List of American Idol alumni single sales in the United States
This article gives the single and digital track sales achieved by alumni of American Idol. The songs listed here however include only songs released in their post-Idol career, and does not include coronation songs, live or studio recordings released during the season or straight after the finale, or songs from American Idol season compilation CD. (See American Idol Hot 100 singles for a list of those songs.)
Total digital track sales
These are the total digital download figures in the US for individual Idol alums. Physical single sales, which totaled 4,798,000 units, are not included in this table.
Rank | Artist | Season | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kelly Clarkson | 1 (1st) | 31,587,000[1]c |
2 | Carrie Underwood | 4 (1st) | 31,029,000[1]c |
3 | Daughtry | 5 (4th) | 13,720,000[1]c |
4 | Jordin Sparks | 6 (1st) | 10,585,000[1]c |
5 | Phillip Phillips | 11 (1st) | [1]c | 7,472,000
6 | Adam Lambert | 8 (2nd) | [1]c | 5,235,000
7 | David Cook | 7 (1st) | [1]c | 4,571,000
8 | Kellie Pickler | 5 (6th) | [1]c | 4,189,000
9 | David Archuleta | 7 (2nd) | [1]c | 3,497,000
10 | Kris Allen | 8 (1st) | [1]c | 3,317,000
11 | Scotty McCreery | 10 (1st) | [1]c | 2,738,000
12 | Jennifer Hudson | 3 (7th) | [1]c | 2,605,000
13 | Fantasia | 3 (1st) | [1] | 1,856,000
14 | Elliott Yamin | 5 (3rd) | d[2] | 1,615,000
15 | Katharine McPhee | 5 (2nd) | [1] | 1,612,000
16 | Josh Gracin | 2 (4th) | [1] | 1,432,000
17 | Lauren Alaina | 10 (2nd) | [1]c | 998,000
18 | Blake Lewis | 6 (2nd) | [2] | 819,000
19 | Bucky Covington | 5 (7th) | [2] | 811,000
20 | Clay Aiken | 2 (2nd) | [1] | 674,000
21 | Mandisa | 5 (9th) | a | 620,000
22 | Bo Bice | 4 (2nd) | [1] | 555,000
23 | Ruben Studdard | 2 (1st) | [2] | 455,000
24 | Casey James | 9 (3rd) | a | 443,000
25 | Lee DeWyze | 9 (1st) | a | 436,000
26 | Jason Castro | 7 (4th) | [3] | 415,000
27 | Taylor Hicks | 5 (1st) | [1] | 387,000
28 | Kimberley Locke | 2 (3rd) | [2] | 340,000
29 | Crystal Bowersox | 9 (2nd) | [2] | 295,000
30 | Haley Reinhart | 10 (3rd) | a | 295,000
31 | Mario Vazquez | 4 (semifinal) | [4] | 286,000
32 | Danny Gokey | 8 (3rd) | [5] | 211,000
33 | Allison Iraheta | 8 (4th) | [5] | 161,000
34 | Colton Dixon | 11 (7th) | a | 134,000
35 | William Hung | 3 (auditioner) | [5] | 127,000
36 | Diana DeGarmo | 3 (2nd) | [5]d | 119,000
37 | Trent Harmon | 15 (1st) | a | 85,000
38 | Pia Toscano | 10 (9th) | a | 65,000
39 | Chris Medina | 10 (Hollywood) | a | 61,000
40 | Nick Fradiani | 14 (1st) | a | 56,000
41 | Candice Glover | 12 (1st) | a | 48,000
42 | Kristy Lee Cook | 7 (7th) | a | 45,000
43 | Jessica Sanchez | 11 (2nd) | a | 39,000
44 | James Durbin | 10 (4th) | a | 37,000
45 | Stefano Langone | 10 (7th) | a | 28,000
Total | 132,899,000 |
- ^Note a As totaled from entries listed in this page and American Idol Hot 100 singles
- ^Note b Totalled from entries listed but also including album tracks not listed here or in American Idol Hot 100 singles
- ^Note c Including new single releases and extra sales since January 14, 2014.
