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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Songs of 1997

1996 <-1997-> 1998

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1.
01/1997

Discothèque by U2

from Pop   Pop
484

10
US


✫1
dance
6
rock
✫1
alt.
✫1
UK
[Island 854774]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.
2.
03/1997

Staring at the Sun by U2

from Pop   Pop
461

26
US




2
rock
✫1
alt.
3
UK
[Island 584972]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.
3.
03/1997

Push by matchbox twenty

from yourself or someone like you   yourself or someone like you
410

5
US




4
rock
✫1
alt.
38
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Rob Thomas & Matt Serletic
4.
10/1997

3 AM by matchbox twenty

from yourself or someone like you   yourself or someone like you
403

3
US
25
AC


2
rock
3
alt.
64
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[Lava LP Cut]
written by Rob Thomas, John Goff, Jay Stanley & Brian Yale
5.
11/1997

Sex and Candy by Marcy Playground

from Marcy Playground   Marcy Playground
401

8
US




4
rock
✫1
alt.
29
UK
written by John Wozniak
6.
07/1997

Walkin' on the Sun by Smash Mouth

from Fush Yu Mang   Fush Yu Mang
397

2
US




13
rock
✫1
alt.
19
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Greg Camp, Kevin Coleman, Paul De Lisle & Steve Harwell
7.
01/1997

Lakini's Juice by Live

from Secret Samadhi   Secret Samadhi
383

35
US




2
rock
✫1
alt.
29
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey, Ed Kowalczyk & Chad Taylor
8.
03/1997

If You Could Only See by Tonic

from Lemon Parade   Lemon Parade
375

11
US




✫1
rock
3
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Emerson Hart
9.
08/1997

Tubthumping by Chumbawamba

from Tubthumper   Tubthumper
369

6
US






✫1
alt.
2
UK
[Republic 56146]
written by Harry Hamer (as Darren Hamer), Dunstan Bruce (as Duncan Bruce), Paul Greco, Anne Holden, Danbert Nobacon (as Nigel Hunter), Lou Watts (as Louise Watts) & Boff Whalley (as Allan Whalley)
10.
06/1997

Fly by Sugar Ray

from Floored   Floored
356

✫1
US




29
rock
✫1
alt.
58
UK
featuring Supercat
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by DJ Homicide (as Craig Bullock), Stan Frazier, Murphy Karges, Super Cat (as William Maragh), Mark McGrath, Alan Shacklock & Rodney Sheppard
11.
02/1997

The Freshmen by The Verve Pipe

from Villains   Villains
349

5
US




9
rock
✫1
alt.


written by Brian Vander Ark
12.
03/1997

Gone Away by The Offspring

from Ixnay on the Hombre   Ixnay on the Hombre
337

50
US




✫1
rock
4
alt.
42
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Dexter Holland (as Bryan Holland)
13.
03/1997

Semi-Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind

from Third Eye Blind   Third Eye Blind
331

4
US




26
rock
✫1
alt.
33
UK
[Elektra 64173]
written by Stephan Jenkins
14.
06/1997

Bitter Sweet Symphony by The Verve

from Urban Hymns   Urban Hymns
322

12
US




22
rock
4
alt.
2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #382]
written by Richard Ashcroft, Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
15.
07/1997

Touch, Peel and Stand by Days of the New

from Days of the New   Days of the New
312

57
US




✫1
rock
6
alt.
94
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Travis Meeks
16.
04/1997

Bitch by Meredith Brooks

from Blurring the Edges   Blurring the Edges
311

2
US


34
dance


4
alt.
6
UK
[Capitol 58634]
written by Meredith Brooks & Shelly Peiken
17.
11/1997

Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Day

from Nimrod   Nimrod
304







7
rock
2
alt.
11
UK
written by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt (as Mike Pritchard) & Tré Cool (as Frank Wright)
18.
02/1997

Precious Declaration by Collective Soul

from Disciplined Breakdown   Disciplined Breakdown
300

65
US




✫1
rock
6
alt.


