List Of Dutch Top 40 Number-one Singles Of 1997
These hits topped the Dutch Top 40 in 1997 (see 1997 in music). See also *1997 in music {{Dutch Top 40 1997 in the Netherlands 1997 record charts 1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...

Dutch Top 40
The Dutch Top 40 ( nl, Nederlandse Top 40) is a weekly music chart compiled by ''Stichting Nederlandse Top 40''. It started as a radio program titled "Veronica Top 40", on the offshore station Radio Veronica in 1965. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting. Joost den Draaijer initiated the Top 40 in the Netherlands. The show currently airs on Fridays from 2 to 6 PM on Qmusic. History On January 2, 1965, the first Top 40 was compiled, with its first #1 hit "''I Feel Fine''" by The Beatles. In September 1974, the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40 bought the Top 40 and named it ''De Nederlandse Top 40''. The Dutch Top 40 is one of the four official charts in the Netherlands, the other three being the B2B Single Top 100, which is based entirely on pure sales and streaming, the Mega Top 30 from (NPO 3FM) which, like the Dutch Top 40 also includes airplay data and the 538 Top 50. From October 4th. 1974 until May 20th. 1976, the ...
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Robert Jan Stips
Robert Jan Stips is a Dutch musician born in The Hague, 4 February 1950. He initially found fame as a keyboard player, arranger, and producer with the group Supersister. This led to an invitation to join Golden Earring, one of the most successful Dutch groups of the time. In 1975, Stips appeared on the group's follow-up to their smash hit ''Moontan'' (including their international hit, "Radar Love"). Entitled ''Switch'', this follow-up album featured Stips' playing throughout. In 1976, Stips appeared as a full-fledged band member on '' To the Hilt''. This album would prove to be his last full effort with the group. Stips also took part in the group's successful American tour in 1976, but left afterwards to form Stars & Stips which released ''Nevergreens'' in 1976, and the group Sweet d'Buster with fellow intermittent Golden Earring bandmember, saxophonist Bertus Borgers. Stips has guested on several Golden Earring efforts since. In 1979, Stips left Sweet d'Buster and formed ...
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1997 In The Netherlands
Events in the year 1997 in the Netherlands. Incumbents * List of rulers of the Netherlands, Monarch: Beatrix of the Netherlands, Beatrix * List of Prime Ministers of the Netherlands, Prime Minister: Wim Kok Events *6 to 14 September – The 1997 Men's European Volleyball Championship was held in the Netherlands, in the two cities of Den Bosch and Eindhoven. Births *2 January – Gijs Blom, actor *4 January – Patrick Maneschijn, footballer *5 January – Thijs van Dam, field hockey player *7 January – Pablo Rosario, footballer *19 January – Marcel Bosker, speed skater *31 January – Arnaut Danjuma, footballer *31 January – Thijs Dekker, footballer *7 February – Jan Verduijn, footballer *8 February – Robin Ciric, kickboxer *8 February – Pascal Eenkhoorn, cyclist. *10 February – Maan de Steenwinkel, singer and actress *16 February – Thijmen Goppel, footballer *17 February – Lugman Bezzat, footballer *28 February – Joanne Koenders, water pol ...
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