December 7, 1996 – February 21, 1997:
Toni Braxton – Un-Break My Heart
February 22, 1997 – March 21, 1997:
Spice Girls – Wannabe
March 22, 1997 – May 2, 1997:
Puff Daddy featuring Mase – Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down
May 3, 1997 – May 23, 1997:
The Notorious B.I.G. – Hypnotize
May 24, 1997 – June 13, 1997:
Hanson – MMMBop
June 14, 1997 – August 29, 1997:
Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112 – I’ll Be Missing You
August 30, 1997 – September 12, 1997:
The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy & Mase – Mo Money Mo Problems
September 13, 1997 – October 3, 1997:
Mariah Carey – Honey
October 4, 1997 – October 10, 1997:
Boyz II Men – 4 Seasons of Loneliness
October 11, 1997 – January 16, 1998:
Elton John – Candle in the Wind ’97
The biggest Pop Artists of 1997 include:
Aaliyah, Erykah Badu, Blackstreet, Boyz II Men, Destiny’s Child, Dru Hill, Elton John, En Vogue, Faith Evans, Foxy Brown, Hanson, Jagged Edge, Jewel, Keith Sweat, LeAnn Rimes, Lil Kim, Lonestar, Mase, Mariah Carey, Martina McBride, Mase, Matchbox Twenty, MC Lite, Missy ‘Misdemeanor’ Elliott, Notorious B.I.G., 112, Puff Daddy, R. Kelly, Savage Garden, Sheryl Crow, Spice Girls, Sugar Ray, 2Pac, Third Eye Blind, The Wallflowers, Will Smith, Whitney Houston, Wyclef Jean
(Data is complied from various charts including: Billboard’s Pop, Rock, Airplay, R&B/Dance and Singles Charts. The Hot 100 is the primary chart used for this list.)
