Friday, December 11, 2009

'Idol' alums flood Billboard's decade-end charts

Billboard this afternoon posted their top decade-end charts across all music genres, formats and artists, and there were plenty of Idol alums represented in the various charts. Not surprisingly, Kelly Clarkson had the most placements thanks to her successful Breakaway era, and Carrie Underwood followed closely behind with a bunch of rankings in multiple categories.

Although neither Kelly nor Carrie were named "Artist of the Decade" (that title went to Eminem), they each appeared further down the coveted chart along with Daughtry.

Full Idol selection from the charts below (courtesy of me):

Top Artists of the Decade
14 Kelly Clarkson
50 Carrie Underwood
90 Daughtry

Billboard 200 Artists of the Decade
042 Carrie Underwood
050 Kelly Clarkson
099 Daughtry
120 Clay Aiken

Hot 100 Artists of the Decade
09 Kelly Clarkson
65 Carrie Underwood
87 Daughtry
91 Jordin Sparks

Top Radio Songs Artists of the Decade
14 Kelly Clarkson

Top Digital Albums Artists of the Decade
09 Daughtry

Top Digital Songs Artists of the Decade
18 Kelly Clarkson
28 Carrie Underwood
35 Jordin Sparks
41 Daughtry

Top Adult Contemporary Artists of the Decade
06 Daughtry

Top Adult Pop Artists of the Decade
08 Kelly Clarkson
09 Daughtry

Top Country Artists of the Decade
10 Carrie Underwood

Top Pop Songs Artists
02 Kelly Clarkson

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Decade
38 Fantasia

Hot 100 Songs of the Decade
47 "Since U Been Gone," Kelly Clarkson

Top Radio Songs of the Decade
48 "Before He Cheats," Carrie Underwood
79 "Breakaway," Kelly Clarkson
87 "Since U Been Gone," Kelly Clarkson
94 "No Air," Jordin Sparks ft. Chris Brown

Top Digital Songs of the Decade
33 "No Air," Jordin Sparks ft. Chris Brown
64 "My Life Would Suck Without You," Kelly Clarkson
67 "Before He Cheats," Carrie Underwood
96 "Tattoo," Jordin Sparks
99 "Crush," David Archuleta

Top Adult Contemporary Songs of the Decade
23 "The Time of My Life," David Cook
24 "Breakaway," Kelly Clarkson
26 "Home," Daughtry

Top Country Songs of the Decade
14 "Before He Cheats," Carrie Underwood
27 "Jesus, Take the Wheel," Carrie Underwood
99 "Wasted," Carrie Underwood

Top Dance/Club Play Songs of the Decade
45 "Band of Gold," Kimberley Locke

Top Pop Songs of the Decade
06 "Since U Been Gone," Kelly Clarkson
07 "Because of You," Kelly Clarkson
16 "Behind These Hazel Eyes," Kelly Clarkson
50 "No Air," Jordin Sparks ft. Chris Brown

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs of the Decade
08 "When I See U," Fantasia
63 "Truth Is," Fantasia
87 "Free Yourself," Fantasia

Top Ringtones of the Decade
57 "Before He Cheats," Carrie Underwood
76 "No Air," Jordin Sparks ft. Chris Brown

Billboard 200 Albums of the Decade
014 Some Hearts, Carrie Underwood
029 Breakaway, Kelly Clarkson
048 Daughtry, Daughtry
132 Carnival Ride, Carrie Underwood
170 Measure of a Man, Clay Aiken

Top Digital Albums of the Decade
15 Daughtry, Daughtry

Top Christian Albums of the Decade
12 Merry Christmas with Love, Clay Aiken

Top Country Albums of the Decade
01 Some Hearts, Carrie Underwood
26 Carnival Ride, Carrie Underwood

Top Gospel Albums of the Decade
11 I Need An Angel, Ruben Studdard

Top Holiday Albums of the Decade
10 Merry Christmas with Love, Clay Aiken

Top Independent Albums of the Decade
39 Elliott Yamin, Elliott Yamin

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums of the Decade
51 Free Yourself, Fantasia

Some alums I didn't expect to see on here were David Archuleta, Elliott Yamin and Kimberley Locke, but it was nice to see them make the chart alongside the usual suspects. A full list of charts can be viewed on Billboard.com.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I think you've missed "Crush" for Best of 2009: Hot Adult Contemporary Songs:

Anonymous said...

sorry, "Crush" RANK 13 for Best of 2009: Hot Adult Contemporary Songs:

Anonymous said...

You also missed When I See You by Fantasia #8 Best R&B/Hip Hop song of the decade

IDOLLIVE said...

Thanks, this was just a list of the decade charts, so I didn't include "Crush" for Hot AC. I did miss Fantasia's WISY, though, so I'll add that in. Knew I missed something haha.

Anonymous said...

YOU FORGOT A COUPLE AT LEAST AS IMPORTANT AS ANY HERE. BEST SELLING SINGLES OF THE DECADE:
7 - CLAY AIKEN - THIS IS THE NIGHT/BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER, 10 - RUBEN STUDDARD - FLYING WITHOUT WINGS

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