- ^Note d Including new single releases and extra sales since January 21, 2012.
Top songs
This is a list of songs that have charted on Billboard Hot 100 but does not include songs released during or soon after the final episode of American Idol of each contestant's season. Where a song has been certified gold but easily verifiable sales information is not available, the sales figure is provisionally assumed to be 500,000 or 100,000 as the case may be. The numbers may include physical single sales figures, however, it is rare for songs to be released as physical singles after 2006. A few songs were not released for sale and charted based on radio play only.
Note that the best-selling song by an American Idol alumnus is Phillip Phillips' "Home" which, being a coronation song, is listed in List of American Idol Hot 100 singles. Its sales stand at 5,400,000 as of December 2015.[6]
The table is ranked in term of sales, but can be sorted other ways by clicking on the icon.
Artist | Song | Season | Release Date | Album | Hot 100 Peak | RIAA Certification |
SoundScan Sales | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kelly Clarkson | "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" | 1 (1st) | 01-17-2012 | Stronger | [7] | 14× Platinum[8] | 4,533,000[9]h |
2 | Carrie Underwood | "Before He Cheats" | 4 (1st) | 08-19-2006 | Some Hearts | [10] | 85× Platinum[11] | 4,312,000[12] |
3 | Jordin Sparks (with Chris Brown) |
"No Air" | 6 (1st) | 02-11-2008 | Jordin Sparks | [13] | 3[14] | Platinum3,596,000[15] |
4 | Carrie Underwood | "Blown Away" | 4 (1st) | 05-01-2012 | Blown Away | [10] | 203× Platinum[11] | 2,819,000[16] |
5 | Kelly Clarkson | "My Life Would Suck Without You" | 1 (1st) | 01-13-2009 | All I Ever Wanted | [7] | 12,760,000[9] | |
6 | Kelly Clarkson | "Since U Been Gone" | 1 (1st) | 12-14-2004 | Breakaway | [7] | 2[17] | Platinum2,736,000[9] |
7 | Carrie Underwood | "Jesus, Take The Wheel" | 4 (1st) | 10-03-2005 | Some Hearts | [10] | 203× Platinum[11] | 2,473,000[16] |
8 | Daughtry | "Home" | 5 (4th) | 04-10-2007 | Daughtry | [18] | 5[19] | Platinum2,425,000[9] |
9 | Daughtry | "It's Not Over" | 5 (4th) | 11-21-2006 | Daughtry | [18] | 4[19] | Platinum2,344,000[9] |
10 | Carrie Underwood | "Cowboy Casanova" | 4 (1st) | 09-14-2009 | Play On | [10] | 112× Platinum[11] | 2,300,000[20] |
11 | Jordin Sparks | "Tattoo" | 6 (1st) | 09-25-2007 | Jordin Sparks | [13] | 8[14] | Platinum2,245,000[9] |
12 | David Archuleta | "Crush" | 7 (2nd) | 08-12-2008 | David Archuleta | [21] | 22,127,000[9] | |
13 | Adam Lambert | "Whataya Want from Me" | 8 (2nd) | 11-20-2009 | For Your Entertainment | [22] | 102,006,000[9] | |
14 | Carrie Underwood | "Good Girl" | 4 (1st) | 02-23-2012 | Blown Away | [10] | 182x Platinum[11] | 2,000,000[20] |
15 | Phillip Phillips | "Gone Gone Gone" | 11 (1st) | 11-19-2012 | The World from the Side of the Moon | [23] | 25[24] | Platinum2,000,000[25] |
