This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.
This is a summary of 1997 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.
Oasis released their highly anticipated third album, Be Here Now, on 21 August (in the UK). It sold 695,761 copies in its first three days to become the fastest selling album in UK history until 2015, when the record was surpassed by Adele's third studio album 25. Radiohead's third album, OK Computer, was released in May and topped the UK Albums Chart for two weeks. Met with widespread critical acclaim, it was voted the greatest album of all time by Q Magazine readers barely months after its release.
Compared to just five years earlier, singles sales were very high this year. From 22 June right through to the end of the year, every single #1 sold at least 100,000 copies a week. Like the previous year, 24 singles topped the chart, double as many as 1992.
the prologue snatches away everything along with the
scenery before us as the pure white feathers falls now
flying away without even hearing the last words into
this uncertain sky with nowhere to go
the special color that blocks my heart, sometimes a
shadow, sometimes a dream, and sometimes love
when the shard of memories become important, they
change into small courage
and overlap in the silhouette
if the prayers will become an unseen wind and reach the
nape of your neck
I feel that I can overcome the pain and lies and the
regret left behind so
believe, the many radiance that appears when you close
your eyes
the proof of eternity is this Trinity Cross
even if there's no song that will echo forever, this
feeling will never fade
the pain I carried without knowing it, sometimes
darkness, sometimes rain, and sometimes love
the important feeling
that was similar to the warmth notifying me that every
scene is wonderful now
with a strong force that can be called as an oath I
felt that 'I want to protect you'
I feel that I can cope with the sins and punishment and
the regret from sadness so
believe, even if the sudden wind makes you uneasy
the proof of eternity is this Trinity Cross
I wonder why? I feel far from time to time. although
I'm very close.
feeling painful by wanting to convey more words than
to an endless tomorrow
the pure white feathers fall now and become the veil
that covers the two of us
I feel that I will never get lost again in the morning
and night and the regret of reminiscence
believe, the many radiance that appears when you close
your eyes