List of number one hits in Ireland (1997)

This is a list of the number one hits in Ireland in 1997. It is based on the official singles charts in Ireland , which are compiled for the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA). There were 18 number one singles that year.

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Singles

← 1996 ←	List of number one hits in Ireland			1998 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) December 14, 1996 - January 24, 1997 6 weeks 6th Spice Girls 2 Become 1 Matthew Paul Rowbottom, Richard Frederick Stannard, Victoria Adams , Melanie Janine Brown , Emma Lee Bunton , Melanie Jayne Chisholm , Geraldine Estelle Halliwell - January 25, 1997 - January 31, 1997 1 week 1 No Mercy Where Do You Go? Music: Franz Reuther ; Text: Franz Reuther, Peter Bischof-Fallenstein - February 1, 1997 - February 7, 1997 1 week 1 Barbra Streisand & Bryan Adams I Finally Found Someone Robert John Lange , Bryan Adams, Barbra Streisand, Marvin Hamlisch - February 8, 1997 - February 21, 1997 2 weeks 2 U2 Discothèque Paul David Hewson , David Evans , Laurence Mullen , Adam Clayton - February 22, 1997 - March 14, 1997 3 weeks 3 No doubt Don't Speak Gwen Renee Stefani , Eric Matthew Stefani - March 15, 1997 - April 11, 1997 4 weeks 4th Spice Girls Mama / Who Do You Think You Are Matthew Paul Rowbottom, Richard Frederick Stannard, Victoria Caroline Beckham , Melanie Janine Brown , Emma Lee Bunton , Melanie Jayne Chisholm , Geraldine Estelle Halliwell / Paul David Wilson, Andy Watkins, Melanie Janine Brown, Victoria Caroline Beckham , Geraldine Estelle Halliwell, Emma Lee Bunton, Melanie Jayne Chisholm - April 12, 1997 - April 18, 1997 1 week 1 Sash! Encore une fois Sascha Lappessen, Ralf Kappmeier, Thomas Alisson - April 19, 1997 - May 23, 1997 5 weeks 5 R. Kelly I Believe I Can Fly Robert Shirey Kelly - May 24, 1997 - June 13, 1997 3 weeks 3 Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò) Music: Francesco Sartori; Text: Lucio Quarantotto - June 14, 1997 - July 4, 1997 3 weeks 3 Hanson Mmmbop Clarke Isaac Hanson, Jordan Taylor Hanson, Zachary Walker Hanson - July 5, 1997 - July 11, 1997 1 week (total 5) 5 Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans & 112 I'll Be Missing You Faith Renee Evans, Gordon Matthew Sumner , Todd Gaither - July 12, 1997 - July 25, 1997 2 weeks 2 Oasis D'You Know What I Mean Noel Thomas Gallagher - July 26, 1997 - August 22, 1997 4 weeks (total 5) 5 Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans & 112 I'll Be Missing You Faith Renee Evans, Gordon Matthew Sumner, Todd Gaither - August 23, 1997 - September 12, 1997 3 weeks 3 Will Smith Men in Black Willard C. Smith , Patrice L. Rushen , Terri McFaddin, Fred Douglas Washington Jr. - September 13, 1997 - September 19, 1997 1 week 1 Chumbawamba Tubthumping Judith Abbott, Duncan Bruce, Paul Alexis Greco, Anne Holden, Darren James Hamer, Louise Watts, Allan Mark Whalley, Nigel Hunter - September 20, 1997 - October 24, 1997 5 weeks 5 Elton John Candle in the Wind '97 Elton John, Bernie Taupin - October 25, 1997 - November 21, 1997 4 weeks 4th Aqua Barbie Girl Music: Søren Rasted, Claus Norreen ; Text: Søren Rasted, Claus Norreen, René Dif , Lene Crawford Nystrøm - November 22, 1997 - November 28, 1997 1 week 1 Dustin & Joe Dolan Good Lookin 'Woman Albert Louis Hammond , Michael Edward Hazlewood - November 29, 1997 - January 16, 1998 7 weeks 7th Various Artists Perfect Day Lou A. Reed -
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Albums

← 1996 ←	List of number one hits in Ireland			1998 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) November 28, 1996 - January 1, 1997 5 weeks 5 Dustin Unplucked - January 2, 1997 - January 22, 1997 3 weeks (4 in total) 4th Spice Girls Spice - January 23, 1997 - February 5, 1997 2 weeks 2 ( Soundtrack ) Evita - February 6, 1997 - February 12, 1997 1 week (total 3) 3 No doubt Tragic Kingdom - February 13, 1997 - February 19, 1997 1 week 1 Blur Blur - February 20, 1997 - March 5, 1997 2 weeks (total 3) 3 No doubt Tragic Kingdom - March 6, 1997 - April 2, 1997 4 weeks 4th U2 pop - April 3, 1997 - April 16, 1997 2 weeks 2 ( Various artists ) Now That's What I Call Music 36 - April 17, 1997 - April 23, 1997 1 week 1 The Chemical Brothers Dig your own hole - April 24, 1997 - April 30, 1997 1 week (4 in total) 4th Spice Girls Spice - May 1, 1997 - May 28, 1997 4 weeks 4th ( Soundtrack ) Romeo and Juliet - May 29, 1997 - June 4, 1997 1 week 1 Gary Barlow Open Road - June 5, 1997 - June 18, 1997 2 weeks 2 Andrea Bocelli Romanza - June 19, 1997 - July 2, 1997 2 weeks 2 Radiohead OK computer - July 3, 1997 - July 23, 1997 3 weeks 3 The Prodigy The Fat of the Land - July 24, 1997 - August 13, 1997 3 weeks 3 ( Various artists ) Now That's What I Call Music 37 - August 14, 1997 - August 20, 1997 1 week 1 ( Various artists ) Fresh Hits 97 - August 21, 1997 - October 1, 1997 6 weeks 6th Oasis Be Here Now - October 2, 1997 - October 22, 1997 3 weeks (8 in total) 8th The Verve Urban hymns - October 23, 1997 - November 12, 1997 3 weeks 3 The Corrs Talk on Corners - November 13, 1997 - November 19, 1997 1 week 1 Spice Girls Spiceworld - November 20, 1997 - December 3, 1997 2 weeks 2 Celine Dion Let's talk about love - December 4, 1997 - December 31, 1997 4 weeks 4th Dustin Faith of Our Feathers -
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See also: 1997 number-one hits in Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Finland , France , Italy , Japan , Canada , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Sweden , Switzerland , Spain , Hungary , the United States and in the UK .