16 | Kelly Clarkson | "Breakaway" | 1 (1st) | 07-19-2004 | Breakaway | [7] | 6[17] | Gold1,850,000[26] |
17 | Kelly Clarkson | "Already Gone" | 1 (1st) | 08-11-2009 | All I Ever Wanted | [7] | 131,845,000[26] | |
18 | Kelly Clarkson | "Because of You" | 1 (1st) | 08-28-2005 | Breakaway | [7] | 7[17] | Platinum1,803,000[26] |
19 | Carrie Underwood | "All-American Girl" | 4 (1st) | 12-17-2007 | Carnival Ride | [10] | 27[11] | Platinum1,800,000[20] |
20 | Kelly Clarkson | "Mr. Know It All" | 1 (1st) | 09-05-2011 | Stronger | [7] | 101,753,000[26] | |
21 | Kris Allen | "Live Like We're Dying" | 8 (1st) | 09-21-2009 | Kris Allen | [27] | 18[28] | Platinum1,750,000[29] |
22 | Jordin Sparks | "Battlefield" | 6 (1st) | 05-12-2009 | Battlefield | [13] | 101,734,000[29] | |
23 | Carrie Underwood | "Undo It" | 4 (1st) | 05-24-2010 | Play On | [10] | 23[11] | Platinum1,600,000[20] |
24 | Kelly Clarkson | "Behind These Hazel Eyes" | 1 (1st) | 03-27-2005 | Breakaway | [7] | 6[17] | Platinum1,508,000[26] |
25 | Jordin Sparks | "One Step at a Time" | 6 (1st) | 06-10-2008 | Jordin Sparks | [13] | 171,423,000[30] | |
26 | Kelly Clarkson | "Catch My Breath" | 1 (1st) | 10-15-2012 | Greatest Hits: Chapter One | [31] | 191,413,000[32]h | |
27 | Daughtry | "Over You" | 5 (4th) | 07-24-2007 | Daughtry | [18] | 18[19] | Gold1,315,000[30] |
28 | Carrie Underwood | "Last Name" | 4 (1st) | 04-08-2008 | Carnival Ride | [10] | 19[11] | Platinum1,300,000[20] |
29 | Carrie Underwood | "Just a Dream" | 4 (1st) | 07-21-2008 | Carnival Ride | [10] | 29[11] | Platinum1,280,000[20] |
30 | Kellie Pickler | "Best Days of Your Life" | 5 (6th) | 12-01-2008 | Kellie Pickler | [33] | 46[34] | Platinum1,224,000[35] |
31 | Kelly Clarkson | "Walk Away" | 1 (1st) | 01-31-2006 | Breakaway | [7] | 12[17] | Gold1,224,000[26] |
32 | Daughtry | "No Surprise" | 5 (4th) | 05-05-2009 | Leave This Town | [18] | 151,201,000[30] | |
33 | Kelly Clarkson | "Never Again" | 1 (1st) | 04-23-2007 | My December | [7] | 8[17] | Gold1,179,000[26] |
34 | David Cook | "Light On" | 7 (1st) | 09-30-2008 | David Cook | [36] | 17[37] | Platinum1,166,000[38] |
35 | Elliott Yamin | "Wait for You" | 5 (3rd) | 03-13-2007 | Elliott Yamin | [39] | 13[40] | Platinum1,113,000[41] |
36 | Carrie Underwood | "Two Black Cadillacs" | 4 (1st) | 11-26-2012 | Blown Away | [10] | 41[11] | Platinum1,110,000[20] |
37 | Carrie Underwood | "Temporary Home" | 4 (1st) | 10-20-2009 | Play On | [10] | 41[11] | Platinum1,093,000[20] |
38 | Carrie Underwood | "Something in the Water" | 4 (1st) | 09-29-2014 | Greatest Hits: Decade #1 | [10] | 24[11] | Platinum1,091,000[42] |
39 | Carrie Underwood (feat. Randy Travis) |
"I Told You So" | 4 (1st) | 02-02-2009 | Carnival Ride | [10] | 9[11] | Platinum1,089,000[20] |
40 | Carrie Underwood | "So Small" | 4 (1st) | 08-14-2007 | Carnival Ride | [10] | 17[11] | Platinum1,088,000[20] |
