List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1997

These are the Billboard magazine number-one albums of 1997, per the Billboard 200.

Chart history
Key
Indicates best performing album of 1997
Issue date Album Artist(s) Label Reference
January 4Tragic KingdomNo DoubtTrauma
January 11
January 18[1]
January 25[2]
February 1[3]
February 8
February 15Gridlock'dSoundtrackDeath Row[4]
February 22Tragic KingdomNo DoubtTrauma[5]
March 1Unchained Melody: The Early YearsLeAnn RimesCurb[6]
March 8Secret SamadhiLiveRadioactive[7]
March 15Howard Stern Private Parts – The AlbumSoundtrackWarner Bros.[8]
March 22PopU2Island[9]
March 29The UntouchableScarfaceRap-A-Lot[10]
April 5Nine LivesAerosmithColumbia[11]
April 12Life After DeathThe Notorious B.I.G.Bad Boy[12]
April 19[13]
April 26[14]
May 3[15]
May 10Share My WorldMary J. BligeMCA[16]
May 17Carrying Your Love with MeGeorge StraitMCA[17]
May 24Spice Spice GirlsVirgin[18]
May 31[19]
June 7[20]
June 14
June 21Wu-Tang ForeverWu-Tang ClanLoud[21]
June 28Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace)Bob CarlisleJive[22]
July 5[23]
July 12Spice Spice GirlsVirgin[24]
July 19The Fat of the LandThe ProdigyMaverick[25]
July 26Men in Black: The AlbumSoundtrackColumbia[26]
August 2
August 9No Way OutPuff Daddy and the FamilyBad Boy[27]
August 16The Art of WarBone Thugs N HarmonyRuthless[28]
August 23No Way OutPuff Daddy and the FamilyBad Boy[29]
August 30[30]
September 6The DanceFleetwood MacReprise[31]
September 13No Way OutPuff Daddy and the FamilyBad Boy
September 20Ghetto DMaster PNo Limit[32]
September 27You Light Up My Life: Inspirational SongsLeAnn RimesCurb[33]
October 4ButterflyMariah CareyColumbia[34]
October 11EvolutionBoyz II MenMotown[35]
October 18You Light Up My Life: Inspirational SongsLeAnn RimesCurb[36]
October 25The Velvet RopeJanetVirgin[37]
November 1You Light Up My Life: Inspirational SongsLeAnn RimesCurb[38]
November 8The Firm – The AlbumThe FirmAftermath[39]
November 15Harlem WorldMaseBad Boy[40]
November 22
November 29Higher GroundBarbra StreisandColumbia[41]
December 6ReLoadMetallicaElektra[42]
December 13SevensGarth BrooksCapitol[43]
December 20[44]
December 27[45]

See also

References
  1. "No Doubt". MTV. 1997-01-17. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  2. "It's No Doubt, Not The Gwen Stefani Experience". MTV. 1997-01-17. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  3. "No Doubt To Perform At Grammy Awards". MTV. 1997-01-28. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  4. "Tupac's "Gridlock'd" Tops No Doubt". MTV. 1997-02-06. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  5. "Spice Girls Top Singles Charts". MTV. 1997-02-13. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  6. John Farley, Christopher (1997-03-10). "Blue-Chip Kid". Time. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  7. "Live Crashes Girls' Night Out". Rolling Stone. 1997-02-26. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  8. "Stern Talks About Chart-Topping Soundtrack". MTV. 1997-03-07. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  9. "'Pop' Crackles". Rolling Stone. 1997-03-12. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  10. "Pop goes 'Pop'". Rolling Stone. 1997-03-19. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  11. "Ninth Life". Rolling Stone. 1997-03-26. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  12. "B.I.G. Lives Large". Rolling Stone. 1997-04-02. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  13. "Still B-I-G". Rolling Stone. 1997-04-10. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  14. "Chemical Brothers Strong Debut Livens Up a Slow Sales Week". Rolling Stone. 1997-04-17. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  15. "Music for the Masses". Rolling Stone. 1997-04-23. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  16. "Proud Mary". Rolling Stone. 1997-04-30. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  17. "Country Comfort". Rolling Stone. 1997-05-07. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  18. "Pure Pop for More People". Rolling Stone. 1997-05-14. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  19. "Sugar and Spice". Rolling Stone. 1997-05-21. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  20. "Not-So-Super Tuesday". Rolling Stone. 1997-05-28. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  21. "Wu-Tang Clan Take New Outlook To Top Of Charts". MTV. 1997-06-13. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  22. "Divine Intervention". Rolling Stone. 1997-06-18. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  23. "En Vogue, Lost Boyz, Megadeth Arrive On Charts". MTV. 1997-06-26. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  24. "Mötley Crüe Arrives Big Time On The Charts". MTV. 1997-07-02. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  25. Steve Baltin (July 15, 2011). "Public Enemy". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  26. "In The Black". Rolling Stone. 1997-07-16. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  27. "Puffy's All Over The Charts". MTV. 1997-07-31. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  28. "The Art of Sales". Rolling Stone. 1997-08-06. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  29. Steve Baltin (July 15, 201). "311 Emerges 'Unscathed From the Craziness' for New Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  30. "POP ALBUMS; 'No Way Out' at the Top; Sean Combs' debut album holds on to No. 1 spot while 'Men in Black' pulls up a distant second". Los Angeles Times. 1997-08-21. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  31. "Return of The Mac". Rolling Stone. 1997-08-27. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  32. "Hip-Hop Hooray". Rolling Stone. 1997-09-10. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  33. "She Lights Up The Charts". Rolling Stone. 1997-09-17. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  34. "Legends of The Fall". Rolling Stone. 1997-09-24. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  35. "Boyz II Men's "Evolution" Leads To Familiar Result". MTV. 1997-10-07. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  36. "Stones, Dylan in Top Ten". Rolling Stone. 1997-10-10. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  37. "Rhythm Nation 1997". Rolling Stone. 1997-10-15. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  38. "She Lights Up The Chart". Rolling Stone. 1997-10-22. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  39. "Firming Things Up". Rolling Stone. 1997-10-29. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  40. "Mase Owning The Charts with Debut Album". Rolling Stone. 1997-11-11. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  41. "The Way We Are". Rolling Stone. 1997-11-19. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  42. "Seek and Destroy". Rolling Stone. 1997-11-26. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  43. ""Sevens" Hits One". Rolling Stone. 1997-12-03. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  44. "'N Sync Gets Early Christmas Gift On Charts". MTV. 1997-12-09. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  45. "A Very Diva Christmas". Rolling Stone. 1997-12-17. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
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