The “American Idol” winner Kris Allen and runner-up Adam Lambert have reached another milestone – domination of Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart, with a combined nine debuts on the survey, topped by Kris’ recording of “No Boundaries” at No. 11.
The nine debuting singles by Kris and Adam are:
No. 11: “No Boundaries,” Kris Allen
No. 16: “Heartless,” Kris Allen
No. 19: “Mad World,” Adam Lambert
No. 37: “Ain’t No Sunshine,” Kris Allen
No. 56: “A Change Is Gonna Come,” Adam Lambert
No. 66: “Apologize,” Kris Allen
No. 72: “No Boundaries,” Adam Lambert
No. 82: “One,” Adam Lambert
No. 94: “Falling Slowly,” Kris Allen
All nine tracks, according to 19 Entertainment, are released by 19 Recordings. Kris’ “No Boundaries” is released by 19 Recordings/Sony Music and Adam’s “No Boundaries” by 19 Recordings/Sony Music.
Earlier, Kris Allen and Adam Lambert had taken control of the iTunes sales charts, with 26 positions on the top 100 chart on May 21. All 26 tracks are released by 19 Recordings.
In a related incident, AT&T reports that more than 178 million text messages crossed its network as fans interacted with the country’s No. 1 TV show this season – American Idol. This is the highest total for any season and more than double the 78 million messages AT&T reported last year.
