Hit Singles by American Idol Contestants

This is a list of the hit singles from the popular reality show American Idol contestants. All singles entered the Billboard Hot 100.

Number-one hits
Kelly Clarkson is the only American Idol contestant to have #1 hits, and also she's the only contestant to have 2 records for the biggest leap to #1. The first one being with "A Moment Like This" in 2002 which jumped from #52 to #1, and the second one in 2009 with "My Life Would Suck Without You", which recently jumped from #97 to #1 in it's second week.

Top 5 hits
"Since U Been Gone" and "No Air" are two of the 4 singles by an American Idol contestant that reached a Top 10 position in the Billboard Year-End chart the year were realesed ("Since U Been Gone" at #4 in 2005)("No Air" at #6 in 2008).

Top 10 hits
"Behind These Hazel Eyes" and "Before He Cheats" are two of the 4 singles by an American Idol contestant that reached a Top 10 position in the Billboard Year-End chart the year were realesed ("Behind These Hazel Eyes" at #10 in 2005)("Before He Cheats" at #6 in 2007).