As a pop music chart fanatic, the publication of the yearend Billboard charts have always been a most awaited event for me since
1985! When I was younger, I would listen to
Casey Kasem's American Top 40 radio program as he counts down the year's biggest hits from 100 to #1. I remember I would be disappointed if certain favorite songs of mine would end up lower than other less favored songs. I would always look forward to my copy of the
Billboard Year In Review Issue, since my relatives knew that is exactly what I liked as a gift back then.
Of course, with the advent of the Internet and the Billboard magazine, access to the weekly and yearend Billboard charts have been much easier. I also learned more about how charts were compiled, how they have changed this procedure over the years.
The following is the list of Top Hot 100 songs of the year. I have been posting Hot 100 updates weekly on this site, and this one is the culminating chart. This was compiled from chart data dating from
December 2006 to November 2007, as with the custom of Billboard ever since. That is why songs that hit #1 in September and October, like Crank That and Kiss Kiss, are not placed higher up.
"Irreplaceable" by Beyonce was #1 for 10 weeks from December 06 to Feb 07. It was in the Top 10 for a total of 17 weeks. It spent 30 weeks in the Hot 100.
"Umbrella" by Rihanna was #1 for 7 weeks from June to July. On the week ending June 9, it made an huge jump from #41 straight into #1! It hung around the Top 10 for 7 more weeks after that run at the top, only falling out of the Top 10 in September. It stayed on the Hot 100 chart for 33 weeks in all. Rihanna has 2 more hits in the lower segment of the list.
"The Sweet Escape" was not a #1 song. It peaked at #2 only for 1 week back in April. However it stayed in the Top 10 for 15 weeks. Total stay on the Hot 100 chart is 40 weeks. This is the highest of Akon's 6 hits this year. He is also placed at # 8, 11, 15, 33 and 58.
"Big Girls Don't Cry" is still in the Hot 100 chart up to now, and it started it run way back in May, 34 weeks ago. It peaked at #1 for a single week in September. But it stayed in the Top 10 from June to October for 21 weeks! Fergie has 2 more hits, both also in the Top 20.
"Buy U A Drank" also peaked at #1 for only 1 week, but it stayed in the Hot 100 for 35 weeks. It was in the Top 10 from April to August,18 weeks. This is the highest ranked hit of T-Pain 7 in this year's list, as he is also placed at #33, 49, 60, 84, 88 and 93.
"Before He Cheats" by Carrie Underwood, being Country music, was not a worldwide hit. It only peaked at #8 for a single week in June, on its 38th week. However, it stayed in the Hot 100 for more than a year, an incredible
64 weeks, from Sept 06 to Dec 07. This is why it mustered up enough points to finish the year at #6.
Justin Timberlake also appears as the main or featured artist in 7 hits each on this yearend chart. Justin is placed at #21, 22, 26, 39, 63, 87 and 96.
Hot 100 Songs Issue Date: 2007
| # | Title | Artist | Labels |
| 1 | IRREPLACEABLE | Beyonce | Columbia |
| 2 | UMBRELLA | Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z | SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG |
| 3 | THE SWEET ESCAPE | Gwen Stefani Featuring Akon | Interscope |