[Atlantic 83003]
written by Ed Roland
19.
08/1997

Everlong by Foo Fighters

from The Colour and the Shape   The Colour and the Shape
298







4
rock
3
alt.
18
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Dave Grohl
20.
07/1997

D'You Know What I Mean? by Oasis

from Be Here Now   Be Here Now
283

49
US




36
rock
4
alt.
✫1
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Noel Gallagher
21.
06/1997

Turn My Head by Live

from Secret Samadhi   Secret Samadhi
283

45
US




3
rock
3
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey, Ed Kowalczyk & Chad Taylor
22.
05/1997

The Difference by The Wallflowers

from Bringing Down the Horse   Bringing Down the Horse
279

23
US




3
rock
5
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Jakob Dylan
23.
01/1997

Abuse Me by Silverchair

from Freak Show   Freak Show
278

44
US




4
rock
4
alt.
40
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Daniel Johns
24.
01/1997

Your Woman by White Town

from Women in Technology   Women in Technology
271

23
US


26
dance


5
alt.
✫1
UK
charted as >Abort, Retry, Fail?_ EP: Your Woman / Give Me Some Pain / Theme from a Mid-Afternoon Game Show / Theme from Late Night Documentary About Drug Abuse in UK charts
[Brilliant!/Chrysalis 58638]
written by White Town (as Jyoti Mishra)
25.
09/1997

Everything to Everyone by Everclear

from So Much for the Afterglow   So Much for the Afterglow
270

43
US




15
rock
✫1
alt.
41
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Art Alexakis, Greg Eklund & Craig Montoya
26.
08/1997

My Own Prison by Creed

from My Own Prison   My Own Prison
269

54
US




2
rock
7
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Scott Stapp & Mark Tremonti
27.
03/1997

The Impression That I Get by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

from Let's Face It   Let's Face It
259

23
US






✫1
alt.
12
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Dicky Barrett & Joe Gittleman
28.
04/1997

Song 2 by Blur

from Blur   Blur
258

55
US




25
rock
6
alt.
2
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James & Dave Rowntree
29.
06/1997

The End Is the Beginning Is the End by The Smashing Pumpkins

from Batman & Robin: Music from and Inspired by the "Batman & Robin" Motion Picture   Batman & Robin: Music from and Inspired by the
253

50
US


34
dance
12
rock
4
alt.
10
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Billy Corgan
30.
05/1997

Listen by Collective Soul

from Disciplined Breakdown   Disciplined Breakdown
246

72
US




✫1
rock
17
alt.


[Atlantic 84006]
written by Ed Roland
31.
04/1997

It's No Good by Depeche Mode

from Ultra   Ultra
238

38
US


✫1
dance


4
alt.
5
UK
[Mute/Reprise 17390]
written by Martin Gore
32.
03/1997

Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees) by Aerosmith

from Nine Lives   Nine Lives
231

35
US




✫1
rock


22
UK
[Columbia 78499]
written by Glen Ballard, Joe Perry & Steven Tyler
33.
09/1997

Hitchin' a Ride by Green Day

from Nimrod   Nimrod
228

59
US




9
rock
5
alt.
25
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt (as Mike Pritchard) & Tré Cool (as Frank Wright)
34.
05/1997

Pink by Aerosmith

from Nine Lives   Nine Lives
224

27
US




✫1
rock


38
UK
[Columbia 78830]
written by Glen Ballard, Richard Supa & Steven Tyler
35.
12/1997

The Unforgiven II by Metallica

from ReLoad   ReLoad
208

59
US




2
rock


15
UK
written by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich & Kirk Hammett
36.
05/1997

Monkey Wrench by Foo Fighters

from The Colour and the Shape   The Colour and the Shape
205







9
rock
9
alt.
12
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel & Pat Smear (as Georg Ruthenberg)
37.
11/1997

