2007 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-Topper

The 2007 Billboard Number One Hits list captured a year when pop, R&B, hip-hop, digital sales, ringtone culture, and viral dance moves were all pushing the Hot 100 in new directions. Beyoncé opened the year with Irreplaceable, Rihanna ruled the summer with Umbrella, Soulja Boy turned a dance into a chart event, and Alicia Keys closed the year with No One.

This page follows the Billboard Hot 100 issue dates for 2007, shown here as reader-friendly weekly date ranges. Because Billboard chart weeks can cross calendar years, this list begins with Beyoncé’s late-2006 carryover and ends with Alicia Keys’ late-2007 No. 1 run.

The Billboard Hot 100 ranks the most popular songs in the United States using radio airplay, sales, and later streaming activity. These are official Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 songs, not pop-only, rock-only, airplay-only, R&B-only, ringtone-only, or “that song was definitely playing in every flip phone” rankings.

2007 Billboard Number One Hits by Week

December 31, 2006 – February 17, 2007: Irreplaceable – Beyoncé
February 18 – February 24, 2007: Say It Right – Nelly Furtado
February 25 – March 3, 2007: What Goes Around… Comes Around – Justin Timberlake
March 4 – March 17, 2007: This Is Why I’m Hot – Mims
March 18 – March 31, 2007: Glamorous – Fergie featuring Ludacris
April 1 – April 14, 2007: Don’t Matter – Akon
April 15 – April 28, 2007: Give It to Me – Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake
April 29 – May 5, 2007: Girlfriend – Avril Lavigne
May 6 – May 19, 2007: Makes Me Wonder – Maroon 5
May 20 – May 26, 2007: Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’) – T-Pain featuring Yung Joc
May 27 – June 2, 2007: Makes Me Wonder – Maroon 5
June 3 – July 21, 2007: Umbrella – Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
July 22 – August 4, 2007: Hey There Delilah – Plain White T’s
August 5 – September 1, 2007: Beautiful Girls – Sean Kingston
September 2 – September 8, 2007: Big Girls Don’t Cry – Fergie
September 9 – September 22, 2007: Crank That (Soulja Boy) – Soulja Boy Tell ’Em
September 23 – September 29, 2007: Stronger – Kanye West
September 30 – November 3, 2007: Crank That (Soulja Boy) – Soulja Boy Tell ’Em
November 4 – November 24, 2007: Kiss Kiss – Chris Brown featuring T-Pain
November 25 – December 29, 2007: No One – Alicia Keys

Song-by-Song Notes on the 2007 Billboard No. 1 Hits

Irreplaceable – Beyoncé

Beyoncé opened the 2007 Billboard Hot 100 year with Irreplaceable, a late-2006 carryover that continued at No. 1 through mid-February. The song’s clean guitar figure, direct breakup message, and “to the left” hook made it one of her most recognizable solo hits.

Billboard listed Irreplaceable as the best-performing Hot 100 single of 2007. It began before the calendar turned, but it owned enough of early 2007 to make the year start with emotional eviction paperwork.

Say It Right – Nelly Furtado

Nelly Furtado reached No. 1 with Say It Right, one of the major singles from her Timbaland-produced album Loose. The song’s atmospheric production, cool vocal style, and moody pop-R&B feel made it stand apart from the brighter hits around it.

Its one-week run continued Furtado’s reinvention from folk-pop singer-songwriter into a major mid-2000s pop presence.

What Goes Around… Comes Around – Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake reached No. 1 with What Goes Around… Comes Around, the third Hot 100 chart-topper from FutureSex/LoveSounds. The song’s long structure, dramatic strings, and sleek Timbaland-era production made it one of Timberlake’s signature breakup epics.

Its one-week stay at No. 1 was brief, but the song’s pop reputation lasted much longer. Sometimes the title takes a while to say, but the hook lands quickly.

This Is Why I’m Hot – Mims

Mims reached No. 1 with This Is Why I’m Hot, a minimalist rap hit built around a simple hook and a beat that left plenty of space. The song became one of the clearest examples of ringtone-era hip-hop reaching the top of the Hot 100.

Its two-week run was a very 2007 chart story: direct hook, strong digital movement, and a title that doubled as its own explanation.

