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Everything else is coming up roses for Carrie Underwood these days, why shouldn’t she be graced with another top 10 country hit?

I mean, she recently got engaged. She just won another Grammy. Her new album debuted at number one. She’ll have the honors of singing the national anthem for Sunday’s Super Bowl.

And her latest single, “Temporary Home,” cracked the top 10 on Billboard’s country singles chart this week. And it’s only been on the charts for four weeks.

Speaking of “Temporary Home,” the tearjerker of a video for a song was just released. Go here to check it out.

Kris Allen: It took a good while, but “Live Like We’re Dying” is moving up the charts. This week it hits a new peak of 23, up three spots, on the Hot 100. It’s also number eight among adult pop songs and number 19 on Billboard’s all-around pop song chart. Kris’ album, however, tumbles from 101 to 122 on the Billboard 200.

Kelly Clarkson: “Already Gone” refuses to go away. This week, the single changes course and moves from 33 to 30 on the Hot 100. It’s now up to number seven on the adult contemporary singles chart. Kelly’s “All I Ever Wanted” album drops out of the Billboard 200 for the first time since its release nearly a year ago.

Daughtry: “Life After You” is another Idol-related single that showed some resiliency on the charts ths week. Down nine spots a week ago, it moves up six spots to number 51 on the Hot 100. Daughtry’s second album is number 66 on the Billboard 200, down from 54, 29 weeks after its release. Daughtry’s debut album is number 181 on the same chart.

Jennifer Hudson: Hey, lots of folks must have liked Jennifer Hudson’s rendition of “Let It Be” on the Hope for Haiti Now telethon. Enough downloaded it to make the song number 98 on this week’s Hot 100.

Adam Lambert: The Oprah effect lasted precisely one week in terms of album sales for Adam. His post-Oprah week saw “For Your Entertainment” rocket up the Billboard 200, from 35 to 21. This week … well, it’s back down to number 36. But “Whataya Want From Me,” the album’s second single, moved up a notch, from 37 to 35, on the Hot 100. And the first single from the album, the title track, just cracked the top 25 on Billboard’s dance club chart.

Kellie Pickler: The season five contestant’s latest single, “Didn’t You Know How Much I Loved You,” hit a new peak of 18 on the county singles chart this week. That’s up one spot. Her self-titled CD is number 32 on the country album chart, down two spots.

Ruben Studdard: The season two champs latest single, “Don’t Make ‘Em Like U No More,” drops five spots, from 35 to 40, on the Billboard R&B chart.

Carrie Underwood: In addition to cracking the top 10 on the country singles chart, “Temporary Home” moves up from 83 to 70 on the Hot 100. “Cowboy Casanova” is still hanging around on the same chart, at number 61, down from 55. Carrie’s album is number 29 (down from 24) on the Billboard 200 and number five (down from three) on the country album chart. That’s 13 weeks after its release.