The following lists the top 100 singles of 1997 in Australia from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) End of Year Singles Chart.
# Title Artist Highest pos. reached Weeks at No. 1 1. "Candle in the Wind 1997" Elton John 1 6 2. "Barbie Girl" Aqua 1 3 3. "Tubthumping" Chumbawamba 1 3 4. "I'll Be Missing You" Puff Daddy and Faith Evans 1 5 5. "MMMBop" Hanson 1 9 6. "Men in Black" Will Smith 1 4 7. "Truly, Madly, Deeply" Savage Garden 1 8 8. "Don't Speak" No Doubt 1 8 9. "Breathe" The Prodigy 2 10. "Break My Stride" Unique II 2 11. "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" N-Trance 3 12. "How Do I Live" Trisha Yearwood 3 13. "Where's the Love" Hanson 2 14. "Doctor Jones" Aqua 1 7 15. "I Will Come to You" Hanson 2 16. "Bitch" Meredith Brooks 2 17. "To the Moon and Back" Savage Garden 1 1 18. "Don't Let Go (Love)" En Vogue 3 19. "Sexy Eyes" Whigfield 6 20. "Freak" Silverchair 1 2 21. "I Finally Found Someone" Bryan Adams and Barbra Streisand 2 22. "Pony" Ginuwine 3 23. "Last Night" Az Yet 2 24. "Coco Jamboo" Mr. President 7 25. "You Were Meant for Me" Jewel 3 26. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" Backstreet Boys 3 27. "How Come, How Long" Babyface 5 28. "Everytime You Cry" John Farnham & Human Nature 3 29. "One More Time" Real McCoy 3 30. "When I Die" No Mercy 2 31. "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" Az Yet 5 32. "2 Become 1" Spice Girls 2 33. "Push" Matchbox Twenty 8 34. "Un-Break My Heart" Toni Braxton 6 35. "Your Woman" White Town 2 36. "Spice Up Your Life" Spice Girls 8 37. "I Say a Little Prayer" Diana King 6 38. "When Doves Cry" Quindon Tarver 3 39. "Alone" Bee Gees 7 40. "As Long as You Love Me" Backstreet Boys 2 41. "Burn" Tina Arena 2 42. "Song 2" Blur 4 43. "Twisted" Keith Sweat 9 44. "What's Love Got to Do with It" Warren G 2 45. "Say You'll Be There" Spice Girls 12 46. "Tell Him" Celine Dion 9 47. "Foolish Games" Jewel 12 48. "(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!" Shania Twain 5 49. "You Sexy Thing" T.Shirt 6 50. "Honey" Mariah Carey 8 51. "Mo Money Mo Problems" The Notorious B.I.G. 10 52. "Lovefool" The Cardigans 11 53. "C U When U Get There" Coolio 7 54. "Even When I'm Sleeping" Leonardo's Bride 4 55. "Break Me Shake Me" Savage Garden 7 56. "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" Madonna 9 57. "Don't Say Goodbye" Human Nature 8 58. "I Shot the Sheriff" Warren G 8 59. "Semi-Charmed Life" Third Eye Blind 8 60. "One Headlight" The Wallflowers 14 61. "Wannabe" Spice Girls 1 9 62. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" The Verve 11 63. "No Diggity" Blackstreet 21 64. "Walkin' on the Sun" Smash Mouth 7 65. "Professional Widow" Tori Amos 17 66. "Secret Garden" Bruce Springsteen 9 67. "Step by Step" Whitney Houston 12 68. "Young Hearts Run Free" Kym Mazelle 11 69. "I Need You" 3T 17 70. "Around the World" Daft Punk 11 71. "Remember Me" Blue Boy 17 72. "Abuse Me" Silverchair 9 73. "The Memory Remains" Metallica 6 74. "Got 'til It's Gone" Janet Jackson 10 75. "Fire Water Burn" Bloodhound Gang 13 76. "Blood on the Dance Floor" Michael Jackson 5 77. "Cemetery" Silverchair 5 78. "All I Wanna Do" Dannii 11 79. "Ashes to Ashes" Faith No More 8 80. "I Am, I Feel" Alisha's Attic 18 81. "Macarena Christmas" Los del Río 5 82. "Where Do You Go" No Mercy 2 83. "Love Rollercoaster" Red Hot Chili Peppers 19 84. "Sunday Morning" No Doubt 21 85. "Gimme Gimme" Whigfield 14 86. "Gone Away" The Offspring 16 87. "Insomnia" Faithless 16 88. "If You Could Only See" Tonic 20 89. "The Beautiful People" Marilyn Manson 42 90. "The End Is the Beginning Is the End" The Smashing Pumpkins 10 91. "4 Seasons of Loneliness" Boyz II Men 13 92. "Nightmare" Brainbug 14 93. "Runnin' 2Pac & The Notorious B.I.G. 12 94. "Wishes" Human Nature 6 95. "Mama / Who Do You Think You Are" Spice Girls 13 96. "Together Again" Janet Jackson 4 97. "Discothèque" U2 3 98. "Calypso" Spiderbait 13 99. "Forever" Damage 13 100. "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" Quad City DJ's 13
Peak chart positions from 1997 are from the ARIA Charts, overall position on the End of Year Chart is calculated by ARIA based on the number of weeks and position that the song reached within the Top 50 singles for each week during 1997.
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