Top 100 songs for December 20, 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, “What If” by Reba McEntire rises from No. 86 to No. 68. 5 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- What If — Reba McEntireup 18 places, No. 86 → No. 68
- Still Waters (Run Deep) — Bee Geesup 17 places, No. 87 → No. 70
- A Song For Mama — Boyz II Menup 14 places, No. 27 → No. 13
New to this week’s Top 10
- Together Again — JanetNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Lollipop (Candyman) — AquaNo. 35
- They Like It Slow — H-TownNo. 38
- No, No, No — Destiny's ChildNo. 40
First-week entries
- Together Again — JanetNo. 9
- Something That We Do — Clint BlackNo. 76
- Say You'll Stay — KAINo. 84
- Smack My Bitch Up — The ProdigyNo. 90
- Doin' Time — SublimeNo. 96
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.