | "Tubthumping" | Chumbawamba |
| December 13 | "Tubthumping" | Chumbawamba |
| December 20 | "Tubthumping" | Chumbawamba |
| December 27 | "Tubthumping" | Chumbawamba |