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ROCK
ON THE NET:
Kelly Clarkson
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- Kelly Clarkson, born April 24, 1982
in Texas, will always be remembered as the first
winner of the successful FOX TV show American Idol. While in high school,
Kelly had ambitions to be a marine biologist but
turned to music after being persuaded to use her
singing talents in the school choir and musicals.
After high school, Kelly spent time in California
pursuing an entertainment career and had some
slight success as an extra on Sabrina, The
Teenage Witch and That '70's Show
and in the film Issues 101. Without much
success in California, Kelly returned to Texas
and found herself being persuaded to audition for
American Idol.
- October 1: American
Idol Greatest Moments was released and included
tracks from all Top 10 finalists including 4
tracks by Kelly.
- October 5: Kelly hit the Top 10 with "A Moment Like This."
- October 5: Kelly topped the
Billboard Hot 100 with "A Moment Like This" for 2 weeks and the
Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 5 weeks and went
into the record books with the biggest jump to #1
in Billboard's history (from # 52). The single
(with the B-side "Before Your Love")
sold over 236,000 copies in its first week of
release.
- April 15: Kelly released her debut
LP Thankful. She said of the LP:
"There's soul. I have some rock on there. I
have some big bluesy numbers and I have 2 ballads
I think, and some faster, hip-hoppy stuff." Entertainment
Weekly said of Kelly's debut LP: "Her
range is awesome. She owns pop, R&B, country
and gospel. America was right to idol-ize
her." The first single, "Miss Independent," was co-written by Christina Aguilera.
- April 26: Kelly hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Miss Independent."
- January: Kelly participated in the
first 'World Idol' competition against 10 other
'Idol' winners from countries around the world
and came in second. The winner of 'World Idol'
was Norway's Kurt Nilsen.
- January 17: Kelly hit the Top 10 with "The Trouble With Love Is."
- November 30: Kelly released her next
LP, Breakaway. Billboard called
the LP a "...rare exhibition of substance
over style. Throughout, Clarkson exhibits the
ability to dominate. Clarkson proves that she's
the real thing, packed with enough potency to
ensure radio that she's here to stay."
- November 27: Kelly hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Since U Been Gone." The song eventually
set a record for the most weeks on the ARC Weekly Top 40 since the
chart was conceived in 1980.
- September: Kelly had to cancel a few
concert dates due to bronchitis.
- September 10: Kelly performed on ReAct
Now: Music & Relief - a benefit program
shown on music video channels to raise money for
those affected by Hurricane Katrina.
- September 17: Kelly hit the Top 10 with "Because Of You."
- December 31: Kelly hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Walk Away."
- December 31: Kelly had the #3 selling
LP of 2005 with Breakaway selling over 3.4 million
copies during the year.
- December 31: Kelly topped the Billboard Year-End
Charts as the Top Pop Artist - Female
(singles & albums), Top Hot 100 Singles
Artist - Female, Top Pop 100 Artist, Top Hot
Dance Airplay Artist, Top Hot Adult Contemporary
Artist, and Top Hot Adult Top 40 Artist, and with
the Top Pop 100 Song and Top Pop 100 Airplay
Track ("Since U Been Gone"), and Top Soundtrack
Single and Top Hot Adult Contemporary Track
("Breakaway").
- July 7: Kelly performed at the Live Earth concert in the US. The
7-continent concert organized by Al Gore brought
together over 100 artists to perform and raise
the world's awareness about the climate crisis
and how to make a difference to help the
environment and the world.
- July 14: Kelly topped the
Billboard Top Digital Albums chart for 1 week
with My
December.
- February 19: Kelly topped the
Billboard Country Digital Songs chart for 3 weeks
helping out Jason Aldean with "Don't You Wanna
Stay."
- March 12: Kelly topped the
Billboard Country Songs chart for 3 weeks helping
out Jason Aldean with "Don't You Wanna
Stay."
- August 25: Kelly topped the
Billboard Dance Club Play Songs chart for 1 week
with "Dark Side."
- June 12: Kelly gave birth to a
baby girl.
