Soul R&B Music Charts of 1997 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1997 With Free MP3 Download Links and Song Lyrics

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Below is a list of the best selling Soul R&B songs from 1997, sorted by the most popular or best selling first. Place mouse on

to see information about song. Click on song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available) and to add to playlist. Click on

to play song. . Click on label to list songs from that record label. Following on from the top 100 chart are listings of hundreds of other lesser-known Soul R&B songs from 1997, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1997 . . .

The following songs were released in 1997 but never made it into the Top 100 Chart.
Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts
of 1997 or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Songs are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)
#		Artist (click for discography and biography of artist)	Title (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.)	Year	Label
501	recordlabel: Jive 42447 chartposition: RandB #30, US #90 writtenby: Too $hort, Lil' Kim and Stuart Jordan	Too $hort & Lil Kim	Call Me	1997	Jive
502	recordlabel: Tommy Boy 785 chartposition: RandB #34, US #12, UK #3 writtenby: Dominic Aldridge, Coolio, H. Straughter and M. Straughter album: My Soul comments: [hip hop]	Coolio	C U When U Get There	1997	Tommy Boy
503	recordlabel: Columbia 488537 chartposition: RandB #27, US #16, UK #22, US AC #11, US dance #13 writtenby: Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff album: Butterfly comments: [slow jam]	Mariah Carey	Butterfly	1997	Columbia
504	recordlabel: Arista 3375 chartposition: RandB #4, US #16 writtenby: Lance Alexander, Arkeida Clowers, R.L. (as R.L. Huggar), Darren Lighty and Tony Tolbert album: Rated Next comments: [slow jam]	Next	Butta Love	1997	Arista
505	recordlabel: Crosstown 1021 chartposition: RandB #93 weeksinr&bchart: 2 comments: samples 'You Are My Sunshine' by Mtume	Mad Dog Clique	Bump'n In Your Trunk	1997	Crosstown
506	recordlabel: RocAFella 571592 chartposition: RandB #67, US #111 weeksinr&bchart: 8 album: Ghetto Cyrano comments: [slow jam]	Christion	Bring Back Your Love	1997	RocAFella
507	recordlabel: Gee Street 63881 27500 chartposition: RandB #76, UK #52 writtenby: Samuel Burwell, Tarik Collins, Jimmy Gray, Afrika Baby Bam, Hub, Mike Gee and Questlove album: Raw Deluxe	The Jungle Brothers	Brain	1997	Gee Street
508	recordlabel: Mercury chartposition: RandB #52	Tony! Toni! Tone!	Boys and Girls	1997	Mercury
509	recordlabel: Before Dawn 111 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Deanna Mincey and Sam Johnson album: Ruff Ride The Album comments: [hip hop]	Fraze	Bounce Baby Bounce	1997	Before Dawn
510	recordlabel: Crave 78604 chartposition: RandB #82 weeksinr&bchart: 4 comments: [hip hop] samples 'Hollywood Swinging' by Kool and The Gang	Prince Markie Dee	Bounce	1997	Crave
511	recordlabel: Epic 78007 chartposition: RandB #19, UK #1, US #42, US dance #10 writtenby: Michael Jackson and Teddy Riley album: Blood on the Dance Floor	Michael Jackson	Blood on the Dance Floor	1997	Epic
512	recordlabel: Street Life 78143 chartposition: RandB #76 album: Blazing Hot, Vol. 4 comments: [hip hop]	Nice & Smooth	Blazing Hot	1997	Street Life
513	recordlabel: PosK 80002 chartposition: RandB #92 writtenby: Teddy Riley, Darryl Gibson, Roger, Larry Troutman and Shirley Murdoch comments: [hip hop]	Positive K	Black Cinderella	1997	PosK
514	recordlabel: Fresh 57(UK) chartposition: UK #100 writtenby: Michael Jackson, Dave Morgan, Richard Philips and Vicky Aspinall	Linx	Billie Jean (Got Soul)	1997	Fresh (UK)
515	recordlabel: Miss Butch 2208 chartposition: RandB #50, US #87 weeksinr&bchart: 10 writtenby: Jimmy Lewis album: Help Yourself comments: [southern soul]	Peggy Scott-Adams	Bill	1997	Miss Butch
