The UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart is a record chart which ranks the best-selling rock and heavy metal songs in the United Kingdom. Compiled and published by the Official Charts Company, the data is based on each track's weekly physical sales, digital downloads and streams. In 1997, there were 21 singles that topped the 52 published charts. The first number-one single of the year was "In the Meantime", the debut single by alternative rock band Spacehog, which spent the first three weeks of the year at number one. The final number-one single of the year was "The Memory Remains" by American heavy metal band Metallica.
The most successful song on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart in 1997 was "The Memory Remains" by Metallica, which spent the last six weeks of the year at number one. Reef's "Come Back Brighter" was number one for five weeks, while the band also spent two weeks atop the chart with "Yer Old". Green Day's "Hitchin' a Ride" also spent five weeks at number one, while Jon Bon Jovi was number one for five weeks with "Midnight in Chelsea" (three weeks) and "Queen of New Orleans" (two weeks). Marilyn Manson's "Tourniquet" spent three weeks at number one and one week with "The Beautiful People", while "In the Meantime" by Spacehog, "Song 2" by Blur and "Monkey Wrench" by Foo Fighters were all number one for three weeks. Five singles – "Swallowed" by Bush, "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" by Aerosmith, "Freak" by Silverchair, "Afraid" by Mötley Crüe and "Anthem" by The Wildhearts – spent two weeks each at number one on the chart during 1997.
Chart history
Issue dateSingleArtist(s)Record label(s)Ref.4 January"In the Meantime"SpacehogElektra11 January18 January25 January"Come Back Brighter"ReefS21 February8 February15 February22 February1 March"Swallowed"BushInterscope8 March15 March"Lakini's Juice"LiveRadioactive22 March"Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)"AerosmithColumbia29 March5 April"Freak"SilverchairMurmur12 April19 April"Song 2"BlurFood26 April3 May10 May"Monkey Wrench"Foo FightersRoswell17 May24 May31 May"Ashes to Ashes"Faith No MoreSlash7 June"The Beautiful People"Marilyn MansonInterscope14 June"Midnight in Chelsea"Jon Bon JoviMercury21 June28 June"All I Want to Do Is Rock"TravisIndependiente5 July"Midnight in Chelsea"Jon Bon JoviMercury12 July"The End Is the Beginning Is the End"The Smashing PumpkinsWarner Bros.19 July"Afraid"Mötley CrüeElektra26 July2 August"Yer Old"ReefS29 August16 August"Anthem"The WildheartsMushroom23 August30 August"Queen of New Orleans"Jon Bon JoviMercury6 September13 September"Whole Lotta Love"Led ZeppelinAtlantic20 September"Tourniquet"Marilyn MansonInterscope27 September4 October11 October"Hitchin' a Ride"Green DayReprise18 October25 October1 November8 November15 November"Simple Sincerity"RadishMercury22 November"The Memory Remains"MetallicaVertigo29 November6 December13 December20 December27 December
See also 1997 in British music List of UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart number ones of 1997
References
External links Official UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40 at the Official Charts Company The Official UK Top 40 Rock Singles at BBC Radio 1