Sunday, December 23, 2012

The 40 Best Songs of 2007

After the music boom of 2005-2006, the die-down period could only happen in 2007. With this, new artists could take the forefront and take the music scene by storm. First there was Daughtry, led by Chris Daughtry who somehow lost American Idol. Then Taylor Swift made her small impact, followed by newcomer Sean Kingston, and then music veterans such as Beyonce, Akon, Alicia Keys, and Justin Timberlake could still keep their grip on the mainstream. 2007 wasn't going to be an epic year for music, but it still brought plenty of songs that defined the decade. With their peak positions on the Billboard Hot 100 and the 2007 Billboard Year-End charts, here are the best songs of 2007:

40. Elliot Yamin-Wait for You
Peak: 13                        Billboard Year-End: NA

39. Fall Out Boy-This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race
Peak: 2                          Billboard Year-End: 32

38. Rihanna-Shut Up and Drive
Peak: 15                        Billboard Year-End: 90

37. Avril Lavigne-Keep Holding On
Peak: 17                        Billboard Year-End: NA

36. Britney Spears-Gimme More
Peak: 3                          Billboard Year-End: NA

35. Hurricane Chris-A Bay Bay
Peak: 7                          Billboard Year-End: NA

34. Fergie-Fergalicious
Peak: 2                          Billboard Year-End: 19

33. Gwen Stefani-Wind It Up
Peak: 6                          Billboard Year-End: 52

32. Taylor Swift-Teardrops on My Guitar
Peak: 13                        Billboard Year-End: 89

31. Akon-Don't Matter
Peak: 1 (2 weeks)         Billboard Year-End: 11

30. Kelly Clarkson-Never Again
Peak: 8                         Billboard Year-End: NA

29. Avril Lavigne-When You're Gone
Peak: 24                       Billboard Year-End: 78

28. Daughtry-Home
Peak: 5                         Billboard Year-End: 25

27. Fergie-Clumsy
Peak: 5                         Billboard Year-End: NA

26. Kanye West-Stronger
Peak: 1 (1 week)          Billboard Year-End: 27

25. Jordin Sparks-Tattoo
Peak: 8                         Billboard Year-End: NA

24. HelloGoodbye-Here (In Your Arms)
Peak: 14                       Billboard Year-End: NA

23. Beyonce and Shakira-Beautiful Liar
Peak: 3                         Billboard Year-End: 62

22. Fergie-Glamorous
Peak: 1 (2 weeks)        Billboard Year-End: 10

21. Fall Out Boy-Thnks Fr Th Mmrs
Peak: 11                       Billboard Year-End: 37

20. Nickelback-Rock Star
Peak: 6                         Billboard Year-End: NA

19. Nelly Furtado-Say It Right
Peak: 1 (1 week)          Billboard Year-End: 9

18. Gwen Stefani and Akon-The Sweet Escape
Peak: 2                         Billboard Year-End: 3

17. Amy Winehouse-Rehab
Peak: 9                         Billboard Year-End: NA

16. Justin Timberlake-What Goes Around...Comes Around
Peak: 1 (1 week)          Billboard Year-End: 22

15. Maroon 5-Makes Me Wonder
Peak: 1 (3 weeks)        Billboard Year-End: 13

14. Sean Kingston-Beautiful Girls
Peak: 1 (4 weeks)        Billboard Year-End: 31

13. Plain White Ts-Hey There, Delilah
Peak: 1 (2 weeks)        Billboard Year-End: 7

12. Avril Lavigne-Girlfriend
Peak: 1 (1 week)          Billboard Year-End: 6

11. Finger Eleven-Paralyzer
Peak: 6                         Billboard Year-End: NA

10. Timbaland and Keri Hilson-The Way I Are
Peak: 3                         Billboard Year-End: 18

9. Sara Bareilles-Love Song
Peak: 4                         Billboard Year-End: NA

8. Daughtry-It's Not Over
Peak: 4                         Billboard Year-End: 17

7. Timbaland and OneRepublic-Apologize
Peak: 2                         Billboard Year-End: 66

6. Colbie Caillat-Bubbly
Peak: 5                         Billboard Year-End: 67

5. Beyonce-Irreplacable
Peak: 1 (7 weeks)*      Billboard Year-End: 1

4. Alicia Keys-No One
Peak: 1 (5 weeks)        Billboard Year-End: 76

3. Rihanna and Jay Z-Umbrella
Peak: 1 (7 weeks)        Billboard Year-End: 2

2. Fergie-Big Girls Don't Cry
Peak: 1 (1 week)         Billboard Year-End: 4

1. Carrie Underwood-Before He Cheats
Peak: 8                        Billboard Year-End: 6

Disclaimer: A lot of these songs did not reach their peak on the year-end chart until 2008
*This song spent 3 weeks at number 1 in 2006, bringing its grand total to 10 weeks

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