THE TOP

2007

I have the clear feeling to repeat myself year after year, but the tops of the year in general just do not make sense! In my humble opinion, it was no question that Rihanna's Umbrella was the biggest smash of 2007, but I was keeping an eye on The Way I Are by Timbaland. Finally Musique Plus place makes the incredible error of placing Umbrella as far as the 8th position behind hits that are totally minor compared to Umbrella, and Timbaland's huge hit was not able to do any better than a #9 overall! These examples are particularly striking because they were the biggest hits, but there are some major aberrations in each of the charts: CKOI, CKMF, Musique Plus, The Buzz, etc. What can I say, for instance, about CKMF that ranks 100 Years From Now at its #2 of the year?!? Fortunately, Powhertz is there to make justice and put some order in all that! So here are the biggest hits of 2007 in Quebec... the real ones! Of course, even this chart will remain a little debatable, but much less than any of the charts referenced here! Guaranteed!  ;)


Pos.
Title
Artist
References
1
Umbrella
Rihanna & Jay-Z
#1 CKMF
#4 CKOI
#8 MP

2
Qui Prendra ma Place
Marie-Mai
#1 MP
#6 CKMF
#8 CKOI

3
Don't Stop the Music
Rihanna
#1 CKOI
CHOIX EN.
#12 CKMF

4
Taking Chances
Céline Dion
#3 CKOI
#8 CKMF

5
The Way I Are Timbaland #9 CKOI
#11 MP
#23 CKMF
6
Grace Kelly
Mika
#2 CKOI
#21 MP
#22 CKMF

7
Whine Up Kat DeLuna feat. Elephant Man #2 MP
#7 CKOI
#29 CKMF
8
Girlfriend
Avril Lavigne
#9 MP
#15 CKMF
#17 CKOI

9
Hey There Delilah
Plain White T's
#6 CHOI
#7 CKMF
#13 BUZZ
#18 CKOI

10
What I've Done
Linkin Park
#1 BUZZ
#2 CHOI
#5 CKMF
#19 MP
#25 CKOI

11
Gate 22
Pascale Picard
#6 CKOI
#9 CKMF

12
Té Lette
Stage Lacroix
#5 CKOI
13
This Ain't a Scene, it's an Arms Race
Fall Out Boy
#11 CKMF
#19 CKOI
#22 CHOI
#45 BUZZ

14
Apologize
Timbaland & Onerepublic
#3 CKMF
#22 CKOI

15
Big Girls Don't Cry
Fergie
#10 CKOI
#33 CKMF

16
Beautiful Girls Sean Kingston #13 CKOI
#25 CKMF
#39 MP
17
Relax (Take it Easy) Mika #4 CKMF
#33 CKOI
18
L'Amour du Jour Kaïn CHOIX FR.
#10 CKMF
#32 CKOI
19
Young Folks
Peter, Bjorn & John
#14 CKOI
#50 CKMF

20
Mad World
Gary Jules
#15 CKOI
#45 CKMF
21
Tout Nu sur la Plage
Les Trois Accords
#16 CKOI
22
Love Today
Mika
#20 CKOI
23
Gimme More
Britney Spears
#18 CKMF
#29 CKOI

24
1973
James Blunt
#16 CKMF
#35 CKOI

25
Stronger
Kanye West
#14 MP
#31 CKMF

26
100 Years from now
Dennis DeYoung & Éric Lapointe
#2 CKMF
27
Summer Love
Justin Timberlake
#13 CKMF
#37 CKOI

28
Le Bonheur te fait de l'oeil
France D'Amour
#30 CKOI
#41 CKMF

29
Let's Go K-Maro #20 CKMF
#38 CKOI
30
Thnks fr th Mmrs Fall Out Boy #4 MP
#26 CKMF
#40 CKOI
#44 CHOI
31
(You Want to) Make a Memory Bon Jovi #19 CKMF
#26 CKOI
32
Dommage Collatéral Les Vulgaires Machins #6 MP
#16 CHOI
33
Cupid's Chokehold Gym Class Heroes & Patrick Stump #21 CKMF
#42 CKOI
34
Don't Matter Akon #37 CKMF
#46 CKOI
35
The Sweet Escape Gwen Stefani & Akon #23 CKOI
#48 CKMF
36
Café Lézard Vallières #28 CKMF
#39 CKOI
#81 CHOI
37
Beautiful Liar Beyoncé & Shakira #27 CKMF
#44 CKOI
38
Les Jours de Pluie
Alfa Rococo
#24 CKOI
#35 CKMF

