List of American Idol Hot 100 singles explained

This is a list of songs released for sale from the show American Idol, consisting of recordings of coronation songs by winners and runners-up of the show, live and studio recordings by contestants, songs from the American Idol CDs, as well as special singles released by the show such as those for Idol Gives Back and specially-recorded boot songs. Songs released by Idol alumni in post-Idol career are not included here. See American Idol alumni single sales for a list of some of those releases.

In the first few seasons, songs were released as physical CD single which may contain one cover song and one original song. However, after Season 5 physical singles were no longer released, and songs were available only as digital downloads starting Season 6. The digital downloads were only available initially via American Idol official website during the season towards the end of Season 5 and all the final rounds of Season 6, but were then made available from iTunes after the Season 6 ended. In all subsequent seasons all performances were made available in iTunes during the season and after the season has ended.

The digital songs sold during the season were not eligible to chart, and their sales figures were not released. Any number listed for those songs would be solely based on units sold after the finale.

All Hot 100 singles

The following Idol songs have charted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Entry dateSingleArtistPeakSalesRIAA cert.
"A Moment Like This"
(b/w "Before Your Love")
Kelly Clarkson
(Season 1, Winner)
01[1] 738,000 (Digital)[2]
627,000 (Physical)[3]
1x Gold
May 3, 2003"God Bless the USA"American Idol Finalists
(Season 2 Finalists)
04[4] 0,310,000 (Physical)[5] 1x Gold
June 28, 2003"Flying Without Wings"
(b/w "Superstar")
Ruben Studdard
(Season 2, Winner)
02[6] 0,790,000 (Physical + Digital)[7]
737,000 (Physical)
1x Gold
"This Is the Night"
(b/w "Bridge over Troubled Water")
Clay Aiken
(Season 2, Runner-Up)
01[8] 0,960,000 (Physical)52,000 (Digital)[9] 1x Platinum
July 10, 2004"I Believe"Fantasia
(Season 3, Winner)
01[10] 0,559,000 (Physical + Digital)
406,000 (Physical)
July 17, 2004"Dreams"(b/w I Believe/Don't Cry Out Loud)Diana DeGarmo
(Season 3, Runner-Up)
14[11] 0,202,000 (Physical)23,000 (Digital)
May 7, 2005"When You Tell Me That You Love Me"American Idol Finalists
(Season 4 Finalists)
39[12] 0,115,100 (Physical)[13]
July 2, 2005"Inside Your Heaven"
(b/w "Independence Day")
Carrie Underwood
(Season 4, Winner)
01[14] 0,880,000 (Physical + Digital)
459,000 (Physical)
1x Gold
July 9, 2005"Inside Your Heaven"
(b/w "Vehicle" featuring Richie Sambora)
Bo Bice
(Season 4, Runner-Up)
02[15] 0,401,0000,349,000 (Physical)52,000 (Digital)1x Gold
June 10, 2006"Wanted Dead or Alive"Chris Daughtry
(Season 5, 4th Place)
43[16] 0,103,000 (Digital)[17]
"Takin' It to the Streets"Taylor Hicks
(Season 5, Winner)
69[18] 0,071,000 (Digital)[19]
July 1, 2006"Do I Make You Proud"Taylor Hicks010,709,000 (Physical + Digital)
464,000 (Physical)
July 15, 2006"Over the Rainbow"Katharine McPhee
(Season 5, Runner-Up)
12[20] 0,131,000 (Digital)[21]
"My Destiny"Katharine McPhee600,169,000 (Physical)98,000 (Digital)
May 12, 2007"I'll Stand by You"Carrie Underwood06[22] 0,339,147[23]
"Up to the Mountain"Kelly Clarkson
featuring Jeff Beck
560,046,196[24]
June 9, 2007"This Is My Now"Jordin Sparks
(Season 6, Winner)
15[25] 0,334,000
"You Give Love a Bad Name"Blake Lewis
(Season 6, Runner-Up)
18[26] 0,192,000[27]
"A Broken Wing"Jordin Sparks66[28] 0,052,000
"I (Who Have Nothing)""Jordin Sparks80[29] 0,044,000
"Time of the Season"Blake Lewis99[30] 0,039,000
April 26, 2008"Praying for Time"Carrie Underwood27[31] 0,087,286[32]
"Shout to the Lord"American Idol Finalists
(Season 7 Top 8 Finalists)
430,055,745[33]
"Many Rivers to Cross"Annie Lennox800,029,159
June 7, 2008"The Time of My Life"David Cook
(Season 7, Winner)
03[34] 1,482,000[35] 1x Platinum
"Dream Big"David Cook15[36] 0,145,000[37]
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"David Cook220,125,000
"The World I Know"David Cook280,096,000
"Imagine"David Archuleta
(Season 7, Runner-Up)
360,080,000
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"David Cook42[38] 0,060,000[39]
"Billie Jean"David Cook47[40] 0,056,300
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me"David Archuleta58[41] 0,061,000
"In This Moment"David Archuleta60[42] 0,061,000
"Always Be My Baby"David Cook67[43] 0,046,600
"Hello"David Cook73[44] 0,042,300
"The Music of the Night"David Cook77[45] 0,036,000
"Eleanor Rigby"David Cook92[46] 0,028,000
"I'm Alive"David Cook99[47] 0,025,000
June 6, 2009"No Boundaries"Kris Allen
(Season 8, Winner)
11[48] 0,343,000
"Heartless"Kris Allen160,412,000[49]
"Mad World"Adam Lambert
(Season 8, Runner-Up)
19[50] 0,256,000">Bonus SoundScan numbers for Kelly Clarkson, David Cook, more!
"Ain't No Sunshine"Kris Allen370,125,000
"A Change Is Gonna Come"Adam Lambert560,063,000[51]
"Apologize"Kris Allen660,059,000
"No Boundaries"Adam Lambert720,068,000 [52]
"One"Adam Lambert820,046,000
"Falling Slowly"Kris Allen940,038,000
March 13, 2010"Let It Be"Kris Allen630,086,000[53]
June 12, 2010"Beautiful Day"Lee DeWyze
(Season 9, Winner)
24[54] 0,186,000
"Hallelujah"Lee DeWyze440,118,000 [55]
"Up to the Mountain"Crystal Bowersox
(Season 9, Runner-Up)
570,063,000[56]
"Falling Slowly"Crystal Bowersox
and Lee DeWyze
660,085,000[57]
"The Boxer"Lee DeWyze880,037,000
June 11, 2011"I Love You This Big"Scotty McCreery
(Season 10, Winner)
11[58] 0,915,000[59] 1x Platinum
"Like My Mother Does"Lauren Alaina
(Season 10, Runner-Up)
200,398,000[60]
June 9, 2012"Home"Phillip Phillips
(Season 11, Winner)
065,400,000[61] 4× Platinum[62]
"We've Got Tonite"Phillip Phillips97[63] 0,058,000[64]
June 1, 2013"I Am Beautiful"Candice Glover
(Season 12, Winner)
94[65] 0,048,000
May 20, 2015"Beautiful Life"Nick Fradiani
(Season 14, Winner)
93[66] 0,050,000

Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles

The following songs failed to reach the Hot 100, but managed to make the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles charts.

Entry DateSingleArtistPeakSales
July 5, 2003"Superstar"Ruben Studdard12[67]
June 10, 2006"Moody's Mood for Love"Elliott Yamin
(Season 5, 3rd Place)
1[68] 25,000
"Think"Katharine McPhee21[69] 21,000[70]
June 9, 2007"This Love"Blake Lewis2[71] 38,000
"When the Stars Go Blue"Blake Lewis10[72] 31,000
"I Need to Know"Blake Lewis19[73] 23,000
April 26, 2008"Don't Stop The Music"American Idol Finalists2314,040
June 7, 2008"Little Sparrow"David Cook1[74] 24,000
"Hungry Like the Wolf"David Cook3[75] 23,000
"Innocent"David Cook4[76] 23,000
"Hallelujah"Jason Castro
(Season 7, 4th Place)
13[77] 19,000
"Day Tripper"David Cook14[78] 19,000
"Longer"David Archuleta15[79] 19,000
"All Right Now"David Cook18[80] 18,000
"Think of Me"David Archuleta19[81] 18,000
"Angels"David Archuleta24[82] 17,000
"Happy Together"David Cook25[83] 17,000
June 6, 2009"Cryin'"Adam Lambert2[84] 35,000
"Slow Ride"Allison Iraheta
(Season 8, 4th Place)
and Adam Lambert
5[85] 34,000
"What's Going On"Kris Allen7[86] 21,000 [87]
"To Make You Feel My Love"Kris Allen1326,000
"The Tracks of My Tears"Adam Lambert1726,000
"Feeling Good"Adam Lambert2125,000
"You Are So Beautiful"Danny Gokey
(Season 8, 3rd Place)
25[88] 15,000
June 12, 2010"Everybody Hurts"Lee DeWyze422,000 [89]
"Black Velvet"Crystal Bowersox2415,000
"Me and Bobby McGee"Crystal Bowersox25[90] 14,000
June 9, 2012"Volcano"Phillip Phillips9[91] 49,000
"Stand by Me"Phillip Phillips2424,000[92]
April 30, 2015"Falling"Trent Harmon
(Season 15, Winner)
16[93] 52,000[94]

Year-End Hot 100 singles

The following songs ranked in the Year-End charts for the Billboard Hot 100.

