Nevada's Numbers

Now that the Top 4 from AI8 have released their debut albums, I’m sure you’ve all been wondering what the First Week Sales chart looks like; as luck would have it, I have that information at my fingertips.

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Anyone who has been paying attention knows that the first leg of the daughtry “arena tour” was little more than a bad joke, and that the arrogant poser couldn’t sell out a single show, not even in his home town.

Worse still, the venues foolish enough to book the wanker added insult to injury by under-reporting venue capacity in a futile attempt to disguise how badly his “arena tour” was tanking.

But tank it did.

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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.

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Remember this?

Chris Daughtry says the band is busy preparing for its upcoming arena tour. “We dreamed about how it would feel playing these songs to packed arenas, and we’re excited to get our chance,” Chris says. “We have a great show planned and can’t wait to hit the road to share it with our fans.”

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Now that three of the Top 4 finalists from AI8 have released their debut albums, I thought it was high time to update this list, which includes the Billboard ranking (in parenthesis):

Clay – “Measure of a Man” – 612,859 (#1)
Ruben – “Soulful” – 416,569 (#1)
Carrie – “Some Hearts” – 314,549 (#2)
chris – “daughtry” – 303,677 (#2)
Taylor – “Taylor Hicks” – 298,199 (#2)
Kelly – “Thankful” – 297,381 (#1)
David C – “David Cook” – 279,578 (#3)
Fantasia – “Free Yourself” – 239,389 (#8)
Bo – “The Real Thing” – 226,976 (#4)
Jennifer – “Jennifer Hudson” – 217,185 (#2)
Adam – “For Your Entertainment” – 198,466 (#3)
David A – “David Archuleta” – 182,927 (#2)
Jordin – “Jordin Sparks” – 119,119 (#10)
Katharine – “Katharine McPhee” – 115,761 (#2)
Blake – “Audio Day Dream” – 97,500 (#10)
Elliott – “Elliott Yamin” – 90,439 (#3)
Kris – “Kris Allen” – 80,072 (#11)
Kellie – “Small Town Girl” – 79,133 (#9)
Bucky – “Bucky Covington” – 60,814 (#4)
Josh – “Joshua Gracin” – 57,048 (#11)
Justin – “Justin Guarini” – 57,000 (#20)
Kim – “One Love” – 56,894 (#16)
Diana – “Blue Skies” – 46,795 ( #52)
Tamyra – “Dreamer” – 39,091 (#23)
Allison – “Just Like You” – 31,656 (#35)
Mandisa – “True Beauty” – 17,140 (#43)
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)
Kristy Lee – “Why Wait” – 9,548 (#49)
Constantine – “Constantine” – 8,918 (#75)
Paris – “Princess P” – 6,320 (#133)
Michael – “Hold Back My Heart” – 4,913 (#97)
Jasmine – “Jasmine Trias” – 4,855
John Stevens – “Red” – 4,349
Ace – “Ace Young” – 4,137 (#160)
Chris Sligh – “Running Back to You” – 4,073 (#190)
Jim Verraros – “Rollercoster” – 1,571
Lakisha Jones – So Glad I’m Me” – 1,415
Corey – “Corey Clark” – 557
Ayla Brown – “Forward” – 300

Coming in 2010, debuts from Jason Castro, Danny Gokey, and Michael Sarver…

Have I ever mentioned that I like tracking SoundScan numbers? No? Well I do, in part because they’re so very helpful in illustrating how quickly an Idol’s “status in the industry,” whether real or imagined, can change.

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Remember this?

Our beloved “Light On” is heading towards platinum. Once derided as a “boat anchor” that will weigh down DCTR (and kill its sales), Zenny has proven to be a slow but hot burning smash hit that made #4 on HAC and #23 on Top 40.

How very exciting, if only it were true.

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And here’s how those albums sold in their first week of release:

Clay – “Measure of a Man” – 612,859 (#1)
Carrie – “Carnival Ride” – 527,101 (#1)
Ruben – “Soulful” – 416,569 (#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)
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)
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)
Elliott – “Fight for Love” – 19,877 (#26)
Josh – “We Weren’t Crazy” – 18,120 (#33)
Mandisa – “True Beauty” – 17,140 (#43)
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
Ace Young – “Ace Young” – 4,137 (#160)
Chris Sligh – “Running Back to You” – 4,073 (#190)
Taylor Hicks – “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

Although the official SoundScan numbers for last week have not shown up yet, I promised to post a sales update for Idol albums, so here they are…

