1997 Hot 100 Airplay Rankdown: Winner Posted

[Mr. Thonk Eyes]

Nearly 6 months after opening up the thread for the successful 1998 edition, it is now time for the 1997 Hot 100 Airplay rankdown. PM me your ranking of the songs numbered 1 through 75, 1 being your favorite and 75 being your least favorite. Lists are due at 11:59 PM Pacific time on December 30.

1. No Doubt - Don't Speak
2. Jewel - You Were Meant For Me
3. The Cardigans - Lovefool
4. Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart
5. The Wallflowers - One Headlight
6. Duncan Sheik - Barely Breathing
7. Shawn Colvin - Sunny Came Home
8. Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life
9. En Vogue - Don't Let Go (Love)
10. Backstreet Boys - Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)
11. OMC - How Bizzare
12. Monica - For You I Will
13. Mark Morrison - Return of the Mack
14. Savage Garden - I Want You
15. Sister Hazel - All For You
16. The Verve Pipe - The Freshmen
17. Sugar Ray - Fly
18. Jewel - Foolish Games
19. Puff Daddy and Faith Evans feat. 112 - I'll Be Missing You
20. Dave Matthews Band - Crash into Me
21. Matchbox Twenty - Push
22. Will Smith - Men in Black
23. R. Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly
24. Meredith Brooks - Bitch
25. Hanson - MMMBop
26. Paula Cole - Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?
27. Sheryl Crow - Everyday Is a Winding Road
28. Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet
29. Counting Crows - A Long December
30. The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Puff Daddy & Mase - Mo Money Mo Problems
31. Spice Girls - 2 Become 1
32. Spice Girls - Wannabe
33. Babyface - Every Time I Close My Eyes
34. Robyn - Do You Know (What It Takes)
35. Spice Girls - Say You'll Be There
36. Az Yet feat. Peter Cetera - Hard to Say I'm Sorry
37. Tonic - If You Could Only See
38. Gina G - Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit
39. BLACKstreet - Don't Leave Me
40. LeAnn Rimes - How Do I Live
41. Keith Sweat feat. Athena Cage - Nobody
42. BLACKstreet feat. Dr. Dre - No Diggity
43. Sarah McLachlan - Building a Mystery
44. Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever
45. Hootie & the Blowfish - I Go Blind
46. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Impression That I Get
47. Celine Dion - It's All Coming Back to Me Now
48. Paula Cole - I Don't Want to Wait
49. Smash Mouth - Walkin' on the Sun
50. White Town - Your Woman
51. Merril Bainbridge - Mouth
52. Sheryl Crow - If It Makes You Happy
53. No Mercy - Where Do You Go
54. Chumbawamba - Tubthumping
55. Eric Clapton - Change the World
56. Celine Dion - All by Myself
57. Madonna - Don't Cry for Me Argentina
58. Mariah Carey - Honey
59. Journey - When You Love a Woman
60. Sheryl Crow - A Change Would Do You Good
61. Usher - You Make Me Wanna...
62. Boyz II Men - 4 Seasons of Loneliness
63. Allure feat. 112 - All Cried Out
64. 98 Degrees - Invisible Man
65. Bob Carlisle - Butterfly Kisses
66. Keith Sweat - Twisted
67. Bruce Springsteen - Secret Garden
68. The Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize
69. The Wallflowers - The Difference
70. Toni Braxton - You're Makin' Me High
71. New Edition - I'm Still in Love With You
72. Amber - This Is Your Night
73. U2 - Staring at the Sun
74. Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars
75. Freak Nasty - Da' Dip

For the Preference Revealer:

