2007 has been a fairly strong year for artists like Kanye West, Timbaland, and Rhianna but there is an area that deserves some serious consideration for critical acclaim this year.
Work from Ministry of Sound and One Love has been very popular this year. I'm not sure if these mixes qualify for critical acclaim or if they count as compilations, but anyway some particularly good songs this year have been:
Where the Party's At - Tonite Only
UFO - Sneaky Sound System
The Others - TV Rock vs Dukes of Windsor
Pogo - Digitalism
Proper Education - Eric Prydz vs Floyd
All This Love - The Similou
La Musique - Riot in Belgium
Relativity - Grafton Primary
My Egyptian Lover - Space Cowboy
Yeah Yeah - Bodyrox Ft. Luciana
Do You Really (Want My Love?)- Toby Neal
Destination Calabria - Alex Gaudino
The Creeps - Fedde Le Grand
Things You Say - Cicada
Gravity's Rainbow (Van She Tech Remix) - The Klaxons
Don't You Want - Zdar
Lumberjack - Alan Braxe & Kris Menace
NYC Beat - Armand Van Helden
Don't Hold Back - Potbelleez