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| '''[[Carrie Underwood]]''' <br><small>(Season 4, Winner)</small> <br>8,460,000
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| ''[[Some Hearts]]'' <br><small>([[November 15]], [[2005]]) <br>Arista Nashville</small><br>6,400,000<ref name="Idol Chatter 5-7-2008"/><br><small>7x Platinum<ref name="RIAA Search - Carrie Underwood">[http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Underwood,%20Carrie&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25%22 RIAA Search - Carrie Underwood]</ref><br>Peak: #2</small>
| ''[[Some Hearts]]'' <br><small>([[November 15]], [[2005]]) <br>Arista Nashville</small><br>6,400,000<ref name="Idol Chatter 5-7-2008"/><br><small>7x Platinum<ref name="RIAA Search - Carrie Underwood">[http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Underwood,%20Carrie&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25%22 RIAA Search - Carrie Underwood]</ref><br>Peak: #2</small>
| ''[[Carnival Ride]]'' <br><small>([[October 23]], [[2007]]) <br>Arista Nashville</small><br>2,060,000<ref name="Idol Chatter 5-7-2008"/><br><small>2x Platinum<ref name="RIAA Search - Carrie Underwood"/><br>Peak: #1</small>
| ''[[Carnival Ride]]'' <br><small>([[October 23]], [[2007]]) <br>Arista Nashville</small><br>2,200,000<ref name="Idol Chatter 5-7-2008"/><br><small>2x Platinum<ref name="RIAA Search - Carrie Underwood"/><br>Peak: #1</small>
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This article provides a list of top-selling albums recorded by alumni of the popular American televised singing competition American Idol.

RIAA Certified Albums

This first list only includes contestants with at least one certified album, and the totals do not include EP's or pre-Idol recordings.

Gold, Platinum, and/or Multi-platinum (US Sales Only)


Idol Contestant
Total Sales 		First Album Second Album Third Album Fourth Album
1. Kelly Clarkson
(Season 1, Winner)
9,454,000 		Thankful
(April 15, 2003)
RCA
2,700,000[1]
2x Platinum[2]
Peak: #1 		Breakaway
(November 30, 2004)
RCA
5,990,000[3]
6x platinum[2]
Peak: #3 		My December
(June 26, 2007)
RCA Records
764,000[3]
Platinum[2]
Peak: #2
2. Carrie Underwood
(Season 4, Winner)
8,600,000 		Some Hearts
(November 15, 2005)
Arista Nashville
6,400,000[3]
7x Platinum[4]
Peak: #2 		Carnival Ride
(October 23, 2007)
Arista Nashville
2,200,000[3]
2x Platinum[4]
Peak: #1
3. Clay Aiken
(Season 2, Runner-Up)
4,725,000 		Measure of a Man
(October 13, 2003)
RCA Records
2,800,000[5]
2x Platinum[6]
Peak: #1 		Merry Christmas with Love
(November 16, 2004)
RCA Records
1,400,000[5]
Platinum[6]
Peak: #4 		A Thousand Different Ways
(September 19, 2006)
RCA Records
525,000[3]
Gold[6]
Peak: #2 		On My Way Here
(May 6, 2008)
RCA Records
N/A
N/A
N/A
4. Chris Daughtry/Daughtry
(Season 5, 4th Place)
4,020,000 		Daughtry
(November 21, 2006)
19 Recordings/RCA
4,020,000[3]
4x Platinum[7]
Peak: #1
5. Ruben Studdard
(Season 2, Winner)
2,488,000 		Soulful
(December 9, 2003)
J
1,800,000[5]
Platinum[8]
Peak: #1 		I Need an Angel
(November 23, 2004)
J
451,000[5]
Gold[8]
Peak: #20 		The Return
(October 17, 2006)
J/19
237,000[3]
N/A
Peak: #8
6. Fantasia
(Season 3, Winner)
2,313,000 		Free Yourself
(November 23, 2004)
J
1,800,000[5]
Platinum[9]
Peak: #8 		Fantasia
(December 12, 2006)
J
513,000[3]
Gold[9]
Peak: #19
7. Kellie Pickler
(Season 5, 6th Place)
753,000 		Small Town Girl
(October 31, 2006)
BNA Records
753,000[3]
Gold[10]
Peak: #9
8. Josh Gracin
(Season 2, 4th Place)
732,000 		Josh Gracin
(June 15, 2004)
Lyric Street
695,000[5]
Gold[11]
Peak: #11 		We Weren't Crazy
(April 1, 2008)
Lyric Street
37,000[3]
N/A
Peak: #33
9. Bo Bice
(Season 4, Runner-Up)
720,000 		The Real Thing
(December 13, 2005)
RCA
670,000[5]
Gold[12]
Peak: #4 		See the Light
(October 23, 2007)
StratArt
50,000[3]
N/A
Peak: #150
10. Jordin Sparks
(Season 6, Winner)
717,000 		Jordin Sparks
(November 20, 2007)
Jive
717,000[3]

