Top-selling American Idol alumni
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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.
[edit] RIAA Certified Albums
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 |
First Album | Second Album | Third Album | Fourth Album | |
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| 1. | Kelly Clarkson (Season 1, Winner) 9,464,000 |
Thankful (April 15, 2003) RCA 2,700,000[1] 2x Platinum[2] Peak: #1 |
Breakaway (November 30, 2004) RCA 5,996,000[3] 6x platinum[2] Peak: #3 |
My December (June 26, 2007) RCA Records 768,000[3] Platinum[2] Peak: #2 |
Fourth Studio Album (October, 2008) |
| 2. | Carrie Underwood (Season 4, Winner) 8,610,000 |
Some Hearts (November 15, 2005) Arista Nashville 6,450,000[3] 7x Platinum[4] Peak: #2 |
Carnival Ride (October 23, 2007) Arista Nashville 2,160,000[3] 2x Platinum[4] Peak: #1 |
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| 3. | Clay Aiken (Season 2, Runner-Up) 4,864,000 |
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 527,000[3] Gold[6] Peak: #2 |
On My Way Here (May 6, 2008) RCA Records 137,000[3][7] N/A Peak: #4 |
| 4. | Chris Daughtry/Daughtry (Season 5, 4th Place) 4,100,000 |
Daughtry (November 21, 2006) 19 Recordings/RCA 4,100,000[3] 4x Platinum[8] Peak: #1 |
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| 5. | Ruben Studdard (Season 2, Winner) 2,488,000 |
Soulful (December 9, 2003) J 1,800,000[5] Platinum[9] Peak: #1 |
I Need an Angel (November 23, 2004) J 451,000[5] Gold[9] Peak: #20 |
The Return (October 17, 2006) J/19 237,000[3] N/A Peak: #8 |
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| 6. | Fantasia (Season 3, Winner) 2,314,000 |
Free Yourself (November 23, 2004) J 1,800,000[5] Platinum[10] Peak: #8 |
Fantasia (December 12, 2006) J 514,000[3] Gold[10] Peak: #19 |
Third Studio Album (January, 2009) |
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| 7. | Kellie Pickler (Season 5, 6th Place) 766,000 |
Small Town Girl (October 31, 2006) BNA Records 766,000[3] Gold[11] Peak: #9 |
Second Studio Album (August, 2008) |
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| 8. | Josh Gracin (Season 2, 4th Place) 743,000 |
Josh Gracin (June 15, 2004) Lyric Street 695,000[5] Gold[12] Peak: #11 |
We Weren't Crazy (April 1, 2008) Lyric Street 48,000[3] N/A Peak: #33 |
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| 9. | Bo Bice (Season 4, Runner-Up) 726,000 |
The Real Thing (December 13, 2005) RCA 670,000[5] Gold[13] Peak: #4 |
See the Light (October 23, 2007) StratArt 56,000[3] N/A Peak: #150 |
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| 10. | Taylor Hicks (Season 5, Winner) 702,000 |
Taylor Hicks (December 12, 2006) Arista Records 702,000[14] Platinum[15] Peak: #2 |
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| 11. | Elliott Yamin (Season 5, 3rd Place) 591,000 |
Elliott Yamin (March 20, 2007) Hickory Records, RED Distribution 510,000[3] Gold[16] Peak: #3 |
Sounds of the Season (October 14, 2007) Hickory Records, RED Distribution 81,000[17] N/A Peak: #32 |
Second Studio Album (November, 2008) |
[edit] 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 EPs, digital albums, or pre-Idol recordings):
| Former Contestant | Total Sales | Albums | |
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| 1. | Jordin Sparks (Season 6, Winner) |
804,000[3][18] |
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| 2. | Katharine McPhee (Season 5, Runner-Up) |
371,000[3] |
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| 3. | Bucky Covington (Season 5, 8th Place) |
346,000[3] |
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| 4. | Blake Lewis (Season 6, Runner-Up) |
298,000[3] |
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| 5. | William Hung (Season 3, Rejected at Auditions) |
295,000[citation needed] |
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| 6. | Kimberley Locke (Season 2, 3rd Place) |
234,000[5][3] |
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| 7. | Diana DeGarmo (Season 3, Runner-Up) |
166,000[5] |
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| 8. | Justin Guarini (Season 1, Runner-Up) |
143,000[5] |
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| 9. | Tamyra Gray (Season 1, 4th Place) |
123,000[5] |
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| 10. | Mandisa (Season 5, 9th Place) |
92,000[3] |
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| 11. | LaToya London (Season 3, 4th Place) |
58,000[5] |
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| 12. | Phil Stacey (Season 6, 6th Place) |
29,000[3] |
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| 12. | George Huff (Season 3, 5th Place) |
29,000[5] |
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| 14. | Constantine Maroulis (Season 4, 6th Place) |
25,000[3] |
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| 15. | Mario Vazquez (Season 4, Top 13) |
23,000[citation needed] |
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| 16. | RJ Helton (Season 1, 5th Place) |
22,000[5] |
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| 16. | Paris Bennett (Season 5, 5th Place) |
22,000[3] |
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| 18. | John Stevens (Season 3, 6th Place) |
21,000[5] |
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| 19. | Jasmine Trias (Season 3, 3rd Place) |
14,000[5] |
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| 20. | Chris Sligh (Season 6, 10th Place) |
11,000[3] |
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| 21. | Jim Verraros (Season 1, 9th Place) |
4,300[5] |
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| 22. | Carmen Rasmusen (Season 2, 6th Place) |
3,100[5] |
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| 23. | Ayla Brown (Season 5, Top 16) |
3,000[citation needed] |
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| 24. | Corey Clark (Season 2, 9th Place) |
2,600[5] |
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| 25. | Jon Peter Lewis (Season 3, 8th Place) |
1,100[5] |
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[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Idol Chatter 4-2-2008
- ^ a b c RIAA Search - Kelly Clarkson
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Idol Chatter 6-11-2008
- ^ a b RIAA Search - Carrie Underwood
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Idol Chatter 1-10-2008
- ^ a b c RIAA Search - Clay Aiken
- ^ Caulfield, Keith. "Neil Diamond Shines With First No. 1 Album". Billboard. May 14, 2008.
- ^ RIAA Search - Daughtry
- ^ a b RIAA Search - Ruben Studdard
- ^ a b RIAA Search - Fantasia
- ^ RIAA Search - Kellie Pickler
- ^ RIAA Search - Josh Gracin
- ^ RIAA Search - Bo Bice
- ^ Idol Chatter 5-7-2008
- ^ RIAA Search - Taylor Hicks
- ^ RIAA Search - Elliott Yamin
- ^ Idol Chatter 1-16-2008
- ^ http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/15341 Bun B Trill Enough For No 2 Spot, Mariah Carey Slipping Away, The Cool Kids' Debut Is Child's Play
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