YearSingleArtistRank
2002"A Moment Like This"Kelly Clarkson39[95]
2003"This Is the Night"Clay Aiken47[96]
"Flying Without Wings"Ruben Studdard88[97]
2005"Inside Your Heaven"Carrie Underwood71
2006"Do I Make You Proud"Taylor Hicks99[98]
2008"The Time of My Life"David Cook69[99]
2012"Home"Phillip Phillips49[100]
2013"Home"Phillip Phillips46[101]

Send-off songs

Starting Season 5, when contestants in the final rounds are eliminated, a video of their journey through the contest was shown, accompanied by a song as a send-off. The song is also commonly called the "boot song".

SeasonSingleArtistPeakSalesRIAA cert.
5"Bad Day"Daniel Powter1[102] 3,000,000[103] 3× Platinum
6"Home"Daughtry5[104] 2,349,000[105] Platinum
7"Celebrate Me Home"Ruben Studdard
7"Hollywood's Not America"Ferras62[106]
7"Best Days"Graham Colton
8"Home Sweet Home"Carrie Underwood21[107] 300,000[108]
9"Leave Right Now"Will Young81[109] 50,000
10"Don't You (Forget About Me)"David Cook33,000
11"Please Remember Me"Scotty McCreery58,000[110]
12"Gone Gone Gone"Phillip Phillips242,000,000[111] Platinum
13"Breakaway"Eliminated contestant
"—" denotes the song did not chart in Hot 100.

