The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States. Published by Billboard magazine, the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single's weekly physical sales and airplays. The longest running number-one single of 1997 is "Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight", which logged 14 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. Two of those weeks were logged in 1998 while the remaining 12 were attained in 1997.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton | |
| January 11 | |||
| January 18 | |||
| January 25 | |||
| February 1 | |||
| February 8 | |||
| February 15 | |||
| February 22 | "Wannabe" | Spice Girls | |
| March 1 | |||
| March 8 | |||
| March 15 | |||
| March 22 | "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" | Puff Daddy featuring Mase | |
| March 29 | |||
| April 5 | |||
| April 12 | |||
| April 19 | |||
| April 26 | |||
| May 3 | "Hypnotize" | The Notorious B.I.G. | |
| May 10 | |||
| May 17 | |||
| May 24 | "MMMBop" | Hanson | |
| May 31 | |||
| June 7 | |||
| June 14 | "I'll Be Missing You" | Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 | |
| June 21 | |||
| June 28 | |||
| July 5 | |||
| July 12 | |||
| July 19 | |||
| July 26 | |||
| August 2 | |||
| August 9 | |||
| August 16 | |||
| August 23 | |||
| August 30 | "Mo Money Mo Problems" | The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase | |
| September 6 | |||
| September 13 | "Honey" | Mariah Carey | |
| September 20 | |||
| September 27 | |||
| October 4 | "4 Seasons of Loneliness" | Boyz II Men | |
| October 11 | "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" |
Elton John | |
| October 18 | |||
| October 25 | |||
| November 1 | |||
| November 8 | |||
| November 15 | |||
| November 22 | |||
| November 29 | |||
| December 6 | |||
| December 13 | |||
| December 20 | |||
| December 27 |
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