Sunday, January 6, 2013

2007


The Top 150 Hits of… 2007

I took a few more liberties with this one than usual. For the Aug. 11, 2007 chart, Billboard changed how it formulated the Hot 100 ever so slightly. Unfortunately I do not have the article explaining the change, so in relating it to you I can only go by the effects I see.

Billboard had only been using digital sales data for a couple of years. In assigning point values for amount of sales vs. amount of airplay, airplay was getting the short end of the stick. Some songs that were among the top 20 most played couldn’t get into the top 40 on the Hot 100 if they weren’t selling well. Meanwhile, a strong selling single could make it to #1 with no airplay whatsoever. Something was altered to address the issue on that week in August.

When I started compiling this year-end list I noticed that songs from later in the year were way lower than their point totals would indicate they should be, according to Billboard. In fact, whenever such a dramatic discrepancy occurred, often up to 100 points, it was always a song that was popular post-August. So I made some adjustments.

That being said, here’s the list.

  1. Big Girls Don’t Cry – Fergie
  2. Irreplaceable – Beyoncé
  3. Crank That (Soulja Boy) – Soulja Boy Tell’em
  4. How to Save a Life – The Fray
  5. Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood
  6. Umbrella – Rihanna
  7. The Way I Are – Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson
  8. The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani feat. Akon
  9. Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’) – T-Pain feat. Yung Joc
  10. Smack That – Akon feat. Eminem
  11. Hey There Delilah – Plain White T’s
  12. Stronger – Kanye West
  13. I Wanna Love You – Akon feat. Snoop Dogg
  14. My Love – Justin Timberlake
  15. Say It Right – Nelly Furtado
  16. Fergalicious – Fergie
  17. Glamorous – Fergie feat. Ludacris
  18. Don’t Matter – Akon
  19. Girlfriend – Avril Lavigne
  20. Makes Me Wonder – Maroon 5
  21. Party Like a Rockstar – Shop Boyz
  22. This Is Why I’m Hot – Mims
  23. It’s Not Over – Daughtry
  24. Rockstar – Nickelback
  25. We Fly High – Jim Jones
  26. Give It to Me – Timbaland feat. Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake
  27. What Goes Around…Comes Around – Justin Timberlake
  28. Waiting on the World to Change – John Mayer
  29. Cupid’s Chokehold – Gym Class Heroes feat. Patrick Stump
  30. Home – Daughtry
  31. Cyclone – Baby Bash feat. T-Pain
  32. Walk It Out – Unk
  33. Who Knew – Pink
  34. Bartender – T-Pain feat. Akon
  35. Good Life – Kanye West feat. T-Pain
  36. U + Ur Hand – Pink
  37. Beautiful Girls – Sean Kingston
  38. Bed – J. Holiday
  39. Wait for You – Elliott Yamin
  40. Make Me Better – Fabolous feat. Ne-Yo
  41. This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race – Fall Out Boy
  42. Pop, Lock & Drop It – Huey
  43. Runaway Love – Ludacris feat Mary J. Blige
  44. Thnks fr th Mmrs – Fall Out Boy
  45. What I’ve Done – Linkin Park
  46. Summer Love – Justin Timberlake
  47. Shortie Like Mine – Bow Wow feat. Chris Brown & Johnta Austin
  48. You – Lloyd feat. Lil’ Wayne
  49. Last Night – Diddy feat. Keyshia Cole
  50. Make It Rain – Fat Joe feat. Lil’ Wayne
  51. It Ends Tonight – The All-American Rejects
  52. Welcome to the Black Parade – My Chemical Romance
  53. Ayo Technology – 50 Cent feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
  54. A Bay Bay – Hurricane Chris
  55. Shawty – Plies feat. T-Pain
  56. Let It Go – Keyshia Cole feat. Missy Elliott & Lil Kim
  57. How Far We’ve Come – Matchbox Twenty
  58. Ice Box – Omarion
  59. Face Down – The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
  60. Over You – Daughtry
  61. Lost Without U – Robin Thicke
