| 1997 Sarah McLachlan hit recorded as an apology | 47 |
| 1997 Sarah McLachlan tune | 25 |
| 1997 sci-fi blockbuster, informally | 35 |
| 1997 sci-fi film with the tagline "There is no gene for the human spirit" | 83 |
| 1997 sci-fi hit | 15 |
| 1997 sci-fi spoof, briefly | 26 |
| 1997 sci-fi spoof, for short | 28 |
| 1997 skating champion Susan | 27 |
| 1997 slave ship picture | 23 |
| 1997 Smith/Jones blockbuster, briefly | 37 |
| 1997 Smith/Jones film, "initially" | 44 |
| 1997 Smith/Jones film, briefly | 30 |
| 1997 Spacey/Crowe movie | 23 |
| 1997 Spielberg epic | 19 |
| 1997 Spielberg film | 19 |
| 1997 Spielberg movie | 20 |
| 1997 Stallone film | 18 |
| 1997 Stanley Cup finals player | 30 |
| 1997 steelworkers-turned-dancers film | 37 |
| 1997 Steven Spielberg film | 26 |
| 1997 tax-law creation | 21 |
| 1997 Theatre World Award winner Linda | 37 |
| 1997 thriller Con ____ | 28 |
| 1997 Tim McGraw song | 20 |
| 1997 title role for Demi Moore | 30 |
| 1997 title role for Depp | 24 |
| 1997 title role for J. Lo | 25 |
| 1997 title role for Peter | 25 |
| 1997 title role for Peter Fonda | 31 |
| 1997 treaty city | 16 |
| 1997 U.S. Open champ | 20 |
| 1997 U.S. Open champ Ernie | 26 |
| 1997 U.S. Open winner | 21 |
| 1997 U.S. Open winner Ernie | 27 |
| 1997 US Open winner Els | 23 |
| 1997 US Open winner Ernie | 25 |
| 1997 voice role for Meg Ryan | 28 |
| 1997 Will Smith/Tommy Lee Jones blockbuster, for short | 54 |
| 1997 Will Smith/Tommy Lee Jones flick | 37 |
| 1997 Wimbledon champ | 20 |
| 1997 winner of Wimbledon and the U.S. Open | 42 |
| 1997 World Series loser to Fla. | 31 |
| 1997 World Series MVP Hernandez | 31 |
| 1997's best picture | 23 |
| 1997-2003 game show host who put up his own money for prizes | 60 |
| 1997-2004 Cartoon Network series | 32 |
| 1997-2006 U.N. chief | 20 |
| 1997-2006 U.N. leader | 21 |
| 1997-2006 UN leader | 19 |
| 1997-99 N.L. strikeout leader | 29 |
| 1998 #5 hit by Nicole Wray | 26 |
| 1998 "Les Misérables" star | 39 |
| 1998 A.L. Manager of the Year | 29 |
| 1998 Air album | 14 |
| 1998 AL Manager of the Year | 27 |
| 1998 Alanis Morissette hit | 26 |
| 1998 Alanis Morissette hit with a slangy misspelling | 52 |
| 1998 All-Star Game MVP | 22 |
| 1998 American League Manager of the Year | 40 |
| 1998 and 2007 Oscar-nominated role for Cate Blanchett | 53 |
| 1998 Andrea Bocelli operatic album | 34 |
| 1998 Angelina Jolie biopic | 26 |
| 1998 Angelina Jolie TV movie | 28 |
| 1998 animated bug film | 22 |
| 1998 animated bug movie | 23 |
| 1998 animated film | 18 |
| 1998 animated film featuring the voice of Pierce Brosnan | 56 |
| 1998 animated film featuring the voice of Sylvester Stallone | 60 |
| 1998 animated film released the month before "A Bug's Life" | 73 |
| 1998 animated film with a queen | 31 |
| 1998 animated film with soldiers, workers and a queen | 53 |
| 1998 animated film with the voice of Woody Allen | 48 |
| 1998 animated movie | 19 |
| 1998 animated movie featuring Woody Allen's voice | 53 |
| 1998 animated movie set in a colony | 35 |
| 1998 AOL purchase | 17 |
| 1998 Apple debut | 16 |
| 1998 Apple rollout | 18 |
| 1998 Australian Open winner | 27 |
| 1998 Australian Open winner Korda | 33 |
| 1998 Australian Open winner Petr | 32 |
| 1998 baseball M.V.P. | 20 |
| 1998 baseball MVP | 17 |
| 1998 Best Actor | 15 |
| 1998 Best Actor Oscar winner | 28 |
| 1998 Best Picture nominee | 25 |
| 1998 Best Screenplay nominee for "Primary Colors" | 59 |
| 1998 biographical film about a supermodel | 41 |
| 1998 biography subtitled "Living in the Shadows" | 58 |
| 1998 biopic about a model | 25 |
| 1998 biopic about model Carangi | 31 |
| 1998 BP acquisition | 19 |
| 1998 BP merger partner | 22 |
| 1998 BP purchase | 16 |
| 1998 British Open champ Mark | 28 |
| 1998 British Petroleum acquisition | 34 |
| 1998 Bruce Willis thriller | 26 |
| 1998 Bruce Willis/Alec Baldwin thriller | 39 |
| 1998 Bryan Adams album | 22 |
| 1998 bug film | 13 |