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Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1997

The year-end countdown for 1997 from Q101 in Chicago, IL ranks 101 songs, with “Fly” by Sugar Ray at number one. The list features 68 different artists; Sublime has the most entries with four songs.

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1 Fly Sugar Ray 24 #1
2 Semi-Charmed Life Third Eye Blind 28 #1
3 Walkin' On The Sun Smash Mouth 25 #1
4 Crash Into Me Dave Matthews Band 46 #4
5 Volcano Girls Veruca Salt 11 #5
6 The Freshmen The Verve Pipe 29 #6
7 If You Could Only See Tonic 12 #3
8 The Impression That I Get The Mighty Mighty Bosstones 48 #1
9 Tubthumping Chumbawamba 34 #3
10 Everlong Foo Fighters 96 #1
11 Push Matchbox 20 14 #6
12 The Perfect Drug Nine Inch Nails 35 #12
13 Building a Mystery Sarah McLachlan 25 #10
14 Santeria Sublime 52 #4
15 Born Slippy Underworld 34 #5
16 6 Underground Sneaker Pimps 31 #6
17 Eye The Smashing Pumpkins 17 #9
18 One Headlight The Wallflowers 36 #7
19 Lovefool The Cardigans 26 #14
20 Song 2 Blur 82 #2
21 Not An Addict K's Choice 38 #15
22 Everything to Everyone Everclear 41 #8
23 How Bizarre OMC 6 #23
24 Naked Eye Luscious Jackson 35 #15
25 The Difference The Wallflowers 22 #18
26 Criminal Fiona Apple 28 #8
27 The New Pollution Beck 38 #8
28 Your Woman White Town 26 #21
29 You Were Meant For Me Jewel 12 #13
30 3 A.M. Matchbox 20 15 #30
31 Bitch Meredith Brooks 6 #28
32 Gone Away The Offspring 26 #5
33 #1 Crush Garbage 32 #24
34 Female of the Species Space 17 #33
35 Greedy Fly Bush 15 #20
36 Jack-Ass Beck 23 #11
37 Staring At The Sun U2 19 #23
38 Doin' Time Sublime 23 #1
39 Don't Go Away Oasis 24 #30
40 Bitter Sweet Symphony The Verve 71 #1
41 Wrong Way Sublime 47 #1
42 Sex and Candy Marcy Playground 57 #3
43 Breathe The Prodigy 27 #7
44 Thirty-Three The Smashing Pumpkins 27 #39
45 Monkey Wrench Foo Fighters 42 #11
46 A Long December Counting Crows 23 #26
47 Abuse Me Silverchair 14 #32
48 It's No Good Depeche Mode 20 #18
49 Touch, Peel, and Stand Days of the New 17 #1
50 Sell Out Reel Big Fish 18 #12
51 All Mixed Up 311 42 #15
52 Wrong Number The Cure 19 #20
53 Graduate Third Eye Blind 17 #14
54 What Do You Want From Me? Monaco 8 #42
55 Lakini's Juice Live 11 #12
56 Hitchin' A Ride Green Day 34 #25
57 The End is the Beginning of the End The Smashing Pumpkins 4 #37
58 Superman's Dead Our Lady Peace 32 #8
59 Cold Contagious Bush 7 #59
60 Don't Speak No Doubt 43 #3
61 Tripping Billies Dave Matthews Band 19 #61
62 Sleep To Dream Fiona Apple 23 #40
63 How's It Gonna Be Third Eye Blind 12 #17
64 Hell Squirrel Nut Zippers 32 #10
65 Turn My Head Live 15 #13
66 Discotheque U2 8 #41
67 Virtual Insanity Jamiroquai 23 #37
68 D'You Know What I Mean? Oasis 16 #29
69 Everyday Is A Winding Road Sheryl Crow 15 #59
70 Open Up Your Eyes Tonic 3 #70
71 Swallowed Bush 32 #16
72 Barrel of A Gun Depeche Mode 18 #57
73 Brick Ben Folds Five 44 #12
74 Sunday Morning No Doubt 11 #22
75 Electric Barbarella Duran Duran 3 #66
76 Da Funk Daft Punk 22 #10
77 Dammit blink-182 46 #1
78 Four Leaf Clover Abra Moore 2 #78
79 Beautiful Disaster 311 37 #13
80 Whatever Oasis 8 #2
81 What I Got Sublime 63 #1
82 Sweet Surrender Sarah McLachlan 19 #19
83 Bound for the Floor Local H 35 #32
84 This Lonely Place Goldfinger 9 #84
85 Block Rockin' Beats The Chemical Brothers 42 #19
86 Wide Open Space Mansun 3 #48
87 The Rascal King The Mighty Mighty Bosstones 8 #39
88 Drop Dead Gorgeous Republica 2 #88
89 Daylight Fading Counting Crows 18 #51
90 Deadweight Beck 23 #32
91 3 Marlenas The Wallflowers 1 #91
92 Battle of Who Could Care Less Ben Folds Five 22 #92
93 Summertime The Sundays 22 #32
94 Mouth Bush 18 #22
95 Dream Forest For The Trees 6 #51
96 Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth The Dandy Warhols 18 #70
97 Excuse Me Mr. No Doubt 8 #67
98 Last Night On Earth U2 9 #62
99 Hello Hello Talk Show 2 #86
100 My Own Prison Creed 15 #3
101 M.O.R. Blur 5 #101

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Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1997 was broadcast by Q101 (Chicago, IL). Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. It counts toward the Alternative & Modern Rock rankings.

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