‘Idol’ finalists’ debut DCs reveal stronger effort from McCreery
share: digg facebook twitter Country music has a successful history, y'all, on the American Idol stage. (See Carrie Underwood, Kellie Pickler, Josh Gracin and Bucky Covington.) It seems like a given. The show's mass appeal is built largely on Midwest loyalty....
Fantasia’s New Number One
Season 3's American Idol, Fantasia Barrino, is featured on a new single by Charlie Wilson. The song is called "I Wanna Be Your Man" and it topped the Bubbling Under Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Billboard chart. The American Idols have now accumulated 286 #1s to date, counting all national, domestic charts compiled by the Billboard Information Group.
Here is a list of all the Idols who have had No. 1 hits, compiled by Music JournalistFred Bronson.
Kelly Clarkson - 57
Carrie Underwood - 48
Chris Daug...
Happy Birthday, Josh Gracin!
Season 2 finalist Josh Gracin celebrates a big birthday today-he turns 30! The Marine was just 22 when he was a finalist on American Idol. Josh stayed true to his country music roots whenever possible on American Idol, singing songs by Garth Brooks and Lonestar. After his time on the show, Josh had a record deal and released his self-titled debut album in 2004, which received a Gold certification. The album went to #2 on the Billboard Country chart, and three popular singles-including the number...
Daughtry Does It Again
Chris Daughtrys unstoppable band, Daughtry, has achieved their 36th No. 1 hit on the Billboard charts. No Surprise, the first single off Daughtrys sophomore album Leave This Town, went to No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary Recurrents chart.
With Daughtrys addition to the charts, the American Idol contestants have now accumulated 274 #1s to date:
Kelly Clarkson 56
Carrie Underwood 46
Chris Daughtry (Daughtry) 36*
Fantasia 21
Ruben Studdard 16
Jennifer Hudson 13
Clay Aiken 11
Mandisa 10
Kimbe...
Blake Lewis Makes Chart Debut
This week, Season 6 runner-up Blake Lewis landed at #1 for the first time on a Billboard chart. His single, Heartbreak On Vinyl, off his sophomore album with the same name, topped the Hot Dance Club Play chart.
He joins the list of esteemed Idol alumni who have charted at #1:
Kelly Clarkson - 56
Carrie Underwood - 45
Chris Daughtry (Daughtry) - 35
Fantasia - 21
Ruben Studdard - 16
Jennifer Hudson - 13
Clay Aiken - 11
Mandisa - 10
Kimberley Locke - 8
Josh Gracin - 7
Jordin Sparks - 7
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