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Idols’ First Week Sales: Update
It’s time for another update, now that Katharine McPhee’s sophomore album has hit the charts…okay, “Unbroken” didn’t make much of an impact, selling only 13% of what her debut album sold in its first week, but theoretically it could still skyrocket.
Or not. Only time will tell.
While we’re waiting to see how the dust settles, here are the First Week Sales for all Idol albums for which numbers have been reported, along with Billboard ranking (in parenthesis) where applicable:
Clay – “Measure of a Man” – 612,859 (#1)
Carrie – “Carnival Ride” – 527,101 (#1)
Ruben – “Soulful” – 416,569 (#1)
Carrie – “Play On” – 317,695 (#1)
Carrie – “Some Hearts” – 314,549 (#2)
chris – “daughtry” – 303,677 (#2)
Taylor – “Taylor Hicks” – 298,199 (#2)
Kelly – “Thankful” – 297,381 (#1)
Kelly – “My December” – 291,213 (#2)
David C – “David Cook” – 279,578 (#3)
chris – “leave this town” – 269,299 (#1)
Clay – “Merry Christmas With Love” – 268,600 (#4)
Kelly – “All I Ever Wanted” – 254,671 (#1)
Kelly – “Breakaway” – 250,432 (#3)
Fantasia – “Free Yourself” – 239,389 (#8)
Bo – “The Real Thing” – 226,976 (#4)
Jennifer – “Jennifer Hudson” – 217,185 (#2)
Clay – “A Thousand Different Ways” – 211,234 (#2)
Adam – “For Your Entertainment” – 198,466 (#3)
David A – “David Archuleta” – 182,927 (#2)
Fantasia – “Fantasia” – 132,964 (#19)
Jordin – “Jordin Sparks” – 119,119 (#10)
Katharine – “Katharine McPhee” – 115,761 (#2)
Blake – “Audio Day Dream” – 97,500 (#10)
Ruben – “I Need An Angel” – 96,389 (#20)
Clay – “On My Way Here” – 94,071 (#4)
Elliott – “Elliott Yamin” – 90,439 (#3)
Kris – “Kris Allen” – 80,072 (#11)
Kellie – “Small Town Girl” – 79,133 (#9)
Ruben – “The Return” – 70,501 (#8)
Bucky – “Bucky Covington” – 60,814 (#4)
Josh – “Joshua Gracin” – 57,048 (#11)
Justin – “Justin Guarini” – 57,000 (#20)
Kim – “One Love” – 56,894 (#16)
Jordin – “Battlefield” – 47,637 (#7)
Diana – “Blue Skies” – 46,795 ( #52)
Kellie – “Kellie Pickler” – 43,165 (#9)
Tamyra – “Dreamer” – 39,091 (#23)
Allison – “Just Like You” – 31,656 (#35)
Elliott – “Fight for Love” – 19,877 (#26)
Josh – “We Weren’t Crazy” – 18,120 (#33)
Mandisa – “True Beauty” – 17,140 (#43)
David A – “Christmas From the Heart” – 16,776 (#30)
Katharine – “Unbroken” – 15,346 (#27)
Ruben – “Love Is” – 15,213 (#36)
Phil – “Phil Stacey” – 15,135 (#43)
LaToya – “Love and Life” – 12,546 (#82)
Mario – “Mario Vasquez” – 11,812 (#80)
Melinda – “Coming Back to You” – 10,803 (#58)
Brooke – “High Hopes & Heartbreak” – 9,835 (#50)
Bo – “See the Light” – 9,717 (#89 if eligible)
Kristy Lee – “Why Wait” – 9,548 (#49)
Taylor – “The Distance” – 8,990 (#58)
Constantine – “Constantine” – 8,918 (#75)
Mandisa – “Freedom” – 7,031 (#83)
Paris – “Princess P” – 6,320 (#133)
Michael – “Hold Back My Heart” – 4,913 (#97)
Jasmine – “Jasmine Trias” – 4,855
Kim – “Based on a True Story” – 4,842 (#160)
John Stevens – “Red” – 4,349
Blake – “Heartbreak On Vinyl” – 4,205 (#135)
Ace – “Ace Young” – 4,137 (#160)
Chris Sligh – “Running Back to You” – 4,073 (#190)
Taylor – “Early Works” – 2,300
Jim Verraros – “Rollercoster” – 1,571
Lakisha Jones – “So Glad I’m Me” – 1,415
Corey Clark – “Corey Clark” – 557
Jon Peter Lewis – “Break the Silence” – 300
Ayla Brown – “Forward” – 300
Blake’s aptly named second album, “Heartbreak on Vinyl,” is new to this list as well.
Seems like the Idol sophomore slump has struck again.
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about 6 months ago
I so enjoy looking at the numbers you compile, Nevada. Thank you.
about 6 months ago
It is interesting to see who and who doesn’t sell.
about 6 months ago
Does this show just physical CD sales?
about 6 months ago
The SoundScan 200 includes both physical CD sales and digital album sales.