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Kris Allen & Adam Lambert Dominate iTunes Charts With Record-Breaking 26 Singles and 29 Music Videos

Kris Allen & Adam Lambert Dominate iTunes Charts With Record-Breaking 26 Singles and 29 Music Videos



LOS ANGELES, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Less than 24 hours after the eighth season finale, "American Idol" winner Kris Allen and runner-up Adam Lambert have taken unprecedented control of the iTunes sales charts, holding down a history-making 26 positions on the top 100 chart as of 4pm PDT on Thursday, May 21. All 26 tracks are released by 19 Recordings, giving the label one of the biggest shares since iTunes first introduced its charts. The victorious Allen has moved up to No. 2 with his first single, "No Boundaries," and is also No. 5 with his acoustic version of Kanye West's "Heartless," while Lambert's impressive take on "Mad World" has soared to No. 7.

On the iTunes top 100 album chart, Adam's season eight performances collection is No. 3, Kris' season eight performances collection is No. 6, and an iTunes pass for Kris, which includes his forthcoming debut album, is No. 7. David Cook, who performed "Permanent" on the season finale, rebounds to No. 9 with his debut album.

Kris occupies 14 positions on the iTunes top 100 singles chart:
No. 2, "No Boundaries"
No. 5, "Heartless" (single)
No. 9, "Ain't No Sunshine (single)
No. 19, "Heartless" (track from season eight performances collection)
No. 27, "Apologize" (single)
No. 33, "What's Going On" (single)
No. 34, "Ain't No Sunshine" (track from season eight performances
collection)
No. 51, "Falling Slowly" (single)
No. 56, "Apologize" (track from season eight performances collection)
No. 68, "To Make You Feel My Love" (single)
No. 72, "What's Going On" (track from season eight performances
collection)
No. 83, "Falling Slowly" (track from season eight performances
collection)
No. 88, "Renegade" (Kris Allen & Danny Gokey)
No. 93, "To Make You Feel My Love" (track from season eight performances
collection)

Adam has a hold on 12 positions on that same chart with his "Idol" songs:
No. 7, "Mad World" (single)
No. 11, "A Change Is Gonna Come"
No. 20, "No Boundaries"
No. 32, "A Change Is Gonna Come" (track from season eight performances
collection)
No. 37, "Mad World" (track from season eight performances collection)
No. 40, "One"
No. 44, "Slow Ride" (Adam Lambert & Allison Iraheta)
No. 50, "Cryin'"
No. 81, "The Tracks Of My Tears"
No. 87, "Ring Of Fire"
No. 90, "Feeling Good"
No. 98, "Whole Lotta Love"

The "American Idol" chart domination continues on iTunes' Music Videos
chart, where Kris and Adam have a combined 29 videos in the top 100,
including eight of the top 10.


Those videos are:
No. 1, Kris Allen, "Heartless"
No. 3, Adam Lambert, "A Change Is Gonna Come"
No. 4, Adam Lambert, "Mad World" (top two performance)
No. 5, Adam Lambert, "Mad World"
No. 6, Kris Allen, "No Boundaries"
No. 8, Adam Lambert, "No Boundaries"
No. 9, Kris Allen, "Ain't No Sunshine" (top two performance)
No. 10, Adam Lambert, "The Tracks Of My Tears"
No. 13, Adam Lambert, "One"
No. 15, Adam Lambert, "Ring Of Fire"
No. 16, Adam Lambert & Allison Iraheta, "Slow Ride"
No. 17, Adam Lambert, "Cryin'"
No. 18, Kris Allen, "What's Going On"
No. 20, Adam Lambert, "Whole Lotta Love"
No. 21, Adam Lambert, "Feeling Good"
No. 22, Kris Allen, "Apologize"
No. 23, Kris Allen, "If I Can't Have You"
No. 24, Kris Allen, "Ain't No Sunshine"
No. 25, Adam Lambert, "Born To Be Wild"
No. 26, Adam Lambert, "Play That Funky Music"
No. 30, Kris Allen, "Falling Slowly"
No. 36, Adam Lambert, "Black Or White"
No. 39, Kris Allen, "To Make You Feel My Love"
No. 43, Kris Allen, "She Works Hard For The Money"
No. 54, Kris Allen, "Come Together"
No. 61, Kris Allen & Danny Gokey, "Renegade"
No. 65, Kris Allen, "The Way You Look Tonight"
No. 70, Adam Lambert, "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
No. 85, Kris Allen, "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)"

There are other Idols appearing on the charts, making the domination of the iTunes tallies even more impressive.

On the singles chart, David Cook is No. 6 with "Permanent" and No. 70 with "Come Back To Me." Carrie Underwood's "Home Sweet Home," which she performed on "American Idol" this week, is No. 35. Kelly Clarkson is No. 38 with her new single, "I Do Not Hook Up." Daughtry is No. 49 with "No Surprise," the first single from their sophomore CD. Danny Gokey is No. 55 with "You Are So Beautiful." Jordin Sparks ranks No. 62 with "Battlefield." Kellie Pickler comes in at No. 76 with "Best Days Of Your Life." Adding these songs to the total rung up by Kris and Adam, there are 34 "Idol"-related titles in the top 100.

On the video chart, David Cook is No. 29 with "Come Back To Me" and No. 60 with "Light On." A season eight group performance of "Don't Stop Believin'" is No. 32, and a finale group performance of "I'm Yours" with Jason Mraz is No. 82. Jordin Sparks' "American Idol" performance of her new single, "Battlefield," is No. 47. Kellie Pickler is No. 50 with "Best Days Of Your Life." Season eight's Danny Gokey is No. 63 with "You Are So Beautiful." The very first American Idol, Kelly Clarkson, is No. 93 with "I Do Not Hook Up" and season eight's Allison Iraheta is No. 94 with "Alone." That gives a grand total of 38 "Idol"-related titles on the iTunes Music Video top 100.


SOURCE 19 Entertainment