Kelly Clarkson has continued to pump out amazing covers on her daytime talk show The Kelly Clarkson Show. The 40-year-old American Idol winner has been gracing us with raw, powerful vocals for as long as I can remember, but she has been taking it to new heights as of late on a series she calls Kellyoke.
Clarkson has taken on iconic hits by Jazmine Sullivan, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Adele, Destiny’s Child and so many more. This list contains some of our favorites by our lovely sister.
1 Kelly Clarkson Covers Jazmine Sullivan’s “Pick Up Your Feelings”
Jazmine Sullivan is arguably the top power vocalist in all of music right now, and Clarkson had no difficulties at all covering her 2020 hit “Pick Up Your Feelings.”
The song won Best R&B Performance at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards and has quickly become on of Jazmine’s most popular songs.
2 Clarkson Covers Ghost Town DJ’s Club hit “My Boo”
Kelly was surprisingly amazing in her cover of the classic Atlanta club anthem “My Boo” by the Ghost Town DJ’s.
3 Kelly Clarkson Covers Janet Jackson’s “When I Think of You”
Kelly was phenomenal in her cover of Janet Jackson’s smash hit “When I Think of You.” The song was Jackson’s first number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 and spent two weeks at the top of the chart.
4 Kelly Clarkson Covers Blu Cantrell’s “Hit ‘Em Up Style (Oops!)”
I am not sure anyone saw this one coming, but Clarkson took on Blu Cantrell’s 2001 hit “Hit ‘Em Up Style (Oops!)” and was absolutely amazing!
5 SWV – Weak
Kelly Clarkson covers SWV’s hit song Weak. The song reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in 1993.
6 SWV – I’m So Into You
Kelly takes on SWV’s hit song “I’m so Into You.” The song was recorded for SWV’s Debut album It’s About Time.
7 Kelly Covers Adele’s “Set Fire to Rain”
Kelly was fearless in her cover of Adele’s massive hit “Set Fire to the Rain.” The song won Best Solo Pop Performance at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.
8 Kelly Clarkson Covers Lizzo’s “Good as Hell”
Kelly takes on Lizzo’s smash hit “Good As Hell.”
9 Clarkson Covers Aretha Franklin’s “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”
Kelly has never been afraid of going big. The American Idol alum took on Aretha Franklin’s classic hit (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.
10 Kelly Clarkson Covers Whitney Houston’s “Run to You”
You know how they always say “Don’t cover a Whitney Houston song unless you power vocals”? Kelly fits the mold as she belts through Whitney’s classic song from The Bodyguard Soundtrack “Run to You.”
11 Destiny Child – Survivor
Clarkson covers Destiny’s Child 2001 hit song “Survivor.”
12 Kelly Clarkson Covers Janet Jackson’s “Escapade”
Clarkson covers Janet Jackson’s 1990 No.1 hit song “Escapade” on her series Kellyoke.
13 Clarkson Covers Janet Jackson’s “What Have You Done For Me Lately”
Proving she is the ultimate Janet Jackson fan, Kelly Clarkson covers the Control singer’s classic hit “What Have you Done for me Lately.”
14 Kelly Clarkson Covers Rihanna’s “Umbrella”
Kelly takes on Rihanna’s smash hit “Umbrella.” The song won Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. The song was also nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
15 Kelly Clarkson Covers CeCe Peniston’s “Finally”
Clarkson covers the classic hit “Finally” by Cece Peniston.
16 Kelly Clarkson Covers Rihanna’s “We Found Love”
Clarkson continued her Kellyoke series by covering Rihanna’s “We Found Love.”
17 Kelly Covers Monica’s “Angel Of Mine”
Kelly had no trouble with Monica’s 1998 hit song Angel Of Mine. The song reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart
18 Mary J. Blige – Just Fine
Kelly cover Mary J. Blige’s 2007 hit song Just Fine.
19 Kelly Covers Janet Jackson’s “Love Will Never Do (Without You)”
Clarkson cover Janet Jackson’s number one hit Love Will Never Do (Without You).
20 TLC – Waterfalls
Kelly covers TLC’s smash hit Waterfalls.
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