List of UK R&B Singles Chart number ones of 1997

The UK R&B Chart is a weekly chart that ranks the 40 biggest-selling singles and albums that are classified in the R&B genre in the United Kingdom. The chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company,[1] and is based on physical and other physical formats.[2] This is a list of the UK's biggest R&B hits of 1997.[3]

Number ones

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Best-selling R&B single of the year
Issue date Single Artist
5 January "Don't Let Go (Love)" En Vogue
12 January
19 January "Street Dreams" Nas
26 January "Remember Me" Blue Boy
2 February [a] "Ain't Nobody" LL Cool J
9 February
16 February "I Shot the Sheriff" Warren G
23 February
2 March "Don't You Love Me" Eternal
9 March "Rumble in the Jungle" Fugees featuring A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes and John Forté
16 March
23 March "I Believe I Can Fly" R. Kelly
30 March
6 April [a]
13 April [a]
20 April [a]
27 April [a] "Blood on the Dance Floor" Michael Jackson
4 May "Alright" Jamiroquai
11 May "Wonderful Tonight" Damage
18 May
25 May [a] "I Wanna Be the Only One" Eternal featuring BeBe Winans
1 June
8 June
15 June
22 June [a] "I'll Be Missing You" † Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112
29 June [a]
6 July [a]
13 July
20 July [a]
27 July [a]
3 August [a]
10 August [a] "Men in Black" Will Smith
17 August [a]
24 August [a]
31 August [a]
7 September
14 September
21 September "Fix" Blackstreet
28 September "Never Gonna Let You Go" Tina Moore
5 October "Angel of Mine" Eternal
12 October
19 October
26 October "Phenomenon" LL Cool J
2 November "Angel of Mine" Eternal
9 November
16 November "Never Ever" All Saints
23 November
30 November
7 December "Together Again" Janet Jackson
14 December "Never Ever" All Saints
21 December
28 December

Notes

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "About Us - Who We Are - The Charts We Compile". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Chart Rules". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  3. ^ The R&B Singles Archive 1997
  4. ^ "1997 The Number One Singles List". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 July 2023.