Updated through 09-15-09

Carrie Underwood – Some Hearts [11-15-05] – 6,835,720
Kelly Clarkson – Breakaway [11-30-04] – 6,084,000
chris daughtry – daughtry [11-21-06] – 4,529,050*
Carrie Underwood – Carnival Ride [10-23-07] – 2,960,295
Clay Aiken – Measure of a Man [10-14-03] – 2,783,000
Kelly Clarkson – Thankful [04-15-03] – 2,719,000
Ruben Studdard – Soulful [12-09-03] – 1,786,000
Fantasia – Free Yourself [11-23-04] – 1,732,000
Clay Aiken – Merry Christmas With Love [11-16-04] – 1,411,000
David Cook – David Cook [11-18-08] – 1,235,528*
Jordin Sparks – Jordin Sparks [11-20-07] – 1,020,000
Kellie Pickler – Small Town Girl [10-31-06] – 817,000
Kelly Clarkson – My December [06-26-07] – 796,000
Jennifer Hudson – Jennifer Hudson [09-30-08] – 753,000
David Archuleta – David Archuleta [11-11-08] – 715,000
Taylor Hicks – Taylor Hicks [12-12-06] – 703,195*
Josh Gracin – Josh Gracin [06-15-04] – 701,000
Kelly Clarkson – All I Ever Wanted [03-10-09] – 699,618*
Bo Bice – The Real Thing [12-13-05] – 670,000
chris daughtry – Leave This Town [07-14-09] – 627,309*
Clay Aiken – A Thousand Different Ways [09-19-06] – 530,000
Elliott Yamin – Elliott Yamin [03-20-07] – 525,000
Fantasia – Fantasia [12-12-06] – 519,000
Ruben Studdard – I Need an Angel [11-23-04] – 451,000
Bucky Covington – Bucky Covington [04-17-07] – 403,000
Katharine McPhee – Katharine McPhee [01-30-07] – 376,000
Kellie Pickler – Kellie Pickler [09-30-08] – 308,555*
Blake Lewis – Audio Day Dream [12-04-07] – 308,000
Ruben Studdard – The Return [10-17-06] – 238,290*
Kimberley Locke – One Love [05-04-04] – 212,000
Diana DeGarmo – Blue Skies [12-07-04]- 168,000
Clay Aiken – On My Way Here [05-06-08] – 163,000
Justin Guarini – Justin Guarini [06-10-03] – 143,000
Tamyra Gray – Dreamer [05-25-04] – 123,000
Jordin Sparks – Battlefield [07-21-09] – 109,207*
Mandisa – True Beauty [07-31-07] – 102,000
Josh Gracin – We Weren’t Crazy [04-01-08] – 78,000
Bo Bice – See the Light [10-23-07] – 62,000
LaToya London – Love and Life [09-20-05] – 58,000
Mario Vazquez – Mario Vazquez [09-26-06] – 56,000
Melinda Dolittle – Coming Back to You [02-03-09] – 47,813*
Phil Stacey – Phil Stacey [04-29-08] – 40,031*
Elliott Yamin – Fight for Love [05-05-09] – 39,000
Kristy Lee Cook – Why Wait [09-16-08] – 32,000
Mandisa – Freedom [03-24-09] – 31,295*
George Huff – Miracles [10-11-05] – 29,000
Taylor Hicks – The Distance [03-10-09] – 27,217*
Ruben Studdard – Love Is [05-19-09] – 26,574*
Constantine Maroulis – Constantine [08-07-06] – 25,000
Paris Bennett – Princess P [05-08-07] – 22,000
R J Helton – Real Life [03-23-04] – 22,000
Kimberley Locke – Based on a True Story [05-01-07] – 22,000
John Stevens – Red [06-28-05] – 21,000
Brooke White – Songs From the Attic [05-06-07] – 16,178*
Chris Sligh – Running Back to You [05-06-08] – 15,000
Brooke White – High Hopes & Heartbreak [07-14-09] – 14,508*
Jasmine Trias – Jasmine Trias [07-12-05] – 14,000
Ace Young – Ace Young [07-15-08] – 10,000
Michael Johns – Hold Back My Heart [06-23-09] – 7,330*
Jim Verraros – Rollercoaster [04-26-05] – 4,300
Taylor Hicks – Early Works [08-12-08] – 4,000
Carmen Rasmussen – Nothin’ Like the Summer [08-07-07] – 3,100
Ayla Brown – Forward [10-17-06) - 3,000
Corey Clark - Corey Clark [06-21-05] – 2,600
Carmen Rasmussen – Carmen [11-23-04] – 2,300
LaKisha Jones – So Glad I’m Me [05-19-09] – 1,425*
Jon Peter Lewis – Stories From Hollywood [11-07-06] – 1,100
Jon Peter Lewis – Break the Silence [07-22-08] – 500

* indicates total is from SoundScan

Rounded numbers are from various sources including Billboard, Chart Watch, and USA Today.