'Idol' Hot 100: "Already Gone" #15 (12/26/09)

Movement was once again mixed among tracks by Idol alums on Billboard's Hot 100 chart for the chart week of Dec. 26.

Taking a break from consistent positive gains on the chart was Kelly Clarkson's "Already Gone," which eased two spots to #15 this week. The single is being affected by the heavy rotation of Christmas tunes on AC radio at the moment, and by the time regular radio fare returns to the format come Dec. 26, it might be too late to hope for a new peak on the chart. But never count Kelly out.

Slipping #28-30 was "Cowboy Casanova" by Carrie Underwood. The track should hang on in the middle rungs of the chart for a while if it keeps up at this rate. Kris Allen followed at #36 with "Live Like We're Dying," up eight spots from the previous week. This is the song's highest placement on the Hot 100 to date.

And Daughtry rounded out Idol representation on the chart among rankings that were made public with "Life After You." The song inched ahead #66-64 this week following a healthy bounce last week.

As for the Bubbling Under chart, Adam Lambert's "Whataya Want From Me" spent its third week in a row trying to make it onto the Hot 100, and it will have to wait until next week to get that honor. This time it was up nine spots to #3. And Kellie Pickler's newest single "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You" made its debut at #17.

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

Hot 100
15 13 Kelly Clarkson, "Already Gone"
30 28 Carrie Underwood, "Cowboy Casanova"
36 44 Kris Allen, "Live Like We're Dying"
64 66 Daughtry, "Life After You"

Bubbling Under
03 12 Adam Lambert, "Whataya Want From Me"
17 -- Kellie Pickler, "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You"