According to Billboard, all three American Idol judges are represented on the Billboard charts this week.
Simon Cowell's label, Syco, has the No. 1 song on the Hot 100 with Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love."
Paula Abdul and
Randy Jackson are on a variety of charts, including Adult Contemporary, where "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" (Dream Merchant 21) opens at No. 29. This is Paula's first AC entry in 12 years and five months, since "My Love Is for Real" peaked at No. 40 in June of 1995. Paula's collaboration with Randy is her ninth Adult Contemporary chart entry over a period of 19 years.
Billboard actually outlines
Paula's nine Adult Contemporary songs rank in order of chart peak:
No. 1 (five weeks): "Rush, Rush" (1991)
No. 5: "Blowing Kisses in the Wind" (1991)
No. 11: "Forever Your Girl" (1989)
No. 17: "Will You Marry Me?" (1992)
No. 26: "The Promise of a New Day" (1991)
No. 29 (to date): "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" (2008) [Paula Abdul & Randy Jackson]
No. 39: "Straight Up" (1989)
No. 40: "My Love Is for Real" (1995)
No. 45: "Opposites Attract" (1990) [Paula Abdul with the Wild Pair]
"Dance" is Jackson's first AC chart appearance as an artist
Find out what Ryan and Simon thought about appearing in Paula's video. Visit the
judges' profile pages to hear the latest soundbites from them as they dish out feedback to the Idols.
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