Top 40 Hits of October 1997
| 1 | Elton John | Something About The Way You Look / Candle In The Wind |
| 2 | Dario G | Sunchyme |
| 3 | Chumbawamba | Tubthumping |
| 4 | Backstreet Boys | As Long As You Love Me |
| 5 | Sash! featuring La Trec | Stay |
| 6 | The Spice Girls | Spice Up Your Life |
| 7 | Aqua | Barbie Girl |
| 8 | Oasis | Stand By Me |
| 9 | Eternal | Angel Of Mine |
| 10 | Janet Jackson featuring Q-Tip & Joni Mitchell | Got 'Til It's Gone |
| 11 | Louise | Arms Around The World |
| 12 | Will Smith | Men In Black |
| 13 | Tina Moore | Never Gonna Let You Go |
| 14 | The Lighthouse Family | Raincloud |
| 15 | M People | Just For You |
| 16 | The Verve | The Drugs Don't Work |
| 17 | The Brand New Heavies | You've Got A Friend |
| 18 | 2 Eivissa | Oh La La La |
| 19 | Bellini | Samba De Janeiro |
| 20 | Clock | U Sexy Thing |
| 21 | Propellerheads With David Arnold | On Her Majesty's Secret Service |
| 22 | Sly & Robbie featuring Simply Red | Night Nurse |
| 23 | Coolio | Ooh La La |
| 24 | U2 | Please |
| 25 | Puff Daddy & Faith Evans | I'll Be Missing You |
| 26 | Hanson | Where's The Love |
| 27 | Blackstreet | Fix |
| 28 | Roachford | The Way I Feel |
| 29 | Foxy Brown featuring Dru Hill | Big Bad Mamma |
| 30 | The Seahorses | Love Me And Leave Me |
| 31 | 911 | Party People... Friday Night |
| 32 | Mansun | Seven (EP) - Closed For Business |
| 33 | DJ Flavours | Your Caress (All I Need) |
| 34 | George Michael | You Have Been Loved |
| 35 | Ricky Martin | (Un, Dos, Tres) Maria |
| 36 | Ash | A Life Less Ordinary |
| 37 | No Doubt | Spiderwebs |
| 38 | Supergrass | Late In The Day |
| 39 | Boyz II Men | 4 Seasons Of Loneliness |
| 40 | Jimmy Ray | Are You Jimmy Ray? |