American Idol alumni album sales

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This article provides a list of albums recorded by alumni of the popular American televised singing competition American Idol in the post-Idol career. It only lists main albums released in the alumni's post-Idol career. American Idol compilations, individual artist's pre-Idol recordings, EPs, and compilation albums are not listed here, however, the numbers in parentheses may include sales from these releases. For complete list of releases including those not listed here for each artist, please see their individual discography pages (linked here in the total number in parentheses). Sales figure listed are for US only.

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[edit] Artists with RIAA certified albums

This first list only includes contestants with at least one certified album for units shipped in U.S. (Gold, Platinum, and/or Multi-platinum). Total albums sold listed in this pages for each artist is shown first. The numbers in parentheses are for sales for all albums including EPs and compilations which may not be listed here.

Idol Contestant
Total Sales		 First Album Second Album Third Album Fourth Album Fifth Album Sixth Album
1. Carrie Underwood
(Season 4, Winner)
12,487,000		 Some Hearts
(November 15, 2005)
Arista Nashville
7,171,000[1]
7x Platinum[2]
Peak: #2		 Carnival Ride
(October 23, 2007)
Arista Nashville
3,234,000[3]
3x Platinum[2]
Peak: #1		 Play On
(November 3, 2009)
Arista Nashville
2,082,000[1]
2x Platinum[2]
Peak: #1		 TBA
(May 1, 2012)[4]
Arista Nashville
N/A
2. Kelly Clarkson
(Season 1, Winner)
11,291,000
(11,312,000)[5]		 Thankful
(April 15, 2003)
RCA
2,747,000[6]
2x Platinum[7]
Peak: #1		 Breakaway
(November 30, 2004)
RCA
6,202,000[8]
6x Platinum[7]
Peak: #3		 My December
(June 26, 2007)
RCA
815,000[9]
Platinum[7]
Peak: #2		 All I Ever Wanted
(March 10, 2009)
RCA
930,000[10]
N/A
Peak: #1		 Stronger
(October 24, 2011)
RCA
597,000[1]
Gold[11]
Peak: #2
3. Chris Daughtry
(as part of Daughtry)
(Season 5, 4th Place)
6,505,000
(6,517,000)		 Daughtry
(November 21, 2006)
RCA
4,813,000[12]
4x Platinum[13]
Peak: #1		 Leave This Town
(July 14, 2009)
RCA
1,307,000[10]
Platinum[13]
Peak: #1		 Break the Spell
(November 21, 2011)
RCA
385,000[1]
Gold[14]
Peak: #8
4. Clay Aiken
(Season 2, Runner-Up)
4,965,000
(5,028,000)		 Measure of a Man
(October 14, 2003)
RCA
2,785,000[15]
2x Platinum[16]
Peak: #1		 Merry Christmas with Love
(November 16, 2004)
RCA
1,416,000[17]
Platinum[16]
Peak: #4		 A Thousand Different Ways
(September 19, 2006)
RCA
531,000[15]
Gold[16]
Peak: #2		 On My Way Here
(May 6, 2008)
RCA
165,000[15]
N/A
Peak: #4		 Tried and True
(June 1, 2010)
Decca/Universal
68,000[18]
N/A
Peak: #9		 Steadfast
(March 27, 2012)
Decca/Universal
N/A
N/A
Peak:#
5. Fantasia Barrino
(Season 3, Winner)
2,809,000[19]
 Free Yourself
(November 23, 2004)
J Records
1,821,000[6]
Platinum[20]
Peak: #8		 Fantasia
(December 12, 2006)
J Records
530,000[21]
Gold[20]
Peak: #19		 Back to Me
(August 24, 2010)
J Records
458,000[22]
N/A
Peak: #2
6. Ruben Studdard
