Between Tamyra Gray's shocking elimination and Kelly Clarkson's come-from-behind win, the show's first string of episodes played out like a reality TV fairy tale.
Paula Abdul scored her fourth number one U.S. single, on this day, February 10, 1990. The single was about two people being totally different but working it out. I am talking about, "Opposites Attract" which remained at number one for three weeks.
Today, October 7, in music history, we go back to 1989, when Paula Abdul finally climbed to number one on the U.S. album chart with "Forever Your Girl". It was on the Billboard 200 for sixty four weeks before it hit the top status. She set a new record for having the longest run on the album chart before hitting number one.