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| '''[[Fantasia Barrino]]'''<br /><small>(season 3, winner)</small><br />3,300,000<ref name="Billboard Album sales 2016" /> |
| '''[[Fantasia Barrino]]'''<br /><small>(season 3, winner)</small><br />3,300,000<ref name="Billboard Album sales 2016" /> |
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| ''[[Free Yourself]]''<br /><small>(November 23, 2004)<br />J Records</small><br />1,839,000<ref name="Yahoo Chart Watch 03-27-2013"/><br /><small>Platinum<ref name="RIAA Search — Fantasia">[http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Fantasia&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 - Fantasia]</ref><br />Peak: #8</small> |
| ''[[Free Yourself]]''<br /><small>(November 23, 2004)<br />J Records</small><br />1,839,000<ref name="Yahoo Chart Watch 03-27-2013"/><br /><small>Platinum<ref name="RIAA Search — Fantasia">[http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Fantasia&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 - Fantasia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151606/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1 |date=2015-09-24 }}</ref><br />Peak: #8</small> |
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| ''[[Fantasia (Fantasia Barrino album)|Fantasia]]''<br /><small>(December 12, 2006)<br />J Records</small><br />530,000<ref name="Fantasia Moves Forward Despite Personal Challenges">[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/956754/fantasia-moves-forward-despite-personal-challenges Fantasia Moves Forward Despite Personal Challenges]</ref><br /><small>Gold<ref name="RIAA Search — Fantasia"/><br />Peak: #19</small> |
| ''[[Fantasia (Fantasia Barrino album)|Fantasia]]''<br /><small>(December 12, 2006)<br />J Records</small><br />530,000<ref name="Fantasia Moves Forward Despite Personal Challenges">[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/956754/fantasia-moves-forward-despite-personal-challenges Fantasia Moves Forward Despite Personal Challenges]</ref><br /><small>Gold<ref name="RIAA Search — Fantasia"/><br />Peak: #19</small> |
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| ''[[Back to Me (Fantasia album)|Back to Me]]''<br /><small>(August 24, 2010)<br />J Records</small><br />490,000<ref name="Billboard Fantasia Talks 'Side Effects of You' Album and Confidence 05-03-2013">[http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/1560639/fantasia-talks-side-effects-of-you-album-confidence]</ref><br /><small>N/A</small><br /><small>Peak: #2</small> |
| ''[[Back to Me (Fantasia album)|Back to Me]]''<br /><small>(August 24, 2010)<br />J Records</small><br />490,000<ref name="Billboard Fantasia Talks 'Side Effects of You' Album and Confidence 05-03-2013">[http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/1560639/fantasia-talks-side-effects-of-you-album-confidence]</ref><br /><small>N/A</small><br /><small>Peak: #2</small> |
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| '''[[Scotty McCreery]]'''<br /><small>(season 10, winner)</small><br />2,165,000<ref name="Billboard Album sales 2016" /><!-- 2,165,000 including EP as of March 24, 2016 --> |
| '''[[Scotty McCreery]]'''<br /><small>(season 10, winner)</small><br />2,165,000<ref name="Billboard Album sales 2016" /><!-- 2,165,000 including EP as of March 24, 2016 --> |
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| ''[[Clear as Day]]''<br /><small>(October 4, 2011)<br />Mercury Nashville</small><br />1,166,000<ref name="Idol Chatter 04-21-2013">{{cite news|title='Idol' sales: Scotty's new single, more |url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/idolchatter/2013/04/21/american-idol-sales-update-scotty-mccreery/2101419/ |last=Mansfield |first=Brian |work=Idol Chatter |publisher=USA Today |date=2013-04-21 |accessdate=April 21, 2013}}</ref><br /><small>Platinum{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Clear as Day|artist=Scotty McCreery}}<br />Peak: #1</small> |
| ''[[Clear as Day]]''<br /><small>(October 4, 2011)<br />Mercury Nashville</small><br />1,166,000<ref name="Idol Chatter 04-21-2013">{{cite news|title='Idol' sales: Scotty's new single, more |url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/idolchatter/2013/04/21/american-idol-sales-update-scotty-mccreery/2101419/ |last=Mansfield |first=Brian |work=Idol Chatter |publisher=USA Today |date=2013-04-21 |accessdate=April 21, 2013}}</ref><br /><small>Platinum{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Clear as Day|artist=Scotty McCreery}}<br />Peak: #1</small> |
