Nostalgia Chart - 1997 Statistics

SINGLES

HIGHEST NEW ENTRIES

2--Jam---------------------Modern World
----Donna Summer-----Winter Melody

3--Rod Stewart----------Maggie May

4--Rolling Stones------I Wanna Be Your Man
----Gary Glitter----------I'm The Leader Of The Gang

5--Police------------------So Lonely

6--Rod Stewart----------It's All Over Now
----Rod Stewart----------Gasoline Alley
----Meat Loaf------------Paradise By The Dashboard Light

7--Billy Joel--------------She's Got A Way
---Gary Glitter------------I Didn't Know I Loved You
---David Bowie----------The Man Who Sold The World
---Supremes--------------Come See About Me
---Rod Stewart-----------Little Miss Understood

WEEKS AT NUMBER ONE

5--Rolling Stones-----------------------------Come On
---Rod Stewart---------------------------------It's All Over Now
---Jam--------------------------------------------All Around The World

3--Rolling Stones-----------------------------I Wanna Be Your Man
---Donna Summer-----------------------------Could It Be Magic
---Gary Glitter----------------------------------Do You Wanna Touch Me

2--Billy Joel------------------------------------She's Got A Way
---Gary Glitter----------------------------------I Didn't Know I Loved You
---Ike And Tina Turner----------------------River Deep Mountain High
---Rod Stewart--------------------------------Gasoline Alley
---Gary Glitter----------------------------------Hello Hello I'm Back Again
---Donna Summer-----------------------------Try Me I Think We Can Make It
---Jam--------------------------------------------The Modern World
---Status Quo----------------------------------Break The Rules
---Showaddywaddy--------------------------Hey Mister Christmas

1--Mud------------------------------------------Crazy
---Paul McCartney---------------------------Another Day
---Status Quo----------------------------------Caroline
---Meat Loaf-----------------------------------Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad
---Police-----------------------------------------Can't Stand Losing You
---Rod Stewart---------------------------------Maggie May
---Slade------------------------------------------Mama Weer All Crazee Now
---Gary Glitter----------------------------------I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am)
---Stranglers------------------------------------Go Buddy Go
---Police-----------------------------------------So Lonely

MOST WEEKS IN THE CHART

11---Jam-------------------------------------------All Around The World

10---Mud-----------------------------------------Hypnosis
------Paul McCartney---------------------------Another Day
------Sex Pistols----------------------------------God Save The Queen

9----Gary Glitter---------------------------------I Didn't Know I Loved You
------Rod Stewart-------------------------------It's All Over Now
------Donna Summer---------------------------Could It Be Magic
------Slade------------------------------------------Mama Weer All Crazee Now

8----Rolling Stones-----------------------------Come On
------Jackson Five-------------------------------I Want You Back
------Simon And Garfunkel-------------------Homeward Bound
------Slade----------------------------------------Coz I Luv U
------E.L.O.---------------------------------------10538 Overture
------Ike And Tina Turner--------------------River Deep Mountain High
------Showaddywaddy------------------------Rock 'N' Roll Lady
------Golden Earing-----------------------------Radar Love
------Gary Glitter---------------------------------Do You Wanna Touch Me ?
------Status Quo---------------------------------Caroline
------Meat Loaf----------------------------------Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad
------Elton John----------------------------------Your Song
------Gary Glitter----------------------------------Hello Hello I'm Back Again
------E.L.O.-----------------------------------------Showdown
------Ultravox--------------------------------------Vienna
------Fleetwood Mac-----------------------------Man Of The World
------Status Quo----------------------------------Break The Rules
------Sex Pistols-----------------------------------Holidays In The Sun

BIGGEST CLIMB TO NUMBER ONE

10----Donna Summer---------------Could It Be Magic

7------Billy Joel------------------------She's Got a Way
-------Ike And Tina Turner--------River Deep Mountain High

6-----Rod Stewart--------------------It's All Over Now
-------Rod Stewart--------------------Gasoline Alley

5------Status Quo---------------------Caroline
-------Meat Loaf---------------------Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad
-------Slade----------------------------Mama Weer All Crazee Now

4-----Rolling Stones-----------------I Wanna Be Your Man
-------Gary Glitter---------------------I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am)
-------Showaddywaddy-------------Hey Mister Christmas

BIGGEST DROP FROM NUMBER ONE

6-------Mud----------------------------Crazy

4-------Jam-----------------------------All Around The World
---------Jam-----------------------------Modern World
---------Slade---------------------------Mama Weer All Crazee Now

