List of American Idol alumni album sales in the United States

Updated: 5/24/2026, 6:58:34 PM Wikipedia source

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, however, the numbers in parentheses may include sales from these releases. For complete list of releases including those not listed here for each artist, please see their individual discography pages (linked here in the total number in parentheses). Sales figure listed are for U . only.

Tables

· Artists with sales of 500,000 or more albums

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Contestant Total albums sold

Carrie Underwood (season 4, winner) 16,389,000

First album

Some Hearts (November 15, 2005) Arista Nashville 7,450,000 9× Platinum Peak:

Second album

Carnival Ride (October 23, 2007) Arista Nashville 3,400,000 4× Platinum Peak:

Third album

Play On (November 3, 2009) Arista Nashville 2,300,000 3× Platinum Peak:

Fourth album

Blown Away (May 1, 2012) Arista Nashville 1,853,200 3× Platinum Peak:

Fifth album

Storyteller (October 23, 2015) Arista Nashville 752,100 Platinum Peak:

Sixth album

Cry Pretty (September 14, 2018) Capitol Nashville 534,000 Platinum Peak:

Seventh album

My Gift (September 25, 2020) Capitol Nashville 628,000 Gold Peak:

Eighth album

My Savior (March 26, 2021) Capitol Nashville 293,000 N/A Peak:

Ninth album

Denim & Rhinestones (June 10, 2022) Capitol Nashville 120,000 Peak:

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Contestant Total albums sold

Kelly Clarkson (season 1, winner) 14,150,000

First album

Thankful (April 15, 2003) RCA 2,800,000 2× Platinum Peak:

Second album

Breakaway (November 30, 2004) RCA 6,355,000 6× Platinum Peak:

Third album

My December (June 26, 2007) RCA 858,000 Platinum Peak:

Fourth album

All I Ever Wanted (March 10, 2009) RCA 1,004,000 N/A Peak:

Fifth album

Stronger (October 24, 2011) RCA 1,129,000 Platinum Peak:

Sixth album

Wrapped in Red (October 29, 2013) RCA 942,000 Platinum Peak:

Seventh album

Piece by Piece (March 3, 2015) RCA 284,000 Gold Peak:

Eighth album

Meaning of Life (October 27, 2017) Atlantic 68,000 Gold Peak:

Ninth album

When Christmas Comes Around... (October 15, 2021) Atlantic 106,000 Peak:

Tenth album

Chemistry (June 23, 2023) Atlantic 53,000 Peak:

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Contestant Total albums sold

Chris Daughtry (as Daughtry) (season 5, 4th place) 7,204,000

First album

Daughtry (November 21, 2006) RCA 5,040,000 6× Platinum Peak:

Second album

Leave This Town (July 14, 2009) RCA 1,357,000 Platinum Peak:

Third album

Break the Spell (November 21, 2011) RCA 513,000 Gold Peak:

Fourth album

Baptized (November 19, 2013) RCA 270,000 Gold Peak:

Fifth album

Cage to Rattle (July 17, 2018) RCA 24,000 N/A Peak:

Sixth album

Dearly Beloved (September 17, 2021) Dogtree 88,000 N/A Peak:

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Contestant Total albums sold

Clay Aiken (season 2, runner-up) 5,069,000

First album

Measure of a Man (October 14, 2003) RCA 2,786,000 2× Platinum Peak:

Second album

Merry Christmas with Love (November 16, 2004) RCA 1,416,000 Platinum Peak:

Third album

A Thousand Different Ways (September 19, 2006) RCA 531,000 Gold Peak:

Fourth album

On My Way Here (May 6, 2008) RCA 165,000 N/A Peak:

Fifth album

Tried and True (June 1, 2010) Decca 80,000 note 1 N/A Peak: /

Sixth album

Steadfast (March 25, 2012) Decca

Seventh album

Christmas Bells Are Ringing (November 22, 2024) Alvis

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Contestant Total albums sold

Fantasia Barrino (season 3, winner) 3,332,000

First album

Free Yourself (November 23, 2004) J Records 1,839,000 Platinum Peak:

Second album

Fantasia (December 12, 2006) J Records 530,000 Gold Peak:

Third album

Back to Me (August 24, 2010) J Records 490,000 N/A Peak:

Fourth album

Side Effects of You (April 23, 2013) RCA 300,000 Peak:

Fifth album

The Definition Of... (July 28, 2016) RCA 32,000 Peak:

Sixth album

Christmas After Midnight (October 6, 2017) Concord Peak:

Seventh album

Sketchbook (October 11, 2019) Rock Soul 10,000 Peak:

Col 1

Contestant Total albums sold

Ruben Studdard (season 2, winner) 2,644,000

First album

Soulful (December 9, 2003) J Records 1,792,000 Platinum Peak:

Second album

I Need an Angel (November 23, 2004) J Records 483,000 Gold Peak:

Third album

The Return (October 17, 2006) J Records 238,000 N/A Peak:

Fourth album

Love Is (May 19, 2009) Hickory Records 50,000 N/A Peak:

Fifth album

Letters from Birmingham (March 13, 2012) Shanachie 17,000 N/A Peak:

Sixth album

Unconditional Love (February 4, 2014) The Verve Music Group 6,000 N/A Peak:

Seventh album

Ruben Sings Luther (March 9, 2018) SEG Music N/A N/A Peak: n/a

Eighth album

The Way I Remember It (October 27, 2023) SoNo Recording Group

Col 1

Contestant Total albums sold

Scotty McCreery (season 10, winner) 2,264,000

First album

Clear as Day (October 4, 2011) Mercury Nashville 1,166,000 Platinum Peak:

Second album

Christmas With Scotty McCreery (October 16, 2012) Mercury Nashville 382,000 Gold Peak:

Third album

See You Tonight (October 15, 2013) Mercury Nashville 269,900 N/A Peak:

Fourth album

Seasons Change (March 16, 2018) Thirty Tigers 97,800 Gold Peak:

Fifth album

Same Truck (September 17, 2021) Thirty Tigers N/A Peak:

Sixth album

Rise & Fall (May 10, 2023) Thirty Tigers

Col 1

Contestant Total albums sold

Kellie Pickler (season 5, 6th place) 1,557,000

First album

Small Town Girl (October 31, 2006) BNA 900,000 Gold Peak:

Second album

Kellie Pickler (September 30, 2008) BNA 470,000 N/A Peak:

Third album

100 Proof (January 24, 2012) BNA 90,000 N/A Peak:

Fourth album

The Woman I Am November 11, 2013 Black River Entertainment 47,000 N/A Peak:

Col 1

Contestant Total albums sold

David Cook (season 7, winner) 1,510,000

First album

David Cook (November 18, 2008) RCA 1,380,000 Platinum Peak:

Second album

This Loud Morning (June 28, 2011) RCA 133,000 N/A Peak:

Third album

Digital Vein (September 18, 2015) InGrooves Music 11,000 N/A Peak:

10.

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10.

Contestant Total albums sold

Phillip Phillips (season 11, winner) 1,495,000

First album

The World from the Side of the Moon (November 19, 2012) Interscope 1,033,000 Platinum Peak:

Second album

Behind the Light (May 19, 2014) Interscope 123,000 N/A Peak:

Third album

Collateral (January 19, 2018) Interscope 5,000 N/A Peak:

Fourth album

Drift Back (June 9, 2023) Interscope

11.

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11.

Contestant Total albums sold

Jennifer Hudson (season 3, 7th place) 1,446,000

First album

Jennifer Hudson (September 30, 2008) Arista 839,000 Gold Peak:

Second album

I Remember Me (March 22, 2011) Arista 459,000 Gold Peak:

Third album

JHUD (September 23, 2014) RCA 61,000 N/A Peak:

Fourth album

The Gift of Love (October 23, 2024) Interscope

12.

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12.

Contestant Total albums sold

Jordin Sparks (season 6, winner) 1,313,000

First album

Jordin Sparks (November 20, 2007) Jive 1,056,000 Platinum Peak:

Second album

Battlefield (July 21, 2009) Jive 190,000 N/A Peak:

Third album

Right Here, Right Now (August 21, 2015) Louder Than Life N/A Peak:

Fourth album

Cider & Hennessy (November 26, 2020) Disrupt Group N/A Peak: N/A

Fifth album

No Restrictions (September 13, 2024) (Legacy Music Group)

13.

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13.

Contestant Total albums sold

Adam Lambert (season 8, runner-up) 1,173,000

First album

For Your Entertainment (November 23, 2009) RCA 863,000 Gold Peak:

Second album

Trespassing (May 15, 2012) RCA 197,000 N/A Peak:

Third album

The Original High (June 16, 2015) Warner Bros Records 52,000 N/A Peak:

Fourth album

Velvet (March 20, 2020) Empire Records N/A Peak:

Fifth album

High Drama (February 24, 2023) BMG

14.

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14.

Contestant Total albums sold

David Archuleta (season 7, runner-up) 1,156,000

First album

David Archuleta (November 11, 2008) Jive 765,000 Gold Peak:

Second album

Christmas from the Heart (October 13, 2009) Jive 246,000 N/A Peak:

Third album

The Other Side of Down (October 5, 2010) Jive 67,000 N/A Peak:

Fourth album

Forevermore (March 26, 2012) Ivory Records N/A N/A Peak: N/A

Fifth album

Begin. (August 7, 2012) Highway Records 14,000 N/A Peak:

Sixth album

No Matter How Far (2013) E1 Music 5,000 N/A Peak:

Seventh album

Postcards in the Sky (October 20, 2017) Archie Music N/A N/A Peak: N/A

Eighth album

Winter in the Air (November 2, 2018) Archie Music N/A N/A Peak:

Ninth album

Therapy Sessions (May 20, 2020) Archie Music N/A N/A Peak: N/A

15.

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15.

Contestant Total albums sold

Gabby Barrett (season 16, 3rd place) 1,000,000

First album

Goldmine (June 19, 2020) Warner Music Nashville 1,000,000 Platinum Peak:

Second album

Chapter & Verse (February 2, 2024) Warner Music Nashville

Third album

Carols and Candlelight (November 8, 2024) Warner Music Nashville

16.

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16.

