Idol Chartwatch, September 15: Good Week for Idol Singles

There was lots of upward motion on the singles charts this week. David Cook’s “The Time of My Life,” moved to #1 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. David becomes the second Idol winner to top that list, the first being Kelly Clarkson. Other non-winners who have held the number one spot on the A/C chart include Kimberley Locke and Chris Daughtry.

“The Time of My Life” is the 193rd #1 Idol single on the various charts over the seven seasons of the show. To date, Kelly Clarkson holds the record of 45 songs at #1, followed by Carrie Underwood (33), Chris Daughtry (20), Fantasia (20), Ruben Studdard (15), and Clay Aiken (10).

The charity single, “Just Stand Up,” featuring Carrie Underwood, zoomed up the Hot 100, moving from #71 to #11. It also hit both the Hot Digital Tracks and Songs charts (7) and the Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks Chart (35).

Jennifer Hudson’s “Spotlight,” continues to move up the charts. The single moved up 19 spots to #41 on the Hot 100, 20 spots to #26 on Hot 100 Airplay, and five spots to #3 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. It also charted on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs and Airplay charts (17), Adult Hot R&B Airplay (3), and Hot Dance Club Play (8).

Here’s a complete listing of all the Idol-related singles from this week’s charts:

• ”Just Stand Up” (Carrie Underwood and others): Hot 100 (11), Hot 100 Airplay (54), Hot R&B/Hip-Hop (87), Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks (35), Hot Digital Tracks (7), Hot Digital Songs (7)
• David Archuleta’s “Crush” (David Archuleta): Hot 100 (32), Hot 100 Airplay (61), Pop 100 (23), Pop 100 Airplay (23), Mainstream Top 40 (22), Hot Adult Top 30 (31), Hot Digital Tracks (18), Hot Digital Songs (20)
• “Spotlight,” (Jennifer Hudson): Hot 100 (41), Hot 100 Airplay (26), Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (3), Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (3), Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop (17), Hot Adult R&B Airplay (3), Hot Dance Club Play (8)
• “The Time of My Life,” (David Cook): Hot 100 (40), Hot 100 Airplay (31), Pop 100 (46), Pop 100 Airplay (42), Hot Digital Songs (61), Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks (71), Mainstream Top 40 (34), Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks (8)
• “One Step At A Time” (Jordin Sparks): Hot 100 (17), Hot 100 Airplay (16), Pop 100 (7), Pop 100 Airplay (6), Mainstream Top 40 (6), Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks (22), Hot Digital Tracks (14), Hot Digital Songs (16)
• “No Air” (Jordin Sparks with Chris Brown): Pop 100 (36), Pop 100 Airplay (33), Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks (14), Hot Digital Songs (70)
• “Tattoo” (Jordin Sparks): Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks (10)
• “What About Now” (Daughtry): Hot 100 (75), Hot 100 Airplay (53), Pop 100 (44), Pop 100 Airplay (38), Mainstream Top 40 (25), Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks (7)
• “Feels Like Tonight” (Daughtry): Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks (5), Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks (13)
• “Just a Dream,” (Carrie Underwood): Hot 100 (44), Hot 100 Airplay (47), Hot Country Songs (11), Hot Digital Tracks (49), Hot Digital Songs (54
• “Last Name” (Carrie Underwood): Pop 100 (82), Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks (34)
• “Unbelievable (Ann Marie)” (Josh Gracin): Hot Country Songs (55)
• “Don't You Know You're Beautiful” (Kellie Pickler): Hot Country Songs (29)
• “I'll Walk” (Bucky Covington): Hot Country Songs (20), Bubbling Under the Hot 100 (10)
• “15 Minutes of Shame,” (Kristy Lee Cook): Hot Country Songs (45)
• “Lose My Soul” (TobyMac featuring Mandisa): Hot Christian Adult Contemporary (14), Hot Christian Songs (8)
• “Empty Me” (Chris Sligh): Hot Christian Adult Contemporary (11), Hot Christian Songs (13)

Idol Albums

Kristy Lee Cook becomes the first Season 7 Idol to release an album, with the debut of Why Wait, which drops this week. Coming only a few days after the end of the tour, this release makes history of sorts, being the fastest ever to follow on the heels of the completed season.

George Huff reports that he is working on his second album, but is taking his time to get it just right. The album will be “all church.” He anticipates the album will be released in March.

Kellie Pickler’s second album, which is due out September 30, will include a duet with Taylor Swift. “Best Days of Your Life” will most likely be the second single from the album, and judging from Taylor’s popularity, should be a hit. The two-disc edition of Kellie’s album features four bonus tracks, including a version of the country standard, “Let It Be Me.”

Idol albums held steady on this week’s Billboard 200. Jordin Sparks is down one to #88 and Daughtry is also down one to #78. Daughtry is #12 on Top Hard Rock Albums and #21 on Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums. Carrie Underwood’s Carnival Ride moved up one to #42 on the Billboard 200 and was up 3 spots to #4 on Top Country Albums.

In its second week on the charts, Now That's What I Call Country, featuring Kelly Clarkson and Reba McIntire’s “Because of You,” Carrie Underwood’s “All-American Girl,” and Kellie Pickler’s “Things That Never Cross a Man’s Mind,” dropped from #7 to #15 on the Billboard 200 and from #1 to #2 on Top Country Albums.

Chris Sligh’s Running Back to You is #34 on Top Christian Albums and #40 on Top Christian and Gospel Albums.

Rounding out the Idol albums on this weeks charts, Josh Gracin’s We Weren’t Crazy is up five spots to #69 on Top Country Albums and Bucky Covington holds at #55.

Next week we’ll be tracking the release of the deluxe edition of Daughtry, which was released September 9.

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