3-------Rolling Stones---------------Come On
---------Rolling Stones---------------I Wanna Be Your Man
---------Donna Summer--------------Could It Be Magic
---------Paul McCartney-------------Another Day
---------Meat Loaf---------------------Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad
---------Gary Glitter--------------------Hello Hello I'm Back Again
---------Police---------------------------Can't Stand Losing You
---------Donna Summer---------------Try Me I Think We Can Make It
---------Gary Glitter--------------------I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am)
---------Police---------------------------So Lonely

MOST SUCCESSFUL NON-NUMBER ONE SINGLES

Mud-----------------------------Hypnosis (number 2 for 3 weeks - 10 weeks in chart)
E.L.O.----------------------------Showdown (number 2 for 2 weeks - 8 weeks in chart)
The Jam-------------------------In The City (number 2 for 3 weeks - 7 weeks in chart)
Elton John----------------------Your Song (number 2 for 1 week - 8 weeks in chart)
Sex Pistols------------God Save The Queen (number 9 for 1 week - 10 weeks in chart)
Slade-------------------Coz I Luv U (number 2 for 1 week - 8 weeks in chart)
Bee Gees-----New York Mining Disaster 1941 (number 2 for 1 week - 7 weeks in chart)
Showaddywaddy------Rock 'N' Roll Lady (number 4 for 1 week - 8 weeks in chart)
Ultravox----------------Vienna (number 3 for 2 weeks - 8 weeks in chart)
Fleetwood Mac--------Black Magic Woman (number 2 for 1 week - 7 weeks in chart)

THE REST OF THE NUMBER TWO PEAKING SINGLES

---------Slade-----------------------------Get Down Get With It (1 week)
---------Gerry And The Pacemakers-------How Do You Do It (2 weeks)
---------Beatles---------------------------Love Me Do (1 week)
---------Abba-----------------------------Ring Ring (2 weeks)
---------Meat Loaf-----------------------Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (1 week)
---------Billy Joel-------------------------Ballad Of Billy The Kid (3 weeks)
---------Ike And Tina Turner----------Come Together (2 weeks)
---------Mud-------------------------------Dynamite (1 week)
---------David Bowie---------------------Man Who Sold The World (1 week)
---------Supremes-------------------------Come See About Me (1 week)
---------Showaddywaddy---------------Sweet Music (1 week)
---------First Choice----------------------Smarty Pants (1 week)
---------Meat Loaf-------------------------Paradise By The Dashboard Light (1 week)
---------Rod Stewart----------------------Little Miss Understood (1 week)
---------Donna Summer------------------Winter Melody (1 week - moved up to number 1 in 1998)

MOST TOTAL WEEKS AT NUMBER ONE BY ACT

---------Rolling Stones-------------------8 weeks
---------Rod Stewart----------------------8 weeks
---------Gary Glitter------------------------8 weeks
---------Jam----------------------------------7 weeks
---------Donna Summer------------------5 weeks
---------Status Quo------------------------3 week

MOST HIGHEST NEW ENTRIES

---------Gary Glitter------------------------------4 times
---------Rod Stewart-----------------------------4 times

---------Jam-----------------------------------------3 times
---------Abba--------------------------------------3 times
---------Billy Joel----------------------------------3 times
---------Police--------------------------------------3 times

---------Rolling Stones---------------------------Twice
---------Mud----------------------------------------Twice
---------Supremes----------------------------------Twice
---------David Bowie-------------------------------Twice
---------Showaddywaddy-------------------------Twice
---------EWF------------------------------------------Twice
---------Donna Summer-----------------------------Twice
---------Queen-----------------------------------------Twice

ALBUMS

HIGHEST NEW ENTRIES

1--Jam-------------------------------------------This Is The Modern World

2--Status Quo---------------------------------Hello
----Billy Joel------------------------------------Piano Man
----Queen---------------------------------------Queen 2
----Rod Stewart--------------------------------Every Picture Tells A Story

3--Rod Stewart--------------------------------Gasoline Alley
----Status Quo---------------------------------Quo

5--Abba-----------------------------------------Waterloo
----Bee Gees------------------------------------Early Days 2

6--Jam--------------------------------------------In The City
----Donna Summer----------------------------A Love Trilogy
----Paul McCartney---------------------------Ram

WEEKS AT NUMBER ONE

6--Donna Summer------------------------------A Love Trilogy

4--Beatles----------------------------------------Please Please Me
---Jam---------------------------------------------In The City
---Police------------------------------------------Outlandas D'Amour
---Status Quo-----------------------------------Quo