Contestant Total albums sold

Mandisa (season 5, 9th place) 928,000

First album

True Beauty (July 31, 2007) Sparrow 226,000 N/A Peak:

Second album

It's Christmas (October 14, 2008) Sparrow 64,000 N/A Peak:

Third album

Freedom (March 24, 2009) Sparrow 152,000 N/A Peak:

Fourth album

What If We Were Real (April 5, 2011) Sparrow 270,000 N/A Peak:

Fifth album

Overcomer (August 27, 2013) Sparrow 140,000 N/A Peak:

Sixth album

Out of the Dark (May 19, 2017) Sparrow N/A Peak:

17.

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17.

Contestant Total albums sold

Josh Gracin (season 2, 4th place) 804,000

First album

Josh Gracin (June 15, 2004) Lyric Street 703,000 Gold Peak:

Second album

We Weren't Crazy (April 1, 2008) Lyric Street 86,000 N/A Peak:

Third album

Redemption (November 8, 2011) Average Joe's 4,000 N/A Peak: N/A

18.

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18.

Contestant Total albums sold

Taylor Hicks (season 5, winner) 768,000

First album

Taylor Hicks (December 12, 2006) Arista 705,000 Platinum Peak:

Second album

The Distance (March 10, 2009) Modern Whomp 52,000 N/A Peak:

19.

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19.

Contestant Total albums sold

Bo Bice (season 4, runner-up) 757,000

First album

The Real Thing (December 13, 2005) RCA 673,000 Gold Peak:

Second album

See the Light (October 23, 2007) StratArt 62,000 N/A Peak:

Third album

3 (May 18, 2010) Saguaro Road 11,000 N/A Peak:

20.

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20.

Contestant Total albums sold

Elliott Yamin (season 5, 3rd place) 696,000

First album

Elliott Yamin (March 20, 2007) Hickory Records RED Distribution 527,000 Gold Peak:

Second album

Sounds of the Season (October 14, 2007) Hickory Records 81,000 N/A Peak:

Third album

My Kind of Holiday (October 7, 2008) TRP Records, Fontana Distribution 27,000 N/A Peak:

Fourth album

Fight For Love (May 5, 2009) Hickory Records 49,000 N/A Peak:

Fifth album

Let's Get to What's Real (March 27, 2012) E1/Purpose Music Group 2,000 N/A Peak: N/A