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| ''[[Christmas With Scotty McCreery]]''<br /><small>(October 16, 2012)<br />Mercury Nashville</small><br />382,000<ref name="Roughstock 12-18-2013">{{cite news|title=Country Album Chart News: The Week of December 18, 2013: Garth Brooks, Duck Dynasty, Cassadee Pope, Parmalee, & Scotty McCreery|url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-album-chart-news-the-week-of-december-18-2013-garth-brooks-duck-dynasty-cassadee-pope-parmalee-scotty-mccreery |last= |
| ''[[Christmas With Scotty McCreery]]''<br /><small>(October 16, 2012)<br />Mercury Nashville</small><br />382,000<ref name="Roughstock 12-18-2013">{{cite news|title=Country Album Chart News: The Week of December 18, 2013: Garth Brooks, Duck Dynasty, Cassadee Pope, Parmalee, & Scotty McCreery |url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-album-chart-news-the-week-of-december-18-2013-garth-brooks-duck-dynasty-cassadee-pope-parmalee-scotty-mccreery |last=Bjorke |first=Matt |publisher=Roughstock |date=December 18, 2013 |accessdate=December 18, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219092023/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-album-chart-news-the-week-of-december-18-2013-garth-brooks-duck-dynasty-cassadee-pope-parmalee-scotty-mccreery |archivedate=December 19, 2013 |df= }}</ref><br /><small>Gold{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Christmas with Scotty McCreery|artist=Scotty McCreery}}<br />Peak: #4</small> |
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|| ''[[See You Tonight]]''<br /><small>(October 15, 2013)<br />Mercury Nashville</small><br />269,900<ref>{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2015/04/34260-country-album-chart-report-april-15-2015/ |title=Country Album Chart Report For April 15, 2015 |author= Matt Bjorke |date= April 15, 2015 |work=Roughstock }} Sales figure given [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EU88r4wxrG4FTpfeCEwITPzwOmXju-uOIenH4ILNNG0/edit#gid=0 here]</ref><br /><small>N/A<br />Peak: #6</small> |
|| ''[[See You Tonight]]''<br /><small>(October 15, 2013)<br />Mercury Nashville</small><br />269,900<ref>{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2015/04/34260-country-album-chart-report-april-15-2015/ |title=Country Album Chart Report For April 15, 2015 |author= Matt Bjorke |date= April 15, 2015 |work=Roughstock }} Sales figure given [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EU88r4wxrG4FTpfeCEwITPzwOmXju-uOIenH4ILNNG0/edit#gid=0 here]</ref><br /><small>N/A<br />Peak: #6</small> |
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|[[Diana DeGarmo]] <small><br />(Season 3, Runner-Up)</small><br /> |
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|168,000<ref name="Yahoo Chart Watch Extra Mar 20, 2009">[http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/30573/chart-watch-extra-the-american-idol-alumni-association/ Chart Watch Extra: The American Idol Alumni Association]</ref></small> |
|168,000<ref name="Yahoo Chart Watch Extra Mar 20, 2009">[http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/30573/chart-watch-extra-the-american-idol-alumni-association/ Chart Watch Extra: The American Idol Alumni Association] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090323232219/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/30573/chart-watch-extra-the-american-idol-alumni-association |date=2009-03-23 }}</ref></small> |
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* ''[[Blue Skies (Diana DeGarmo album)|Blue Skies]]'' (2004) #52 |
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* ''[[Princess P]]'' (2007) #133 — 22,000 <ref name="Idol Chatter 6-11-2008">[ |
* ''[[Princess P]]'' (2007) #133 — 22,000 <ref name="Idol Chatter 6-11-2008">[https://web.archive.org/web/20080615132722/http://blogs.usatoday.com/idolchatter/2008/06/idol-sales-slum.html#more Idol Chatter 6-11-2008] archived post</ref> |
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* ''A Royal Christmas'' (2008) <small>did not chart</small> — 300 <ref name="Idol Chatter 12-31-2008"/> |
* ''A Royal Christmas'' (2008) <small>did not chart</small> — 300 <ref name="Idol Chatter 12-31-2008"/> |
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Revision as of 02:40, 17 May 2017
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 U.S. only.
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.
