From January 2007 to May 2007, the number-one singles in Canada were compiled by the American-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan. The chart was compiled every Wednesday, and was published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays.[1] On March 31, 2007, Billboard magazine created the Canadian Hot 100, a chart specifically designed for Canada and the first Hot 100 chart that Billboard created for a country outside the United States. The chart was made available for the first time via Billboard online services on June 7, 2007, and it served as the successor to the Canadian Digital Song Sales Chart.
The following lists the number-one best-selling singles in Canada in 2007 published in Billboard magazine under the Hits of the World section.[2] Only songs released as physical singles qualified for this chart during this time. During this period, the singles market in Canada was very limited in both scope and availability, and in many cases, these songs received little or no radio support. For tracks other than those by American Idol or Canadian Idol winners, sales were likely to be less than 1,000 per week. Nevertheless, this was the only singles chart Canadians had until June 2007, when the Canadian Hot 100 was made available to the public, succeeding the Canadian Digital Song Sales Chart.
Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.
| Issue date | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| January 4 | "The Saints Are Coming" | U2 and Green Day |
| January 11 | ||
| January 17 | ||
| January 25 | "Window in the Skies" | U2 |
| February 1 | ||
| February 8 | ||
| February 15 | ||
| February 22 | ||
| March 1 | ||
| March 8 | ||
| March 15 | ||
| March 22 | "The Kill" | Thirty Seconds to Mars |
| March 29 | ||
| April 5 | "Don't Matter" | Akon |
| April 12 | ||
| April 19 | ||
| April 26 | "Brianstorm" | Arctic Monkeys |
| May 3 | "Survivalism" | Nine Inch Nails |
| May 10 | ||
| May 17 | ||
| May 24 | ||
| May 31 |
The Canadian Hot 100 was launched on the issue dated March 31, 2007 and was made available for the first time via Billboard online services on June 7, 2007. It served as the successor to the Canadian Digital Song Sales Chart. The Canadian Hot 100 emulates the formula that drives the US Billboard Hot 100, which has mingled sales and radio data since its launch in 1958. Along with SoundScan's digital sales data, the new chart is driven by BDS' Canada All-Format Airplay, with a panel of more than 100 radio stations. The comprehensive radio panel includes the country's leading top 40, rock, country and adult contemporary stations.[3]
In 2007, eleven singles topped the Canadian Hot 100. Timbaland's "Apologize", featuring OneRepublic, was the longest-running chart-topping single of 2007; it was the number-one single for the last nine weeks of 2007, and the first four weeks in 2008. Rihanna's "Umbrella", featuring Jay-Z, stayed at number one for five straight weeks, while Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" and Maroon 5's "Makes Me Wonder" stayed at number one for four weeks. Timbaland was the only artist to have multiple number-one singles in 2007, and his singles were number-one for a combined 14 weeks.[4]
Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.
| Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 31 | align=center rowspan=4 | "Girlfriend" | align=center rowspan=4 | Avril Lavigne | [5] |
| April 7 | [6] | |||||
| April 14 | [7] | |||||
| April 21 | [8] | |||||
| 2 | April 28 | align=center rowspan=2 | "Give It to Me" | align=center rowspan=2 | Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake | [9] |
| May 5 | [10] | |||||
| 3 | May 12 | align=center rowspan=4 | "Makes Me Wonder" | align=center rowspan=4 | Maroon 5 | [11] |
| May 19 | [12] | |||||
| May 26 | [13] | |||||
| June 2 | [14] | |||||
| 4 | June 9 | align=center rowspan=5 | "Umbrella" | align=center rowspan=5 | Rihanna featuring Jay-Z | [15] |
| June 16 | [16] | |||||
| June 23 | [17] | |||||
| June 30 | [18] | |||||
| July 7 | [19] | |||||
| 5 | July 14 | align=center rowspan=3 | "Big Girls Don't Cry" | align=center rowspan=3 | Fergie | [20] |
| July 21 | [21] | |||||
| July 28 | [22] | |||||
| 6 | August 4 | "Hey There Delilah" | Plain White T's | [23] | ||
| 7 | August 11 | align=center rowspan=2 | "Beautiful Girls" | align=center rowspan=2 | Sean Kingston | [24] |
| August 18 | [25] | |||||
| re | August 25 | align=center rowspan=2 | "Hey There Delilah" | align=center rowspan=2 | Plain White T's | [26] |
| September 1 | [27] | |||||
| 8 | September 8 | align=center rowspan=3 | "The Way I Are" | align=center rowspan=3 | Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson | [28] |
| September 15 | [29] | |||||
| September 22 | [30] | |||||
| 9 | September 29 | align=center rowspan=2 | "Stronger" | align=center rowspan=2 | Kanye West | [31] |
| October 6 | [32] | |||||
| 10 | October 13 | align=center rowspan=2 | "Gimme More" | align=center rowspan=2 | Britney Spears | [33] |
| October 20 | [34] | |||||
| re | October 27 | "Stronger" | Kanye West | [35] | ||
| 11 | November 3 | align=center rowspan=9 | "Apologize" | align=center rowspan=9 | Timbaland featuring OneRepublic | [36] |
| November 10 | [37] | |||||
| November 17 | [38] | |||||
| November 24 | [39] | |||||
| December 1 | [40] | |||||
| December 8 | [41] | |||||
| December 15 | [42] | |||||
| December 22 | [43] | |||||
| December 29 | [44] | |||||