	Contestant Total albums sold	First album	Second album	Third album	Fourth album	Fifth album	Sixth album	Seventh album	Eighth album	Ninth album	Tenth album
1.	Carrie Underwood (season 4, winner) 16,389,000	Some Hearts (November 15, 2005) Arista Nashville 7,450,000 9× Platinum Peak:	Carnival Ride (October 23, 2007) Arista Nashville 3,400,000 4× Platinum Peak:	Play On (November 3, 2009) Arista Nashville 2,300,000 3× Platinum Peak:	Blown Away (May 1, 2012) Arista Nashville 1,853,200 3× Platinum Peak:	Storyteller (October 23, 2015) Arista Nashville 752,100 Platinum Peak:	Cry Pretty (September 14, 2018) Capitol Nashville 534,000 Platinum Peak:	My Gift (September 25, 2020) Capitol Nashville 628,000 Gold Peak:	My Savior (March 26, 2021) Capitol Nashville 293,000 N/A Peak:	Denim & Rhinestones (June 10, 2022) Capitol Nashville 120,000 Peak:
2.	Kelly Clarkson (season 1, winner) 14,150,000	Thankful (April 15, 2003) RCA 2,800,000 2× Platinum Peak:	Breakaway (November 30, 2004) RCA 6,355,000 6× Platinum Peak:	My December (June 26, 2007) RCA 858,000 Platinum Peak:	All I Ever Wanted (March 10, 2009) RCA 1,004,000 N/A Peak:	Stronger (October 24, 2011) RCA 1,129,000 Platinum Peak:	Wrapped in Red (October 29, 2013) RCA 942,000 Platinum Peak:	Piece by Piece (March 3, 2015) RCA 284,000 Gold Peak:	Meaning of Life (October 27, 2017) Atlantic 68,000 Gold Peak:	When Christmas Comes Around... (October 15, 2021) Atlantic 106,000 Peak:	Chemistry (June 23, 2023) Atlantic 53,000 Peak:
3.	Chris Daughtry (as Daughtry) (season 5, 4th place) 7,204,000	Daughtry (November 21, 2006) RCA 5,040,000 6× Platinum Peak:	Leave This Town (July 14, 2009) RCA 1,357,000 Platinum Peak:	Break the Spell (November 21, 2011) RCA 513,000 Gold Peak:	Baptized (November 19, 2013) RCA 270,000 Gold Peak:	Cage to Rattle (July 17, 2018) RCA 24,000 N/A Peak:	Dearly Beloved (September 17, 2021) Dogtree 88,000 N/A Peak:
4.	Clay Aiken (season 2, runner-up) 5,069,000	Measure of a Man (October 14, 2003) RCA 2,786,000 2× Platinum Peak:	Merry Christmas with Love (November 16, 2004) RCA 1,416,000 Platinum Peak:	A Thousand Different Ways (September 19, 2006) RCA 531,000 Gold Peak:	On My Way Here (May 6, 2008) RCA 165,000 N/A Peak:	Tried and True (June 1, 2010) Decca 80,000 note 1 N/A Peak: /	Steadfast (March 25, 2012) Decca	Christmas Bells Are Ringing (November 22, 2024) Alvis
5.	Fantasia Barrino (season 3, winner) 3,332,000	Free Yourself (November 23, 2004) J Records 1,839,000 Platinum Peak:	Fantasia (December 12, 2006) J Records 530,000 Gold Peak:	Back to Me (August 24, 2010) J Records 490,000 N/A Peak:	Side Effects of You (April 23, 2013) RCA 300,000 Peak:	The Definition Of... (July 28, 2016) RCA 32,000 Peak:	Christmas After Midnight (October 6, 2017) Concord Peak:	Sketchbook (October 11, 2019) Rock Soul 10,000 Peak:
6.	Ruben Studdard (season 2, winner) 2,644,000	Soulful (December 9, 2003) J Records 1,792,000 Platinum Peak:	I Need an Angel (November 23, 2004) J Records 483,000 Gold Peak:	The Return (October 17, 2006) J Records 238,000 N/A Peak:	Love Is (May 19, 2009) Hickory Records 50,000 N/A Peak:	Letters from Birmingham (March 13, 2012) Shanachie 17,000 N/A Peak:	Unconditional Love (February 4, 2014) The Verve Music Group 6,000 N/A Peak:	Ruben Sings Luther (March 9, 2018) SEG Music N/A N/A Peak: n/a	The Way I Remember It (October 27, 2023) SoNo Recording Group
7.	Scotty McCreery (season 10, winner) 2,264,000	Clear as Day (October 4, 2011) Mercury Nashville 1,166,000 Platinum Peak:	Christmas With Scotty McCreery (October 16, 2012) Mercury Nashville 382,000 Gold Peak:	See You Tonight (October 15, 2013) Mercury Nashville 269,900 N/A Peak:	Seasons Change (March 16, 2018) Thirty Tigers 97,800 Gold Peak:	Same Truck (September 17, 2021) Thirty Tigers N/A Peak:	Rise & Fall (May 10, 2023) Thirty Tigers
8.	Kellie Pickler (season 5, 6th place) 1,557,000	Small Town Girl (October 31, 2006) BNA 900,000 Gold Peak:	Kellie Pickler (September 30, 2008) BNA 470,000 N/A Peak:	100 Proof (January 24, 2012) BNA 90,000 N/A Peak:	The Woman I Am November 11, 2013 Black River Entertainment 47,000 N/A Peak:
9.	David Cook (season 7, winner) 1,510,000	David Cook (November 18, 2008) RCA 1,380,000 Platinum Peak:	This Loud Morning (June 28, 2011) RCA 133,000 N/A Peak:	Digital Vein (September 18, 2015) InGrooves Music 11,000 N/A Peak:
10.	Phillip Phillips (season 11, winner) 1,495,000	The World from the Side of the Moon (November 19, 2012) Interscope 1,033,000 Platinum Peak:	Behind the Light (May 19, 2014) Interscope 123,000 N/A Peak:	Collateral (January 19, 2018) Interscope 5,000 N/A Peak:	Drift Back (June 9, 2023) Interscope
11.	Jennifer Hudson (season 3, 7th place) 1,446,000	Jennifer Hudson (September 30, 2008) Arista 839,000 Gold Peak:	I Remember Me (March 22, 2011) Arista 459,000 Gold Peak:	JHUD (September 23, 2014) RCA 61,000 N/A Peak:	The Gift of Love (October 23, 2024) Interscope
12.	Jordin Sparks (season 6, winner) 1,313,000	Jordin Sparks (November 20, 2007) Jive 1,056,000 Platinum Peak:	Battlefield (July 21, 2009) Jive 190,000 N/A Peak:	Right Here, Right Now (August 21, 2015) Louder Than Life N/A Peak:	Cider & Hennessy (November 26, 2020) Disrupt Group N/A Peak: N/A	No Restrictions (September 13, 2024) (Legacy Music Group)
13.	Adam Lambert (season 8, runner-up) 1,173,000	For Your Entertainment (November 23, 2009) RCA 863,000 Gold Peak:	Trespassing (May 15, 2012) RCA 197,000 N/A Peak:	The Original High (June 16, 2015) Warner Bros Records 52,000 N/A Peak:	Velvet (March 20, 2020) Empire Records N/A Peak:	High Drama (February 24, 2023) BMG
14.	David Archuleta (season 7, runner-up) 1,156,000	David Archuleta (November 11, 2008) Jive 765,000 Gold Peak:	Christmas from the Heart (October 13, 2009) Jive 246,000 N/A Peak:	The Other Side of Down (October 5, 2010) Jive 67,000 N/A Peak:	Forevermore (March 26, 2012) Ivory Records N/A N/A Peak: N/A	Begin. (August 7, 2012) Highway Records 14,000 N/A Peak:	No Matter How Far (2013) E1 Music 5,000 N/A Peak:	Postcards in the Sky (October 20, 2017) Archie Music N/A N/A Peak: N/A	Winter in the Air (November 2, 2018) Archie Music N/A N/A Peak:	Therapy Sessions (May 20, 2020) Archie Music N/A N/A Peak: N/A
15.	Gabby Barrett (season 16, 3rd place) 1,000,000	Goldmine (June 19, 2020) Warner Music Nashville 1,000,000 Platinum Peak:	Chapter & Verse (February 2, 2024) Warner Music Nashville	Carols and Candlelight (November 8, 2024) Warner Music Nashville
16.	Mandisa (season 5, 9th place) 928,000	True Beauty (July 31, 2007) Sparrow 226,000 N/A Peak:	It's Christmas (October 14, 2008) Sparrow 64,000 N/A Peak:	Freedom (March 24, 2009) Sparrow 152,000 N/A Peak:	What If We Were Real (April 5, 2011) Sparrow 270,000 N/A Peak:	Overcomer (August 27, 2013) Sparrow 140,000 N/A Peak:	Out of the Dark (May 19, 2017) Sparrow N/A Peak:
17.	Josh Gracin (season 2, 4th place) 804,000	Josh Gracin (June 15, 2004) Lyric Street 703,000 Gold Peak:	We Weren't Crazy (April 1, 2008) Lyric Street 86,000 N/A Peak:	Redemption (November 8, 2011) Average Joe's 4,000 N/A Peak: N/A
18.	Taylor Hicks (season 5, winner) 768,000	Taylor Hicks (December 12, 2006) Arista 705,000 Platinum Peak:	The Distance (March 10, 2009) Modern Whomp 52,000 N/A Peak:
19.	Bo Bice (season 4, runner-up) 757,000	The Real Thing (December 13, 2005) RCA 673,000 Gold Peak:	See the Light (October 23, 2007) StratArt 62,000 N/A Peak:	3 (May 18, 2010) Saguaro Road 11,000 N/A Peak:
20.	Elliott Yamin (season 5, 3rd place) 696,000	Elliott Yamin (March 20, 2007) Hickory Records RED Distribution 527,000 Gold Peak:	Sounds of the Season (October 14, 2007) Hickory Records 81,000 N/A Peak:	My Kind of Holiday (October 7, 2008) TRP Records, Fontana Distribution 27,000 N/A Peak:	Fight For Love (May 5, 2009) Hickory Records 49,000 N/A Peak:	Let's Get to What's Real (March 27, 2012) E1/Purpose Music Group 2,000 N/A Peak: N/A

