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
edit| † | 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
edit- a - The single was simultaneously number one on the UK Singles Chart.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "About Us - Who We Are - The Charts We Compile". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ "Chart Rules". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ The R&B Singles Archive 1997
- ^ "1997 The Number One Singles List". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 July 2023.