41 | Adam Lambert | "If I Had You" | 8 (2nd) | 05-05-2010 | For Your Entertainment | [22] | 30892,000[43] | |
42 | Daughtry | "Life After You" | 5 (4th) | 11-10-2009 | Leave This Town | [18] | 36890,000[30] | |
43 | Kelly Clarkson | "Heartbeat Song" | 1 (1st) | 01-12-2015 | Piece by Piece | [7] | 21[17] | Platinum860,000[44] |
44 | Daughtry | "Feels Like Tonight" | 5 (4th) | 01-08-2008 | Daughtry | [18] | 24839,000[30] | |
45 | Scotty McCreery | "The Trouble with Girls" | 10 (1st) | 08-30-2011 | Clear as Day | [45] | 55[46] | Platinum836,000[47] |
46 | Carrie Underwood | "Wasted" | 4 (1st) | 02-06-2007 | Some Hearts | [10] | 37[11] | Platinum784,000[32] |
47 | Kelly Clarkson | "Miss Independent" | 1 (1st) | 04-10-2003 | Thankful | [7] | 9[17] | Gold759,000[41] |
48 | Daughtry | "What About Now" | 5 (4th) | 07-01-2008 | Daughtry | [18] | 18752,000[30] | |
49 | Carrie Underwood | "See You Again" | 4 (1st) | 04-15-2013 | Blown Away | [10] | 41[11] | Gold740,000[48] |
50 | Scotty McCreery | "See You Tonight" | 10 (1st) | 04-09-2013 | See You Tonight | [45] | 52[46] | Platinum693,000[49] |
51 | Kelly Clarkson | "I Do Not Hook Up" | 1 (1st) | 04-14-2009 | All I Ever Wanted | [7] | 20690,000[50] | |
52 | Kelly Clarkson | "Piece by Piece" | 1 (1st) | 11-09-2015 | Piece by Piece | 8 | 658,000 [51] | |
53 | Katharine McPhee | "Over It" | 5 (2nd) | 01-30-2007 | Katharine McPhee | [52] | 29[53] | Gold645,000[54] |
54 | Kelly Clarkson | "Dark Side" | 1 (1st) | 06-05-2012 | Stronger | [7] | 42638,000[55] | |
55 | Daughtry | "September" | 5 (4th) | 06-01-2010 | Leave This Town | [56] | 36563,000[57] | |
56 | David Cook | "Come Back to Me" | 7 (1st) | 03-23-2009 | David Cook | [36] | 63538,000[58] | |
57 | Kellie Pickler | "Red High Heels" | 5 (6th) | 09-13-2006 | Small Town Girl | [33] | 64[34] | Gold513,000[59] |
58 | Carrie Underwood | "Mama's Song" | 4 (1st) | 09-13-2010 | Play On | [10] | 56[11] | Gold500,000[11] |
59 | Carrie Underwood | "Don't Forget to Remember Me" | 4 (1st) | 03-13-2006 | Some Hearts | [10] | 49[11] | Gold500,000 |
60 | Daughtry | "Waiting for Superman" | 1 (1st) | 09-17-2013 | Baptized | [18] | 66[19] | Gold500,000[60] |
61 | Fantasia | "When I See U" | 3 (1st) | 04-17-2007 | Fantasia | [61] | 32[62] | Gold|
62 | Carrie Underwood | "Smoke Break" | 4 (1st) | 08-21-2015 | Storyteller | [10] | 43Gold[11] | 447,000[42] |
63 | Carrie Underwood | "Little Toy Guns" | 4 (1st) | 02-16-2015 | Greatest Hits: Decade Number 1 | [10] | 75[11] | Gold437,000[63] |
64 | Jennifer Hudson | "Spotlight" | 3 (7th) | 06-10-2008 | Jennifer Hudson | [64] | 24426,000[65] | |
65 | Carrie Underwood | "Church Bells" | 4 (1st) | 04-11-2016 | Storyteller | [10] | 43423,000[66] | |
65 | Adam Lambert | "For Your Entertainment" | 8 (2nd) | 10-30-2009 | For Your Entertainment | [22] | 61378,352[67] | |
67 | Kellie Pickler | "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You" | 5 (6th) | 08-31-2009 | Kellie Pickler | [33] | 97356,000[68] | |