- March 3: Kelly released Piece
By Piece.
March 21: Kelly topped the
Billboard 200 LP chart for 1 week, Digital Albums
chart for 2 weeks, and Internet Albums chart for
1 week with Piece
By Piece. The LP sold over 97,000 copies its
first week of release in the US.
- May 9: Kelly hit topped the
Billboard Dance Club Play Songs chart for 1 week
with "Heartbeat Song."
- March 19: Kelly topped the
Billboard Digital Songs chart for 1 week with
"Piece By Piece" after singing an
emotional version of the song on American
Idol.
- March 26: Kelly topped the
Billboard Dance Electronic Albums chart for 1
week with Piece By Piece: Remixed.
- March 16: Kelly topped the
Billboard Dance Club Play Songs chart for 1 week
with "Heat."
- September 9: Kelly's TV variety talk
show, The Kelly Clarkson Show,
premiered.
- July 8: Kelly topped the
Billboard Album Sales chart for 1 week with Chemistry.
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Thankful
Released: April 15, 2003
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 1 (for 1
week)
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B+
Tracks: "The Trouble With Love
Is"
- "Miss Independent" - "Low" - "Some
Kind Of Miracle" - "What's Up
Lonely" - "Just Missed The
Train" - "Beautiful Disaster"
- "You Thought Wrong" -
"Thankful" - "Anytime" -
"A Moment Like This" - "Before
Your Love"
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Breakaway
Released: November 30, 2004
US: 6x Platinum
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 3
Entertainment Weekly:
'100 Best Albums of the Last 25 Years': # 29
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B
Tracks: "Breakaway" - "Since U Been Gone" - "Behind These Hazel Eyes" - "Because Of You" - "Gone" -
"Addicted" - "Where Is Your
Heart" - "Walk Away" - "You
Found Me" - "I Hate Myself For
Losing You" - "Hear Me" -
"Beautiful Disaster" (live)
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My
December
Released: June 22, 2007
US: Platinum
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 2
Billboard #1: Digital Albums
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B+
Tracks: "Never Again" - "One
Minute" - "Hole" -
"Sober" - "Don't Waste Your
Time" - "Judas" -
"Haunted" - "Be Still" -
"Maybe" - "How I Feel" -
"Yeah" - "Can I Have A
Kiss" - "Irvine"
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All
I Ever Wanted
Released: March 6, 2009
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 1 (for 2
weeks)
Billboard #1: Digital Albums
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B+
Tracks: "My Life Would Suck
Without You" - "I Do Not Hook Up" -
"Cry" - "Don't Let Me Stop
You" - "All I Ever Wanted" - "Already Gone" - "If I
Can't Have You" - "Save You" -
"Whyyouwannabringmedown" -
"Long Shot" -
"Impossible" - "Ready" -
"I Want You" - "If No One Will
Listen"
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Stronger
Released: October 21, 2011
US: Platinum
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 2
Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Vocal Album
Tracks: "Mr. Know It All" - "What Doesn't Kill You
(Stronger)" - "Dark Side" -
"Honestly" - "You Love
Me" - "Einstein" -
"Standing In Front Of You" -
"I Forgive You" - "Hello"
- "The War Is Over" - "Let Me
Down" - "You Can't Win" -
"Breaking Your Own Heart"
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Greatest
Hits - Chapter One
Released: November 19, 2012
US: Gold
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 11
