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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.