(Season 2, Winner)
2,562,000
(2,565,500)		 Soulful
(December 9, 2003)
J Records
1,791,000[23]
Platinum[24]
Peak: #1		 I Need an Angel
(November 23, 2004)
J Records
483,000[25]
Gold[24]
Peak: #20		 The Return
(October 17, 2006)
J Records/19
238,000[25]
N/A
Peak: #8		 Love Is
(May 19, 2009)
Hickory Records
50,000[26]
N/A
Peak: #36		 Letters from Birmingham
(March 13, 2012)[27]
Shanachie
Peak: #
7. David Cook
(Season 7, Winner)
1,428,000
(1,429,800)		 David Cook
(November 18, 2008)
RCA
1,325,000[28]
Platinum[29]
Peak: #3		 This Loud Morning
(June 28, 2011)
RCA
103,000[10]
N/A
Peak: #7
8. Kellie Pickler
(Season 5, 6th Place)
1,384,000
 Small Town Girl
(October 31, 2006)
BNA Records
877,000[22]
Gold[30]
Peak: #9		 Kellie Pickler
(September 30, 2008)
BNA Records
449,000[22]
N/A
Peak: #9		 100 Proof
(January 24, 2012)
BNA Records
52,000[1]
N/A
Peak: #7
9. Jennifer Hudson
(Season 3, 7th Place)
1,260,000		 Jennifer Hudson
(September 30, 2008)
Arista Records
839,000[6]
Gold[31]
Peak: #2		 I Remember Me
(March 22, 2011)
Arista Records
421,000[32]
Gold[31]
Peak: #2
10. Jordin Sparks
(Season 6, Winner)
1,222,000
(1,275,000)[19]		 Jordin Sparks
(November 20, 2007)
Jive
1,045,000[6]
Platinum[33]
Peak: #10		 Battlefield
(July 21, 2009)
Jive
177,000[34]
N/A
Peak: #7		 TBA
(2012)
RCA Records
N/A
Peak: N/A
11. David Archuleta
(Season 7, Runner-Up)
1,078,000
 David Archuleta
(November 11, 2008)
Jive Records
765,000[35]
Gold[36]
Peak: #2		 Christmas from the Heart
(October 13, 2009)
Jive Records
246,000[37]
N/A
Peak: #30		 The Other Side of Down
(October 5, 2010)
Jive Records
67,000[35]
N/A
Peak: #13
12. Scotty McCreery
(Season 10, Winner)
939,000
(1,182,000)		 Clear as Day
(October 4, 2011)
Mercury Nashville
939,000[1]
Platinum[38]
Peak: #1
13. Adam Lambert
(Season 8, Runner-up)
833,000
(980,000)		 For Your Entertainment
(November 23, 2009)
RCA
833,000[18]
Gold[39]
Peak: #3		 Trespassing
(March 20, 2012)[40]
RCA
N/A
Peak: N/A
14. Josh Gracin
(Season 2, 4th Place)
793,000		 Josh Gracin
(June 15, 2004)
Lyric Street
703,000[34]
Gold[41]
Peak: #11		 We Weren't Crazy
(April 1, 2008)
Lyric Street
86,000[22]
N/A
Peak: #33		 Redemption
(November 8, 2011)
Average Joe's
4,000[10]
N/A
Peak: N/A
15. Taylor Hicks
(Season 5, Winner)
757,000
(780,000)[42]		 Taylor Hicks
(December 12, 2006)
Arista Records
705,000[6]
Platinum[43]
Peak: #2		 The Distance
(March 10, 2009)
Modern Whomp Records
52,000[34]
N/A
Peak: #58
16. Bo Bice
(Season 4, Runner-Up)
746,000
(749,000)[42][44]		 The Real Thing
(December 13, 2005)
RCA
673,000[6]
Gold[45]
Peak: #4		 See the Light
(October 23, 2007)
StratArt
62,000[46]
N/A
Peak: #150		 3
(May 18, 2010)
Saguaro Road
11,000[44]
N/A
Peak: #154
17. Elliott Yamin
(Season 5, 3rd Place)
687,000[42]		 Elliott Yamin
(March 20, 2007)
Hickory Records
RED Distribution
527,000[47]
Gold[48]
Peak: #3		 Sounds of the Season
(October 14, 2007)
Hickory Records
81,000[49]
N/A
Peak: #32		 My Kind of Holiday
(October 7, 2008)
TRP Records,
Fontana Distribution
27,000[50]
N/A
Peak: #162		 Fight For Love
(May 5, 2009)
Hickory Records
49,000[47]
N/A
Peak: #26

