GLOBALRPH MUSICATLASKelly Clarkson: Artist Essentials
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orderKelly Clarkson
First released: 2004 (year verified)
Original album: Breakaway
Original 2004 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The contained verses make the sudden wall of guitar and open chorus especially forceful.
Annual appearances: 2005
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2004 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2004 release history of Breakaway. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2004 studio recording
Credit: Kelly Clarkson
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Breakaway
Breakaway - original studio program
The original 2004 program identifies Since U Been Gone, Behind These Hazel Eyes, the solo Because of You and Walk Away. The title and Since U Been Gone retain preceding same-year single fields. Beautiful Disaster Live is separately named and excluded. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderKelly Clarkson
First released: 2011 (year verified)
Original album: Stronger
Original 2011 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The crisp dance pulse supports a refrain built from emphatic, steadily rising phrases.
Annual appearances: 2012
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2011 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2011 release history of Stronger. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2011 studio recording
Credit: Kelly Clarkson
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Stronger
Stronger - original 2011 program
The original 2011 program identifies Mr. Know It All, Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) and Dark Side. The added Jason Aldean duet explicitly retains its earlier 2010 year, corroborated by its original album. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderKelly Clarkson
First released: 2004 (year verified)
Original album: Breakaway
Original 2004 solo studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The restrained piano opening lets the voice's later intensity supply the main dramatic change.
Annual appearances: 2005 | 2006
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2004 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2004 release history of Breakaway. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2004 solo studio recording
Credit: Kelly Clarkson
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Breakaway
Breakaway - original studio program
The original 2004 program identifies Since U Been Gone, Behind These Hazel Eyes, the solo Because of You and Walk Away. The title and Since U Been Gone retain preceding same-year single fields. Beautiful Disaster Live is separately named and excluded. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderKelly Clarkson
First released: 2004 (year verified)
Original album: Breakaway
Original 2004 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The gentle opening rhythm gives the wide, sustained chorus an easy sense of lift.
Annual appearances: 2004
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2004 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2004 release history of Breakaway. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2004 studio recording
Credit: Kelly Clarkson
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Breakaway
Breakaway - original studio program
The original 2004 program identifies Since U Been Gone, Behind These Hazel Eyes, the solo Because of You and Walk Away. The title and Since U Been Gone retain preceding same-year single fields. Beautiful Disaster Live is separately named and excluded. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderKelly Clarkson
First released: 2009 (year verified)
Original album: All I Ever Wanted
Original 2009 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The quick electronic pulse and dense guitars make the returning hook feel impatient.
Annual appearances: 2009
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2009 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2009 release history of All I Ever Wanted. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2009 studio recording
Credit: Kelly Clarkson
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: All I Ever Wanted
All I Ever Wanted - original 2009 program
The original 2009 program identifies Already Gone and I Do Not Hook Up; My Life Would Suck Without You retains its preceding January single field. Later annual appearances do not redate the recordings. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderKelly Clarkson
First released: 2003 (year verified)
Original album: Thankful
Original 2003 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The sharply syncopated verses contrast with the fuller, more flowing refrain.
Annual appearances: 2003
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2003 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2003 release history of Thankful. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2003 studio recording
Credit: Kelly Clarkson
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Thankful
Thankful - original 2003 program
The original 2003 program and preceding same-year Miss Independent field support that original recording. The inherited 2003 A Moment Like This field is superseded by its explicit 2002 original single metadata; the essay identifies Clarkson's first-season American Idol background. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderKelly Clarkson
First released: 2004 (year verified)
Original album: Breakaway
Original 2004 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The firm guitar rhythm frames long melodic lines whose endings keep reaching upward.
Annual appearances: 2005
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2004 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2004 release history of Breakaway. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2004 studio recording
Credit: Kelly Clarkson
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Breakaway
Breakaway - original studio program
The original 2004 program identifies Since U Been Gone, Behind These Hazel Eyes, the solo Because of You and Walk Away. The title and Since U Been Gone retain preceding same-year single fields. Beautiful Disaster Live is separately named and excluded. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderKelly Clarkson
First released: 2002 (year verified)
Original single: A Moment Like This
Original 2002 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The quiet beginning makes the expanding arrangement and high sustained notes particularly clear.
Annual appearances: 2002
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2002 (year verified)
The recording-specific original single metadata explicitly retains September 2002. The inherited 2003 field on Thankful and the 2012 anthology date are later package information, not this recording's first release.
Recording: Original 2002 studio recording
Credit: Kelly Clarkson
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: A Moment Like This
Greatest Hits - original years and new 2012 recordings
The label-distributed recording metadata retains A Moment Like This in September 2002. Catch My Breath, People Like Us and Don't Rush featuring Vince Gill are new 2012 recordings, distinct from the older repertoire and the separately named live Miss Independent. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderKelly Clarkson
First released: 2009 (year verified)
Original album: All I Ever Wanted
Original 2009 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The steady pulse lets the softly repeated phrases gather weight without rushing.
