CHECK IT OUT! Billboard Magazine “gave me some ink” in today’s American Idol tenth anniversary recap as their most recent former ‘Idol’ to make the Billboard charts… still the 1st ever to do this with an original album before the season I competed even ended. Nonetheless, GOOD company for the new guy. I was the 64th to do it over ten seasons. You’d think there would be more…?
‘American Idol’ Tenth Anniversary: 345 Billboard No. 1s, From Kelly Clarkson to Phillip Phillips
June 11, 2012 | By Fred Bronson, Los Angeles
“Today, June 11, 2012, marks the tenth anniversary of “American Idol,” and in that time the music competition
TV program has racked up some jaw-dropping numbers: Many episodes have drawn over 30 million viewers; and a record-setting number of 132 million votes were cast for the most recent season finale. But the impressive numbers aren’t just restricted to viewers and votes, they also apply to the Billboard charts, where the Idols have earned an astonishing 345 No. 1s (including four new ones in the current chart just this week) across the broad array of tallies compiled every week in different musical genres. Those 345 titles have spent an aggregate 1,142 weeks in pole position”……. CLICK HERE to read the full article……”While most Idols appear on the Billboard charts within a few days, weeks or months after the end of their season, there have also been Idols who have charted years after their time on the series”….
“…Since the debut of “American Idol” 10 years ago today, 64 Idol finalists have garnered Billboard chart ink (see list below). Five more non-finalists have charted, starting with Hung. The others: Josiah Leming, Frenchie Davis, Chris Medina and most recently, season 11′s Johnny Keyser. Then there is one non-finalist, non-contestant who went as high as No. 46 on the Hot 100 and an even higher No. 22 on Hot Digital Songs. At age 62, General Larry Platt showed up at the Atlanta auditions during season nine and charmed the judges with his anti-sagging song “Pants on the Ground.” Simon Cowell had to break the news to Platt that he was too old to compete on “Idol,” but presciently said, “I have a horrible feeling that song could be a hit.” “Pants on the Ground” has over 8.5 million YouTube views to date, another big number in Idol history.
As the series begins its second decade on the air, the Idols will also begin their second decades of charting, starting with Clarkson this September. There’s no sign that the series’ chart onslaught will slow down. Katharine McPhee’s “Touch Me,” a song she performed on NBC-TV’S “Smash,” is No. 12 and moving up on the Hot Dance Club Play chart; Jordin Sparks’ new single, “Celebrate,” is a duet with the late Whitney Houston from their forthcoming film “Sparkle” and Phillip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez will have new releases competing for pole position. And six months from now, we’ll be meeting the season 12 contestants who will be vying for the crown – and the chance to see their names on the Billboard charts”……. CLICK HERE to read the full article….. “Just counting finalists gives you a total of 64 charted Idols, but the number increases to 69 when you add non-finalists William Hung, Josiah Leming, Frenchie Davis, Chris Medina and Johnny Keyser and to 70 if you include non-finalist, non-contestant General Larry Platt.”