Kelly Clarkson scored her first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 since her debut “A Moment Like This” in 2002, as “My Life Would Suck Without You” rocketed 97-1 (the biggest vault in the chart’s history).
A key indicator that “American Idol” finalists could graduate to post-show sales success: Kelly Clarkson debuts atop the Billboard 200 with her first album, “Thankful.” She’s added four top five sets since.