· Artists with sales of less than 500,000 albums

21.

Rank

21.

Former Contestant

Katharine McPhee (season 5, runner-up)

Total Sales

475,000

Albums

Katharine McPhee (2007) — 381,000 Unbroken (2010) — 45,000 Christmas Is the Time…To Say I Love You (2010) did not chart — 23,000 Hysteria (2015) did not chart

22.

Rank

22.

Former Contestant

Lauren Alaina (season 10, runner-up)

Total Sales

459,500

Albums

Wildflower (2011) — 303,000 Road Less Traveled (2016) — 34,500

23.

Rank

23.

Former Contestant

Bucky Covington (season 5, 8th place) did not chart

Total Sales

436,000

Albums

Bucky Covington (2007) — 433,000 Good Guys (2012) — 3,000

24.

Rank

24.

Former Contestant

Blake Lewis (season 6, runner-up)

Total Sales

413,000

Albums

A . (Audio Day Dream) (2007) — 350,000 Heartbreak on Vinyl (2009) — 10,000 Portrait of a Chameleon (2013) did not chart — 2,000

25.

Rank

25.

Former Contestant

Kris Allen (season 8, winner)

Total Sales

401,600

Albums

Kris Allen (2009) — 346,000 Thank You Camellia (2012) — 35,000 Horizons (2014) — 4,000 Letting You In (2016)

26.

Rank

26.

Former Contestant

William Hung (Season 3, Auditioner)

Total Sales

242,000

Albums

Inspiration (2004) — 200,000 Hung for the Holidays (2004) did not chart — 35,000 Miracle: Happy Summer from William Hung (2005) did not chart — 7,000

27.

Rank

27.

Former Contestant

Kimberley Locke (season 2, 3rd place)

Total Sales

241,000

Albums

One Love (2004) — 212,000 Based on a True Story (2007) — 22,000 Christmas (2008) did not chart — 3,000

28.

Rank

28.

Former Contestant

Crystal Bowersox (season 9, runner-up)

Total Sales

230,000

Albums

Farmer's Daughter (2010) — 205,000 All That For This (2013) — 8,000

29.

Rank

29.

Former Contestant

Danny Gokey (season 8, 3rd place)

Total Sales

204,000

Albums

My Best Days (2010) — 204,000 Hope in Front of Me (2014)

30.

Rank

30.

Former Contestant

James Durbin (season 10, 4th place)

Total Sales

194,000

Albums

Memories of a Beautiful Disaster (2011) — 123,000 Celebrate (2014)

31.

Rank

31.

Former Contestant

Lee DeWyze (season 9, winner)

Total Sales

178,000

Albums

Live It Up (2010) — 153,000 Frames (2013) — 3,000 Oil & Water (2016)

32.

Rank

32.

Former Contestant

Diana DeGarmo (Season 3, Runner-Up)

Total Sales

168,000

Albums

Blue Skies (2004)

33.

Rank

33.

