1997

100 songs. Re-ranked by streams.

King Hit

Big then, still big now.

BIG THEN, STILL BIG NOW · WAS #8 ON ARIA

Don't Speak

No Doubt

Listen

Streams

1.06B

1,057,558,890

ARIA rank

Stream rank

Movement

+3 ranks

↑ Sleepers

The chart missed them.

1
The Beautiful People
Marilyn Manson
510,745,537 streams · ARIA #89 → STREAM #16
↑ 73Listen →
2
Bitter Sweet Symphony
The Verve
1,592,213,270 streams · ARIA #62 → STREAM #1
↑ 61Listen →
3
Wannabe
Spice Girls
1,467,820,650 streams · ARIA #61 → STREAM #2
↑ 59Listen →
4
No Diggity
Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre
1,059,860,877 streams · ARIA #63 → STREAM #4
↑ 59Listen →
5
Insomnia
Faithless
247,003,086 streams · ARIA #87 → STREAM #26
↑ 61Listen →
6
If You Could Only See
Tonic
241,075,697 streams · ARIA #88 → STREAM #27
↑ 61Listen →
7
Together Again
Janet Jackson
188,279,998 streams · ARIA #96 → STREAM #34
↑ 62Listen →
8
Around the World
Daft Punk
511,203,113 streams · ARIA #70 → STREAM #15
↑ 55Listen →
9
Gone Away
The Offspring
216,520,475 streams · ARIA #86 → STREAM #29
↑ 57Listen →
10
Semi-Charmed Life
Third Eye Blind
752,578,847 streams · ARIA #59 → STREAM #10
↑ 49Listen →

↓ Faders

They owned the moment.

1
Break My Stride
Unique II
3,654,280 streams · ARIA #10 → STREAM #90
↓ 80Listen →
2
Where's the Love
Hanson
12,840,417 streams · ARIA #13 → STREAM #77
↓ 64Listen →
3
Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?
N-Trance feat. Rod Stewart
20,698,705 streams · ARIA #11 → STREAM #71
↓ 60Listen →
4
Something About the Way You Look Tonight
Elton John
63,412,681 streams · ARIA #1 → STREAM #53
↓ 52Listen →
5
One More Time
Real McCoy
3,564,509 streams · ARIA #29 → STREAM #91
↓ 62Listen →
6
When Doves Cry
Quindon Tarver
1,268,119 streams · ARIA #38 → STREAM #99
↓ 61Listen →
7
I Will Come to You
Hanson
26,308,624 streams · ARIA #15 → STREAM #65
↓ 50Listen →
8
Every Time You Cry
John Farnham & Human Nature
10,186,706 streams · ARIA #28 → STREAM #80
↓ 52Listen →
9
How Come, How Long
Babyface feat. Stevie Wonder
15,928,991 streams · ARIA #27 → STREAM #75
↓ 48Listen →
10
Sexy Eyes
Whigfield
26,912,240 streams · ARIA #19 → STREAM #64
↓ 45Listen →

