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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)
9,500,000 		Thankful
(April 15, 2003)
RCA
2,800,000
2x Platinum
Peak: #1 		Breakaway
(November 30, 2004)
RCA
5,900,000
6x Platinum
Peak: #3 		My December
(June 26, 2007)
RCA Records
759,000
Platinum
Peak: #2
2. Carrie Underwood
(Season 4, Winner)
8,260,000 		Some Hearts
(November 15, 2005)
Arista Nashville
6,300,000
7x Platinum
Peak: #2 		Carnival Ride
(October 23, 2007)
Arista Nashville
1,960,000
2x Platinum
Peak: #1
3. Clay Aiken
(Season 2, Runner-Up)
4,777,000 		Measure of a Man
(October 13, 2003)
RCA Records
2,800,000
3x Platinum
Peak: #1 		Merry Christmas with Love
(November 16, 2004)
RCA Records
1,400,000
Platinum
Peak: #4 		A Thousand Different Ways
(September 19, 2006)
RCA Records
524,000
Gold
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)
3,940,000 		Daughtry
(November 21, 2006)
19 Recordings/RCA
3,940,000
3x Platinum
Peak: #1
5. Ruben Studdard
(Season 2, Winner)
2,467,000 		Soulful
(December 9, 2003)
J
1,779,000
Platinum
Peak: #1 		I Need An Angel
(November 23, 2004)
J
451,000
Gold
Peak: #20 		The Return
(October 17, 2006)
J/19
237,000
N/A
Peak: #8
6. Fantasia
(Season 3, Winner)
2,311,000 		Free Yourself
(November 23, 2004)
J
1,800,000
Platinum
Peak: #8 		Fantasia
(December 12, 2006)
J
511,000
Gold
Peak: #19
7. Kellie Pickler
(Season 5, 6th Place)
742,000 		Small Town Girl
(October 31, 2006)
BNA Records
742,000
Gold
Peak: #9
8. Bo Bice
(Season 4, Runner-Up)
716,000 		The Real Thing
(December 13, 2005)
RCA
670,000
Gold
Peak: #4 		See the Light
(October 23, 2007)
StratArt
46,000
N/A
Peak: #150
9. Josh Gracin
(Season 2, 4th Place)
713,000 		Josh Gracin
(June 15, 2004)
Lyric Street
695,000
Gold
Peak: #11 		We Weren't Crazy
(April 1, 2008)
Lyric Street
18,000
N/A
Peak: #33
10. Taylor Hicks
(Season 5, Winner)
701,000 		Taylor Hicks
(December 12, 2006)
Arista Records
701,000
Platinum
Peak: #2
11. Jordin Sparks
(Season 6, Winner)
631,000 		Jordin Sparks
(November 20, 2007)
Jive
631,000
Gold
Peak: #10
12. Elliott Yamin
(Season 5, 3rd Place)
584,000 		Elliott Yamin
(March 20, 2007)
Hickory Records,
RED Distribution
503,000
Gold
Peak: #3 		Sounds of the Season
(November 2007)
81,000
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)
 370,000
14. Bucky Covington
(Season 5, 8th Place)
 335,000
15. William Hung
(Season 3, Rejected at Auditions)
295,000
16. Blake Lewis
(Season 6, Runner-Up)
 		286,000
17. Kimberley Locke
(Season 2, 3rd Place)
 234,000
18. Diana DeGarmo
(Season 3, Runner-Up)
 166,000
19. Justin Guarini
(Season 1, Runner-Up)
 143,000
20. Tamyra Gray
(Season 1, 4th Place)
 		123,000
21. Mandisa
(Season 5, 9th Place)
 76,000
22. LaToya London
(Season 3, 4th Place)
 58,000
23. George Huff
(Season 3, 5th Place)
 48,000
  • Miracles (2005) did not chart
24. Constantine Maroulis
(Season 4, 6th Place)
 25,000
25. Mario Vazquez
(Season 4, Top 13)
 23,000
26. RJ Helton
(Season 1, 5th Place)
 22,000
27. John Stevens
(Season 3, 6th Place)
 21,000
  • Red (2005) did not chart
27. Paris Bennett
(Season 5, 5th Place)
 21,000
29. Jasmine Trias
(Season 3, 3rd Place)
 14,000
30. Carmen Rasmusen
(Season 2, 6th Place)
 		5,400
31. Jim Verraros
(Season 1, 9th Place)
 4,300
  • Rollercoaster (2005) did not chart
32. Ayla Brown
(Season 5, Top 16)
 		3,000
33. Corey Clark
(Season 2, 9th Place)
 2,500
34. Jon Peter Lewis
(Season 3, 8th Place)
 		1,100
  • Stories from Hollywood (2006) did not chart

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