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Radio & Records Top 97 Songs of 1997

The year-end countdown for 1997 from Radio & Records in United States (national airplay chart) ranks 97 songs, with “Semi-Charmed Life” by Third Eye Blind at number one. The list features 71 different artists; Bush has the most entries with four songs.

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# Song ListsBest
1 Semi-Charmed Life Third Eye Blind 63 #1
2 The Impression That I Get The Mighty Mighty Bosstones 70 #1
3 If You Could Only See Tonic 34 #3
4 Walkin' On The Sun Smash Mouth 50 #1
5 Fly Sugar Ray 41 #1
6 Push Matchbox 20 22 #5
7 The Freshmen The Verve Pipe 52 #6
8 One Headlight The Wallflowers 55 #4
9 Santeria Sublime 92 #1
10 Everlong Foo Fighters 175 #1
11 Wrong Way Sublime 75 #1
12 6 Underground Sneaker Pimps 54 #2
13 Turn My Head Live 19 #13
14 Volcano Girls Veruca Salt 23 #5
15 Not An Addict K's Choice 51 #10
16 Song 2 Blur 124 #1
17 Criminal Fiona Apple 47 #8
18 The Difference The Wallflowers 29 #18
19 Lakini's Juice Live 22 #12
20 Greedy Fly Bush 23 #20
21 Tubthumping Chumbawamba 51 #3
22 Building a Mystery Sarah McLachlan 36 #10
23 Staring At The Sun U2 25 #23
24 Crash Into Me Dave Matthews Band 70 #4
25 Gone Away The Offspring 60 #3
26 Sell Out Reel Big Fish 32 #4
27 Everything to Everyone Everclear 59 #8
28 Bitch Meredith Brooks 13 #12
29 Your Woman White Town 39 #14
30 It's No Good Depeche Mode 23 #13
31 The New Pollution Beck 63 #8
32 Abuse Me Silverchair 16 #21
33 D'You Know What I Mean? Oasis 18 #29
34 #1 Crush Garbage 40 #24
35 Hitchin' A Ride Green Day 42 #25
36 All Mixed Up 311 64 #10
37 A Long December Counting Crows 45 #26
38 Superman's Dead Our Lady Peace 49 #8
39 Thirty-Three The Smashing Pumpkins 33 #39
40 The Rascal King The Mighty Mighty Bosstones 22 #10
41 Hell Squirrel Nut Zippers 45 #10
42 Precious Declaration Collective Soul 10 #18
43 Monkey Wrench Foo Fighters 74 #11
44 Desperately Wanting Better Than Ezra 30 #13
45 Don't Go Away Oasis 31 #20
46 Eye The Smashing Pumpkins 21 #9
47 Listen Collective Soul 7 #47
48 Touch, Peel, and Stand Days of the New 45 #1
49 Where You Get Love Matthew Sweet 6 #49
50 Discotheque U2 14 #41
51 The End Is The Beginning Is The End The Smashing Pumpkins 16 #26
52 Graduate Third Eye Blind 24 #12
53 Lovefool The Cardigans 36 #14
54 Summertime The Sundays 30 #32
55 The Perfect Drug Nine Inch Nails 50 #12
56 Breathe The Prodigy 40 #2
57 Come Down Toad The Wet Sprocket 10 #57
58 3 A.M. Matchbox 20 23 #27
59 Everyday Is A Winding Road Sheryl Crow 20 #41
60 What I Got Sublime 106 #1
61 Tripping Billies Dave Matthews Band 34 #46
62 Last Night On Earth U2 10 #62
63 Bound for the Floor Local H 59 #10
64 Naked Eye Luscious Jackson 45 #15
65 Jack-Ass Beck 28 #11
66 Sick and Beautiful Artificial Joy Club 4 #48
67 Don't Speak No Doubt 58 #3
68 Lucky Seven Mary Three 8 #21
69 Elegantly Wasted INXS 20 #43
70 Female of the Species Space 30 #22
71 Bittersweet Sympthony The Verve 20 #2
72 Swallowed Bush 42 #16
73 Sleep To Dream Fiona Apple 31 #40
74 Freaks Live 9 #46
75 Blow Up the Outside World Soundgarden 34 #34
76 Lady Picture Show Stone Temple Pilots 35 #36
77 A Change Would Do You Good Sheryl Crow 3 #77
78 The Distance Cake 91 #1
79 Wrong Number The Cure 23 #20
80 Transistor 311 20 #38
81 Jenny Says Cowboy Mouth 13 #30
82 Dream Forest For The Trees 8 #51
83 Mouth Bush 27 #22
84 This Lonely Place Goldfinger 11 #36
85 All For You Sister Hazel 2 #85
86 Sex and Candy Marcy Playground 88 #3
87 Cold Contagious Bush 9 #40
88 On and On Longpigs 5 #63
89 What Do You Want From Me? Monaco 13 #42
90 Villains The Verve Pipe 3 #90
91 Lazy Eye Goo Goo Dolls 4 #60
92 Medicine (Baby Come Back) Orbit 3 #26
93 Daylight Fading Counting Crows 21 #51
94 Battle of Who Could Care Less Ben Folds Five 28 #52
95 Drawer Summercamp 3 #80
96 Four Leaf Clover Abra Moore 4 #64
97 Three Marlenas The Wallflowers 14 #73

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Radio & Records Top 97 Songs of 1997 was broadcast by Radio & Records (United States (national airplay chart)). 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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