Former Contestant

Justin Guarini (season 1, runner-up)

Total Sales

146,000

Albums

Justin Guarini (2003) — 146,000 Stranger Things Have Happened (2005) did not chart

34.

Rank

34.

Former Contestant

Haley Reinhart (season 10, 3rd place)

Total Sales

143,500

Albums

Listen Up! (2012) —77,000 Better (2016) did not chart — 7,500

35.

Rank

35.

Former Contestant

Colton Dixon (season 11, 7th place)

Total Sales

128,000

Albums

A Messenger (2013) — 100,000 Anchor (2014) — 28,000 The Calm Before the Storm (2015) did not chart

36.

Rank

36.

Former Contestant

Tamyra Gray (season 1, 4th place)

Total Sales

123,000

Albums

The Dreamer (2004)

37.

Rank

37.

Former Contestant

Jason Castro (Season 7, 4th Place)

Total Sales

105,000

Albums

Jason Castro (2010) — 54,000 Who I Am (2010) — 18,000 Only a Mountain (2013) did not chart — 20,000

38.

Rank

38.

Former Contestant

Allison Iraheta (Season 8, 4th Place)

Total Sales

103,000

Albums

Just Like You (2009)

39.

Rank

39.

Former Contestant

Melinda Doolittle (season 6, 3rd place)

Total Sales

091,000

Albums

Coming Back to You (2009)

40.

Rank

40.

Former Contestant

Casey James (season 9, 3rd place)

Total Sales

077,000

Albums

Casey James (2012)

41.

Rank

41.

Former Contestant

Chris Sligh (season 6, 10th place)

Total Sales

064,000

Albums

Running Back to You (2008) — 54,000 The Anatomy of Broken (2010) did not chart — 10,000

42.

Rank

42.

Former Contestant

LaToya London (Season 3, 4th Place)

Total Sales

058,000

Albums

Love & Life (2005)

43.

Rank

43.

Former Contestant

Phil Stacey (season 6, 6th place)

Total Sales

058,000

Albums

Phil Stacey (2008) — 40,000 Into the Light (2009) did not chart — 18,000

44.

Rank

44.

Former Contestant

Mario Vazquez (season 4, Top 12)

Total Sales

056,000

Albums

Mario Vazquez (2006)

45.

Rank

45.

Former Contestant

George Huff (season 3, 5th place)

Total Sales

52,000

Albums

Miracles (2005) did not chart — 29,000 George Huff (2009) did not chart — 4,000

46.

Rank

46.

Former Contestant

Brooke White (season 7, 5th place)

Total Sales

048,000

Albums

High Hopes & Heartbreak (2009) — 29,000 Gemini (2011) did not chart — 2,000

47.

Rank

47.

Former Contestant

Carly Smithson (as a part of We Are the Fallen) (Season 7, 6th Place)

Total Sales

041,000

Albums

Tear the World Down (2010)

48.

Rank

48.

Former Contestant

Jessica Sanchez (Season 11, Runner-up)

Total Sales

38,000

Albums

Me, You & the Music (2013) — 17,000

49.

Rank

49.

Former Contestant

Kristy Lee Cook (season 7, 7th place)

Total Sales

032,000

Albums

Why Wait (2008)

50.

Rank

50.

Former Contestant

Candice Glover (Season 12, Winner)

Total Sales

027,000

Albums

Music Speaks (2014)

51.

Rank

51.

Former Contestant

Casey Abrams (season 10, 6th place)

Total Sales

27,000

Albums

Casey Abrams (2012)

52.

Rank

52.

Former Contestant

Constantine Maroulis (season 4, 6th place)

Total Sales

25,000

Albums

Constantine (2007)

53.

Rank

53.

Former Contestant

Caleb Johnson (season 13, winner)

Total Sales

024,000

Albums

Testify (2014)

54.

Rank

54.

Former Contestant

Paris Bennett (season 5, 5th place)

Total Sales

22,300

Albums

Princess P (2007) — 22,000 A Royal Christmas (2008) did not chart — 300

55.

Rank

55.

Former Contestant

R. J. Helton (season 1, 5th place)

Total Sales

022,000

Albums

Real Life (2004) did not chart

56.

Rank

56.

Former Contestant

John Stevens (Season 3, 6th Place)

Total Sales

021,000

Albums

Red (2005) did not chart

57.

Rank

57.

Former Contestant

Michael Johns (season 7, 8th place)

Total Sales

020,000

Albums

Hold Back My Heart (2009)

58.

Rank

58.

Former Contestant

Jasmine Trias (season 3, 3rd place)

Total Sales

014,000

Albums

Jasmine Trias (2005) did not chart

59.

Rank

59.

Former Contestant

Ace Young (season 5, 7th place)

Total Sales

010,000

Albums

Ace Young (2008)

60.

Rank

60.

Former Contestant

LaKisha Jones (season 6, 4th place)

Total Sales

007,000

Albums

So Glad I'm Me (2009) did not chart

61.

Rank

61.

Former Contestant

Nick Fradiani (season 14, winner)

Total Sales

005,000

Albums

Hurricane (2016)

62.

Rank

62.

Former Contestant

Danny Noriega (season 7, semi)

Total Sales

005,000

Albums

Till Death Do Us Party (2014) After Party (2016) Whatever (2017)

63.

Rank

63.

