1997 Hot R&b Singles Sales
1 I'LL BE MISSING YOU Puff Daddy & Faith Evans (Featuring 112) Bad Boy/Arista
2 CAN'T NOBODY HOLD ME DOWN Puff Daddy (Featuring Mase) Bad Boy/Arista
3 YOU MAKE ME WANNA... Usher LaFace/Arista
4 I BELIEVE I CAN FLY R. Kelly Warner Sunset/Atlantic/Jive
5 IN MY BED Dru Hill Island
6 G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. Changing Faces Big Beat/Atlantic
7 I BELONG TO YOU (EVERY TIME I SEE YOUR FACE) Rome Grand Jury/RCA
8 MY LOVE IS THE SHHH! Somethin' For The People Featuring Trina & Tamara Warner Bros.
9 RETURN OF THE MACK Mark Morrison Atlantic
10 CUPID 112 Bad Boy/Arista
11 UN-BREAK MY HEART Toni Braxton LaFace/Arista
12 GET IT TOGETHER 702 Biv 10/Motown
13 NEVER MAKE A PROMISE Dru Hill Island
14 COLD ROCK A PARTY MC Lyte EastWest/EEG
15 4 SEASONS OF LONELINESS Boyz II Men Motown
16 FOR YOU I WILL Monica Rowdy/Warner Sunset/Atlantic
17 I'LL BE Foxy Brown Featuring Jay-Z Violator/Def Jam/Mercury
18 HYPNOTIZE The Notorious B.I.G. Bad Boy/Arista
19 DON'T LET GO (LOVE) En Vogue EastWest/EEG
20 UP JUMPS DA BOOGIE Magoo And Timbaland Blackground/Atlantic
21 NOT TONIGHT Lil' Kim Featuring Da Brat, Left Eye, Missy Elliott & Angie Martinez Undeas/Tommy Boy/Atlantic
22 NO TIME Lil' Kim Featuring Puff Daddy Undeas/Big Beat/Atlantic
23 WHAT'S ON TONIGHT Montell Jordan Def Jam/Mercury
24 NOBODY Keith Sweat Featuring Athena Cage Elektra/EEG
25 BIG DADDY Heavy D Uptown/Universal
26 MO MONEY MO PROBLEMS The Notorious B.I.G. (Featuring Puff Daddy & Mase) Bad Boy/Arista
27 ON & ON Erykah Badu Kedar/Universal
28 DA' DIP FreakNasty Hard Hood/Power/Triad
29 YOU SHOULD BE MINE (DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME) Brian McKnight Featuring Mase Mercury
30 I BELIEVE IN YOU AND ME/SOMEBODY
BIGGER... Whitney Houston Arista
31 BUTTA LOVE Next Arista
32 HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY Az Yet Featuring Peter Cetera LaFace/Arista
33 LET ME CLEAR MY THROAT DJ Kool CLR/American/Warner Bros.
34 HONEY Mariah Carey Columbia
35 MY BABY DADDY B-Rock & The Bizz Tony Mercedes/LaFace/Arista
36 I LOVE ME SOME HIM/I DON'T WANT TO Toni Braxton LaFace/Arista
37 EVERY TIME I CLOSE MY EYES Babyface Epic
