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. An 18th single, Beyoncé's "Irreplaceable", began a run at the top in 2006 which continued into 2007.
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.
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. To this effect, "Umbrella" and "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" are the longest-running singles of 2007. Other singles with extended chart runs include singer Alicia Keys' "No One" which stayed at number one for five straight weeks.
"Irreplaceable" is the best-performing single of the calendar year, topping the Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2007 for seven consecutive weeks. 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. "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.
Chart history
+KeyIndicates best-performing single of 2007 Issue dateSongArtist(s)Reference936January 6"Irreplaceable"BeyoncéJanuary 13January 20January 27February 3February 10February 17937February 24"Say It Right"Nelly Furtado938March 3"What Goes Around...Comes Around"Justin Timberlake939March 10"This Is Why I'm Hot"MimsMarch 17940March 24"Glamorous"Fergie featuring LudacrisMarch 31941April 7"Don't Matter"AkonApril 14942April 21"Give It to Me"Timbaland featuringNelly Furtado and Justin TimberlakeApril 28943May 5"Girlfriend"Avril Lavigne944May 12"Makes Me Wonder"Maroon 5May 19945May 26"Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')"T-Pain featuring Yung JocreJune 2"Makes Me Wonder"Maroon 5946June 9"Umbrella"Rihanna featuring Jay-ZJune 16June 23June 30July 7July 14July 21947July 28"Hey There Delilah"Plain White T'sAugust 4948August 11"Beautiful Girls"Sean KingstonAugust 18August 25September 1949September 8"Big Girls Don't Cry"Fergie950September 15"Crank That (Soulja Boy)"Soulja Boy Tell 'EmSeptember 22951September 29"Stronger"Kanye WestreOctober 6"Crank That (Soulja Boy)"Soulja Boy Tell 'EmOctober 13October 20October 27November 3952November 10"Kiss Kiss"Chris Brown featuring T-PainNovember 17November 24953December 1"No One"Alicia KeysDecember 8December 15December 22December 29
Number-one artists + List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one Position Artist Weeks at No. 1 1 Beyoncé 7 Rihanna Jay-Z Soulja Boy Tell 'Em 5 Alicia Keys 5 6 T-Pain 4 Sean Kingston 8 Nelly Furtado 3 Justin Timberlake Fergie Maroon 5 Chris Brown 13 Mims 2 Ludacris Akon Timbaland Plain White T's 18 Avril Lavigne 1 Young Joc Kanye West
See also 2007 in music List of Billboard number-one singles Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2007 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 2000s
References
Additional sources Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition () Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition () Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The 2000s () Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboards online archive services and print editions of the magazine.