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This first list only includes contestants with at least one certified album, and the totals do not include EPs, digital-only albums, or pre-Idol recordings.
| Idol Contestant Total Sales |
2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kelly Clarkson (Season 1, Winner) 9,520,000 |
Thankful (April 15, 2003) RCA 2,710,000[1] 2x Platinum[2] Peak: #1 |
Breakaway (November 30, 2004) RCA 6,030,000[1] 6x Platinum[2] Peak: #3 |
My December (June 26, 2007) RCA Records 780,000[1] Platinum[2] Peak: #2 |
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| 2. | Carrie Underwood (Season 4, Winner) 9,150,000 |
Some Hearts (November 15, 2005) Arista Nashville 6,630,000[1] 7x Platinum[3] Peak: #2 |
Carnival Ride (October 23, 2007) Arista Nashville 2,520,000[1] 2x Platinum[3] Peak: #1 |
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| 3. | Clay Aiken (Season 2, Runner-Up) 4,794,000 |
Measure of a Man (October 13, 2003)[4] RCA Records 2,780,000 2x Platinum[5] Peak: #1 |
Merry Christmas with Love (November 16, 2004) RCA Records 1,370,000[1] Platinum[5] Peak: #4 |
A Thousand Different Ways (September 19, 2006) RCA Records 528,000[6] Gold[5] Peak: #2 |
On My Way Here (May 6, 2008) RCA Records 156,000[1][7] N/A Peak: #4 | |||
| 4. | Chris Daughtry/Daughtry (Season 5, 4th Place) 4,310,000 |
Daughtry (November 21, 2006) 19 Recordings/RCA Records 4,310,000[1] 4x Platinum[8] Peak: #1 |
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| 5. | Ruben Studdard (Season 2, Winner) 2,493,000 |
Soulful (December 9, 2003) J Records 1,790,000[4] Platinum[9] Peak: #1 |
I Need an Angel (November 23, 2004) J Records 456,000[4] Gold[9] Peak: #20 |
The Return (October 17, 2006) J Records/19 238,000[10] N/A Peak: #8 |
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| 6. | Fantasia (Season 3, Winner) 2,289,000 |
Free Yourself (November 23, 2004) J Records 1,770,000[4] Platinum[11] Peak: #8 |
Fantasia (December 12, 2006) J Records 519,000[1] Gold[11] Peak: #19 |
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| 7. | Jordin Sparks (Season 6, Winner) 971,000 |
Jordin Sparks (November 20, 2007) Jive 971,000[4] Platinum[12] Peak: #10 |
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| 8. | Kellie Pickler (Season 5, 6th Place) 927,000 |
Small Town Girl (October 31, 2006) BNA Records 798,000[1] Gold[13] Peak: #9 |
Kellie Pickler (September 30, 2008) BNA Records 129,000[1] N/A Peak: #9 | |||||
| 9. | Josh Gracin (Season 2, 4th Place) 771,000 |
Josh Gracin (June 15, 2004) Lyric Street 700,000[1] Gold[14] Peak: #11 |
We Weren't Crazy (April 1, 2008) Lyric Street 71,000[1] N/A Peak: #33 | |||||
| 10. | Bo Bice (Season 4, Runner-Up) 734,000 |
The Real Thing (December 13, 2005) RCA Records 672,000[15][16] Gold[17] Peak: #4 |
See the Light (October 23, 2007) StratArt 62,000[1] N/A Peak: #150 |
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| 11. | Taylor Hicks (Season 5, Winner) 707,000 |
Taylor Hicks (December 12, 2006) Arista Records 703,000[18] Platinum[19] Peak: #2 |
Early Works (August 12, 2008) Modern Whomp Records 4,000[1] N/A Peak: did not chart | |||||
| 12. | Elliott Yamin (Season 5, 3rd Place) 610,000 |
Elliott Yamin (March 20, 2007) Hickory Records, RED Distribution 518,000[1] Gold[20] Peak: #3 Sounds of the Season (October 14, 2007) Hickory Records, RED Distribution 81,000[21] N/A Peak: #32 |
My Kind of Holiday (October 7, 2008) TRP Records, Fontana Distribution 11,000[1] N/A Peak: did not chart |
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| 13. | Jennifer Hudson (Season 3, 7th Place) 504,000 |
Jennifer Hudson (September 30, 2008) Arista Records 504,000[1] Gold[22] Peak: #2 |
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Idol Chatter 12-17-08
- ^ a b c RIAA Search - Kelly Clarkson
- ^ a b RIAA Search - Carrie Underwood
- ^ a b c d e Idol Chatter 10-1-2008 Cite error: The named reference "Idol Chatter 10-1-2008" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b c RIAA Search - Clay Aiken
- ^ Idol Chatter 10-29-08
- ^ Caulfield, Keith. "Neil Diamond Shines With First No. 1 Album". Billboard. May 14, 2008.
- ^ RIAA Search - Daughtry
- ^ a b RIAA Search - Ruben Studdard
- ^ Idol Chatter 6-11-2008
- ^ a b RIAA Search - Fantasia
- ^ RIAA Search — Jordin Sparks
- ^ RIAA Search - Kellie Pickler
- ^ RIAA Search - Josh Gracin
- ^ Idol Chatter 9-10-2008
- ^ Idol Chatter 1-10-2008
- ^ RIAA Search - Bo Bice
- ^ [1]
- ^ RIAA Search - Taylor Hicks
- ^ RIAA Search - Elliott Yamin
- ^ Idol Chatter 1-16-2008
- ^ RIAA Search - Jennifer Hudson