NEW ZEALAND’S (R.I.A.N.Z-BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES FOR 1997

NEW ZEALAND’S (R.I.A.N.Z-BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES FOR 1997

No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
  1 AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME-BACKSTREET BOYS-DECEMBER 934 
  2 I'LL BE MISSING YOU-PUFF DADDY & FAITH EVANS-July 836
  3 COLD ROCK A PARTY-MC LYTE-March 784
  4 MMMBOP-HANSON-June 692
  5 DON'T SPEAK-NO DOUBT-January 674
  6 MO MONEY,MO PROBLEMS-NOTORIOUS B.I.G.-August 670
  7 ALONE-BEE GEES-June 650
  8 DOCTOR JONES-Aqua-December 612
  9 C U WHEN U GET THERE-Coolio-September 590
 10 ALL CRIED OUT-Allure-November 570
 11 I Ain't Mad Atcha-2Pac-January 566
 12 You Sexy Thing-T Shirt-November 564
 13 Spice Up Your Life-Spice Girls-October 562
 14 Hard To Say I'm Sorry-Az Yet-April 548
 15 Breathe-The Prodigy-March 548
 16 If Tomorrow Never Comes-Joose-June 540
 17 Firestarter-The Prodigy-March 538
 18 Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?-N-Trance-November 534
 19 Only Love-The Braxtons-April 530
 20 Been Around The World/It's All About The Benjamins-Puff Daddy-November 526
 21 Something About The Way You Look Tonight/Candle In The Wind-Elton John-October 508
 22 Don't Leave Me-Blackstreet-May 506
 23 Men In Black-Will Smith-August 502
 24 Lovefool-The Cardigans-March 488
 25 Never Leave Me Alone-Nate Dogg-January 480
 26 Fire Water Burn-Bloodhound Gang-June 480
 27 Everybody (Backstreet's Back)-Backstreet Boys-November 472
 28 Break My Stride-Unique II-March 460
 29 Honey-Mariah Carey-September 436
 30 2 Become 1-Spice Girls-February 436
 31 Sugar Honey Ice Tea-Goodfellaz-June 422
 32 Sunchyme-Dario G-December 408
 33 How Could You-K-CI & Jojo-February 406
 34 I Believe I Can Fly-R. Kelly-February 404
 35 Look Into My Eyes-Bone Thugs N Harmony-July 400
 36 I Shot The Sheriff-Warren G-April 398
 37 Pony-Ginuwine-February 390
 38 Can We-SWV-June 386
 39 I Wanna Be The Only One-Eternal-August 384
 40 Tubthumping-Chumbawamba-September 376
 41 Sway-Bic Runga-July 374
 42 4 Seasons Of Loneliness-Boyz II Men-October 360
 43 Smokin' Me Out-Warren G-August 342
 44 Ooh La La-Coolio-December 340
 45 Toss It Up-Makaveli-March 332
 46 Abort,Retry,Fail/Your Woman-White Town-May 332
 47 Not Tonight (Remix)-Lil' Kim-September 330
 48 Blood On The Dancefloor-Michael Jackson-May 322
 49 Get You Home-Foxy Brown-April 320
 50 Avenues-Refugee Camp Allstars-October 318
 51 I Will Come To You-Hanson-December 308
 52 For You I Will-Monica-May 302
 53 Why Is Everybody Always Picking On Me-Bloodhound Gang-July 286
 54 We Tryin' To Stay Alive-Wyclef Jean-July 284
 55 To The Moon And Back-Savage Garden-June 274
 56 Discotheque-U2-February 266
 57 Smack My Bitch Up-The Prodigy-December 264
 58 Mama/Who Do You Think You Are-Spice Girls-April 262
 59 Let's Get Down-Tony Toni Tone-May 256
 60 Don't Let Go (Love)-En Vogue-January 252
 61 Wanted Dead Or Alive-2Pac & Snoop Dogg-June 244
 62 Barbie Girl-Aqua-September 240
 63 Got 'Til It's Gone-Janet Jackson-October 238
 64 These Are The Days Of Our Livez-Bone Thugs N Harmony-March 236
 65 Where's The Love-Hanson-September 236
 66 I Finally Found Someone-Bryan Adams & Barbra Streisand-February 230
 67 Bitch-Meredith Brooks-July 228
 68 How Come How Long-Babyface-August 226
 69 Truly Madly Deeply-Savage Garden-November 220
 70 Piece Of My Heart-Shaggy-August 214
 71 All That I Got-Ghostface Killer-July 212
 72 Un,Dos,Tres Maria-Ricky Martin-November 210
 73 Staring At The Sun-U2-May 204
 74 You Might Need Somebody-Shola Ama-July 200
 75 Runnin'-2Pac & The Notorious B.I.G.-October 200
 76 Fix-Blackstreet-September 188
 77 Vapors-Snoop Dogg-May 178
 78 When Doves Cry-Ginuwine-August 172
 79 Big Bad Mama-Foxy Brown & Dru Hill-November 170
 80 Snoops Upside Your Head-Snoop Dogg-February 170
 81 Take Your Time-Tre-April 168
 82 Serenade-Shades-November 166
 83 Get It Together-702-July 162
 84 To Live & Die In L.A.-Makaveli-June 162
 85 Phenomenon-LL Cool J-December 160
 86 Coco Jambo-Mr. President-August 160
 87 The Rain-Missy Elliott-November 158
 88 Let It Go-Ray J-June 156
 89 Can't Nobody Hold Me Down-Puff Daddy-March 148
 90 Love Is All We Need-Mary J. Blige-June 140
 91 Don't Cry For Me Argentina-Madonna-March 138
 92 Everytime I Close My Eyes-Babyface-March 134
 93 Land Of Plenty-Omc-February 130
 94 We Just Wanna Party With You-Snoop Dogg-October 120
 95 I Know Where It's At-All Saints-November 118
 96 Invisible Man-98 Degrees-November 112
 97 Everything-Mary J Blige-September 104
 98 I Want You-Savage Garden-May 104
 99 Lemon Tree-Fool's Garden-January 102
100 D'you Know What I Mean-Oasis-July 96
101 The End Is The Beginning Is The End-Smashing Pumpkins-July 90
102 Just Another Day-Moizna-August 90
103 Jesus I Was Evil-Darcy Clay-June 86
104 The Drugs Don't Work-The Verve-September 80
105 If I Could Teach The World-Bone Thugs N Harmony-November 80
106 The Boss-The Braxtons-June 78
107 One In A Million-Aaliyah-June 74
108 Request Line-Zhane-June 74
109 Excuse Me Mr-No Doubt-June 74
110 Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?-N-Trance-December 52
111 5 Miles To Empty-Brownstone-August 52
112 Step Into A World (Raptures Delight)-Krs One-August 42
113 You Bring Me Up (Remix)-K-CI & JoJo-September 38
114 Too Much Heaven-Jordan Hill-February 36
115 Rumble In The Jungle-The Fugees-June 36