Notes and References

  1. Billboard Hot 100 – Kelly Clarkson
  2. Ask Billboard: Kelly Clarkson's Career Sales & 'Wild Thoughts' About Rihanna . Gary . Trust . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . September 10, 2017 . September 10, 2017.
  3. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2009/06/67621527/1 How the American Idol coronation singles stack up, part 1
  4. http://www.billboard.com/charts/2003-06-28/hot-100 The Billboard Hot 100 – God Bless The U.S.A
  5. http://www.charitywire.com/charity15/04286.html Sale Of 'American Idol' Finalist CDs Raises $185,000
  6. Billboard Hot 100 – Ruben Studdard
  7. News: Chart Watch Extra: Phillip Phillips' Idol Record . Paul Grein . Chart Watch . Yahoo Music . October 24, 2012 . October 24, 2012 .
  8. Billboard Hot 100 – Clay Aiken
  9. http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/66463/week-ending-sept-26-2010-moving-forward-falling-back/?page=2#comments Week Ending Sept. 26, 2010: Moving Forward, Falling Back
  10. Billboard Hot 100 – Fantasia
  11. The Billboard Hot 100 – Diana DeGarmp
  12. http://www.billboard.com/charts/2005-05-28/hot-100 The Billboard Hot 100 – When You Tell Me That You Love Me
  13. Billboard Top 100 Single Sales chart September 17, 2005
  14. Billboard Hot 100 – Carrie Underwood
  15. Billboard Hot 100 – Bo bice
  16. http://www.billboard.com/charts/2006-06-24/hot-100 The Billboard Hot 100 – Wanted Dead Or Alive
  17. https://web.archive.org/web/20061112041903/http://blogs.usatoday.com/idolchatter/2006/11/idol_sales_stan.html Idol Chatter 11-09-2006 (archived post)
  18. The Billboard Hot 100 – Taylor Hicks
  19. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2006/08/12479399/1 Idol singles sales report
  20. Billboard Hot 100 – Katharine McPhee
  21. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2007/05/34644770/1 A brief update on Kat's singles sales
  22. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1052374/maroon-5-makes-wondrous-jump-to-lead-hot-100 Maroon 5 Makes 'Wondrous' Jump To Lead Hot 100
  23. Billboard Hot Digital Songs June 2, 2007
  24. Billboard Hot Digital Songs May 19, 2007
  25. Billboard Hot 100 – Jordin Sparks
  26. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/blake-lewis-mn0000737401/awards The Billboard Hot 100 – You Give Love A Bad Name
  27. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2007/07/151954/1 Idol downloads 2: Rating the theme nights by sales
  28. http://www.billboard.com/charts/2007-06-16/hot-100 The Billboard Hot 100 – A Broken Wing
  29. http://www.billboard.com/charts/2007-06-09/hot-100 The Billboard Hot 100 – I (Who Have Nothing)
  30. http://www.billboard.com/charts/2007-06-09/hot-100 The Billboard Hot 100 – Time Of The Season
  31. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045839/leona-lewis-returns-to-no-1-on-the-hot-100 Leona Lewis Returns To No. 1 On The Hot 100
  32. Billboard Hot Digital Songs – May 3, 2008
  33. Billboard Hot Digital Songs – April 26, 2008
  34. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045261/david-cook-sizzles-with-record-chart-debuts David Cook Sizzles With Record Chart Debuts
  35. News: Week Ending July 7, 2013. Songs: The Actress in the Top 10 . Paul Grein . Chart Watch . Yahoo . July 10, 2013 .
  36. Web site: David Cook sizzles on pop chart . .
  37. Web site: Idol download domination diminishes . Barnes . Ken . Idol Chatter . USA Today . June 11, 2008 . March 16, 2013.
  38. http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/american-idol-champ-david-cook-debut-single-sells-236000-copies-7200.php 'American Idol' champ David Cook's debut single sells 236,000 copies
  39. https://web.archive.org/web/20080908023515/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1588169/20080528/3_doors_down.jhtml American Idol David Cook, Runner-Up David Archuleta Dominate Billboard Downloads Chart
  40. http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/959705/taking-peaks-part-3-nos-50-26 Taking Peaks, Part 3: Nos. 50–26
  41. http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-06-07/hot-100 The Billboard Hot 100 – Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me
  42. http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-06-07/hot-100 The Billboard Hot 100 – In This Moment
  43. http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-06-07/hot-100 The Billboard Hot 100 – Always Be My Baby
  44. http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-06-07/hot-100 The Billboard Hot 100 – Hello
  45. http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-06-07/hot-100 The Billboard Hot 100 – The Music Of The Night
  46. http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-06-07/hot-100 The Billboard Hot 100 – Eleanor Rigby
  47. http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-06-07/hot-100 The Billboard Hot 100 – I’m Alive
  48. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/268530/idols-inundate-hot-100-but-glee-gloats-with-top-debut Billboard – Kris Allen
  49. News: Ask Billboard: Kris Allen Sales . Gary Trust . Billboard.com . January 16, 2013 . January 16, 2013.
  50. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=adam lambert|chart=Bubbling Under Hot 100}} Adam Lambert – Hot 100 ]. Billboard . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151128175234/http://www.billboard.com/artist/302879/girlicious/chart?f=344 . November 28, 2015 .
  51. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2009/06/67611625/1 Idol Chatter 6-3-2009
  52. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2009/06/67968023/1 Idol Chatter 6-10-2009
  53. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2010/03/idol-track-sales-danny-gokey-john-legend-see-huge-gains-kris-allen-passes-a-million/1 Idol Chatter 03-10-2010
  54. Chart Beat Thursday: Lee & Crystal Rock On . Billboard . Billboard Magazine . June 3, 2010 . Gary . Trust .
  55. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2010/06/carrie-underwood-tops-idol-downloads-adam-lambert-on-the-rise/1 Carrie Underwood tops Idol downloads; Adam Lambert on the rise
  56. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2010/06/carrie-underwood-lee-dewyze-top-weeks-idol-track-sales/1 Carrie Underwood, Lee DeWyze top week's 'Idol' track sales
  57. News: Carrie Underwood dominates 'Idol' tracks . USAToday . USAToday . June 16, 2010 .
  58. http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74372/week-ending-may-29-2011-songs-he-was-in-it-to-win-it/;_ylt=AqOxdgFYobq3vLcMp5MYV5UPwiUv Yahoo Chartwatch 06-01-2011
  59. Billboard Country Update . February 18, 2014 . Billboard . February 27, 2014 . February 26, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140226011953/http://www1.billboard.biz/bbbiz/photos/pdf/2013/country_update_0218.pdf . dead .
  60. Web site: 'Idol' performance boosts J-Lo's sales . Mansfield . Brian . Idol Chatter . USA Today . May 16, 2012 . May 16, 2012.
  61. American Idol' Final Season To Be Four Weeks Shorter Than Last. December 10, 2015. Michele Amabile Angermiller and Shirley Halperin. Billboard . Prometheus Global Media.
