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