3--Queen-----------------------------------------Queen
---Stranglers-------------------------------------Rattus Norvegicus
---Paul McCartney-----------------------------Ram
---Spandau Ballet------------------------------Journeys To Glory

2--T.Rex------------------------------------------Ride A White Swan
---Abba------------------------------------------Waterloo
---Billy Joel--------------------------------------Cold Spring Harbour
---Rod Stewart----------------------------------Gasoline Alley
---Electric Light Orchestra------------------E.L.O. 2
---Billy Joel--------------------------------------Piano Man
---Jam---------------------------------------------This Is The Modern World

1--Meat Loaf------------------------------------Bat Out Of Hell
---Bee Gees--------------------------------------First
---Status Quo-----------------------------------Hello
---Queen-----------------------------------------Queen 2

MOST WEEKS IN THE CHART

39----Jam------------------------------------------In The City

32----Billy Joel----------------------------------Cold Spring Harbour
-------Donna Summer---------------------------Love To Love You Baby

29----Beatles-------------------------------------Please Please Me
-------Status Quo--------------------------------Piledriver
-------Stranglers-----------------------------------Rattus Norvegicus

28----T.Rex---------------------------------------Ride A White Swan
-------Sex Pistols----------------------------------Never Mind The Bollocks

27----Meat Loaf----------------------------------Bat Out Of Hell

26----Queen---------------------------------------Queen

BIGGEST CLIMB TO NUMBER ONE

New--Jam-----------------------------This Is The Modern World

8------Bee Gees----------------------First

7------Meat Loaf---------------------Bat Out Of Hell

6------Jam------------------------------In The City
--------Donna Summer--------------A Love Trilogy
--------Paul McCartney-------------Ram

5------Spandau Ballet---------------Journeys To Glory

BIGGEST DROP FROM NUMBER ONE

6-------T.Rex---------------------------Ride A White Swan

5-------Billy Joel-----------------------Cold Spring Harbour
---------Donna Summer--------------A Love Trilogy

4-------Abba---------------------------Waterloo
---------E.L.O.---------------------------E.L.O. 2
---------Police--------------------------Outlandas D'Amour

MOST SUCCESSFUL NON-NUMBER ONE ALBUMS

---------Donna Summer---------------Love To Love You Baby (3 for 1 week)
---------Sex Pistols---------------------Never Mind The Bollocks (3 for 2 weeks)
---------Rod Stewart----------------An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (2 for 4 weeks)
---------Status Quo---------------------Piledriver (6 for 2 weeks)
---------Bee Gees------------------------Early Days (2 for 1 week)
---------Elton John---------------------Elton John (2 for 3 weeks)
---------Paul McCartney--------------McCartney (5 for 1 week)
---------Neil Diamond-----------------Classics (The Early Years) (5 for 2 weeks)
---------Pink Floyd---------------------Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (5 for 1 week)
---------Chicago------------------------Chicago Transit Authority (3 for 1 week)

THE REST OF THE NUMBER TWO PEAKING ALBUMS

----------David Bowie-----------------Space Oddity (1 week)
----------London Symphony Orchestra--------Classic Rock (1 week)
----------Pink Floyd--------------------A Saucerful Of Secrets (1 week)
----------Human League---------------Reproduction (1 week)
----------Suzi Quatro--------------------Suzi Quatro (1 week)
----------Rod Stewart------------------Every Picture Tells A Story (4 weeks)

MOST WEEKS AT NUMBER ONE BY ACT

---------Jam-------------------------------6 weeks
---------Donna Summer------------------6 weeks
---------Status Quo-----------------------5 weeks
---------Beatles--------------------------4 weeks
---------Queen----------------------------4 weeks
---------Billy Joel-------------------------4 weeks
---------Stranglers------------------------3 weeks
---------Paul McCartney-----------------3 weeks
---------Police-------------------------------3 weeks
---------Spandau Ballet-------------------3 weeks

NUMBER ONE SINGLE AND ALBUM IN THE SAME WEEK

Police---------------------------Can't Stand Losing You/Outlandas D'Amour
The Jam------------------------Modern World/This Is The Modern World
Status Quo--------------------Break The Rules/Quo

LOOK AT THE TOP SINGLES OF 1997
OR THE TOP ALBUMS OF 1997
ALL TIME NOSTALGIA CHART STATISTICS
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NOSTALGIA CHART 1999-2000 STATISTICS
OR LOOK AT THIS WEEKS NOSTALGIA CHART
OR LOOK AT THE NOSTALGIA CHART ARCHIVES
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