Five of the 13 #1 songs in 1997 were directly tied to major motion picture soundtracks, signaling a shift in how hits were engineered.
Though "Bitter Sweet Symphony" only reached #2 in the UK, it became an enduring global anthem. They did hit #1 with the somber "The Drugs Don't Work" . number one songs 1997
The hip-hop that went #1 in 1997 was not the raw, militant sound of Wu-Tang or the lyrical density of Nas. It was polished, sample-based, and built for radio—Puff Daddy’s “rewrite a classic rock or pop hook” model became a formula that would dominate until 1999. Five of the 13 #1 songs in 1997
Their highly anticipated (and polarising) third album Be Here Now produced the #1 single "D'You Know What I Mean?" . number one songs 1997