List of American Idol alumni album sales in the United States

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
1. Carrie Underwood
(season 4, winner)
15,343,000
(15,900,000)[1]		 Some Hearts
(November 15, 2005)
Arista Nashville
7,450,000[2]
7x Platinum[3]
Peak: #2		 Carnival Ride
(October 23, 2007)
Arista Nashville
3,400,000[4]
3x Platinum[5]
Peak: #1		 Play On
(November 3, 2009)
Arista Nashville
2,300,000[4]
2x Platinum[6]
Peak: #1		 Blown Away
(May 1, 2012)
Arista Nashville
1,701,300[7]
Platinum[8]
Peak: #1		 Storyteller
(October 23, 2015)
Arista Nashville
491,600[9]
Gold[10]
Peak: #2
2. Kelly Clarkson
(season 1, winner)
12,949,000
(13,900,000)[4]		 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]
N/A
Peak: #1
3. Chris Daughtry
(as Daughtry)
(season 5, 4th place)
7,180,000
(7,302,000)[21]		 Daughtry
(November 21, 2006)
RCA
5,040,000[2]
4x Platinum[22]
Peak: #1		 Leave This Town
(July 14, 2009)
RCA
1,357,000[23]
Platinum[22]
Peak: #1		 Break the Spell
(November 21, 2011)
RCA
513,000[24]
Gold[25]
Peak: #8		 Baptized
(November 19, 2013)
RCA
270,000[26]
N/A
Peak: #6
4. Clay Aiken
(season 2, runner-up)
5,027,000[21]
(5,072,000)		 Measure of a Man
(October 14, 2003)
RCA
2,786,000[27]
2x Platinum[28]
Peak: #1		 Merry Christmas with Love
(November 16, 2004)
RCA
1,416,000[29]
Platinum[28]
Peak: #4		 A Thousand Different Ways
(September 19, 2006)
RCA
531,000[30]
Gold[28]
Peak: #2		 On My Way Here
(May 6, 2008)
RCA
165,000[30]
N/A
Peak: #4		 Tried and True / Steadfast
(June 1, 2010) / (March 26, 2012)
Decca / Universal
80,000 note 1[31]
N/A
Peak: #9 / #120
5. Fantasia Barrino
(season 3, winner)
3,176,000[21]
 Free Yourself
(November 23, 2004)
J Records
1,839,000[27]
Platinum[32]
Peak: #8		 Fantasia
(December 12, 2006)
J Records
530,000[33]
Gold[32]
Peak: #19		 Back to Me
(August 24, 2010)
J Records
490,000[34]
N/A
Peak: #2		 Side Effects of You
(April 23, 2013)
RCA
239,000[35]
Peak: #2
6. Ruben Studdard
(season 2, winner)
2,586,000
(2,590,000)[21]		 Soulful
(December 9, 2003)
J Records
1,792,000[27]
Platinum[36]
Peak: #1		 I Need an Angel
(November 23, 2004)
J Records
483,000[37]
Gold[36]
Peak: #20		 The Return
(October 17, 2006)
J Records
238,000[37]
N/A
Peak: #8		 Love Is
(May 19, 2009)
Hickory Records
50,000[38]
N/A
Peak: #36		 Letters from Birmingham
(March 13, 2012)
Shanachie
17,000[39]
N/A
Peak: #150		 Unconditional Love
(February 4, 2014)
The Verve Music Group
6,000[40]
N/A
Peak: #46
7. Scotty McCreery
(season 10, winner)
1,818,000
(2,096,000)[21]		 Clear as Day
(October 4, 2011)
Mercury Nashville
1,166,000[41]
Platinum[42]
Peak: #1		 Christmas With Scotty McCreery
(October 16, 2012)
Mercury Nashville
382,000[43]
Gold[44]
Peak: #4		 See You Tonight
(October 15, 2013)
Mercury Nashville
269,900[45]
N/A
Peak: #6
8. David Cook
(season 7, winner)
1,524,000
(1,532,800)		 David Cook
(November 18, 2008)
RCA
1,380,000[23]
Platinum[46]
Peak: #3		 This Loud Morning
(June 28, 2011)
RCA
133,000[47]
N/A
Peak: #7		 Digital Vein
(September 18, 2015)
InGrooves Music
11,000[48]
N/A
Peak: #35
9. Kellie Pickler
(season 5, 6th place)
1,507,000
 Small Town Girl
(October 31, 2006)
BNA
900,000[49]
Gold[50]
Peak: #9		 Kellie Pickler
(September 30, 2008)
BNA
470,000[49]
N/A
Peak: #9		 100 Proof
(January 24, 2012)
BNA
90,000[49]
N/A
Peak: #7		 The Woman I Am
November 11, 2013
Black River Entertainment
47,000[51]
N/A
Peak: #19
10. Jennifer Hudson
(season 3, 7th place)
1,446,000[21]		 Jennifer Hudson
(September 30, 2008)
Arista
839,000[52]
Gold[53]
Peak: #2		 I Remember Me
(March 22, 2011)
Arista
459,000[54]
Gold[53]
Peak: #2		 JHUD
(September 23, 2014)
RCA
61,000[55]
N/A
Peak: #10
11. Jordin Sparks
(season 6, winner)
1,246,000
(1,313,000)[56]		 Jordin Sparks
(November 20, 2007)
Jive
1,056,000[23]
Platinum[57]
Peak: #10		 Battlefield
(July 21, 2009)
Jive
190,000[58]
N/A
Peak: #7		 Right Here, Right Now
(August 21, 2015)
Louder Than Life
N/A
Peak: #161
12. Phillip Phillips
(season 11, winner)
1,156,000
(1,378,000)		 The World from the Side of the Moon
(November 19, 2012)
Interscope
1,033,000[59]
Platinum[60]
Peak: #4		 Behind the Light
(May 19, 2014)
Interscope
123,000[55]
N/A
Peak: #7
13. Adam Lambert
(season 8, runner-up)
1,112,000
(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
14. David Archuleta
(season 7, runner-up)
