Ultratop 40 number-one hits of 1997
Encyclopedia
This is a list of songs that topped the Belgian Wallonia Ultratop 40
in 1997.
Ultratop 40
Ultratop 40 singles, often just Ultratop 40, is the weekly chart of best-selling singles in Wallonia and Brussels Capital Region, the french-speaking parts of Belgium. Its equivalent covering the Flanders region is Ultratop 50. Both charts are produced and published by the Ultratop organization...
in 1997.
| Date | Title | Artist |
| January 4 | "Freed from Desire Freed from Desire "Freed from Desire" is a 1996 dance song recorded by the Italian artist Gala. Released as the first single from her second album Come into My Life, it was a hit in many countries, topping the charts in France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Israel, Brazil, Greece and Denmark.The track was released in the... " |
Gala |
| January 11 | "Freed from Desire" | Gala |
| January 18 | "Freed from Desire" | Gala |
| January 25 | "Freed from Desire" | Gala |
| February 1 | "Freed from Desire" | Gala |
| February 8 | "Freed from Desire" | Gala |
| February 15 | "Un-Break My Heart Un-Break My Heart "Un-Break My Heart" is a song by American recording artist Toni Braxton from her second studio album, Secrets . Written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster, the ballad was released as the album's second single... " |
Toni Braxton Toni Braxton Toni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide... |
| February 22 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton |
| March 1 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton |
| March 8 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton |
| March 15 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Toni Braxton |
| March 22 | "Let a Boy Cry Let a Boy Cry "Let a Boy Cry" is a 1996 song recorded by the Italian singer known under the name of Gala. It was the second single from her second album, Come into My Life, and her third single overall... " |
Gala |
| March 29 | "Let a Boy Cry" | Gala |
| April 5 | "Let a Boy Cry" | Gala |
| April 12 | "Let a Boy Cry" | Gala |
| April 19 | "Let a Boy Cry" | Gala |
| April 26 | "Let a Boy Cry" | Gala |
| May 3 | "Let a Boy Cry" | Gala |
| May 10 | "María María (song) "María" is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin for his third album, A Medio Vivir. It was released as a single on November 21, 1995 in Latin territories, and later in other parts of the world. "María" became Martin's first international hit single.-Music video:Three versions of the... " |
Ricky Martin Ricky Martin Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide... |
| May 17 | "María" | Ricky Martin |
| May 24 | "María" | Ricky Martin |
| May 31 | "María" | Ricky Martin |
| June 7 | "María" | Ricky Martin |
| June 14 | "María" | Ricky Martin |
| June 21 | "María" | Ricky Martin |
| June 28 | "María" | Ricky Martin |
| July 5 | "María" | Ricky Martin |
| July 12 | "María" | Ricky Martin |
| July 19 | "Alane Alane (song) "Alane" is a 1997 song recorded by Wes. It was his debut single from his album Welenga, and was released in 1997 in Francophone countries and in 1998 in other European countries... " |
Wes Wes Madiko Wes Madiko , better known as Wes, is a Cameroonian musician. He is probably best known among Western audiences for "In Youpendi", a song from The Lion King II soundtrack, as well as work with Deep Forest and his own 1997 hit "Alane".-Albums:*Welenga *Sinami *Melowe Wes Madiko (born January 15,... |
| July 26 | "Alane" | Wes |
| August 2 | "Alane" | Wes |
| August 9 | "Alane" | Wes |
| August 16 | "Alane" | Wes |
| August 17 | "Alane" | Wes |
| August 23 | "Alane" | Wes |
| August 30 | "Alane" | Wes |
| September 6 | "Alane" | Wes |
| September 13 | "Men in Black Men in Black (song) "Men in Black" is a song by Will Smith from the movie Men in Black, in which he also starred. The song plays during the movie's closing credits... " |
Will Smith Will Smith Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. , also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood... |
| September 20 | "Something About the Way You Look Tonight Something About the Way You Look Tonight "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" is a song by Elton John, released in 1997 as the first single from The Big Picture. The song and its video were dedicated to the memory of Gianni Versace, murdered that year.... /Candle in the Wind 1997 Candle in the Wind 1997 "Candle in the Wind 1997" is a rewritten and rerecorded version of Elton John's own 1973 hit "Candle in the Wind" that was released as a tribute single to the late Diana, Princess of Wales.... " |
Elton John Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor... |
| September 27 | "Something About the Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind 1997" | Elton John |
| October 4 | "Something About the Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind 1997" | Elton John |
| October 11 | "Something About the Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind 1997" | Elton John |
| October 18 | "Something About the Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind 1997" | Elton John |
| October 25 | "Something About the Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind 1997" | Elton John |
| November 1 | "Barbie Girl Barbie Girl "Barbie Girl" is a song by the Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group Aqua, who released the song in 1997 as their third single overall, and the first United Kingdom release... " |
Aqua Aqua (band) Aqua is a Danish dance-pop group, best known for their 1997 breakthrough single "Barbie Girl". The group formed in 1989 and achieved huge success across the globe in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The group managed to top the UK Singles Chart with their first three singles. The group released two... |
| November 8 | "Barbie Girl" | Aqua |
| November 15 | "Barbie Girl" | Aqua |
| November 22 | "Barbie Girl" | Aqua |
| November 29 | "Barbie Girl" | Aqua |
| December 6 | "Barbie Girl" | Aqua |
| December 13 | "Barbie Girl" | Aqua |
| December 20 | "Savoir aimer Savoir aimer "Savoir aimer" is a 1997 song recorded by the French singer Florent Pagny. It was the first single from his album of the same name, on which it features as first track, and his 14th single overall... " |
Florent Pagny Florent Pagny Florent Pagny is a French musician. He has also acted in many French films. He records work in French, Italian, Spanish and English, and his greatest hits include "N'importe quoi", "Savoir aimer", "Ma Liberté de penser" and "Caruso" .As of 2008, he has sold 4,268,980 copies of singles,... |
| December 27 | "Savoir aimer" | Florent Pagny |