Annual appearances: 2009 | 2010
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2009 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2009 release history of All I Ever Wanted. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2009 studio recording
Credit: Kelly Clarkson
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: All I Ever Wanted
All I Ever Wanted - original 2009 program
The original 2009 program identifies Already Gone and I Do Not Hook Up; My Life Would Suck Without You retains its preceding January single field. Later annual appearances do not redate the recordings. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderKelly Clarkson
First released: 2012 (year verified)
Original single: Catch My Breath
Original 2012 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Short opening phrases build into a bright chorus with plenty of space around the held notes.
Annual appearances: 2012 | 2013
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2012 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2012 release history of Catch My Breath. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2012 studio recording
Credit: Kelly Clarkson
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Catch My Breath
Greatest Hits - original years and new 2012 recordings
The label-distributed recording metadata retains A Moment Like This in September 2002. Catch My Breath, People Like Us and Don't Rush featuring Vince Gill are new 2012 recordings, distinct from the older repertoire and the separately named live Miss Independent. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderKelly Clarkson
First released: 2004 (year verified)
Original album: Breakaway
Original 2004 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The clipped guitar attack gives the quick, pointed vocal delivery a rhythmic bite.
Annual appearances: 2006
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2004 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2004 release history of Breakaway. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2004 studio recording
Credit: Kelly Clarkson
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Breakaway
Breakaway - original studio program
The original 2004 program identifies Since U Been Gone, Behind These Hazel Eyes, the solo Because of You and Walk Away. The title and Since U Been Gone retain preceding same-year single fields. Beautiful Disaster Live is separately named and excluded. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderKelly Clarkson
First released: 2007 (year verified)
Original album: My December
Original 2007 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The rougher guitar texture and hard vocal attack make the chorus sound deliberately abrasive.
Annual version match under reviewThe selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2007 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2007 release history of My December. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2007 studio recording
Credit: Kelly Clarkson
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: My December
My December - original program and named remixes
The original 2007 program identifies Never Again and Sober. Explicit Dave Aude remix and club items are separate from the selected original Never Again production; the later live video does not date the studio Sober. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderKelly Clarkson
First released: 2007 (year verified)
Original album: My December
Original 2007 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The patient studio build rewards attention to the shift from exposed voice to dense backing.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 2007 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2007 release history of My December. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2007 studio recording
Credit: Kelly Clarkson
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: My December
My December - original program and named remixes
The original 2007 program identifies Never Again and Sober. Explicit Dave Aude remix and club items are separate from the selected original Never Again production; the later live video does not date the studio Sober. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderKelly Clarkson
First released: 2009 (year verified)
Original album: All I Ever Wanted
Original 2009 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The brisk rhythm and tightly packed words set up a broad, emphatic hook.
Annual appearances: 2009
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2009 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2009 release history of All I Ever Wanted. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2009 studio recording
Credit: Kelly Clarkson
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: All I Ever Wanted
All I Ever Wanted - original 2009 program
The original 2009 program identifies Already Gone and I Do Not Hook Up; My Life Would Suck Without You retains its preceding January single field. Later annual appearances do not redate the recordings. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderKelly Clarkson
First released: 2011 (year verified)
Original album: Stronger
Original 2011 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The rounded beat leaves room for the lead to alternate between calm phrasing and stronger accents.
Annual appearances: 2011
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2011 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2011 release history of Stronger. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2011 studio recording
Credit: Kelly Clarkson
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Stronger
Stronger - original 2011 program
The original 2011 program identifies Mr. Know It All, Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) and Dark Side. The added Jason Aldean duet explicitly retains its earlier 2010 year, corroborated by its original album. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderKelly Clarkson
First released: 2011 (year verified)
Original album: Stronger
Original 2011 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The delicate opening figure gains tension as the low rhythm and larger vocal layers arrive.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 2011 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2011 release history of Stronger. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2011 studio recording
Credit: Kelly Clarkson
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Stronger
Stronger - original 2011 program
The original 2011 program identifies Mr. Know It All, Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) and Dark Side. The added Jason Aldean duet explicitly retains its earlier 2010 year, corroborated by its original album. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderJason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson
First released: 2010 (year verified)
Original album: My Kinda Party
Original 2010 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The contrasting lead voices meet in a broad harmony supported by sustained guitar textures.
Annual appearances: 2011
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2010 (year verified)
The original Jason Aldean album and the Stronger bonus item's recording field both establish 2010, before the duet's 2011 annual appearance. The full co-lead credit is retained.
