American Idol Hot 100 singles
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This is a list of songs recorded by alumni of the popular American televised singing competition American Idol that have charted on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
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[edit] All Hot 100 Singles
The following Idol songs have charted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Titles on a yellow background are active singles, which appear on the Hot 100 of the current issue of Billboard magazine. Artists' names listed in bold indicate their Hot 100 debut single.
| Entry Date | Single | Artist | Peak | Weeks on Hot 100 |
Known Sales Numbers |
RIAA Cert. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9/21/2002 | A Moment like This (b/w "Before Your Love") |
Kelly Clarkson (Season 1, Winner) |
1 | 20 | Gold[citation needed] | |
| 2 | 5/03/2003 | God Bless the USA | American Idol Finalists (Season 2 Finalists) |
4 | 8 | Gold[citation needed] | |
| 3 | 5/17/2003 | Miss Independent | Kelly Clarkson | 9 | 20 | Gold[citation needed] | |
| 4 | 6/28/2003 | This Is the Night (b/w "Bridge Over Troubled Water") |
Clay Aiken (Season 2, Runner-Up) |
1 | 16 | Platinum[citation needed] | |
| 5 | 6/28/2003 | Flying Without Wings (b/w "Superstar") |
Ruben Studdard (Season 2, Winner) |
2 | 10 | Gold[citation needed] | |
| 6 | 9/20/2003 | Low | Kelly Clarkson | 58 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 11/22/2003 | Invisible | Clay Aiken | 37 | 20 | Gold[citation needed] | |
| 8 | 1/03/2004 | Sorry 2004 | Ruben Studdard | 9 | 20 | ||
| 9 | 3/27/2004 | 8th World Wonder | Kimberley Locke (Season 2, 3rd Place) |
49 | 20 | ||
| 10 | 4/03/2004 | Solitaire (b/w "The Way") |
Clay Aiken | 4 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 7/03/2004 | I Want to Live | Josh Gracin (Season 2, 4th Place) |
45 | 14 | ||
| 12 | 7/10/2004 | I Believe | Fantasia (Season 3, Winner) |
1 | 11 | ||
| 13 | 7/17/2004 | Dreams | Diana DeGarmo (Season 3, Runner-Up) |
14 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 8/28/2004 | Breakaway | Kelly Clarkson | 6 | 46 | Gold[citation needed] | |
| 15 | 12/18/2004 | Since U Been Gone | Kelly Clarkson | 2 | 46 | Platinum[citation needed] | |
| 16 | 1/22/2005 | Nothin' to Lose | Josh Gracin | 39 | 20 | Gold[citation needed] | |
| 17 | 1/22/2005 | Truth Is | Fantasia | 21 | 20 | ||
| 18 | 2/12/2005 | Baby Mama | Fantasia | 60 | 12 | ||
| 19 | 4/23/2005 | Behind These Hazel Eyes | Kelly Clarkson | 6 | 34 | Platinum[citation needed] | |
| 20 | 4/30/2005 | Free Yourself | Fantasia | 41 | 20 | ||
| 21 | 5/07/2005 | When You Tell Me That You Love Me | American Idol Finalists (Season 4 Finalists) |
39 | 4 | ||
| 22 | 7/02/2005 | Inside Your Heaven (b/w "Independence Day") |
Carrie Underwood (Season 4, Winner) |
1 | 12 | Gold[citation needed] | |
| 23 | 7/09/2005 | Inside Your Heaven (b/w "Vehicle" featuring Richie Sambora) |
Bo Bice (Season 4, Runner-Up) |
2 | 7 | Gold[citation needed] | |
| 24 | 8/13/2005 | Stay With Me (Brass Bed) | Josh Gracin | 47 | 16 | ||
| 25 | 9/03/2005 | Because of You | Kelly Clarkson | 7 | 37 | Platinum[citation needed] | |
| 26 | 11/19/2005 | Jesus, Take the Wheel | Carrie Underwood | 20 | 24 | Platinum[1] | |