The Memory Remains by Metallica

from ReLoad   ReLoad
199

28
US




3
rock


13
UK
featuring Marianne Faithful
[Elektra 64126]
written by James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich
38.
11/1997

Torn by Natalie Imbruglia

from Left of the Middle   Left of the Middle
199

42
US
4
AC




12
alt.
2
UK
Hot 100 Airplay : 2
[RCA LP Cut]
written by Scott Cutler, Anne Preven & Phil Thornalley
39.
04/1997

Freaks by Live

from Secret Samadhi   Secret Samadhi
191

73
US




5
rock
13
alt.
60
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey, Ed Kowalczyk & Chad Taylor
40.
12/1997

Clumsy by Our Lady Peace

from Clumsy   Clumsy
189

59
US




13
rock
5
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Mike Turner, Raine Maida, Jeremy Taggart & Arnold Lanni
41.
05/1997

Little White Lie by Sammy Hagar

from Marching to Mars   Marching to Mars
187







✫1
rock




written by Sammy Hagar
42.
02/1997

Volcano Girls by Veruca Salt

from Eight Arms to Hold You   Eight Arms to Hold You
186

59
US




9
rock
8
alt.
56
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Nina Gordon
43.
11/1997

How's It Going to Be by Third Eye Blind

from Third Eye Blind   Third Eye Blind
183

9
US






5
alt.
51
UK
[Elektra 64130]
written by Stephan Jenkins & Kevin Cadogan
44.
07/1997

Building a Mystery by Sarah McLachlan

from Surfacing   Surfacing
182

13
US
28
AC




3
alt.


[Arista 13395]
written by Sarah McLachlan & Pierre Marchand
45.
11/1997

Brimful of Asha by Cornershop

from When I Was Born for the 7th Time   When I Was Born for the 7th Time
180









16
alt.
✫1
UK
[R]
written by Tjinder Singh
46.
11/1997

Wash It Away by Black Lab

from Your Body Above Me   Your Body Above Me
170







6
rock
13
alt.


written by Paul Durham
47.
01/1997

Barrel of a Gun by Depeche Mode

from Ultra   Ultra
164

47
US






11
alt.
4
UK
[Mute/Reprise 17409]
written by Martin Gore
48.
09/1997

Anybody Seen My Baby? by The Rolling Stones

from Bridges to Babylon   Bridges to Babylon
163







3
rock


22
UK
written by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, k.d. Lang & Ben Mink
49.
11/1997

Brick by Ben Folds Five

from Whatever and Ever Amen   Whatever and Ever Amen
162

19
US






6
alt.
26
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Ben Folds & Darren Jessee
50.
07/1997

Criminal by Fiona Apple

from Tidal   Tidal
157

21
US






4
alt.


[Clean Slate 78595]
written by Fiona Apple
51.
05/1997

Hole in My Soul by Aerosmith

from Nine Lives   Nine Lives
156

51
US




4
rock


29
UK
[Columbia 78569]
written by Desmond Child, Joe Perry & Steven Tyler
52.
03/1997

Hush by Kula Shaker

from I Know What You Did Last Summer: The Album   
155







19
rock


2
UK
written by Joe South
53.
06/1997

Carolina Blues by Blues Traveler

from Straight On till Morning   Straight On till Morning
155







4
rock
30
alt.


written by Chan Kinchla & John Popper
54.
10/1997

Mouth by Bush

from Razorblade Suitcase   Razorblade Suitcase
155

63
US




28
rock
5
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Gavin Rossdale
55.
08/1997

I Choose by The Offspring

from Ixnay on the Hombre   Ixnay on the Hombre
154







5
rock
24
alt.


written by Dexter Holland
56.
09/1997

Don't Go Away by Oasis

from Be Here Now   Be Here Now
152

35
US




36
rock
5
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[only released in Japan and US]
[album cut]
written by Noel Gallagher
57.
01/1997

Santeria by Sublime

from Sublime   Sublime
148

43
US






3
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Bud Gaugh, Bradley Nowell & Eric Wilson
58.
06/1997

