This is a list of the number-one singles of 1997 in Italy. Musica e dischi, the oldest music industry publication in Italy, had published the record chart since 1960, ranking the weekly best-selling singles in the country. The Musica e dischi chart was regularly featured on the Hits of the World section of Billboard magazine in the United States, as well as pan-European music industry publication Music & Media. In January 1997, the Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI) started its own chart, which replaced Musica e dischis as the official Italian singles chart.