Billboard AC Chart Flashback: May 24, 1997

[johnm1120]

May 24, 1997

TW LW 2W Artist - Title (Final Peak)

01 03 21 Bob Carlisle - Butterfly Kisses (1)
02 01 02 Jewel - You Were Meant For Me (1)
03 02 01 Kenny Loggins - For the First Time (1)
04 04 06 Richard Marx - Until I Find You Again (3)
05 07 09 Bruce Springsteen - Secret Garden (From "Jerry McGuire") (5)
06 05 03 Bryan Adans - I'll Always Be Right There (3)
07 06 05 R. Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly (From "Space Jam") (3)
08 09 08 Jon Secada - Too Late Too Soon (8)
09 08 04 Celine Dion - All By Myself (1)
10 10 07 Toni Braxton - Un-break My Heart (1)

11 12 13 Chicago - Here In My Heart (1)
12 11 10 Jim Brickman f/Martina McBride - Valentine (3)
13 16 19 Toni Braxton - I Don't Want To (4)
14 13 12 Eric Clapton - Change the World (From "Phenomenon") (1)
15 15 15 Joose - If Tomorrow Never Comes (15)
16 14 11 Kenny G. - Havana
17 22 24 Bee Gees - Alone (8)
18 19 20 No Doubt - Don't Speak (6)
19 17 17 Babyface - Everytime I Close My Eyes (17)
20 18 18 Journey - When You Love A Woman (1)

21 23 27 Shawn Colvin - Sunny Came Home (1)
22 21 16 Whitney Houston - I Believe in You And Me (From "The Preacher's Wife") (2)
23 25 26 Duncan Sheik - Barely Breathing (19)
24 27 30 Monica - For You I Will (From "Space Jam") (4)
25 26 28 Brian McKnight & Diana King - When We Were Kings (From "When We Were Kings") (25)
26 DEBUT Michael Bolton - Go the Distance (From "Hercules") (1)
27 24 14 Phil Collins - It's In Your Eyes (8)
28 29 ** Barry Manilow - I'd Really Love to See You Tonight (26)
29 DEBUT Tina Turner - On Silent Wings (24)
30 DEBUT Peter Cetera - Do You Love Me That Much (6)


14 years ago this week, Bob Carlisle concludes his incredible run to the top spot, hitting #1 in only his 3rd week on the chart. That is no typo, Bob jumped 21-3 the previous week, and cause Jewel to be a one-week wonder at the top.

Also going on the "Jerry McGuire" song breaks the top 5, while 3 future #1s from Chicago, Shawn Colvin and Michael Bolton make their moves. Bolton's "Go the Distance" would give the Disney franchise another mark at the top spot. Altogether, 10 songs from this week's list hit #1 at some point.

Meanwhile, anybody remember that Brian/Diana song?

Eric Clapton's 81-week run and Toni Braxton's 54-week run are the only year-long runs on this week's chart. The next longest belonged to Jewel as "You Were Meant For Me" lasted 42 weeks.

Of the songs in the top 10, the only one to miss the 26-week recurrent mark was Jon Secada as "Too Late Too Soon" only lasted 20 weeks.

[jmason]

I remember Butterfly Kisses quick acent. Has any other song every come close?

Wasn't A New Day Has Come run like 21-12-6-2-1- or something? And what about There You'll Be?

Which brings up another question. What are the highest AC debuts?

[johnm1120]

A New Day Has Come went 24-9-4-2-2-1

There You'll Be debuted at #15. It's rise was 15-7-4-3-3-1


Will deffo have to do a chart search on this one. If you include Christmas songs, Mariah Carey went 12-1 with Oh Santa last year.

[johnm1120]

I did some checking last niht and so far the highest debut I could find was Elton John's "You Can Make History" which debuted at #11 in November 1996.