The World Chart Airplay is based on the weekly Top 40 lists presented by The World Chart Show, that was a highly influential program broadcasted in over 120 countries around the world, making it one of the most widely listenedto radio shows of its time.

As the yearend chart represented a global audience, it provided a fascinating insight into the collective musical tastes and trends that shaped the international music landscape in 1997.

10,000 Maniacs More Than This
3T feat. MICHAEL JACKSON I need you
Aerosmith Falling In LoveHole In My SoulPink
Alanis Morissette Head Over Feet
Alexia Uh La La La
AMBER This is your night
Amy Grant Takes A Little Time
Aqua Barbie Girl
AzYet Hard To Say I'm Sorry
BABY BIRD You’re gorgeous
Babyface Every Time I Close My EyesHow Come, How Long
Backstreet Boys As Long As You Love MeEverybodyQuit playing games (with my heart)
Barbra Streisand & Bryan Adams I Finally Found Someone
Barbra Streisand & Celine Dion Tell Him
Bee Gees Alone
Bellini Samba Di Janeiro
BLACKstreet Don’t Leave MeNo diggity
BLUR Beetle bum
Boyz II Men 4 Seasons Of Loneliness
Boyzone Picture Of YouWordsBack To You18 ‘til I die Star
BUSH Swallowed
Céline Dion All By MyselfIt’s all coming back to me now
Chumbawamba Tubthumping
Coolio C U When Get There
Daft Punk Around The World
DAVID BOWIE Little wonder
DEPECHE MODE Barrel of a gunIt’s No Good
Diana King I Say A Little Prayer
Donna Lewis I Love You Always Forever
DUNCAN SHEIK Barely breathing
Elton John Candle In The Wind 1997Something About The Way You Look Tonight
En Vogue Don’t Let Go (Love)Whatever
Eros Ramazzotti Quanto Amore Sei
Eternal Angel Of MineDon’t you love meI Wanna Be The Only One
Fool's Garden Why Did She Go
FUGEES No woman no cryReady or not
Gala Freed From Desire
Garbage Milk
Gary Barlow Love Won't WaitOpen RoadSo Help Me Girl
GEORGE MICHAEL OlderSpinning The WheelStar people
Hanson I Will Come To YouMmmbopWhere’s The Love
INXS Elegantly Wasted
Jamiroquai AlrightCosmic girlVirtual Insanity
Janet Jackson Together AgainGot 'Til It's Gone
Jewel Foolish GamesYou Were Meant For Me
Jimmy Ray Are You Jimmy Ray
Joe Cocker Could You Be Loved
Jon Bon Jovi Janie Don't You Take Your Love To TownMidnight In Chelsea
Journey When You Love A Woman
LeAnn Rimes How Do I Live
Lisa Stansfield Never Never Gonna Give You UpThe Real Thing
Lutricia McNeal Ain't That Just The Way
M People Just For You
Madonna Don’t Cry For Me ArgentinaYou must love me
Mariah Carey ButterflyHoney
Mark Morrison Return Of The Mack
MARK OWEN Clementine
Matchbox 20 Push
Meredith Brooks Bitch
Michael Jackson Blood On The Dance FloorHIStoryStranger in Moscow
Monica For You I Will
No Doubt Don’t Speak
No Mercy Kiss You All OverPlease Don’t GoWhen I DieWhere Do You Go
Ntrance Feat. Rod Stewart Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?
Oasis Don't Go AwayD'You Know What I MeanStand By Me
Olive You're Not Alone
OMC How bizarre
Paul McCartney Young Boy
Paula Cole Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?
PET SHOP BOYS A red letter daySeA vida E
Peter Andre All About UsNaturally
Phil Collins Dance Into The LightIt’s in your eyesWear My Hat
Puff Daddy I'll Be Missing You
R. Kelly Gotham CityI Believe I Can Fly
Red Hot Chili Peppers Love Rollercoaster
REPUBLICA Ready to go
Ricky Martin María
ROBBIE WILLIAMS Old before I die
Robert Miles One & One
Robyn Do You KnowShow Me Love
Rod Stewart If We Fall In Love Tonight
Savage Garden I Want YouTo The Moon And BackTruly Madly Deeply
Seal Fly Like An Eagle
Shawn Colvin Sunny Came Home
Sheryl Crow Tomorrow Never DiesA Change Would Do You GoodEveryday Is A Winding RoadIf It Makes You Happy
Shola Ama You Might Need Somebody
Simply Red Feat. Wyclef Jean Angel
Sister Hazel All For You
Smash Mouth Walkin' On The Sun
SPICE GIRLS 2 Become 1MamaSay You’ll Be ThereSpice Up Your LifeToo MuchWannabeWho Do You Think You Are
STING I’m so happy, I can’t stop cryin’
Sugar Ray Fly
Texas Black Eyed BoyHaloSay What You Want
The Brand New Heavis SometimesYou've Got A Friend
The Cardigans Lovefool
THE CRANBERRIES When you’re gone
The Lighthouse Family Raincloud
The Notorious B.I.G. Feat. Puff Daddy & Ma$$e Mo Money, Mo Problems
The Rolling Stones Anybody Seen My Baby?
The Verve Bitter Sweet Symphony
The Wallflowers One HeadlightThe Difference
Third Eye Blind SemiCharmed Life
Toni Braxton I Don’t Want ToUnBreak My HeartHow Could An Angel Break My Heart
U2 Discothèque Last Night On EarthPleaseStaring At The Sun
Ultra Nate Free
Usher You Make Me Wanna…
WARREN G I shot the sheriffWhat’s Love Got To Do With It
Wes Alane
Wet Wet Wet If I Never See You AgainStrange
White Town Your Woman
Whitney Houston Step By StepI believe in you and me
Will Smith Men In Black