Former Contestant

Trent Harmon (season 15, winner)

Total Sales

004,500

Albums

You Got 'Em All (2018) did not chart

64.

Rank

64.

Former Contestant

Jim Verraros (season 1, 9th place)

Total Sales

004,300

Albums

Rollercoaster (2005) did not chart Do Not Disturb (2011) did not chart

65.

Rank

65.

Former Contestant

Carmen Rasmusen (season 2, 6th place)

Total Sales

003,100

Albums

Nothin' Like the Summer (2007) did not chart

66.

Rank

66.

Former Contestant

Kimberly Caldwell (season 2, 7th place)

Total Sales

003,000

Albums

Without Regret (2011) did not chart

67.

Rank

67.

Former Contestant

Ayla Brown (season 5, Top 16)

Total Sales

003,000

Albums

Forward (2006) did not chart

68.

Rank

68.

Former Contestant

Corey Clark (season 2, 9th place)

Total Sales

002,600

Albums

Corey Clark (2005) did not chart

69.

Rank

69.

Former Contestant

Tim Halperin (Season 10, Semifinal)

Total Sales

002,000

Albums

Rise and Fall (2011) did not chart

70.

Rank

70.

Former Contestant

Jon Peter Lewis (Season 3, 8th Place)

Total Sales

001,600

Albums

Stories from Hollywood (2006) did not chart — 1,100 Break the Silence (2008) did not chart — 500

71.

Rank

71.

Former Contestant

Michael Sarver (season 8, 10th place)

Total Sales

001,000

Albums

Michael Sarver (2010) did not chart

72.

Rank

72.

Former Contestant

Kree Harrison (season 12, runner-up)

Total Sales

000900

Albums

This Old Thing (2016) did not chart

Rank	Former Contestant	Total Sales	Albums
21.	Katharine McPhee (season 5, runner-up)	475,000	Katharine McPhee (2007) — 381,000 Unbroken (2010) — 45,000 Christmas Is the Time…To Say I Love You (2010) did not chart — 23,000 Hysteria (2015) did not chart
22.	Lauren Alaina (season 10, runner-up)	459,500	Wildflower (2011) — 303,000 Road Less Traveled (2016) — 34,500
23.	Bucky Covington (season 5, 8th place) did not chart	436,000	Bucky Covington (2007) — 433,000 Good Guys (2012) — 3,000
24.	Blake Lewis (season 6, runner-up)	413,000	A . (Audio Day Dream) (2007) — 350,000 Heartbreak on Vinyl (2009) — 10,000 Portrait of a Chameleon (2013) did not chart — 2,000
25.	Kris Allen (season 8, winner)	401,600	Kris Allen (2009) — 346,000 Thank You Camellia (2012) — 35,000 Horizons (2014) — 4,000 Letting You In (2016)
26.	William Hung (Season 3, Auditioner)	242,000	Inspiration (2004) — 200,000 Hung for the Holidays (2004) did not chart — 35,000 Miracle: Happy Summer from William Hung (2005) did not chart — 7,000
27.	Kimberley Locke (season 2, 3rd place)	241,000	One Love (2004) — 212,000 Based on a True Story (2007) — 22,000 Christmas (2008) did not chart — 3,000
28.	Crystal Bowersox (season 9, runner-up)	230,000	Farmer's Daughter (2010) — 205,000 All That For This (2013) — 8,000
29.	Danny Gokey (season 8, 3rd place)	204,000	My Best Days (2010) — 204,000 Hope in Front of Me (2014)
30.	James Durbin (season 10, 4th place)	194,000	Memories of a Beautiful Disaster (2011) — 123,000 Celebrate (2014)
31.	Lee DeWyze (season 9, winner)	178,000	Live It Up (2010) — 153,000 Frames (2013) — 3,000 Oil & Water (2016)
32.	Diana DeGarmo (Season 3, Runner-Up)	168,000	Blue Skies (2004)
33.	Justin Guarini (season 1, runner-up)	146,000	Justin Guarini (2003) — 146,000 Stranger Things Have Happened (2005) did not chart
34.	Haley Reinhart (season 10, 3rd place)	143,500	Listen Up! (2012) —77,000 Better (2016) did not chart — 7,500
35.	Colton Dixon (season 11, 7th place)	128,000	A Messenger (2013) — 100,000 Anchor (2014) — 28,000 The Calm Before the Storm (2015) did not chart
36.	Tamyra Gray (season 1, 4th place)	123,000	The Dreamer (2004)
37.	Jason Castro (Season 7, 4th Place)	105,000	Jason Castro (2010) — 54,000 Who I Am (2010) — 18,000 Only a Mountain (2013) did not chart — 20,000
38.	Allison Iraheta (Season 8, 4th Place)	103,000	Just Like You (2009)
39.	Melinda Doolittle (season 6, 3rd place)	091,000	Coming Back to You (2009)
40.	Casey James (season 9, 3rd place)	077,000	Casey James (2012)
41.	Chris Sligh (season 6, 10th place)	064,000	Running Back to You (2008) — 54,000 The Anatomy of Broken (2010) did not chart — 10,000
42.	LaToya London (Season 3, 4th Place)	058,000	Love & Life (2005)
43.	Phil Stacey (season 6, 6th place)	058,000	Phil Stacey (2008) — 40,000 Into the Light (2009) did not chart — 18,000
44.	Mario Vazquez (season 4, Top 12)	056,000	Mario Vazquez (2006)
45.	George Huff (season 3, 5th place)	52,000	Miracles (2005) did not chart — 29,000 George Huff (2009) did not chart — 4,000
46.	Brooke White (season 7, 5th place)	048,000	High Hopes & Heartbreak (2009) — 29,000 Gemini (2011) did not chart — 2,000
47.	Carly Smithson (as a part of We Are the Fallen) (Season 7, 6th Place)	041,000	Tear the World Down (2010)
48.	Jessica Sanchez (Season 11, Runner-up)	38,000	Me, You & the Music (2013) — 17,000
49.	Kristy Lee Cook (season 7, 7th place)	032,000	Why Wait (2008)
50.	Candice Glover (Season 12, Winner)	027,000	Music Speaks (2014)
51.	Casey Abrams (season 10, 6th place)	27,000	Casey Abrams (2012)
52.	Constantine Maroulis (season 4, 6th place)	25,000	Constantine (2007)
53.	Caleb Johnson (season 13, winner)	024,000	Testify (2014)
54.	Paris Bennett (season 5, 5th place)	22,300	Princess P (2007) — 22,000 A Royal Christmas (2008) did not chart — 300
55.	R. J. Helton (season 1, 5th place)	022,000	Real Life (2004) did not chart
56.	John Stevens (Season 3, 6th Place)	021,000	Red (2005) did not chart
57.	Michael Johns (season 7, 8th place)	020,000	Hold Back My Heart (2009)
58.	Jasmine Trias (season 3, 3rd place)	014,000	Jasmine Trias (2005) did not chart
59.	Ace Young (season 5, 7th place)	010,000	Ace Young (2008)
60.	LaKisha Jones (season 6, 4th place)	007,000	So Glad I'm Me (2009) did not chart
61.	Nick Fradiani (season 14, winner)	005,000	Hurricane (2016)
62.	Danny Noriega (season 7, semi)	005,000	Till Death Do Us Party (2014) After Party (2016) Whatever (2017)
63.	Trent Harmon (season 15, winner)	004,500	You Got 'Em All (2018) did not chart
64.	Jim Verraros (season 1, 9th place)	004,300	Rollercoaster (2005) did not chart Do Not Disturb (2011) did not chart
65.	Carmen Rasmusen (season 2, 6th place)	003,100	Nothin' Like the Summer (2007) did not chart
66.	Kimberly Caldwell (season 2, 7th place)	003,000	Without Regret (2011) did not chart
67.	Ayla Brown (season 5, Top 16)	003,000	Forward (2006) did not chart
68.	Corey Clark (season 2, 9th place)	002,600	Corey Clark (2005) did not chart
69.	Tim Halperin (Season 10, Semifinal)	002,000	Rise and Fall (2011) did not chart

