The #1 song on August 31, 1997

Mo Money Mo Problems By The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase

Other #1 songs on August 31, 1997

UK #1 Song

Men in Black
Will Smith

#1 R&B Song

You Make Me Wanna...
Usher

#1 Country Song

She's Got It All
Kenny Chesney

#1 Alternative Hit

Fly
Sugar Ray

#1 Dance Track

Things Just Ain't the Same
Deborah Cox

Notable August 31 birthdays in the 1990s

Jaylen Barron

Born August 31, 1998
Jalen Brunson

Born August 31, 1996