In the first issue of the new year,
Brad Paisley reached number one with "
She's Everything", replacing "
Want To" by
Sugarland, which had been number one in the issue dated December 30, 2006.[2] This was the first of three number ones for Paisley in 2007, a feat only matched by
Kenny Chesney. Paisley, however, spent significantly less time at number one in 2007, occupying the top spot for five weeks compared to Chesney's twelve. Chesney's song "
Never Wanted Nothing More" was the longest-running number one of the year, with five weeks at the top. Acts who achieved their first number ones in 2007 included Canadian band
Emerson Drive, whose song "
Moments", which topped the chart in June, was the first ever Hot Country Songs number one by a band from Canada.[3]Big & Rich also reached number one for the first and only time, topping the chart with the wedding ballad "
Lost in This Moment" in July.[4][5]
In September,
Garth Brooks made history when "
More Than a Memory", the first single from his boxed set The Ultimate Hits, became the first song in the 63-year history of Billboard's country music charts to enter at number one.[6] Another record was set in June when
Tracy Lawrence topped the chart with his song "
Find Out Who Your Friends Are". Reaching number one in its 41st week on the chart, the song set a new record for the slowest climb to the top of the Hot Country Songs chart.[7] The final number one of the year was
Taylor Swift's "
Our Song", which also achieved a chart milestone. With the song, which she had originally written for a high school talent show,[8] 18-year old Swift became the youngest sole writer and singer of a number one country song.[9]
In the first issue of the new year,
Brad Paisley reached number one with "
She's Everything", replacing "
Want To" by
Sugarland, which had been number one in the issue dated December 30, 2006.[2] This was the first of three number ones for Paisley in 2007, a feat only matched by
Kenny Chesney. Paisley, however, spent significantly less time at number one in 2007, occupying the top spot for five weeks compared to Chesney's twelve. Chesney's song "
Never Wanted Nothing More" was the longest-running number one of the year, with five weeks at the top. Acts who achieved their first number ones in 2007 included Canadian band
Emerson Drive, whose song "
Moments", which topped the chart in June, was the first ever Hot Country Songs number one by a band from Canada.[3]Big & Rich also reached number one for the first and only time, topping the chart with the wedding ballad "
Lost in This Moment" in July.[4][5]
In September,
Garth Brooks made history when "
More Than a Memory", the first single from his boxed set The Ultimate Hits, became the first song in the 63-year history of Billboard's country music charts to enter at number one.[6] Another record was set in June when
Tracy Lawrence topped the chart with his song "
Find Out Who Your Friends Are". Reaching number one in its 41st week on the chart, the song set a new record for the slowest climb to the top of the Hot Country Songs chart.[7] The final number one of the year was
Taylor Swift's "
Our Song", which also achieved a chart milestone. With the song, which she had originally written for a high school talent show,[8] 18-year old Swift became the youngest sole writer and singer of a number one country song.[9]