[edit] Artists without RIAA certified albums

The following is a list of other American Idol alumni album sales and reflects that commercial success can be achieved through association with American Idol and with post-Idol promotion, although the degree of success varies considerably. This list only includes contestants who have numbers available, and again does not include EPs, American Idol compilations, or pre-Idol recordings, numbers in parentheses however may include sales from these releases:

Rank Former Contestant Total Sales Albums
18. Mandisa
(Season 5, 9th Place)
 551,000
(554,000)
19. Katharine McPhee
(Season 5, Runner-Up)
 449,000
20. Bucky Covington
(Season 5, 8th Place)
 427,000[54]
21. Kris Allen
(Season 8, Winner)
 329,000[55]
(345,000)
22. Blake Lewis
(Season 6, Runner-Up)
 319,000
(367,000)[42]
23. Lauren Alaina
(Season 10, Runner-up)
 248,000[1]
(355,000)
24. Kimberley Locke
(Season 2, 3rd Place)
 240,000[42]
25. William Hung
(Season 3, Auditioner)
 240,000[42]
26. Crystal Bowersox
(Season 9, Runner-up)
 205,000[60]
(210,000)
27. Danny Gokey
(Season 8, 3rd Place)
 204,000[54]
28. Diana DeGarmo
(Season 3, Runner-Up)
 168,000[61]
29. Lee DeWyze
(Season 9, Winner)
 148,000[62]
(170,000)
30. Justin Guarini
(Season 1, Runner-Up)
 146,000
(146,000)
31. Tamyra Gray
(Season 1, 4th Place)
 123,000[57]
32. Allison Iraheta
(Season 8, 4th Place)
 103,000[63]
33. James Durbin
(Season 10, 4th Place)
 83,000[18]
(154,000)
34. Jason Castro
(Season 7, 4th Place)
 72,000
(85,000)
35. Chris Sligh
(Season 6, 10th Place)
 64,000
(65,700)
  • Running Back to You (2008) #190 - 54,000[65]
  • The Anatomy of Broken (2010) did not chart - 10,000[66]
36. LaToya London
(Season 3, 4th Place)
 58,000[57]
37. Phil Stacey
(Season 6, 6th Place)
 58,000
(58,500)
38. Mario Vazquez
(Season 4, Top 12)
 56,000[67]
39. Melinda Doolittle
(Season 6, 3rd Place)
 53,000[56]
(56,400)
40. Carly Smithson
(as a part of We Are The Fallen)
(Season 7, 6th Place)
 41,000[68]
41. George Huff
(Season 3, 5th Place)
 33,000
(52,000)
  • Miracles (2005) did not chart - 29,000 [57]
  • George Huff (2009) did not chart - 4,000 [56]
42. Kristy Lee Cook
(Season 7, 7th Place)
 32,000[69]
43. Brooke White
(Season 7, 5th Place)
 31,000
(48,000)[70]
44. Constantine Maroulis
(Season 4, 6th Place)
 25,000[72]
(32,500)
45. Paris Bennett
(Season 5, 5th Place)
 22,300
46. R. J. Helton
(Season 1, 5th Place)
 22,000[57]
47. John Stevens
(Season 3, 6th Place)
 21,000[57]
  • Red (2005) did not chart
48. Michael Johns
(Season 7, 8th Place)
 20,000[56]
49. Jasmine Trias
(Season 3, 3rd Place)
 14,000[57]
50. Ace Young
(Season 5, 7th Place)
 10,000[46]
51. LaKisha Jones
(Season 6, 4th Place)
 7,000[56]
52. Jim Verraros
(Season 1, 9th Place)
 4,300[57]
  • Rollercoaster (2005) did not chart
53. Carmen Rasmusen
(Season 2, 6th Place)
 3,100[57]
54. Kimberly Caldwell
(Season 2, 7th place)
 3,000[53]
55. Ayla Brown
(Season 5, Top 16)
 3,000[74]
56. Corey Clark
(Season 2, 9th Place)
 2,600[57]
57. Tim Halperin
(Season 10, Semifinal)
 2,000[75]
  • Rise and Fall (2011) did not chart
58. Jon Peter Lewis
(Season 3, 8th Place)
 1,600
  • Stories from Hollywood (2006) did not chart - 1,100[57]
  • Break the Silence (2008) did not chart - 500 [76]
59. Michael Sarver
(Season 8, 10th Place)
 1,000[77]
  • Michael Sarver (2010) did not chart
60. Josiah Leming
(Season 7, Hollywood round)
 1,000[44]
  • Come On Kid (2010) did not chart