Contestant Total sales |
First album | Second album | Third album | Fourth album | Fifth album | Sixth album | Seventh album | |
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1. | Carrie Underwood (season 4, winner) 16,261,000 |
Some Hearts (November 15, 2005) Arista Nashville 7,450,000[1] 8x Platinum[2] Peak: #2 |
Carnival Ride (October 23, 2007) Arista Nashville 3,400,000[3] 4x Platinum[4] Peak: #1 |
Play On (November 3, 2009) Arista Nashville 2,300,000[3] 3x Platinum[5] Peak: #1 |
Blown Away (May 1, 2012) Arista Nashville 1,794,800[6] 2x Platinum[7] Peak: #1 |
Storyteller (October 23, 2015) Arista Nashville 752,100[8] Platinum[9] Peak: #2 |
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2. | Kelly Clarkson (season 1, winner) 13,982,000[10] |
Thankful (April 15, 2003) RCA 2,776,000[11] 2x Platinum[12] Peak: #1 |
Breakaway (November 30, 2004) RCA 6,307,000[13] 6x Platinum[14] Peak: #3 |
My December (June 26, 2007) RCA 848,000[11] Platinum[15] Peak: #2 |
All I Ever Wanted (March 10, 2009) RCA 974,000[11] N/A Peak: #1 |
Stronger (October 24, 2011) RCA 1,106,000[16] Platinum[17] Peak: #2 |
Wrapped in Red (October 29, 2013) RCA 785,000[18] Platinum[19] Peak: #3 |
Piece by Piece (March 3, 2015) RCA 153,000[20] Gold Peak: #1 |
3. | Chris Daughtry (as Daughtry) (season 5, 4th place) 7,352,000[10] |
Daughtry (November 21, 2006) RCA 5,040,000[1] 4x Platinum[21] Peak: #1 |
Leave This Town (July 14, 2009) RCA 1,357,000[22] Platinum[21] Peak: #1 |
Break the Spell (November 21, 2011) RCA 513,000[23] Gold[24] Peak: #8 |
Baptized (November 19, 2013) RCA 270,000[25] N/A Peak: #6 |
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4. | Clay Aiken (season 2, runner-up) 5,069,000[10] |
Measure of a Man (October 14, 2003) RCA 2,786,000[26] 2x Platinum[27] Peak: #1 |
Merry Christmas with Love (November 16, 2004) RCA 1,416,000[28] Platinum[27] Peak: #4 |
A Thousand Different Ways (September 19, 2006) RCA 531,000[29] Gold[27] Peak: #2 |
On My Way Here (May 6, 2008) RCA 165,000[29] N/A Peak: #4 |
Tried and True / Steadfast (June 1, 2010) / (March 26, 2012) Decca / Universal 80,000 note 1[30] N/A Peak: #9 / #120 |
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5. | Fantasia Barrino (season 3, winner) 3,300,000[10] |
Free Yourself (November 23, 2004) J Records 1,839,000[26] Platinum[31] Peak: #8 |
Fantasia (December 12, 2006) J Records 530,000[32] Gold[31] Peak: #19 |
Back to Me (August 24, 2010) J Records 490,000[33] N/A Peak: #2 |
Side Effects of You (April 23, 2013) RCA 300,000[34] Peak: #2 |
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6. | Ruben Studdard (season 2, winner) 2,644,000[10] |
Soulful (December 9, 2003) J Records 1,792,000[26] Platinum[35] Peak: #1 |
I Need an Angel (November 23, 2004) J Records 483,000[36] Gold[35] Peak: #20 |
The Return (October 17, 2006) J Records 238,000[36] N/A Peak: #8 |
Love Is (May 19, 2009) Hickory Records 50,000[37] N/A Peak: #36 |
Letters from Birmingham (March 13, 2012) Shanachie 17,000[38] N/A Peak: #150 |
Unconditional Love (February 4, 2014) The Verve Music Group 6,000[39] N/A Peak: #46 |
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7. | Scotty McCreery (season 10, winner) 2,165,000[10] |
Clear as Day (October 4, 2011) Mercury Nashville 1,166,000[40] Platinum[41] Peak: #1 |
Christmas With Scotty McCreery (October 16, 2012) Mercury Nashville 382,000[42] Gold[43] Peak: #4 |
See You Tonight (October 15, 2013) Mercury Nashville 269,900[44] N/A Peak: #6 |
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8. | Kellie Pickler (season 5, 6th place) 1,557,000[10] |
Small Town Girl (October 31, 2006) BNA 900,000[45] Gold[46] Peak: #9 |
Kellie Pickler (September 30, 2008) BNA 470,000[45] N/A Peak: #9 |
100 Proof (January 24, 2012) BNA 90,000[45] N/A Peak: #7 |
The Woman I Am November 11, 2013 Black River Entertainment 47,000[47] N/A Peak: #19 |
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9. | David Cook (season 7, winner) 1,510,000[3] |
David Cook (November 18, 2008) RCA 1,380,000[22] Platinum[48] Peak: #3 |
This Loud Morning (June 28, 2011) RCA 133,000[49] N/A Peak: #7 |
Digital Vein (September 18, 2015) InGrooves Music 11,000[50] N/A Peak: #35 |
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10. | Phillip Phillips (season 11, winner) 1,490,000[10] |
The World from the Side of the Moon (November 19, 2012) Interscope 1,033,000[51] Platinum[52] Peak: #4 |
Behind the Light (May 19, 2014) Interscope 123,000[53] N/A Peak: #7 |
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11. | Jennifer Hudson (season 3, 7th place) 1,446,000[54] |
Jennifer Hudson (September 30, 2008) Arista 839,000[55] Gold[56] Peak: #2 |