Tracks: "Since U Been Gone" - "My Life Would Suck
Without You" - "Miss Independent" - "Stronger (What Doesn't
Kill You)" - "Behind These Hazel Eyes" - "Because Of You" - "Never Again" - "Already Gone" - "Mr. Know It All" - "Don't
You Wanna Stay" (with Jason Aldean) -
"Walk Away" - "Catch My Breath" - "People Like Us" - "Don't
Rush" (featuring Vince Gill) - "A Moment Like This" - "I'll Be
Home For Chirstmas"
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Wrapped
In Red
Released: October 29, 2013
US: Platinum
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 3
Tracks: "Wrapped In
Red" - "Underneath The Tree" -
"Have Yourself A Merry Little
Christmas" - "Run Run Rudolph"
- "Please Come Home For Christmas (Bells
Will Be Ringing)" - "Every
Christmas" - "Blue Christmas"
- "Baby It's Cold Outside" -
"Winter Dreams (Brandon's Song)" -
"White Christmas" - "My
Favorite Things" - "4 Carats"
- "Just For Now" - "Silent
Night"
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Piece
By Piece
Released: March 3, 2015
US: Gold
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 1 (for 1
week)
Billboard #1: Album Sales, Internet
Albums, Digital Albums
Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Vocal Album
Tracks: "Heartbeat Song" -
"Invincible" - "Someone"
- "Take You High" - "Piece By
Piece" - "Run Run Run" -
"I Had A Dream" - "Let Your
Tears Fall" - "Tightrope" -
"War Paint" - "Dance With
Me" - "Nostalgic" - "Good
Goes The Bye" - "Bad
Reputation" - "In The Blue" -
"Second Wind"
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Meaning
Of Life
Released: October 27, 2017
US: Gold
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 2
Billboard #1: Digital Albums
Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Vocal Album
Tracks: "A Minute
(Intro)" - "Love So Soft" -
"Heat" - "Meaning Of
Life" - "Move You" -
"Whole Lotta Woman" -
"Medicine" - "Cruel" -
"Didn't I" - "Would You Call
That Love" - "I Don't Think About
You" - "Slow Dance" -
"Don't You Pretend" - "Go
High"
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When
Christmas Comes Around...
Released: October 15, 2021
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 22
Grammy Nominee: Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Tracks: "Merry Christmas
Baby" - "It's Beginning To Look A
Lot Like Christmas" - "Christmas
Isn't Canceled (Just You)" - "Merry
Christmas (To The One I Used To Know)" -
"Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"
- "Glow" (with Chris Stapleton) -
"Santa Baby" - "Santa, Can You
Hear Me" (with Ariana Grande) -
"Last Christmas" - "Jingle
Bell Rock" - "Blessed" -
"Christmas Come Early" -
"Under The Mistletoe" (with Brett
Eldredge) - "All I Want For Christmas Is
You" - "Christmas Eve"
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Kellyoke (EP)
Released: June 10, 2022
Tracks: "Blue
Bayou" - "Call Out My Name" -
"Happier Than Ever" - "Queen
Of The Night" - "Trampoline" -
"Fake Plastic Trees"
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Chemistry
Released: June 23, 2023
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 6
Billboard #1: Album Sales
Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Vocal Album
Tracks: "Skip This
Part" - "Mine" - "High
Road" - "Me" - "Down To
You" - "Chemistry" -
"Favorite Kind Of High" -
"Magic" - "Lighthouse" -
"Rock Hudson" - "My
Mistake" - "My Mistake" -
"Red Flag Collector" - "I Hate
Love" (featuring Steve Martin) -
"That Right" (featuring Sheila E.)