| 27 | 1/21/2006 | Walk Away | Kelly Clarkson | 12 | 29 | Gold[citation needed] | |
| 28 | 3/25/2006 | The Real Thing | Bo Bice | 56 | 16 | ||
| 29 | 5/06/2006 | Don't Forget to Remember Me | Carrie Underwood | 49 | 17 | ||
| 30 | 6/10/2006 | Wanted Dead or Alive | Chris Daughtry (Season 5, 4th Place) |
43 | 3 | ||
| 31 | 6/10/2006 | Takin' It to the Streets | Taylor Hicks (Season 5, Winner) |
69 | 4 | ||
| 32 | 7/01/2006 | Do I Make You Proud | Taylor Hicks | 1 | 7 | ||
| 33 | 7/15/2006 | Over the Rainbow | Katharine McPhee (Season 5, Runner-Up) |
12 | 4 | ||
| 34 | 7/15/2006 | My Destiny | Katharine McPhee | 60 | 2 | ||
| 35 | 7/29/2006 | Gallery | Mario Vazquez (Season 4, Top 13) |
35 | 20 | ||
| 36 | 9/16/2006 | Before He Cheats | Carrie Underwood | 8 | 64 | 2× Platinum[2] | |
| 37 | 11/18/2006 | Change Me | Ruben Studdard | 94 | 1 | ||
| 38 | 11/18/2006 | Red High Heels | Kellie Pickler (Season 5, 6th Place) |
64 | 11 | ||
| 39 | 11/28/2006 | It's Not Over | Daughtry | 4 | 29 | Platinum[citation needed] | |
| 40 | 1/13/2007 | And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going | Jennifer Hudson (Season 3, 7th Place) |
60 | 13 | ||
| 41 | 2/17/2007 | Over It | Katharine McPhee | 29 | 16 | Gold[3] | |
| 42 | 2/17/2007 | Wasted | Carrie Underwood | 37 | 20 | Gold[4] | |
| 43 | 3/17/2007 | Movin' On | Elliott Yamin (Season 5, 3rd Place) |
61 | 1 | ||
| 44 | 3/17/2007 | Home | Daughtry | 5 | 37 | Platinum[5] | |
| 45 | 4/07/2007 | Wait for You | Elliott Yamin | 13 | 30 | ||
| 46 | 4/21/2007 | When I See U | Fantasia | 32 | 23 | ||
| 47 | 5/05/2007 | A Different World | Bucky Covington (Season 5, 8th Place) |
58 | 20 | ||
| 48 | 5/12/2007 | I'll Stand by You | Carrie Underwood | 6 | 5 | ||
| 49 | 5/12/2007 | Never Again | Kelly Clarkson | 8 | 16 | Gold[citation needed] | |
| 50 | 5/12/2007 | Up to the Mountain | Kelly Clarkson featuring Jeff Beck |
56 | 2 | ||
| 51 | 6/09/2007 | This Is My Now | Jordin Sparks (Season 6, Winner) |
15 | 4 | ||
| 52 | 6/09/2007 | You Give Love a Bad Name | Blake Lewis (Season 6, Runner-Up) |
18 | 4 | ||
| 53 | 6/09/2007 | A Broken Wing | Jordin Sparks | 66 | 2 | ||
| 54 | 6/09/2007 | I (Who Have Nothing) | Jordin Sparks | 80 | 1 | ||
| 55 | 6/09/2007 | Time of the Season | Blake Lewis | 99 | 1 | ||
| 56 | 6/23/2007 | I Wonder | Kellie Pickler | 75 | 10 | ||
| 57 | 7/05/2007 | Because of You | Reba McEntire duet with Kelly Clarkson |
50 | 15 | ||
| 58 | 8/25/2007 | Over You | Daughtry | 18 | 25 | Gold[citation needed] | |
| 59 | 8/26/2007 | So Small | Carrie Underwood | 17 | 20 | Gold[6] | |
| 60 | 10/13/2007 | Tattoo | Jordin Sparks | 8 | 31 | Platinum[7] | |
| 61 | 1/05/2008 | Do You Hear What I Hear? | Carrie Underwood | 90 | 1 | ||
| 62 | 1/19/2008 | All-American Girl | Carrie Underwood | 27 | 20 | Gold[8] | |
| 63 | 1/19/2008 | No Air | Jordin Sparks duet with Chris Brown |
3 | 22 | Platinum[9] | |
| 64 | 2/09/2008 | Feels Like Tonight | Daughtry | 24 | 18 | ||
| 65 | 3/09/2008 | It's Good To Be Us | Bucky Covington | 81 | 8 | ||
| 66 | 4/19/2008 | We Weren't Crazy | Josh Gracin | 82 | 3 | ||
| 67 | 4/19/2008 | Last Name | Carrie Underwood | 19 | 8 | ||
| 68 | 4/19/2008 | Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind | Kellie Pickler | 96 | 1 | ||