[edit] References

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  2. ^ a b c RIAA Search - Carrie Underwood
  3. ^ Mansfield, Brian (2011-12-28). "Christmas week does wonders for Idol album sales". Idol Chatter (USA Today). http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2011/12/christmas-week-does-wonders-for-idol-album-sales/1. Retrieved December 28, 2011. 
  4. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/column/the-615/carrie-underwood-sets-release-date-for-new-1006071752.story?utm_source=most_recent
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  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Washington Post 05-23-2011
  7. ^ a b c RIAA Search - Kelly Clarkson
  8. ^ "Idol Sales News – Week Ending 01/15/12". http://www.mjsbigblog.com/idol-sales-news-%E2%80%93-week-ending-011512.htm. Retrieved January 20, 2012. 
  9. ^ Week Ending Aug. 29, 2010: Life's Ups & Downs - comments
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  12. ^ Idol Chatter 06-29-2011
  13. ^ a b RIAA Search - Daughtry
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  15. ^ a b c d e f Idol Chatter 01-19-2011 01-12-2011 numbers posted in comments section of Idol chatter 01-19-2011
  16. ^ a b c RIAA Search - Clay Aiken
  17. ^ Idol Chatter 12-29-2010
  18. ^ a b c Mansfield, Brian (2012-01-25). "Kelly Clarkson's 'Stronger' hits the half-million mark". Idol Chatter (USA Today). http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2012/01/kelly-clarksons-stronger-hits-the-half-million-mark/1. Retrieved January 25, 2012. 
  19. ^ a b Carrie Underwood Surpasses Kelly Clarkson as Idol's Biggest Earner
  20. ^ a b RIAA Search - Fantasia
  21. ^ Fantasia Moves Forward Despite Personal Challenges
  22. ^ a b c d Idol Chatter 08-03-2011
  23. ^ Ask Billboard: Idol Worship
  24. ^ a b RIAA Search - Ruben Studdard
  25. ^ a b Ruben Studdard Reconnects With 'Love Is'
  26. ^ Does Winning Idol Even Matter Any More
  27. ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/18/ruben-studdard-american-idol-letters-from-birmingham_n_1213286.html?ref=mostpopular
  28. ^ Yahoo Chart Watch 07-06-2011
  29. ^ RIAA Search - David Cook
  30. ^ RIAA Search - Kellie Pickler
  31. ^ a b RIAA Search - Jennifer Hudson
  32. ^ "BILLBOARD BLAST: TOP 200 BEST SELLING US ALBUMS OF 2011". This Goes In. 2012-01-05. http://www.thisgoesin.com/billboard-blast-top-200-best-selling-us-albums-of-2011. Retrieved January 12, 2012. 
  33. ^ RIAA Search — Jordin Sparks
  34. ^ a b c Idol Chatter 12-08-2010
  35. ^ a b Chart Watch 02-20-2011
  36. ^ RIAA Search - David Archuleta
  37. ^ Idol Chatter 01-07-2011
  38. ^ "American album certifications – Scotty McCreery – Clear as Day". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Clear+as+Day%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  39. ^ RIAA search - Adam Lambert
  40. ^ http://www.rcarecords.com/news/global-superstar-adam-lambert-release-highly-anticipated-second-album-trespassing-march-20th-20
  41. ^ RIAA Search - Josh Gracin
  42. ^ a b c d e f Top 24 American Idols Of All Time
  43. ^ RIAA Search - Taylor Hicks
  44. ^ a b c d Idol Chatter 09-22-2010
  45. ^ RIAA Search - Bo Bice
  46. ^ a b c Idol Chatter 12-31-08
  47. ^ a b Idol Chatter 03-04-2010
  48. ^ RIAA Search - Elliott Yamin
  49. ^ Idol Chatter 1-16-2008
  50. ^ a b Idol Chatter 03-12-2009
  51. ^ a b Idol Chatter 03-30-2011
  52. ^ Idol Chatter 12-22-2010
  53. ^ a b Chatter 04-27-2011"
  54. ^ a b Idol Chatter 03-16-2011
  55. ^ Scotty McCreery Makes Historic Retail Splash Billboard.biz Country Update October 17, 2011
  56. ^ a b c d e f Idol Chatter 01-15-2010
  57. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Idol Chatter 1-10-2008
  58. ^ Idol Chatter 7-30-2008
  59. ^ Idol Chatter 12-10-2008
  60. ^ American Idol: With Scotty McCreery's Successful Debut, Did Universal Learn From Sony's Mistakes?
  61. ^ Chart Watch Extra: The American Idol Alumni Association
  62. ^ http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/sales_ur.cgi
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  64. ^ Idol Chatter 11-09-2010
  65. ^ Idol Chatter 10-14-2009
  66. ^ Idol Chatter 02-23-2011
  67. ^ Billboard 20 Jan 2007
  68. ^ WE ARE THE FALLEN: First Episode Of 'Interrogation Video Blog' - Sep. 7, 2010
  69. ^ Idol Chatter 01-07-2009
  70. ^ Bonus sales numbers -- and free downloads, too
  71. ^ Mansfield, Brian (2011-08-31). "Four Season 10 Idols stay in the top 200". Idol Chatter (USA Today). http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2011/08/four-season-10-idols-stay-in-the-top-200/1. Retrieved August 31, 2011. 
  72. ^ Idol Chatter 5-21-2008
  73. ^ Idol Chatter 6-11-2008 archived post
  74. ^ Idol Chatter 6-25-2008
  75. ^ Mansfield, Brian (10-05-2011). "The Billboard 200: Where are the Idols?". Idol Chatter (USA Today). http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2011/10/the-billboard-200-where-are-the-idols/1. Retrieved October 5, 2011. 
  76. ^ Idol Chatter 8-20-2008
  77. ^ Idol Chatter 08-04-2010

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