Billboard AC Chart Flashback: November 1, 1997

[johnm1120]

November 1, 1997


TW LW 2W Artist - Title (Final Peak)

01 01 01 LeAnn Rimes - How Do I Live (1)
02 02 03 Elton John - Something About the Way You Look Tonight (1)
03 03 02 Backstreet Boys - Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) (2)
04 04 05 Amy Grant - Takes A Little Time (4)
05 05 04 Jewel - Foolish Games (From "Batman & Robin") (4)
06 07 08 Hall & Oates - Promise Ain't Enough (6)
07 06 06 Fleetwood Mac - Silver Springs (5)
08 08 10 Spice Girls - 2 Become 1 (8)
09 21 ** Barbra Streisand & Celine Dion - Tell Him (5)
10 10 11 Gary Barlow - So Help Me Girl (3)

11 09 09 Shawn Colvin - Sunny Came Home (1)
12 16 23 Mariah Carey - Butterfly (11)
13 11 07 Elton John - Candle in the Wind 1997 (2)
14 14 14 Jewel - You Were Meant For Me (1)
15 13 13 Monica - For You I Will (From "Space Jam") (3)
16 23 ** Donna Lewis & Richard Marx - At the Beginning (From "Anastasia") (2)
17 22 28 Jim Brickman f/Collin Raye & Susan Ashton - The Gift (3)
18 19 22 Paula Cole - I Don't Want to Wait (Theme From "Dawson's Creek") (3)
19 12 12 Paul Carrack - For Once In Our Lives (3)
20 17 18 Eric Clapton - Change the World (From "Phenomenon") (1)

21 26 24 Chicago - The Only One (17)
22 18 16 Sister Hazel - All For You (16)
23 20 17 Michael Bolton - Go the Distance (From "Hercules") (1)
24 25 20 Peter Cetera - Do You Love Me That Much (6)
25 24 19 Natalie Cole - A Smile Like Yours (From "A Smile Like Yours") (8)
26 DEBUT Michael Bolton - The Best of Love (5)
27 27 21 James Taylor - Little More Time With You (3)
28 29 25 Bob Carlisle - Butterfly Kisses (1)
29 28 26 Ambrosia - I Just Can't Let Go (26)
30 30 ** Barry Manilow - I Go Crazy (30)



13 years ago, a teenager was topping the charts while songs by veteran AC acts were still making impact including Hall & Oates, Fleetwood Mac, Barbra Streisand, Chicago, Michael Bolton, James Taylor, among others.

Change the World held the record for most weeks on the chart at 81 weeks, but in a few short years that record will be shattered and buried. Other songs spending a year on the chart were Something About the Way You Look Tonight (68 weeks), How Do I Live (65 weeks), and I Don't Want to Wait (55 weeks).

Of the songs in the top 10, Foolish Games, Silver Springs, 2 Become 1, Tell Him and So Help Me Girl all lasted 26 weeks and went recurrent on time.

[esoteric76]

The Donna Lewis/Richard Marx ballad is one of my favorites! Hard to believe that Butterfly only peaked at #11, it's tailor made for AC radio. Great song.
This was a good list, love the Paula Cole, Peter Cetera, Monica, etc...

[johnm1120]

At the Beginning was my #1 song of 1998 so highly agreed with you there.

It was so weird that all the singles from "Daydream" went top 10, (including 3 of the 4 making top 2) however no single from "Butterfly" went top 10.

[esoteric76]

Nov 3, 2010 11:26:34 GMT -5 johnm1120 said:

At the Beginning was my #1 song of 1998 so highly agreed with you there.

The "At The Beginning" single also included an instrumental version which really let you hear producer Trevor Horn's amazing stuff. There was also a remix version on some of the import singles, but I have still never gotten my hands on it. Am very curious to know what it sounded like.