FIVE Top 10 Albums on the Billboard 200 Chart:
With his latest album "Tried & True" becoming his fifth top 10 on the Billboard 200 with a debut at No. 9 this week, The Season Two Miss American Idol 1st Runner Up Clay Aiken passes The Season One Miss American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson for most top 10s on the tally by an "American Idol" graduate.
The Supreme Miss American Idol, Season Four winner Carrie Underwood ranks third among the Fox TV series' former finalists with three top 10 albums: Some Hearts, Carnival Ride and Play On.
The Season Five Miss American Idol 3rd Runner Up, Chris Daughtry, Season Five finalist, Kellie Pickler, The Season Six Miss American Idol Winner, Jordin Sparks and the Season Two Miss American Idol Winner Ruben Studdard have all had two top 10 albums on the Billboard 200.
Clay Aiken first appeared on the Billboard 200 with "Measure of a Man," which spent its first two weeks at No. 1 in November 2003. This album still holds the record for the highest one week sales for any Miss American Idol finalist. He revisited the top tier with "Merry Christmas With Love" (No. 4, 2004), "A Thousand Different Ways" (No. 2, 2006) and "On My Way Here" (No. 4, 2008).
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
VIDEO OF THE YEAR!!!!!
The awards just keep coming for the Supreme Miss American Idol, Season Four Winner, Carrie Underwood!
After performing her smash single Undo It at the CMT awards, it was time to present the buckle for the CMT Video of the Year. It was no surprise at all the the fantastic video for Cowboy Casanova which is the first single off Carrie's latest album, Play On, ended up taking the top prize of the night.
As usual she was extremely appreciative of her fans in her acceptance speech.
Her toughest competition in the category came from Miranda Lambert's White Liar which ended up getting Female Video of the Year and Lady Antebellum's Need You Now which took home the Group Video of the Year.
Carrie also won the CMT Performance of the Year for Temporary Home from her CMT Invitation Only Concert.
After performing her smash single Undo It at the CMT awards, it was time to present the buckle for the CMT Video of the Year. It was no surprise at all the the fantastic video for Cowboy Casanova which is the first single off Carrie's latest album, Play On, ended up taking the top prize of the night.
As usual she was extremely appreciative of her fans in her acceptance speech.
Her toughest competition in the category came from Miranda Lambert's White Liar which ended up getting Female Video of the Year and Lady Antebellum's Need You Now which took home the Group Video of the Year.
Carrie also won the CMT Performance of the Year for Temporary Home from her CMT Invitation Only Concert.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Another big chart leap for Carrie!
While the season nine Miss American Idol winner Lee DeWyze is fizzling on the Billboard HOT 100, The Supreme Miss American Idol, Season Four winner Carrie Underwood is burning up the charts with the third single off her album Play On.
After putting in an amazing performance of the song Undo It, Carrie makes a huge leap from #59 last week up to #25 this week on the Billboard HOT 100. This is just one position behind Lee at #24 with Beautiful Day. And while his single is likely to drop down next week, Undo It is expected to keep rising higher.
Meanwhile on the Billboard Country Songs chart, Undo It keeps moving up a little more each week to land at #11 this week.
After putting in an amazing performance of the song Undo It, Carrie makes a huge leap from #59 last week up to #25 this week on the Billboard HOT 100. This is just one position behind Lee at #24 with Beautiful Day. And while his single is likely to drop down next week, Undo It is expected to keep rising higher.
Meanwhile on the Billboard Country Songs chart, Undo It keeps moving up a little more each week to land at #11 this week.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
No #1 for Lee
This season's "American Idol" winner and runner-up make a more tepid entry onto the Hot 100 and Digital Songs charts than in past years as Lee DeWyze sends three solo songs onto the Hot 100, Crystal Bowersox one, with the pair teaming up for a fifth debut. A year ago Kris Allen and Adam Lambert combined for nine chart entries in the week that followed the season finale.
DeWyze takes the chart's Hot Shot Debut at No. 24 with his coronation song "Beautiful Day." Assuming a dip in rank next issue, the title will be the lowest peaking "American Idol" winning performance and only the third to fall short of the top 10, joining Jordin Sparks' "This Is My Now" (No. 15) in 2007 and Kris Allen's "No Boundaries" (No. 11) last year.
Other debuts from the "Idol" finalists are DeWyze's "Hallelujah" (No. 44) and "The Boxer" (No. 88), Bowersox's "Up To the Mountain" (No. 57) and the pair's "Falling Slowly" (No. 66). As a reminder, many of the contestants' songs have been available for purchase in the iTunes Store for weeks now, but -- as has been done in years' past -- their weekly sales are withheld from SoundScan (and from appearing in the iTunes Store's own popularity lists) so as to not influence the voting public in the course of the season.
DeWyze takes the chart's Hot Shot Debut at No. 24 with his coronation song "Beautiful Day." Assuming a dip in rank next issue, the title will be the lowest peaking "American Idol" winning performance and only the third to fall short of the top 10, joining Jordin Sparks' "This Is My Now" (No. 15) in 2007 and Kris Allen's "No Boundaries" (No. 11) last year.
Other debuts from the "Idol" finalists are DeWyze's "Hallelujah" (No. 44) and "The Boxer" (No. 88), Bowersox's "Up To the Mountain" (No. 57) and the pair's "Falling Slowly" (No. 66). As a reminder, many of the contestants' songs have been available for purchase in the iTunes Store for weeks now, but -- as has been done in years' past -- their weekly sales are withheld from SoundScan (and from appearing in the iTunes Store's own popularity lists) so as to not influence the voting public in the course of the season.
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