In week 43 of 1997, Candle In The Wind by Elton John was at number 1, by then five weeks on the chart. The highest new entry was Spice Up Your Life by Spice Girls, straight in at 3, one of the six new entries that week. The biggest climber was Nobody's Wife by Anouk, from 31 to 19.
- 1Candle In The Wind1unchanged1peak5weeks
- 2Alane32last week 32peak7weeks
- 3NewSpice Up Your Life3peak1week
- 4Barbie Girl24last week 21peak7weeks
- 5As Long as You Love Me75last week 75peak3weeks
- 6'k Heb Je Lief116last week 116peak3weeks
- 7Got 'Til It's Gone67last week 66peak4weeks
- 8Another Day58last week 54peak9weeks
- 9In Nije Dei49last week 42peak10weeks
- 10Stay1910last week 1910peak2weeks
- 11Please1611last week 1611peak3weeks
- 12Tubthumping1312last week 1312peak4weeks
- 13Leven Na De Dood813last week 81peak14weeks
- 14Because It's Love14unchanged6peak6weeks
- 154 Seasons Of Loneliness915last week 99peak6weeks
- 16V.V.T. - Voltooid Verleden Tijd2016last week 2016peak3weeks
- 17Avenues1017last week 1010peak5weeks
- 18Butterfly Kisses1518last week 1515peak4weeks
- 19Nobody's Wife3119last week 3119peak2weeks
- 20Nobody2420last week 2420peak3weeks
- 21I'll Be Missing YouDiddy and others1721last week 171peak18weeks
- 22Anybody Seen My Baby?1222last week 1212peak4weeks
- 23Crush On You1823last week 1818peak4weeks
- 24NewIn My Mind24peak1week
- 25NewSunchyme25peak1week
- 26Sex On The Beach2126last week 213peak15weeks
- 27Fix2627last week 269peak9weeks
- 28Mo Money Mo Problems (feat. Puff Daddy & Mase)2328last week 232peak11weeks
- 29Beautiful People3729last week 3729peak2weeks
- 30Single Minded People3830last week 3830peak2weeks
- 31Wereld Zonder Jou2731last week 273peak18weeks
- 32Men In Black2532last week 252peak13weeks
- 33Wedding Bells2233last week 226peak7weeks
- 34NewAngel of Mine34peak1week
- 35NewBig Bad Mama35peak1week
- 36He's My Favourite DJ!36unchanged36peak2weeks
- 37NewGuantanamera37peak1week
- 38The Rain - Supa Dupa Fly3038last week 3027peak4weeks
- 39Honey3239last week 328peak8weeks
- 40Stand By Me3940last week 3939peak2weeks
Source: top40.nl
Keep exploring
If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.
Frequently asked questions
What was number 1 in week 43 of 1997?
Candle In The Wind by Elton John, on the chart for five weeks by then.
Which records were new entries?
Six records: Spice Up Your Life by Spice Girls at 3, In My Mind by Antiloop at 24, Sunchyme by Dario G at 25, Angel of Mine by Eternal at 34, Big Bad Mama by Foxy Brown and Dru Hill at 35 and one others.
What was the biggest climber?
Nobody's Wife by Anouk, from 31 to 19 (12 places).
How do you play this week?
With Play the week at the top, from 1 to 40 or counting down from 40 to 1; the choice is remembered. A record without a Spotify button is not on Spotify and is skipped. The music plays in the player at the bottom and keeps going while you browse on, after one-time consent for Spotify.