| 69 | 4/19/2008 | What About Now | Daughtry | 18 | 2 | ||
| 70 | 4/19/2008 | Praying For Time | Carrie Underwood | 27 | 2 | ||
| 71 | 4/19/2008 | Shout to the Lord | American Idol Finalists (Season 7 Top 8 Finalists) |
43 | 1 | ||
| 72 | 6/7/2008 | The Time of My life | David Cook (Season 7, Winner) |
3 | 2 | ||
| 73 | 6/7/2008 | Dream Big | David Cook | 15 | 2 | ||
| 74 | 6/7/2008 | I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For | David Cook | 22 | 2 | ||
| 75 | 6/7/2008 | The World I Know | David Cook | 28 | 1 | ||
| 76 | 6/7/2008 | Imagine | David Archuleta (Season 7, Runner-Up) |
36 | 1 | ||
| 77 | 6/7/2008 | I Don't Want to Miss a Thing | David Cook | 42 | 1 | ||
| 78 | 6/7/2008 | Billie Jean | David Cook | 47 | 1 | ||
| 79 | 6/7/2008 | Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me | David Archuleta | 58 | 1 | ||
| 80 | 6/7/2008 | In This Moment | David Archuleta | 60 | 1 | ||
| 81 | 6/7/2008 | Always Be My Baby | David Cook | 67 | 1 | ||
| 82 | 6/7/2008 | Hello | David Cook | 73 | 1 | ||
| 83 | 6/7/2008 | The Music of the Night | David Cook | 77 | 1 | ||
| 84 | 6/7/2008 | Eleanor Rigby | David Cook | 92 | 1 | ||
| 85 | 6/7/2008 | I'm Alive | David Cook | 99 | 1 |
[edit] Overview
[edit] Most Hit Singles
Hot 100: Of the 85 songs that have made the Billboard Hot 100, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, and David Cook are tied with having the most charted hits, each with 11. Chris Daughtry has the next most with 6 charted hits, followed by; Fantasia, and Jordin Sparks with 5 hits; Josh Gracin has had 4 hits; Clay Aiken, Ruben Studdard, Kellie Pickler, Katharine McPhee, and David Archuleta have all had 3 hits; while Bo Bice, Taylor Hicks, Elliott Yamin, Bucky Covington, and Blake Lewis have each had two hits apiece. Kimberley Locke, Diana DeGarmo, Mario Vazquez, and Jennifer Hudson, have all had one hit single to date.
Carrie Underwood holds the record for the highest-selling single ("Before He Cheats"), which sold to more than 2 million copies. The song has also spent 64 weeks on the chart, longer than any other single by an Idol contestant, as well as the third longest running song on the chart of all time.[citation needed] The song is also the most-downloaded in country music history.[citation needed]
Contestants from season five have produced the most hits with 18, followed by season four and season seven both with 14 (excluding "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" from season 4 and "Shout To the Lord" from season 7). season one and season two have both produced 11 hits (excluding "God Bless the U.S.A." for season 2), while season three and season six have each produced 7 hits. Overall, 82 hits (excluding "God Bless the U.S.A.", "When You Tell Me That You Love Me", and "Shout To the Lord") have been produced by contestants from all seven seasons.
Top 40: Carrie Underwood have had the most top 40 hits, with 9. Kelly Clarkson follows with 8. Other contestants with multiple top 40 hits are Daughtry (5), David Cook (4), Clay Aiken (3), Fantasia (3), Jordin Sparks (3), Ruben Studdard (2), and Katharine McPhee (2).
Top 20: Kelly Clarkson has had the most top 20 hits, with 8, followed by Carrie Underwood (6), Daughtry (4), Jordin Sparks (3), Clay Aiken (2), Ruben Studdard (2), and David Cook (2).