1,097,000
(1,156,000)[21]
 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
15. Josh Gracin
(season 2, 4th place)
804,000[56]		 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
16. Taylor Hicks
(season 5, winner)
768,000[21]
(785,500)		 Taylor Hicks
(December 12, 2006)
Arista
705,000[52]
Platinum[75]
Peak: #2		 The Distance
(March 10, 2009)
Modern Whomp
52,000[71]
N/A
Peak: #58
17. Bo Bice
(season 4, runner-up)
757,000
(757,000)[21]		 The Real Thing
(December 13, 2005)
RCA
673,000[52]
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
18. Elliott Yamin
(season 5, 3rd place)
696,000[56]		 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
19. Mandisa
(season 5, 9th place)
 852,000
(928,000)[84]
20. Katharine McPhee
(season 5, runner-up)
 475,000[21]
21. Bucky Covington
(season 5, 8th place)
did not chart		 436,000
22. Kris Allen
(season 8, winner)
 385,000
(401,600)
23. Blake Lewis
(season 6, runner-up)
 362,000
(413,000)[56]
24. Lauren Alaina
(season 10, runner-up)
 303,000[97]
(424,000)[21]
25. William Hung
(Season 3, Auditioner)
 242,000
  • Inspiration (2004) #34 — 200,000[98]
  • Hung for the Holidays (2004) did not chart — 35,000[99]
  • Miracle: Happy Summer from William Hung (2005) did not chart — 7,000[99]
26. Kimberley Locke
(season 2, 3rd place)
 241,000[56]
27. Crystal Bowersox
(season 9, runner-up)
 213,000
(230,000)[56]
28. Danny Gokey
(season 8, 3rd place)
 204,000
29. Diana DeGarmo
(Season 3, Runner-Up)
 168,000[104]
30. Lee DeWyze
(season 9, winner)
 156,000
(178,000)
31. Justin Guarini
(season 1, runner-up)
 146,000
(146,000)
32. Colton Dixon
(season 11, 7th place)
 128,000
33. Tamyra Gray
(season 1, 4th place)
 123,000[100]
34. James Durbin
(season 10, 4th place)
 121,000[108]
(192,000)
35. Allison Iraheta
(Season 8, 4th Place)
 103,000[109]
36. Jason Castro
(Season 7, 4th Place)
 92,000
(105,000)
37. Casey James
(season 9, 3rd place)
 77,000[41]
38. Chris Sligh
(season 6, 10th place)
 64,000
(65,700)
  • Running Back to You (2008) #190 — 54,000[113]
  • The Anatomy of Broken (2010) did not chart — 10,000[114]
39. Haley Reinhart
(season 10, 3rd place)		 59,000[115]
(118,000)
40. LaToya London
(Season 3, 4th Place)
 58,000[100]
41. Phil Stacey
(season 6, 6th place)
 58,000
(58,500)
42. Mario Vazquez
(season 4, Top 12)
 56,000[116]
43. Melinda Doolittle
(season 6, 3rd place)
 53,000[117]
(56,400)
44. Carly Smithson
(as a part of We Are the Fallen)
(Season 7, 6th Place)
 41,000[118]
45. George Huff
(season 3, 5th place)
 33,000
(52,000)
  • Miracles (2005) did not chart — 29,000 [100]
  • George Huff (2009) did not chart — 4,000 [117]
46. Kristy Lee Cook
(season 7, 7th place)
 32,000[119]
47. Brooke White
(season 7, 5th place)
 31,000
(48,000)[120]
48. Candice Glover
(Season 12, Winner)
 27,000[122]
49. Casey Abrams
(season 10, 6th place)
 27,000[123]
50. Constantine Maroulis
(season 4, 6th place)
 25,000[124]
(32,500)
51. Paris Bennett
(season 5, 5th place)
 22,300
52. R. J. Helton
(season 1, 5th place)
 22,000[100]
53. Caleb Johnson
(season 13, winner)
 21,000[126]
54. John Stevens
(Season 3, 6th Place)
 21,000[100]
  • Red (2005) did not chart
55. Michael Johns
(season 7, 8th place)
 20,000[117]
56. Jessica Sanchez
(Season 11, Runnerup)
 17,000[107]
(38,000)
57. Jasmine Trias
(season 3, 3rd place)
 14,000[100]
58. Ace Young
(season 5, 7th place)
 10,000[77]
59. LaKisha Jones
(season 6, 4th place)
 7,000[117]
60. Danny Noriega
(season 7, semi)		 5,000[127]
61. Jim Verraros
(season 1, 9th place)		 4,300[100]
  • Rollercoaster (2005) did not chart
  • Do Not Disturb (2011) did not chart
62. Carmen Rasmusen
(season 2, 6th place)
 3,100[100]
63. Kimberly Caldwell
(season 2, 7th place)
 3,000[87]
64. Ayla Brown
(season 5, Top 16)
 3,000[128]
65. Corey Clark
(season 2, 9th place)
 2,600[100]
66. Tim Halperin
(Season 10, Semifinal)
 2,000[129]
  • Rise and Fall (2011) did not chart
67. Jon Peter Lewis
(Season 3, 8th Place)
 1,600
  • Stories from Hollywood (2006) did not chart — 1,100[100]
  • Break the Silence (2008) did not chart — 500[130]
68. Michael Sarver
(season 8, 10th place)
 1,000[131]
  • Michael Sarver (2010) did not chart
69. Josiah Leming
(season 7, Hollywood round)
 1,000[78]
  • Come On Kid (2010) did not chart

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