| Top 40 Hits of October 1997 |
| 1 |
Elton John | Something About The Way You Look / Candle In The Wind |
| 2 |
Dario G | Sunchyme |
| 3 |
Aqua | Barbie Girl |
| 4 |
Spice Girls | Spice Up Your Life |
| 5 |
Backstreet Boys | As Long As You Love Me |
| 6 |
Sash! featuring La Trec | Stay |
| 7 |
Eternal | Angel Of Mine |
| 8 |
Chumbawamba | Tubthumping |
| 9 |
Janet featuring Q-Tip & Joni Mitchell | Got 'Til It's Gone |
| 10 |
Lighthouse Family | Raincloud |
| 11 |
Oasis | Stand By Me |
| 12 |
Will Smith | Men In Black |
| 13 |
Brand New Heavies | You've Got A Friend |
| 14 |
Tina Moore | Never Gonna Let You Go |
| 15 |
Louise | Arms Around The World |
| 16 |
Clock | U Sexy Thing |
| 17 |
Propellerheads / David Arnold | On Her Majesty's Secret Service |
| 18 |
Verve | The Drugs Don't Work |
| 19 |
M People | Just For You |
| 20 |
911 | Party People...Friday Night |
| 21 |
Coolio | Ooh La La |
| 22 |
2 Eivissa | Oh La La La |
| 23 |
N-Trance featuring Rod Stewart | Do You Think I'm Sexy? |
| 24 |
Bellini | Samba De Janeiro |
| 25 |
Ash | A Life Less Ordinary |
| 26 |
Mansun | Seven (EP) |
| 27 |
Jimmy Ray | Are You Jimmy Ray? |
| 28 |
Foxy Brown featuring Dru Hill | Big Bad Mamma |
| 29 |
LL Cool J | Phenomenon |
| 30 |
Roachford | The Way I Feel |
| 31 |
Seahorses | Love Me And Leave Me |
| 32 |
Busta Rhymes | Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See |
| 33 |
Supergrass | Late In The Day |
| 34 |
Sly & Robbie featuring Simply Red | Night Nurse |
| 35 |
DJ Flavours | Your Caress (All I Need) |
| 36 |
Goldie featuring KRS One | Digital |
| 37 |
Smash Mouth | Walkin' On The Sun |
| 38 |
Double 99 | Ripgroove |
| 39 |
Puff Daddy & Faith Evans | I'll Be Missing You |
| 40 |
Dannii Minogue | Everything I Wanted |