Hot Adult Top 40, Top 100 of 2007

[musicfanpete]

Below is the top 100 Hot Adult Top 40 songs for 2007. This chart was calculated using the inverse point system from each weekly Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 chart from January 2007 through December 2007 (the final weekly chart being released on 12/19/07 which is actually for the week ending 12/29/07). However, a couple of other rules have been implemented to make the chart more fresh, and to allow more "one time" songs to make the chart.

First, all songs that peaked in 2006 were ineligible for this year's chart. Therefore, no "How To Save A Life" or "Waiting On The World To Change" this year.

Second, songs that have not peaked as of yet will be placed on the 2008 year-end chart. The exception to that rule are all current top 10 songs (per the final weekly chart), which have been added to the 2007 year-end chart regardless of whether they have peaked or not. Those songs within the final weekly top 10 which have not peaked yet will be placed on the 2008 chart as well (the only songs eligible to qualify for two consectutive year-end charts).

Hopefully that wasn't too confusing, but these rules were put in effect to make the chart fresher and more current than the official year-end charts (ie: higher peaks for many songs). Also, more different songs which did not make the official year-end charts appear on this chart, thus again making the chart fresher, and exposing more people to songs that would have otherwise slipped through the cracks.

So, without any further ado, here it is:


100. You're All I Have - Snow Patrol
99. Fidelity - Regina Spektor
98. 1,2,3,4 - Feist
97. Stolen - Dashboard Confessional
96. Over It - Katharine McPhee
95. Like A Star - Corrine Bailey Rae
94. Last Request - Paolo Nutini
93. You Give Me Something - James Morrison
92. Shut Up And Drive - Rihanna
91. Light Up The Sky - Yellowcard
90. Not Ready To Make Nice - Dixie Chicks
89. Lovestoned - Justin Timberlake
88. Straight Lines - Silverchair
87. When We Die - Bowling For Soup
86. Beautiful Disaster - Jon McLaughlin
85. Don't Matter - Akon
84. Everything - Michael Buble
83. The Way I Are - Timbaland w/ Keri Hilson
82. Here (In Your Arms) - Hellogoodbye
81. Life Is Beautiful - Vega4
80. Nolita Fairytale - Vanessa Carlton
79. Hold On - K.T. Tunstall
78. Read My Mind - Killers
77. Umbrella - Rihanna w/ Jay-Z
76. Seven Days Of Lonely - I Nine
75. Grace Kelly - Mika
74. Extraordinary - Mandy Moore
73. Glamorous - Fergie
72. New Shoes - Paolo Nutini
71. The Kill (Bury Me) - 30 Seconds To Mars
70. Summer Love - Justin Timberlake
69. Smile - Lily Allen
68. Boston - Augustana
67. 1973 - James Blunt
66. Breathe In Breathe Out - Mat Kearney
65. The Great Escape - Boys Like Girls
64. All At Once - The Fray
63. Other Side Of The World - K.T. Tunstall
62. Welcome To The Black Parade - My Chemical Romance
61. Hollywood - Collective Soul
60. Snow (Hey Oh) - Red Hot Chili Peppers
59. Lost Highway - Bon Jovi
58. This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race - Fall Out Boy
57. Through Glass - Stone Sour
56. What I've Done - Linkin Park
55. Leave The Pieces - The Wreckers
54. Apologize - Timbaland w/ One Republic
53. Rehab - Amy Winehouse
52. Dig - Incubus
51. Calling You - Blue October
50. Let Love In - Goo Goo Dolls
49. If You're Gonna Leave - Emerson Hart
48. Never Again - Kelly Clarkson
47. Face Down - Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
46. Colorful - Rocco Deluca & The Burden
45. Love Song - Sara Bareilles
44. Cupid's Chokehold - Gym Class Heroes
43. Streetcorner Symphony - Rob Thomas
42. 4 In The Morning - Gwen Stefani
41. Girlfriend - Avril Lavigne
40. Undeniable - Mat Kearney
39. Wait For You - Elliott Yamin
38. World - Five For Fighting
37. Into The Night - Santana w/ Chad Kroeger
36. What Goes Around Comes Around - Justin Timberlake
35. Irreplaceable - Beyonce
34. Thnks Fr Th Mmrs - Fall Out Boy
33. Pictures Of You - The Last Goodnight
32. Before It's Too Late - Goo Goo Dolls
31. When You're Gone - Avril Lavigne
30. Look After You - The Fray
29. Her Eyes - Pat Monahan
28. Paralyzer - Finger Eleven
27. Into The Ocean - Blue October
26. Gravity - John Mayer
25. (You Want To) Make A Memory - Bon Jovi
24. It Ends Tonight - All American Rejects
23. Suddenly I See - K.T. Tunstall
22. Dreaming With A Broken Heart - John Mayer
21. Better Than Me - Hinder
20. Wake Up Call - Maroon 5
19. Over You - Daughtry
18. Keep Holding On - Avril Lavigne
17. Bubbly - Colbie Caillat
16. How Far We've Come - Matchbox Twenty
15. Rockstar - Nickelback
14. Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood
13. Little Wonders - Rob Thomas
12. Who Knew - Pink
11. Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
10. U + Ur Hand - Pink
9. Hey There Delilah - Plain White T's
8. Big Girls Don't Cry - Fergie
7. Home - Daughtry
6. Say It Right - Nelly Furtado
5. The Sweet Escape - Gwen Stefani w/ Akon
4. It's Not Over - Daughtry
3. First Time - Lifehouse
2. Makes Me Wonder - Maroon 5
1. If Everyone Cared - Nickelback

