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Kelly Clarkson<\/a><\/strong>doesn’t play around when it comes to her favorite musical artists.<\/p>\n In a new Instagram video taken backstage on set of The Kelly Clarkson Show<\/a><\/em>, the talk show host and singer gave fans a tour of all the legendary artists that she has on the walls in her greenroom, including the three albums that are her favorites “of all time.”<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfacSIGN UP for Parade’s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox<\/strong><\/a>\ud83c\udfac<\/p>\n In the clip uploaded to her show’s official Instagram page<\/a>, Clarkson named a number of influential albums, but she gave a special shoutout to three records in particular that have had “major impacts” on her music.<\/p>\n For her no. 3 top album, Clarkson, 43, raved about Lauryn Hill<\/strong>‘s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill<\/em>. She even joked to her followers, “If you don’t like this album, you’re an idiot.”<\/p>\n For her no. 2 spot, Clarkson named U2’s compilation album,The Best of 1980-1990<\/em>, which houses some of the band’s biggest hits, like “With or Without You,” “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” and “Pride (In the Name of Love).”<\/p>\n Further praising the 1998 album from Hill, the “Since U Been Gone” singer said she used to listen to the album on her Walkman, and that it is a bona-fide “anti-skip” record.<\/p>\n Adding that she spent her own money to buy the album, Clarkson said, “I stayed in my house just listening to it. I was like, ‘This is the coolest thing.'”<\/p>\n She also praised Hill as an “incredible vocalist,” while praising the album’s lyrics as “real” and “authentic.”<\/p>\n “If anybody was like, ‘Hey who’s U2’ and they have been living under a rock, this would be an album to give them because there’s so many great songs on here,” Clarkson said, while identifying herself as a “big, big fan” of the Irish rock band.<\/p>\n As for the album that has the no. 1 spot in Clarkson’s heart, she named Patty Griffin<\/strong>‘s 2002 record 1000 Kisses<\/em>.<\/p>\n Declaring Griffin her favorite singer-songwriter “in all of the lands,” Clarkson went on to praise the “Let Him Fly” artist for “her voice, her tone, her range, her musicianship.”<\/p>\n “She just does everything so beautiful,” Clarkson gushed.<\/p>\n Also during Saturday’s video, Clarkson named more artists framed on the doors in the greenroom, all of whom she said have been some of her biggest musical inspirations.<\/p>\n Some of the names on the doors include country legend George Strait<\/a><\/strong> and of course, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Clarkson also gave a shoutout to the 1994 debut album from the band Toadies, as well as Annie Lennox<\/strong>‘s 1992 album Diva<\/em> and Alanis Morissette<\/a><\/strong>‘s Jagged Little Pill<\/em> from 1995.<\/p>\n Related: Kelly Clarkson Looks Straight Out of the ’50s with Vintage-Inspired Hair Transformation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Parade<\/a> on Nov 9, 2025, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\nKelly Clarkson <\/strong>Jokes: ‘If You Don’t Like This Album, You’re an Idiot’<\/h2>\n
Kelly Clarkson Names George Strait, Aretha Franklin and More as Some of Her Favorite Artists<\/h2>\n