Danielle Bradbery has four gold singles, more than any other Voice winner

Danielle Bradbery won The Voice in 2013 and has four gold singles. Of the other 28 winners, only Cassadee Pope has a certified single.

Danielle Bradbery

Danielle Bradbery · May 25, 2014

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Danielle Bradbery, Jordan Smith and Sawyer Fredericks each have 7 Hot 100 entries, the most of any Voice finalist.

Cassadee Pope won season three after singing lead in Hey Monday. Melanie Martinez competed in the same season and signed with Atlantic. Bradbery and Fredericks released independent albums after their winner contracts.

“On September 6, 2024, Bradbery released Danielle, her first album in over six years and first-ever independent release.”

Danielle Bradbery’s official biography

Danielle Bradbery followed the winner’s deal with her own release

On June 19, 2013, the day after she won The Voice, Danielle Bradbery signed with Big Machine Records. Six of her 2013 releases from The Voice reached the Billboard Hot 100: Maybe It Was Memphis, Heads Carolina, Tails California, Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days), Who I Am, Please Remember Me, and Born to Fly. The Heart of Dixie came out on July 16, 2013, later reached number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was certified gold by the RIAA.

In 2013, Bradbery was a supporting act on Brad Paisley’s Beat This Summer Tour. On November 12, 2013, she made her Grand Ole Opry debut at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Her self-titled album came out on November 25, 2013, and reached number 19 on the Billboard 200.

Beginning March 20, 2014, Bradbery joined Hunter Hayes as a special guest on his We’re Not Invisible Tour. I Don't Believe We've Met came out on December 1, 2017, on Big Machine's BMLG imprint, and reached number 41 on the Billboard 200. Stop Draggin' Your Boots came out in 2021 and was certified gold by the RIAA in 2023.

In 2023, Bradbery announced and began her first headlining tour, the A Special Place Tour. Danielle, her first independent album, came out on DB Records on September 6, 2024.

Bradbery’s official biography describes pop and R&B influences alongside country roots on Danielle.

Bradbery has four gold singles: The Heart of Dixie, Sway, Worth It and Stop Draggin' Your Boots. Of the other 28 Voice winners, only Cassadee Pope has a certified single.

Red brick facade and arched windows of the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.

Ryman Auditorium, Nashville · May 28, 2024 · venue view

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Jordan Smith recorded albums and wrote for Celine Dion

Seven songs from Jordan Smith's season of The Voice entered the Billboard Hot 100. Somebody to Love reached number 21. The Voice: Jordan Smith: The Complete Season 9 Collection was released on December 15, 2015, on Republic/Universal. It reached number 11 on the Billboard 200. On January 6, 2016, Smith performed You Are So Beautiful with David Foster at the 42nd People’s Choice Awards.

Smith released Something Beautiful on Republic/Universal on March 18, 2016; it reached number 2 on the Billboard 200. ’Tis the Season followed on the same label in October 2016 and reached number 11 on the Billboard 200. Only Love, also on Republic/Universal, came out in August 2018 and peaked at number 51 on Billboard Top Album Sales.

On May 3, 2018, Smith announced that he wrote Ashes for the Deadpool 2 soundtrack, performed by Celine Dion. In March 2022 he debuted Sparrow, with a writer credit, on American Song Contest for Kentucky. He placed third with it in the grand final on May 9, 2022.

Jordan Smith released The People's Hymnal on February 21, 2025, on Gaither Music, Capitol Christian, and Universal.

Jordan Smith

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Sawyer Fredericks continued as an independent artist

On June 4, 2013, Sawyer Fredericks independently released the album Out My Window. In May 2015, after his season, he signed a recording contract with Republic Records. Republic Records released his album A Good Storm on May 13, 2016.

Fredericks played 49 shows across the United States for A Good Storm from May through September 2016. In January 2017 he announced that he had parted ways with Republic Records and Mick Management and become an independent artist. He released the album Hide Your Ghost on March 30, 2018.

Fredericks released the album Flowers for You in May 2020. In August 2024 he released the collaborative single Burn It Down with Cassandra Kubinski, and they toured together that fall. No Need to Wonder followed on April 22, 2025.

In October 2025, Fredericks toured with his full band for No Need to Wonder. In January 2026 he showcased at Folk Alliance International in New Orleans.

Sawyer Fredericks

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Cassadee Pope returned to pop-punk

Cassadee Pope and Mike Gentile formed Hey Monday in March 2008, with Pope as lead singer. Hey Monday announced a hiatus on December 16, 2011. In January 2013, Pope signed with Republic Nashville.

Pope spent most of 2014 touring with Tim McGraw and Dierks Bentley. Think of You, her duet with Chris Young, reached number one on Country Airplay in May 2016. On March 30, 2018, she independently released Take You Home.

Pope left her label in 2017 and independently released Stages in February 2019. Think of You received a Grammy nomination. Hereditary came out in July 2024.

On November 25, 2019, Pope, Mike Gentile and Alex Lipshaw played a Hey Monday set in Nashville. In December 2022 she said she was leaving country music and returning to pop-punk. In 2025 she starred in Rolling Thunder, which closed on September 7, 2025.

Cassadee Pope

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The surprise beyond the winners: Melanie Martinez’s album world

Melanie Martinez auditioned on The Voice with Britney Spears's Toxic. Adam Levine, CeeLo Green, and Blake Shelton turned their chairs, and she chose Adam Levine. Melanie Martinez released her debut single, Dollhouse, on February 9, 2014. On April 7, 2014, Melanie Martinez signed to Atlantic Records. Atlantic Records released her debut EP, Dollhouse, on May 19, 2014.

Cry Baby was released on August 14, 2015. It peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 and is certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA. K-12 was released on September 6, 2019, peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, and is a soundtrack. Martinez wrote and directed the film.

Martinez released the single Copy Cat, featuring Tierra Whack, on February 10, 2020. In 2024 she embarked on the Trilogy Tour, with songs from Cry Baby, K-12 and Portals.

Melanie Martinez

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The Hot 100 entry list

The top ten places in Hot 100 entries among Voice finalists, ties included. Each counts the distinct songs that charted across a singer’s career, show performances included. Contestants who left in earlier rounds, Morgan Wallen among them, are excluded.

  1. 1
    Danielle Bradbery
    7 Hot 100 entries
  2. 1
    Jordan Smith
    7 Hot 100 entries
  3. 1
    Sawyer Fredericks
    7 Hot 100 entries
  4. 4
    Cassadee Pope
    6 Hot 100 entries
  5. 4
    Javier Colon
    6 Hot 100 entries
  6. 6
    Matt McAndrew
    5 Hot 100 entries
  7. 7
    Christina Grimmie
    4 Hot 100 entries
  8. 7
    Corey Kent White
    4 Hot 100 entries
  9. 7
    Dia Frampton
    4 Hot 100 entries
  10. 7
    Melanie Martinez
    4 Hot 100 entries
  11. 7
    The Swon Brothers
    4 Hot 100 entries

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