The nation's most important source of charts, news and other exclusives, "Billboard", has released 2007's year-end charts. No big surprises showed up, as the biggest songs of the year had been playing on Americans' radio stations and people's iPod lists.
The Hot 100 song of the year is "Irreplaceable", the world-wide smash hit by Houston star Beyonce. Just under that came Rihanna's "Umbrella", tied for most weeks at number 1 this year. Rounding up the top 3 is Gwen Stefani whose duet with Akon, "The Sweet Escape", which rushed ahead of number 1s "Big Girls Dont Cry", "hey There Delilah", "Buy U A Drank", "Say It Right" and "I Wanna Love U". Akon, the year's most successful male artist manages to place 4 songs in the top 20, while Fergie placed 3. Soulja Boy's internet sensation, "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" only managed to place at number 20. No. 1s "Girlfriend" and "Makes Me Wonder", by Avril lavigne and Maroon 5, respectively, did not place in the top 10.
In rap, it was Fabulous's "Makes Me Better" that prevailed, as did Aventura's "Mi Corazonsito" in latin songs; digital songs and pop went to "Big Girls Don't Cry".
Album charts this year were rescued by a few successful works, as sales dropped at a staggering level. Daughtry's self-titled debut took the number 1 spot, helped by the band's consistent promotion and the success of its three singles. Akon and Fergie placed 2 and 3, easily the best of the year in terms of sales for albums and singles. Carrie Underwood, Justin Timberlake and Nickelback placed lower than Hanna Montana, while Linkin Park could not match up to High School Musical. Beyonce, Kanye and Gwen filled up the top 15.
TOP 15 Albums
1 DAUGHTRY Daughtry RCA/RMG
2 KONVICTED Akon Konvict/Upfront/SRC/Universal Motown/UMRG
3 THE DUTCHESS Fergie will.i.am/A&M/Interscope/IGA
4 HANNAH MONTANA Soundtrack Walt Disney
5 SOME HEARTS Carrie Underwood Arista/Arista Nashville/RMG
6 ALL THE RIGHT REASONS Nickelback Roadrunner
7 FUTURESEX/LOVESOUNDS Justin Timberlake Jive/Zomba
8 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 Soundtrack Walt Disney
9 NOW 23 Various Artists Sony BMG Strategic Marketing Group/EMI/Universal/Zomba/Sony Music
10 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT Linkin Park Machine Shop/Warner Bros.
11 B'DAY Beyonce Columbia/Sony Music
12 GRADUATION Kanye West Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG
13 ME AND MY GANG Rascal Flatts Lyric Street/Hollywood
14 LOVE The Beatles Apple/Capitol
15 THE SWEET ESCAPE Gwen Stefani Interscope
TOP 20 SINGLES
1 IRREPLACEABLE Beyonce Columbia
2 UMBRELLA Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG
3 THE SWEET ESCAPE Gwen Stefani Featuring Akon Interscope
4 BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY Fergie will.i.am/A&M/Interscope
5 BUY U A DRANK T-Pain Featuring Yung Joc Konvict/Nappy Boy
6 BEFORE HE CHEATS Carrie Underwood Arista/Arista Nashville/RMG
7 HEY THERE DELILAH Plain White T's Fearless/Hollywood
8 I WANNA LOVE YOU Akon Featuring Snoop Dogg Konvict/Upfront/SRC
9 SAY IT RIGHT Nelly Furtado Mosley/Geffen
10 GLAMOROUS Fergie Featuring Ludacris will.i.am/A&M/Interscope
11 DON'T MATTER Akon Konvict/Upfront/SRC/Universal Motown
12 GIRLFRIEND Avril Lavigne RCA/RMG
13 MAKES ME WONDER Maroon 5 A&M/Octone/Interscope
14 PARTY LIKE A ROCKSTAR Shop Boyz OnDeck/Universal Republic
15 SMACK THAT Akon Featuring Eminem Konvict/Upfront/SRC/Universal
16 THIS IS WHY I'M HOT Mims Capitol
17 IT'S NOT OVER Daughtry RCA/RMG
18 THE WAY I ARE Timbaland Featuring Keri Hilson Mosley/Interscope
19 FERGALICIOUS Fergie will.i.am/A&M/Interscope
20 CRANK THAT (SOULJA BOY) Soulja Boy Tell'em ColliPark/Interscope
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