<P> In June 2009, in the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, the Llanview school chorus sang the song . </P> <P> In the U.S., the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated June 7, 2008 at number three with 236,000 copies sold in its first week of release . These figures give it the strongest first week sales of an Idol coronation single since season 2 . Due to low first - week airplay in the U.S., the song was prevented from debuting at number one by Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" featuring Static Major and Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love". In addition to its high opening week sales, "The Time of My Life" showed strong sales longevity, and has passed the one - million mark in digital sales . The song's sales and radio longevity allowed it to stay in the top 50 on the Hot 100 for nineteen weeks, before being removed from the chart after its twentieth week per Billboard chart recurrent rules . </P> <P> On June 1, 2008, the single entered the UK Singles Chart at number 61 . It also debuted in New Zealand at number 29 . The song debuted at number two on the Canadian Hot 100, blocked by Madonna's "4 Minutes". </P> <P> "The Time of My Life" entered the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart dated June 7, 2008 . It reached number one in its sixteenth week on the chart dated September 20, 2008, breaking a 36 - week streak of number one adult contemporary songs by female artists . The song ceded the top spot to "Bleeding Love" for two weeks before returning to number one on the chart dated October 11, 2008 . It remained atop the AC chart for ten straight weeks . During the holiday season, Faith Hill's "A Baby Changes Everything" commanded the chart for three weeks, but "The Time of My Life" returned to the top for four additional weeks in January 2009, bringing the song's total to 15 non-consecutive weeks at number one . The song enjoyed one of the longest runs at number one on the chart for a male artist, with Cook being only the fifteenth solo male to reach the top position . Cook is the second American Idol winner to top the adult contemporary chart, and the fourth contestant from the show to top it . The song additionally reached a peak position of seven on the Adult Pop Songs chart and at number 28 on the Pop Songs chart . It is only the second coronation single of an American Idol winner to reach the top 40 on U.S. mainstream radio, following Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment Like This", which reached number four . </P>

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