These are the RPM magazine Dance number one hits of 1997.
Issue date | Song | Artist | Reference(s) |
---|---|---|---|
January 13 | "Jellyhead" | Crush | [1] |
January 20 | [2] | ||
January 27 | [3] | ||
February 3 | [4] | ||
February 10 | "Wannabe" | Spice Girls | [5] |
February 17 | [6] | ||
February 24 | [7] | ||
March 3 | "Return of the Mack" | Mark Morrison | [8] |
March 10 | [9] | ||
March 17 | [10] | ||
March 24 | [11] | ||
March 31 | "Discothèque" | U2 | [12] |
April 7 | [13] | ||
April 14 | "Insomnia" | Faithless | [14] |
April 21 | [15] | ||
April 28 | [16] | ||
May 5 | [17] | ||
May 12 | "Hypnotize" | The Notorious B.I.G. | [18] |
May 19 | [19] | ||
May 26 | [20] | ||
June 2 | "Da Funk" | Daft Punk | [21] |
June 9 | "One More Time" | Real McCoy | [22] |
June 16 | "Da' Dip" | Freak Nasty | [23] |
June 23 | [24] | ||
June 30 | "Call Me" | Le Click | [25] |
July 7 | [26] | ||
July 14 | [27] | ||
July 21 | "Around the World" | Daft Punk | [28] |
July 28 | [29] | ||
August 4 | "I'll Be Missing You" (featuring Faith Evans & 112) | Puff Daddy | [30] |
August 11 | [31] | ||
August 18 | "Around the World" | Daft Punk | [32] |
August 25 | "Men in Black" | Will Smith | [33] |
September 1 | "Can You Keep a Secret" | First Base | [34] |
September 8 | "Do You Know (What It Takes)" | Robyn | [35] |
September 15 | "I'll Be Missing You" (featuring Faith Evans & 112) | Puff Daddy | [36] |
September 22 | "Mo Money Mo Problems" | The Notorious B.I.G. | [37] |
September 29 | "Barbie Girl" | Aqua | [38] |
October 6 | [39] | ||
October 13 | [40] | ||
October 20 | "Honey (Remix)" | Mariah Carey | [41] |
October 27 | "Get Ready to Bounce" | Brooklyn Bounce | [42] |
November 3 | "Honey (Remix)" | Mariah Carey | [43] |
November 10 | "Got 'til It's Gone" | Janet Jackson | [44] |
November 17 | [45] | ||
November 24 | "You Make Me Wanna..." | Usher | [46] |
December 1 | "Feel So Good" | Mase | [47] |
December 8 | [48] | ||
December 15 | "Phenomenon" | LL Cool J | [49] |
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" is a song recorded by American singer Whitney Houston for her second studio album, Whitney (1987). It was released as the lead single from the album on May 1987, by Arista Records. It was produced by Narada Michael Walden, and written by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, of the band Boy Meets Girl, who had previously collaborated with Houston on "How Will I Know".
"Return of the Mack" is a song written and recorded by British R&B singer Mark Morrison, released by WEA and Atlantic as the third single from his debut album by the same name (1996). The song topped the UK Singles Chart a month after its release, then became a European and Australian hit. In the United States, it reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and went platinum. The music video for the song, directed by Jake Nava, was released in the United Kingdom in March 1996 and in the United States in February 1997. Billboard magazine featured "Return of the Mack" in their lists of "Billboard's Top Songs of the '90s" in 2019 and "500 Best Pop Songs of All Time" in 2023.
American singer Michael Jackson released 67 singles as a lead artist, and 10 as a featured artist. One of the best-selling artists of all time, his album and single sales as of 2013 stood at 400 million. In the United States, Jackson amassed 13 Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles and was the first artist to have a top-ten single in the Billboard Hot 100 in five different decades. In 2012, Jackson was ranked the fifth best selling singles artist in the United Kingdom with 15.3 million singles sold.
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This is the discography of American singer-songwriter Billy Joel. He has released 13 studio albums, seven live albums, 18 compilation albums, 10 video albums, 82 singles, three promotional singles and 45 music videos. Throughout his career, he has sold over 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists in history. According to Recording Industry Association of America, Joel has sold 85 million certified albums in the United States, making him the 4th best-selling solo artist of all time. Billboard ranked him as the 9th Greatest male soloist of all time.