All 100 Songs

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	Song / Artist				Category	Spotify
1	Bitter Sweet Symphony The Verve	62	1,592,213,270	↑ 61	Sleeper	Listen →
2	Wannabe Spice Girls	61	1,467,820,650	↑ 59	Sleeper	Listen →
3	Song 2 Blur	42	1,256,479,800	↑ 39	Sleeper	Listen →
4	No Diggity Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre	63	1,059,860,877	↑ 59	Sleeper	Listen →
5	Don't Speak No Doubt	8	1,057,558,890	↑ 3	King Hit	Listen →
6	Lovefool The Cardigans	52	1,020,738,110	↑ 46	Sleeper	Listen →
7	Everybody (Backstreet's Back) Backstreet Boys	26	826,126,876	↑ 19	Sleeper	Listen →
8	I'll Be Missing You Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112	4	801,048,259	↓ 4	Fader	Listen →
9	As Long as You Love Me Backstreet Boys	40	770,161,489	↑ 31	Sleeper	Listen →
10	Semi-Charmed Life Third Eye Blind	59	752,578,847	↑ 49	Sleeper	Listen →
11	Barbie Girl Aqua	2	737,625,614	↓ 9	Fader	Listen →
12	Truly Madly Deeply Savage Garden	7	704,756,649	↓ 5	Fader	Listen →
13	Mo Money Mo Problems The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Puff Daddy & Mase	51	633,076,604	↑ 38	Sleeper	Listen →
14	Pony Ginuwine	22	620,794,689	↑ 8	Sleeper	Listen →
15	Around the World Daft Punk	70	511,203,113	↑ 55	Sleeper	Listen →
16	The Beautiful People Marilyn Manson	89	510,745,537	↑ 73	Sleeper	Listen →
17	Push Matchbox Twenty	33	473,234,883	↑ 16	Sleeper	Listen →
18	Coco Jamboo Mr. President	24	442,717,736	↑ 6	Sleeper	Listen →
19	One Headlight The Wallflowers	60	438,081,038	↑ 41	Sleeper	Listen →
20	Un-Break My Heart Toni Braxton	34	389,876,140	↑ 14	Sleeper	Listen →
21	Tubthumping Chumbawamba	3	316,350,270	↓ 18	Fader	Listen →
22	Bitch Meredith Brooks	16	312,065,389	↓ 6	Fader	Listen →
23	MMMBop Hanson	5	258,061,998	↓ 18	Fader	Listen →
24	Walkin' on the Sun Smash Mouth	64	257,743,221	↑ 40	Sleeper	Listen →
25	Your Woman White Town	35	253,293,514	↑ 10	Sleeper	Listen →
26	Insomnia Faithless	87	247,003,086	↑ 61	Sleeper	Listen →
27	If You Could Only See Tonic	88	241,075,697	↑ 61	Sleeper	Listen →
28	Breathe The Prodigy	9	231,249,826	↓ 19	Fader	Listen →
29	Gone Away The Offspring	86	216,520,475	↑ 57	Sleeper	Listen →
30	Twisted Keith Sweat	43	211,484,968	↑ 13	Sleeper	Listen →
31	Men in Black Will Smith	6	208,840,279	↓ 25	Fader	Listen →
32	Say You'll Be There Spice Girls	45	200,609,442	↑ 13	Sleeper	Listen →
33	2 Become 1 Spice Girls	32	199,137,012	↓ 1	Fader	Listen →
34	Together Again Janet Jackson	96	188,279,998	↑ 62	Sleeper	Listen →
35	Spice Up Your Life Spice Girls	36	185,862,219	↑ 1	Sleeper	Listen →
36	Where Do You Go No Mercy	82	161,683,765	↑ 46	Sleeper	Listen →
37	To the Moon and Back Savage Garden	17	155,324,737	↓ 20	Fader	Listen →
38	Don't Let Go (Love) En Vogue	18	151,876,520	↓ 20	Fader	Listen →
39	Secret Garden Bruce Springsteen	66	151,549,366	↑ 27	Sleeper	Listen →
40	You Were Meant for Me Jewel	25	150,952,088	↓ 15	Fader	Listen →
41	The Memory Remains Metallica	73	142,316,590	↑ 32	Sleeper	Listen →
42	Doctor Jones Aqua	14	139,151,626	↓ 28	Fader	Listen →
43	I Finally Found Someone Barbra Streisand & Bryan Adams	21	136,304,385	↓ 22	Fader	Listen →
44	Got 'til it's Gone Janet Jackson feat. Q-Tip and Joni Mitchell	74	132,468,228	↑ 30	Sleeper	Listen →
45	Runnin' 2Pac & The Notorious B.I.G.	93	131,490,469	↑ 48	Sleeper	Listen →
46	Honey Mariah Carey	50	113,496,543	↑ 4	Sleeper	Listen →
47	Blood on the Dance Floor Michael Jackson	76	110,279,860	↑ 29	Sleeper	Listen →
48	Fire Water Burn Bloodhound Gang	75	84,772,660	↑ 27	Sleeper	Listen →
49	Sunday Morning No Doubt	84	79,564,636	↑ 35	Sleeper	Listen →
50	Foolish Games Jewel	47	67,955,931	↓ 3	Fader	Listen →
51	Tell Him Barbra Streisand & Celine Dion	46	65,868,138	↓ 5	Fader	Listen →