| 4 | BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY | Fergie | will.i.am/A&M/Interscope |
| 5 | BUY U A DRANK (SHAWTY SNAPPIN') | T-Pain Featuring Yung Joc | Konvict/Nappy Boy/Jive/Zomba |
| 6 | BEFORE HE CHEATS | Carrie Underwood | Arista/Arista Nashville/RMG |
| 7 | HEY THERE DELILAH | Plain White T's | Fearless/Hollywood |
| 8 | I WANNA LOVE YOU | Akon Featuring Snoop Dogg | Konvict/Upfront/SRC/Universal Motown |
| 9 | SAY IT RIGHT | Nelly Furtado | Mosley/Geffen |
| 10 | GLAMOROUS | Fergie Featuring Ludacris | will.i.am/A&M/Interscope |
| 11 | DON'T MATTER | Akon | Konvict/Upfront/SRC/Universal Motown |
| 12 | GIRLFRIEND | Avril Lavigne | RCA/RMG |
| 13 | MAKES ME WONDER | Maroon 5 | A&M/Octone/Interscope |
| 14 | PARTY LIKE A ROCKSTAR | Shop Boyz | OnDeck/Universal Republic |
| 15 | SMACK THAT | Akon Featuring Eminem | Konvict/Upfront/SRC/Universal Motown |
| 16 | THIS IS WHY I'M HOT | Mims | Capitol |
| 17 | IT'S NOT OVER | Daughtry | RCA/RMG |
| 18 | THE WAY I ARE | Timbaland Featuring Keri Hilson | Mosley/Blackground/Interscope |
| 19 | FERGALICIOUS | Fergie | will.i.am/A&M/Interscope |
| 20 | CRANK THAT (SOULJA BOY) | Soulja Boy Tell'em | ColliPark/Interscope |
| 21 | GIVE IT TO ME | Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake | Mosley/Blackground/Interscope |
| 22 | WHAT GOES AROUND...COMES AROUND | Justin Timberlake | Jive/Zomba |
| 23 | CUPID'S CHOKEHOLD/BREAKFAST IN AMERICA | Gym Class Heroes Featuring Patrick Stump | Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic/Lava |
| 24 | HOW TO SAVE A LIFE | The Fray | Epic |
| 25 | HOME | Daughtry | RCA/RMG |
| 26 | MY LOVE | Justin Timberlake Featuring T.I. | Jive/Zomba |
| 27 | STRONGER | Kanye West | Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG |
| 28 | WE FLY HIGH | Jim Jones | Koch |
| 29 | U + UR HAND | Pink | LaFace/Zomba |
| 30 | WALK IT OUT | Unk | Big Oomp/Koch |
| 31 | BEAUTIFUL GIRLS | Sean Kingston | Beluga Heights/Epic/Koch |
| 32 | THIS AIN'T A SCENE, IT'S AN ARMS RACE | Fall Out Boy | Fueled By Ramen/Island/IDJMG |
| 33 | BARTENDER | T-Pain Featuring Akon | Konvict/Nappy Boy/Jive/Zomba |
| 34 | POP, LOCK & DROP IT | Huey | HiTz Committee/Jive/Zomba |
| 35 | RUNAWAY LOVE | Ludacris Featuring Mary J. Blige | DTP/Def Jam/IDJMG |
| 36 | ROCKSTAR | Nickelback | Roadrunner/Atlantic/Lava |
| 37 | THNKS FR TH MMRS | Fall Out Boy | Fueled By Ramen/Island/IDJMG |
| 38 | WHAT I'VE DONE | Linkin Park | Warner Bros. |
| 39 | SUMMER LOVE | Justin Timberlake | Jive/Zomba |
| 40 | YOU | Lloyd Featuring Lil' Wayne | The Inc./Universal Motown |
| 41 | WAIT FOR YOU | Elliott Yamin | Hickory/RED |
| 42 | LAST NIGHT | Diddy Featuring Keyshia Cole | Bad Boy/Atlantic |
| 43 | MAKE IT RAIN | Fat Joe Featuring Lil Wayne | Terror Squad/Imperial/Virgin |
| 44 | MAKE ME BETTER | Fabolous Featuring Ne-Yo | Desert Storm/Def Jam/IDJMG |
| 45 | ICE BOX | Omarion | T.U.G./Columbia |
| 46 | LIPS OF AN ANGEL | Hinder | Universal Republic |
| 47 | WAITING ON THE WORLD TO CHANGE | John Mayer | Aware/Columbia |
| 48 | LOST WITHOUT U | Robin Thicke | Star Trak/Interscope |
| 49 | I'M A FLIRT | R. Kelly Or Bow Wow (Featuring T.I. & T-Pain) | Columbia/Jive/Zomba |
| 50 | IF EVERYONE CARED | Nickelback | Roadrunner/Atlantic/Lava |
| 51 | GET IT SHAWTY | Lloyd | The Inc./Universal Motown |
