Billboard’s Best of 2011
December is a time for award nominations and year-end lists. Billboard.com has compiled their 2011 year-end charts. An impressive 11 Idol alumi and one judge made the list this year, and most of them appeared on multiple charts. They are: Jennifer Lopez, Scotty McCreery, Kelly Clarkson,Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson, Crystal Bowersox, Daughtry, Josh Gracin, Fantasia, Lauren Alaina, Mandisa, and Jason Castro.
Congrats to all! Here is the list of Idols on the 2011 Year-End Billboard charts:
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Kelly Clarkson Tops the Charts
Season 1 American Idol Kelly Clarkson'snew single, "Mr. Know It All," came in atnumber onefor the first week on the Hot Singles Sales chart.Billboard charts are either based on sales, airplay, or a combination of salesand airplay. The American Idols have now accumulated 309 #1s to date, counting all national, domestic charts compiled by the Billboard Information Group, and Kelly continues to top the charts!
Kelly Clarkson - 61
Carrie Underwood - 53
Chris Daughtry (Daughtry) - 38
Fantasia - 30
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Scotty’s Single Gives Idol 300th No. 1
He's only been the American Idol for a week, but Scotty McCreery has his first #1 single on the Billboard charts. Scotty's Idol anthem and debut single, "I Love You This Big," reached #1 in its first week on the Country Digital Songs chart. This became the 300th #1 song on the Billboard charts by an Idol alumnus.
In addition, Season 10's top girl, Lauren Alaina, had success on the Billboard charts this week with her debut single, "Like My Mother Does."
Just counting the Idol finalists, 54 have l...
Idol Round-Up
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On the Charts
American Idol Kelly Clarkson's "Don't You Wanna Stay" with Jason Aldean is gaining airplay on USA TODAY's AC and Hot AC formats. This week, the song is #35 on the AC chart and #39 on the Hot AC top 40 chart. Kelly celebrated her 29th birthday yesterday, and she performed the hit song on Idol with Jason during the Top 8 results show. View photos.
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Fantasia’s Number One Hit
American Idol's third winner, Fantasia, has a new #1 hit on the Billboard charts. Her single, "I'm Doin' Me," reached #1 on the Adult R&B Recurrents chart. "I'm Doin' Me" was the second single off of Fantasia's third studio album, Back To Me. Billboard charts are either based on sales, airplay, or a combination of sales & airplay. The Adult R&B Recurrents chart is for older songs that are still receiving airplay on the radio, even though they are not current. Fantasia has earned an i...
Top 11 Results and Top 9 Week
Finalists Naima Adedapo and Thia Megia were eliminated tonight on American Idol after they received the fewest of the record-setting more than 55 million votes. On Wednesday's performance show, the Top 11 performed the songs of Sir Elton John, and Adedapo, 26, from Milwaukee, WI, sang "I'm Still Standing," and Megia, 16, from Hayward, CA, sang "Daniel." Tonight's episode also featured performances by Season Three Idol winner Fantasia and a musical collaboration by will.i.am of The Black Eyed Pea...
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