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7:36 pm - 04/09/2011

AMERICAN IDOL's Top 5 Alumni Based on Album Sales in USA



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. As of April 3, 2011 - US album sales (Billboard): 
 
1. Carrie Underwood - Season 4 Winner
Total Album Sales: 12, 247,000
     First album: 7,090,000 (7x platinum)     Second album: 3,180,000 (3x platinum)    Third album: 1,977,000 (2x platinum) *still charting*

2. Kelly Clarkson - Season 1 Winner
Total Album Sales: 10,633,000
     First album: 2,745,000 (2x platinum)     Second album: 6,160,000 (6x platinum)    Third album: 815,000 (platinum)  Fourth album: 913,000

3. Chris Daughtry - Season 5, Fourth Place
Total Album Sales: 6,044,000
     First album: 4,795,000 (4x platinum)     Second album: 1,249,000 (platinum)

4. Clay Aiken - Season 2, Runner-up
Total Album Sales: 4,960,000
     First album: 2,785,000 (2x plantinum)   Second album: 1,416,000 (platinum)   Third album: 531,000 (gold)   Fourth album: 165,000   Fifth album: 63,000

5. Fantasia Barrino - Season 3 Winner
Total Album Sales: 2,758,000
     First album: 1,793,000 (platinum)          Second album: 530,000 (gold)     Third album: 435,000 *still charting*

6. Ruben Studdard (Season 2 Winner) - 2,562,000  (NO. 7)  David Cook (Season 7 Winner) - 1,345,000  (NO. 8) Kelly Pickler (Season 5, 6th Place) - 1,318,000  (NO. 9) Jordin Sparks (Season 6 Winner) - 1,216,000  (NO. 10) David Archuleta (Season 7 Runner Up) - 1,078,000

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_alumni_album_sales 
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[info]wonderwomanhero 9th-Apr-2011 11:40 pm (UTC)
Does anyone else remember when they played Daughtry nonstop for months? Ugh....
[info]xtinkerbellax 9th-Apr-2011 11:55 pm (UTC)
Who's "they"?
[info]wonderwomanhero 9th-Apr-2011 11:59 pm (UTC)
the radio
[info]squishinator 10th-Apr-2011 01:41 am (UTC)
they still do.
[info]for_serious13 10th-Apr-2011 02:17 am (UTC)
i fucking hate Daughtry.
[info]wingslapped 10th-Apr-2011 02:31 am (UTC)
Crap. Reading this just started that song in my head.
[info]hedgerowbustle 10th-Apr-2011 03:01 am (UTC)
They still do. I hear it on my shower radio every morning. I hate it!
[info]filmfreakfranco 9th-Apr-2011 11:41 pm (UTC)
idky, but this just made me lol:

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_alumni_album_sales
[info]mothflavour 9th-Apr-2011 11:43 pm (UTC)
lol
[info]frankenmutt 9th-Apr-2011 11:41 pm (UTC)
Any reason to post this:
[info]filmfreakfranco 9th-Apr-2011 11:42 pm (UTC)
What language is this?
[info]frankenmutt 9th-Apr-2011 11:43 pm (UTC)
Alienese.
[info]pink_dog 10th-Apr-2011 01:38 am (UTC)
It's supposed to be Spanish, but spelled all wrong the way the English version of the meme is...right?

But I don't know why it's in spanish and has a taco and all that jazz. That part is beyond me.
[info]no_urges 10th-Apr-2011 12:08 am (UTC)
lmfao
[info]andres01234 10th-Apr-2011 12:12 am (UTC)
LMAO *dead*
[info]junemeaugust 10th-Apr-2011 12:52 am (UTC)
LOL.