Wrong Way by Sublime

from Sublime   Sublime
147

47
US






3
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Bud Gaugh, Bradley Nowell & Eric Wilson
59.
04/1997

Block Rockin' Beats by The Chemical Brothers

from Dig Your Own Hole   Dig Your Own Hole
144

105
US






40
alt.
✫1
UK
[instrumental]
[Astralwerks 6195]
written by Tom Rowlands, Ed Simons & Schoolly D (as Jesse Weaver)
60.
06/1997

Superman's Dead by Our Lady Peace

from Clumsy   Clumsy
137

74
US




14
rock
11
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Mike Turner, Raine Maida, Jeremy Taggart & Arnold Lanni
61.
11/1997

Back on Earth by Ozzy Osbourne

from The Ozzman Cometh   The Ozzman Cometh
137







3
rock




written by Richard Supa & Taylor Rhodes
62.
09/1997

Slow Ride by Kenny Wayne Shepherd

from Trouble Is…   Trouble Is…
137







3
rock




as Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band
written by Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Danny Tate & Mark Selby
63.
03/1997

Sign of the Times by Queensrÿche

from Hear in the Now Frontier   Hear in the Now Frontier
136







3
rock




written by Chris DeGarmo
64.
12/1997

Taste of India by Aerosmith

from Nine Lives   Nine Lives
136







3
rock




written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry & Glen Ballard
65.
01/1997

All I Want by The Offspring

from Ixnay on the Hombre   Ixnay on the Hombre
136

65
US




18
rock
13
alt.
31
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Dexter Holland (as Bryan Holland)
66.
08/1997

Marching to Mars by Sammy Hagar

from Marching to Mars   Marching to Mars
135







3
rock




written by Sammy Hagar & Mickey Hart
67.
03/1997

Elegantly Wasted by INXS

from Elegantly Wasted   Elegantly Wasted
135

27
US




37
rock
13
alt.
20
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Michael Hutchence & Andrew Farriss
68.
03/1997

Where Have All the Cowboys Gone? by Paula Cole

from This Fire   This Fire
135

8
US
27
AC
10
dance


32
alt.
15
UK
[Warner 17373]
written by Paula Cole
69.
02/1997

The Perfect Drug by Nine Inch Nails

from Lost Highway   Lost Highway
134

46
US




21
rock
11
alt.
43
UK
[Nothing 95007]
written by Nine Inch Nails & Chris Vrenna
70.
11/1997

I Will Come to You by Hanson

from Middle of Nowhere   Middle of Nowhere
132

9
US








5
UK
[Mercury 568132]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
71.
11/1997

The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair by Led Zeppelin

from BBC Sessions   BBC Sessions
128







4
rock




[live]
written by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham & Sleepy John Estes
72.
09/1997

Hello Hello by Talk Show

from Talk Show   Talk Show
127







10
rock
16
alt.


written by Dean DeLeo & Eric Kretz
73.
06/1997

Last Night on Earth by U2

from Pop   Pop
127

57
US




18
rock
11
alt.


[Island 572053]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.
74.
05/1997

A Change Would Do You Good by Sheryl Crow

from Sheryl Crow   Sheryl Crow
126

19
US






25
alt.
8
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Sheryl Crow, Brian MacLeod & Jeff Trott
75.
02/1997

The New Pollution by Beck

from Odelay   Odelay
125

78
US






9
alt.
14
UK
[DGC 22300]
written by Beck (as Beck Hansen), John King [music producer] & Mike Simpson (as Michael Simpson)
76.
07/1997

Lazy Eye by The Goo Goo Dolls

from Batman & Robin: Music from and Inspired by the "Batman & Robin" Motion Picture   Batman & Robin: Music from and Inspired by the
125







9
rock
20
alt.


written by John Rzeznik
77.
09/1997

The Drugs Don't Work by The Verve

from Urban Hymns   Urban Hymns
124











✫1
UK
written by Richard Ashcroft
78.
02/1997

Beetlebum by Blur

from Blur   Blur
124











✫1
UK
written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James & Dave Rowntree
79.
05/1997