Glamorous – Fergie featuring Ludacris

Fergie earned another solo No. 1 with Glamorous, featuring Ludacris. The song blended pop, hip-hop, and a spelling-bee hook that made sure nobody forgot the title.

Its two-week run helped confirm the strength of Fergie’s The Dutchess era. The song was flashy, catchy, and considerate enough to spell itself out for listeners.

Don’t Matter – Akon

Akon reached No. 1 with Don’t Matter, a laid-back pop-R&B single with reggae influence. The song’s smooth melody and easy sing-along chorus made it one of his biggest solo hits.

Its two-week run added to Akon’s strong mid-2000s chart presence, both as a lead artist and collaborator.

Give It to Me – Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake

Timbaland reached No. 1 as a lead artist with Give It to Me, featuring Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake. The song brought together three of the central names in mid-2000s pop production and performance.

Its two-week run felt like a victory lap for the Timbaland sound that had shaped so much of the era’s pop and R&B. In 2007, if Timbaland was involved, the chart usually listened.

Girlfriend – Avril Lavigne

Avril Lavigne reached No. 1 with Girlfriend, a brash pop-punk-flavored single with a cheerleader chant hook. The song marked a brighter, more playful shift from some of her earlier angsty hits.

It gave Lavigne her first Hot 100 No. 1. The song was loud, bratty, and extremely committed to spelling out romantic intentions with a megaphone.

Makes Me Wonder – Maroon 5

Maroon 5 reached No. 1 with Makes Me Wonder, which made one of the largest jumps to No. 1 in Hot 100 history at the time. The song’s funk-pop groove and sharper attitude gave the band a major return after the success of Songs About Jane.

Its run was interrupted by T-Pain’s Buy U a Drank, then returned for one more week. The chart was moving quickly, but Maroon 5 still managed to sneak back into the driver’s seat.

Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’) – T-Pain featuring Yung Joc

T-Pain earned a No. 1 as a lead artist with Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’), featuring Yung Joc. The song became one of the biggest Auto-Tune-driven R&B/hip-hop hits of the ringtone era.

Its one-week run showed how central T-Pain had become to mid-2000s pop and rap. Even when he was not the lead artist, his sound was everywhere.

Umbrella – Rihanna featuring Jay-Z

Rihanna’s Umbrella, featuring Jay-Z, spent seven weeks at No. 1 and became one of the defining pop songs of 2007. The song’s “ella, ella” hook, sleek production, and Rihanna’s image shift helped turn it into a global pop landmark.

It was widely treated as the Song of the Summer for 2007 and helped move Rihanna from successful pop/R&B artist to full superstar status. Rain had rarely been this career-friendly.

Hey There Delilah – Plain White T’s

Plain White T’s reached No. 1 with Hey There Delilah, an acoustic ballad that sounded very different from much of the year’s R&B, pop, and hip-hop-heavy chart. Its simple guitar arrangement and long-distance love story helped it become a major crossover hit.

The song’s two-week run showed that a bare-bones ballad could still cut through the ringtone and digital-sales era. Sometimes one guitar is enough, provided the name Delilah scans correctly.

Beautiful Girls – Sean Kingston

Sean Kingston earned his first Hot 100 No. 1 with Beautiful Girls, a pop-reggae hit built around a prominent sample of Ben E. King’s Stand by Me. The song’s bright production and teen heartbreak lyrics made it a late-summer favorite.

It spent four weeks at No. 1 and introduced Kingston as one of the year’s major new voices.

Big Girls Don’t Cry – Fergie

Fergie returned to No. 1 with Big Girls Don’t Cry, a softer ballad from The Dutchess. The song showed a more vulnerable side of her solo work after more playful and attitude-driven hits like London Bridge and Glamorous.

Its one-week run added another major Hot 100 moment to an album cycle that kept producing hits across different pop moods.

Crank That (Soulja Boy) – Soulja Boy Tell ’Em

Soulja Boy Tell ’Em reached No. 1 with Crank That (Soulja Boy), a song powered by a viral dance, internet sharing, and ringtone-era momentum. It spent seven total weeks at No. 1 across interrupted runs.

