List of number-one singles of 1997 (France)

This is a list of the number-one singles in France during 1997, as determined by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP). The SNEP is the organization that compiles the official French singles chart.

The chart week typically runs from Saturday to Friday. Each listing provides the artist(s), song title, and the date the single reached the top of the chart. The total number of weeks the song remained at number one during 1997 is also indicated.

• January 4: Spice Girls - "2 Become 1" (3 weeks)
• January 25: Gala - "Freed From Desire" (2 weeks)
• February 8: Blue Boy - "Remember Me" (1 week)
• February 15: Gala - "Freed From Desire" (3 weeks)
• March 8: MC Solaar - "Caroline" (1 week)
• March 15: Gala - "Freed From Desire" (1 week)
• March 22: Gala - "Let a Boy Cry" (1 week)
• March 29: Gala - "Freed From Desire" (1 week)
• April 5: Gala - "Let a Boy Cry" (1 week)
• April 12: Ricky Martin - "María" (9 weeks)
• June 14: Khaled - "Aïcha" (4 weeks)
• July 12: Wes - "Alane" (10 weeks)
• September 20: Elton John - "Something About the Way You Look Tonight / Candle in the Wind 1997" (6 weeks)
• November 1: Aqua - "Barbie Girl" (3 weeks)
• November 22: Florent Pagny - "Savoir aimer" (7 weeks)