Top 10: Kelly Clarkson has had the most top ten hits, with 7. Carrie Underwood follows, with 3, while Clay Aiken, Ruben Studdard, Daughtry and Jordin Sparks have each had 2 top ten hits.
Top 5: Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, and Chris Daughtry are all tied with having the most top 5 hits, all with two each. Ruben Studdard, Fantasia, Carrie Underwood, Bo Bice, Taylor Hicks, Jordin Sparks, and David Cook have all had one top 5 hit.
Number One: No Idol contestants have had more than one chart-topper, however, Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Fantasia, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks have each had one #1 hit to date.
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Tracks: Fantasia, Jennifer Hudson, Jordin Sparks and Ruben Studdard all had tracks enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Tracks. Fantasia has the most with (8) followed by Ruben Studdard (4), Jennifer Hudson (2) and Jordin Sparks (1).
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- Number One Hits (R&B/Hip-Hop Tracks): Fantasia is currently the only former Idol contestant to reach Number One with her single "When I See U"
- Top 10 Hits (R&B/Hip-Hop Tracks): Fantasia (3), Ruben Studdard (1), Jordin Sparks (1)
- Top 20 Hits (R&B/Hip-Hop Tracks): Fantasia (5), Ruben Studdard (2), Jennifer Hudson (1), Jordin Sparks (1),
- Top 40 Hits (R&B/Hip-Hop Tracks): Fantasia (8), Ruben Studdard (3), Jennifer Hudson (1), Jordin Sparks (1)
[edit] Most Weeks on Chart
Hot 100: Of the 998 cumulative weeks for all singles on the Hot 100, Kelly Clarkson's singles have spent the most weeks on the charts (276), followed by Carrie Underwood (189), Chris Daughtry (96), Fantasia (86), Jordin Sparks (60), Josh Gracin (50), Clay Aiken (44), Ruben Studdard, Elliott Yamin (31 each), Bo Bice (23), Katharine McPhee (22), Kellie Pickler, Bucky Covington (21)each, Kimberley Locke, Mario Vazquez (20 each), David Cook (14), Jennifer Hudson (13), Taylor Hicks (11), Diana DeGarmo and Blake Lewis (5 each).
Even though Kelly Clarkson is the only Season 1 finalist to score a hit single, songs from Season 1 contestants have spent more weeks on the chart than from any other season (276). 210 weeks have been cumulated from Season 4 contestants (plus 4 weeks for "When You Tell Me That You Love Me"), followed by Season 5 (200 weeks), Season 2 (145 weeks + 8 weeks for "God Bless the U.S.A."), Season 3 (104 weeks), Season 6 (64 weeks), and Season 7 (17 weeks).
Top 40: Kelly Clarkson has spent 206 cumulative weeks in the Top 40, followed by Carrie Underwood (96), Daughtry (71), Jordin Sparks (45), Elliott Yamin (25), Fantasia (22), Ruben Studdard (20), Clay Aiken (10), Katharine McPhee (6), Taylor Hicks (5), David Cook (5), Bo Bice (4), Mario Vazquez (4), Diana DeGarmo (2), Blake Lewis (2), Josh Gracin (1).
Top 20: Kelly Clarkson has spent 133 cumulative weeks in the Top 20, followed by Jordin Sparks (32), Carrie Underwood (32), Daughtry (29), Elliott Yamin (20), Ruben Studdard (14), Clay Aiken (6), Bo Bice (3), Fantasia (3), Taylor Hicks (3), David Cook (2), Diana DeGarmo (1), Blake Lewis (1), Katharine McPhee (1)
Top 5: Kelly Clarkson has spent 12 cumulative weeks in the Top 5, followed by Jordin Sparks(8), Daughtry (4), Clay Aiken (4), Carrie Underwood (3), Bo Bice (2), Taylor Hicks (2), Ruben Studdard (2), Fantasia (1) and David Cook (1).
Number One: Clay Aiken and Kelly Clarkson have each spent 2 weeks at #1. Fantasia, Taylor Hicks, and Carrie Underwood have also each spent a week at #1.
