Hit Singles by American Idol Contestants

Here are 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 two #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 stayed there for 2 weeks, 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, thanks to high sales of 280,000 downloads.

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 they were released ("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 4 singles by an American Idol contestant that have reached a Top 10 position in the Billboard Year End chart the year they were released. ("Before He Cheats" at #6 in 2007) ("Behind These Hazel Eyes" at #10 in 2005)