This is a list of singles that charted in the top ten of the ARIA Charts in 1997.
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ◁ | Indicates single's top 10 entry was also its ARIA top 50 debut |
| (#) | 1997 Year-end top 10 single position and rank |
| Top ten entry date |
Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles from 1996 | ||||||
| 2 December | "Breathe" (#9) ◁ | The Prodigy | 2 | 10 March | 24 | [1] |
| "To the Moon and Back" | Savage Garden | 1 | 13 January | 14 | [2] | |
| "Wishes" | Human Nature | 6 | 6 January | 7 | [3] | |
| 9 December | "(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!" | Shania Twain | 5 | 20 January | 13 | [4] |
| "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton | 6 | 13 January | 12 | [2] | |
| Singles from 1997 | ||||||
| 6 January | "Break My Stride" (#10) | Unique II | 2 | 13 January | 12 | [2] |
| 13 January | "Don't Speak" (#8) | No Doubt | 1 | 3 February | 13 | [5] |
| 20 January | "Freak" ◁ | Silverchair | 1 | 20 January | 12 | [4] |
| "I Finally Found Someone" | Barbra Streisand and Bryan Adams | 2 | 3 February | 11 | [5] | |
| 27 January | "Twisted" | Keith Sweat | 9 | 27 January | 2 | [6] |
| "Sexy Eyes" | Whigfield | 6 | 24 February | 12 | [7] | |
| 10 February | "Discothèque" ◁ | U2 | 3 | 10 February | 2 | [8] |
| 17 February | "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" | Madonna | 9 | 3 March | 3 | [9] |
| 10 March | "Pony" | Ginuwine | 3 | 17 March | 10 | [10] |
| "Last Night" | Az Yet | 2 | 17 March | 13 | [10] | |
| "Don't Let Go (Love)" | En Vogue | 3 | 24 March | 15 | [11] | |
| "Don't Say Goodbye" ◁ | Human Nature | 8 | 14 April | 6 | [12] | |
| 17 March | "Truly Madly Deeply" (#7) | Savage Garden | 1 | 31 March | 17 | [13] |
| 31 March | "Abuse Me" ◁ | Silverchair | 9 | 31 March | 4 | [13] |
| 7 April | "I Shot the Sheriff" | Warren G | 8 | 7 April | 3 | [14] |
| 14 April | "2 Become 1" ◁ | Spice Girls | 2 | 28 April | 12 | [15] |
| 21 April | "Your Woman" | White Town | 2 | 12 May | 11 | [16] |
| 28 April | "Blood on the Dance Floor" ◁ | Michael Jackson | 5 | 12 May | 6 | [16] |
| 5 May | "Secret Garden" | Bruce Springsteen | 9 | 5 May | 3 | [17] |
| 12 May | "One More Time" | Real McCoy | 3 | 19 May | 9 | [18] |
| 19 May | "When I Die" | No Mercy | 2 | 9 June | 9 | [19] |
| "You Were Meant for Me" | Jewel | 3 | 23 June | 12 | [20] | |
| 26 May | "MMMBop" (#5) ◁ | Hanson | 1 | 26 May | 13 | [21] |
| 9 June | "Ashes to Ashes" ◁ | Faith No More | 8 | 9 June | 4 | [19] |
| "Song 2" | Blur | 4 | 30 June | 7 | [22] | |
| 23 June | "Break Me Shake Me" ◁ | Savage Garden | 7 | 23 June | 1 | [20] |
| 30 June | "The End Is the Beginning Is the End" | The Smashing Pumpkins | 10 | 30 June | 1 | [22] |
| 7 July | "Cemetery" ◁ | Silverchair | 5 | 7 July | 2 | [23] |
| "When Doves Cry" ◁ | Quindon Tarver | 3 | 14 July | 10 | [24] | |
| "Even When I'm Sleeping" | Leonardo's Bride | 4 | 21 July | 6 | [25] | |
| "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" | Az Yet featuring Peter Cetera | 5 | 14 July | 11 | [24] | |
| 14 July | "Burn" ◁ | Tina Arena | 2 | 14 July | 4 | [24] |
| "B*tch" | Meredith Brooks | 2 | 21 July | 14 | [25] | |
| 21 July | "I'll Be Missing You" (#4) | Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 | 1 | 28 July | 13 | [26] |
| "Alone" | Bee Gees | 7 | 1 September | 9 | [27] | |
| 28 July | "How Come, How Long" | Babyface featuring Stevie Wonder | 5 | 18 August | 10 | [28] |
| 4 August | "Men in Black" (#6) ◁ | Will Smith | 1 | 1 September | 13 | [27] |
| 11 August | "Where's the Love" ◁ | Hanson | 2 | 11 August | 12 | [29] |
| 25 August | "Honey" ◁ | Mariah Carey | 8 | 25 August | 4 | [30] |
| "How Do I Live" | Trisha Yearwood | 3 | 22 September | 14 | [31] | |
| 1 September | "Semi-Charmed Life" | Third Eye Blind | 8 | 15 September | 4 | [32] |
| 15 September | "C U When U Get There" | Coolio featuring 40 Thevz | 7 | 15 September | 7 | [32] |
| 29 September | "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"/"Candle in the Wind 1997" (#1) ◁ | Elton John | 1 | 29 September | 14 | [33] |
| "I Say a Little Prayer" | Diana King | 6 | 13 October | 6 | [34] | |
| "Barbie Girl" (#2) | Aqua | 1 | 10 November | 11 | [35] | |
| 6 October | "Everytime You Cry" ◁ | John Farnham and Human Nature | 3 | 20 October | 10 | [36] |
| 20 October | "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" | Backstreet Boys | 3 | 8 December | 9 | [37] |
| "Got 'til It's Gone" | Janet featuring Q-Tip and Joni Mitchell | 10 | 20 October | 2 | [36] | |
| 3 November | "Tubthumping" (#3) ◁ | Chumbawamba | 1 | 1 December | 16 | [38] |
| "Spice Up Your Life" | Spice Girls | 8 | 3 November | 5 | [39] | |
| "Mo Money Mo Problems" | The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase | 10 | 3 November | 1 | [39] | |
| 10 November | "I Will Come to You" ◁ | Hanson | 2 | 8 December | 11 | [37] |
| "Tell Him" ◁ | Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion | 9 | 10 November | 1 | [35] | |
| "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" | N-Trance featuring Rod Stewart | 3 | 1 December | 15 | [38] | |
| 17 November | "The Memory Remains" ◁ | Metallica | 6 | 17 November | 1 | [40] |
| "Coco Jamboo" | Mr. President | 7 | 1 December | 10 | [38] | |
| 1 December | "Push" | Matchbox 20 | 8 | 1 December | 6 | [38] |
| 8 December | "Doctor Jones" ◁ | Aqua | 1 | 22 December | 13 | [41] |
| Top ten entry date |
Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 October | "Wannabe" | Spice Girls | 1 | 28 October | 16 | [42] |
| 28 October | "What's Love Got to Do with It" | Warren G featuring Adina Howard | 2 | 4 November | 12 | [43] |
| 4 November | "Where Do You Go" | No Mercy | 2 | 2 December | 12 | [44] |
| 16 December | "Macarena Christmas" | Los del Río | 5 | 16 December | 4 | [45] |
| Top ten entry date |
Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 December | "As Long as You Love Me" | Backstreet Boys | 2 | 12 January | 12 | [46] |
| "You Sexy Thing" | T-Shirt | 6 | 5 January | 14 | [47] | |
| 29 December | "Together Again" | Janet Jackson | 4 | 12 January | 12 | [46] |
