Idols Reach 103 Number One Spots on Billboard
In September, Kelly Clarkson brought the number of No. 1 spots held by American Idols to an impressive 100, according to Billboard Magazine! Two of her songs, "Breakaway" and "Walk Away", topped the Adult Contemporary and Adult Top 40 recurrent charts, respectively. Carrie Underwood went to No. 1 on Hot Country Songs as well as the Country Detections chart this week with "Before He Cheats" (Arista). That brings the total of "American Idol" No. 1s to 103.
This is the American Idol # 1 break-down:
Kelly Clarkson - 41
Fantasia - 11
Ruben Studdard - 10
Carrie Underwood - 10
Clay Aiken - 9
Josh Gracin - 6
Taylor Hicks - 3
Kimberley Locke - 3
Bo Bice - 2
Diana DeGarmo - 1
Tamyra Gray - 1
William Hung - 1
American Idol Finalists - 5
"Before He Cheats" is Carrie's second No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs tally, following "Jesus, Take the Wheel" in January.
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