Billboard Hot 100

Week of March 8, 1997

Billboard Hot 100

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY FROM DIGITAL MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE AND SALES DATA AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

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Wannabe

Spice Girls

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

Spice Girls, Stannard, Rowe

Producer(s):

Stannard, Rowe

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./Capitol

‘White Lotus’ Star Haley Lu Richardson Reveals What the Cast Sings During Karaoke Nights

Billboard Hot 100

Week of March 8, 1997

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Wannabe
  Spice Girls
- 1
- 1
- 7
- - 1
  - 1
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

Spice Girls, Stannard, Rowe

Producer(s):

Stannard, Rowe

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgin Rec./Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum

2
- Can't Nobody Hold Me Down
  Puff Daddy (Featuring Mase)
- 3
- 2
- 7
- - 3
  - 2
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

S.J.Combs, S.A.Jordan, C.Broady, N.Myrick, M.Betha, G.Prestopino, M.Wilder, W.Robinson

Producer(s):

C.Broady, N.Myrick, Diddy, Stevie J

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bad Boy/Arista

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

3
- Un-Break My Heart
  Toni Braxton
- 2
- 1
- 20
- - 2
  - 1
  - 20

Songwriter(s):

D.E.Warren

Producer(s):

D.Foster

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LaFace/Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum

4
- Foolish Games/You Were Meant For Me
  Jewel
- 5
- 4
- 15
- - 5
  - 4
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

J.Kilcher, S.Poltz

Producer(s):

B.Keith, P.Collins

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

5
- I Believe I Can Fly (From "Space Jam")
  R. Kelly
- 4
- 2
- 13
- - 4
  - 2
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

R.S.Kelly

Producer(s):

R.Kelly

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Sunset/Atlantic/Jive

RIAA Certification: Platinum

6
- In My Bed
  Dru Hill
- 7
- 6
- 9
- - 7
  - 6
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

R.Brown, R.B.Stacy, D.Simmons

Producer(s):

D.Simmons

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

7
- Don't Let Go (Love)
  En Vogue
- 6
- 2
- 18
- - 6
  - 2
  - 18

Songwriter(s):

Organized Noize, A.Martin, I.Matias, M.Etheridge

Producer(s):

Organized Noize

Imprint/Promotion Label:

East West/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

8
- Every Time I Close My Eyes
  Babyface
- 10
- 8
- 6
- - 10
  - 8
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

Babyface

Producer(s):

Babyface

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

9
- Don't Cry For Me Argentina (From "Evita")
  Madonna
- 8
- 8
- 3
- - 8
  - 8
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

T.Rice, A.LLoyd-Webber, A.Piazzolla

Producer(s):

Madonna, P.Flores, N.Wright, A.Parker, A.L.Webber, D.Caddick

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

10
- Nobody
  Keith Sweat Featuring Athena Cage
- 9
- 3
- 23
- - 9
  - 3
  - 23

Songwriter(s):

K.Sweat, F.Scott

Producer(s):

K.Sweat

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

11
- I Believe In You And Me (From "The Preacher's Wife")
  Whitney Houston
- 11
- 4
- 11
- - 11
  - 4
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

D.Wolfert, S.Linzer, J.Lange, H.Heath, S.Burke

Producer(s):

M.Warren, D.Foster, W.Houston, R.Minor

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum

12
- Get It Together
  702
- 17
- 12
- 4
- - 17
  - 12
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

D.Jones

Producer(s):

D.Jones

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Biv 10/Motown

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

13
- Cold Rock A Party
  MC Lyte
- 13
- 11
- 15
- - 13
  - 11
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

MC Lyte, R.Smith, B.Edwards, N.G.Rodgers, Jr.

Producer(s):

R.Smith, Diddy, D.Angelettie, Stevie J, R.Lawrence

Imprint/Promotion Label:

East West/EEG

RIAA Certification: Gold

14
- Ooh Aah... Just A Little Bit
  Gina G
- 14
- 12
- 15
- - 14
  - 12
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

S.Taube, S.Rodway

Producer(s):

S.Rodway

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Eternal/Warner Bros.

15
- On & On
  Erykah Badu
- 15
- 12
- 7
- - 15
  - 12
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

E.A.Wright, J.Jamal

Producer(s):

B.Power, J.Jamal

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kedar/Universal

RIAA Certification: Gold

16
- Hard To Say I'm Sorry
  Az Yet Featuring Peter Cetera
- 21
- 16
- 3
- - 21
  - 16
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

P.Cetera, D.W.Foster

Producer(s):

Babyface, D.Foster

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LaFace/Arista

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

17
- No Diggity
  BLACKstreet (Featuring Dr. Dre)
- 16
- 1
- 22
- - 16
  - 1
  - 22

Songwriter(s):

E.T.Riley, C.Hannibal, L.Walters, W.Stewart, A.R.Young, I.L.Hayes, D.Porter, R.Vick