516	recordlabel: Universal 56039 chartposition: RandB #5, US #18 writtenby: Tony Dofat, Heavy D and Herbert Brown album: Waterbed Hev	Heavy D	Big Daddy	1997	Universal
517	recordlabel: Def Jam 571 441 chartposition: RandB #10, UK #12, US #53 writtenby: Foxy Brown (as Inga Marchand) and Jay Z (as Shawn Carter) album: Ill Na Na comments: [hip hop]	Foxy Brown	Big Bad Mamma	1997	Def Jam
518	recordlabel: Puff Daddy Records 21539447 chartposition: RandB #11, US #4, UK #20 writtenby: David Bowie, Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney, Andy Morris, Diddy, Ron Lawrence, Mase album: No Way Out comments: [rap]	Puff Daddy (P. Diddy)	Been Around the World	1997	Puff Daddy Records
519	recordlabel: Deff Trapp 9283 chartposition: RandB #65 weeksinr&bchart: 10 album: Stop the Gunfight	Trapp featuring 2Pac & The Notorious B.I.G.	Be the Realist	1997	Deff Trapp
520	recordlabel: Priority 53282 chartposition: RandB #23, US #37 weeksinr&bchart: 22 album: Based on a True Story comments: Mack 10 (as Dedrick Rolison)	Mack 10	Backyard Boogie	1997	Priority
521	recordlabel: Warner 8882 chartposition: RandB #88 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield and Rosemary Woods album: New World Order	Curtis Mayfield	Back to Living Again	1997	Warner
522	recordlabel: Interscope 95010 chartposition: RandB #77 album: Organized Bass	Kilo	Baby, Baby	1997	Interscope
523	recordlabel: Global Soul 34278 chartposition: RandB 34, US #76 writtenby: Joe Little III, Keith Sweat and Edwin album: Love You to Tears comments: [slow jam]	The O'Jays	Baby You Know	1997	Global Soul
524	recordlabel: One World 1(UK) chartposition: UK #56 writtenby: Rod Temperton album: Lovers Again comments: [love song]	Alexander O'Neal & Cherrelle	Baby Come To Me	1997	One World (UK)
525	recordlabel: Relativity 0519 chartposition: RandB #84 writtenby: Alonzo Jackson and Dru Down (as Darnel Robinson) album: Can You Feel Me	Dru Down featuring Bootsy Collins	Baby Bubba	1997	Relativity
526	recordlabel: Arista 13411 chartposition: RandB #28, US #35 weeksinr&bchart: 20	Refugee Camp All-Stars featuring Pras & Ky-Mani Marley	Avenues	1997	Arista
527	recordlabel: Tony Mercedes 24252 chartposition: RandB #37, US #59 writtenby: Roger Troutman and Billy Beck	Dana Harris	As We Lay	1997	Tony Mercedes
528	recordlabel: JTC 2325 chartposition: RandB #73 weeksinr&bchart: 7 album: Are U.Bout' It? comments: [slow jam]	Tina	Are U. Bout' It	1997	JTC
529	recordlabel: Kedar/Universal chartposition: RandB #30, UK #47 writtenby: Erykah Badu and Robert Bradford album: Live	Erykah Badu	Apple Tree (To Be Free)	1997	Kedar/Universal
530	recordlabel: First Avenue (UK) chartposition: UK #4 writtenby: Rhett Lawrence and Travon Potts album: The Greatest Hits	Eternal	Angel of Mine	1997	First Avenue (UK)
531	recordlabel: Work 2380 chartposition: RandB #84, US #78, UK #6, US dance #7 writtenby: Jay Kay (as Jason Kay) album: Travelling without Moving comments: [disco dance]	Jamiroquai	Alright	1997	Work
532	recordlabel: Big Beat 98000 chartposition: RandB #38, US #65 writtenby: R. Kelly album: All Day, All Night	Changing Faces ft. Jay-Z & R. Kelly	All of My Days	1997	Big Beat
533	recordlabel: Rap a Lot chartposition: RandB #51 weeksinr&bchart: 3 album: Still Serious comments: [hip hop] [RandB chart position is for RandB airplay charts]	Big Mike	All a Dream	1997	Rap a Lot
534	recordlabel: Razor Sharp chartposition: RandB #51, UK #11 weeksinr&bchart: 18 album: Ironman comments: [album cut]	Ghostface Killah featuring Mary J. Blige	All That I Got Is You	1997	Razor Sharp
535	recordlabel: Work 78506 chartposition: RandB #57 weeksinr&bchart: 6 writtenby: Carl So Lowe and Jermaine Dupri album: Miracle	Puff Johnson	All Over Your Face	1997	Work
536	recordlabel: Biv Ten chartposition: RandB #33, US #35 writtenby: Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, Fonce Mizell, Charles Farrar and Troy Taylor album: No Doubt mpcode: n1P-Noi4HsA	702	All I Want	1997	Biv Ten