68 | Josh Gracin | "Nothin' to Lose" | 2 (4th) | 08-31-2004 | Josh Gracine | [69] | 39[70]d | Gold351,000[71] |
69 | Carrie Underwood | "Heartbeat" | 4 (1st) | 11-30-2015 | Storyteller | [10] | 42Gold[11] | 348,000[42] |
70 | Kellie Pickler | "I Wonder" | 5 (6th) | 02-05-2007 | Small Town Girl | [33] | 75347,000[72] | |
71 | Kelly Clarkson (feat. Vince Gill) |
"Don't Rush" | 1 (1st) | 10-30-2012 | Greatest Hits: Chapter One | [7] | 89346,000[32] | |
72 | Casey James | "Crying on a Suitcase" | 9 (3rd) | 06-14-2012 | Casey James | [73] | 90337,000[74] | |
73 | Clay Aiken | "Solitaire"/"The Way" | 2 (2nd) | 03-17-2004 | Measure of a Man | [75] | 4322,000[76]c | |
74 | Scotty McCreery | "Feelin' It" | 10 (1st) | 04-13-2014 | See You Tonight | [45] | 84296,000[77] | |
75 | Phillip Phillips | "Raging Fire" | 11 (1st) | 03-03-2014 | Behind the Light | [23] | 58295,000[78] | |
76 | Josh Gracin | "We Weren't Crazy" | 2 (4th) | 10-29-2007 | We Weren't Crazy | [69] | 82289,000[71] | |
77 | Mario Vazquez | "Gallery" | 4 (semi) | 05-02-2006 | Mario Vazquez | [79] | 35285,601[4] | |
78 | Bucky Covington | "A Different World" | 5 (8th) | 01-16-2007 | Bucky Covington | [80] | 58278,000[81] | |
79 | Daughtry | "Crawling Back to You" | 5 (4th) | 10-4-2011 | Break the Spell | [18] | 41243,000[43] | |
80 | David Cook | "Permanent" | 7 (1st) | 05-18-2009 | David Cook | [36] | 24203,000f | |
81 | Bucky Covington | "I'll Walk" | 5 (8th) | 04-28-2008 | Bucky Covington | [80] | 70171,000[81] | |
82 | Carrie Underwood | "Dirty Laundry" | 4 (1st) | 05-01-2012 | Storyteller | [10] | 73154,000[82] | |
83 | Bo Bice | "The Real Thing" | 4 (2nd) | 12-01-2005 | The Real Thing | [83] | 56148,644[84] | |
84 | Adam Lambert | "Time for Miracles" | 8 (2nd) | 10-18-2009 | For Your Entertainment | [22] | 50136,706[67] | |
85 | Kelly Clarkson | "All I Ever Wanted" | 1 (1st) | 03-09-2010 | All I Ever Wanted | [7] | 96129,000[85] | |
86 | Jennifer Hudson | "If This Isn't Love" | 3 (7th) | 02-24-2009 | Jennifer Hudson | [64] | 63127,000[86] | |
87 | Adam Lambert | "Better Than I Know Myself" | 8 (2nd) | 12-20-2011 | Trespassing | 76 | 123,000[43] | |
88 | Danny Gokey | "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me" | 8 (3rd) | 12-26-2009 | My Best Days | [87] | 82107,000 [88] | |
89 | Clay Aiken | "Invisible" | 2 (2nd) | 09- | 2003Measure of a Man | [89] | 37[90]d | Gold104,000[91] |
90 | Jennifer Hudson | "Where You At" | 3 (7th) | 02-08-2011 | I Remember Me | [64] | 6493,000[92] | |
91 | Kelly Clarkson | "People Like Us" | 1 (1st) | 04-08-2013 | Greatest Hits: Chapter One | [7] | 65[32] | 91,000|
92 | Fantasia | "Bittersweet" | 3 (1st) | 05-11-2010 | Back to Me | [61] | 7490,000[93] | |
93 | Bucky Covington | "It's Good to Be Us" | 5 (8th) | 09-10-2007 | Bucky Covington | [80] | 8186,000[81] | |
94 | Josh Gracin | "Stay with Me (Brass Bed)" | 2 (4th) | 04-26-2005 | Josh Gracine | [69] | 4785,000[81] | |
