List of number-one singles of 1997 (Ireland)

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The following is a list of the IRMA's number-one singles of 1997. The dates shown below are Sundays.

Issue DateSongArtist
3 January"2 Become 1" Spice Girls
10 January
17 January
24 January"Where Do You Go" No Mercy
31 January"I Finally Found Someone" Barbra Streisand & Bryan Adams
7 February"Discothèque" U2
14 February
21 February"Don't Speak" No Doubt
28 February
7 March
14 March"Mama"/"Who Do You Think You Are" Spice Girls
21 March
28 March
4 April
11 April"Encore Une Fois" Sash!
18 April"I Believe I Can Fly" R. Kelly
25 April
2 May
9 May
16 May
23 May"Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye)" Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli
30 May
6 June
13 June"MMMBop" Hanson
20 June
27 June
4 July"I'll Be Missing You" Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112
11 July"D'You Know What I Mean?" Oasis
18 July
25 July"I'll Be Missing You"Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112
1 August
8 August
15 August
22 August"Men In Black" Will Smith
29 August
5 September
12 September"Tubthumping" Chumbawamba
19 September"Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About The Way You Look Tonight" Elton John
26 September
3 October
10 October
17 October
24 October"Barbie Girl" Aqua
31 October
7 November
14 November
21 November"Good Looking Woman" Dustin & Joe Dolan
28 November"Perfect Day"Various Artists
4 December
11 December
18 December
25 December

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