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When
Christmas Comes Around Again
Released: November 1, 2024
Tracks: "You For
Christmas" - "Sleigh Ride" -
"Merry Christmas Baby" - "It's
Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas"
- "Christmas Isn't Cancelled (Just
You)" - "Merry Christmas To The One
I Used To Know" - Rockin' Around The
Christmas Tree" - "Glow"
(featuring Chris Stapleton) - "Santa
Baby" - "Last Christmas" -
"Blessed" - "Christmas Come
Early" - "Under The Mistletoe"
(featuring Brett Eldredge) - "All I Want
For Christmas" - "Christmas
Eve"
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"Since U Been Gone"
from Breakaway
ARC chart run: 37 - 30 - 20 - 15 - 10 - 8 - 6 - 5 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 4 - 5 - 8 - 9 - 12 - 19 - 26 - 34 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 2
Billboard # 1: Pop 100, Top 40
Mainstream, Digital Tracks, Hot Dance Airplay
RIAA
Certification: Platinum
Grammy Winner: Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female
MTV VMA Winner: Best Female Video, Best Pop Video
MTV VMA Nominee: Viewer's Choice
Rolling Stone: '100
Best Songs of the Decade (2000-2009)': # 18 |
1(8) |
33 |
2005 |
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2 |
Because Of You
from Breakaway
ARC chart run: 40 - 27 - 20 - 14 - 10 - 7 - 5 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 2 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 10 - 10 - 13 - 17 - 27 - 37 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 3
Billboard # 1: Top 40 Mainstream
RIAA
Certification: Platinum
MTV VMA Winner: Best Female Video
MTV VMA Nominee: Viewer's Choice |
1(5) |
28 |
2005 |
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3 |
Behind These Hazel Eyes
from Breakaway
ARC chart run: 39 - 32 - 28 - 24 - 19 - 15 - 13 - 10 - 6 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 6 - 9 - 13 - 15 - 19 - 27 - 30 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 4
Billboard # 1: Adult Top 40
RIAA
Certification: Platinum |
2 |
28 |
2005 |
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4 |
Miss Independent
from the LP Thankful
ARC chart run: 37 - 25 - 17 - 14 - 9 - 4 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 12 - 13 - 21 - 27 - 31 - 40 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 5
Billboard # 1: Top 40 Mainstream, Top 40
Tracks
RIAA
Certification: Gold
Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female
MTV VMA Nominee: Best New Artist, Best Pop Video, Viewer's Choice |
1(5) |
23 |
2003 |
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5 |
Stronger (What Doesn't Kill
You)
from the LP Stronger
ARC chart run: 27 - 15 - 13 - 8 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 5 - 8 - 10 - 13 - 15 - 17 - 21 - 39 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 15
Billboard # 1: Hot 100, Pop Songs, Hot
100 Airplay, Digital Songs, Digital Tracks, Pop
Digital Song Sales, Dance Club Songs, Adult Top
40, Adult Contemporary
RIAA
Certification: 7x Platinum
Grammy Nominee: Record of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance |
1(4) |
21 |
2012 |
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6 |
My Life Would Suck Without
You
from the LP All
I Ever Wanted
ARC chart run: 31 - 23 - 11 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 13 - 15 - 21 - 24 - 26 - 27 - 35 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 14
Billboard # 1: Hot 100, Digital Songs,
Digital Tracks
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Female Video |
2 |
23 |
2009 |
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7 |
Walk Away
from the LP Breakaway
ARC chart run: 38 - 31 - 25 - 19 - 14 - 11 - 8 - 6 - 5 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 4 - 6 - 7 - 10 - 12 - 22 - 22 - 25 - 31 - 40 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 22
RIAA
Certification: Gold |
3 |
23 |
2006 |
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8 |
Already Gone
from the LP All
I Ever Wanted
ARC chart run: 40 - 35 - 31 - 27 - 24 - 21 - 15 - 12 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 8 - 7 - 9 - 6 - 5 - 9 - 9 - 10 - 12 - 14 - 17 - 19 - 21 - 32 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 24
Billboard # 1: Adult Pop Songs |
5 |
25 |
2009 |
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9 |
Breakaway
from the LP Breakaway and The
Princess Diaries 2 soundtrack
ARC chart run: 38 - 32 - 24 - 18 - 15 - 12 - 10 - 9 - 5 - 4 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 4 - 6 - 6 - 9 - 11 - 11 - 18 - 23 - 30 - 39 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 14
Billboard # 1: Adult Contemporary
RIAA
Certification: Gold |
2 |
23 |
2004 |
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10 |
Catch My Breath
from the LP Greatest
Hits - Chapter One
ARC chart run: 40 - 34 - 29 - 26 - 23 - 22 - 22 - 20 - 18 - 17 - 15 - 15 - 14 - 14 - 14 - 17 - 16 - 15 - 13 - 12 - 25 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 48
