List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2007

The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States. Published by Billboard magazine, the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single's weekly physical and digital sales, and airplay. In 2007, 17 singles reached the top spot on the chart.[2] An 18th single, Beyoncé's "Irreplaceable", began a run at the top in 2006 which continued into 2007.[3][failed verification]

Beyoncé's "Irreplaceable" was the best-performing single of the year, topping the Top Hot 100 Hits of 2007.[1]

In 2007, eight acts achieved their first US number-one single, either as a lead artist or featured guest: Mims, Avril Lavigne, Maroon 5, T-Pain, Yung Joc, Plain White T's, Sean Kingston, and Soulja Boy Tell 'Em. Producer Timbaland earned his first number-one single as lead artist with "Give It to Me"; he had previously appeared as featured guest on singer Nelly Furtado's number-one single "Promiscuous". T-Pain, Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado and Fergie each earned two number-one singles, either as a lead artist or featured guest.[2]

Three number-one singles tied for the longest run on the chart in 2007: Beyoncé's "Irreplaceable", Rihanna's "Umbrella", and Soulja Boy Tell 'Em's "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" all topped the chart for seven weeks; the last of these was non-consecutive. However, "Irreplaceable", which started its peak position in three issues the previous year, is credited to by Billboard magazine as 2006's longest-running single.[3][4] To this effect, "Umbrella" and "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" are the longest-running singles of 2007.[2] Other singles with extended chart runs include singer Alicia Keys' "No One" which stayed at number one for five straight weeks.[2]

"Irreplaceable" is the best-performing single of the calendar year, topping the Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2007 for seven consecutive weeks.[5] Band Maroon 5's "Makes Me Wonder" is noted for its jump from 64th to 1st place on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the largest leap of 2007.[6] "Umbrella", which occupied the top slot for seven of summer's thirteen weeks, has been credited by the music press as 2007's Song of the Summer.[7][8][9]

Chart history

Singer Rihanna's "Umbrella" spent seven straight weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming one of the three longest-running singles of the year, with Irreplaceable and Crank That (Soulja Boy).
Band Maroon 5's "Makes Me Wonder" is noted for its jump from 64th to first place on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the biggest leap in this year.
Rapper Sean Kingston earned his first number-one single in U.S. with "Beautiful Girls" for four consecutive weeks.
Rapper Soulja Boy gained his first number-one single in U.S. "Crank That" for seven nonconsecutive weeks.
Key
Indicates best-performing single of 2007
No.Issue dateSongArtist(s)Reference
936January 6"Irreplaceable"†Beyoncé[10][11]
January 13[12][13]
January 20[14][15]
January 27[16][17]
February 3[18][19]
February 10[20][21]
February 17[22][23]
937February 24"Say It Right"Nelly Furtado[24][25]
938March 3"What Goes Around...Comes Around"Justin Timberlake[26][27]
939March 10"This Is Why I'm Hot"Mims[28][29]
March 17[30][31]
940March 24"Glamorous"Fergie featuring Ludacris[32][33]
March 31[34][35]
941April 7"Don't Matter"Akon[36][37]
April 14[38][39]
942April 21"Give It to Me"Timbaland featuring
Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake
[40][41]
April 28[42][43]
943May 5"Girlfriend"Avril Lavigne[44][45]
944May 12"Makes Me Wonder"Maroon 5[46][47]
May 19[48][49]
945May 26"Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')"T-Pain featuring Yung Joc[50][51]
reJune 2"Makes Me Wonder"Maroon 5[52][53]
946June 9"Umbrella"Rihanna featuring Jay-Z[54][55]
June 16[56][57]
June 23[58][59]
June 30[60][61]
July 7[62][63]
July 14[64][65]
July 21[66][67]
947July 28"Hey There Delilah"Plain White T's[68][69]
August 4[70][71]
948August 11"Beautiful Girls"Sean Kingston[72][73]
August 18[74][75]
August 25[76][77]
September 1[78][79]
949September 8"Big Girls Don't Cry"Fergie[80][81]
950September 15"Crank That (Soulja Boy)"Soulja Boy Tell 'Em[82][83]
September 22[84][85]
951September 29"Stronger"Kanye West[86][87]
reOctober 6"Crank That (Soulja Boy)"Soulja Boy Tell 'Em[88][89]
October 13[90][91]
October 20[92][93]
October 27[94][95]
November 3[96][97]
952November 10"Kiss Kiss"Chris Brown featuring T-Pain[98][99]
November 17[100][101]
November 24[102][103]
953December 1"No One"Alicia Keys[104][105]
December 8[106][107]
December 15[108][109]
December 22[110][111]
December 29[112][113]

Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one
PositionArtistWeeks at No. 1
1Beyoncé7
Rihanna
Jay-Z
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
5Alicia Keys5
6T-Pain4
Sean Kingston
8Nelly Furtado3
Justin Timberlake
Fergie
Maroon 5
Chris Brown
13Mims2
Ludacris
Akon
Timbaland
Plain White T's
18Avril Lavigne1
Young Joc
Kanye West

See also

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