 Bill Lamb of About.com ranked " Breakaway " at number four in his list of Top 10 Kelly Clarkson songs . The song received a nomination in the category of Song of the Year : Adult Hit Radio at the 2005 Radio Music Awards but lost to Green Day 's " Boulevard of Broken Dreams " . It was one of the recipients of <unk> Spin Awards in November 2004 with 100 @,@ 000 spins accumulated throughout the year . On March 5 , 2013 , Billboard ranked the song # 5 in its list of Top 100 American Idol Hits of All Time . 