38 WHAT ABOUT US Total LaFace/Arista
39 DON'T WANNA BE A PLAYER Joe Jive
40 THINKING OF YOU/LET'S GET DOWN Tony Toni TonA Mercury
41 SOMEONE SWV (Featuring Puff Daddy) RCA
42 FOR YOU Kenny Lattimore Columbia
43 LOOK INTO MY EYES Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Ruthless/Relativity
44 MY BODY LSG EastWest/EEG
45 FULL OF SMOKE Christion Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/Mercury
46 ALL CRIED OUT Allure Featuring 112 Track Masters/Crave
47 5 MILES TO EMPTY Brownstone MJJ/WORK/Epic
48 YOU BRING ME UP K-Ci & Jojo MCA
49 SMILE Scarface Featuring 2Pac &
Johnny P Rap-A-Lot/Noo Trybe/Virgin
50 YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY/I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU New Edition MCA
51 YOU DON'T HAVE TO HURT NO MORE Mint Condition Perspective/A&M
52 NO DIGGITY BLACKstreet (Featuring Dr. Dre) Interscope
53 THE THEME (IT'S PARTY TIME) Tracey Lee ByStorm/Universal
54 I CARE +BOUT YOU Milestone LaFace/Arista
55 PONY Ginuwine 550 Music/Epic
56 I S1997 Hot THE SHERIFF Warren G G-Funk/Def Jam/Mercury
57 GHETTO LOVE Da Brat Featuring T-Boz So So Def/Columbia
58 THE ONE I GAVE MY HEART TO Aaliyah Blackground/Atlantic
59 KNOCKS ME OFF MY FEET/YOU SHOULD KNOW Donell Jones LaFace/Arista
60 LET IT GO Ray J EastWest/EEG
61 GOTHAM CITY R. Kelly Jive
62 LAST NIGHT Az Yet LaFace/Arista
63 LUCHINI AKA (THIS IS IT) Camp Lo Profile
64 WHAT KIND OF MAN WOULD I BE Mint Condition Perspective/A&M
65 DO YOU LIKE THIS Rome Grand Jury/RCA
66 TEARS The Isley Brothers T-Neck/Island
67 I CAN LOVE YOU/LOVE IS ALL WE NEED Mary J. Blige MCA
68 I MISS MY HOMIES Master P Featuring Pimp C And The Shocker No Limit/Priority
69 TAKE IT TO THE STREETS Rampage Featuring Billy Lawrence Violator/Elektra/EEG
70 I'M NOT FEELING YOU Yvette Michele Loud
71 FALLING Montell Jordan Def Jam/Mercury
72 HEAD OVER HEELS Allure Featuring NAS Track Masters/Crave/Epic
73 THIS IS FOR THE LOVER IN YOU Babyface Epic
74 NOTHIN' BUT THE CAVI HIT Mack 10 & Tha Dogg Pound Buzz Tone/Priority
75 IT'S YOUR BODY Johnny Gill Featuring Roger Troutman Motown
(c) 1997, Billboard/BPI Communications Inc.and SoundScan, Inc.
