Archive for December, 2007
Idol Billboard Year-End Chart for 2007
I know this was news a couple of weeks ago, but it took me some time to compile the entire chart. Â
The big Billboard winners for 2007 are Chris Daughtry, who has 11 #1 chart positions, and Carrie Underwood, with 5 #1 positions. Daughtry is the #1 selling artist for the Billboard year. Carrie Underwood is the #1 female artist and the #1 country album artist.Â
Fourteen Idols make an appearance on the 2007 charts:
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Monday Morning Mediabase Update – 12/31/07
A snapshot of Idolsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ singles radio play culled from Mediabase charts as of this morning. Find out where your favorite Idol stands on the radio after the jump.
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Idol Appearances for the Week 12/30/07 – 01/05/08
Don’t miss…
Monday 12/31 (New Years Eve) -  Carrie Underwood performs on New Years Rockin’ Eve co-hosted by Ryan Seacrest. ABC 10 pm. Blake Lewis and Jordin Sparks perform on New Years Eve Live on the FOX network. 11-12:30.
Tuesday 1/01 – Phil Stacey sings the National Anthem before the Gator Bowl featuring Virginia vs Texas Tech. 1 pm EST CBS.
Thursday 1/03 – Katharine McPhee sings the National Anthem before the Orange Bowl football game between Virginia Tech and Kansas University in Miami FL. 8 pm EST FOX.
Idols On Tour
Want to spend New Years Eve with an Idol? The country is pretty well covered from the Northeast, to the South to the Midwest and West. Take your pick:
- Chris Sligh will headline the Westerly, RI First Night New Years celebration.
- Phil Stacey is the Grand Marshall for the Hometown Gator Bowl parade. 3 pm. Jacksonville, FL.
- Bucky Covington performs at the Tinley Park Convention Center in Chicago, IL.
- Josh Gracin takes part in the New Years festivities in Artesia, NM.
If you’ve been meaning to head to NYC to see Fantasia in The Color Purple on Broadway–just a heads up that your time is running out.  Her last performance as Celie is Sunday, January 6. Get tickets here. Go if you can. She’s amazing in the role.
For more information, check out the Idol Appearances page.
More Idol Concert Dates After the Jumpà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦
Billboard Update for Issue 01/05/08
Here it is, the very first Idol Billboard Update for 2008. Yippee!
Highlights:
- According to Billboard, only 3 artists in the Top 50 posted fewer sales this week. One of them was Blake Lewis’s “Audio Day Dream” which sold 55k, -4% from last week. His total so far is 211K. Carrie Undewood’s “Carnival Ride” increased 57%, selling 216K for a total of 1.63M. And, Daughtry’s sales jumped a whopping 80% this week. “Daughtry” sold 107K for a total of 3.58M.
- Jordin Spark’s “Tattoo” hangs in on the Billboard Hot 100 at #8, while her new single, “No Air” w/ Chris Brown, climbs from #14 to #4 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
- Carrie Underwood’s new single “All-American Girl” enters the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Chart at #19. It climbs from #28 to #22 on the Hot Country Songs chart. Her Christmas song, “Do You Hear What I Hear” enters the Hot 100 at #90.
- Mandisa has the #1 and #2 and #2 and #3 songs on the Hot Christian Adult Contemporary Tracks and Hot Christian Songs Chart respectively. The songs are “Christmas Day” w/ Michael W. Smith and “Christmas Makes Me Cry” w/ Matthew West.
- Kimberley Locke’s “Band of Gold” sits at #3 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.
Just Another Top 50 Update – Spoilers!
There are even more Top 50 rumors after the Jump! There are more contestants identified, and a few interesting tidbits. Thanks as always to Joesplace/Milajoy who is doing her thang over at Idol Forums
Bonus: Dave from Vote For The Worst posted a Holiday Surprise on Christmas Eve. Heh.
If you’re so inclined (in other words, love being SPOILED)…
…Check it out.
Season 7 Schedule
The television schedule for American Idol Season 7 has been released, and you can check it out after the jump. I also have it posted under the Historical Charts tab–for easy reference!  I’ll be updating the schedule as more info becomes available.
The schedule hasn’t changed significantly from last year. There will be 4 weeks/10 hours worth of auditions. If I weren’t recapping the episodes, (ugh) I’d record the auditions and skip through the boring parts. However, Idol delivers BIG numbers to FOX during the audition phase, so I’m not surprised that the time devoted to the deluded and the off-key is staying as is.
Also, Nigel Lythgoe mentioned in a recent interview that the results show would air on a Thursday during the week Idol Gives Back airs. That bit of info is reflected in the schedule.Â
Jennifer Hudson – Carol of The Bells
Jennifer Husdon sings “Carol of the Bells” with the Muppets. From Elmo’s Christmas Countdown:
Happy Christmas – More Mandisa and George Huff
Mandisa – Christmas Makes Me Cry with Matthew West
George Huff – Go Tell it On the Mountain
