The Finale Impacts Billboard Charts
Millions tuned in for the Season 9 finale and they liked what they heard. Soon after Lee DeWyze was crowned the American Idol, his version of U2s Beautiful Day went to #1 on the Billboard Rock Digital Chart. This is the new champs first Billboard #1.
Season 4s American Idol, Carrie Underwood, performed her latest single, Undo It, on the May 26th finale. The song, which is co-written by Idol judge Kara DioGuardi, took the #1 spot on Billboards Country Digital Chart.
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Billboard.com Presents “American Idol’s All-Time Top 24”
This week, Billboard.com posted their list of the Top 24 to come out of American Idol. They posed the question, How have the contestants stacked up out in the wider waters of the music industry? They answered it by looking at album sales, individual song sales, and radio play counts (according to Nielsen SoundScan and Nielsen BDS as of April 17).
Here is their list:
Kelly Clarkson
Carrie Underwood
Chris Daughtry
Jordin Sparks
David Cook
Clay Aiken
Kellie Pickl...
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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American Idol Viewer Alert
Tonights results show includes exciting performances by Usher (with a special guest), American Idol Ruben Studdard, and Diddy with Dirty Money. It will be a night of energetic performances with all kinds of special effects.
On that note, we wanted to make you aware that the Diddy & Dirty Money performance will use a strobe light effect like you have never seen before! The intense strobe light goes for about 10-15 seconds, so you may want to avert your eyes if you have photo-sensitivity.
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Happy Birthday, Trenyce!
Season 2s Trenyce celebrates a big birthday today her 30th! She was originally placed in Group 1 of the semifinals, which was a talented group that included Julia DeMato, Charles Grigsby, and Kimberly Caldwell among others. Thanks to the wild card round, Trenyce earned a spot in the Season 2 finals and made it all the way to fifth place!
Towards the end of 2008, Trenyce joined the national tour of Aint Misbehavin with her Season 2 pal and champ Ruben Studdard and Season 2 hopeful Frenchie Davis...
Farewell Anthem for Season 9
Have you been trying to guess what Season 9s contestant elimination anthem would be? It has been announced that Leave Right Now by Will Young will be played when a contestant leaves the show, starting tonight. Does Wills name sound familiar to you? He was the winner of the first season of Britains Pop Idol. Leave Right Now is a hit single off of Wills second album, Fridays Child. The single went to number one on the UK Singles Chart, selling 117,700 copies in its first week of release.
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America Idol Winner Auditions
'American Idol' Winner Auditions: High Notes & Humble Beginnings (VIDEO)
by David Ciminelli
Having waited tables or shoveled cow poo before becoming pop stars, famous people often don't care to rehash history. But when 'American Idol' is the vehicle that launched that superstar career, it's difficult to obscure the past with the sparkle of a Grammy and the gleam of platinum records, especially when the show's audition clips are some of the most fun viral videos out there.
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