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Year-end countdown · WRCX Rock 103.5 · 1997

WRCX Top 103 Songs of 1997

The year-end countdown for 1997 from WRCX Rock 103.5 in Chicago, IL ranks 103 songs, with “Touch, Peel, and Stand” by Days of the New at number one. The list features 62 different artists; Metallica has the most entries with seven songs.

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1 Touch, Peel, and Stand Days of the New 45 #1
2 King Nothing Metallica 26 #2
3 Trust Megadeth 5 #3
4 Bleeding Me Metallica 3 #4
5 Gone Away The Offspring 60 #3
6 Would? Alice In Chains 120 #5
7 Devil Boy Seven Mary Three 1 #7
8 Hero of the Day Metallica 24 #8
9 Fritz's Corner Local H 2 #9
10 Rhinosaur Soundgarden 4 #10
11 Monkey Wrench Foo Fighters 74 #11
12 Lakini's Juice Live 22 #12
13 Driven Rush 1 #13
14 Volcano Girls Veruca Salt 23 #5
15 Stinkfist Tool 73 #2
16 Little White Lies Sammy Hagar 2 #16
17 Almost Honest Megadeth 6 #17
18 Precious Declaration Collective Soul 10 #18
19 Last Cup of Sorrow Faith No More 2 #19
20 Marching to Mars Sammy Hagar 1 #20
21 A Taste of India Aerosmith 2 #21
22 Eddie Vedder Local H 3 #22
23 I Choose The Offspring 14 #23
24 Everlong Foo Fighters 175 #1
25 Falling in Love (is Hard on the Knees) Aerosmith 1 #25
26 Anybody Seen My Baby? The Rolling Stones 3 #26
27 One Headlight The Wallflowers 55 #4
28 Greedy Fly Bush 23 #20
29 Cemetery Gates Pantera 11 #6
30 Me Wise Magic Van Halen 4 #30
31 Burden in My Hand Soundgarden 55 #4
32 Dirty Eyes AC/DC 1 #32
33 The Memory Remains Metallica 25 #22
34 My Own Prison Creed 37 #3
35 Down in a Hole Alice In Chains 38 #35
36 Trippin' Through a Hole in a Paper Heart Stone Temple Pilots 1 #36
37 The Beautiful People Marilyn Manson 41 #1
38 Blow Up the Outside World Soundgarden 34 #34
39 Back on Earth Ozzy Osbourne 2 #39
40 Muzzle The Smashing Pumpkins 17 #20
41 Discotheque U2 14 #41
42 Pink Aerosmith 15 #3
43 Sign o' the Times Queensryche 1 #43
44 If You Could Only See Tonic 34 #3
45 The Freshmen The Verve Pipe 52 #6
46 Flip the Switch The Rolling Stones 1 #46
47 The Girl I Love Led Zeppelin 1 #47
48 Until It Sleeps Metallica 45 #17
49 Hole in My Soul Aerosmith 2 #49
50 Shelf in the Room Days of the New 7 #40
51 Listen Collective Soul 7 #47
52 Everything to Everyone Everclear 59 #8
53 The Difference The Wallflowers 29 #18
54 The End is the Beginning of the End The Smashing Pumpkins 4 #37
55 You're All I've Got Tonight The Smashing Pumpkins 1 #55
56 High Jimmie's Chicken Shack 6 #27
57 The Impression That I Get The Mighty Mighty Bosstones 70 #1
58 Blame Collective Soul 1 #58
59 Superman's Dead Our Lady Peace 49 #8
60 Lazy Eye Goo Goo Dolls 4 #60
61 Slow Ride Kenny Wayne Shepherd 2 #61
62 Vanishing Cream The Hunger 5 #62
63 Abuse Me Silverchair 16 #21
64 Jungle Kiss 2 #33
65 Tumble in the Rough Stone Temple Pilots 5 #62
66 Push Matchbox 20 22 #5
67 Freaks Live 9 #46
68 Bleed Together Soundgarden 3 #68
69 Rattlesnake Live 4 #69
70 The Unforgiven Metallica 96 #5
71 Down 311 71 #1
72 RockCrown Seven Mary Three 1 #72
73 Stale Stir 1 #73
74 Baton Rouge The Nixons 2 #74
75 Given To Fly Pearl Jam 45 #12
76 Mann's Chinese Naked 2 #76
77 Molly (Sixteen Candles) Sponge 37 #6
78 Black Sevendust 4 #13
79 Staring At The Sun U2 25 #23
80 Like I Care Helmet 1 #80
81 Fuel Metallica 36 #2
82 Say Goodbye Cheap Trick 1 #82
83 Casual Affair Tonic 1 #83
84 Half the World Rush 1 #84
85 46x2 Tool 1 #85
86 Hello Hello Talk Show 2 #86
87 The Fall The Nixons 1 #87
88 Sugarcane Cry of Love 1 #88
89 Downtime Fat 1 #89
90 Tag Along Local H 1 #90
91 Resignation Superman Big Head Todd and the Monsters 11 #50
92 Cold Contagious Bush 9 #40
93 Amazed The Offspring 1 #93
94 Both Sides Now Sammy Hagar 1 #94
95 Lucky Seven Mary Three 8 #21
96 So What! Jane's Addiction 2 #40
97 Afraid Motley Crue 2 #67
98 Temptation The Tea Party 7 #44
99 The Perfect Drug Nine Inch Nails 50 #12
100 Hitchin' A Ride Green Day 42 #25
101 This Love Pantera 6 #30
102 My Hero Foo Fighters 130 #9
103 Sex and Candy Marcy Playground 88 #3

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About this countdown

WRCX Top 103 Songs of 1997 was broadcast by WRCX Rock 103.5 (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 Hard Rock & Metal rankings.

Contributed by Rob Liard. Thank you!

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