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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 1997.
Released albums
Highest-charting singles
| Title | Artist | Peak position |
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| "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" | P. Diddy feat. Mase | 1 |
| "I'll Be Missing You" | P. Diddy feat. Faith Evans & 112 | 1 |
| "Hypnotize" | The Notorious B.I.G. | 1 |
| "Mo Money Mo Problems" | The Notorious B.I.G. | 1 |
| "It's All About the Benjamins" | P. Diddy feat. Lil' Kim, The Lox & The Notorious B.I.G. | 2 |
| "Look into My Eyes" | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony | 4 |
| "Feel So Good" | Mase | 5 |
| "Dangerous" | Busta Rhymes | 9 |
| "C U When U Get There" | Coolio feat. 40 Thevz | 12 |
| "Smile" | Scarface feat. 2Pac & Johnny P. | 12 |
| "Ghetto Love" | Da Brat ft. T-Boz | 12 |
| "I Shot The Sheriff" | Warren G | 20 |
| "I Miss My Homies" | Master P ft. Fiend, Mystikal, The Shocker, O'Dell, Sons of Funk, Mo B. Dick, Pimp C & Mercedes | 25 |
| "Sky's the Limit" | The Notorious B.I.G ft. 112 | 26 |
| "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" | Busta Rhymes | 27 |
| "If I Could Teach the World" | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony | 27 |
| "Smokin' Me Out" | Warren G ft. Ronald Isley | 35 |
| "Backyard Boogie" | Mack 10 | 38 |
Highest first-week sales
| Number | Album | Artist | 1st-week sales | 1st-week position | Genre |
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| 1 | Life After Death | The Notorious BIG | 690,000 | 1 | East Coast Hip Hop |
| 2 | Wu-Tang Forever | Wu-Tang Clan | 612,000 | 1 | East Coast Hip Hop |
| 3 | No Way Out | P.Diddy | 561,000 | 1 | East Coast Hip Hop |
| 4 | R U Still Down? (Remember Me) | 2Pac | 549,000 | 2 | West Coast Hip Hop |
| 5 | The Art Of War | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | 394,000 | 1 | Midwest Hip Hop |
| 6 | Harlem World | Mase | 270,000 | 1 | East Coast Hip Hop |
| 7 | Ghetto D | Master P | 260,000 | 1 | Southern Hip Hop |
See also
- Last article: 1996 in hip hop music
- Next article: 1998 in hip hop music
References
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