100 Greatest Songs From 1997
Criteria: These songs released in the year 1997 were chosen and ranked based on their initial and lasting popularity, and on their impact on the overall scope of musical history.
Note: Yearly song lists go by earliest 'release date' (Single, Album, or Country of first release). Not necessarily the year a song peaked in the U.S. charts.
Note: Yearly song lists go by earliest 'release date' (Single, Album, or Country of first release). Not necessarily the year a song peaked in the U.S. charts.
1. Bitter Sweet Symphony
The Verve
2. Song 2
Blur
3. Paranoid Android
Radiohead
4. Everlong
Foo Fighters
5. Karma Police
Radiohead
6. Hypnotize
The Notorious B.I.G.
7. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
Green Day
8. Torn
Natalie Imbruglia
9. Mo Money Mo Problems
The Notorious B.I.G.
10. I'll Be Missing You
Puff Daddy
11. Angels
Robbie Williams
12. Around the World
Daft Punk
13. Semi-Charmed Life
Third Eye Blind
14. Tubthumping
Chumbawamba
15. Candle in the Wind 1997
Elton John
16. All My Life
K-Ci & JoJo
17. Gettin' Jiggy Wit It
Will Smith
18. Block Rockin' Beats
Chemical Brothers
19. You Make Me Wanna...
Usher
20. Truly Madly Deeply
Savage Garden
21. Sex and Candy
Marcy Playground
22. Walkin' on the Sun
Smash Mouth
23. Together Again
Janet Jackson
24. Never Ever
All Saints
25. Gone Till November
Wyclef Jean
26. Fly
Sugar Ray
27. You're Still the One
Shania Twain
28. Too Close
Next
29. Brimful of Asha
Cornershop
30. My Heart Will Go On
Celine Dion
31. Can't Nobody Hold Me Down
Puff Daddy and Ma$e
32. Nice and Slow
Usher
33. The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
Missy Misdemeanor Elliott
34. Dry the Rain
The Beta Band
35. No Surprises
Radiohead
36. How's It Going to Be
Third Eye Blind
37. Bitch
Meredith Brooks
38. My Way
Usher
39. My All
Mariah Carey
40. The Drugs Don't Work
The Verve
41. Miss Misery
Elliott Smith
42. For You I Will
Monica
43. Been Around the World
Puff Daddy, Mase and The Notorious B.I.G.
44. D'You Know What I Mean
Oasis
45. Adia
Sarah McLachlan
46. 4 Seasons of Loneliness
Boyz II Men
47. Your Woman
White Town
48. Woke Up This Morning
Alabama 3
49. Between the Bars
Elliott Smith
50. Mmmbop
Hanson
51. Into My Arms
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
52. Bachelorette
Björk
53. I Belong to You (Every Time I See Your Face)
Rome
54. My Love is the Shhh!
Somethin' for the People
55. I Don't Ever Want to See You Again
Uncle Sam
56. All for You
Sister Hazel
57. Kowalski
Primal Scream
58. Joga
Björk
59. A Song for Mama
Boyz II Men
60. Monkey Wrench
Foo Fighters
61. Beetlebum
Blur
62. What You Want
Ma$e (feat. Total)
63. G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.
Changing Faces
64. Honey
Mariah Carey
65. Come to Daddy
Aphex Twin
66. Feel So Good
Ma$e and Kelly Price
67. Sock It 2 Me
Missy Elliott and Da Brat
68. Barbie Girl
Aqua
69. Make 'Em Say Uhh!
Master P, Fiend, Silkk the Shocker, Mia X, Mystikal
70. Gabriel
Roy Davis Jr.
71. Risingson
Massive Attack
72. All Cried Out
Allure and 112
73. Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)
Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz
74. Let Down
Radiohead
75. Got 'Til It's Gone
Janet Jackson
76. Smack My Bitch Up
The Prodigy
77. Lazy Line Painter Jane
Belle and Sebastian
78. My Body
LSG
79. I Get Lonely
Janet Jackson and Blackstreet
80. Ain't That Enough
Teenage Fanclub
81. The Private Psychedelic Reel
Chemical Brothers
82. Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass
I-F
83. They Don't Know
Jon B.
