Billboard Year-end Hot 100 Singles Of 1997 | Top 10 ORIGINAL |

They don't make years like this anymore. And they definitely don't make top 10 lists this weird.

(Note: The rest of the top 20 includes Hanson's "MMMbop" at #12, The Cardigans' "Lovefool" at #15, and Chumbawamba's "Tubthumping" at #18.) billboard year-end hot 100 singles of 1997

Puff was the undisputed producer of the year. Sampling Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five’s "The Message" and blending it with a house beat, this track launched the career of Mase and introduced the "shiny suit" era of hip-hop—where luxury, not street politics, became the subject. They don't make years like this anymore

The other massive tribute song of the year. Sampling The Police’s “Every Breath You Take,” this was Puff’s eulogy for his friend The Notorious B.I.G. It was a haunting, pop-friendly rap elegy that proved hip-hop could dominate the Hot 100 for weeks on end. Sampling Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five’s "The