# List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1997

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 airplay. There were ten singles that peaked atop the charts, but if "Un-Break My Heart" is excluded from the count (for the song started its peak in the previous year), the total would be nine. 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.
With "Honey" becoming her 12th #1 single, Mariah Carey broke the record for most #1 songs by a female artist, surpassing Madonna and Whitney Houston with 11 each.
That year, 7 acts earned their first number one song, such as Spice Girls, Puff Daddy, Mase, The Notorious B.I.G., Hanson, Faith Evans, and 112. The Notorious B.I.G. became the fifth artist to hit number one posthumously, after his death in March 1997. Puff Daddy, Mase, and The Notorious B.I.G. were the only artists to hit number one more than once, with Puff Daddy hitting the most with three, while Mase and The Notorious B.I.G. hit twice.

## Chart history

Key :
| † | Indicates best-performing single of 1997 |
| No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
| 812 | January 4 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton |
| 812 | January 11 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton |
| 812 | January 18 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton |
| 812 | January 25 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton |
| 812 | February 1 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton |
| 812 | February 8 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton |
| 812 | February 15 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton |
| 813 | February 22 | "Wannabe" | Spice Girls |
| 813 | March 1 | "Wannabe" | Spice Girls |
| 813 | March 8 | "Wannabe" | Spice Girls |
| 813 | March 15 | "Wannabe" | Spice Girls |
| 814 | March 22 | "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" | Puff Daddy featuring Mase |
| 814 | March 29 | "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" | Puff Daddy featuring Mase |
| 814 | April 5 | "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" | Puff Daddy featuring Mase |
| 814 | April 12 | "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" | Puff Daddy featuring Mase |
| 814 | April 19 | "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" | Puff Daddy featuring Mase |
| 814 | April 26 | "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" | Puff Daddy featuring Mase |
| 815 | May 3 | "Hypnotize" | The Notorious B.I.G. |
| 815 | May 10 | "Hypnotize" | The Notorious B.I.G. |
| 815 | May 17 | "Hypnotize" | The Notorious B.I.G. |
| 816 | May 24 | "MMMBop" | Hanson |
| 816 | May 31 | "MMMBop" | Hanson |
| 816 | June 7 | "MMMBop" | Hanson |
| 817 | June 14 | "I'll Be Missing You" | Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 |
| 817 | June 21 | "I'll Be Missing You" | Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 |
| 817 | June 28 | "I'll Be Missing You" | Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 |
| 817 | July 5 | "I'll Be Missing You" | Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 |
| 817 | July 12 | "I'll Be Missing You" | Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 |
| 817 | July 19 | "I'll Be Missing You" | Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 |
| 817 | July 26 | "I'll Be Missing You" | Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 |
| 817 | August 2 | "I'll Be Missing You" | Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 |
| 817 | August 9 | "I'll Be Missing You" | Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 |
| 817 | August 16 | "I'll Be Missing You" | Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 |
| 817 | August 23 | "I'll Be Missing You" | Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 |
| 818 | August 30 | "Mo Money Mo Problems" | The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase |
| 818 | September 6 | "Mo Money Mo Problems" | The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase |
| 819 | September 13 | "Honey" | Mariah Carey |
| 819 | September 20 | "Honey" | Mariah Carey |
| 819 | September 27 | "Honey" | Mariah Carey |
| 820 | October 4 | "4 Seasons of Loneliness" | Boyz II Men |
| 821 | October 11 | "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"† | Elton John |
| 821 | October 18 | "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"† | Elton John |
| 821 | October 25 | "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"† | Elton John |
| 821 | November 1 | "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"† | Elton John |
| 821 | November 8 | "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"† | Elton John |
| 821 | November 15 | "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"† | Elton John |
| 821 | November 22 | "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"† | Elton John |
| 821 | November 29 | "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"† | Elton John |
| 821 | December 6 | "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"† | Elton John |
| 821 | December 13 | "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"† | Elton John |
| 821 | December 20 | "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"† | Elton John |
| 821 | December 27 | "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"† | Elton John |

## Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one :
| Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
| 1 | Puff Daddy | 19 |
| 2 | Elton John | 12 |
| 3 | Faith Evans | 11 |
| 3 | 112 | 11 |
| 5 | Mase | 8 |
| 6 | Toni Braxton | 7 |
| 7 | The Notorious B.I.G. | 5 |
| 8 | Spice Girls | 4 |
| 9 | Hanson | 3 |
| 9 | Mariah Carey | 3 |
| 11 | Boyz II Men | 1 |