"Building a Mystery" is a song by Sarah McLachlan, from her fourth studio album Surfacing, first released in 1997. At a live performance, Sarah explains the song as being "basically about the fact that we all... have insecurities to hide, and we often do that by putting on a facade." She also goes on to say that "unfortunately, if we just be who we are, that's usually the more attractive and beautiful thing".
"How Your Love Makes Me Feel" is a song written by Trey Bruce and Max T. Barnes, and recorded by American country music group Diamond Rio that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was released in May 1997 as the first single from their Greatest Hits album. Having held the Number One position for three weeks in the United States, it is the band's longest-lasting Number One hit. It became the band's second number one hit and their first since "Meet in the Middle" in 1991. It also reached number one in Canada.
"How Do I Get There" is a song written by Chris Farren, and co-written and recorded by American country music artist Deana Carter. It was released in August 1997 as the fourth single from her debut album Did I Shave My Legs for This?. The song became her third single to reach the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was Carter's last Number One hit on the country chart.
"Little Bitty" is a song written by Tom T. Hall, and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in October 1996 as the lead-off single to Jackson's fifth studio album Everything I Love. The song reached the top of the U.S. Billboard country music charts in December of that year, becoming his fourteenth Number One on that chart. It also reached number-one on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks and peaked at number 58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it a minor crossover hit.
"Maybe We Should Just Sleep on It" is a song written by Jerry Laseter and Kerry Kurt Phillips, and performed by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in October 1996 as the fifth and final single from his third studio album All I Want (1995). It peaked at number 4 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, while it reached number one on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.
"How Was I to Know" is a song written by Will Rambeaux and Blair Daly, and recorded by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. It was released in June 1997 as the fourth and final single from his album What I Do the Best. It peaked at number 2 in the United States, and number 8 in Canada. Reba McEntire recorded an unrelated song with the same title earlier in the year, which went to number-one.
"Where Corn Don't Grow" is a song written by Roger Murrah and Mark Alan Springer. It was first recorded by Waylon Jennings on his 1990 album The Eagle, peaking at #67 on the country singles charts that year. Six years later, Travis Tritt covered it on his 1996 album The Restless Kind. Also released as a single, his rendition was a Top Ten country hit in 1997, peaking at #6 on the same chart.
"I Meant to Do That" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Paul Brandt. It was released in November 1996 as the third single from his debut album Calm Before the Storm. The song reached number 39 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 1 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It was written by Brandt, Kerry Chater and Lynn Gillespie Chater.
"This Night Won't Last Forever" is a song written by Bill LaBounty and Roy Freeland, and originally recorded by LaBounty in 1978, whose version of the song was a minor Adult Contemporary and pop hit, reaching number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"What the Heart Wants" is a song written by Michael Dulaney, and recorded by American country music singer Collin Raye. It was released in June 1997 as the first single from his compilation album The Best of Collin Raye: Direct Hits. The song peaked at #2 on the U.S. Billboard country music charts and #2 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks.
"Everybody Knows" is a song written by Matraca Berg and Gary Harrison, and recorded by American country music artist Trisha Yearwood. It was released in October 1996 as the second single from her album of the same name. The song reached number 3 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in February 1997 and number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.
"The Shake" is a song written by Jon McElroy and Butch Carr, and recorded by American country music artist Neal McCoy. It was released May 1997 as the only single from McCoy's Greatest Hits album. The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in October 1997. It peaked at number 7 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks.
"Go Away" is a song written by Stephony Smith, Cathy Majeski and Sunny Russ, and recorded by American country music artist Lorrie Morgan. It was released in July 1997 as the first single from her album Shakin' Things Up. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in October 1997.
RPM Year-End charts are a cumulative measure of a single or album's performance in Canada, based upon the RPM magazine charts during any given chart year.
"When Love Starts Talkin'" is a song recorded by American country music artist Wynonna Judd. It was released in September 1997 as the first single from the album The Other Side. The song reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 6 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. It was written by Jamie O'Hara, Brent Maher, and Gary Nicholson.
"The Answer Is Yes" is a song written and originally recorded by Rodney Crowell on his 1992 album Life Is Messy. It was also recorded by Canadian country music artist Michelle Wright. Wright released the song in 1997 as the third single from her fifth studio album, For Me It's You. Her version peaked at number 4 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in May 1997.
"I Give You My Word" is a song recorded by Canadian country music artist George Fox. It was released in 1997 as the first single from his first greatest hits album, Greatest Hits 1987–1997. It peaked at number 7 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in June 1997.
"Somewhere Inside" is a song recorded by Canadian country music artist Chris Cummings. It was released in 1996 as the third single from his debut album, Somewhere Inside. It peaked at number 4 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in January 1997.
"Now That I'm On My Own" is a song recorded by Canadian country music group Farmer's Daughter. It was released in 1997 as the third single from their second studio album, Makin' Hay. It peaked at number 10 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in July 1997.
