Season 8’s American Idol, Kris Allen, charted at #1 for the third time. His debut single, “Live Like We’re Dying,” landed at #1 on Billboard’s Adult Top 40 Recurrents chart. In April, Kris Allen made his debut at #1 on the Billboard charts when “Live Like We’re Dying” topped the Christian Digital Songs and Christian/Gospel Digital Songs charts.

At the Season 9 finale, Kris performed his second single, “The Truth,” and then performed “Together We Are One” with the fellow Idol winners and alumni. View photos of Kris’ performance.

With Kris’ addition to the charts, the American Idol contestants have now accumulated 273 #1s to date.

Kelly Clarkson – 56
Carrie Underwood – 46
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
David Cook – 6
David Archuleta – 4
Kellie Pickler – 4
Elliott Yamin – 4
Kris Allen – 3*
Taylor Hicks – 3
Adam Lambert – 3
American Idol Finalists – 2
Bo Bice – 2
Bucky Covington – 2
Blake Lewis – 2
Chris Sligh – 2
Paris Bennett – 1
Jason Castro – 1
Diana DeGarmo - 1
Lee DeWyze – 1
Tamyra Gray – 1
William Hung – 1

Kris Allen is scheduled to tour around the nation this summer. Click here to see if he’s coming to a town near you!