39
Partons Vite Kaolin #24 CKMF
#49 CKOI
40
When I'm Gone A Simple Plan #31 CKOI
#42 CKMF
41
La Fin du Monde Xavier Caféine #27 CKOI
#45 CHOI
#49 CKMF
42
Follow me Ariane Moffatt
#21 CKOI
43
Au Gré des Saisons Dumas #34 CKOI
#46 CKMF
44
Qui je Suis (Laissez-moi Aller) Andrée Watters #41 CKOI
45
Surrender Billy Talent #1 CHOI
#7 MP
46
Les Vieux Chums Jonathan Painchaud #38 CKMF
#43 CKOI
47
Makes me Wonder Maroon 5 #44 CKMF
#50 CKOI
48
Qu'en est-il de la Chance? Pierre Lapointe #45 CKOI
49
Say it Right Nelly Furtado #48 CKOI
50
Rehab Amy Winehouse #11 CKOI
51
Petit Animal Ariane Moffatt #47 CKOI
52
All Good Things (Come to an End) Nelly Furtado #34 CKMF
53
Une Rose Noire
Paul Cargnello
#12 CKOI
54
I Wanna Love You
Akon & Snoop Dogg
#28 CKOI
55
Jusqu'au Ciel
Kaïn
#32 CKMF
56
Manière de Parler Daniel Bélanger #36 CKOI
57
Sylvie-Anne
Patrick Groulx
#14 CKMF
58
Into the Night
Santana & Chad Kroeger
#36 CKMF
59
Rockstar
Nickelback
#40 CKMF
60
What Goes Around Comes Around
Justin Timberlake
#39 CKMF
61
Paralyzer
Finger Eleven
#3 CHOI
#22 BUZZ

62
Chewing Gum Fraise
Numéro# & Omnikrom
#3 MP
63
More Than a Feeling Sylvain Cossette #30 CKMF
64
Mentir
Marie-Mai
#43 CKMF
65
It's not Over
Daughtry
#29 CHOI
#47 CKMF

66
Gisèle
Xavier Caféine
#17 MP
#87 CHOI

67
(Pas la peine d’appeler je ne réponds pas au) Téléphone
TTC
#5 MP
68
Ton Avion
Les Trois Accords
#12 MP
69
Misery Business
Paramore
#21 CHOI
#23 MP
#43 BUZZ

70
Le frére Jean
Les fréres Chemineau
#25 MP
71
Crank That
Soulja Boy
#18 MP
72
Teenagers My Chemical Romance #26 MP
#27 CHOI
#32 BUZZ
73
Starlight Muse #9 BUZZ
#19 CHOI
74
Remember the Name Fort Minor #16 MP
75
Never too Late Three Days Grace #4 CHOI
76
The River Good Charlotte #66 CHOI
77
Pour mon pays Sir Pathétik #10 MP
78
Tongue Tied Faber Drive #15 MP
79
À Tout le Monde Megadeth #30 MP
80
Dance Floor Anthem Good Charlotte #13 MP
81
Famous Last Words My Chemical Romance #12 BUZZ
#37 CHOI
82
Alors, Alors Dumas #20 MP
83
Love Stoned
Justin Timberlake

84
Le temps passe Online #22 MP
85
Été Hit Omnikrom #34 MP
86
Snow (Hey Oh) Red Hot Chili Peppers #16 BUZZ
#18 CHOI
87
Underclass Hero Sum 41 #15 CHOI
#24 MP
88
Fait en chocolat Tricot Machine #29 MP
89
Youri Les Trois Accords #31 MP
#55 CHOI
90
When you're Gone Avril Lavigne
91
Statix / Imaginaire Incontrôlable OK Volca #27 MP
92
Shut Up and Drive Rihanna
93
Forever Papa Roach #4 BUZZ
#9 CHOI
94
Ton Père est un Croche
Mes Aïeux

95
Breath
Breaking Benjamin
#5 CHOI
#11 BUZZ

96
J’thème
Accrophone
#32 MP
97
Big Things Poppin
T.I
#33 MP
98
Pain
Three Days Grace
#11 CHOI
#18 BUZZ

99
This is Why I’m Hot Mims #35 MP
100
Une place à côté de toi Ale Dee avec Fabiola Toupin #36 MP

I don't even have any place for the following songs that had made the top 40 at Musique Plus:
37. 3 Gars su’l sofa - Véronique
38. Pamela - Animale
40. Avenged Sevenfold – Almost Easy


Legend of the references:
CKOI: Le Top 50 de 2007, by radio station CKOI 96,9 FM in Montréal
CKMF: Top 50 de 2007, by radio station CKMF 94,3 FM in Montréal
BUZZ: Top 99 of 2007, by radio station 99,9 FM based in Burlington, but also serving Plattsburgh in Montréal
MP: Top 40 2007, by T.V. station MusiquePlus in Montréal
CHOI: 98 Hits, by radio station CHOI Radio X in Québec City
CHOIX: Choix du Québec French or English, large poll organized by the Énergie network throughout the province of Québec


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2008/01/13

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