Billboard # 1: Dance Club Songs |
12 |
21 |
2013 |
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11 |
Mr. Know It All
from the LP Stronger
ARC chart run: 32 - 26 - 18 - 17 - 14 - 13 - 12 - 10 - 12 - 14 - 13 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 11 - 13 - 21 - 24 - 26 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 42
Billboard # 1: Singles Sales, Adult Top
40 |
8 |
20 |
2011 |
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12 |
I Do Not Hook Up
from the LP All
I Ever Wanted
ARC chart run: 39 - 28 - 24 - 19 - 17 - 13 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 10 - 15 - 17 - 18 - 24 - 26 - 27 - 31 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 59 |
7 |
17 |
2009 |
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13 |
A Moment Like This
from the LP Thankful
ARC chart run: 29 - 23 - 17 - 10 - 8 - 5 - 3 - 3 - 7 - 10 - 16 - 24 - 34 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 65
Billboard # 1: Hot 100, Singles Sales
RIAA
Certification: Gold |
3 |
13 |
2002 |
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14 |
The Trouble With Love Is
from the LP Thankful
ARC chart run: 39 - 31 - 26 - 22 - 20 - 16 - 13 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 9 - 12 - 17 - 24 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 64 |
8 |
14 |
2004 |
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15 |
Low
from the LP Thankful
ARC chart run: 37 - 30 - 22 - 18 - 13 - 12 - 11 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 16 - 23 - 32 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 73 |
6 |
14 |
2003 |
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16 |
Dark Side
from the LP Stronger
ARC chart run: 38 - 30 - 29 - 29 - 28 - 23 - 22 - 21 - 21 - 20 - 19 - 18 - 22 - 25 - 32 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 71
Billboard # 1: Dance Club Songs
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Video With A Message |
18 |
15 |
2012 |
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17 |
Never Again
from the LP My
December
ARC chart run: 34 - 26 - 16 - 15 - 13 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 20 - 24 - 25 - 28 - 37 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 76
RIAA
Certification: Gold |
13 |
13 |
2007 |
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18 |
Heartbeat Song
from the LP Piece
By Piece
ARC chart run: 36 - 29 - 28 - 23 - 22 - 19 - 19 - 19 - 17 - 19 - 18 - 21 - 29 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 79
Billboard # 1: Dance Club Songs
RIAA
Certification: Platinum
Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Solo Performance |
17 |
13 |
2015 |
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19 |
Love So Soft
from the LP Meaning
Of Life
ARC chart run: 40 - 31 - 26 - 25 - 24 - 23 - 22 - 21 - 19 - 18 - 18 - 25 - 34 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 74
Billboard # 1: Dance Club Songs
RIAA
Certification: Platinum
Grammy Nominee: Best Pop Solo Performance |
18 |
13 |
2017 |
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20 |
People Like Us
from the LP Greatest
Hits - Chapter One
ARC chart run: 40 - 35 - 33 - 32 - 31 - 28 - 27 - 30 - 33 - 35 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 104
Billboard # 1: Dance Club Play Songs
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Video With A Message |
27 |
10 |
2013 |
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21 |
Gone
from the LP Breakaway
ARC chart run: 38 - 34 - 31 - 27 - 25 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 123 |
25 |
5 |
2006 |
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22 |
All I Ever Wanted
from the LP All
I Ever Wanted
ARC chart run: 39 - 37 - 36 - 35 - 36 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 118 |
35 |
6 |
2010 |
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Before Your Love
from the LP Thankful
RIAA
Certification: Gold |
** |
** |
2002 |
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Sober
from the LP My
December |
** |
** |
2007 |
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Because Of You
[Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson]
from the Reba McEntire LP Reba
Duets
Grammy Nominee: Best Country
Collaboration with Vocals |
** |
** |
2007 |
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Don't You Wanna Stay
[Jason Aldean featuring Kelly Clarkson]
from the Jason Aldean LP My
Kinda Party
Year-End Chart
Position: # 133
Billboard # 1: Country Songs, Country
Digital Songs
Grammy Nominee: Best Country Duo/Group Performance |
** |
** |
2011 |
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Underneath The Tree
from the LP Wrapped
In Red
Billboard # 1: Adult Contemporary |
** |
** |
2013 |
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Piece By Piece
from the LP Piece
By Piece
Billboard # 1: Digital Songs |
** |
** |
2015 |
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