Don't Speak
You Were Meant For Me
Lovefool
Un-Break My Heart
One Headlight
Barely Breathing
Sunny Came Home
Semi-Charmed Life
Don't Let Go (Love)
Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)
How Bizzare
For You I Will
Return of the Mack
I Want You
All For You
The Freshmen
Fly
Foolish Games
I'll Be Missing You
Crash into Me
Push
Men in Black
I Believe I Can Fly
Bitch
MMMBop
Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?
Everyday Is a Winding Road
Head Over Feet
A Long December
Mo Money Mo Problems
2 Become 1
Wannabe
Every Time I Close My Eyes
Do You Know (What It Takes)
Say You'll Be There
Hard to Say I'm Sorry
If You Could Only See
Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit
Don't Leave Me
How Do I Live
Nobody
No Diggity
Building a Mystery
I Love You Always Forever
I Go Blind
The Impression That I Get
It's All Coming Back to Me Now
I Don't Want to Wait
Walkin' on the Sun
Your Woman
Mouth
If It Makes You Happy
Where Do You Go
Tubthumping
Change the World
All by Myself
Don't Cry for Me Argentina
Honey
When You Love a Woman
A Change Would Do You Good
You Make Me Wanna...
4 Seasons of Loneliness
All Cried Out
Invisible Man
Butterfly Kisses
Twisted
Secret Garden
Hypnotize
The Difference
You're Makin' Me High
I'm Still in Love With You
This Is Your Night
Staring at the Sun
Counting Blue Cars
Da' Dip

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[CF15]

I will do this one. It will probably be around mid-December, as soon as I finish my exams and the 2004 Year-End Hot 100 rankdown.

[Deleted]

I wont mind if SCL wins again, but it will probably be Don't Speak...

[Sambalada]

Nov 27, 2017 18:49:50 GMT -5 @walker9 said:

I wont mind if SCL wins again, but it will probably be Don't Speak...

Ain't that a good thing. :sip2:

[Deleted]

Nov 27, 2017 18:52:50 GMT -5 Sambalada said:

Nov 27, 2017 18:49:50 GMT -5 @walker9 said:

I wont mind if SCL wins again, but it will probably be Don't Speak...

Ain't that a good thing.

Not for me when I don't like it at all but whatever. I will probably be the lowest rank. And it likely won't be my last place since I will judge and rank fairly and not purposely put it at last unless I end up finding it the worst song on this list.

[MilesW1998]

Wait did we already do the 1997 Year End, meaning without Don't Speak?

Anyway, I am all in for ranking Don't Speak high, but it won't be my #1 probably. And I do want to get this done, but I also have to do the 04 RD, so this might be last minute for me.

[Mr. Thonk Eyes]

Nov 27, 2017 18:59:58 GMT -5 MilesW1998 said:

Wait did we already do the 1997 Year End, meaning without Don't Speak?

Anyway, I am all in for ranking Don't Speak high, but it won't be my #1 probably. And I do want to get this done, but I also have to do the 04 RD, so this might be last minute for me.

If we had done the traditional Year End Hot 100 already, I would not have started this game, lol.

[MilesW1998]

Nov 27, 2017 19:01:59 GMT -5 Mr. Thonk Eyes said:

Nov 27, 2017 18:59:58 GMT -5 MilesW1998 said:

Wait did we already do the 1997 Year End, meaning without Don't Speak?

Anyway, I am all in for ranking Don't Speak high, but it won't be my #1 probably. And I do want to get this done, but I also have to do the 04 RD, so this might be last minute for me.

If we had done the traditional Year End Hot 100 already, I would not have started this game, lol.

Well gravey did say that maybe Semi-Charmed Life could win again, so I just assumed. ;)

[Mr. Thonk Eyes]

Nov 27, 2017 19:05:11 GMT -5 MilesW1998 said:

Nov 27, 2017 19:01:59 GMT -5 Mr. Thonk Eyes said:

If we had done the traditional Year End Hot 100 already, I would not have started this game, lol.

Well gravey did say that maybe Semi-Charmed Life could win again, so I just assumed. ;)

It was the 1998 Hot 100 Airplay rankdown that it won.

