Our Favorite Songs of 1997 | Songs of the Year - Video

Welcome to our Songs of the Year series. Today we're looking at 1997!

Every Friday we will each be choosing our favorite songs of a year, starting in 1958 and going all the way through 2021. We will be making five selections from the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Any song that broke the Hot 100 at any point during the year is eligible. After that we'll be making five more 'wildcard' selections. These picks can come from anywhere. They could've charted as well, but they could also be album cuts, from soundtracks, b-sides...anything at all. And lastly, we'll also be choosing our least favorite song to crack the Top 40.

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Here's the Year End Top 50. Will any of these make our lists?

1. "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" - Elton John
2. "You Were Meant for Me" / "Foolish Games" - Jewel
3. "I'll Be Missing You" - Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112
4. "Un-Break My Heart" - Toni Braxton
5. "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" - Puff Daddy featuring Mase
6. "I Believe I Can Fly" - R. Kelly
7. "Don't Let Go (Love)" - En Vogue
8. "Return of the Mack" - Mark Morrison
9. "How Do I Live" - LeAnn Rimes
10. "Wannabe" - Spice Girls
11. "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" - Backstreet Boys
12. "MMMBop" - Hanson
13. "For You I Will" - Monica
14. "You Make Me Wanna..." - Usher
15. "Bitch" - Meredith Brooks
16. "Nobody" - Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage
17. "Semi-Charmed Life" - Third Eye Blind
18. "Barely Breathing" - Duncan Sheik
19. "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" - Az Yet featuring Peter Cetera
20. "Mo Money Mo Problems" - The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase
21. "The Freshmen" - The Verve Pipe
22. "I Want You" - Savage Garden
23. "No Diggity" - Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre
24. "I Belong to You (Every Time I See Your Face)" - Rome
25. "Hypnotize" - The Notorious B.I.G.
26. "Every Time I Close My Eyes" - Babyface
27. "In My Bed" - Dru Hill
28. "Say You'll Be There" - Spice Girls
29. "Do You Know (What It Takes)" - Robyn
30. "4 Seasons of Loneliness" - Boyz II Men
31. "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." - Changing Faces
32. "Honey" - Mariah Carey
33. "I Believe in You and Me" - Whitney Houston
34. "Da' Dip" - Freak Nasty
35. "2 Become 1" - Spice Girls
36. "All for You" - Sister Hazel
37. "Cupid" - 112
38. "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" - Paula Cole
39. "Sunny Came Home" - Shawn Colvin
40. "It's Your Love" - Tim McGraw with Faith Hill
41. "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" - Gina G
42. "Mouth" - Merril Bainbridge
43. "All Cried Out" - Allure featuring 112
44. "I'm Still in Love with You" - New Edition
45. "Invisible Man" - 98 Degrees
46. "Not Tonight" - Lil' Kim featuring Da Brat, Left Eye, Missy Elliott and Angie Martinez
47. "Look into My Eyes" - Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
48. "Get It Together" - 702
49. "All by Myself" - Céline Dion
50. "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" - Céline Dion
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Remember to vote for which of our winners is your favorite and check out the playlists:

Vote Here:
https://tasteslikemusic.com/songs-of-the-year-1997/

Songs of the Year 1997 (Spotify):
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3tLHEUF6pd16aGRUxdcJ5L?si=a9d58888872243f1

Songs of the Year 1997 (YouTube):
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiDqVT3Ipkm25BI0EtppUNoSl73seJ_Uw

Songs of the Year Winners (Spotify):
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3vwqXd0PH24n6382C9Fho6?si=04325044b85f46ad

The Worst Top 40 Songs (Spotify):
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0kCt8jIZGB3MYxJVa3MHWP?si=a05693554c0e4392

We hope you'll play along down in the comments. See ya there. Thanks for watching!

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