If I had any idea that American Idol would give us Kelly Clarkson, I would have watched it eagerly during the first season. I love how on the radio sometimes they call her "our girl." And it's always fun to read stats like this:

"On January 28, 2009, it was announced that her latest single, "My Life Would Suck Without You", had advanced from No. 97 to No. 1 on the Hot 100 in its first week of release, breaking the record for the largest leap to the position in chart history. She is currently the only American Idol contestant to have reached number one in the UK. She claimed number one on March 1st 2009 when "My Life Would Suck Without You" debuted number one on downloads alone."
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Clarkson