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These are the Billboard magazine R&B albums that reached number-one in 1997.
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These are the Billboard magazine R&B albums that reached number-one in 1997.
| Issue date | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| January 4 | The Preacher's Wife | Soundtrack / Whitney Houston |
| January 11 | ||
| January 18 | The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory | Makaveli |
| January 25 | ||
| February 1 | Rhyme & Reason | Soundtrack / Various artists |
| February 8 | The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory | Makaveli |
| February 15 | Gridlock'd | Soundtrack / Various artists |
| February 22 | ||
| March 1 | Baduizm | Erykah Badu |
| March 8 | ||
| March 15 | ||
| March 22 | ||
| March 29 | The Untouchable | Scarface |
| April 5 | ||
| April 12 | Life After Death | The Notorious B.I.G. |
| April 19 | ||
| April 26 | ||
| May 3 | ||
| May 10 | Share My World | Mary J. Blige |
| May 17 | ||
| May 24 | ||
| May 31 | ||
| June 7 | I'm Bout It | Soundtrack / Various artists |
| June 14 | God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation | God's Property |
| June 21 | I'm Bout It | Soundtrack / Various artists |
| June 28 | Wu-Tang Forever | Wu-Tang Clan |
| July 5 | God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation | God's Property |
| July 12 | ||
| July 19 | ||
| July 28 | ||
| August 2 | Supa Dupa Fly | Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott |
| August 9 | No Way Out | Puff Daddy and the Family |
| August 16 | The Art of War | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony |
| August 23 | No Way Out | Puff Daddy and the Family |
| August 30 | ||
| September 6 | ||
| September 13 | ||
| September 20 | Ghetto D | Master P |
| September 27 | ||
| October 4 | When Disaster Strikes | Busta Rhymes |
| October 11 | Evolution | Boyz II Men |
| October 18 | Soul Food | Soundtrack / Various artists |
| October 25 | Gang Related | Soundtrack / Various artists |
| November 1 | ||
| November 8 | The Firm: The Album | The Firm feat. Nas, Foxy Brown, Nature and AZ |
| November 15 | Harlem World | Mase |
| November 22 | The 18th Letter | Rakim |
| November 29 | Unpredictable | Mystikal |
| December 6 | Live | Erykah Badu |
| December 13 | R U Still Down? (Remember Me) | 2Pac |
| December 20 | ||
| December 27 | Live | Erykah Badu |
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K-Ci & JoJo is an American R&B duo, consisting of brothers Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey and Joel "JoJo" Hailey. Natives of Charlotte, North Carolina, they are also the lead singers of the chart-topping R&B group Jodeci with the DeGrate brothers—Donald and Mr. Dalvin. They are known for the 1998 smash hit "All My Life" which was the No.1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks and received multiple Grammy nominations. They were also featured artists on another No.1 Billboard Hot 100 hit single, 2Pac’s 1996 song "How Do U Want It", which also received a Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Grammy nomination in 1997. K-Ci & JoJo also achieved mainstream success with the 1999 hit "Tell Me It's Real", which peaked at No.2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Their 2001 song "Crazy" was included on the Save the Last Dance soundtrack and peaked at No.11 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Gridlock'd – The Soundtrack is the soundtrack to Vondie Curtis-Hall film Gridlock'd and was released on 28 January 1997 by Death Row Records and Interscope Records.
I'm Bout It is the soundtrack to the film of the same name. It was released on May 20, 1997, through EMI, Priority Records and Master P's No Limit Records and featured production from Beats By the Pound, Brotha Lynch Hung, E-A-Ski and the Fast One.
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