List of top 25 singles for 1997 in Australia

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The following lists the top 100 singles of 1997 in Australia from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) End of Year Singles Chart. [1]

#TitleArtistHighest pos. reachedweeks at No. 1
1."Candle in the Wind 1997" Elton John 16 [nb 1]
2."Barbie Girl" Aqua 13 [nb 2]
3."Tubthumping" Chumbawamba 13 [4]
4."I'll Be Missing You" Puff Daddy and Faith Evans 15 [5]
5."MMMBop" Hanson 19 [nb 3]
6."Men in Black" Will Smith 14 [7]
7."Truly, Madly, Deeply" Savage Garden 18 [8]
8."Don't Speak" No Doubt 18 [9]
9."Breathe" The Prodigy 2—
10."Break My Stride" Unique II 2—
11."Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" N-Trance 3—
12."How Do I Live" Trisha Yearwood 3—
13."Where's the Love" Hanson 2—
14."Doctor Jones" Aqua 17 [nb 4]
15."I Will Come to You" Hanson 2—
16."Bitch" Meredith Brooks 2—
17."To the Moon and Back" Savage Garden 11 [11]
18."Don't Let Go (Love)" En Vogue 3—
19."Sexy Eyes" Whigfield 6—
20."Freak" Silverchair 12 [12]
21."I Finally Found Someone" Bryan Adams and Barbra Streisand 2—
22."Pony" Ginuwine 3—
23."Last Night" Az Yet 2—
24."Coco Jamboo" Mr. President 7—
25."You Were Meant for Me" Jewel 3—
26."Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" Backstreet Boys 3—
27."How Come, How Long" Babyface 5—
28."Everytime You Cry" John Farnham & Human Nature 3—
29."One More Time" Real McCoy 3—
30."When I Die" No Mercy 2—
31."Hard to Say I'm Sorry" Az Yet 5—
32."2 Become 1" Spice Girls 2—
33."Push" Matchbox Twenty 8—
34."Un-Break My Heart" Toni Braxton 6—
35."Your Woman" White Town 2—
36."Spice Up Your Life" Spice Girls 8—
37."I Say a Little Prayer" Diana King 6—
38."When Doves Cry" Quindon Tarver 3—
39."Alone" Bee Gees 7—
40."As Long as You Love Me" Backstreet Boys 2—
41."Burn" Tina Arena 2—
42."Song 2" Blur 4—
43."Twisted" Keith Sweat 9—
44."What's Love Got to Do with It" Warren G 2—
45."Say You'll Be There" Spice Girls 12—
46."Tell Him" Celine Dion 9—
47."Foolish Games" Jewel 12—
48."(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!" Shania Twain 5—
49."You Sexy Thing"T.Shirt6—
50."Honey" Mariah Carey 8—
51."Mo Money Mo Problems" The Notorious B.I.G. 10—
52."Lovefool" The Cardigans 11—
53."C U When U Get There" Coolio 7—
54."Even When I'm Sleeping" Leonardo's Bride 4—
55."Break Me Shake Me" Savage Garden 7—
56."Don't Cry for Me Argentina" Madonna 9—
57."Don't Say Goodbye" Human Nature 8—
58."I Shot the Sheriff" Warren G 8—
59."Semi-Charmed Life" Third Eye Blind 8—
60."One Headlight" The Wallflowers 14—
61."Wannabe" Spice Girls 19
62."Bitter Sweet Symphony" The Verve 11—
63."No Diggity" Blackstreet 21—
64."Walkin' on the Sun" Smash Mouth 7—
65."Professional Widow" Tori Amos 17—
66."Secret Garden" Bruce Springsteen 9—
67."Step by Step" Whitney Houston 12—
68."Young Hearts Run Free" Kym Mazelle 11—
69."I Need You" 3T 17—
70."Around the World" Daft Punk 11—
71."Remember Me" Blue Boy 17—
72."Abuse Me" Silverchair 9—
73."The Memory Remains" Metallica 6—
74."Got 'til It's Gone" Janet Jackson 10—
75."Fire Water Burn" Bloodhound Gang 13—
76."Blood on the Dance Floor" Michael Jackson 5—
77."Cemetery" Silverchair 5—
78."All I Wanna Do" Dannii 11—
79."Ashes to Ashes" Faith No More 8—
80."I Am, I Feel" Alisha's Attic 18—
81."Macarena Christmas" Los del Río 5—
82."Where Do You Go" No Mercy 2—
83."Love Rollercoaster" Red Hot Chili Peppers 19—
84."Sunday Morning" No Doubt 21—
85."Gimme Gimme" Whigfield 14—
86."Gone Away" The Offspring 16—
87."Insomnia" Faithless 16—
88."If You Could Only See" Tonic 20—
89."The Beautiful People" Marilyn Manson 42—
90."The End Is the Beginning Is the End" The Smashing Pumpkins 10—
91."4 Seasons of Loneliness" Boyz II Men 13—
92."Nightmare" Brainbug 14—
93."Runnin' " 2Pac & The Notorious B.I.G. 12—
94."Wishes" Human Nature 6—
95."Mama / Who Do You Think You Are" Spice Girls 13—
96."Together Again" Janet Jackson 4—
97."Discothèque" U2 3—
98."Calypso" Spiderbait 13—
99."Forever" Damage 13—
100."C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" Quad City DJ's 13—

Peak chart positions from 1997 are from the ARIA Charts, overall position on the End of Year Chart is calculated by ARIA based on the number of weeks and position that the song reached within the Top 50 singles for each week during 1997. [1]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Candle in the Wind" debuted at No. 1 in October, 1997 remaining in that position for six consecutive weeks and in the top ten for a further eight weeks. [2]
  2. ↑ "Barbie Girl" entered the charts in September, 1997 and reached No. 1 in the middle of November, 1997, where it remained until the end of that month. Two weeks later Aqua's second single, "Doctor Jones" reclaimed the #1 spot. [3]
  3. ↑ "Mmmm Bop" debuted at No. 1 in the first week of June, 1997 where it remained until the last week in July. [6]
  4. ↑ "Doctor Jones" entered the charts in the first week of December, 1997 reaching the #1 spot in the last week of the year, where it remained until the second week of February, 1998. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Singles 1997". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 20 February 2009.
  2. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Candle in the Wind". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  3. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Barbie Girl". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  4. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Tubthumping". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Archived from the original on 10 December 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  5. ↑ "ARIA Charts - I'll Be Missing You". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  6. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Mmm Bop". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  7. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Men in Black". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  8. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Truly, Madly, Deeply". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  9. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Don't Speak". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  10. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Doctor Jones". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  11. ↑ "ARIA Charts - To the Moon and Back". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  12. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Freak". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
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