[Jorge_Str [Som3on3]]

wow Nickelback at #1, that's nice!

[musicfanpete]

som3on3 said:

wow Nickelback at #1, that's nice!

Glad you enjoyed Nickelback at the top. It was a very close race to the top. Only 17 points separated the top 3 songs. One more week of charts would have put Lifehouse at the top. If that would have happened, this again would have been the only chart to rank them at #1 since the official charts only run through mid to late November.

[mrclimbfall20]

How did Lifehouse chart so high? Not that I mind or anything.

[musicfanpete]

mrclimbfall20 said:

How did Lifehouse chart so high? Not that I mind or anything.

No problem for asking. Basically "First Time" spent close to the same amount of weeks on the chart as did "If Everyone Cared", "Makes Me Wonder" and "It's Not Over" (33 weeks for "First Time" versus 36, 31 and 35 weeks for those other songs respectively). With a similar number of weeks and similar peaks, one would expect them to finish close together. Also, I believe "First Time" spent as many if not more weeks in the top 10 than the other songs, so that may have given it a bit of an edge. Remember, on the Hot AC/Adult Top 40 charts, songs that have not hit number have sometimes finished as the top song of the year in the past, so it's no surprise a song that peaked at #3 finished this high either.

The second big factor is my not including songs that peaked during 2006 on this chart. I believe "How To Save A Life" and "Waiting On The World To Change" would have finished just behind "First Time" only because a good portion of their run occurred in 2006, despite all three songs spending close to or over 50 weeks on the chart. And, I also noticed that songs moved a bit faster this year (relatively speaking), and while "U + Ur Hand" and "Rockstar" both finished with over 40 weeks on the chart, both languished within the bottom quarter of the chart for many weeks, thereby not accumulating as many points as other songs with shorter chart runs.

The last big factor of course was the chart year I used. While the official charts were tabulated from mid November to mid November, my chart was tabulated exactly within the calendar year (first week of January to the last week of December), with each chart being released ten days before it's official archived date. That's why I was able to finish the chart now since the chart that came out on the 19th corresponds to the week ending December 29th. That was my purpose as this makes the chart fresher than the official charts (hence, "First Time" and "Bubbly" for example ranking a lot higher than the official charts).

I know that was a mouth full, but hopefully that helps explain things. :)

[mrclimbfall20]

Yeah, it does thanks. I hope "Whatever It Takes" has a similar run...that would be good for the band to finally have 2 hits in a row.

[shocker]

Here again, I'm surprised at the ranking of Daughtry's songs.

"Home" really should have been ranked higher because it racked up more points during the course of the year, and it was a solid 2007 song. "It's Not Over" was really more of a late '06-early '07 hit, so it shouldn't have gotten as many '07 points because part of it's high success was achieved during the '06 chart year.

But it is what it is.

[musicfanpete]

Dec 30, 2007 13:41:58 GMT -5 shocker said:

Here again, I'm surprised at the ranking of Daughtry's songs.

"Home" really should have been ranked higher because it racked up more points during the course of the year, and it was a solid 2007 song. "It's Not Over" was really more of a late '06-early '07 hit, so it shouldn't have gotten as many '07 points because part of it's high success was achieved during the '06 chart year.

But it is what it is.

Actually "It's Not Over" spent six more weeks on the chart than "Home". Three of those weeks were in 2006. Therefore, "It's Not Over" spent 32 weeks on the chart in 2007 (35 weeks total), while "Home" spent 29 weeks total. That's the difference right there. Public perception would probably indicate that "Home" was more popular due to it's heavy use on "American Idol, but the slightly shorter run on the charts proved otherwise.

It's interesting to note that if those three weeks had charted within 2007, then "It's Not Over" would have been the number one song of the year.

[musicfanpete]

Here is my revised 2007 chart. I decided to count the final weekly chart released 12/26/07 (although this will be archived as 1/5/08) toward the year-end chart. Eliminating the last 2006 chart that I used, this chart now counts all full weeks within the calendar year, and also changes the number one song of the year.

