These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1997.
These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1997.
| † | Indicates best-charting R&B single of 1997 [1] |
| Issue date | Song | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | "I Believe I Can Fly" | R. Kelly | [2] |
| January 11 | [3] | ||
| January 18 | [4] | ||
| January 25 | "Don't Let Go (Love)" | En Vogue | [5] |
| February 1 | "I Believe I Can Fly" | R. Kelly | [6] |
| February 8 | "On & On" | Erykah Badu | [7] |
| February 15 | [8] | ||
| February 22 | "In My Bed" † | Dru Hill | [9] |
| March 1 | [10] | ||
| March 8 | "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" | Puff Daddy featuring Mase | [11] |
| March 15 | [12] | ||
| March 22 | [13] | ||
| March 29 | [14] | ||
| April 5 | [15] | ||
| April 12 | [16] | ||
| April 19 | "In My Bed" † | Dru Hill | [17] |
| April 26 | "Hypnotize" | The Notorious B.I.G. | [18] |
| May 3 | [19] | ||
| May 10 | [20] | ||
| May 17 | "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." | Changing Faces | [21] |
| May 24 | [22] | ||
| May 31 | [23] | ||
| June 7 | [24] | ||
| June 14 | "I'll Be Missing You" | Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112 | [25] |
| June 21 | [26] | ||
| June 28 | [27] | ||
| July 5 | [28] | ||
| July 12 | [29] | ||
| July 19 | [30] | ||
| July 26 | [31] | ||
| August 2 | [32] | ||
| August 9 | "Never Make a Promise" | Dru Hill | [33] |
| August 16 | [34] | ||
| August 23 | [35] | ||
| August 30 | [36] | ||
| September 6 | "You Make Me Wanna..." | Usher | [37] |
| September 13 | [38] | ||
| September 20 | [39] | ||
| September 27 | [40] | ||
| October 4 | [41] | ||
| October 11 | [42] | ||
| October 18 | [43] | ||
| October 25 | [44] | ||
| November 1 | [45] | ||
| November 8 | [46] | ||
| November 15 | [47] | ||
| November 22 | "My Body" | LSG | [48] |
| November 29 | [49] | ||
| December 6 | [50] | ||
| December 13 | [51] | ||
| December 20 | [52] | ||
| December 27 | "A Song for Mama" | Boyz II Men | [53] |