[RMDupree]

That's one of the biggest complaints we've (Clay fans) have.

Who else can go triple platinum with their first album and not have more than 2 songs played on the radio? And those two were played infrequently. :-/

His singles sold more copies than Elton John's "Candle In The Wind" (the Princess Diana version). No easy feat that!

Other than "Invisible" and "The Way", none of his other songs off of the "Measure of a Man" album were heard by the general audience. Weird.

I've got no explanation for it.

[SirLinksalot]

Who else can go triple platinum with their first album and not have more than 2 songs played on the radio? And those two were played infrequently. :-/

Let's not forget his Christmas Album -- MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH LOVE. It has already gone platinum and will probably sell well every year because of his unique interpretation of these timeless classics ( brillant move to create a Christmas album at the peak of your popularity IMHO).

As to why Clay is popular inspite of limited radio airplay, think about a group called the GRATEFUL DEAD. I really don't hear a lot of their music on the radio ( heck who would want to play a song that goes on and one for 15 minutes ? But for some inexplicable reason, they have a cult following even today. They are called DEADHEADS and as long as these people are alive, THE GRATEFUL DEAD will always have a venue.

So, for Clay Aiken, I have one word for you --- CLAYMATES. Clay Aiken has a CULT FOLLOWING composed of people of ALL AGES ( chidlren and grandmothers included ). They see in him, an echoe of what they can be or their children or grandchildren can become -- ORDINARY LOOKING BUT SUCCESSFUL. In other words, he is the epitome of success for middle America.