The following is a list of Oricon number-one singles of 1997.
| Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 6 | "Pride" | Miki Imai | [1] |
| January 13 | "You Are The One" | TK presents Konet | |
| January 20 | "Don't you see!" | Zard | |
| January 27 | "Face" | Globe | |
| February 3 | "Ai nanda" | V6 | |
| February 10 | "Scarlet" | Spitz | |
| February 17 | "Everything (It's You)" | Mr. Children | |
| February 24 | |||
| March 3 | "Can You Celebrate?" | Namie Amuro | |
| March 10 | |||
| March 17 | "Fireball" | B'z | |
| March 24 | "Circuit no musume" | Puffy | |
| March 31 | |||
| April 7 | "Go! Go! Heaven" | Speed | |
| April 14 | "Honki ga ippai" | V6 | |
| April 21 | "Give me a shake" | MAX | |
| April 28 | "Nagisa ni matsuwaru Et Cetera" | Puffy | |
| May 5 | "Hate tell a lie" | Tomomi Kahara | |
| May 12 | |||
| May 19 | |||
| May 26 | "Kuchibiru" | Glay | |
| June 2 | "How to be a girl" | Namie Amuro | |
| June 9 | |||
| June 16 | "For the moment" | Every Little Thing | |
| June 23 | "Escape" | Moon Child | |
| June 30 | "For the moment" | Every Little Thing | |
| July 7 | "Daisuki!" | Ryōko Hirose | |
| July 14 | "Love is all Music" | Tomomi Kahara | |
| July 21 | "Calling" | B'z | |
| July 28 | "Garasu no Shōnen" | KinKi Kids | |
| August 4 | |||
| August 11 | |||
| August 18 | "However" | Glay | |
| August 25 | |||
| September 1 | "Egg" | Zard | |
| September 8 | "However" | Glay | |
| September 15 | |||
| September 22 | |||
| September 29 | "Tanoshiku tanoshiku yasashiku ne" | Tomomi Kahara | |
| October 6 | "Candle in the Wind '97" | Elton John | |
| October 13 | |||
| October 20 | "Liar! Liar!" | B'z | |
| October 27 | "White Love" | Speed | |
| November 3 | "White Breath" | TM Revolution | |
| November 10 | "White Love" | Speed | |
| November 17 | "Generation Gap" | V6 | |
| November 24 | "Aisareru yori Aishitai" | KinKi Kids | |
| December 1 | |||
| December 8 | "Dreaming I was dreaming" | Namie Amuro | |
| December 15 | "White Silent Night" | Shazna | |
| December 22 | "Aisareru yori Aishitai" | KinKi Kids | |
| December 29 |