| Last year | No 1 hits of the year 1997 | Next year |
| US | UK | |
| 7 Jan 1997 | Unbreak My Heart (Toni Braxton) |
2 become 1 (Spice girls) |
| 12 Jan 1997 | Unbreak My Heart (Toni Braxton) |
2 become 1 (Spice Girls) |
| 19 Jan 1997 | Unbreak My Heart (Toni Braxton) |
Professional Widow (It's Got To Be Big) (Tori Amos) |
| 26 Jan 1997 | Unbreak My Heart (Toni Braxton) |
Your Woman (White Town) |
| 02 Feb 1997 | Unbreak My Heart (Toni Braxton) |
Beetlebum (Blur) |
| 09 Feb 1997 | Unbreak My Heart (Toni Braxton) |
Ain't nobody (LL Cool J) |
| 16 Feb 1997 | Unbreak My Heart (Toni Braxton) |
Discotheque (U2) |
| 23 Feb 1997 | Wannabe (Spice Girls) |
Don't Speak (No Doubt) |
| 02 Mar 1997 | Wannabe (Spice Girls) |
Don't Speak (No Doubt) |
| 09 Mar 1997 | Wannabe (Spice Girls) |
Don't Speak (No Doubt) |
| 16 Mar 1997 | Wannabe (Spice Girls) |
Mama / Who Do You Think You Are? (Spice Girls) |
| 23 Mar 1997 | Can't Nobody Hold Me Down (Puff Daddy feat. Mase) |
Mama / Who Do You Think You Are? (Spice Girls) |
| 30 Mar 1997 | Can't Nobody Hold Me Down (Puff Daddy feat. Mase) |
Mama / Who Do You Think You Are? (Spice Girls) |
| 06 Apr 1997 | Can't Nobody Hold Me Down (Puff Daddy feat. Mase) |
Block Rockin' Beats (The Chemical Brothers) |
| 13 Apr 1997 | Can't Nobody Hold Me Down (Puff Daddy feat. Mase) |
I Believe I Can Fly (R. Kelly) |
| 20 Apr 1997 | Can't Nobody Hold Me Down (Puff Daddy feat. Mase) |
I Believe I Can Fly (R. Kelly) |
| 27 Apr 1997 | Can't Nobody Hold Me Down (Puff Daddy feat. Mase) |
I Believe I Can Fly (R. Kelly) |
| 04 May 1997 | Hypnotize (The Notorious B.I.G.) |
Blood On The Dance Floor (Michael Jackson) |
| 11 May 1997 | Hypnotize (The Notorious B.I.G.) |
Love Won't Wait (Gary Barlow) |
| 18 May 1997 | Hypnotize (The Notorious B.I.G.) |
You're Not Alone (Olive) |
| 25 May 1997 | Hypnotize (The Notorious B.I.G.) |
You're Not Alone (Olive) |
| 01 Jun 1997 | MMMBop (Hanson) |
I Wanna Be The Only One (Eternal feat. BeBe Winans) |
| 08 Jun 1997 | MMMBop (Hanson) |
MMMBob (Hanson) |
| 15 Jun 1997 | I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy & Faith Evans) |
MMMBob (Hanson) |
| 22 Jun 1997 | I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy & Faith Evans) |
MMMBob (Hanson) |
| 29 Jun 1997 | I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy & Faith Evans) |
I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy & Faith Evans) |
| 06 Jul 1997 | I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy & Faith Evans) |
I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy & Faith Evans) |
| 13 Jul 1997 | I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy & Faith Evans) |
I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy & Faith Evans) |
| 20 Jul 1997 | I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy & Faith Evans) |
D'You Know What I Mean? (Oasis) |
| 27 Jul 1997 | I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy & Faith Evans) |
I'll Be missing you (Puff Daddy & Faith Evans) |
| 03 Aug 1997 | I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy & Faith Evans) |
I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy & Faith Evans) |
| 10 Aug 1997 | I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy & Faith Evans) |
I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy & Faith Evans) |
| 17 Aug 1997 | I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy & Faith Evans) |
Men In Black (Will Smith) |
| 24 Aug 1997 | I'll Be Missing You (Puff Daddy & Faith Evans) |
Men In Black (Will Smith) |
| 31 Aug 1997 | Mo Money Mo Problems (The Notorious B.I.G. & Puff Daddy & Mase) |
Men In Black (Will Smith) |
| 07 Sep 1997 | Mo Money Mo Problems (The Notorious B.I.G. &Puff Daddy & Mase)) |
Men In Black (Will Smith) |
| 14 Sep 1997 | Honey (Mariah Carey) |
The Drugs Don't Work (The Verve) |
| 21 Sep 1997 | Honey (Wilson Phillips) |
Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle In The Wind 1997 (Elton John) |
| 28 Sep 1997 | Honey (Mariah Carey) |
Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle In The Wind 1997 (Elton John) |
| 05 Oct 1997 | 4 Seasons Of Loneliness (Boyz II Men) |
Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle In The Wind 1997 (Elton John) |
| 12 Oct 1997 | Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle In The Wind 1997 (Elton John) |
Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle In The Wind 1997 (Elton John) |
| 19 Oct 1997 | Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle In The Wind 1997 (Elton John) |
Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle In The Wind 1997 (Elton John) |
| 26 Oct 1997 | Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle In The Wind 1997 (Elton John) |
Spice Up Your Life (Spice Girls) |
| 02 Nov 1997 | Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle In The Wind 1997 (Elton John) |
Barbie Girl (Aqua) |
| 09 Nov 1997 | Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle In The Wind 1997 (Elton John) |
Barbie Girl (Aqua) |
| 16 Nov 1997 | Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle In The Wind 1997 (Elton John) |
Barbie Girl (Aqua) |
| 23 Nov 1997 | Something About The Way You Look Tonight /
Candle In The Wind 1997 (Elton John) |
Barbie Girl (Aqua) |
| 30 Nov 1997 | Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle In The Wind 1997 (Elton John) |
Perfect Day (Various Artists) |
| 07 Dez 1997 | Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle In The Wind 1997 (Elton John) |
Perfect Day (Various Artists) |
| 14 Dez 1997 | Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle In The Wind 1997 (Elton John) |
Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh! (Teletubbies) |
| 21 Dez 1997 | Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle In The Wind 1997 (Elton John) |
Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh! (Teletubbies) |
| 28 Dez 1997 | Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle In The Wind 1997 (Elton John) |
Too Much (Spice Girls) |