List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1997

These are the Billboard magazine number one albums of 1997, per the Billboard 200.

Albums

Key
Best selling album of 1997 Indicates best-selling album of 1997
Issue Date Album Artist Reference
January 4Tragic KingdomNo Doubt
January 11
January 18[1]
January 25 [2]
February 1[3]
February 8
February 15Gridlock'dSoundtrack[4]
February 22Tragic KingdomNo Doubt[5]
March 1Unchained Melody: The Early YearsLeAnn Rimes[6]
March 8Secret SamadhiLive[7]
March 15Howard Stern Private Parts — The AlbumSoundtrack[8]
March 22PopU2[9]
March 29The UntouchableScarface[10]
April 5Nine LivesAerosmith[11]
April 12Life After DeathThe Notorious B.I.G.[12]
April 19[13]
April 26[14]
May 3[15]
May 10Share My WorldMary J. Blige[16]
May 17Carrying Your Love with MeGeorge Strait[17]
May 24Spice daggerSpice Girls[18]
May 31[19]
June 7[20]
June 14
June 21Wu-Tang ForeverWu-Tang Clan[21]
June 28Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace)Bob Carlisle[22]
July 5[23]
July 12 Spice daggerSpice Girls[24]
July 19The Fat of the LandThe Prodigy[25]
July 26Men in Black: The AlbumSoundtrack[26]
August 2
August 9No Way OutPuff Daddy and the Family[27]
August 16The Art of WarBone Thugs N Harmony[28]
August 23No Way OutPuff Daddy and the Family[29]
August 30[30]
September 6The DanceFleetwood Mac[31]
September 13No Way OutPuff Daddy and the Family
September 20Ghetto DMaster P[32]
September 27 You Light Up My Life — Inspirational SongsLeAnn Rimes [33]
October 4ButterflyMariah Carey[34]
October 11EvolutionBoyz II Men[35]
October 18You Light Up My Life — Inspirational SongsLeAnn Rimes[36]
October 25The Velvet RopeJanet Jackson[37]
November 1You Light Up My Life — Inspirational SongsLeAnn Rimes[38]
November 8The Firm — The AlbumThe Firm [39]
November 15Harlem WorldMase[40]
November 22
November 29Higher GroundBarbra Streisand[41]
December 6ReLoadMetallica[42]
December 13SevensGarth Brooks[43]
December 20[44]
December 27[45]

References

  1. ↑ "No Doubt". MTV. 1997-01-17. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  2. ↑ "It's No Doubt, Not The Gwen Stefani Experience". MTV. 1997-01-17. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  3. ↑ "No Doubt To Perform At Grammy Awards". MTV. 1997-01-28. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  4. ↑ "Tupac's "Gridlock'd" Tops No Doubt". MTV. 1997-02-06. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  5. ↑ "Spice Girls Top Singles Charts". MTV. 1997-02-13. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  6. ↑ John Farley, Christopher (1997-03-10). "Blue-Chip Kid". Time. Time Warner, Inc. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  7. ↑ "Live Crashes Girls' Night Out". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-02-26. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  8. ↑ "Stern Talks About Chart-Topping Soundtrack". MTV. 1997-03-07. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  9. ↑ "'Pop' Crackles". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-03-12. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  10. ↑ "Pop goes 'Pop'". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-03-19. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  11. ↑ "Ninth Life". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-03-26. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  12. ↑ "B.I.G. Lives Large". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-04-02. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  13. ↑ "Still B-I-G". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-04-10. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  14. ↑ "Chemical Brothers Strong Debut Livens Up a Slow Sales Week". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-04-17. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  15. ↑ "Music for the Masses". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-04-23. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  16. ↑ "Proud Mary". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-04-30. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  17. ↑ "Country Comfort". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-05-07. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  18. ↑ "Pure Pop for More People". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-05-14. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  19. ↑ "Sugar and Spice". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-05-21. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  20. ↑ "Not-So-Super Tuesday". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-05-28. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  21. ↑ "Wu-Tang Clan Take New Outlook To Top Of Charts". MTV. 1997-06-13. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  22. ↑ "Divine Intervention". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-06-18. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  23. ↑ "En Vogue, Lost Boyz, Megadeth Arrive On Charts". MTV. 1997-06-26. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  24. ↑ "Mötley Crüe Arrives Big Time On The Charts". MTV. 1997-07-02. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  25. ↑ STEVE BALTIN (July 15, 2011). "Public Enemy". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  26. ↑ "In The Black". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-07-16. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  27. ↑ "Puffy's All Over The Charts". MTV. 1997-07-31. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  28. ↑ "The Art of Sales". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-08-06. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  29. ↑ STEVE BALTIN (JULY 15, 201). "311 Emerges 'Unscathed From the Craziness' for New Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2012-03-04. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  30. ↑ "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. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  31. ↑ "Return of The Mac". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-08-27. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  32. ↑ "Hip-Hop Hooray". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-09-10. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  33. ↑ "She Lights Up The Charts". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-09-17. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  34. ↑ "Legends of The Fall". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-09-24. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  35. ↑ "Boyz II Men's "Evolution" Leads To Familiar Result". MTV. 1997-10-07. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  36. ↑ "Stones, Dylan in Top Ten". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-10-10. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  37. ↑ "Rhythm Nation 1997". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-10-15. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  38. ↑ "She Lights Up The Chart". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-10-22. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  39. ↑ "Firming Things Up". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-10-29. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  40. ↑ "Mase Owning The Charts with Debut Album". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-11-11. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  41. ↑ "The Way We Are". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-11-19. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  42. ↑ "Seek and Destroy". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-11-26. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  43. ↑ ""Sevens" Hits One". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-12-03. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  44. ↑ "'N Sync Gets Early Christmas Gift On Charts". MTV. 1997-12-09. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  45. ↑ "A Very Diva Christmas". Rolling Stone. RealNetworks, Inc. 1997-12-17. Retrieved 2009-01-12.

See also