Top songs of 2007

What was the number one song of 2007?

The number one song of 2007 was “Irreplaceable” by Beyoncé, the top song on Billboard's year-end Hot 100 for 2007. It spent 10 weeks at number one on the weekly chart, starting with the chart dated December 16, 2006.

“Irreplaceable” by Beyoncé, “Umbrella” by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z and “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” by Soulja Boy Tell 'Em were each number one for 7 weeks of 2007, the most of any song that year.

Born in 2007? The birthday number one finder shows the song at number one in the exact week of your birthday, and the number one on every birthday since.

Chart data: Billboard Hot 100, as compiled on Wikipedia (number ones of 2007, year-end Hot 100 of 2007).

How many songs reached number one in 2007?

17 songs reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in 2007. Counting “Irreplaceable”, which was already at number one when the year began, 18 songs held the top spot across the year's 52 weekly charts.

Of the songs that first reached number one in 2007, “Umbrella” by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z stayed there longest: 7 weeks in total, from the chart dated June 9, 2007.

Weeks at No. 1 counts every week the song spent at the top, including weeks in other years; the number in brackets is the weeks on charts dated 2007. Dates are chart issue dates.

Which artists had more than one number one in 2007?

4 acts had more than one number one in 2007, counting lead and featured credits. Fergie, Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado and T-Pain had 2 each.

• Fergie: “Glamorous” and “Big Girls Don't Cry”
• Justin Timberlake: “What Goes Around...Comes Around” and “Give It to Me”
• Nelly Furtado: “Say It Right” and “Give It to Me”
• T-Pain: “Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')” and “Kiss Kiss”

What were the biggest songs of 2007?

The five biggest songs of 2007 on Billboard’s year-end Hot 100 were “Irreplaceable” by Beyoncé, “Umbrella” by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z, “The Sweet Escape” by Gwen Stefani featuring Akon, “Big Girls Don't Cry” by Fergie and “Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')” by T-Pain featuring Yung Joc.

The year-end chart ranks songs by how they performed on the weekly Hot 100 across Billboard’s chart year, so a song that peaked late in the year can rank lower than its weekly peak suggests, or count toward the next year’s list. The top 30 below show each song’s length where we could match the recording.

