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]

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

Key
† Indicates best-performing single of 2007
No. Issue date Song Artist(s) Reference
936 January 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]
937 February 24 "Say It Right" Nelly Furtado [24][25]
938 March 3 "What Goes Around...Comes Around" Justin Timberlake [26][27]
939 March 10 "This Is Why I'm Hot" Mims [28][29]
March 17 [30][31]
940 March 24 "Glamorous" Fergie featuring Ludacris [32][33]
March 31 [34][35]
941 April 7 "Don't Matter" Akon [36][37]
April 14 [38][39]
942 April 21 "Give It to Me" Timbaland featuring
Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake 		[40][41]
April 28 [42][43]
943 May 5 "Girlfriend" Avril Lavigne [44][45]
944 May 12 "Makes Me Wonder" Maroon 5 [46][47]
May 19 [48][49]
945 May 26 "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" T-Pain featuring Yung Joc [50][51]
re June 2 "Makes Me Wonder" Maroon 5 [52][53]
946 June 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]
947 July 28 "Hey There Delilah" Plain White T's [68][69]
August 4 [70][71]
948 August 11 "Beautiful Girls" Sean Kingston [72][73]
August 18 [74][75]
August 25 [76][77]
September 1 [78][79]
949 September 8 "Big Girls Don't Cry" Fergie [80][81]
950 September 15 "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" Soulja Boy Tell 'Em [82][83]
September 22 [84][85]
951 September 29 "Stronger" Kanye West [86][87]
re October 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]
952 November 10 "Kiss Kiss" Chris Brown featuring T-Pain [98][99]
November 17 [100][101]
November 24 [102][103]
953 December 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
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

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