95 | Kimberley Locke | "8th World Wonder" | 2 (3rd) | 03-16-2004 | One Love | [94] | 4982,000[95] | |
96 | Josh Gracin | "I Want to Live" | 2 (4th) | 03-22-2004 | Josh Gracine | [69] | 4577,000[81] | |
97 | Kellie Pickler | "Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind" | 5 (6th) | 09-10-2007 | Small Town Girl | [33] | 9677,000[96] | |
98 | Jordin Sparks | "I Am Woman" | 6 (1st) | 05-10-2011 | [13] | 8277,000[71] | ||
99 | Chris Medina | "What Are Words" | 10 (Vegas) | 02-25-2011 | What Are Words | [97] | 8361,000[98] | |
100 | David Archuleta | "Angels" (album version) | 7 (2nd) | 10-27-2008 | David Archuleta | [21] | 8942,000[99] | |
101 | Elliott Yamin | "Movin' On" | 5 (3rd) | 02-27-2007 | Elliott Yamin | [100] | 6126,395[101]g | |
102 | Kelly Clarkson | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | 1 (1st) | 12-06-2011 | iTunes Session | [7] | 9324,000[102] | |
Jennifer Hudson | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | 3 (7th) | 12-05-2006 | Dreamgirls | [64] | 6013,845[101] | ||
Kelly Clarkson | "Underneath the Tree" | 1 (1st) | 11-05-2013 | Wrapped in Red | [7] | 92|||
Kelly Clarkson | "Low" | 1 (1st) | 08-25-2003 | Thankful | [7] | 58|||
Ruben Studdard | "Sorry 2004" | 2 (1st) | 12-02-2003 | Soulful | [103] | 9|||
Ruben Studdard | "Change Me" | 2 (1st) | 07-31-2006 | The Return | [103] | 94|||
Fantasia | "Truth Is" | 3 (1st) | 12-07-2004 | Free Yourself | [104] | 21|||
Fantasia | "Baby Mama" | 3 (1st) | 05-03-2005 | Free Yourself | [61] | 60|||
Fantasia | "Free Yourself" | 3 (1st) | 06-01-2005 | Free Yourself | [61] | 41|||
Adam Lambert | "Ghost Town" | 8 (2nd) | 04-21-2015 | The Original High | [61] | 64Gold [105] | ||
- ^Note h The numbers for Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)", "Mr Know It All", and "Catch My Breath" include sales of different versions of those songs. Sales numbers for other versions of "Mr Know It All", "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)", and "Catch My Breath" are 49,000, 35,000, and 45,000, respectively.[106]
- ^Note c This figure is for physical single of The Way/Solitaire. Digital download of The Way is 36,000.[107]
- ^Note d Gold certification for digital sale was only 100,000 before July 2006 (Clay Aiken's Invisible was certified gold in March 2006).
- ^Note e No physical singles were available for Josh Gracin.[108]
- ^Note f This is the rounded combined total of last known sales figures of the live charity single and the album version of David Cook's Permanent. The charity single sold 61,000 as of June 3, 2009,[109] and the album version sold 142,354 as of May 29, 2011.[58]
- ^Note g Sales number for first week on chart only.
Uncharted songs
This is a list of some of the other more notable releases with sales information but did not chart on Billboard Hot 100. It is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all singles released by American Idol alums.
