50 Reasons Why 1997 is the Best Year in Music Ever


People are always making grandiose statements about music, like this person is bigger than The Beatles or so and so is the best artist ever. I'm here to make one too but in my case it's true ... 1997 was the best year in music ever. I even had proof to back it up! 50 reasons why 1997 was the best year in music ever in fact. So many amazing songs and albums were released that year it was ridiculousness.

There were even more than made my list too. I tried to stick to one song per artist. If I didn't the list would be a quarter Backstreet Boys and Spice Girls songs because 1997 was their year let's be honest. Some of these songs I'll be honest are favorites and I didn't even realize that they were released in 1997 either, just goes to show you how amazing 1997 music is. What's your favorite song from 1997?


1. Aqua - Barbie Girl


2. Hanson - MMMBop



3. No Doubt - Don't Speak


4. Elton John - Candle In The Wind


5. Spice Girls - Wannabe


6. Daft Punk - Around the World


7. Meredith Brooks - Bitch


8. Rammstein - Du Hast


9. The Jock Jam Megamix - ESPN Presents The Jock Jam


10. Jewel - Foolish Games


11. Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart


12. R. Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly


13. Robyn Carlsson - Show Me Love


14. LeAnn Rimes - How Do I Live


15. Backstreet Boys - Quit Playing Games


16. Usher - You Make Me Wanna...


17. Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life


18. Paula Cole-Where have all the cowboys gone


19. The Notorious B.I.G. - Mo Money Mo Problems


20. Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply


21. Mariah Carey - Honey


22. Freak Nasty - Da' Dip


23. The Verve Pipe - The Freshmen


24. Sister Hazel - All For You


25. Madonna - Don't Cry For Me Argentina


26. Puff Daddy/Faith Evans/112 - I'll Be Missing You


27. The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony


28. Chumbawamba - Tubthumping


29. Blur - Song 2


30. Janet Jackson - Together Again


31. Smash Mouth - Walkin' On The Sun


32. The Offspring - Gone Away


33. Five - When the Lights Go Out


35. Foo Fighters - My Hero


36. Everclear - I Will Buy You A New Life


37. Shania Twain - Man! I Feel Like A Woman


38. Fly - Sugar Ray


39. Marcy Playground - Sex And Candy


40. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Impression That I Get


41. Cherry Poppin' Daddies - Zoot Suit Riot


42. Shawn Colvin - Sunny Came Home


43. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta


44. Tonic - If You Could Only See


45. Jars Of Clay - Crazy Times


46. Green Day - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)


47. Will Smith - Miami


48. The Crystal Method - Busy Child


49. White Town - Your Woman


50. blink-182 - Dammit


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