Blake Lewis

1. 1999

   Other · 1999 – 2002

   He was a member of the a cappella group Kickshaw for four years after graduating from high school in 1999, and he quit the group in 2002. The group worked on an album titled Put It in the Microphone.

2. 2003–2006
3. 2007

   American Idol, season 6

   Runner-up

   January 16 – May 23, 2007

4. 2007

   Tour · July 6, 2007 – September 23, 2007

   Performed on the American Idols Live! Tour 2007 with the season 6 top 10. The tour ran from July 6 to September 23, 2007.

5. 2007

   Record deal · August 24, 2007

   A record deal with Arista Records and 19 Recordings was announced on August 24, 2007.

6. 2007

   Release · December 4, 2007

   A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream) was released on December 4, 2007, through 19 Recordings and Arista. It peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200 and sold 97,500 copies in its debut week.

   
7. 2008

   Record deal · June 2008

   He parted with Arista Records in June 2008. An Entertainment Weekly announcement of the drop is dated June 25, 2008. The same sentence says he remained on the 19 Recordings roster.

8. 2009

   Release · October 6, 2009

   Heartbreak on Vinyl was released on October 6, 2009, on Tommy Boy. It peaked at 135 on the Billboard 200, 20 on Independent Albums, and 7 on Dance/Electronic Albums. It sold over 4,000 copies in its first week.

   
9. 2010
10. 2011

    Acting · May 2011

    Reports in May 2011 named him as the voice of Kasuka Heiwajima in the English dub of Durarara!!. Vic Mignogna replaced him in the show's second season.

11. 2012
12. 2013

    Record deal · February 25, 2013

    On February 25, 2013, it was announced that he had signed with Republic Records.

13. 2014

    Release · May 20, 2014

    Portrait of a Chameleon was released on May 20, 2014, on his own label, Audio Day Dream Records.

    
14. 2015–2019
15. 2020

    Release · January 24, 2020

    Wanderlust Unknown was released on January 24, 2020, on Audio Day Dream.

    

More milestones

1. —Date not documented

   Chart

   His 2007 single You Give Love a Bad Name peaked at number 18 on the Hot 100 and number 15 on the Pop 100.

2. —Date not documented

   Chart

   His 2013 single Your Touch peaked at number 32 in Germany and number 38 in the UK.

3. —Date not documented

   Chart

   His singles How Many Words (2008), Sad Song (2009) and Heartbreak on Vinyl (2010) peaked at numbers 8, 11 and 1 on the Dance Club chart.

4. —Date not documented

   Other

   While a member of the a cappella group Kickshaw, he worked with the group on a 10-track album titled Put It in the Microphone.