Recording: Original 2010 studio recording
Credit: Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson
Role in this collection: Co-lead vocalist with Jason Aldean
Original album: My Kinda Party
My Kinda Party - original Jason Aldean duet
Don't You Wanna Stay explicitly credits Kelly Clarkson and belongs to the original November 2010 album, before the 2011 Stronger addition and annual placement. An unrelated title-track's anomalous 2020 field is not used. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderKelly Clarkson featuring Vince Gill
First released: 2012 (year verified)
Original single: Don't Rush
Original 2012 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Vince Gill's lighter answering voice brings an easy conversational balance to the relaxed groove.
Annual appearances: 2013
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2012 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2012 release history of Don't Rush. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2012 studio recording
Credit: Kelly Clarkson featuring Vince Gill
Role in this collection: Primary vocalist with featured singer Vince Gill
Original single: Don't Rush
Greatest Hits - original years and new 2012 recordings
The label-distributed recording metadata retains A Moment Like This in September 2002. Catch My Breath, People Like Us and Don't Rush featuring Vince Gill are new 2012 recordings, distinct from the older repertoire and the separately named live Miss Independent. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderKelly Clarkson
First released: 2012 (year verified)
Original album: Greatest Hits - Chapter One
Original 2012 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The driving electronic backing gives the repeated chorus a clear, communal shape.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 2012 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2012 release history of Greatest Hits - Chapter One. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2012 studio recording
Credit: Kelly Clarkson
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Greatest Hits - Chapter One
Greatest Hits - original years and new 2012 recordings
The label-distributed recording metadata retains A Moment Like This in September 2002. Catch My Breath, People Like Us and Don't Rush featuring Vince Gill are new 2012 recordings, distinct from the older repertoire and the separately named live Miss Independent. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderKelly Clarkson
First released: 2013 (year verified)
Original album: Wrapped in Red
Original 2013 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The dense bells, horns and backing voices keep the brisk lead surrounded by motion.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 2013 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2013 release history of Wrapped in Red. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2013 studio recording
Credit: Kelly Clarkson
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Wrapped in Red
Wrapped in Red - original 2013 program
Underneath the Tree belongs to the original 2013 RCA program; the holiday album's later seasonal appearances are not new recording dates. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderKelly Clarkson
First released: 2015 (year verified)
Original album: Piece by Piece
Original 2015 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The pulsing rhythm and rising melodic turns make the short chorus feel buoyant.
Annual appearances: 2015
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2015 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2015 release history of Piece by Piece. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2015 studio recording
Credit: Kelly Clarkson
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Piece by Piece
Piece by Piece - original and separately named Idol presentation
The original 2015 studio program identifies Heartbeat Song and Piece by Piece. The separately named Idol Version is excluded; its inherited 2015 bonus field and the 2016 package copyright are not dates for the selected original album performance. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderKelly Clarkson
First released: 2015 (year verified)
Original album: Piece by Piece
Original 2015 album studio recording, before the Idol Version
MusicAtlas editorial note: The original album production sets the exposed lead against a steadily gathering rhythmic backing.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 2015 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2015 release history of Piece by Piece. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2015 album studio recording, before the Idol Version
Credit: Kelly Clarkson
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Piece by Piece
Piece by Piece - original and separately named Idol presentation
The original 2015 studio program identifies Heartbeat Song and Piece by Piece. The separately named Idol Version is excluded; its inherited 2015 bonus field and the 2016 package copyright are not dates for the selected original album performance. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderKelly Clarkson
First released: 2017 (year verified)
Original album: Meaning of Life
Original 2017 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The clipped horn accents and percussive vocal responses bring the soul phrasing forward.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 2017 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2017 release history of Meaning of Life. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2017 studio recording
Credit: Kelly Clarkson
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Meaning of Life
Meaning of Life - original Atlantic program
The original 2017 program identifies Love So Soft and I Don't Think About You, with Love So Soft's preceding same-year single. The essay supports the album's soul-oriented setting without repeating personal-life or current-status claims. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderKelly Clarkson
First released: 2017 (year verified)
Original album: Meaning of Life
Original 2017 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The spacious ballad arrangement puts the controlled rise into stronger, longer notes at the center.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 2017 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2017 release history of Meaning of Life. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2017 studio recording
Credit: Kelly Clarkson
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Meaning of Life
Meaning of Life - original Atlantic program
The original 2017 program identifies Love So Soft and I Don't Think About You, with Love So Soft's preceding same-year single. The essay supports the album's soul-oriented setting without repeating personal-life or current-status claims. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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orderKelly Clarkson
First released: 2023 (year verified)
Original single: mine
Original 2023 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The close opening gradually widens into layered vocals that keep the tension unresolved.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 2023 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2023 release history of mine. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2023 studio recording
Credit: Kelly Clarkson
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: mine
chemistry - original program and artist interview
The original 2023 program retains mine's preceding April single field. Clarkson's interview supplies later catalog context; only the supported original year is assigned, and personal relationship claims are not used in the profile. | Reviewed 2026-10-18