Producer(s):

Teddy Riley, W.Stewart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Interscope

RIAA Certification: Platinum

18
- Barely Breathing
  Duncan Sheik
- 19
- 18
- 15
- - 19
  - 18
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

D.Sheik

Producer(s):

R.Hine

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

Gains In Performance

19
- Da' Dip
  Freak Nasty
- 24
- 19
- 10
- - 24
  - 19
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

T.E.Henry

Producer(s):

Freak Nasty

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hard Hood/Power/Triad

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

20
- Discotheque
  U2
- 12
- 10
- 3
- - 12
  - 10
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

Bono, The Edge, A.Clayton, L.Mullen, Jr., S.Pike

Producer(s):

Flood

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Gold

21 NEW
NEW
- Big Daddy
  Hev-D
- -
- 21
- 1
- - -
  - 21
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

T.Dofat, Heavy D, H.Brown

Producer(s):

T.Dofat, Heavy D

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Uptown/Universal

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

22
- I'm Still In Love With You
  New Edition
- 18
- 7
- 18
- - 18
  - 7
  - 18

Songwriter(s):

J.S.Harris III, T.S.Lewis, S.J.Combs, C.E.Thompson, Heavy D, Q.Parker, D.Jones, M.Scandrick

Producer(s):

Jimmy Jam, T.S.Lewis, Diddy, C.Thompson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

RIAA Certification: Gold

23
- I Want You
  Savage Garden
- 31
- 23
- 2
- - 31
  - 23
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

D.Hayes, D.Jones

Producer(s):

C.Fisher

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

Biggest gain in airplay

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

24
- Please Don't Go
  No Mercy
- 28
- 24
- 5
- - 28
  - 24
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

F.Reuther, P.Bischof-Fallenstein, M.Cintron, M.Applegate

Producer(s):

FMP

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

Gains In Performance

25
- I Like It
  The Blackout Allstars
- 25
- 25
- 14
- - 25
  - 25
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

M.Rodriguez, T.Pabon

Producer(s):

S.George

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

Gains In Performance

26
- What's On Tonight
  Montell Jordan
- 33
- 26
- 4
- - 33
  - 26
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

M.D.S.Jordan, DeVante, J.E.Jones

Producer(s):

DeVante

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Gold

27
- When You're Gone/Free To Decide
  The Cranberries
- 22
- 22
- 16
- - 22
  - 22
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

D.M.O'Riordan

Producer(s):

B.Fairbairn, The Cranberries

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/IDJMG

28
- Where Do You Go
  No Mercy
- 23
- 5
- 36
- - 23
  - 5
  - 36

Songwriter(s):

F.Reuther, P.Bischof-Fallenstein

Producer(s):

Ame

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Gold

29
- Things'll Never Change/Rapper's Ball
  E-40 Featuring Bo-Rock
- 29
- 29
- 6
- - 29
  - 29
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

E.T.Stevens, M.Mosley, F.Ojetunde, B.Hornsby, A.Banks, T.A.Shaw, R.C.Hailey

Producer(s):

M.Mosley, F.Ojetunde, Ant Banks

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sick Wid It/Jive

Gains In Performance

30
- Return Of The Mack
  Mark Morrison
- 42
- 30
- 2
- - 42
  - 30
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

M.Morrison

Producer(s):

M.Morrison, P.Chill

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

31
- Mouth
  Merril Bainbridge
- 20
- 4
- 27
- - 20
  - 4
  - 27

Songwriter(s):

M.Bainbridge

Producer(s):

Siew

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Universal

RIAA Certification: Gold

32
- Firestarter
  The Prodigy
- 32
- 32
- 8
- - 32
  - 32
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

L.Howlett, K.Flint, T.C.Horn, A.Dudley, J.J.Jeczalik, P.Morley, G.Langan, K.Deal

Producer(s):

L.Howlett

Imprint/Promotion Label:

XL Mute/Maverick/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

33
- When You Love A Woman
  Journey
- 26
- 12
- 20
- - 26
  - 12
  - 20

Songwriter(s):

S.R.Perry, Jonathan Cain, N.Schon

Producer(s):

K.Shirley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

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Wannabe

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‘White Lotus’ Star Haley Lu Richardson Reveals What the Cast Sings During Karaoke Nights

Billboard Hot 100

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Wannabe

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Can't Nobody Hold Me Down

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Un-Break My Heart

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Foolish Games/You Were Meant For Me

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I Believe I Can Fly (From "Space Jam")

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In My Bed

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Don't Let Go (Love)

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Every Time I Close My Eyes

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Don't Cry For Me Argentina (From "Evita")

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Nobody

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I Believe In You And Me (From "The Preacher's Wife")

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Get It Together

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Cold Rock A Party

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Ooh Aah... Just A Little Bit

Songwriter(s):

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On & On

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Hard To Say I'm Sorry

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No Diggity

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Barely Breathing