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Kelly Clarkson’s ‘Breakaway’ Turns 20: Tracks Ranked From Worst to Best

Kelly Clarkson's 'Breakaway': All the songs ranked from worst to best.

Inspired by a brief (and seemingly unsatisfying) relationship (“Well, I don’t expect the world to move underneath me/But for God’s sake, could you try”), “Where Is Your Heart” gives the singer plenty of opportunities to display her impressive lung power. Still only 22 years old at the time of its recording, Clarkson freely admitted that she hadn’t experienced many of the emotions that Breakaway tackled, including the unbridled fury of “Gone.” Nevertheless, she still fully convinces as a woman scorned determined to give her good-for-nothing ex the ultimate kiss-off. But complemented by a feel-good video in which a host of everyday workers – including a hairstylist, cleaner and ketchup bottle-wielding waitress – feel compelled to sing and dance along in the middle of their shifts, its sound is refreshingly upbeat.

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