  62. I’m a Flirt – R.Kelly or Bow Wow feat. T.I. & T-Pain
  63. If Everyone Cared – Nickelback
  64. Get It Shawty – Lloyd
  65. I Tried – Bone Thugs-n-Harmony feat. Akon
  66. The Way I Live – Baby Boy da Prince feat. Lil Boosie
  67. Because of You – Ne-Yo
  68. Beautiful Liar – Beyoncé & Shakira
  69. Keep Holding On – Avril Lavigne
  70. Promise – Ciara
  71. The Great Escape – Boys Like Girls
  72. Walk Away (Remember Me) – Paula DeAnda feat. the DEY
  73. Gimme More – Britney Spears
  74. Wake Up Call – Maroon 5
  75. Like a Boy – Ciara
  76. Never Again – Kelly Clarkson
  77. Throw Some D’s – Rich Boy feat. Polow da Don
  78. Rehab – Amy Winehouse
  79. Big Things Poppin’ (Do It) – T.I.
  80. Hurt – Christina Aguilera
  81. 2 Step – Unk
  82. Go Getta – Young Jeezy feat. R. Kelly
  83. Here (In Your Arms) – Hellogoodbye
  84. Suddenly I See – KT Tunstall
  85. On the Hotline – Pretty Ricky
  86. Wind It Up – Gwen Stefani
  87. First Time – Lifehouse
  88. Lovestoned – Justin Timberlake
  89. Shut Up and Drive – Rihanna
  90. I’m So Hood – DJ Khaled feat. T-Pain, Trick Daddy, Rick Ross & Plies
  91. Until the End of Time – Justin Timberlake with Beyoncé
  92. Sorry (Blame It on Me) – Akon
  93. Shawty Is a 10 – The-Dream
  94. Don’t Blink – Kenny Chesney
  95. So Small – Carrie Underwood
  96. Break It Off – Rihanna & Sean Paul
  97. Outta My System – Bow Wow feat. T-Pain & Johnta Austin
  98. Teardrops on My Guitar – Taylor Swift
  99. Snow ((Hey Oh)) – Red Hot Chili Peppers
  100. Boston – Augustana
  101. When You’re Gone – Avril Lavigne
  102. Sexy Lady – Yung Berg feat. Junior
  103. Me Love – Sean Kingston
  104. Same Girl – R. Kelly & Usher
  105. Money in the Bank – Lil Scrappy feat. Young Buck
  106. Rock Yo Hips – Crime Mob feat. Lil Scrappy
  107. Baby Don’t Go – Fabolous feat. Jermaine Dupri
  108. She’s Everything – Brad Paisley
  109. Better Than Me – Hinder
  110. That’s That – Snoop Dogg feat. R. Kelly
  111. Through Glass – Stone Sour
  112. Whine Up – Kat Deluna feat. Elephant Man
  113. When I See U – Fantasia
  114. Top Back – T.I.
  115. Watching You – Rodney Atkins
  116. Lost in This Moment – Big & Rich
  117. Never Wanted Nothing More – Kenny Chesney
  118. Do You – Ne-Yo
  119. Lean Like A Cholo – Down AKA Kilo
  120. Take Me There – Rascal Flatts
  121. Tim McGraw – Taylor Swift
  122. We Takin’ Over – DJ Khaled feat. T.I., Akon, Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Lil Wayne & Baby
  123. Ticks – Brad Paisley
  124. Tell Me – Diddy feat. Christina Aguilera
  125. The Pretender – Foo Fighters
  126. Wasted – Carrie Underwood
  127. Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song) – Enrique Iglesias
  128. Wait a Minute – Pussycat Dolls
  129. Teachme – Musiq Soulchild
  130. Like This – Kelly Rowland feat. Eve
  131. Like This – Mims
  132. Poppin’ – Chris Brown feat. Jay Biz
  133. Online – Brad Paisley
  134. My Drink n’ My Two Step – Cassidy feat. Swizz Beatz
  135. Into the Ocean – Blue October
  136. Stupid Boy – Keith Urban
  137. You Know What It Is – T.I. feat. Wyclef Jean
  138. Good Directions – Billy Currington
  139. If You’re Reading This – Tim McGraw
  140. S.O.S. – Jonas Brothers
  141. Buddy – Musiq Soulchild
  142. I Luv It – Young Jeezy
  143. Candyman – Christina Aguilera
  144. Over It – Katherine McPhee
  145. Potential Break Up Song – Aly & AJ
  146. Hood Figga – Gorilla Zoe
  147. Soulja Girl – Soulja Boy Tell’em feat. I-15 
  148. Pain – Three Days Grace
  149. Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go) – Dierks Bentley
  150. Wipe Me Down – Lil’ Boosie feat. Foxx & Webbie
P.S. #'s 130 and 131 are not a misprint. They're two different songs with the same title.
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