MUERTO.
[info]mcdufflez 9th-Apr-2011 11:43 pm (UTC)
fuck sales, kelly is the queen.
[info]buffymovies 9th-Apr-2011 11:44 pm (UTC)
if you count international sales, kelly is #1
[info]lovelyish88 10th-Apr-2011 12:43 am (UTC)
Photobucket
[info]jenniesbottle 10th-Apr-2011 01:26 am (UTC)
this is true.
[info]nene718 10th-Apr-2011 02:10 am (UTC)
pretty much came in here to say this
[info]iamshal 9th-Apr-2011 11:43 pm (UTC)
Hmmm interesting...I was randomly listening to some Carrie Underwood like an hour ago.
[info]mothflavour 9th-Apr-2011 11:44 pm (UTC)
...how is that interesting?
[info]creampuffer5 9th-Apr-2011 11:48 pm (UTC)
lol
[info]iamshal 10th-Apr-2011 01:35 am (UTC)
haha idk man I'm bored!
[info]____swank 10th-Apr-2011 02:31 am (UTC)
LOL
[info]so_chic_doll 9th-Apr-2011 11:48 pm (UTC)
lol ilu
[info]buffymovies 9th-Apr-2011 11:43 pm (UTC)
but we all know Kelly Clarkson is Queen as she is the only one able to sell well internationally
[info]x_sweetsurprise 9th-Apr-2011 11:44 pm (UTC)
one time i thought a nickelback song was playing on the radio but it was daughtry. my bad.
[info]paranoiddork 9th-Apr-2011 11:44 pm (UTC)
Simon called it all.

[info]creampuffer5 9th-Apr-2011 11:52 pm (UTC)
Well, he almost got it right. She's not the most successful, she's the 2nd most successful.
[info]blancapslove 9th-Apr-2011 11:56 pm (UTC)
and likability factor.... FAIL on ONTD TBH
[info]junemeaugust 10th-Apr-2011 12:57 am (UTC)
I kind of liked her on Idol but idk something about her is kind of meh now.
[info]forrealyo 9th-Apr-2011 11:44 pm (UTC)
Yeah but Carrie ain't shit overseas
[info]andres01234 10th-Apr-2011 12:12 am (UTC)
none of her cds were released here :(
[info]nuclearcouture 9th-Apr-2011 11:44 pm (UTC)
And based on talent

Kelly C >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
[info]frankenmutt 9th-Apr-2011 11:44 pm (UTC)
People still buy William Hung's music?
jfc
[info]blancapslove WE KNOW WHO IS THE REAL QUEEN HBIC HERE — 9th-Apr-2011 11:45 pm (UTC)
[info]cloudinawhirl Re: WE KNOW WHO IS THE REAL QUEEN HBIC HERE — 10th-Apr-2011 12:02 am (UTC)
MTE!! Ps: Love your cute maknae-icon :D
[info]blancapslove Re: WE KNOW WHO IS THE REAL QUEEN HBIC HERE — 10th-Apr-2011 12:03 am (UTC)
tq bb, but i almost cant recognize if its hyo or not on ur icon... she looks so diff
[info]so_chic_doll 9th-Apr-2011 11:45 pm (UTC)
Kelly's still queen tbh.
[info]crazyfirecrotch 9th-Apr-2011 11:45 pm (UTC)
[info]kirbyiswatching 9th-Apr-2011 11:53 pm (UTC)
omg that's my gif :')
[info]junemeaugust 10th-Apr-2011 12:59 am (UTC)
I love your Kelly gif's :]

Did you make this one too?

[info]janey 10th-Apr-2011 01:56 am (UTC)
lol i knew you'd be in this post
[info]oohhshiiit 9th-Apr-2011 11:46 pm (UTC)
what happened to last season's winner
[info]so_chic_doll 9th-Apr-2011 11:47 pm (UTC)
no1curr about her tbh
[info]thrillisgone_89 9th-Apr-2011 11:49 pm (UTC)
*him
[info]lori22 9th-Apr-2011 11:50 pm (UTC)
A *guy* won last season. :)

His name is Lee, but his album has sold only around 100,000 albums.
[info]phillymademe 9th-Apr-2011 11:48 pm (UTC)
who was last season's winner?
[info]bcain1992 9th-Apr-2011 11:51 pm (UTC)
You haven't heard his shitty single "Sweet Serendipity" ?
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