Enjoy, and have a Happy New Year! :)


100. Umbrella - Marie Digby
99. You're All I Have - Snow Patrol
98. Fidelity - Regina Spektor
97. Hate That I Love You - Rihanna w/ Ne-Yo
96. 1,2,3,4 - Feist
95. Stolen - Dashboard Confessional
94. Over It - Katharine McPhee
93. Like A Star - Corrine Bailey Rae
92. Last Request - Paolo Nutini
91. You Give Me Something - James Morrison
90. Shut Up And Drive - Rihanna
89. Not Ready To Make Nice - Dixie Chicks
88. Light Up The Sky - Yellowcard
87. Lovestoned - Justin Timberlake
86. Straight Lines - SIlverchair
85. When We Die - Bowling For Soup
84. Beautiful Disaster - Jon McLaughlin
83. Don't Matter - Akon
82. Everything - Michael Buble
81. The Way I Are - Timbaland w/ Keri Hilson
80. Here (In Your Arms) - Hellogoodbye
79. Life Is Beautiful - Vega 4
78. Nolita Fairytale - Vanessa Carlton
77. Hold On - K.T. Tunstall
76. Read My Mind - The Killers
75. Umbrella - Rihanna w/ Jay-Z
74. Seven Days Of Lonely - I Nine
73. Grace Kelly - Mika
72. Extraordinary - Mandy Moore
71. Glamorous - Fergie
70. New Shoes - Paolo Nutini
69. The Kill (Bury Me) - 30 Seconds To Mars
68. Summer Love - Justin Timberlake
67. Smile - Lily Allen
66. Boston - Augustana
65. 1973 - James Blunt
64. Welcome To The Black Parade - My Chemical Romance
63. All At Once - The Fray
62. Breathe In Breathe Out - Mat Kearney
61. The Great Escape - Boys Like Girls
60. Other Side Of The World - K.T. Tunstall
59. Snow (Hey Oh) - Red Hot Chili Peppers
58. Through Glass - Stone Sour
57. Hollywood - Collective Soul
56. This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race - Fall Out Boy
55. Leave The Pieces - The Wreckers
54. What I've Done - Linkin Park
53. Lost Highway - Bon Jovi
52. Rehab - Amy Winehouse
51. Dig - Incubus
50. If You're Gonna Leave - Emerson Heart
49. Never Again - Kelly Clarkson
48. Face Down - Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
47. Calling You - Blue October
46. Colorful - Rocco Deluca & The Burden
45. Apologize - Timbaland w/ One Republic
44. Cupid's Chokehold - Gym Class Heroes
43. 4 In The Morning - Gwen Stefani
42. World - Five For Fighting
41. Girlfriend - Avril Lavigne
40. Undeniable - Mat Kearney
39. Wait For You - Elliott Yamin
38. Love Song - Sara Barellies
37. Irreplaceable - Beyonce
36. What Goes Around Comes Around - Justin Timberlake
35. Thnks Fr Th Mmrs - Fall Out Boy
34. Into The Night - Santana w/ Chad Kroeger
33. Before It's Too Late - Goo Goo Dolls
32. When You're Gone - Avril Lavigne
31. Look After You - The Fray
30. Into The Ocean - Blue October
29. Her Eyes - Pat Monahan
28. Pictures Of You - The Last Goodnight
27. Suddenly I See - K.T. Tunstall
26. It Ends Tonight - All-American Rejects
25. Gravity - John Mayer
24. (You Want To) Make A Memory - Bon Jovi
23. Paralyzer - Finger Eleven
22. Dreaming With A Broken Heart - John Mayer
21. Better Than Me - Hinder
20. Wake Up Call - Maroon 5
19. Keep Holding On - Avril Lavigne
18. Over You - Daughtry
17. Bubbly - Colbie Caillat
16. Rockstar - Nickelback
15. How Far We've Come - Matchbox Twenty
14. Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood
13. Little Wonders - Rob Thomas
12. Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
11. Who Knew - Pink
10. U + Ur Hand - Pink
9. Hey There Delilah - Plain White T's
8. Big Girls Don't Cry - Fergie
7. Say It Right - Nelly Furtado
6. Home - Daughtry
5. The Sweet Escape - Gwen Stefani w/ Akon
4. It's Not Over - Daughtry
3. Makes Me Wonder - Maroon 5
2. If Everyone Cared - Nickelback
1. First Time - Lifehouse

[musicfanpete]

Dec 21, 2007 7:19:20 GMT -5 Jorge_Str [Som3on3] said:

wow Nickelback at #1, that's nice!

Sorry Som3on3. My revised chart now has Lifehouse at number one for the year. I decided to include the final weekly chart of the year released on 12/26/07, even though it will be archived on Billboard's website archive as the chart for the week ending 1/5/08. Since the data on this last weekly chart is entirely from 2007, I felt it only right to use it toward my year-end chart, even though for some strange reason Billboard archives it as a 2008 chart. Go figure!

So after some debate, I decided to make the change (also eliminating the data from the first weekly chart of 2007 for the same reason). Therefore, "First Time" by Lifehouse is the new number one song of 2007, and two additional new songs make the chart