Fifty years ago, I made my first appeared on the Earth. In celebration, we are going to take a look at the year-end Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for each year of my life and see what songs resonated with me at the time and if they continue to do so to this day.
We continue our look back at the music of my lifetime with 2007, the year I celebrated my 33rd birthday. Only five of these songs remain familiar to me today, with just four of them appearing in my collection in one way or another.
#74: Amy Winehouse – Rehab
iTunes stats: 24 plays
Peaking at #9, it was Winehouse’s sole US top ten hit prior to her untimely demise.
#27: Kanye West – Stronger
iTunes stats: 32 plays
Spending a single week atop the Hot 100, it was West’s third #1 hit.
#12: Avril Lavigne – Girllfriend
iTunes stats: 33 plays
Lavigne’s first #1 hit, it spent one week atop the chart in May.
#7: Plain White T’s – Hey There Delilah
iTunes stats: N/A
Nominated for two Grammy awards, it spent two weeks at #1 in the summer of 2007.
#2: Rihanna featuring Jay-Z – Umbrella
iTunes stats: 30 plays
The lead single from her third studio album, it spent seven weeks at #1 in the summer of 2007.