Artist | Single | Season | Release Date | Album | Sales |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carrie Underwood | "How Great Thou Art" | 4 (1st) | 02-03-2008 | How Great Thou Art | 599,000[110] |
Mandisa (feat. TobyMac) |
"Good Morning" | 5 (9th) | 04-05-2011 | What If We Were Real | 311,000[111] |
Mandisa | "Stronger" | 5 (9th) | 01-07-2011 | What If We Were Real | 309,000[111] |
David Archuleta | "A Little Too Not Over You" | 7 (2nd) | 01-06-2009 | David Archuleta | 247,000[112] |
Carrie Underwood | "Some Hearts" | 4 (1st) | 10-29-2005 | Some Hearts | 207,000[50] |
Haley Reinhart | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | 10 (3rd) | 10-09-2015 | 200,000 [113] | |
Lauren Alaina | "Georgia Peaches" | 10 (2nd) | 10-24-2011 | Wildflower | 189,000[114] |
Kellie Pickler | "Don't You Know You're Beautiful" | 5 (6th) | 06-09-2008 | Kellie Pickler | 179,000[72] |
Jennifer Hudson & Ne-Yo | "Think Like a Man" | 3 (7th) | 01-31-2012 | I Remember Me | 176,000[115] |
Clay Aiken | "Mary, Did You Know?" | 2 (2nd) | 11-16-2004 | Merry Christmas with Love | 143,000[116] |
Kris Allen (feat. Pat Monahan) |
"The Truth" | 8 (1st) | 05-11-2010 | Kris Allen | 137,000[117] |
Jason Castro | "Hallelujah" | 7 (4th) | Oct 2009 | Jason Castro | 131,000[74] |
Kellie Pickler | "Tough" | 5 (6th) | 06-13-2011 | 100 Proof | 124,000[118] |
Carrie Underwood | "Flat On the Floor" | 4 (1st) | 10-22-2007 | Carnival Ride | 121,000[119] |
Jason Castro | "Let's Just Fall in Love Again" | 7 (4th) | Oct 2009 | The Love Uncompromised EP | 118,000[120] |
Kelly Clarkson | "Sober" | 1 (1st) | 07-10-2007 | My December | 113,000[50] |
Daughtry (feat. Slash) |
"What I Want" | 5 (4th) | 04-23-2007 | Daughtry | 112,000[107] |
Jordin Sparks | "S.O.S. (Let the Music Play)" | 6 (1st) | 09-04-2009 | Battlefield | 111,000[54] |
Casey James | "Let's Don't Call It a Night" | 9 (3rd) | 08-15-2011 | Casey James | 106,000[121] |
Blake Lewis | "How Many Words" | 6 (2nd) | 03-10-2008 | A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream) | [122] | 94,000
Scotty McCreery | "Water Tower Town" | 10 (1st) | 04-09-2012 | Clear as Day | [123] | 93,000
Katharine McPhee | "Love Story" | 5 (2nd) | 05-22-2007 | Katharine McPhee | [54] | 92,000
Colton Dixon | "You Are" | 11 (7th) | 10-30-2012 | A Messenger | [111] | 88,000
Blake Lewis | "Break Anotha" | 6 (2nd) | 10-30-2007 | A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream) | [122] | 85,000
Katharine McPhee | "Terrified" | 5 (2nd) | 05-04-2010 | Unbroken | [124] | 83,000
Kellie Pickler | "Makin' Me Fall in Love Again" | 5 (6th) | 04-19-2010 | Kellie Pickler | [125] | 82,000
Danny Gokey | "Tell Your Heart to Beat Again" | 5 (6th) | 06-23-2014 | Hope in Front of Me | [126] | 77,000
Fantasia | "Lose to Win" | 3 (1st) | 01-08-2013 | Side Effects of You | [127] | 69,000
David Archuleta | "Something 'Bout Love" | 7 (2nd) | 07-20-2010 | The Other Side of Down | [30] | 64,000
