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Posted by: JCM20 4th September 2017, 02:34 PM

Kelly Clarkson is back! American Idol's most famous export has announced a new track is coming this week, with an album to follow.

Since her first UK hit Miss Independent reached Number 6 in 2003, Kelly has scored 16 Top 40s here, including nine Top 10s and, of course, a Number 1 single in the shape of My Life Would Suck Without You.

MORE: Kelly Clarkson’s chart archive

But which one is the biggest of them all? We've crunched the numbers and dived into the archive to count up all the sales and stream and the results are pretty interesting…

Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)
You might be forgiven for thinking Kelly's sole chart-topper My Life Would Suck Without You would also be her biggest song, but we have to break it to you the honour goes to another song entirely.

Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) may have only peaked at Number 8, but thanks to some pretty consistent downloading, along with a 16-week tenure in the Top 40, it finishes out in front with over 620,000 combined chart sales – taking in downloads and streaming equivalent sales – to its name.



Because of You
Her biggest ballad of them all is tearjerker Because Of You, which didn't even make the Top 5 on release – settling for Number 7 – but has a combined sales and streams tally of 530,000.



Since U Been Gone
This is possibly the track that really made the world sit up and take notice of Kelly. Since U Been Gone gave Kelly her first UK Top 5 hit. It's her third biggest song in the UK, notching up a tally of 495,000 across all formats.



My Life Would Suck Without You
She'd waited long enough, but it was My Life Would Suck Without You that would finally deliver the goods and take Kelly to the very top of the Official Singles Chart for the first – and only so far – time in her career. It's got 462,000 combined chart sales under its belt.



Heartbeat Song
From Kelly's most recent album Piece By Piece, 2015's Heartbeat Song already establishes itself as a classic by storming her all-time chart and heading up-up-up to the Top 5.

A big part of its 412,000 tally comes from streaming, with 19.3 million plays cementing it as Kelly's most streamed track since we began counting in 2014.

Other highlights

Just outside the Top 10 is Kelly's festive favourite Underneath The Tree (11), and classics like Piece By Piece (12), I Do Not Hook Up (13) and Never Again (14) are left out in the cold too. Guess that's what happens when you've got plenty of hits to your name.

Check out the full rundown:

SONG PEAK YEAR
1 STRONGER (WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU) 8 2012 620,000
2 BECAUSE OF YOU 7 2005 530,000
3 SINCE U BEEN GONE 5 2005 495,000
4 MY LIFE WOULD SUCK WITHOUT YOU 1 2009 462,000
5 HEARTBEAT SONG 7 2015 412,000
6 MR KNOW IT ALL 4 2011
7 BREAKAWAY 22 2006
8 SECOND HAND HEART 21 2015
9 BEHIND THESE HAZEL EYES 9 2005
10 MISS INDEPENDENT 6 2003

©2017 Official Charts Company. All rights reserved.

Posted by: Rob Spears 4th September 2017, 03:34 PM

SYBG wasn't #1 was it?

Posted by: Mullo 4th September 2017, 03:41 PM

UK #5
USA #2

Posted by: Liаm 4th September 2017, 03:53 PM

Hideous that Second Hand Heart has sold more than BTHE

Omg at I Do Not Hook Up selling more than Never Again despite peaking nearly 30 places lower

Posted by: Regina 4th September 2017, 03:54 PM

Second Hand Heart >>>>> most of her singles tbh

Posted by: T Boy 4th September 2017, 03:58 PM

I remember Never Again seemed a pretty big deal at time of release but then completely stalled in the charts.

Posted by: Rob Spears 4th September 2017, 04:02 PM

Haha sorry, I know it wasn't, but it says it was in the above report.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 4th September 2017, 04:08 PM

Stronger and second hand heart are my own 2 faves from her.

Posted by: SameBoy 4th September 2017, 04:13 PM

wait, i don't remember that 'Second Hand Heart' song, what a flop fan
and i always thought Because Of You was her best seller song.

Posted by: 777666jason 4th September 2017, 05:42 PM

Second hand heart did have amazing longevity and sold well for a 21 peaking single

Looks like rob was asking because it's showing as a number 1 in the bottom summary I guess occ trying to right a wrong

Posted by: Rob Spears 4th September 2017, 08:07 PM

Me either?

Posted by: PeaceMob 4th September 2017, 08:15 PM

"Breakaway" is my favourite, such a gorgeous song. Likewise "Because of You".

Posted by: missingyou 4th September 2017, 08:24 PM

I like Under The Tree

Posted by: 777666jason 4th September 2017, 08:29 PM

This and LL-OMS

Posted by: MoistSummerFruit 4th September 2017, 08:30 PM

Mine too, but don't like BoY tbh

Need to listen to that album again soon

Posted by: cqmerqn 4th September 2017, 08:32 PM

She has hits?

Posted by: JCM20 4th September 2017, 09:33 PM

Second Hand Heart is by Ben Haenow. She featured on it 2 years ago.

Shocked that Behind These Hazel Eyes has been outsold by Second Hand Heart and 2 other songs I don't even know.

Posted by: HarryEzra 4th September 2017, 09:36 PM

Im shocked Second Hand Heart is featured tbh I didn't realise it sold a lot

Posted by: Regina 4th September 2017, 09:46 PM

That's a stupid post to make, even by your standards.

Posted by: JCM20 4th September 2017, 09:48 PM

Streaming sales too.

Posted by: 777666jason 5th September 2017, 04:23 AM

Agreed anyone from pop idol x factor et al fame would be crying out for her kind or longevity

Posted by: MoistSummerFruit 5th September 2017, 05:23 AM

Those sales are really good for the time she was releasing when single sales were through the floor

Posted by: tommie 5th September 2017, 06:03 AM

She's like a mini version of Pink - someone who has consistent success which keeps selling her songs while all might not peak as high as people think they did. It's a solid list of classics she has at this point.

Posted by: Lenny 5th September 2017, 08:46 AM

Her 2003-2005 hits are criminally low but there are obvious reasons for that. Will be interesting to see whether Underneath The Tree will one day end up at the top of this list...

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 5th September 2017, 10:58 AM

I really doubt the 30k or so a year it'll probably sell is anywhere near enough to leapfrog certain others which likely sell more overall throughout the year.

Posted by: tommie 5th September 2017, 11:02 AM

I wouldn't be surprised at it going from #11 to #8, but beyond that is questionable.

Posted by: JCM20 5th September 2017, 11:11 AM

Anybody got what BTHE sold in 2005?

Posted by: danG 5th September 2017, 11:12 AM

74,700

http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=180722&view=findpost&p=5187855

Posted by: cqmerqn 5th September 2017, 11:21 AM

I was joking. I love Kelly.

Posted by: Lenny 5th September 2017, 02:42 PM

I did say one day

Really it could easily blow up one year. Christmas hits are timeless. It could literally take an X-Factor performance (contestant or by her) or big Christmas movie. You never know.

Posted by: cqmerqn 5th September 2017, 09:27 PM

I'm sure Underneath The Tree sells more than 30K a year. Maybe 60-70k at least for this year considering spotify does wonders for Christmas songs.

Posted by: JCM20 5th September 2017, 09:34 PM

Breakaway never even made the top 20 but still outsold BTHE