# Kelly Clarkson to debut at #1 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 23, 2003, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-clarkson-to-debut-at-1/170523 "2003-04-23T04:21:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Payton\_s\_Servant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@Payton\_s\_Servant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Payton_s_Servant)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-clarkson-to-debut-at-1/170523/1 "2003-04-23T04:21:14Z")
Kelly Clarkson, the winner in the original American Idol series, will have the #1 album on Billboards Top 200 Albums chart for the week ending April 20. Her album, Thankful is estimated to have sold around 300,000 copies. Precise figures aren’t available just yet. So, all you American Idol fans, thanks for rushing out and buying it, and if you haven’t yet, well, what are you waiting for?\* - And to answer your question, no I haven’t bought it nor do I plan to. I’m very proud to be able to say that I haven’t watched a single second of American Idol. EVER. Nor will I. ---
**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-clarkson-to-debut-at-1/170523/2 "2003-04-23T05:01:34Z")
I understand that Christina Skankulera had a hand in writing or producing her current single, which is getting radio play at the moment. It kind of sounds like her, alright. (I have never watched American Idol either.) ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-clarkson-to-debut-at-1/170523/3 "2003-04-23T05:46:48Z")
If I heard this song without being told who the singer was, I would have bet money it was Christina Skankulera (I’m gonna start calling her that, I hope you don’t mind jinwicked). I don’t think I’m saying anything profound here but I’ll say it nonetheless. Kelly Clarkson needs to find her own sound if she is going to last for any significant period of time. She can only live on _American Idol winner_ for so long. ---
**Author:** ![HoldenCaulfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/22d042/32.png) [@HoldenCaulfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoldenCaulfield)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-clarkson-to-debut-at-1/170523/4 "2003-04-23T13:08:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by drm \* > \*\*Kelly Clarkson needs to find her own sound if she is going to last for any significant period of time. She can only live on _American Idol winner_ for so long. \*\* I might agree with that second sentence, but I don’t think the first sentence has been true for many lasting pop acts since 1950. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-clarkson-to-debut-at-1/170523/5 "2003-04-23T15:51:48Z")
You’re probably right, now that I think about it. It’s just awefully similar to a great deal that has been released in the last 2 or 3 years. She has to distinguish herself a little though. ---
**Author:** ![Payton\_s\_Servant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@Payton\_s\_Servant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Payton_s_Servant)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-clarkson-to-debut-at-1/170523/6 "2003-04-23T16:00:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by drm \* > \*\*If I heard this song without being told who the singer was, I would have bet money it was Christina Skankulera (I’m gonna start calling her that, I hope you don’t mind jinwicked). > \*\* Her new song was co-written by Christina Aguillara. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-clarkson-to-debut-at-1/170523/7 "2003-04-23T16:21:37Z")
Right, we’ve established that… which may explain why the song super sucks. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelly-clarkson-to-debut-at-1/170523/8 "2003-04-23T16:34:09Z")
> [@](#): > > _originally posted by Payton’s Servant_ > **Her new song was co-written by Christina Aguillara.** I know and that’s exactly who it sounds like.