Top 100 songs for October 11, 1997
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1997 and the 1990s.
This week’s No. 1 is “Candle In The Wind 1997/Something About The Way You Look Tonight” by Elton John. Meanwhile, “Tubthumping” by Chumbawamba rises from No. 35 to No. 21. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Tubthumping — Chumbawambaup 14 places, No. 35 → No. 21
- Last Night's Letter — K-Ci & JoJoup 12 places, No. 84 → No. 72
- Valentine — Martina McBride With Jim Brickmanup 10 places, No. 87 → No. 77
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- On My Own — Peach UnionNo. 39
- Backyard Boogie — Mack 10No. 40
First-week entries
- Candle In The Wind 1997/Something About The Way You Look Tonight — Elton JohnNo. 1
- Too Gone, Too Long — En VogueNo. 44
- Heaven — Nu FlavorNo. 58
- Love Gets Me Every Time — Shania TwainNo. 63
- Electric Barbarella — Duran DuranNo. 65
- They Like It Slow — H-TownNo. 70
- A Smile Like Yours (From "A Smile Like Yours") — Natalie ColeNo. 87
- Alright — JamiroquaiNo. 91
- Spin Spin Sugar — Sneaker PimpsNo. 92
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.