Top 100 songs for October 18, 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, “Love Gets Me Every Time” by Shania Twain rises from No. 63 to No. 31. 6 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Love Gets Me Every Time — Shania Twainup 32 places, No. 63 → No. 31
- Last Night's Letter — K-Ci & JoJoup 13 places, No. 72 → No. 59
- The Way That You Talk — Jagged Edge Featuring Da Brat & JDup 13 places, No. 78 → No. 65
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Love Gets Me Every Time — Shania TwainNo. 31
First-week entries
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.