  62. Web site: RIAA – Gold & Platinum Searchable Database . RIAA.
  63. Billboard Hot 100 – Phillip Phillips
  64. Web site: Phillip Phillips sells another 100K of 'Home' . Mansfield . Brian . Idol Chatter . USA Today . June 7, 2012 . June 7, 2012.
  65. News: Week Ending May 19, 2013. Songs: Idol's Diminishing Returns . Grein . Paul . Chart Watch . Yahoo Music . May 22, 2013. May 22, 2013.
  66. Hot 100 Chart Moves: Fifth Harmony Scores First Top 20 Hit. Billboard. May 22, 2015.
  67. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=ruben studdard|chart=Bubbling Under Hot 100}} Ruben Studdard – Bubbling Under ]. Billboard . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151128175234/http://www.billboard.com/artist/302879/girlicious/chart?f=344 . November 28, 2015 .
  68. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=elliott yamin|chart=Bubbling Under Hot 100}} Elliott Yamin – Bubbling Under ]. Billboard . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151128175234/http://www.billboard.com/artist/302879/girlicious/chart?f=344 . November 28, 2015 .
  69. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=katharine mcphee|chart=Bubbling Under Hot 100}} Katharine McPhee – Bubbling Under ]. Billboard . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151128175234/http://www.billboard.com/artist/302879/girlicious/chart?f=344 . November 28, 2015 .
  70. https://web.archive.org/web/20060816050516/http://blogs.usatoday.com/idolchatter/2006/08/idol_season_5_d.html#more Idol Season 5 downloads: The standings
  71. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=344&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Bubbling+Under+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3084267&cdi=9272162&cid=06%2F16%2F2007 Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles – This Love
  72. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=344&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Bubbling+Under+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3084267&cdi=9272143&cid=06%2F16%2F2007 Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles – When The Stars Go Blue
  73. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=344&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Bubbling+Under+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3084179&cdi=9267714&cid=06%2F09%2F2007 Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles – I Need To Know
  74. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=344&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Bubbling+Under+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3096591&cdi=9795406&cid=06%2F07%2F2008 Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles – Little Sparrow
  75. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=344&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Bubbling+Under+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3096591&cdi=9795418&cid=06%2F07%2F2008 Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles – Hungry Like The Wolf
  76. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=344&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Bubbling+Under+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3096591&cdi=9795424&cid=06%2F07%2F2008 Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles – Innocent
  77. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jason castro|chart=Bubbling Under Hot 100}} Jason Castro – Bubbling Under ]. Billboard . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151128175234/http://www.billboard.com/artist/302879/girlicious/chart?f=344 . November 28, 2015 .
  78. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=344&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Bubbling+Under+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3096591&cdi=9795411&cid=06%2F07%2F2008 Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles – Day Tripper
  79. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=344&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Bubbling+Under+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3096591&cdi=9795412&cid=06%2F07%2F2008 Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles – Longer
  80. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=344&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Bubbling+Under+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3096591&cdi=9795415&cid=06%2F07%2F2008 Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles – All Right Now
  81. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=344&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Bubbling+Under+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3096591&cdi=9795416&cid=06%2F07%2F2008 Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles – Think Of Me
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  84. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=adam lambert|chart=Bubbling Under Hot 100}} Adam Lambert – Bubbling Under ]. Billboard . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151128175234/http://www.billboard.com/artist/302879/girlicious/chart?f=344 . November 28, 2015 .
  85. https://web.archive.org/web/20090615201409/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=344&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Bubbling+Under+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3108813&cdi=10213065&cid=06%2F06%2F2009 Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles – Slow Ride
  86. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kris allen|chart=Bubbling Under Hot 100}} Kris Allen – Bubbling Under ]. Billboard . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151128175234/http://www.billboard.com/artist/302879/girlicious/chart?f=344 . November 28, 2015 .
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  88. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=344&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Bubbling+Under+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3108813&cdi=10213063&cid=06%2F06%2F2009 Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles – You Are So Beautiful
  89. Web site: Lee DeWyze lands six tracks on SoundScan Top 200 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20131008073706/https://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2010/06/lee-dewyze-lands-six-tracks-on-soundscan-top-200/1 . 2013-10-08 . live .
  90. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=crystal bowersox|chart=Bubbling Under Hot 100}} Crystal Bowersox – Bubbling Under ]. Billboard . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151128175234/http://www.billboard.com/artist/302879/girlicious/chart?f=344 . November 28, 2015 .
  91. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=phillip phillips|chart=Bubbling Under Hot 100}} Phillip Phillips – Bubbling Under ]. Billboard . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151128175234/http://www.billboard.com/artist/302879/girlicious/chart?f=344 . November 28, 2015 .
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