84. Look into My Eyes
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
85. Le Soleil est pres de moi
Air
86. Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
Spiritualized
87. Up Jumps da Boogie
Timbaland & Magoo, Missy Elliott, Aaliyah
88. I Do
Lisa Loeb
89. Lookin' at Me
Ma$e and Puff Daddy
90. Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See
Busta Rhymes
91. Tyrone
Erykah Badu
92. The Ice of Boston
The Dismemberment Plan
93. Jumper
Third Eye Blind
94. We're Not Making Love No More
Dru Hill
95. Building a Mystery
Sarah McLachlan
96. C U When U Get There
Coolio and 40 Thevz
97. I Got the Hook Up
Master P and Sons of Funk
98. Stereo
Pavement
99. High Noon
DJ Shadow
100. Kiss the Rain
Billie Myers
The Verve
2. Song 2
Blur
3. Paranoid Android
Radiohead
4. Everlong
Foo Fighters
5. Karma Police
Radiohead
6. Hypnotize
The Notorious B.I.G.
7. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
Green Day
8. Torn
Natalie Imbruglia
9. Mo Money Mo Problems
The Notorious B.I.G.
10. I'll Be Missing You
Puff Daddy
11. Angels
Robbie Williams
12. Around the World
Daft Punk
13. Semi-Charmed Life
Third Eye Blind
14. Tubthumping
Chumbawamba
15. Candle in the Wind 1997
Elton John
16. All My Life
K-Ci & JoJo
17. Gettin' Jiggy Wit It
Will Smith
18. Block Rockin' Beats
Chemical Brothers
19. You Make Me Wanna...
Usher
20. Truly Madly Deeply
Savage Garden
21. Sex and Candy
Marcy Playground
22. Walkin' on the Sun
Smash Mouth
23. Together Again
Janet Jackson
24. Never Ever
All Saints
25. Gone Till November
Wyclef Jean
26. Fly
Sugar Ray
27. You're Still the One
Shania Twain
28. Too Close
Next
29. Brimful of Asha
Cornershop
30. My Heart Will Go On
Celine Dion
31. Can't Nobody Hold Me Down
Puff Daddy and Ma$e
32. Nice and Slow
Usher
33. The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
Missy Misdemeanor Elliott
34. Dry the Rain
The Beta Band
35. No Surprises
Radiohead
36. How's It Going to Be
Third Eye Blind
37. Bitch
Meredith Brooks
38. My Way
Usher
39. My All
Mariah Carey
40. The Drugs Don't Work
The Verve
41. Miss Misery
Elliott Smith
42. For You I Will
Monica
43. Been Around the World
Puff Daddy, Mase and The Notorious B.I.G.
44. D'You Know What I Mean
Oasis
45. Adia
Sarah McLachlan
46. 4 Seasons of Loneliness
Boyz II Men
47. Your Woman
White Town
48. Woke Up This Morning
Alabama 3
49. Between the Bars
Elliott Smith
50. Mmmbop
Hanson
51. Into My Arms
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
52. Bachelorette
Björk
53. I Belong to You (Every Time I See Your Face)
Rome
54. My Love is the Shhh!
Somethin' for the People
55. I Don't Ever Want to See You Again
Uncle Sam
56. All for You
Sister Hazel
57. Kowalski
Primal Scream
58. Joga
Björk
59. A Song for Mama
Boyz II Men
60. Monkey Wrench
Foo Fighters
61. Beetlebum
Blur
62. What You Want
Ma$e (feat. Total)
63. G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.
Changing Faces
64. Honey
Mariah Carey
65. Come to Daddy
Aphex Twin
66. Feel So Good
Ma$e and Kelly Price
67. Sock It 2 Me
Missy Elliott and Da Brat
68. Barbie Girl
Aqua
69. Make 'Em Say Uhh!
Master P, Fiend, Silkk the Shocker, Mia X, Mystikal
70. Gabriel
Roy Davis Jr.
