November of 1997 was a season heavy with anticipation and emotion. Titanic was about to hit theaters, AOL was dialing us into a new kind of connection, and fashion screamed with chokers, crop tops, and shiny fabrics. On the charts, genres collided in every direction: Sister Hazel’s acoustic devotion, Spice Girls throwing a technicolor party, Third Eye Blind hiding grit inside a pop melody, and Missy Elliott rewriting the rules with beats from another planet. Boyz II Men brought the harmonies, Usher carved out his lane, and Elton John closed the month with one of the most poignant number ones in history.

This countdown isn’t just about the rankings—it’s about a moment when the radio dial mirrored the culture’s chaos and beauty in equal measure. Plug in, lean back, and rewind to the week of November 22, 1997.

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