From Billboard. This is the Night was #14 and further down the list were Solitaire and Invisible. Kelly dominates the top 10.As "American Idol" starts coming to a close, here's our countdown of "American Idol" alums' biggest Hot 100 hits ever - and the untold stories behind the songs.This Is the Night" - Clay AikenHot 100 Peak: No. 1 for two weeks (2003)The top four finalists from season two met with Clive Davis at his Beverly Hills Hotel bungalow and he played two songs for them without revealing which contestant would be singing which song. Aiken recalls, "He played 'This Is the Night' first and we realized this is going to be the 'A Moment Like This' of this year. I almost cried. 'This Is the Night' gave me chills. Then he played 'Flying Without Wings' and it was a great song and I loved it, but it didn't do what 'This Is the Night' did for me. And then he said, 'The first song I played, I'm going to assign…' and I had my fingers crossed, "Please God, let it be me, let it be," and he said, 'That's the song for Clay and Josh [Gracin].' Yes!" "This Is the Night" debuted at No. 1 the same week Ruben Studdard's "Flying Without Wings" debuted at No. 2, the first time in Hot 100 history that the top two songs on the chart were new entries.
Something Rotten ?@RottenBroadway .@ClayAiken joined us last week at #SomethingRotten! https://instagram.com/p/2pU6n7F1_D/
Clay will be on Wait Wait Don't Tell MePeter Sagal brings ‘Wait Wait ... Don’t Tell Me’ show to Durham - Special guest Clay AikenOn Thursday he’ll record “Wait Wait” live at DPAC in Durham for a show airing the following Saturday, with Clay Aiken, “American Idol” winner turned defeated congressional hopeful, as his special guest.
AOL Entertainment put up Clay's Inside Edition interview about the cancellation of Idol.http://features.aol.com/video/clay-aiken-r...l|dl1|acm:13696