The song became one of the clearest signs that online behavior could help reshape mainstream chart success. Before TikTok dances ruled pop culture, Crank That was already showing how a dance could move the Hot 100.

Stronger – Kanye West

Kanye West interrupted Soulja Boy’s run with Stronger, a futuristic hip-hop single built around a sample of Daft Punk’s Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. The song helped push electronic textures further into mainstream rap.

Its one-week run was short, but its influence was larger. The track helped define Kanye’s Graduation era and pointed toward the increasingly electronic sound of late-2000s pop and hip-hop.

Kiss Kiss – Chris Brown featuring T-Pain

Chris Brown reached No. 1 with Kiss Kiss, featuring T-Pain. The song’s playful hook, Auto-Tuned production style, and dance-friendly energy made it a strong fit for late-2007 pop and R&B radio.

Its three-week run also gave T-Pain another major No. 1 credit in a year where his voice and production style were nearly impossible to avoid.

No One – Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys closed the 2007 Billboard Hot 100 year with No One, a soaring pop-soul ballad that spent five weeks at No. 1. The song blended Keys’ piano-rooted style with a broad, arena-sized chorus.

Its run ended with the December 29, 2007 Billboard issue, just before Flo Rida’s Low took over on the first 2008 chart. That made No One the emotional closer before the next year arrived with boots with the fur.

Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Stories of 2007

Irreplaceable Was Billboard’s Year-End No. 1

Beyoncé’s Irreplaceable was Billboard’s best-performing Hot 100 single of 2007. Its No. 1 run began in 2006, but it controlled enough of early 2007 to define the year’s chart story.

Umbrella Became the Song of the Summer

Rihanna’s Umbrella spent seven weeks at No. 1 and became one of the most widely remembered songs of 2007. Its hook, Jay-Z feature, and Rihanna’s image shift helped make it a pop milestone.

Ringtone and Dance Culture Moved the Chart

This Is Why I’m Hot, Buy U a Drank, and Crank That (Soulja Boy) all reflected the ringtone-era and early internet-dance culture that shaped the mid-to-late 2000s. These songs were not just heard; they were downloaded, clipped, quoted, and performed badly at school dances.

Fergie Had a Huge Solo Year

Fergie reached No. 1 twice in 2007 with Glamorous and Big Girls Don’t Cry. Those songs showed two different sides of The Dutchess: glossy pop-rap confidence and emotional adult-pop balladry.

T-Pain Was Everywhere

T-Pain hit No. 1 as a lead artist with Buy U a Drank and appeared on Chris Brown’s Kiss Kiss. His Auto-Tune-driven sound was one of the most recognizable signatures of 2007 pop and hip-hop.

2007 Billboard Number One Hits Trivia

Irreplaceable by Beyoncé was Billboard’s best-performing Hot 100 single of 2007.
Umbrella by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z spent seven weeks at No. 1 and became one of the year’s defining summer hits.
Crank That (Soulja Boy) spent seven total weeks at No. 1 across interrupted runs.
Makes Me Wonder made one of the biggest jumps to No. 1 in Hot 100 history at the time.
Girlfriend gave Avril Lavigne her first Hot 100 No. 1.
Hey There Delilah gave Plain White T’s its first and only Hot 100 No. 1.
Beautiful Girls gave Sean Kingston his first Hot 100 No. 1.
Stronger sampled Daft Punk’s Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger.
No One closed the 2007 Hot 100 year, but it did not carry into the 2008 Billboard issue calendar.

Why the 2007 Billboard Number One Hits Matter

The 2007 Billboard Number One Hits list showed the Hot 100 changing in real time. Traditional radio still mattered, but digital sales, ringtone culture, internet dances, and viral behavior were becoming harder to ignore.

The year also balanced polished pop stars with internet-era breakthroughs. Beyoncé, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys, Fergie, and Nelly Furtado shared space with Mims, Soulja Boy, Sean Kingston, T-Pain, and Plain White T’s. The chart was becoming more flexible, faster-moving, and more unpredictable.

For chart fans, 2007 was a bridge between the radio-and-CD era and the download-driven pop world. The Hot 100 still had big ballads and superstar singles, but the ringtone was ringing, the dances were spreading, and the internet was already tapping on the glass.