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

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About this countdown

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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