[Az Paynter]

I see some repeats from the 1998 game that warrant a good tanking. :sip2:

[Green Baron]

I am all for tanking Don't Speak.

[MilesW1998]

I am ALL IN for tanking the guy that ruined Chicago. Peter Cetera.

Mo Money Mo Problems and Hypnotize better make the top 20 or there will be a riot. 

Well, there's no Candle In The Wind, so I'm gonna have to go with my SECOND favorite song of 1997 then as my #1. 

I see Don't Speak could make the top 5 at best, but it already won 1996, I doubt it will win a second time round, especially with gravey and Green participating. 

[Albie]

Yaaass this year! So good.

[Az Paynter]

Oooh, and I am also now noticing Savage Garden here. Hopefully 'I Want You' can make the top half. It's no 'To The Moon And Back' but it's still a good one from them. They still deserved better in other games they've appeared in.

[MilesW1998]

Oh right, I see another band that needs tanking, Not-So-Savage Garden. :kii:

[Az Paynter]

I don't put much value in your opinion of them anyway Miles, it seemed pretty apparent to me you were not well-versed on their discography based on your mischaracterization of them based on one song, nor were you interested in educating yourself. So, y'know, bye. :sip2:

[Deleted]

So there's a strategy on what to tank and what placement they are? I'm learning so much!

[Deleted]

Nov 27, 2017 19:31:52 GMT -5 @cagedjuggalo said:

So there's a strategy on what to tank and what placement they are? I'm learning so much!

No.

[MilesW1998]

[Deleted]

Nov 27, 2017 19:32:39 GMT -5 @walker9 said:

Nov 27, 2017 19:31:52 GMT -5 @cagedjuggalo said:

So there's a strategy on what to tank and what placement they are? I'm learning so much!

No.

Tis' a Joke. I couldn't do that even if I wanted, I'm too much of a music lover for that

Hell, I can legit say I have my Top 15 in place, and all of them have a shot at my Number 1

[Deleted]

Nov 27, 2017 19:22:20 GMT -5 MilesW1998 said:

I am ALL IN for tanking the guy that ruined Chicago. Peter Cetera. 

Implying that Chicago was a good band to begin with.

[Deleted]

None of ya'll betta tank Wannabe, such a classic and a radio staple to this day
It's what I liked to call classic corny but catchy af pop 

[LBTrocks]

Definitely doing this one!

[MilesW1998]

Sent!

I think this was a good year for radio, pretty much love my entire top 25 the most.

[🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾]

Mr. Thonk Eyes, just a heads up, "If You Could Only See" is missing from the preference revealer friendly list.

I can't believe it has been 20 to 21 years since all of these songs came out! I only dislike/like less a few of the songs.

I sent my list in already.

[Butterflies & Hurricanes]

I see my #100 (& yes I know there are only 75 songs, but this is that bad!)

[peacebone]

Nov 28, 2017 1:16:23 GMT -5 Butterflies & Hurricanes said:

I see my #100 (& yes I know there are only 75 songs, but this is that bad!)

If there's anyone else on here who might pick my #1 as their #1, it would be you. I have no idea how far this song is going to make it on here, but I'm hoping for the best for it...

[willapted33]

I see 2 songs here than I must save from the depths of bottom 20, therefore I have to participate

[MilesW1998]

Nov 28, 2017 1:38:10 GMT -5 willapted33 said:

I see 2 songs here than I must save from the depths of bottom 20, therefore I have to participate

Please tell is they're both the Biggie songs, they need to make the top 20 at least.

[Deleted]

Nov 28, 2017 6:45:23 GMT -5 MilesW1998 said:

Nov 28, 2017 1:38:10 GMT -5 willapted33 said:

I see 2 songs here than I must save from the depths of bottom 20, therefore I have to participate

Please tell is they're both the Biggie songs, they need to make the top 20 at least.

Well, one of them does. Not saying I want the other one towards the bottom, but the other is definitely a Late 30s/Early 40s