(PR) Kelly Clarkson's new single "My Life Would Suck Without You" catapults from the #97 position it held last week to the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, breaking the record held by Britney Spears' "Womanizer" which went from #96 to #1 in a week's time. [would any credible artist want to be compared to Spears?]The single's jump also marks the largest leap to #1in the chart's 50-year history. Kelly previously held the #1 spot on the Hot 100 in 2002 with "A Moment Like This," which went from #52 to #1.
In addition, the song holds #1 spot on the Digital Chart with 279,605 sold in its first week. This is the 3rd biggest digital song debut for a female artist.
"My Life Would Suck Without You" is the first single off Clarkson's fourth album titled All I Ever Wanted (19 Recordings/RCA Records). The release of All I Ever Wanted has moved up to March 10th.
In her career to date, Clarkson has sold 16 million albums worldwide. She is the recipient of 2 Grammy Awards, 2 American Music Awards, 2 MTV Awards and 11 Billboard Awards.
