Idol Chatter & Voice Views

Here’s a look at how the Idols are doing on the most recent Billboard music charts:

Kris Allen: “No Boundaries,” the Idol coronation single, debuted at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, fell to 23 last week and has now vanished from the top 50. I guess the song has boundaries. No surprise there, huh?

Kelly Clarkson: “I Do Not Hook Up,” the second single off Kelly’s fourth album, cracked the top 20 on Billboard’s Hot 200, moving up six spots this week. “My Life Would Suck Without You” dropped from 24 to 27 on the same chart. Both songs are in the top 10 on Billboard’s Pop 100 Airplay chart. The album, “All I Ever Wanted,” is number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100, down from number 41.

David Cook: His latest single, “Come Back to Me,” holds steady at number 11 on the Hot Adult Top 40 chart. David’s debut album dropped from 46 to 63 on the Billboard Hot 200.

Daughtry: The band’s new single, “No Surprise,” jumps from 15 to 14 on the Hot Adult Top 40 chart. Its debut album still clings to a top 100 position among Billboard’s Hot 200 albums, but just barely. The album dropped from 78 to 97 this week. An older single, “What About Now,” is number three on the adult contemporary chart.

Jennifer Hudson: Her Grammy-winning debut album moved up seven spots on the R&B album chart, from 42 to 35. Her single, “If This Isn’t Love,” dropped from 13 to 21 on the R&B singles chart.

Adam Lambert: Idol’s compilation of studio versions of songs Adam performed on the show is number 21 on the independent album chart. That’s down from number six last week.

Mandisa: Her first single from album number two, “My Deliverer,” slips from nine to 13 on the Christian songs chart. It’s been on the chart for 17 weeks, peaking at number nine.

Kellie Pickler: “Best Days of Your Life” jumped an impressive eight spots on the Billboard Hot 100, from 56 to 48. It’s the second single of Kellie’s self-titled album and also held steady at number 18 on Billboard’s country singles chart this week. The album moved up two spots on the Billboard Hot 100 albums chart, from 83 to 81, but dropped two spots on the country album chart, from 19 to 17.

Jordin Sparks: “Battlefield,” the lead-off single to Jordin’s yet-to-be-released second album of the same name, jumped 12 spots on the Pop 100 chart this week. It moved up from number 48 to number 36.

Ruben Studdard: “Love Is,” Ruben’s album of love songs, dropped four spots on the R&B album chart, from 21 to 25. It dropped from 13 to 20 on the independent album chart.

Carrie Underwood: “Carnival Ride,” her second album, dropped from 45 to 47 on the Billboard Hot 200. It advanced one spot on the country album chart, from 15 to 14.