The #1 alternative hit on December 8, 1997

Tubthumping

By Chumbawamba

Other #1 songs on December 8, 1997
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

From Here to Eternity

Michael Peterson

#1 dance track

Ecuador

Sash!

#1 R&B song

My Body

LSG

#1 song in the UK

Teletubbies say "Eh-oh!"

Teletubbies

#1 song

Candle in the Wind 1997

Elton John

The #1 Movie
At the box office on December 8, 1997

Starship Troopers

Directed by Paul Verhoeven

Notable December 8 Birthdays
Born in the 1990s

Cara Mund

Beauty Pageant Winner

Thatcher Demko

Ice Hockey Player

Josh Dunne

Ice Hockey Player

Tyrus Wheat

Football Player

AnnaSophia Robb

Actress, Model, and Singer

Owen Teague

Actor