The #1 song on December 31, 1997

Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something About the Way You Look Tonight By Elton John

Other #1 songs on December 31, 1997

UK #1 Song

Too Much
Spice Girls

#1 R&B Song

A Song for Mama
Boyz II Men

#1 Country Song

Longneck Bottle
Garth Brooks

#1 Alternative Hit

Sex and Candy
Marcy Playground

#1 Dance Track

Never Gonna Fall
Lisa Stansfield

Notable December 31 birthdays in the 1990s

J. J. Arcega-Whiteside

Born December 31, 1996

Gabby Douglas

Born December 31, 1995

ND Stevenson

Born December 31, 1991