Haley Reinhart | "Free" | 10 (3rd) | 03-20-2012 | Listen Up! | [115] | 61,000
Lauren Alaina | "Road Less Traveled" | 10 (2nd) | 07-11-2016 | Lauren Alaina | 60,000[128] |
Allison Iraheta | "Friday I'll Be Over U" | 8 (4th) | 11-03-2009 | Just Like You | [112] | 54,000
Pia Toscano | "This Time" | 10 (9th) | 07-13-2011 | TBA | [129] | 51,000
Colton Dixon | "Never Gone" | 11 (7th) | 09-25-2012 | A Messenger | [111] | 46,000
David Cook | "The Last Goodbye" | 7 (1st) | 04-19-2011 | This Loud Morning | [71] | 45,000
Kristy Lee Cook | "15 Minutes of Shame" | 7 (7th) | 08-12-2008 | Why Wait | [54] | 45,000
Lee DeWyze | "Sweet Serendipity" | 9 (1st) | 10-13-2010 | Live It Up | [93] | 44,000
Jason Castro | "Only a Mountain" | 7 (4th) | 07-08-2012 | Only a Mountain | [74] | 44,000
Lauren Alaina | "Eighteen Inches" | 10 (2nd) | 07-16-2012 | Wildflower | [130] | 39,000
Jessica Sanchez | "Tonight" | 11 (2nd) | 03-22-2013 | Me, You & the Music | [127] | 39,000
Adam Lambert | "Never Close Our Eyes" | 8 (2nd) | 04-17-2012 | Trespassing | [115] | 37,000
Trent Harmon | "There's a Girl" | 15 (1st) | 06-24-2016 | 33,000[128] | |
Bucky Covington | "A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How)" | 5 (8th) | 03-08-2010 | Good Guys | [131] | 31,000
Kelly Clarkson | "Tie It Up" | 1 (1st) | 06-25-2013 | 29,000[132] | |
Kimberley Locke | "Mary, Did You Know?" | 2 (3rd) | 11-06-2007 | Christmas | [102] | 28,000
Lauren Alaina | "Barefoot and Buckwild" | 10 (2nd) | 05-07-2013 | [32] | 28,000|
Stefano Langone feat. New Boyz & Rock Mafia |
"I'm on a Roll" | 10 (7th) | 04-24-2012 | [133] | 27,573|
Kris Allen | "The Vision of Love" | 8 (1st) | 03-26-2012 | Thank You Camellia | [115] | 25,000
Haley Reinhart feat. Casey Abrams | "Baby, It's Cold Outside" | 10 (3rd/6th) | 11-21-2011 | [134] | 25,000|
Daughtry | "Outta My Head" | 5 (4th) | 13-03-2012 | Break the Spell | [115] | 24,000
Lee DeWyze | "Beautiful Like You" | 9 (1st) | 03-15-2011 | Live It Up | [135] | 22,000
David Cook | "The Last Song I'll Write for You" | 7 (1st) | 05-10-2012 | [136] | 15,000|
David Cook | "Laying Me Low" | 7 (1st) | 04-30-2013 | [127] | 14,000|
James Durbin | "Higher than Heaven" | 10 (4th) | 11-22-2011 | Memories of a Beautiful Disaster | [43] | 13,000
Diana DeGarmo | "Good Goodbye" | 3 (2nd) | 03-20-2012 | Live to Love - EP | [43] | 13,000
James Durbin | "Stand Up" | 10 (4th) | 09-27-2011 | Memories of a Beautiful Disaster | [57] | 12,000
James Durbin | "Love Me Bad" | 10 (4th) | 11-22-2011 | Memories of a Beautiful Disaster | [57] | 11,000
Lee DeWyze | "Silver Lining" | 9 (1st) | 04-25-2010 | [137] | 11,000|
Daughtry | "Start of Something Good" | 5 (4th) | 11-21-2011 | Break the Spell | [138] | 10,000
Kellie Pickler | "Someone Somewhere Tonight" | 5 (6th) | 05-14-2013 | [32] | 9,000|
Haley Reinhart | "Undone" | 10 (3rd) | 05-22-2012 | Listen Up! | [139] | 8,000
Clay Aiken | "Bring Back My Love" | 2 (2nd) | 12-20-2011 | [140] | 5,000
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