I Remember Me (March 22, 2011) Arista 459,000[57] Gold[56] Peak: #2 |
JHUD (September 23, 2014) RCA 61,000[53] N/A Peak: #10 |
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12. | Jordin Sparks (season 6, winner) 1,313,000[58] |
Jordin Sparks (November 20, 2007) Jive 1,056,000[22] Platinum[59] Peak: #10 |
Battlefield (July 21, 2009) Jive 190,000[60] N/A Peak: #7 |
Right Here, Right Now (August 21, 2015) Louder Than Life N/A Peak: #161 |
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13. | Adam Lambert (season 8, runner-up) 1,291,000[61] |
For Your Entertainment (November 23, 2009) RCA 863,000[62] Gold[63] Peak: #3 |
Trespassing (May 15, 2012) RCA 197,000[64] N/A Peak: #1 |
The Original High (June 16, 2015) Warner Bros Records 52,000[65] N/A Peak: #3 |
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14. | David Archuleta (season 7, runner-up) 1,156,000[54] |
David Archuleta (November 11, 2008) Jive 765,000[66] Gold[67] Peak: #2 |
Christmas from the Heart (October 13, 2009) Jive 246,000[68] N/A Peak: #30 |
The Other Side of Down (October 5, 2010) Jive 67,000[66] N/A Peak: #13 |
Begin. (August 7, 2012) Highway Records 14,000[69] N/A Peak: #28 |
No Matter How Far (2013) E1 Music 5,000[70] N/A Peak: #110 |
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15. | Josh Gracin (season 2, 4th place) 804,000[58] |
Josh Gracin (June 15, 2004) Lyric Street 703,000[71] Gold[72] Peak: #11 |
We Weren't Crazy (April 1, 2008) Lyric Street 86,000[73] N/A Peak: #33 |
Redemption (November 8, 2011) Average Joe's 4,000[74] N/A Peak: N/A |
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16. | Taylor Hicks (season 5, winner) 768,000[54] |
Taylor Hicks (December 12, 2006) Arista 705,000[55] Platinum[75] Peak: #2 |
The Distance (March 10, 2009) Modern Whomp 52,000[71] N/A Peak: #58 |
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17. | Bo Bice (season 4, runner-up) 757,000[54] |
The Real Thing (December 13, 2005) RCA 673,000[55] Gold[76] Peak: #4 |
See the Light (October 23, 2007) StratArt 62,000[77] N/A Peak: #150 |
3 (May 18, 2010) Saguaro Road 11,000[78] N/A Peak: #154 |
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18. | Elliott Yamin (season 5, 3rd place) 696,000[58] |
Elliott Yamin (March 20, 2007) Hickory Records RED Distribution 527,000[79] Gold[80] Peak: #3 |
Sounds of the Season (October 14, 2007) Hickory Records 81,000[81] N/A Peak: #32 |
My Kind of Holiday (October 7, 2008) TRP Records, Fontana Distribution 27,000[82] N/A Peak: #162 |
Fight For Love (May 5, 2009) Hickory Records 49,000[79] N/A Peak: #26 |
Let's Get to What's Real (March 27, 2012) E1/Purpose Music Group 2,000[83] N/A Peak: N/A |
^Note 1 Aiken's album, Tried & True was re-packaged and re-released by Decca under the new name, Steadfast, concurrent with his appearance on The Celebrity Apprentice in 2012
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 |
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19. | Mandisa (season 5, 9th place) |
928,000[84] |
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20. | Katharine McPhee (season 5, runner-up) |
475,000[54] |
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21. | Lauren Alaina (season 10, runner-up) |
442,300[54] |
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22. | Bucky Covington (season 5, 8th place) did not chart |
436,000 |
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23. | Blake Lewis (season 6, runner-up) |
413,000[58] |
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24. | Kris Allen (season 8, winner) |
401,600 |
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25. | William Hung (Season 3, Auditioner) |
242,000 |
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26. | Kimberley Locke (season 2, 3rd place) |
241,000[58] | |
27. | Crystal Bowersox (season 9, runner-up) |
230,000[58] |
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28. | Danny Gokey (season 8, 3rd place) |
204,000 |
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29. | James Durbin (season 10, 4th place) |
192,000 |
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30. | Lee DeWyze (season 9, winner) |
178,000 |
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31. | Diana DeGarmo (Season 3, Runner-Up) |
168,000[107] |
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32. | Justin Guarini (season 1, runner-up) |
146,000 |
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33. | Haley Reinhart (season 10, 3rd place) |
143,500 |
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34. | Colton Dixon (season 11, 7th place) |
128,000 |
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35. | Tamyra Gray (season 1, 4th place) |
