Idol Chatter & Voice Views

I got so wrapped up in doing my own Year in Review last week (check out all six blogs here), that I neglected to let everyone know where the Idols landed on Billboard’s year-end charts.

Considering how slow 2011 started in terms of new music releases from past Idol finalists, more than I expected made that year-end countdown.

One thing the list below won’t show:  Judges were very successful in using their singing show gigs to launch new music.

Jennifer Lopez, an afterthought prior to becoming an Idol judge, shows up at number 43 on the top artists list.  Her “On the Floor” single checked in at number 11 on the full-year Hot 100 countdown, and her album was number 119 on the cumulative Billboard 200 countdown.

She wasn’t alone.  Remember when Christina Aguilera and Adam Levine of Maroon 5 debuted “Moves Like Jagger” on The Voice? That song wound up number 9 on the final Hot 100 countdown.

Anyway, on to the Idols and where they finished on the major charts.  You can head here for the full list.

Top Artists
81. Scotty McCreery
91. Kelly Clarkson
99. Carrie Underwood

Top New Artists
8. Scotty McCreery

Hot 100 Songs
68. “Don’t You Want to Stay,” Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson
82. “Remind Me,” Brad Paisley with Carrie Underwood

Hot 100 Artists
74. Kelly Clarkson
87. Carrie Underwood

Billboard 200 Albums
57. “Clear As Day,” Scotty McCreery
74. “I Remember Me,” Jennifer Hudson
126. “Stronger,” Kelly Clarkson
174. “American Idol Highlights,” Scotty McCreery
176. “Play On,” Carrie Underwood
181. “Farmer’s Daughter,” Crystal Bowersox

Billboard 200 Artists
35. Scotty McCreery
65. Jennifer Hudson

Country Songs
19. “Don’t You Want To Stay,” Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson
26. “Remind Me,” Brad Paisley with Carrie Underwood
50. “Mama’s Song,” Carrie Underwood
63. “Love You This Big,” Scotty McCreery

Country Albums
12. “Clear As Day,” Scotty McCreery
37. “Play On,” Carrie Underwood
39. “American Idol Highlights,” Scotty McCreery
47. “Wildflower,” Lauren Alaina
62. “American Idol Highlights,” Lauren Alaina

Christian Songs
3. “Stronger,” Mandisa

Christian Albums
18. “What If We Were Real,” Mandisa