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Article: `American Idol' winner Kelly Clarkson's single hits No. 1.
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- September 25, 2002
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LOS ANGELES _ Kelly Clarkson can now call herself a No. 1-selling singer in addition to being an "American Idol."
Clarkson's single, "A Moment Like This," held the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 when the new chart was released Thursday (Sept. 26). The single moved up from No. 52 on last week's chart, which reflected only its first day or two of release.
The 52-to-1 jump is the biggest in the history of the Hot 100 chart, which is based on a mix of radio airplay and retail sales. Clarkson's record sold 236,000 copies in its first week, the first time that's happened since 1999.
"We're in uncharted territory," Geoff Mayfield, Billboard's ...