537	recordlabel: Crave 78678 chartposition: RandB #9, US #4 writtenby: Full Force album: Allure comments: [slow jam]	Allure	All Cried Out	1997	Crave
538	recordlabel: Mercury 314 536 350 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Rex Rideout, Will Downing and Ronnie Garrett album: Invitation Only	Will Downing	All About You	1997	Mercury
539	recordlabel: Intersound 9286 chartposition: RandB #58 album: Live... And Kickin'	George Clinton with the Dazz Band	Ain't Nuthin' But a Jam Y'all	1997	Intersound
540	recordlabel: MCA 55294 chartposition: RandB #92 weeksinr&bchart: 3 album: The House That I Built comments: [southern soul ballad]	Charisse Arrington	Ain't No Way	1997	MCA
541	recordlabel: Northwestside 47484 chartposition: UK #31 writtenby: Jay Z , Foxy Brown, Jaz O, Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter, Tyrone Thomas and August Moon album: Reasonable Doubt	Jay-Z	Ain't No Playa	1997	Northwestside
542	recordlabel: Jive/No Limit 01241424921 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Mystikal and Silkk the Shocker album: Unpredictable	Mystikal	Ain't No Limit	1997	Jive/No Limit
543	recordlabel: LaFace 24253 chartposition: RandB #19, US #51 weeksinr&bchart: 20 writtenby: Tricky Stewart, Sean Hall, Tab, P.L. Stewart and Sam Salter album: It's on Tonight comments: [slow jam]	Sam Salter	After 12, Before 6	1997	LaFace
544	recordlabel: Motown 422860744 chartposition: RandB #1, US #7, UK #34 writtenby: Babyface album: Evolution comments: [slow jam]	Boyz II Men	A Song for Mama	1997	Motown
545	recordlabel: Elektra 64146 chartposition: US #84, US AC #8, R&B #106 writtenby: Diane Warren album: A Smile Like Yours: Songs from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Natalie Cole	A Smile Like Yours	1997	Elektra
546	recordlabel: Jive 42474 chartposition: RandB #70, US #114 weeksinr&bchart: 8 writtenby: KRS One, Rodney Lemay album: I Got Next comments: [hip hop]	KRS-One	A Friend	1997	Jive
547	recordlabel: Island 76702 chartposition: RandB #7, UK #22 writtenby: Rick Cousins, Tamar Ruffin, Warryn Campbell, SisqÃƒÂ³ and Redman album: Dru Hill	Dru Hill	5 Steps -- Whatever You Want	1997	Island
548	recordlabel: MJJ Music 78496 chartposition: RandB #6, US #39, UK #12, US dance #38 writtenby: Gerald Baillergeau, Nichole Gilbert and Victor Merritt album: Still Climbing comments: [slow jam]	Brownstone	5 Miles to Empty	1997	MJJ Music
549	recordlabel: Blackground 8058 chartposition: RandB #12, UK #24 writtenby: Missy Elliott and Timbaland (as Tim Mosley) album: One in a Million comments: [slow jam]	Aaliyah	4-Page Letter	1997	Blackground
550	recordlabel: Def Jam 568321 chartposition: RandB #24, US #75 writtenby: LL Cool J, Method Man, Redman, Canibus and DMX album: Phenomenon	LL COOL J Featuring Method Man, Redman, DMX, Canibus & Master P	4, 3, 2, 1	1997	Def Jam
551	recordlabel: Motown 422860714 chartposition: RandB #2, US #1, UK #10, US AC #30 writtenby: Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) and Terry Lewis album: Evolution comments: [slow jam]	Boyz II Men	4 Seasons of Loneliness	1997	Motown
552	recordlabel: Tommy Boy 779 chartposition: UK #52 writtenby: Posdnuos, David Jolicoeur, Maseo, G. Scott, N. Hall, M. Small, E. Matthew and D. Payne album: Stakes Is High	De La Soul	4 More	1997	Tommy Boy
553	recordlabel: Wrap 414 chartposition: RandB #70 album: 2 Much Booty (In Da Pants) comments: [hip hop]	Soundmaster T	2 Much Booty (In Da Pants)	1997	Wrap
554	recordlabel: Interscope 6260 chartposition: UK #18 writtenby: John Lennon and Paul McCartney album: Another Level	BLACKstreet	(Money Can't) Buy Me Love	1997	Interscope
555	recordlabel: EastWest 64161 chartposition: RandB #32, US #68 writtenby: Taresha Hudson, Makeba Fields, Leslie Callaway, DJ Quik, George Archie Jr. and Robert Bacon album: Welcome to Fantasy Island	Adina Howard	(Freak) and U Know It	1997	EastWest

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