You Love The Original Idol

The More Than Musiq poll has officially closed, and you guys have voted Kelly Clarkson as your all-time favorite American Idol contestant!!

This isn't super surprising considering Clarkson has become one of the biggest pop stars of the decade, scoring a bevy of hit singles and albums, 2 Grammy awards, and legions of fans all around the world.

Coming in second surprisingly is our girl Jennifer Hudson. The Oscar AND Grammy winner has become a bonafide superstar thanks to her big voice, and critically acclaimed acting chops! And now that she's super svelte, nothing can stop her now!

In third place you guys picked Carrie Underwood, who has, undoubtedly, become a country icon. She has sold more records than Kelly, won 5 Grammy awards, and the Academy of Country Music Awards 'Entertainer of the Year' award TWICE.

So it's safe to say that you voted for the right people! If I had to choose, these three ladies would be my favorite Idol contestants (with Fantasia a close 4th).

Stay tuned for a new poll!!

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New Poll: Who's Your Favorite American Idol!?!

There's been a lot of AI buzz this month, with the show looking for new judges, Fantasia Barrino overdosing on pills while trying to commit suicide- fun stuff!

But it cannot be overlooked that the show has been a pop culture phenomenon for nearly a decade, and has produced many contestants who are now super stars.

So this week's More Than Musiq Poll asks you who your favorite AI contestant is! Here are the choices:

- Carrie Underwood

- Kelly Clarkson
- Adam Lambert

- Jordin Sparks

- Chris Daughtry

- David Cook

- Clay Aiken

- Fantasia

- Jennifer Hudson

Go Vote TODAY!

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Underwood Collects 10th #1 Single

This woman cannot be stopped. Seriously.

American Idol alum and country superstar Carrie Underwood scored her 10th #1 country this week, as "Undo It" rises to the top spot. This is the third chart topper from her most recent album Play On, and according to billboard.com Underwood ties Reba McEntire for the most chart leaders among women since the survey adopted Nielsen BDS-monitored airplay data as of Jan. 20, 1990.

Wow!

I think it's safe to say that Carrie is the most successful AI winner ever! Although I do love my Kelly Clarkson, Underwood has sold more records, even if she is not as widely known in the pop music world.

Congrats!!

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Return to Fantasia

It's been a while since American Idol alum Fantasia has made a splash on the charts, but after her venture into reality television was kind of a bust, she's back to doing what she does best - Singing mid-tempo R&B slow jams about love and loss.

Her latest single single "Bittersweet" broke into the top 10 on the R&B singles chart, and also debuted on the Hot 100 as well, giving Fantasia the much needed career boost after being absent from the charts for almost 3 years.

"Bittersweet" is not groundbreaking, but Fantasia can still sing better than 90% of the people out there over saturating themselves with auto-tune, and this track reminds us as to why she won AI in the first place.

Take a listen to "Bittersweet" and judge for yourself.

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Who Is the Most Successful Idol??

Billboard released a fun little list naming the top 24 most successful American Idol contestants after they left the show.

From 24-10 it's all pretty blah; anyone remember Diana DeGarmo?Allison Iraheta? I thought so.

But the top 10 is pretty interesting, and all of the AI alums in the upper reaches of this list have had pretty successful careers so far.

But who is the #1 most successful Idol? It's been a hot topic over the last couple of years, because there are two powerhouse winners who have cemented their place in music history.

So who is it? Kelly or Carrie? Drum roll please........

It's KELLY CLARKSON!

Billboard measured their success by calculating their album sales, track sales, and radio airplay, and the original Idol came out on top. Although Carrie Underwood has sold more albums that Clarkson, Kelly has had TONS more airplay from her multiple smash hits like Since U Been Gone, Behind These Hazel Eyes, and My Life Would Suck Without You. She has also sold about 2 million more tracks (singles) than Underwood has as well.

In third place was Chris Daughtry, who only finished 4th in 2006, but had the last laugh when he scored a 4x platinum debut album and has become the most successful male AI alum ever.

Here are the top 10 most successful American Idol contestants:

1. Kelly Clarkson

2. Carrie Underwood

3. Chris Daughtry (Daughtry)

4. Jordin Sparks

5. David Cook

6. Clay Aiken

7. Kellie Pickler

8. David Archuleta

9. Fantasia

10. Ruben Studdard

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