- List of number-one albums of 1997 (U.S.)
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These are the Billboard magazine number one albums of 1997, per the Billboard 200.
Albums
Issue Date Album Artist Reference January 4 Tragic Kingdom No Doubt January 11 January 18 [1] January 25 [2] February 1 [3] February 8 February 15 Gridlock'd Soundtrack [4] February 22 Tragic Kingdom No Doubt [5] March 1 Unchained Melody: The Early Years LeAnn Rimes [6] March 8 Secret Samadhi Live [7] March 15 Howard Stern Private Parts — The Album Soundtrack [8] March 22 Pop U2 [9] March 29 The Untouchable Scarface [10] April 5 Nine Lives Aerosmith [11] April 12 Life After Death The Notorious B.I.G. [12] April 19 [13] April 26 [14] May 3 [15] May 10 Share My World Mary J. Blige [16] May 17 Carrying Your Love with Me George Strait [17] May 24 Spice Spice Girls [18] May 31 [19] June 7 [20] June 14 [21] June 21 Wu-Tang Forever Wu-Tang Clan [22] June 28 Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace) Bob Carlisle [23] July 5 [24] July 12 Spice Spice Girls [25] July 19 The Fat of the Land The Prodigy [26] July 26 Men in Black: The Album Soundtrack [27] August 2 August 9 No Way Out Puff Daddy and the Family [28] August 16 The Art of War Bone Thugs N Harmony [29] August 23 No Way Out Puff Daddy and the Family [30] August 30 [31] September 6 The Dance Fleetwood Mac [32] September 13 No Way Out Puff Daddy and the Family September 20 Ghetto D Master P [33] September 27 You Light Up My Life — Inspirational Songs LeAnn Rimes [34] October 4 Butterfly Mariah Carey [35] October 11 Evolution Boyz II Men [36] October 18 You Light Up My Life — Inspirational Songs LeAnn Rimes [37] October 25 The Velvet Rope Janet Jackson [38] November 1 You Light Up My Life — Inspirational Songs LeAnn Rimes [39] November 8 The Firm — The Album The Firm (Nas Escobar, Foxy Brown, AZ and Nature) [40] November 15 Harlem World Mase [41] November 22 [42] November 29 Higher Ground Barbra Streisand [43] December 6 ReLoad Metallica [44] December 13 Sevens Garth Brooks [45] December 20 [46] December 27 [47] References
- ^ "No Doubt". MTV. 1997-01-17. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432749/19970117/no_doubt.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "It's No Doubt, Not The Gwen Stefani Experience". MTV. 1997-01-17. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432748/19970117/no_doubt.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "No Doubt To Perform At Grammy Awards". MTV. 1997-01-28. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432746/19970128/no_doubt.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Tupac's "Gridlock'd" Tops No Doubt". MTV. 1997-02-06. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1434020/19970206/2pac.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Spice Girls Top Singles Charts". MTV. 1997-02-13. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1434539/19970213/spice_girls.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ John Farley, Christopher (1997-03-10). "Blue-Chip Kid". Time. Time Warner, Inc. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986033,00.html. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ^ "Live Crashes Girls' Night Out". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-02-26. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5925097/live_crashes_girls_night_out. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Stern Talks About Chart-Topping Soundtrack". MTV. 1997-03-07. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1434630/19970307/stern_howard.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "'Pop' Crackles". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-03-12. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5925715/pop_crackles. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Pop goes 'Pop'". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-03-19. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5924499/pop_goes_pop. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Ninth Life". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-03-26. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5925087/ninth_life. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "B.I.G. Lives Large". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-04-02. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5924475/big_lives_large. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Still B-I-G". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-04-10. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5925012/still_big. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Chemical Brothers Strong Debut Livens Up a Slow Sales Week". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-04-17. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5925206/chemical_brothers_strong_debut_livens_up_a_slow_sales_week. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Music for the Masses". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-04-23. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5925270/music_for_the_masses. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Proud Mary". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-04-30. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5925016/proud_mary. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Country Comfort". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-05-07. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5925776/country_comfort. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Pure Pop for More People". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-05-14. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5926037/pure_pop_for_more_people. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Sugar and Spice". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-05-21. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5924428/sugar_and_spice. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Not-So-Super Tuesday". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-05-28. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5926097/notsosuper_tuesday. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "In God's Country". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-06-04. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/godsproperty/articles/story/5925552/in_gods_country. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Wu-Tang Clan Take New Outlook To Top Of Charts". MTV. 1997-06-13. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1429531/19970613/ghostface_killah.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Divine Intervention". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-06-18. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5926198/divine_intervention. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "En Vogue, Lost Boyz, Megadeth Arrive On Charts". MTV. 1997-06-26. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1428656/19970626/en_vogue.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Mötley Crüe Arrives Big Time On The Charts". MTV. 1997-07-02. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432421/19970703/motley_crue.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Believe the Hype". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-07-09. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/theprodigy/articles/story/5925764/believe_the_hype. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "In The Black". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-07-16. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5924430/in_the_black. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Puffy's All Over The Charts". MTV. 1997-07-31. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1427431/19970731/puff_daddy.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "The Art of Sales". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-08-06. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5925615/the_art_of_sales. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Thats the 311". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-08-13. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/311/articles/story/5925054/thats_the_311. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "POP ALBUMS; 'No Way Out' at the Top; Sean Combs' debut album holds on to No. 1 spot while 'Men in Black' pulls up a distant second". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. 1997-08-21. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/13570931.html?dids=13570931:13570931&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Aug+21%2C+1997&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=POP+ALBUMS%3B+'No+Way+Out'+at+the+Top%3B+Sean+Combs'+debut+album+holds+on+to+No.+1+spot+while+'Men+in+Black'+pulls+up+a+distant+second.&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ^ "Return of The Mac". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-08-27. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5925105/return_of_the_mac. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Hip-Hop Hooray". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-09-10. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5926203/hiphop_hooray. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "She Lights Up The Charts". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-09-17. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5928248/she_lights_up_the_charts. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Legends of The Fall". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-09-24. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5926259/legends_of_the_fall. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Boyz II Men's "Evolution" Leads To Familiar Result". MTV. 1997-10-07. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1426469/19971007/boyz_ii_men.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Stones, Dylan in Top Ten". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-10-10. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5922403/stones_dylan_in_top_ten. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Rhythm Nation 1997". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-10-15. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5925112/rhythm_nation_1997. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "She Lights Up The Chart". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-10-22. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5924502/she_lights_up_the_chart. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Firming Things Up". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-10-29. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5924645/firming_things_up. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Mase Owning The Charts with Debut Album". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-11-11. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5926696/mase_owning_the_charts_with_debut_album. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Hip-Hop Country". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-11-12. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/mase/articles/story/5925231/hiphop_country. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "The Way We Are". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-11-19. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5925796/the_way_we_are/print. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "Seek and Destroy". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-11-26. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5925243/seek_and_destroy. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ ""Sevens" Hits One". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-12-03. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5925241/sevens_hits_one. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "'N Sync Gets Early Christmas Gift On Charts". MTV. 1997-12-09. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432557/19981209/n_sync.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ "A Very Diva Christmas". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-12-17. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5925384/a_very_diva_christmas. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
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