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The Year in Music

1997

The songs, the screens, the headlines

Something About the Way You Look Tonight by Elton John, Anne Dudley & Orchestra — cover art

1997 in music: “Something About the Way You Look Tonight” by Elton John, Anne Dudley & Orchestra topped the year-end chart; Toni Braxton owned the airwaves.

The sound of 1997

Something About the Way You Look Tonight by Elton John, Anne Dudley & Orchestra — cover art
Something About the Way You Look Tonight
Elton John, Anne Dudley & Orchestra
1997
I'll Be Missing You (feat. Faith Evans, 112) by Puff Daddy & Faith Evans — cover art
I'll Be Missing You (feat. Faith Evans, 112)
Puff Daddy & Faith Evans
1997
Un-Break My Heart by Toni Braxton — cover art
Un-Break My Heart
Toni Braxton
1996
Can't Nobody Hold Me Down (feat. Mase) by Puff Daddy — cover art
Can't Nobody Hold Me Down (feat. Mase)
Puff Daddy
1997
I Believe I Can Fly by R. Kelly — cover art
I Believe I Can Fly
R. Kelly
1997
Don't Let Go (Love) by En Vogue — cover art
Don't Let Go (Love)
En Vogue
1996
Return of the Mack by Mark Morrison — cover art
Return of the Mack
Mark Morrison
1997
How Do I Live by LeAnn Rimes — cover art
How Do I Live
LeAnn Rimes
1997
Wannabe by Spice Girls — cover art
Wannabe
Spice Girls
1997
Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) by Backstreet Boys — cover art
Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)
Backstreet Boys
1997
MMMBop by Hanson — cover art
MMMBop
Hanson
1997
For You I Will by Monica — cover art
For You I Will
Monica
1997

At the movies

  • Titanic
  • Men in Black
  • Good Will Hunting

On TV

  • South Park premieres
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • Daria

Headlines

  • DVD players hit US stores
  • Tamagotchi craze
  • Hong Kong returns to China

🛍️ Bring the 90s home

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