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Billboard
https://www.billboard.com/pro/ask-billboard-kelly-clarksons-career-sales-wild-thoughts-about/
Billboard
https://www.billboard.com/pro/adele-25-5-million-sold/
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https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Carrie+Underwood&ti=Some+Hearts&format=Album&type=#search_section
Billboard
https://www.billboard.com/pro/ask-billboard-chart-beats-piano-man-returns/
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https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Carrie+Underwood&ti=Carnival+Ride&format=Album&type=#search_section
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https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Carrie+Underwood&ti=Play+On&format=Album&type=#search_section
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https://web.archive.org/web/20191017215336/http://roughstock.com/news/2019/10/43989-top-country-catalog-album-sales-october-9-2019
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https://web.archive.org/web/20170519111608/http://roughstock.com/news/2017/04/41757-top-10-country-albums-chart-april-24-2016
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https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Carrie+Underwood&ti=Storyteller&format=Album&type=#search_section
Roughstock
https://web.archive.org/web/20200319184203/http://roughstock.com/news/2020/03/44165-top-10-country-albums-pure-sales-chart-march-9-2020
"American album certifications – Carrie Underwood – Cry Pretty"
https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Carrie+Underwood&ti=Cry+Pretty&format=Album&type=#search_section
Billboard
https://www.billboard.com/pro/christmas-music-album-sales-down-retail/
"American album certifications – Carrie Underwood – My Gift"
https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Carrie+Underwood&ti=My+Gift&format=Album&type=#search_section
Complex
https://www.complex.com/music/drake-olivia-rodrigo-pop-smoke-adele-highest-selling-streaming-artists-of-year-2021
"Carrie Underwood Ends 2022 on a High Note"
https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Carrie-Underwood-Ends-2022-on-a-High-Note-20221212
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https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Kelly+Clarkson&ti=Thankful&format=Album&type=#search_section
"American album certifications – Kelly Clarkson – Breakaway"
https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Kelly+Clarkson&ti=Breakaway&format=Album&type=#search_section
"American album certifications – Kelly Clarkson – My December"
https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Kelly+Clarkson&ti=My+December&format=Album&type=#search_section
"American album certifications – Kelly Clarkson – Stronger"
https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Kelly+Clarkson&ti=Stronger&format=Album&type=#search_section