Lists of the number one and top·ranked Alternative Rock Songs of 1997
| Title | Artist | Weeks at #1 | Starting Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Crush | Garbage | 4 weeks | 1997-01-04 |
| Discotheque | U2 | 4 weeks | 1997-02-01 |
| Lakini's Juice | Live | 1 week | 1997-03-01 |
| One Headlight | The Wallflowers | 5 weeks | 1997-03-08 |
| Staring At The Sun | U2 | 3 weeks | 1997-04-12 |
| The Freshman | The Verve Pipe | 3 weeks | 1997-05-03 |
| Semi·Charmed Life | Third Eye Blind | 8 weeks | 1997-05-24 |
| The Impression That I Get | The Mighty Mighty Bosstones | 1 week | 1997-06-28 |
| Push | Matchbox 20 | 1 week | 1997-07-26 |
| Fly | Sugar Ray | 8 weeks | 1997-08-02 |
| Walkin' On The Sun | Smash Mouth | 5 weeks | 1997-09-27 |
| Tubthumping | Chumbawamba | 7 weeks | 1997-11-01 |
| Everything To Everyone | Everclear | 1 week | 1997-12-20 |
| Sex & Candy | Marcy Playground | 15 weeks (1 week(s) in 1997) | 1997-12-27 |
| 14 total | |||
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The countdown below comes straight from Billboard Magazine's year·end edition of the top 40 Modern Rock Tracks of 1997.
Bear in mind, Billboard takes their ranking from November of the previous year, to November of the current year, so this method won't be accurate for any calendar year.
| Rank | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Semi·Charmed Life | Third Eye Blind |
| 2. | Fly | Sugar Ray |
| 3. | The Impression That I Get | The Mighty Mighty Bosstones |
| 4. | Walkin' On The Sun | Smash Mouth |
| 5. | Push | Matchbox 20 |
| 6. | One Headlight | The Wallflowers |
| 7. | If You Could Only See | Tonic |
| 8. | The Freshmen | The Verve Pipe |
| 9. | Santeria | Sublime |
| 10. | Wrong Way | Sublime |
| 11. | #1 Crush | Garbage |
| 12. | Not An Addict | K's Choice |
| 13. | Everlong | Foo Fighters |
| 14. | Song 2 | Blur |
| 15. | 6 Underground | Sneaker Pimps |
| 16. | Lakini's Juice | Live |
| 17. | Volcano Girls | Veruca Salt |
| 18. | Greedy Fly | Bush |
| 19. | Turn My Head | Live |
| 20. | Building A Mystery | Sarah McLachlan |
| 21. | All Mixed Up | 311 |
| 22. | Thirty·Three | The Smashing Pumpkins |
| 23. | The Difference | The Wallflowers |
| 24. | Gone Away | The Offspring |
| 25. | Crash Into Me | Dave Matthews Band |
| 26. | Criminal | Fiona Apple |
| 27. | Staring At The Sun | U2 |
| 28. | It's No Good | Depeche Mode |
| 29. | Desperately Wanting | Better Than Ezra |
| 30. | A Long December | Counting Crows |
| 31. | Bitch | Meredith Brooks |
| 32. | Your Woman | White Town |
| 33. | Don't Speak | No Doubt |
| 34. | Sell Out | Reel Big Fish |
| 35. | Swallowed | Bush |
| 36. | Abuse Me | Silverchair |
| 37. | Tubthumping | Chumbawamba |
| 38. | The New Pollution | Beck |
| 39. | D' You Know What I Mean? | Oasis |
| 40. | Everything To Everyone | Everclear |
source: Billboard Magazine back issue from December 27, 1997 via Google Books
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KROQ gets credit as the very first Modern Rock radio station ever! At year's end starting in 1980, KROQ ranked the top "106.7" songs of each year, based on votes by their listeners. The 106.7 comes from their place on the FM dial.
Instead of listing the chart, just follow the link below to go directly to the website providing the chart.
Bear in mind, the ranking has a year·end bias, as the top·ranked songs tended to be the ones most heavily played toward the end of the year.
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91X, another early Modern Rock station from San Diego, also made a listener·based year·end countdown. 91X ranked their top 91 songs each year, beginning in 1983.
Follow the link below to go directly to the website providing the chart.
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WKQX, or Q101 in Chicago, ran with an Alternative Rock format from 1996 to 2003. They ranked their station's top 101 songs each of those years.
Follow the link below to go directly to the website providing the chart.
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