Top 100 Songs Of 1997

Hanson’s "MMMBop" and the Backstreet Boys' US debut with "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" signaled the arrival of a new era of pop dominance.

The best 1997 lists avoid the obvious top 40. They include Fiona Apple’s seething “Criminal,” Missy Elliott’s genre-bending “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly),” and Björk’s glacial “Jóga.” They recognize the quiet power of Elliott Smith’s “Angeles” and the punk energy of The Offspring’s “Gone Away.” A great playlist balances radio monsters (Elton John’s “Candle in the Wind 1997,” tragically unavoidable) with deeper cuts like Portishead’s “All Mine” or Prodigy’s “Smack My Bitch Up.” top 100 songs of 1997

Here’s a proper, critical review of a hypothetical “Top 100 Songs of 1997” playlist or compilation: Hanson’s "MMMBop" and the Backstreet Boys' US debut