1997 Hot R&b Singles

1 IN MY BED Dru Hill Island
2 I'LL BE MISSING YOU Puff Daddy & Faith Evans (Featuring 112) Bad Boy/Arista
3 G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T. Changing Faces Big Beat/Atlantic
4 CAN'T NOBODY HOLD ME DOWN Puff Daddy (Featuring Mase) Bad Boy/Arista
5 YOU MAKE ME WANNA... Usher LaFace/Arista
6 I BELONG TO YOU (EVERY TIME I SEE YOUR FACE) Rome Grand Jury/RCA
7 I BELIEVE I CAN FLY (FROM SPACE JAM) R. Kelly Warner Sunset/Atlantic/Jive
8 CUPID 112 Bad Boy/Arista
9 ON & ON Erykah Badu Kedar/Universal
10 GET IT TOGETHER 702 Biv 10/Motown
11 NEVER MAKE A PROMISE Dru Hill Island
12 DON'T LET GO (LOVE) (FROM SET IT OFF) En Vogue EastWest/EEG
13 RETURN OF THE MACK Mark Morrison Atlantic
14 FOR YOU I WILL (FROM SPACE JAM) Monica Rowdy/Warner Sunset/Atlantic
15 FOR YOU Kenny Lattimore Columbia
16 BIG DADDY Heavy D Uptown/Universal
17 MY LOVE IS THE SHHH! Somethin' For The People Featuring Trina & Tamara Warner Bros.
18 UN-BREAK MY HEART Toni Braxton LaFace/Arista
19 NOBODY Keith Sweat Featuring Athena Cage Elektra/EEG
20 MO MONEY MO PROBLEMS The Notorious B.I.G. (Featuring Puff Daddy & Mase) Bad Boy/Arista
21 WHAT KIND OF MAN WOULD I BE Mint Condition Perspective/A&M
22 WHAT'S ON TONIGHT Montell Jordan Def Jam/Mercury
23 NOT TONIGHT (FROM NOTHING TO LOSE) Lil' Kim Featuring Da Brat, Left Eye, Missy Elliott & Angie Martinez Undeas/Tommy Boy/Atlantic
24 HYPNOTIZE The Notorious B.I.G. Bad Boy/Arista
25 4 SEASONS OF LONELINESS Boyz II Men Motown
26 EVERY TIME I CLOSE MY EYES Babyface Epic
27 WHAT ABOUT US (FROM SOUL FOOD) Total LaFace/Arista
28 UP JUMPS DA BOOGIE Magoo And Timbaland Blackground/Atlantic
29 I BELIEVE IN YOU AND ME/SOMEBODY
BIGGER THAN YOU AND I (FROM THE PREACHER'S WIFE) Whitney Houston Arista
30 PONY Ginuwine 550 Music/Epic
31 I CAN LOVE YOU/LOVE IS ALL WE NEED Mary J. Blige MCA
32 I'LL BE Foxy Brown Featuring Jay-Z Violator/Def Jam/Mercury
33 I LOVE ME SOME HIM/I DON'T WANT TO Toni Braxton LaFace/Arista