| 52 | FACE DOWN | The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus | Virgin |
| 53 | THE WAY I LIVE | Baby Boy Da Prince Featuring Lil Boosie | Universal Republic |
| 54 | SHORTIE LIKE MINE | Bow Wow Featuring Chris Brown & Johnta Austin | Columbia |
| 55 | IT ENDS TONIGHT | The All-American Rejects | Doghouse/Interscope |
| 56 | A BAY BAY | Hurricane Chris | Polo Grounds/J/RMG |
| 57 | BECAUSE OF YOU | Ne-Yo | Def Jam/IDJMG |
| 58 | I TRIED | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Featuring Akon | Full Surface/Interscope |
| 59 | WELCOME TO THE BLACK PARADE | My Chemical Romance | Reprise |
| 60 | SHAWTY | Plies Featuring T-Pain | Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic |
| 61 | CHASING CARS | Snow Patrol | Polydor/A&M/Interscope |
| 62 | BEAUTIFUL LIAR | Beyonce & Shakira | Music World/Columbia |
| 63 | SEXYBACK | Justin Timberlake | Jive/Zomba |
| 64 | KEEP HOLDING ON | Avril Lavigne | Fox/RCA/RMG |
| 65 | LET IT GO | Keyshia Cole Featuring Missy Elliott & Lil Kim | Imani/Geffen |
| 66 | APOLOGIZE | Timbaland Featuring OneRepublic | Mosley/Blackground/Interscope |
| 67 | BUBBLY | Colbie Caillat | Universal Republic |
| 68 | LIKE A BOY | Ciara | LaFace/Zomba |
| 69 | WHO KNEW | Pink | LaFace/Zomba |
| 70 | NEVER AGAIN | Kelly Clarkson | RCA/RMG |
| 71 | PROMISE | Ciara | LaFace/Zomba |
| 72 | BED | J. Holiday | Music Line/Capitol |
| 73 | THROW SOME D'S | Rich Boy Featuring Polow Da Don | Zone 4/Interscope |
| 74 | REHAB | Amy Winehouse | Universal Republic |
| 75 | BIG THINGS POPPIN' (DO IT) | T.I. | Grand Hustle/Atlantic |
| 76 | NO ONE | Alicia Keys | MBK/J/RMG |
| 77 | THE GREAT ESCAPE | Boys Like Girls | Columbia |
| 78 | 2 STEP | Unk | Big Oomp/Koch |
| 79 | WALK AWAY (REMEMBER ME) | Paula DeAnda Featuring The DEY | Arista/RMG |
| 80 | GO GETTA | Young Jeezy Featuring R. Kelly | Corporate Thugz/Def Jam/IDJMG |
| 81 | HERE (IN YOUR ARMS) | Hellogoodbye | Drive-thru/Sanctuary/RED |
| 82 | ON THE HOTLINE | Pretty Ricky | BlueStar/Atlantic |
| 83 | WIND IT UP | Gwen Stefani | Interscope |
| 84 | CYCLONE | Baby Bash Featuring T-Pain | Arista/RMG |
| 85 | BREAK IT OFF | Rihanna & Sean Paul | SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG |
| 86 | FIRST TIME | Lifehouse | Geffen |
| 87 | AYO TECHNOLOGY | 50 Cent Featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland | Shady/Aftermath/Interscope |
| 88 | OUTTA MY SYSTEM | Bow Wow Featuring T-Pain & Johnta Austin | Columbia |
| 89 | TEARDROPS ON MY GUITAR | Taylor Swift | Big Machine |
| 90 | SHUT UP AND DRIVE | Rihanna | SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG |
| 91 | SNOW ((HEY OH)) | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Warner Bros. |
| 92 | MONEY MAKER | Ludacris Featuring Pharrell | DTP/Def Jam/IDJMG |
| 93 | KISS KISS | Chris Brown Featuring T-Pain | Jive/Zomba |
| 94 | FAR AWAY | Nickelback | Roadrunner/IDJMG |
| 95 | ROCK YO HIPS | Crime Mob Featuring Lil Scrappy | Crunk/BME/Reprise |
| 96 | LOVESTONED | Justin Timberlake | Jive/Zomba |
| 97 | BETTER THAN ME | Hinder | Universal Republic |
| 98 | PARALYZER | Finger Eleven | Wind-up |
| 99 | THAT'S THAT | Snoop Dogg Featuring R. Kelly | Doggystyle/Geffen |
| 100 | SAME GIRL | R. Kelly Duet With Usher | Jive/Zomba |
