| Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 January | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton | |
| 12 January | "Professional Widow" | Tori Amos | |
| 19 January | |||
| 26 January | "Don't Let Go (Love)" | En Vogue | |
| 2 February | |||
| 9 February | |||
| 16 February | "Ain't Nobody" | LL Cool J | |
| 23 February | |||
| 2 March | "Don't Speak" | No Doubt | |
| 9 March | |||
| 16 March | |||
| 23 March | "Who Do You Think You Are" | Spice Girls | |
| 30 March | "I Believe I Can Fly" | R. Kelly | |
| 6 April | |||
| 13 April | |||
| 20 April | "Free" | Ultra Nate | |
| 27 April | "Blood on the Dancefloor" | Michael Jackson | |
| 4 May | |||
| 11 May | "Free" | Ultra Nate | |
| 18 May | |||
| 25 May | "I Wanna Be the Only One" | Eternal feat. Bebe Winans | |
| 1 June | |||
| 8 June | "MMMBop" | Hanson | |
| 15 June | |||
| 22 June | |||
| 29 June | "Men in Black" | Will Smith | |
| 6 July | |||
| 13 July | "I'll Be Missing You" | Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 | |
| 20 July | |||
| 27 July | |||
| 3 August | |||
| 10 August | |||
| 17 August | "Tubthumping" | Chumbawamba | |
| 24 August | |||
| 31 August | "Torn" | Natalie Imbruglia | |
| 7 September | |||
| 14 September | |||
| 21 September | "Candle in the Wind 1997 /
Something About the Way You Look Tonight" |
Elton John | |
| 28 September | |||
| 5 October | |||
| 12 October | |||
| 19 October | |||
| 26 October | "Spice Up Your Life" | Spice Girls | |
| 2 November | "Barbie Girl" | Aqua | |
| 9 November | |||
| 16 November | |||
| 23 November | "Mo Money Mo Problems" | The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase | |
| 30 November | |||
| 7 December | "Angels" | Robbie Williams | |
| 14 December | |||
| 21 December | "Too Much" | Spice Girls | |
| 28 December |