2007 in hip-hop
This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip-hop for the year 2007.
Highest-charting singles
Highest first week sales
As of December 31, 2007.| Number | Artist | Album | 1st week sales | 1st week position |
| 1 | Kanye West | Graduation | 957,000 | #1 |
| 2 | 50 Cent | Curtis | 691,000 | #2 |
| 3 | T.I. | T.I. vs. T.I.P. | 468,000 | #1 |
| 4 | Jay-Z | American Gangster | 426,000 | #1 |
| 5 | UGK | Underground Kingz | 160,000 | #1 |
| 6 | Fabolous | From Nothin' to Somethin' | 159,000 | #2 |
| 7 | Common | Finding Forever | 155,000 | #1 |
| 8 | Lupe Fiasco | The Cool | 143,000 | #14 |
| 9 | Young Buck | Buck the World | 141,000 | #3 |
| 10 | Timbaland | Shock Value | 138,000 | #1 |
Highest critically reviewed albums (Metacritic)
| Number | Artist | Album | Average score | Number of reviews | Reference |
| 1 | M.I.A. | Kala | 87 | 37 reviews | |
| 2 | Jay-Z | American Gangster | 83 | 25 reviews | |
| 3 | J Dilla | Ruff Draft | 81 | 16 reviews | |
| 4 | EL-P | I'll Sleep When You're Dead | 80 | 32 reviews | |
| 5 | Kanye West | Graduation | 79 | 32 reviews | |
| 6 | Redman | Red Gone Wild: Thee Album | 79 | 8 reviews | |
| 7 | Dizzee Rascal | Maths + English | 78 | 19 reviews | |
| 8 | Sage Francis | Human the Death Dance | 77 | 16 reviews | |
| 9 | Lupe Fiasco | The Cool | 77 | 30 reviews | |
| 10 | Ghostface Killah | The Big Doe Rehab | 77 | 29 reviews |