Peak: #10
11. Taylor Hicks
(Season 5, Winner)
702,000 		Taylor Hicks
(December 12, 2006)
Arista Records
702,000[3]
Platinum[13]
Peak: #2
12. Elliott Yamin
(Season 5, 3rd Place)
588,000 		Elliott Yamin
(March 20, 2007)
Hickory Records,
RED Distribution
507,000[3]
Gold[14]
Peak: #3 		Sounds of the Season
(October 14 2007)
Hickory Records,
RED Distribution
81,000[15]
N/A
Peak: #32

Uncertified Albums

The following is a comprehensive 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 EP's or pre-Idol recordings):

Former Contestant Total Sales Albums
13. Katharine McPhee
(Season 5, Runner-Up)
 371,000[3]
14. Bucky Covington
(Season 5, 8th Place)
 341,000[3]
15. William Hung
(Season 3, Rejected at Auditions)
295,000[citation needed]
16. Blake Lewis
(Season 6, Runner-Up)
 		291,000[3]
17. Kimberley Locke
(Season 2, 3rd Place)
 234,400[5][3]
18. Diana DeGarmo
(Season 3, Runner-Up)
 166,000[5]
19. Justin Guarini
(Season 1, Runner-Up)
 143,000[5]
20. Tamyra Gray
(Season 1, 4th Place)
 		123,000[5]
21. Mandisa
(Season 5, 9th Place)
 78,000[3]
22. LaToya London
(Season 3, 4th Place)
 58,000[5]
23. George Huff
(Season 3, 5th Place)
 29,000[5]
  • Miracles (2005) did not chart
24. Constantine Maroulis
(Season 4, 6th Place)
 25,000[3]
25. Mario Vazquez
(Season 4, Top 13)
 23,000[citation needed]
26. RJ Helton
(Season 1, 5th Place)
 22,000[5]
27. Paris Bennett
(Season 5, 5th Place)
 21,000[16]
27. John Stevens
(Season 3, 6th Place)
 21,000[5]
  • Red (2005) did not chart
29. Jasmine Trias
(Season 3, 3rd Place)
 14,000[5]
30. Phil Stacey
(Season 6, 6th Place)
 		13,000[3]
31. Jim Verraros
(Season 1, 9th Place)
 4,300[5]
  • Rollercoaster (2005) did not chart
32. Carmen Rasmusen
(Season 2, 6th Place)
 		3,100[5]
33. Ayla Brown
(Season 5, Top 16)
 		3,000[citation needed]
34. Corey Clark
(Season 2, 9th Place)
 2,600[5]
35. Jon Peter Lewis
(Season 3, 8th Place)
 		1,100[5]
  • Stories from Hollywood (2006) did not chart
36. Charles Grigsby
(Season 2, 11th Place)
 		100[5]
  • Charles Grigsby (2004) did not chart
37. Vanessa Olivarez
(Season 2, 12th Place)
 <100[5]
  • The One (2003) did not chart
38. Chris Sligh
(Season 6, 10th Place)
 		TBA
  • Running Back to You (2008) TBA

Footnotes

  1. ^ Idol Chatter 4-2-2008
  2. ^ a b c RIAA Search - Kelly Clarkson
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Idol Chatter 5-7-2008
  4. ^ a b RIAA Search - Carrie Underwood
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Idol Chatter 1-10-2008
  6. ^ a b c RIAA Search - Clay Aiken
  7. ^ RIAA Search - Daughtry
  8. ^ a b RIAA Search - Ruben Studdard
  9. ^ a b RIAA Search - Fantasia
  10. ^ RIAA Search - Kellie Pickler
  11. ^ RIAA Search - Josh Gracin
  12. ^ RIAA Search - Bo Bice
  13. ^ RIAA Search - Taylor Hicks
  14. ^ RIAA Search - Elliott Yamin
  15. ^ Idol Chatter 1-16-2008
  16. ^ Idol Chatter 4-30-2008


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