[edit] Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
The following songs failed to reach the Hot 100, but managed to make the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles charts.
| First Week |
Single | Artist | Bubbling Under Peak |
Hot 100 Equivalent |
Weeks Bubbling Under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/05/2003 | Superstar | Ruben Studdard | #12 | #112 | 10 |
| 12/27/2003 | The Trouble with Love Is | Kelly Clarkson | #1 | #101 | 10 |
| 6/10/2006 | Moody's Mood for Love | Elliott Yamin | #1 | #101 | 1 |
| 6/10/2006 | Think | Katharine McPhee | #21 | #121 | 1 |
| 8/05/2006 | Favorite State of Mind | Josh Gracin | #19 | #119 | 1 |
| 12/30/2006 | Hood Boy | Fantasia featuring Big Boi |
#3 | #103 | 4 |
| 6/09/2007 | This Love | Blake Lewis | #2 | #102 | 2 |
| 6/09/2007 | When the Stars Go Blue | Blake Lewis | #10 | #110 | 2 |
| 6/09/2007 | I Need to Know | Blake Lewis | #19 | #119 | 1 |
| 7/14/2007 | Sober | Kelly Clarkson | #10 | #110 | 2 |
| 12/22/2007 | Break Anotha | Blake Lewis | #10 | #110 | 1 |
| 6/7/2008 | Little Sparrow | David Cook | #1 | #101 | 1 |
| 6/7/2008 | One Step at a Time | Jordin Sparks | #2 | #102 | 2 |
| 6/7/2008 | Hungry Like the Wolf | David Cook | #3 | #103 | 1 |
| 6/7/2008 | Innocent | David Cook | #4 | #104 | 1 |
| 6/7/2008 | Day Tripper | David Cook | #14 | #114 | 1 |
| 6/7/2008 | Longer | David Archuleta | #15 | #115 | 1 |
| 6/7/2008 | All Right Now | David Cook | #18 | #118 | 1 |
| 6/7/2008 | Think of Me | David Archuleta | #19 | #119 | 1 |
| 6/7/2008 | Angels | David Archuleta | #24 | #124 | 1 |
| 6/7/2008 | Happy Together | David Cook | #25 | #125 | 1 |
| 6/7/2008 | Hallelujah | Jason Castro (Season 7, 4th Place) |
#13 | #113 | 1 |
[edit] Overview
David Cook has had the most singles on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart with 6, in addition to his 11 Hot 100 singles. Blake Lewis has had the second most on the chart. He only had two Hot 100 Singles, but he had 5 singles on this chart. David Archuleta had three singles on this chart, and three singles on the Hot 100 Charts. Kelly Clarkson had two singles on this chart, but 11 singles on the Hot 100 Singles Chart. Everybody else has only had one single on this chart. Carrie Underwood and Taylor Hicks are the only winners not to have singles on this chart.
[edit] Year-End Hot 100 Singles
The following songs ranked in the Year-End charts for the Billboard Hot 100.
| Year | Single | Artist | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | A Moment like This | Kelly Clarkson | #38 |
| 2003 | Miss Independent | Kelly Clarkson | #44 |
| This Is the Night | Clay Aiken | #47 | |
| Flying Without Wings | Ruben Studdard | #88 | |
| 2004 | Sorry 2004 | Ruben Studdard | #53 |
| Breakaway | Kelly Clarkson | #74 | |
| 2005 | #27 | ||
| Since U Been Gone | Kelly Clarkson | #4 | |
| Behind These Hazel Eyes | Kelly Clarkson | #10 | |
| Because of You | Kelly Clarkson | #72 | |
| Truth Is | Fantasia | #73 | |
| 2006 | Jesus, Take the Wheel | Carrie Underwood | #78 |
| Do I Make You Proud | Taylor Hicks | #99 | |
| 2007 | Before He Cheats | Carrie Underwood | #6 |
| It's Not Over | Daughtry | #17 | |
| Home | Daughtry | #25 | |
| Wait for You | Elliott Yamin | #41 |
[edit] References
- ^ CMT : News : Carrie Underwood Makes RIAA History
- ^ CMT : News : Carrie Underwood Makes RIAA History
- ^ Billboard.com - RIAA Certifications
- ^ Billboard.com - RIAA Certifications
- ^ RIAA
- ^ Billboard.com - RIAA Certifications
- ^ Billboard.com - RIAA Certifications
- ^ Billboard.com - RIAA Certifications
- ^ Billboard.com - RIAA Certifications