52	Alone Bee Gees	39	64,647,064	↓ 13	Fader	Listen →
53	Something About the Way You Look Tonight Elton John	1	63,412,681	↓ 52	Fader	Listen →
54	Freak Silverchair	20	61,592,224	↓ 34	Fader	Listen →
55	How Do I Live Trisha Yearwood	12	50,590,110	↓ 43	Fader	Listen →
56	Mama Spice Girls	95	50,453,374	↑ 39	Sleeper	Listen →
57	Remember Me Blue Boy	71	50,397,134	↑ 14	Sleeper	Listen →
58	Ashes to Ashes Faith No More	79	49,717,299	↑ 21	Sleeper	Listen →
59	4 Seasons of Loneliness Boyz II Men	91	44,653,079	↑ 32	Sleeper	Listen →
60	Don't Cry for Me Argentina Madonna	56	37,722,442	↓ 4	Fader	Listen →
61	C U When U Get There Coolio feat. 40 Thevz	53	36,235,766	↓ 8	Fader	Listen →
62	Step By Step Whitney Houston	67	31,345,539	↑ 5	Sleeper	Listen →
63	Hard to Say I'm Sorry Az Yet feat. Peter Cetera	31	29,300,235	↓ 32	Fader	Listen →
64	Sexy Eyes Whigfield	19	26,912,240	↓ 45	Fader	Listen →
65	I Will Come to You Hanson	15	26,308,624	↓ 50	Fader	Listen →
66	Calypso Spiderbait	98	25,353,665	↑ 32	Sleeper	Listen →
67	C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) Quad City DJ's	100	25,243,425	↑ 33	Sleeper	Listen →
68	Last Night Az Yet	23	24,876,984	↓ 45	Fader	Listen →
69	I Say a Little Prayer Diana King	37	24,218,975	↓ 32	Fader	Listen →
70	What's Love Got to Do With It Warren G feat. Adina Howard	44	24,006,407	↓ 26	Fader	Listen →
71	Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? N-Trance feat. Rod Stewart	11	20,698,705	↓ 60	Fader	Listen →
72	Break Me Shake Me Savage Garden	55	20,485,947	↓ 17	Fader	Listen →
73	(If You're Not in it for Love) I'm Outta Here! Shania Twain	48	20,315,112	↓ 25	Fader	Listen →
74	Discotheque U2	97	16,194,180	↑ 23	Sleeper	Listen →
75	How Come, How Long Babyface feat. Stevie Wonder	27	15,928,991	↓ 48	Fader	Listen →
76	When I Die No Mercy	30	13,546,803	↓ 46	Fader	Listen →
77	Where's the Love Hanson	13	12,840,417	↓ 64	Fader	Listen →
78	Abuse Me Silverchair	72	11,865,865	↓ 6	Fader	Listen →
79	Even When I'm Sleeping Leonardo's Bride	54	10,476,231	↓ 25	Fader	Listen →
80	Every Time You Cry John Farnham & Human Nature	28	10,186,706	↓ 52	Fader	Listen →
81	Cemetery Silverchair	77	7,700,042	↓ 4	Fader	Listen →
82	Nightmare Brainbug	92	6,382,765	↑ 10	Sleeper	Listen →
83	I Need You 3T	69	5,889,656	↓ 14	Fader	Listen →
84	The End is the Beginning is the End The Smashing Pumpkins	90	5,856,746	↑ 6	Sleeper	Listen →
85	Love Rollercoaster Red Hot Chili Peppers	83	5,513,096	↓ 2	Fader	Listen →
86	Macarena Christmas Los Del Rio	81	5,422,515	↓ 5	Fader	Listen →
87	I Am, I Feel Alisha's Attic	80	5,305,341	↓ 7	Fader	Listen →
88	I Shot the Sheriff Warren G	58	5,302,282	↓ 30	Fader	Listen →
89	Burn Tina Arena	41	4,356,386	↓ 48	Fader	Listen →
90	Break My Stride Unique II	10	3,654,280	↓ 80	Fader	Listen →
91	One More Time Real McCoy	29	3,564,509	↓ 62	Fader	Listen →
92	Young Hearts Run Free Kym Mazelle	68	3,322,339	↓ 24	Fader	Listen →
93	Hey Jupiter Tori Amos	65	3,063,413	↓ 28	Fader	Listen →
94	All I Wanna Do Dannii	78	2,306,548	↓ 16	Fader	Listen →
95	Forever Damage	99	1,740,270	↑ 4	Sleeper	Listen →
96	Gimme Gimme Whigfield	85	1,471,639	↓ 11	Fader	Listen →
97	You Sexy Thing T.Shirt	49	1,387,983	↓ 48	Fader	Listen →
98	Don't Say Goodbye Human Nature	57	1,309,422	↓ 41	Fader	Listen →
99	When Doves Cry Quindon Tarver	38	1,268,119	↓ 61	Fader	Listen →
100	Wishes Human Nature	94	1,258,731	↓ 6	Fader	Listen →

Chart data: ARIA Top 100, 1990–2000. Stream counts sourced from Spotify. Rankings calculated within each year.

*This project and the data within has been developed with a bit of curiosity and a lot of Claude and Lovable. Don't rely on it for anything more than nostalgia and arguments with your mates about which songs were overrated/underrated.