* = dance music; about 120 bpm & upwards
** = funk/soul/hiphop/jazz/reggae/world/ska/or combinations
*** = lounge/downtempo/electronic/ambient/idm
no stars = something else

My top 20 of favorite songs of the year 1997 (out of 35 listed here):

Note: White Town – Your women, a hit in 1997, could have been number 1 here, but seemed to be originally released in 1996. Click that list to find that track. And a couple of hits from this year more.

1. The Blue Boy – Remember me **
2. Sun Electric – Eya (Green Velvet Funk Mix) *
3. En Vogue – Don’t let go (love) **
4. Finley Quaye – Sunday shining
5. Biosphere – Kobresia ***
6. Air – Les professionnels ***
7. Wamdue Project – King of my castle (note: 2 years later a Dutch hit) *
8. Texas – Black eyed boy
9. Wyclef Jean – Guantanamera **
10. Herbert & Dani Siciliano – Going round *
11. Moodyman – I can’t kick this feeling when it hits *
12. Monaco – What do you want from me
13. Janet Jackson – Got till it’s gone **
14. Rakim – Guess who’s back **
15. Daft Punk – Around the world *
16. Rae & Christian – Spellbound **
17. Biosphere – Antennaria ***
18. Camp Lo – Luchini **
19. Sugar Ray – Fly
20. Boris Dlugosch – Hold your head up high *

My other favorites, the ‘subtop’ part (above is the potential ‘all time top 500′ stuff):

• Air – Casanova 70 ***
• All Saints – I know where it’s at (the version mostly played on the radio back then, it’s NOT the same version as the one in the video clip) **
• Biosphere – Sphere of no-form ***
• Cujo – Fat ass joint **
• The Dandy Warhols – Not if you were the last junkie
• Guano Apes – Open your eyes (note: 2 years later a Dutch hit)
• H – Baby I love you *
• Iam – Dangereux **
• KRS One – A friend **
• Missy Elliott – Sock it 2 me **
• OMC – On the run **
• Run DMC vs. Jason Nevins – It’s like that *
• Sash! – Stay *
• Sheryl Crow – A change would do you good
• Sheryl Crow – Tomorrow never dies

Extra (from previous site): pics from the year 1997

• Fashion in 1997