| February 17, 1997 | |||||
| TW | LW | Wks | Title | Artist | Label |
| 1 | 1 | 9 | Mend Me | Big Tent Revival | Forefront |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | New Years Day | Carolyn Arends | Reunion |
| 3 | 5 | 8 | Sneaking’ Up on Me | Charlie Peacock | Sparrow |
| 4 | 7 | 8 | Miracles | Newsong | Benson |
| 5 | 8 | 8 | You Move Me | Susan Ashton | Sparrow |
| 6 | 9 | 8 | Beauty for Ashes | Crystal Lewis (w/ Ron Kenoly) | Myrrh |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | Jesus is the Answer | Michael W Smith | Warner Alliance |
| 8 | 2 | 9 | Blue Skies | Bryan Duncan | Myrrh |
| 9 | 4 | 10 | I Can Wait | Out of the Grey | Sparrow |
| 10 | 15 | 8 | Do You Really | Tony Vincent | StarSong |
| 11 | 16 | 8 | Jesus in You | Twila Paris | Sparrow |
| 12 | 17 | 6 | Abba (Father) | Rebecca St James | Forefront |
| 13 | 19 | 6 | Consequences | Considering Lily | Forefront |
| 14 | 20 | 7 | The Greatest Story | Avalon | Sparrow |
| 15 | 18 | 7 | Hands Tied | Becca Jackson | Word |
| 16 | 13 | 10 | The Love of Jesus | Age of Faith | gray dot |
| 17 | 22 | 6 | Be Still and Know | Erin O’Donnell | Cadence |
| 18 | 21 | 5 | Michaelangelo | Three Crosses | Benson |
| 19 | 23 | 6 | Against the Stream | Israel | Cadence |
| 20 | 24 | 5 | If You Want to Lead Me to Jesus | Grover Levy | Myrrh |
| 21 | 25 | 4 | Breathe | Newsboys | StarSong |
| 22 | 26 | 4 | Unveiled Faces | Sarah Masen | Re:think |
| 23 | 27 | 4 | Ordinary Love | PFR | Sparrow |
| 24 | 28 | 4 | Love of God | Cheri Keaggy | Sparrow |
| 25 | 30 | 3 | Free Ride | Audio Adrenaline | Forefront |
| 26 | 29 | 5 | The World Within | Kim Boyce | Diadem |
| 27 | 32 | 3 | The Savior of My Universe | All Star United | Reunion |
| 28 | 31 | 4 | Mercy River | Rhonda Gunn | Damascus Road |
| 29 | 33 | 3 | Nothing at All | Third Day | Reunion |
| 30 | NEW | 1 | We Need Jesus | Petra | Word |
| 31 | 34 | 3 | Sacred Hideaway | 4Him | Benson |
| 32 | 35 | 3 | Maybe Tomorrow | Nouveaux | Benson |
| 33 | 37 | 2 | Colors of Truth | Jeni Varnadeau | Pamplin |
| 34 | 36 | 2 | What Would You Say | Two or More | StarSong |
| 35 | 38 | 2 | Let Us Pray | Steven Curtis Chapman | Sparrow |
| 36 | 39 | 2 | The Master’s Hand | Cindy Morgan | Word |
| 37 | 40 | 2 | Good Things | Code of Ethics | Forefront |
| 38 | NEW | 1 | I’m a Believer | 4 for Harmony | Independent |
| 39 | NEW | 1 | Ready for the Rain | Phillips, Craig, & Dean | StarSong |
| 40 | NEW | 1 | Everything I Hate | Smalltown Poets | Forefront |