'Idol' Hot 100: "Cowboy Casanova" #11 (10/10/09)

It was an exciting week for Idol alums on Billboard's Hot 100 chart for the chart week of Oct. 10 thanks to a mammoth debut by a former winner and a smaller debut on the Bubbling Under chart from another winner.

Kicking the action off was Carrie Underwood, whose latest single "Cowboy Casanova" rocketed #96-11 this week, narrowly missing the Top 10. Carrie has had four songs enter the Top 10 to date: "Inside Your Heaven" (#1), "I'll Stand By You" (#6), "Before He Cheats" (#8) and "I Told You So" (#9). Although it does not appear Carrie will be able to add another Hot 100 Top 10 to her belt in the immediate future, there is a good chance the song might be in contention of the title later down the road.

Falling backwards four spots to #25 was Jordin Sparks' "Battlefield," while Kelly Clarkson's slow-burning hit "Already Gone" continued its steady march up the chart, this week climbing #31-27. Daughtry's "No Surprise" emulated the footsteps of "Battlefield," falling four spots to #34.

As for the Bubbling Under chart, Kris Allen's lead-off single for his upcoming debut album made a small appearance at #15 based only on three days worth of sales this past week. Look for it to make gains next week.

Full chart positions courtesy of bks over on Pulse are posted below:

Hot 100
11 96 Carrie Underwood, "Cowboy Casanova"
25 21 Jordin Sparks, "Battlefield"
27 31 Kelly Clarkson, "Already Gone"
34 30 Daughtry, "No Surprise"

Bubbling Under
15 -- Kris Allen, "Live Like We're Dying"