1   1   Kelly Clarkson, Already Gone (12365) (#7 AC, #3 Hot AC, #20 Top 40)

2   3   Kris Allen, Live Like We're Dying (7408) (#33 AC, #8 Hot AC, #19 Top 40)

3   2   Daughtry, No Surprise (7029) (#4 AC)

4   4   Daughtry, Life After You (6468) (#31 AC, #7 Hot AC, #25 Top 40)

5   5   Carrie Underwood, Temporary Home (5320) (#12 Country)

6   6   Carrie Underwood, Cowboy Casanova (4335) (#32 AC, #24 Hot AC)

7   9   Adam Lambert, Whataya Want From Me (3646) (#31 Hot AC, #23 Top 40)

8   8   Kellie Pickler, Didn't You Know How Much I... (3251) (#19 Country)

9   7   Carrie Underwood, Before He Cheats (3145)

10   11   David Cook, Time Of My Life (2810)

11   12   Daughtry, Home (2755)

12   10   Daughtry, What About Now (2720)

13   13   Daughtry, Feels Like Tonight (2312)

14   14   David Cook, Come Back To Me (2008)

15   15   Kelly Clarkson, My Life Would Suck Without You (1865)

16   16   Kelly Clarkson, Since U Been Gone (1826)

17   18   Kelly Clarkson, Breakaway (1616)

18   17   Kelly Clarkson, Because Of You (1541)

19   19   Jordin Sparks, Tattoo (1530)

20   20   Daughtry, It's Not Over (1453)

21   26   Kelly Clarkson, Behind These Hazel Eyes (1241)

Kelly Clarkson: Not your average Pop Idol

Feb 3 2010 Formby Times

AMERICAN Idol, double Grammy winner and multi-platinum singer-songwriter, Kelly Clarkson is the very definition of a pop phenomenon.

But it doesn’t guarantee everyone knows who she is.

“People always come up to me and say ‘Oh my God you won Idol’. I go ‘Yes I’m that girl!’ and they say ‘You’re that country singer’. I say ‘I’m a huge Carrie Underwood fan but that’s not me’. I’m always mistaken for her,” Kelly laughs.

She melted viewers with her Southern charm but it was soon clear she was made of steelier stuff than your average conveyor belt star. She transformed standard issue Idol numbers with her force of voice and personality, then though the charts with her self-penned hits like Because of You.

Concert-goers can look forward to two hours of undiluted Kelly.

“I like intimate shows, I like to create a lot of atmosphere with lights,” she drawls. “ I like musical shows and my band and I laugh at how many genres we do. Nobody wants to pay to hear the same song 17 times. We have 21 songs and do a little bit of everything.”

She’s still fiercely proud of being the first Idol. “Sometimes when I watch it now they say you have no ‘it’ factor. I know I won it and I had no ‘it factor’.” Millions would disagree.

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Which Kelly Clarkson song went to no. 1 in Britain in 2009?

Red-Haired Kelly Clarkson Hits Dublin

Spending some time across the pond, Kelly Clarkson was spotted arriving at a Dublin, Ireland hotel earlier today (February 2).

The “My Life Would Suck Without You” songstress looked cute and casual, sporting red hair and a makeup-less complexion.