123,000[100] |
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36. | Jason Castro (Season 7, 4th Place) |
105,000 |
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37. | Allison Iraheta (Season 8, 4th Place) |
103,000[114] |
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38. | Melinda Doolittle (season 6, 3rd place) |
91,000[115] |
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39. | Casey James (season 9, 3rd place) |
[40] | 77,000
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40. | Chris Sligh (season 6, 10th place) |
64,000 | |
41. | LaToya London (Season 3, 4th Place) |
[100] | 58,000
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42. | Phil Stacey (season 6, 6th place) |
58,000 |
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43. | Mario Vazquez (season 4, Top 12) |
[118] | 56,000
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44. | George Huff (season 3, 5th place) |
52,000 | |
45. | Brooke White (season 7, 5th place) |
[119] | 48,000
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46. | Carly Smithson (as a part of We Are the Fallen) (Season 7, 6th Place) |
[121] | 41,000
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47. | Jessica Sanchez (Season 11, Runnerup) |
38,000 |
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48. | Kristy Lee Cook (season 7, 7th place) |
[122] | 32,000
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49. | Candice Glover (Season 12, Winner) |
[123] | 27,000
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50. | Casey Abrams (season 10, 6th place) |
27,000[124] |
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51. | Constantine Maroulis (season 4, 6th place) |
25,000[125] |
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52. | Caleb Johnson (season 13, winner) |
[126] | 24,000
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53. | Paris Bennett (season 5, 5th place) |
22,300 |
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54. | R. J. Helton (season 1, 5th place) |
[100] | 22,000
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55. | John Stevens (Season 3, 6th Place) |
[100] | 21,000
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56. | Michael Johns (season 7, 8th place) |
[115] | 20,000
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57. | Jasmine Trias (season 3, 3rd place) |
[100] | 14,000
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58. | Ace Young (season 5, 7th place) |
[77] | 10,000
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59. | LaKisha Jones (season 6, 4th place) |
[115] | 7,000
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60. | Nick Fradiani (season 14, winner) |
[128] | 5,000
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61. | Danny Noriega (season 7, semi) |
[129] | 5,000
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62. | Jim Verraros (season 1, 9th place) |
[100] | 4,300
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63. | Carmen Rasmusen (season 2, 6th place) |
[100] | 3,100
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64. | Kimberly Caldwell (season 2, 7th place) |
[87] | 3,000
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65. | Ayla Brown (season 5, Top 16) |
[130] | 3,000
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66. | Corey Clark (season 2, 9th place) |
[100] | 2,600
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67. | Tim Halperin (Season 10, Semifinal) |
[131] | 2,000
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68. | Jon Peter Lewis (Season 3, 8th Place) |
1,600 | |
69. | Michael Sarver (season 8, 10th place) |
[133] | 1,000
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70. | Josiah Leming (season 7, Hollywood round) |
[78] | 1,000
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71. | Kree Harrison (season 12, 2nd place) |
[134] | 900
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References
- ^ a b "Adele's '25' Hits 5 Million Sold in U.S. | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
- ^ "American album certifications – Carrie Underwood – Some Hearts". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ a b c Trust, Gary (October 11, 2015). "Ask Billboard: Chart Beat's 'Piano Man' Returns!". Billboard.
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- ^ "American album certifications – Carrie Underwood – Play On". Recording Industry Association of America.
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- ^ "American album certifications – Carrie Underwood – Blown Away". Recording Industry Association of America.
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