RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP 97 HOT TRACKS OF 1997*

No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
  1 IF YOU COULD ONLY SEE-TONIC-JUNE
  2 ONE HEADLIGHT-WALLFLOWERS-January
  3 PUSH-MATCHBOX 20-May
  4 PRECIOUS DECLARATION-COLLECTIVE SOUL-April
  5 FALLING IN LOVE (IS HARD ON THE KNEES)-AEROSMITH-February
  6 THE DIFFERENCE-WALLFLOWERS-July
  7 LISTEN-COLLECTIVE SOUL-August
  8 LIE TO ME-Jonny Lang-April
  9 PINK-Aerosmith-August
 10 GONE AWAY-Offspring-May
 11 Lakini's Juice-Live-February
 12 Touch,Peel And Stand-Days Of The New-October
 13 Staring At The Sun-U2-May
 14 The Freshmen-Verve Pipe-May
 15 Carolina Blues-Blues Traveler-August
 16 Little White Lie-Sammy Hagar-May
 17 King Nothing-Metallica-March
 18 Sign Of The Times-Queensryche-May
 19 A Long December-Counting Crows-February
 20 Hero Of The Day-Metallica-January
 21 Hole In My Soul-Aerosmith-June
 22 Just Another Day--John Mellencamp-January
 23 Turn My Head-Live-August 
 24 Lady Picture Show-Stone Temple Pilots-January
 25 Live Through This (15 Stories)-Mighty Joe Plum-October
 26 Greedy Fly-Bush-February
 27 Anybody Seen My Baby?-Rolling Stones-September
 28 Hope In A Hopeless World-Widespread Panic-March
 29 Blow Up The Outside World-Soundgarden-January
 30 One More Time-Corey Stevens-June
 31 Slow Ride-Kenny Wayne Shepherd-November 
 32 Marching To Mars-Sammy Hagar-September
 33 Soul Of Love-Paul Rodgers-August
 34 Open Up Your Eyes-Tonic-January 
 35 Desperately Wanting-Better Than Ezra-February
 36 Abuse Me-Silverchair-February
 37 Walking In A Hurricane-John Fogerty-July
 38 Have You Seen Mary-Sponge-January
 39 Bleeding Me-Metallica-August
 40 Trust-Megadeth-August
 41 Resignation Superman-Big Head Todd & The Monsters-March
 42 Long Day-Matchbox 20-January
 43 Volcano Girls-Veruca Salt-April
 44 What I Got-Sublime-January
 45 Half The World-Rush-January
 46 Me Wise Magic-Van Halen-January
 47 Change The Locks-Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers-February
 48 Blame-Collective Soul-October
 49 Daylight Fading-Counting Crows-May
 50 Lazy Eye-Goo Goo Dolls-August
 51 The World Tonight-Paul McCartney-June
 52 My Own Prison-Creed-December
 53 Semi-Charmed Life-Third Eye Blind-August
 54 Crash Into Me-Dave Matthews Band-August
 55 Looking For-Stir-January
 56 Swallowed-Bush-February 
 57 One Angel-Stir-October
 58 Casual Affair-Tonic-March
 59 Afraid-Motley Crue-June
 60 Everlong-Foo Fighters-October
 61 Come Down-Toad The Wet Sprocket-July 
 62 Most Precarious-Blues Traveler-October
 63 Both Sides Now-Sammy Hagar-November
 64 Travelin' Man-Lynyrd Skynyrd-May
 65 Baton Rouge-Nixons-July
 66 Freaks-Live-May
 67 Tripping Billies-Dave Matthews Band-June
 68 Climb That Hill-Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers-January
 69 Monkey Wrench-Foo Fighters-June
 70 You-Queensryche-August
 71 Three Marlenas-Wallflowers-October
 72 Tumble In The Rough-Stone Temple Pilots-March
 73 Sugarcane-Cry Of Love-August
 74 Hit The Ground Running-Jonny Lang-August
 75 Bound For The Floor-Local H-January
 76 Discotheque-U2-January
 77 Superman's Dead-Our Lady Peace-April
 78 Locked & Loaded-Jackyl-August
 79 Magnolia-Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies-May
 80 Can't Get This Stuff No More-Van Halen-January
 81 Bang Bang-ZZ Top-January
 82 Fade To Blue-38 Special-August
 83 Everyday Is A Winding Road-Sheryl Crow-April
 84 Last Night On Earth-U2-August
 85 Driven-Rush-April
 86 Mountainside-Sweet Vine-July
 87 I Choose-Offspring-October 
 88 Walkin' On The Sun-Smash Mouth-December
 89 Congo-Genesis-September
 90 3 A.M.-Matchbox 20-December
 91 S.R.V.-Eric Johnson-January
 92 Blueboy-John Fogerty-October
 93 All For You-Sister Hazel-August
 94 Back On Earth-Ozzy Osbourne-November
 95 Mann's Chinese-Naked-May
 96 The Jungle-Kiss-November
 97 Dirty Eyes-AC/DC-November

* As published in the December 12,1997 issue of Radio And Records Magazine.