Sunday, July 18, 2010

Interlude: 20 Best Selling American Idol Alumni

As a true American Idol fantard, I'll be releasing a couple of "countdowns" about this cheesy show - which I obviously love. Ha!

Now, it's all about the people who made it big and are relatively successful from this little reality show.

8 Seasons. 8 Winners. 196 Contestants. 80 Albums released. 47 million copies sold. This is American Idol and here are the 20 best selling American Idol alumni to date:

[as of July 15, 2010]

20.KRIS ALLEN
Season 8, Winner

TOTAL ALBUM SOLD: 307,000
Kris Allen 307,000*


19. BLAKE LEWIS
Season 6, Runner-up

TOTAL ALBUM SOLD: 309,000
Audio Day Dream 305,000
Heartbreak On Vinyl 4,000*


18. BUCKY COVINGTON
Season 5, 8th Place

TOTAL ALBUM SOLD: 403,000
Bucky Covington 403,000

17. KATHARINE MCPHEE
Season 5, Runner-up

TOTAL ALBUM SOLD: 413,000
Katharine McPhee 378,000
Unbroken 35,000*

16. ADAM LAMBERT
Season 8, Runner-up

TOTAL ALBUM SOLD:
681,000
For Your Entertainment 681,000*

15. ELLIOTT YAMIN
Season 5, 3rd Place

TOTAL ALBUM SOLD: 684,000
Elliott Yamin 527,000 [Gold Certification]
Sounds of the Season 81,000
My Kind of Holiday 27,000
Fight For Love 49,000

14. BO BICE
Season 4, Runner-up

TOTAL ALBUM SOLD:
737,000
The Real Thing 672,000 [Gold Certification]
See The Light 62,000
3 3,00*

13. TAYLOR HICKS
Season 5, Winner

TOTAL ALBUM SOLD: 745,400
Taylor Hicks 704,000 [Gold Certification]
Early Works 4,400
The Distance 37,000

12. JENNIFER HUDSON
Season 3, 7th Place

TOTAL ALBUM SOLD: 776,000
Jennifer Hudson 776,000 [Gold Certification]

MAJOR AWARDS: 1 Grammy Award [2009 Best R&B Album] and 1 Academy Award [2006 Best Actress in a Supporting Role]

11. JOSH GRACIN
Season 2, 4th Place

TOTAL ALBUM SOLD: 779,000
Josh Gracin 701,000 [Gold Certification]
We Weren't Crazy 78,000

10. DAVID ARCHULETA
Season 7, Runner-up

TOTAL ALBUM SOLD: 964,000
David Archuleta 755,000 [Gold Certification]
Christmas from the Heart 209,000

09. JORDIN SPARKS
Season 6, Winner

TOTAL ALBUM SOLD: 1,143,000
Jordin Sparks 1,020,000 [Platinum Certification]
Battlefield 123,000*

MAJOR AWARD:
1 American Music Award [2008 Favorite Artist in the Adult Contemporary Category]

08. KELLIE PICKLER
Season 5, 6th Place

TOTAL ALBUM SOLD: 1,272,000
Small Town Girl 854,000 [Gold Certification]
Kellie Pickler 418,000

07. DAVID COOK
Season 7, Winner

TOTAL ALBUM SOLD: 1,296,000
David Cook 1,296,000* [Platinum Certification]

06. FANTASIA BARRINO
Season 3, Winner

TOTAL ALBUM SOLD: 2,289,000
Free Yourself 1,770,000 [Platinum Certification]
Fantasia 519,000 [Gold Certification]

MAJOR AWARDS: 3 Billboard Music Awards [2004 and 2005]

05. RUBEN STUDDARD
Season 2, Winner

TOTAL ALBUM SOLD: 2,555,000
Soulful 1,790,000 [Platinum Certification]
I Need An Angel 483,000
The Return 238,000
Love Is 44,000


04. CLAY AIKEN
Season 2, Runner-up

TOTAL ALBUM SOLD: 4,882,000
Measure of a Man 2,780,000 [2x Platinum Certification]
Merry Christmas with Love 1,370,000 [Platinum Certification]
A Thousand Different Ways 530,000 [Gold Certification]
On My Way Here 163,000
Playlist: The Very Best of Clay Aiken 7,000

Tried and True 22,00*

MAJOR AWARDS: 1 American Music Award [2003 Fan's Choice Award] and 3 Billboard Music Awards [2003,2004 and 2005]

03. CHRIS DAUGHTRY
Season 5, 4th Place

TOTAL ALBUM SOLD: 5,797,000
Daughtry 4,700,000 [4x Platinum Certification]
Leave This Town 1,097,000* [Platinum Certification]

MAJOR AWARDS: 4 American Music Awards [2007 Breakthrough Artist, Best Adult Contemporary Artist and Best Pop/Rock Album; 2008 Favorite Band, Duo or Group- Pop/Rock] and 6 Billboard Music Awards.

02. KELLY CLARKSON
Season 1, Winner

TOTAL ALBUM SOLD: 10,557,000
Thankful 2,740,000 [2x Platinum Certification]
Breakaway 6,133,000 [6x Platinum Certification]
My December 809,000 [Gold Certification]
All I Ever Wanted 870,000* [Gold Certification]

MAJOR AWARDS: 2 Grammy Awards [2006 Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album], 4 American Music Awards [2005 Best Pop Vocal Album and T-Mobile Text-In Award (Artist of the Year); 2006 Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist and Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist] and 12 Billboard Music Awards [2002 and 2005].

01. CARRIE UNDERWOOD
Season 4, Winner
TOTAL ALBUM SOLD:
11,745,000
Some Hearts 6,996,000 [6x Platinum Certification]
Carnival Ride 3,103,000 [3x Platinum Certification]
Play On 1,646,000* [Platinum Certification]

MAJOR AWARDS:
5 Grammy Awards [2007 Best New Artist and Best Female Country Vocal Performance; 2008 Best Female Country Vocal Performance; 2009 Best Female Country Vocal Performance; 2010 Best Country Collaboration with Vocals], 5 American Music Awards [2006 Favorite New Breakthrough Artist; 2007 Favorite Country Female Artist, Favorite Country Album and T-Mobile Text-In Award (Artist of the Year); 2008 Favorite Country Album], and 14 Billboard Music Awards [2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008]

* still in the market

Interlude: 27 Best Selling 'Idol' Singles

4 comments:

Robbie said...

Syempre ang engot ko lang. Akala ko clue yung red text sa last post, nung nag-research ako si Kris Allen nga yung nasa 20 at akala ko siya yung nasa #80 mo at magvviolent reaction na sana ako! Hahaha.

I checked the previous post again at interlude pala ang nakalagay. Hahaha. Sensya selective reading. Lol.

DAM THE NATION said...

Robbie: Hahaha. It's ok. Interlude happens every after 20 Idols are announced. Then 2 days of 'intelude'. Para hindi boring. Lol.

Anonymous said...

YOU DIDN'T MARK CLAY AIKEN'S "TRIED AND TRUE" AS STILL AVAILABLE. IT WAS JUST RELEASED ON JUNE 1, 2010.

DAM THE NATION said...

Done! Sorry. I missed that one out. :) Thanks for pointing it out.

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