Come Down by Toad the Wet Sprocket

from Coil   Coil
124

51
US




17
rock
13
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Dean Dinning, Randy Guss, Todd Nichols & Glen Phillips
80.
12/1997

Fuel by Metallica

from ReLoad   ReLoad
124







6
rock


31
UK
written by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich & Kirk Hammett
81.
09/1997

Summertime by The Sundays

from Static & Silence   Static & Silence
123

50
US






10
alt.
15
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by David Gavurin & Harriet Wheeler
82.
09/1997

Karma Police by Radiohead

from OK Computer   OK Computer
119









14
alt.
8
UK
written by Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Colin Greenwood & Phil Selway
83.
11/1997

The Oaf (My Luck Is Wasted) by Big Wreck

from In Loving Memory of…   
118







9
rock
24
alt.


written by Ian Thornley
84.
12/1997

Lucky Man by The Verve

from Urban Hymns   Urban Hymns
118









16
alt.
7
UK
written by Richard Ashcroft
85.
05/1997

Trust by Megadeth

from Cryptic Writings   Cryptic Writings
117







5
rock




written by Dave Mustaine & Marty Friedman
86.
10/1997

Dammit (Growing Up) by Blink-182

from Dude Ranch   Dude Ranch
114

61
US




26
rock
11
alt.


[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge & Scott Raynor
87.
01/1997

King Nothing by Metallica

from Load   Load
111

90
US




6
rock




[Elektra 64197]
written by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich & Kirk Hammett
88.
08/1997

The Rascal King by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

from Let's Face It   Let's Face It
109

68
US






7
alt.
63
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Dicky Barrett & Joe Gittleman
89.
10/1997

Rattlesnake by Live

from Secret Samadhi   Secret Samadhi
108







15
rock
18
alt.


written by Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey, Ed Kowalczyk & Chad Taylor
90.
10/1997

Stand by Me by Oasis

from Be Here Now   Be Here Now
107











2
UK
written by Noel Gallagher
91.
04/1997

Old Before I Die by Robbie Williams

from Life Thru a Lens   Life Thru a Lens
107











2
UK
written by Robbie Williams, Desmond Child & Eric Bazilian
92.
04/1997

Richard III by Supergrass

from In It for the Money   In It for the Money
107











2
UK
written by Gaz Coombes, Danny Goffey & Mick Quinn
93.
07/1997

Live Through This (Fifteen Stories) by Mighty Joe Plum

from The Happiest Dog   The Happiest Dog
107







6
rock




written by Brett Williams
94.
07/1997

Where's the Love by Hanson

from Middle of Nowhere   Middle of Nowhere
107

27
US








4
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, Zac Hanson, Mark Hudson & Sander Selover
95.
06/1997

Bleeding Me by Metallica

from Load   Load
106







6
rock




written by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich & Kirk Hammett
96.
10/1997

Three Marlenas by The Wallflowers

from Bringing Down the Horse   Bringing Down the Horse
106

51
US




21
rock
17
alt.
111
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by Jakob Dylan
97.
11/1997

Dirty Eyes by AC/DC

105







6
rock




[recorded in 1976]
written by Bon Scott, Malcolm Young & Angus Young
98.
04/1997

Sunny Came Home by Shawn Colvin

from A Few Small Repairs   A Few Small Repairs
104

7
US
✫1
AC






29
UK
[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1998]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1998]
[Columbia 78528]
written by Shawn Colvin & John Leventhal
99.
12/1997

Angels by Robbie Williams

from Life Thru a Lens   Life Thru a Lens
102

53
US
10
AC






4
UK
[BRIT Awards Best British Single 1999]
[Capitol 58795]
written by Robbie Williams & Guy Chambers
100.
02/1997

Tumble in the Rough by Stone Temple Pilots

from Tiny Music...   Tiny Music...
102







9
rock
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