"Home" wasn't originally where rock radio PDs' hearts were. Phillip Phillips takes his introductory single "Home" to No. 1 on Billboard's Nielsen BDS-based Triple A chart this week, but the road to the top contained potential potholes in the form of programmer bias against Fox's "American Idol," known best for discovering pop stars.
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