List of number one hits in Italy (1997)

This list of number-one hits based on the official Italian single and album charts of FIMI in 1997. The FIMI singles chart published this year for the first time.

There were 19 number one singles and 16 number one albums that year.

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Singles

← 1996 ←	List of number one hits in Italy  (M&D)			1998 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) 47th week 1996 - 4th week 1997 10 weeks 10 Robert Miles One and One Roberto Concina For Miles, working with singer Maria Nayler was the third number one hit in 1996. 5th-6th Week 2 weeks (total 3) 3 Gala Let a Boy Cry Gala Rizzatto - 7th week 1 week (4 in total) 4th U2 Discothèque U2 - 8th week 1 week (total 3) 3 Gala Let a Boy Cry Gala Rizzatto - 9-11 Week 3 weeks (4 in total) 4th U2 Discothèque U2 -
← 1996				→ 1998 →

The first week of the FIMI single charts corresponds roughly to the 6th week at M&D. Later M&D data are no longer taken into account in the following.

← 1996 ←	List of number one hits in Italy			1998 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) January 31, 1997 - February 6, 1997 1 week 1 Depeche Mode Barrel of a Gun Martin L. Gore - February 7, 1997 - March 13, 1997 5 weeks 5 U2 Discothèque U2 - March 14, 1997 - March 20, 1997 1 week 1 Nek Laura non c'è Nek, Massimo Varini, Antonello De Sanctis After participating in the Sanremo Festival in 1997 , Nek had a number one hit. March 21, 1997 - March 27, 1997 1 week 1 La Fuertezza 2 the Night Ottmar Liebert The instrumental track was part of the soundtrack of Amore Amore (Il ciclone) , a comedy film directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni . The remix by the producer duo of Marco Valentini and Paolo Verlanzi brought the title to number one. March 28, 1997 - April 10, 1997 2 weeks 2 Depeche Mode It's No Good Martin L. Gore The second number one hit this year for the British band. April 11, 1997 - April 17, 1997 1 week 1 White Town Your Woman Jyoti Mishra - April 18, 1997 - May 15, 1997 4 weeks 4th Michael Jackson Blood on the Dance Floor Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley - May 16, 1997 - May 29, 1997 2 weeks 2 883 Un giorno so Max Pezzali - May 30, 1997 - June 5, 1997 1 week 1 Simone Jay Wanna B Like a Man Cristian Piccinelli, Emanuela Gubinelli, Silvio Melloni, Simone Jackson , Tiziano Giupponi - June 6, 1997 - June 12, 1997 1 week 1 Jon Bon Jovi Midnight in Chelsea David A. Stewart , Jon Bon Jovi - June 13, 1997 - June 19, 1997 1 week 1 Daft punk Around the World Thomas Bangalter , Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo - June 20, 1997 - July 3, 1997 2 weeks 2 Depeche Mode Home Martin L. Gore The band also had a third number one hit in 1997. July 4, 1997 - July 17, 1997 2 weeks 2 Oasis D'You Know What I Mean? Noel Gallagher - July 18, 1997 - August 21, 1997 5 weeks (total 7) 7th Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112 I'll Be Missing You Faith Evans, Sting , Todd Gaither The rapper topped the charts with a sample of The Police's song Every Breath You Take . August 22, 1997 - August 28, 1997 1 week 1 The Verve Bitter Sweet Symphony Richard Ashcroft - August 29, 1997 - September 11, 1997 2 weeks (total 7) 7th Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112 I'll Be Missing You Faith Evans, Sting, Todd Gaither - September 12, 1997 - November 6, 1997 8 weeks (16 total) 16 Elton John Something About the Way You Look Tonight / Candle in the Wind 1997 Elton John, Bernie Taupin After Princess Diana's death , the 1973 song was rewritten and became a worldwide hit. November 7, 1997 - November 20, 1997 2 weeks (4 in total) 4th Midge Ure Breathe Midge Ure - November 21, 1997 - December 4, 1997 2 weeks (16 total) 16 Elton John Something About the Way You Look Tonight / Candle in the Wind 1997 Elton John, Bernie Taupin - December 5, 1997 - December 18, 1997 2 weeks (4 in total) 4th Midge Ure Breathe Midge Ure - December 19, 1997 - January 15, 1998 4 weeks (16 total) 16 Elton John Something About the Way You Look Tonight / Candle in the Wind 1997 Elton John, Bernie Taupin -
← 1996				→ 1998 →

Albums

← 1996 ←	List of number one albums in Italy			1998 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) November 22, 1996 - January 2, 1997 6 weeks (8 in total) 8th Zucchero The Best of Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari's Greatest Hits - January 3, 1997 - January 16, 1997 2 weeks 2 Litfiba Mondi sommersi - January 17, 1997 - January 30, 1997 2 weeks (8 in total) 8th Zucchero The Best of Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari's Greatest Hits - January 31, 1997 - February 27, 1997 4 weeks 4th Jovanotti Lorenzo 1997 - L'albero - February 28, 1997 - March 13, 1997 2 weeks 2 U2 pop - March 14, 1997 - May 8, 1997 8 weeks 8th Pino Daniele Dimmi cosa succede sulla terra - May 9, 1997 - May 15, 1997 1 week (total 5) 5 Ligabue Su e giù da un palco - May 16, 1997 - May 22, 1997 1 week 1 Claudio Baglioni Anime in gioco - May 23, 1997 - June 19, 1997 4 weeks (total 5) 5 Ligabue Su e giù da un palco - June 20, 1997 - July 10, 1997 3 weeks 3 883 La dura legge del gol - July 11, 1997 - August 21, 1997 6 weeks 6th Andrea Bocelli Romanza - August 22, 1997 - September 4, 1997 2 weeks 2 Oasis Be Here Now - September 5, 1997 - September 11, 1997 1 week 1 CSI Tabula rasa elettrificata - September 12, 1997 - September 18, 1997 1 week 1 Giorgia Mangio troppa cioccolata - September 19, 1997 - October 16, 1997 4 weeks 4th Elton John The big picture - October 17, 1997 - October 23, 1997 1 week 1 Mina Leggera - October 24, 1997 - November 20, 1997 4 weeks 4th Eros Ramazzotti Eros - November 21, 1997 - January 1, 1998 6 weeks (8 in total) 8th Enya Paint the Sky with Stars - The Best of Enya -
← 1996				→ 1998 →

Web links

• Number one singles (FIMI / M & D, 1997-2006)
• Number one albums (FIMI / M & D, 1995-2006)
• Chart archive of Musica e dischi (paid subscription access)

See also: Number One Hits 1997 in Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Finland , France , Ireland , Japan , Canada , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Sweden , Switzerland , Spain , Hungary , the United States and in the UK .