34 COLD ROCK A PARTY MC Lyte EastWest/EEG
35 YOU SHOULD BE MINE (DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME) Brian McKnight Featuring Mase Mercury
36 NO TIME Lil' Kim Featuring Puff Daddy Undeas/Big Beat/Atlantic
37 HONEY Mariah Carey Columbia
38 DON'T WANNA BE A PLAYER (FROM BOOTY CALL) Joe Jive
39 YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY/I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU New Edition MCA
40 THINKING OF YOU/LET'S GET DOWN Tony Toni TonA Mercury
41 BUTTA LOVE Next Arista
42 DA' DIP FreakNasty Hard Hood/Power/Triad
43 NO DIGGITY BLACKstreet (Featuring Dr. Dre) Interscope
44 5 MILES TO EMPTY Brownstone MJJ/WORK/Epic
45 SOMEONE SWV (Featuring Puff Daddy) RCA
46 EVERYTHING Mary J. Blige MCA
47 YOU BRING ME UP K-Ci & Jojo MCA
48 MY BABY DADDY B-Rock & The Bizz Tony Mercedes/LaFace/Arista
49 SMILE Scarface Featuring 2Pac &
Johnny P Rap-A-Lot/Noo Trybe/Virgin
50 ALL CRIED OUT Allure Featuring 112 Track Masters/Crave
51 YOU DON'T HAVE TO HURT NO MORE Mint Condition Perspective/A&M
52 TEARS The Isley Brothers T-Neck/Island
53 I CARE 'BOUT YOU (FROM SOUL FOOD) Milestone LaFace/Arista
54 LOOK INTO MY EYES (FROM BATMAN & ROBIN) Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Ruthless/Relativity
55 I CAN MAKE IT BETTER Luther Vandross LV/Epic
56 LAST NIGHT (FROM THE NUTTY
PROFESSOR) Az Yet LaFace/Arista
57 KNOCKS ME OFF MY FEET/YOU SHOULD KNOW Donell Jones LaFace/Arista
58 MY BODY LSG EastWest/EEG
59 DO YOU LIKE THIS Rome Grand Jury/RCA
60 HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY Az Yet Featuring Peter Cetera LaFace/Arista
61 THIS IS FOR THE LOVER IN YOU Babyface Featuring LL Cool J, Howard Hewett, Jody Watley & Jeff Daniels Epic
62 GOTHAM CITY (FROM BATMAN & ROBIN) R. Kelly Jive
63 TELL ME (FROM EDDIE) Dru Hill Island
64 LET ME CLEAR MY THROAT DJ Kool CLR/American/Warner Bros.
65 BIG BAD MAMMA (FROM DEF JAM'S HOW TO BE A PLAYER) Foxy Brown Featuring Dru Hill Violator/Def Jam/Mercury
66 I'M NOT FEELING YOU Yvette Michele Loud
67 STEELO 702 Biv 10/Motown
68 WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT LOVE Patti LaBelle MCA
69 FULL OF SMOKE Christion Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/Mercury
70 THE THEME (IT'S PARTY TIME) Tracey Lee ByStorm/Universal

71 REQUEST LINE Zhane Illtown/Motown
72 LET IT GO (FROM SET IT OFF) Ray J EastWest/EEG
73 THE ONE I GAVE MY HEART TO Aaliyah Blackground/Atlantic
74 SOCK IT 2 ME/THE RAIN (SUPA DUPA FLY) Missy Misdemeanor+ Elliott Featuring Da Brat EastWest/EEG
75 COME SEE ME 112 Bad Boy/Arista
76 FALLING Montell Jordan Def Jam/Mercury
77 IT'S YOUR BODY Johnny Gill Featuring Roger Troutman Motown
78 TAKE IT TO THE STREETS Rampage Featuring Billy Lawrence Violator/Elektra/EEG
79 WE TRYING TO STAY ALIVE Wyclef Jean Featuring Refugee Allstars Ruffhouse/Columbia
80 HEAD OVER HEELS Allure Featuring NAS Track Masters/Crave/Epic
81 GHETTO LOVE Da Brat Featuring T-Boz So So Def/Columbia
82 I MISS MY HOMIES Master P Featuring Pimp C And The Shocker No Limit/Priority
83 I S1997 Hot THE SHERIFF Warren G G-Funk/
Def Jam/Mercury
84 WHAT'S STOPPING YOU The O'Jays Global Soul/Volcano/Freeworld
85 LUCHINI AKA (THIS IS IT) Camp Lo Profile
86 FEEL SO GOOD (FROM MONEY TALKS) Mase Bad Boy/Arista
87 WHATEVER En Vogue EastWest/EEG
88 MISSING YOU (FROM SET IT OFF) Brandy, Tamia, Gladys Knight & Chaka Khan EastWest/EEG
89 AFTER 12, BEFORE 6 Sam Salter LaFace/Arista
90 STREET DREAMS NAS Columbia
91 THINGS JUST AIN'T THE SAME (FROM MONEY TALKS) Deborah Cox Arista
92 NOTHIN' BUT THE CAVI HIT (FROM RHYME & REASON) Mack 10 & Tha Dogg Pound Buzz Tone/Priority
93 COME ON Billy Lawrence Featuring MC Lyte EastWest/EEG
94 STEP INTO A WORLD (RAPTURE'S DELIGHT) KRS-One Jive
95 WHATEVA MAN Redman Def Jam/Mercury
96 SUMTHIN' SUMTHIN' (FROM LOVE JONES) Maxwell Columbia
97 THEY LIKE IT SLOW H-Town Relativity
98 LAST NIGHT'S LETTER K-Ci & Jojo MCA
99 BACKYARD BOOGIE Mack 10 Priority
100 WATCH ME DO MY THING (FROM ALL THAT) Immature Featuring Smooth And Ed From Good Burger Loud

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