List of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones of 1997

These are UK Official Indie Chart number one hits of 1997.Complied by Music Week until October 18 then by The Official UK Charts Company

Issue date	Song	Artist	Record Label	Ref
4 January	"Forever"	Damage	Big Life	[1]
11 January
18 January				[2]
25 January	"In My Arms"	Erasure	Mute
1 February	"Saturday Night"	Suede	Nude	[3]
8 February	"Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)"	Skunk Anansie	One Little Indian
15 February				[4]
22 February	"Barrel of a Gun"	Depeche Mode	Mute
1 March	"Dark Clouds"	Space	Gut	[5]
8 March	"You Got the Love"	The Source featuring Candi Staton	React	[6]
15 March	"Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me"	Erasure	Mute
22 March	"Sixty Mile Smile"	3 Colours Red	Creation	[7]
29 March	"Everybody Knows (Except You)"	The Divine Comedy	Setanta Records
5 April	"Anywhere For You"	Backstreet Boys	Jive	[8]
12 April
19 April	"It's No Good"	Depeche Mode	Mute	[9]
26 April
3 May	"I Believe I Can Fly"	R. Kelly	Jive	[10]
10 May
17 May	"Pure"	3 Colours Red	Creation	[11]
24 May	"Wonderful Tonight"	Damage	Big Life	[12]
31 May
7 June				[13]
14 June
21 June	"Brazen (Weep)"	Skunk Anansie	One Little Indian	[14]
28 June	"I Believe I Can Fly"	R.Kelly	Jive
5 July	"Brazen (Weep)"	Skunk Anansie	One Little Indian	[15]
12 July	"Age of Love" (remixes)	Age of Love	DiKi
19 July	"Ain't That Enough"	Teenage Fanclub	Creation	[16]
26 July	"D'You Know What I Mean?"	Oasis		[17]
2 August	"C U When U Get There"	Coolio featuring 40 Thevz	Tommy Boy
9 August				[18]
16 August	"All About Us"	Peter Andre	Mushroom
23 August	"Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"	Backstreet Boys	Jive	[19]
30 August	"C U When U Get There"	Coolio featuring 40 Thevz	Tommy Boy
6 September				[20]
13 September
20 September	"Offshore 97"	Chicane with Power Circle	Xtravaganza	[21]
27 September	"Plastic Dreams"	Jaydee	R&S
4 October	"Samba de Janeiro"	Bellini	Orbit	[22]
11 October	"Stand By Me"	Oasis	Creation
18 October	"As Long as You Love Me"	Backstreet Boys	Jive	[23]
25 October				[24]
1 November				[25]
8 November	"Lonely"	Peter Andre	Mushroom	[26]
15 November	"James Bond Theme"	Moby	Mute	[27]
22 November				[28]
29 November	"Crush on You"	Aaron Carter	Ultrapop	[29]
6 December	"Open Your Mind '97"	U.S.U.R.A.	Malarky	[30]
13 December	"Let a Boy Cry"	Gala	Big Life	[31]
20 December	"History Repeating"	Propellerheads featuring Shirley Bassey	Wall of Sound	[32]
27 December	"5,6,7,8"	Steps	Jive	[33]

See also

• 1997 in music

References

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24. "19 October 1997". London: Official Charts Company. 25 October 1997. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
25. "26 October 1997". London: Official Charts Company. 1 November 1997. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
26. "2 November 1997". London: Official Charts Company. 8 November 1997. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
27. "9 November 1997". London: Official Charts Company. 15 November 1997. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
28. "16 November 1997". London: Official Charts Company. 22 November 1997. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
29. "23 November 1997". London: Official Charts Company. 29 November 1997. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
30. "30 November 1997". London: Official Charts Company. 7 December 1997. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
31. "7 December 1997". London: Official Charts Company. 14 December 1997. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
32. "14 December 1997". London: Official Charts Company. 21 December 1997. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
33. "21 December 1997". London: Official Charts Company. 28 December 1997. Retrieved 11 May 2025.