Adam Lambert skyrockets on Billboard chart; Kris Allen falls

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Quote :: Adam Lambert is now at his highest position yet as a solo artist. The singer, who placed second on this past season of "American Idol," saw his new single "Whataya Want From Me" rise all the way to #37 on the Billboard Hot 100. At this time last week, the song was at #55. Previously, Lambert's highest point post-"Idol" was when "Time For Miracles" debuted at #50.

What is the reason for the sudden jump? You can largely attribute it to both airplay and an appearance Adam made last week on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." The singer has spent much of this week in Canada, and will return Sunday night for the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

Kris Allen, meanwhile, experienced a slight dip as "Live Like We're Dying" dropped to #26 after being at #25 last week. The "American Idol" winner has received a good deal of airplay, but also has not had the same sort of high-profile public appearances as Adam. (However, Fox did recently play his song "Before We Come Undone" during an "Idol" audition episode.)