# List of Billboard Tropical Airplay number ones of 1997

Tropical Airplay is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks the top-performing songs (regardless of genre or language) on tropical radio stations in the United States, based on weekly airplay data compiled by Nielsen's Broadcast Data Systems. It is a subchart of Hot Latin Songs, which lists the best-performing Spanish-language songs in the country. In 1997, 11 songs topped the chart, in 52 issues of the magazine.
The first number one of the year was "No Quiero Na' Regala'o" by Gilberto Santa Rosa, which had been in the top spot since the issue dated December 21, 1996, and spent a total of three weeks at this position. It was succeeded by Grupo Manía's song "Linda Eh", which remained on top of the chart for four weeks. American singer Frankie Negrón released his debut album Con Amor Se Gana (1997), which was promoted by its singles "Inolvidable" (a cover version of Italian singer Laura Pausini's song) and "Hoy Me He Vuelto a Enamorar". Negrón spent 12 weeks at number one and "Inolvidable" was named the best-performing track of the year on the Tropical Airplay chart by the magazine.
Brenda K. Starr achieved her first chart-topper with a salsa cover of Myriam Hernández's ballad "Herida". Starr had previously established herself as a freestyle artist in the 1980s and returned to the music scene as a salsa artist with Te Sigo Esperando (1997) following the commercial failure of her previous album By Heart (1991). She was the only female artist to have a number one on the Tropical Airplay chart in 1997. "Dile a Ella" by Víctor Manuelle held the top spot for the longest in 1997 at nine weeks. The final number one of the year was "Y Hubo Alguien" by Marc Anthony which spent eight weeks at number one and became the first salsa song to top the Hot Latin Songs chart.

## Chart history

Key :
| † | Indicates number 1 on Billboard's year-end tropical chart |
Chart history :
| Issue date | Title | Artist(s) |
| January 4 | "No Quiero Na' Regala'o" | Gilberto Santa Rosa |
| January 11 | "Linda Eh" | Grupo Manía |
| January 18 | "Linda Eh" | Grupo Manía |
| January 25 | "Linda Eh" | Grupo Manía |
| February 1 | "Linda Eh" | Grupo Manía |
| February 8 | "Linda Eh" | Grupo Manía |
| February 15 | "Yo No Te Pido" | Gilberto Santa Rosa |
| February 22 | "Yo No Te Pido" | Gilberto Santa Rosa |
| March 1 | "Yo No Te Pido" | Gilberto Santa Rosa |
| March 8 | "Yo No Te Pido" | Gilberto Santa Rosa |
| March 15 | "Yo No Te Pido" | Gilberto Santa Rosa |
| March 22 | "Lloraré" | Jerry Rivera |
| March 29 | "Yo No Te Pido" | Gilberto Santa Rosa |
| April 5 | "Yo No Te Pido" | Gilberto Santa Rosa |
| April 12 | "Yo No Te Pido" | Gilberto Santa Rosa |
| April 19 | "Herida" | Brenda K. Starr |
| April 26 | "Herida" | Brenda K. Starr |
| May 3 | "Inolvidable" † | Frankie Negrón |
| May 10 | "Inolvidable" † | Frankie Negrón |
| May 17 | "Inolvidable" † | Frankie Negrón |
| May 24 | "Inolvidable" † | Frankie Negrón |
| May 31 | "Inolvidable" † | Frankie Negrón |
| June 7 | "Inolvidable" † | Frankie Negrón |
| June 14 | "Inolvidable" † | Frankie Negrón |
| June 21 | "Inolvidable" † | Frankie Negrón |
| June 28 | "Dile a Ella" | Víctor Manuelle |
| July 5 | "Dile a Ella" | Víctor Manuelle |
| July 12 | "Dile a Ella" | Víctor Manuelle |
| July 19 | "Dile a Ella" | Víctor Manuelle |
| July 26 | "Dile a Ella" | Víctor Manuelle |
| August 2 | "Dile a Ella" | Víctor Manuelle |
| August 9 | "Dile a Ella" | Víctor Manuelle |
| August 16 | "Dile a Ella" | Víctor Manuelle |
| August 23 | "Hoy Me He Vuelto a Enamorar" | Frankie Negrón |
| August 30 | "Dile a Ella" | Víctor Manuelle |
| September 6 | "Hoy Me He Vuelto a Enamorar" | Frankie Negrón |
| September 13 | "Hoy Me He Vuelto a Enamorar" | Frankie Negrón |
| September 20 | "Hoy Me He Vuelto a Enamorar" | Frankie Negrón |
| September 27 | "La Quiero a Morir" | Dark Latin Groove |
| October 4 | "La Quiero a Morir" | Dark Latin Groove |
| October 11 | "La Quiero a Morir" | Dark Latin Groove |
| October 18 | "La Quiero a Morir" | Dark Latin Groove |
| October 25 | "He Tratado" | Víctor Manuelle |
| November 1 | "La Quiero a Morir" | Dark Latin Groove |
| November 8 | "Y Hubo Alguien" | Marc Anthony |
| November 15 | "Y Hubo Alguien" | Marc Anthony |
| November 22 | "Y Hubo Alguien" | Marc Anthony |
| November 29 | "Y Hubo Alguien" | Marc Anthony |
| December 6 | "Y Hubo Alguien" | Marc Anthony |
| December 13 | "Y Hubo Alguien" | Marc Anthony |
| December 20 | "Y Hubo Alguien" | Marc Anthony |
| December 27 | "Y Hubo Alguien" | Marc Anthony |