Kelly Clarkson Whoops Britney Spears

Who sucks now?

Life's not so sucky for Kel.

If I were Kelly Clarkson, I'd be doing a big, fat "face" (as in "in your face") to the record company execs, booty bashers, and all-around haters. The American Idol alum, whose last album was widely criticized, has rocketed back to the top of the charts with her new single, "My Life Would Suck Without You."

The single went from #97 to #1 on the Billboard charts after selling 280,000 digital downloads in its first week of release in the U.S. That jump is the largest in Billboard history, besting Britney Spears' "Womanizer," which rocketed from #96 to #1.

Congrats to you, Kelly. And thank you for giving us another opportunity to make pained faces while over-emoting at the top of our lungs.