71. Risingson
Massive Attack
72. All Cried Out
Allure and 112
73. Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)
Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz
74. Let Down
Radiohead
75. Got 'Til It's Gone
Janet Jackson
76. Smack My Bitch Up
The Prodigy
77. Lazy Line Painter Jane
Belle and Sebastian
78. My Body
LSG
79. I Get Lonely
Janet Jackson and Blackstreet
80. Ain't That Enough
Teenage Fanclub
81. The Private Psychedelic Reel
Chemical Brothers
82. Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass
I-F
83. They Don't Know
Jon B.
84. Look into My Eyes
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
85. Le Soleil est pres de moi
Air
86. Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
Spiritualized
87. Up Jumps da Boogie
Timbaland & Magoo, Missy Elliott, Aaliyah
88. I Do
Lisa Loeb
89. Lookin' at Me
Ma$e and Puff Daddy
90. Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See
Busta Rhymes
91. Tyrone
Erykah Badu
92. The Ice of Boston
The Dismemberment Plan
93. Jumper
Third Eye Blind
94. We're Not Making Love No More
Dru Hill
95. Building a Mystery
Sarah McLachlan
96. C U When U Get There
Coolio and 40 Thevz
97. I Got the Hook Up
Master P and Sons of Funk
98. Stereo
Pavement
99. High Noon
DJ Shadow
100. Kiss the Rain
Billie Myers
20 more worth mentioning.
101. Romeo and Juliet
Sylk-E. Fyne and Chill
102. Swing My Way
K.P. & Envyi
103. Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth
The Dandy Warhols
104. All You Good Good People
Embrace
105. Not Dark Yet
Bob Dylan
106. Staring at the Sun
U2
107. Gotham City
R. Kelly
108. Victory
Puff Daddy, The Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes
109. Super Bon Bon
Soul Coughing
110. All Mine
Portishead
111. Concrete Schoolyard
Jurassic 5
112. If They Move, Kill 'Em
Primal Scream
113. Help the Aged
Pulp
114. History Repeating
Propellerheads (feat. Shirley Bassey)
115. It's All About the Benjamins
Puff Daddy (feat. The Lox, Lil' Kim, The Notorious B.I.G.)
116. Triumph
Wu Tang Clan
117. Spin Spin Sugar
Sneaker Pimps
118. Rip Groove
Double 99
119. I Still Love You
Next
120. North Country Boy
The Charlatans
Sylk-E. Fyne and Chill
102. Swing My Way
K.P. & Envyi
103. Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth
The Dandy Warhols
104. All You Good Good People
Embrace
105. Not Dark Yet
Bob Dylan
106. Staring at the Sun
U2
107. Gotham City
R. Kelly
108. Victory
Puff Daddy, The Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes
109. Super Bon Bon
Soul Coughing
110. All Mine
Portishead
111. Concrete Schoolyard
Jurassic 5
112. If They Move, Kill 'Em
Primal Scream
113. Help the Aged
Pulp
114. History Repeating
Propellerheads (feat. Shirley Bassey)
115. It's All About the Benjamins
Puff Daddy (feat. The Lox, Lil' Kim, The Notorious B.I.G.)
116. Triumph
Wu Tang Clan
117. Spin Spin Sugar
Sneaker Pimps
118. Rip Groove
Double 99
119. I Still Love You
Next
120. North Country Boy
The Charlatans
DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1997
An unheralded great record from 1997
Bruce's choice:
* Baby Don't Go
Dwight Yoakum & Sheryl Crow
Lew's choice:
* Great Day
Paul McCartney
Brett's choice:
* BBQ
Cibo Matto
Adam's choice:
* 10,000 Promises
Backstreet Boys
Ryan's choice:
* Nightlife
Kenickie
Bruce's choice:
* Baby Don't Go
Dwight Yoakum & Sheryl Crow
Lew's choice:
* Great Day
Paul McCartney
Brett's choice:
* BBQ
Cibo Matto
Adam's choice:
* 10,000 Promises
Backstreet Boys
Ryan's choice:
* Nightlife
Kenickie
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Edited By: Bruce
Last Updated: 2014-07-16
Last Updated: 2014-07-16