Numbers 31 to 100

31. “Beautiful Girls” Sean Kingston
32. “This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race” Fall Out Boy
33. “Bartender” T-Pain featuring Akon
34. “Pop, Lock & Drop It” Huey
35. “Runaway Love” Ludacris featuring Mary J. Blige
36. “Rockstar” Nickelback
37. “Thnks fr th Mmrs” Fall Out Boy
38. “What I've Done” Linkin Park
39. “Summer Love” Justin Timberlake
40. “You” Lloyd featuring Lil Wayne
41. “Wait for You” Elliott Yamin
42. “Last Night” Diddy featuring Keyshia Cole
43. “Make It Rain” Fat Joe featuring Lil Wayne
44. “Make Me Better” Fabolous featuring Ne-Yo
45. “Ice Box” Omarion
46. “Lips of an Angel” Hinder
47. “Waiting on the World to Change” John Mayer
48. “Lost Without U” Robin Thicke
49. “I'm a Flirt” R. Kelly or Bow Wow featuring T.I. and T-Pain
50. “If Everyone Cared” Nickelback
51. “Get It Shawty” Lloyd
52. “Face Down” The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
53. “The Way I Live” Baby Boy da Prince
54. “Shortie Like Mine” Bow Wow featuring Chris Brown and Johntá Austin
55. “It Ends Tonight” The All-American Rejects
56. “A Bay Bay” Hurricane Chris
57. “Because of You” Ne-Yo
58. “I Tried” Bone Thugs-n-Harmony featuring Akon
59. “Welcome To The Black Parade” My Chemical Romance
60. “Shawty” Plies featuring T-Pain
61. “Chasing Cars” Snow Patrol
62. “Beautiful Liar” Beyoncé and Shakira
63. “SexyBack” Justin Timberlake featuring Timbaland
64. “Keep Holding On” Avril Lavigne
65. “Let It Go” Keyshia Cole featuring Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim
66. “Apologize” OneRepublic
67. “Bubbly” Colbie Caillat
68. “Like a Boy” Ciara
69. “Who Knew” Pink
70. “Never Again” Kelly Clarkson
71. “Promise” Ciara
72. “Bed” J. Holiday
73. “Throw Some D's” Rich Boy featuring Polow da Don
74. “Rehab” Amy Winehouse
75. “Big Shit Poppin' (Do It)” T.I.
76. “No One” Alicia Keys
77. “The Great Escape” Boys Like Girls
78. “2 Step” Unk
79. “Walk Away (Remember Me)” Paula DeAnda featuring The D.E.Y.
80. “Go Getta” Young Jeezy featuring R. Kelly
81. “Here (In Your Arms)” Hellogoodbye
82. “On the Hotline” Pretty Ricky
83. “Wind It Up” Gwen Stefani
84. “Cyclone” Baby Bash featuring T-Pain
85. “Break It Off” Rihanna featuring Sean Paul
86. “First Time” Lifehouse
87. “Ayo Technology” 50 Cent featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland
88. “Outta My System” Bow Wow featuring T-Pain and Johntá Austin
89. “Teardrops on My Guitar” Taylor Swift
90. “Shut Up and Drive” Rihanna
91. “Snow (Hey Oh)” Red Hot Chili Peppers
92. “Money Maker” Ludacris featuring Pharrell
93. “Kiss Kiss” Chris Brown featuring T-Pain
94. “Far Away” Nickelback
95. “Rock Yo Hips” Crime Mob and Lil' Scrappy
96. “LoveStoned” Justin Timberlake
97. “Better than Me” Hinder
98. “Paralyzer” Finger Eleven
99. “That's That” Snoop Dogg featuring R. Kelly
100. “Same Girl” R. Kelly featuring Usher

Chart data: Billboard Hot 100, as compiled on Wikipedia (number ones of 2007, year-end Hot 100 of 2007).

What songs should go on a 2007 mix CD?

A 2007 mix that fits one 80-minute CD holds 19 of the year's biggest songs, opening with “Before He Cheats” by Carrie Underwood and closing with “We Fly High” by Jim Jones, for 77:24 of music.

We built it from the year-end top 30 and every number one of 2007, taking songs in year-end order until the disc was full, then sequenced it to follow the year: the number ones in the order they reached the top, with the year’s other big hits placed between them. With a 2-second gap before each track it runs 78:02, under the 79 minutes we fill a CD to.

Lengths are the recordings matched in Deezer’s catalog. Single edits, album versions and remasters can run a little longer or shorter, so check your own playlist before you burn it.

Turn 2007 into a CD. Send us this list, or your own 2007 songs, and we burn it to a real audio CD, test-play it and post it. It makes a good gift for a birth year, a graduation year or a wedding year.

To change the songs, paste the list into the playlist length calculator to keep it under 80 minutes, then print an insert with the CD case template. Our guide to making a mixtape covers sequencing, and nostalgic gift ideas has more ways to give a year as a present.

What was popular music like in the 2000s?

Popular music in the 2000s was dominated by hip-hop, R&B and pop, and featured guest artists became a regular part of number one hits. By 2005 the Hot 100 counted digital download sales alongside physical singles and radio airplay.

From 2000 to 2009, 129 songs reached number one on the Hot 100, and 12 songs stayed there for 10 weeks or more. Of those 129, “We Belong Together” by Mariah Carey and “I Gotta Feeling” by The Black Eyed Peas spent the most weeks at number one, 14 each. Usher had the most number ones that reached the top in these years, with 7. The typical number one of these years ran 4:03 (the median of the 100 with a known length).