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49 Singles Artist of the Year
  The second
outing of American Idol was back on the TV
screens. Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy
Jackson were back as judges and
ratings continued to soar.
Ruben Studdard was
voted the winner of American Idol 2 with just over 50% of
the vote (with only about 130,000 votes
separating him from Clay Aiken).
 Aiken hit the
Top 40 with "This Is The Night."
Aiken topped the Billboard Hot
100 Singles chart for 2 weeks and Hot 100
Singles Sales chart for 11 weeks with "This Is The Night" selling over
392,000 copies its first week of release in
the US.
Aiken appeared
on the cover of Rolling
Stone.
Aiken's single "This Is The Night/Bridge
Over Troubled Water" was certified platinum.
 Aiken released his debut LP, Measure
Of A Man.
Aiken hit the Top 40 with "Invisible."
Aiken topped the Billboard 200
LP chart for a week and Internet Album chart
for a week with Measure
Of A Man selling over 613,000 copies its
first week of release in the US.
Aiken won an American Music
Award for the Fan's Choice Award and
was also nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Male
Artist. Aiken performed at the ceremony.
 Aiken's Measure
Of A Man was certified 2x platinum.
Aiken hit the Top 10 with "Invisible."
Aiken topped the Billboard
Year-End Charts with the Top Hot 100
Single Sales ("This Is The Night/Bridge Over Troubled
Water").
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Singles Artist of the Year
Aiken appeared
on the NBC TV show Ed.
Aiken performed on Saturday
Night Live.
Kelly Clarkson and Aiken co-headlined
a tour together.
 Aiken hit the Top 40 with "The Way."
Aiken topped the Canadian
singles chart with "The Way / Solitaire."
Aiken the Billboard Hot 100
Singles Sales chart with "The Way / Solitaire."
 Aiken released the holiday LP
Merry
Christmas With Love.
Aiken had to delay the beginning
of his 'Joyful Noise' tour due to illness.
Aiken's Merry
Christmas With Love was certified
platinum.
 Aiken appeared
on the NBC series Scrubs.
Aiken could be
heard on the Disneymania
3
compilation on the track "Proud Of Your
Boy."
Aiken topped the Billboard
Year-End Charts with the Top Christian
Album (Merry
Christmas With Love).
 Aiken released A
Thousand Different Ways - a collection of
cover tunes and 4 original songs.
Aiken topped the Billboard
Internet Albums chart with A
Thousand Different Ways.
 Aiken joined the Broadway cast
of Monty Python's Spamalot.
Aiken released his next LP On
My Way Here.
Aiken topped the Billboard Top
Internet Albums chart with On
My Way Here.
Aiken became a dad when his
friend and record producer gave birth to
their son.
 Aiken confirmed in People
magazine that he was gay.
Aiken released Tried
And True.
 Aiken released Steadfast.
Aiken announced he would be
running for a seat in Congress in North
Carolina.
Aiken lost his Congressional
race.
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Measure Of A Man
Released: October, 2003
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 1 (for 2 weeks)
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "Invisible" - "I
Will Carry You" - "The Way" - "When
You Say Love Me" - "No More Sad
Songs" - "Run To Me" -
"Shine" - "I Survived
You" - "This Is The Night" -
"Perfect Day" - "Measure
Of A Man" - "Touch" |
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Merry Christmas With
Love
Released: November, 2004
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 4
Entertainment
Weekly: C
Tracks: "Sleigh
Ride" - "Mary Did You
Know" - "The Christmas
Song" - "What Re you Doing New
Year's Eve?" - "Have Yourself A
Merry Little Christmas" -
"Winter Wonderland" -
"Silent Night" - "Joy To
The World" - "Hark The Herald
Angels Sing / O Come All Ye
Faithful" - "O Holy Night"
- "Merry Christmas With Love" |
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A Thousand Different
Ways
Released: September, 2006
Billboard
peak:
# 2
US: Gold
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: D
Tracks: "Right Here
Waiting" - "Lonely No
More" - "Without You" -
"Every Time You Go Away" -
"Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest
Word" - "When I See You
Smile" - "A Thousand Days"
- "Everything I Do (I Do It For
You)" - "Because You Loved
Me" - "I Want To Know What Love
Is" - "These Open Arms" -
"Here You Come Again" -
"Everything I Have" -
"Broken Wings" |
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On My Way Here
Released: May, 2008
Billboard
peak:
# 4
Entertainment
Weekly: C+
Tracks: "On My Way
Here" - "Ashes" -
"Everything I Don't Need" -
"Something About Us" -
"Falling" - "Where I Draw
The Line" - "The Real Me"
- "Weight Of The World" -
"As Long As We're Here" -
"Sacrificial Love" -
"Grace Of God" - "Lover
All Alone" |
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Tried And True
Released: June, 2010
Tracks: "Can't Take
My Eyes Off Of You" - "What
Kind of Fool Am I" (with David
Sanborn) - "It's Only Make
Believe" - "Misty" -
"Mack The Knife" - "It's
Impossible" - "Unchained
Melody" - "Suspicious
Minds" - "Crying" (with
Linda Eder) - "There's A Kind Of
Hush" - "Moon River" (with
Vince Gill) - "Who's Sorry Now"
- "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" |
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Steadfast
Released: March, 2012
Tracks: "There's A
Kind Of Hush" - "Bring Back My
Love" - "Breaking Up Is Hard To
Do" - "Crying" -
"It's Only Make Believe" -
"Misty" - "Unchained
Melody" - "It's
Impossible" - "Who's Sorry
Now" - "Moon River" |
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Christmas Bells Are
Ringing
Released: November 22, 2024
Tracks: "Most
Wonderful Time Of The Year" -
"Merry Christmas, Darling" -
"Caroling, Caroling" -
"Magic Moments" -
"Wonderful Christmas" -
"Pure Imagination" - "Do
You Hear What I Hear" - "On
This Silent Night" - "Ave
Maria" - "All Year Long" |
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position links lead you to the song's Top
40 chart run (from the ARC Weekly Top
40)
and LP links take you to Amazon.com's page for that LP
(often including track listings and sound
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