2 CAN'T NOBODY HOLD ME DOWN Puff Daddy (Featuring Mase) Bad Boy/Arista
3 YOU MAKE ME WANNA... Usher LaFace/Arista
4 I BELIEVE I CAN FLY R. Kelly Warner Sunset/Atlantic/Jive
6 G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. Changing Faces Big Beat/Atlantic
7 I BELONG TO YOU (EVERY TIME I SEE YOUR FACE) Rome Grand Jury/RCA
8 MY LOVE IS THE SHHH! Somethin' For The People Featuring Trina & Tamara Warner Bros.
9 RETURN OF THE MACK Mark Morrison Atlantic
10 CUPID 112 Bad Boy/Arista
11 UN-BREAK MY HEART Toni Braxton LaFace/Arista
12 GET IT TOGETHER 702 Biv 10/Motown
13 NEVER MAKE A PROMISE Dru Hill Island
14 COLD ROCK A PARTY MC Lyte EastWest/EEG
15 4 SEASONS OF LONELINESS Boyz II Men Motown
16 FOR YOU I WILL Monica Rowdy/Warner Sunset/Atlantic
17 I'LL BE Foxy Brown Featuring Jay-Z Violator/Def Jam/Mercury
18 HYPNOTIZE The Notorious B.I.G. Bad Boy/Arista
19 DON'T LET GO (LOVE) En Vogue EastWest/EEG
20 UP JUMPS DA BOOGIE Magoo And Timbaland Blackground/Atlantic
21 NOT TONIGHT Lil' Kim Featuring Da Brat, Left Eye, Missy Elliott & Angie Martinez Undeas/Tommy Boy/Atlantic
22 NO TIME Lil' Kim Featuring Puff Daddy Undeas/Big Beat/Atlantic
23 WHAT'S ON TONIGHT Montell Jordan Def Jam/Mercury
24 NOBODY Keith Sweat Featuring Athena Cage Elektra/EEG
25 BIG DADDY Heavy D Uptown/Universal
26 MO MONEY MO PROBLEMS The Notorious B.I.G. (Featuring Puff Daddy & Mase) Bad Boy/Arista
27 ON & ON Erykah Badu Kedar/Universal
28 DA' DIP FreakNasty Hard Hood/Power/Triad
29 YOU SHOULD BE MINE (DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME) Brian McKnight Featuring Mase Mercury
30 I BELIEVE IN YOU AND ME/SOMEBODY
BIGGER... Whitney Houston Arista
31 BUTTA LOVE Next Arista
32 HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY Az Yet Featuring Peter Cetera LaFace/Arista
33 LET ME CLEAR MY THROAT DJ Kool CLR/American/Warner Bros.
34 HONEY Mariah Carey Columbia
35 MY BABY DADDY B-Rock & The Bizz Tony Mercedes/LaFace/Arista
36 I LOVE ME SOME HIM/I DON'T WANT TO Toni Braxton LaFace/Arista
37 EVERY TIME I CLOSE MY EYES Babyface Epic
38 WHAT ABOUT US Total LaFace/Arista
39 DON'T WANNA BE A PLAYER Joe Jive
40 THINKING OF YOU/LET'S GET DOWN Tony Toni TonA Mercury
41 SOMEONE SWV (Featuring Puff Daddy) RCA
42 FOR YOU Kenny Lattimore Columbia
43 LOOK INTO MY EYES Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Ruthless/Relativity
44 MY BODY LSG EastWest/EEG
45 FULL OF SMOKE Christion Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/Mercury
46 ALL CRIED OUT Allure Featuring 112 Track Masters/Crave
47 5 MILES TO EMPTY Brownstone MJJ/WORK/Epic
48 YOU BRING ME UP K-Ci & Jojo MCA
49 SMILE Scarface Featuring 2Pac &
Johnny P Rap-A-Lot/Noo Trybe/Virgin
50 YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY/I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU New Edition MCA
51 YOU DON'T HAVE TO HURT NO MORE Mint Condition Perspective/A&M
52 NO DIGGITY BLACKstreet (Featuring Dr. Dre) Interscope
53 THE THEME (IT'S PARTY TIME) Tracey Lee ByStorm/Universal
54 I CARE +BOUT YOU Milestone LaFace/Arista
55 PONY Ginuwine 550 Music/Epic
56 I S1997 Hot THE SHERIFF Warren G G-Funk/Def Jam/Mercury
57 GHETTO LOVE Da Brat Featuring T-Boz So So Def/Columbia
58 THE ONE I GAVE MY HEART TO Aaliyah Blackground/Atlantic
59 KNOCKS ME OFF MY FEET/YOU SHOULD KNOW Donell Jones LaFace/Arista
60 LET IT GO Ray J EastWest/EEG
61 GOTHAM CITY R. Kelly Jive
62 LAST NIGHT Az Yet LaFace/Arista
63 LUCHINI AKA (THIS IS IT) Camp Lo Profile
64 WHAT KIND OF MAN WOULD I BE Mint Condition Perspective/A&M
65 DO YOU LIKE THIS Rome Grand Jury/RCA
66 TEARS The Isley Brothers T-Neck/Island
67 I CAN LOVE YOU/LOVE IS ALL WE NEED Mary J. Blige MCA
68 I MISS MY HOMIES Master P Featuring Pimp C And The Shocker No Limit/Priority
69 TAKE IT TO THE STREETS Rampage Featuring Billy Lawrence Violator/Elektra/EEG
70 I'M NOT FEELING YOU Yvette Michele Loud
71 FALLING Montell Jordan Def Jam/Mercury
72 HEAD OVER HEELS Allure Featuring NAS Track Masters/Crave/Epic
73 THIS IS FOR THE LOVER IN YOU Babyface Epic
74 NOTHIN' BUT THE CAVI HIT Mack 10 & Tha Dogg Pound Buzz Tone/Priority
75 IT'S YOUR BODY Johnny Gill Featuring Roger Troutman Motown
(c) 1997, Billboard/BPI Communications Inc.and SoundScan, Inc.
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