1. Thursday, Jan 24th 2013

    Kelly and Phillip Take Idol to 374 Total No. 1 Hits!

    American Idol alumni are topping all the charts recently! The original American Idol Kelly Clarkson has a new #1 with "Catch My Breath," which rose to the top spot on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart. Season 9's Casey James' hit, "Crying On A Suitcase" rose to No. 1 on the Country Song Recurrents chart. 

    Let's not forget our latest American Idol Phillip Phillips, who hit number one twice recently for "Home." His hit single rose to No. 1 on the Adult Top 40 and on the Adult Contemporary charts. Congratulations, Phillip!

    The American Idols have now accumulated 374 #1s to date, counting all national, domestic charts compiled by the Billboard Information Group. Find out which of your favorite alumni have the most No. 1 hits below:

    American Idol #1s by Contestant

    Kelly Clarkson - 80

    Carrie Underwood - 65

    Chris Daughtry (Daughtry) - 39

    Fantasia - 31

    Ruben Studdard - 16

    Jennifer Hudson - 15

    Clay Aiken - 12

    Mandisa - 15

    Kimberley Locke - 8

    Adam Lambert - 10

    Scotty McCreery -10

    Josh Gracin - 7

    Jordin Sparks - 7

    David Cook - 8

    David Archuleta - 4

    Kellie Pickler - 4

    Elliott Yamin - 4

    Kris Allen - 4

    Phillip Phillips - 8

    Taylor Hicks - 3

    American Idol Finalists - 2

    Bo Bice - 2

    Jason Castro - 2

    Bucky Covington - 2

    Colton Dixon -4

    Blake Lewis - 2

    Chris Sligh - 2

    Paris Bennett - 1

    Diana DeGarmo - 1

    Lee DeWyze - 1

    Tamyra Gray - 1

    Casey Abrams - 1

    Casey James - 1

    Jessica Sanchez - 1

    William Hung - 1

    Posted by @IDOL_Insider