RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) POP/ADULT TOP 97 SINGLES OF 1997*

No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
  1 UN-BREAK MY HEART-TONI BRAXTON-JANUARY
  2 FOR THE FIRST TIME-KENNY LOGGINS-May
  3 YOU WERE MEANT FOR ME-JEWEL-March
  4 SUNNY CAME HOME-SHAWN COLVIN-July
  5 I'LL ALWAYS BE RIGHT THERE-BRYAN ADAMS-April
  6 HOW DO I LIVE-LEANN RIMES-October
  7 HERE IN MY HEART-CHICAGO-July
  8 VALENTINE-Jim Brickman & Martina McBride-March
  9 GO THE DISTANCE (FROM "HERCULES")-Michael Bolton-July
 10 I BELIEVE I CAN FLY-R. Kelly-January
 11 I Finally Found Someone-Barbra Streisand & Bryan Adams-January
 12 Something About The Way You Look Tonight-Elton John-December
 13 I Believe In You & Me (From The "Preacher's Wife")-Whitney Houston-January
 14 I Don't Want To-Toni Braxton-December
 15 Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)-Backstreet Boys-August
 16 Until I Find You Again-Richard Marx-May
 17 All By Myself-Celine Dion-March
 18 For You I Will-Monica-May
 19 When You Love A Woman-Journey-January
 20 Do You Love Me That Much?-Peter Cetera-August
 21 If We Fall In Love Tonight-Rod Stewart-January
 22 Butterfly Kisses-Bob Carlisle-June
 23 Takes A Little Time-Amy Grant-October
 24 For Once In Our Lives-Paul Carrack-August
 25 Change The World (from Phenomenon")-Eric Clapton-January
 26 Little More Time With You-James Taylor-August
 27 Too Late,Too Soon-Jon Secada-April
 28 Silver Springs-Fleetwood Mac-September
 29 Promise Ain't Enough-Daryl Hall & John Oates-November
 30 Alone-Bee Gees-August
 31 Foolish Games-Jewel-September
 32 So Help Me Girl-Gary Barlow-July
 33 A Smile Like Yours-Natalie Cole-August
 34 I'm Not Giving You Up-Gloria Estefan-February
 35 It's In Your Eyes (Any Time At All)-Phil Collins-May
 36 It's All Coming Back To Me Now-Celine Dion-January
 37 Secret Garden-Bruce Springsteen-April
 38 Havana-Kenny G-December 
 39 I Love You Always Forever-Donna Lewis-January
 40 Still In Love-Lionel Richie-January
 41 Tell Him-Celine Dion & Barbra Streisand-December
 42 2 Become 1-Spice Girls-August
 43 If Tomorrow Never Comes-Joose-June
 44 Barely Breathing-Duncan Sheik-March
 45 The Gift-Jim Brickman,Ashton & Raye-December
 46 Hard To Say I'm Sorry-Az Yet & Peter Cetera-June 
 47 Every Time I Close My Eyes-Babyface-April
 48 You Can Make History (Young Again)-Elton John-January
 49 At The Beginning-Richard Marx & Donna Lewis-December
 50 Don't Speak-No Doubt-January 
 51 Butterfly-Mariah Carey-November
 52 I Don't Want To Wait-Paula Cole-December
 53 The Only One-Chicago-October
 54 The Best Of Love-Michael Bolton-November
 55 100 Years From Now-Huey Lewis & The News-January
 56 Step By Step-Whitney Houston-June 
 57 Picture This-Jim Brickman-June
 58 Paradise-Styx-August
 59 Through Your Hands-Don Henley-February
 60 I'd Really Love To See You Tonight-Barry Manilow-May
 61 All For You-Sister Hazel-August
 62 When We Were Kings-Brian McKnight & Diana King-May
 63 Fly Like An Eagle (from "Space Jam")-Seal-January
 64 The Moment-Kenny G-December
 65 To Make You Feel My Love-Billy Joel-August
 66 Candle In The Wind '97-Elton John-November
 67 Tell It Like It Is-Michael Lington & Bobby Caldwell
 68 How Could An Angel Break My Heart-Toni Braxton & Kenny G-December
 69 I Am Not Hiding-Kenny Loggins-August
 70 Just Another Day-John Mellencamp-January
 71 If He Should Break Your Heart-Journey-May
 72 Let's Make A Night To Remember-Bryan Adams-January
 73 He'll Never Leave Me-Kathy Troccoli-July
 74 You Must Love Me (from "Evita")-Madonna-January
 75 Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?-Paula Cole-May
 76 Shelter From The Storm-Warren Hill-July
 77 Dance Into The Light-Phil Collins-January
 78 Send Me A Lover-Celine Dion-February
 79 I Go Crazy-Barry Manilow-October
 80 You're The Inspiration-Az Yet & Peter Cetera-December
 81 Say What's In My Heart-Aaron Neville-November
 82 Hey Girl-Billy Joel-December
 83 On Silent Wings-Tina Turner-June
 84 S.O.S.-Peter Cetera & Ronna Reeves-January
 85 Why Didn't I-Michael English-January
 86 Lovefool-The Cardigans-February
 87 I Just Can't Let Go-Ambrosia-October
 88 My Heart Is Calling-Whitney Houston-July
 89 MmmBop-Hanson-May
 90 Don't Cry For Me Argentina-Madonna-February
 91 Happy Girl-Beth Nielsen Chapman-December 
 92 Bluer Than Blue-Barry Manilow-January
 93 Invisible Man-98 Degrees-October
 94 Somewhere In The World-Swing Out Sister-August
 95 I Go Blind-Hootie & The Blowfish-January
 96 I Wanna Be There-Blessid Union Of Souls-May
 97 Sand And Water-Beth Nielsen Chapman-December 

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