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	Carrie Underwood	4 (1st)	34,863,000[1]^c
2	Kelly Clarkson	1 (1st)	30,158,000[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)	7,472,000[1]^c
6	Adam Lambert	8 (2nd)	5,235,000[1]^c
7	David Cook	7 (1st)	4,571,000[1]^c
8	Kellie Pickler	5 (6th)	4,189,000[1]^c
9	David Archuleta	7 (2nd)	3,497,000[1]^c
10	Kris Allen	8 (1st)	3,317,000[1]^c
11	Scotty McCreery	10 (1st)	2,738,000[1]^c
12	Jennifer Hudson	3 (7th)	2,605,000[1]^c
13	Fantasia	3 (1st)	1,856,000[1]
14	Elliott Yamin	5 (3rd)	1,615,000^d[2]
15	Katharine McPhee	5 (2nd)	1,612,000[1]
16	Josh Gracin	2 (4th)	1,432,000[1]
17	Lauren Alaina	10 (2nd)	998,000[1]^c
18	Blake Lewis	6 (2nd)	819,000[2]
19	Bucky Covington	5 (7th)	811,000[2]
20	Clay Aiken	2 (2nd)	674,000[1]
21	Mandisa	5 (9th)	620,000^a
22	Bo Bice	4 (2nd)	555,000[1]
23	Ruben Studdard	2 (1st)	455,000[2]
24	Casey James	9 (3rd)	443,000^a
25	Lee DeWyze	9 (1st)	436,000^a
26	Jason Castro	7 (4th)	415,000[3]
27	Taylor Hicks	5 (1st)	387,000[1]
28	Kimberley Locke	2 (3rd)	340,000[2]
29	Crystal Bowersox	9 (2nd)	295,000[2]
30	Mario Vazquez	4 (semifinal)	286,000[4]
31	Danny Gokey	8 (3rd)	211,000[5]
32	Allison Iraheta	8 (4th)	161,000<ref name="[5]
33	Colton Dixon	11 (7th)	134,000^a
34	William Hung	3 (auditioner)	127,000[5]
35	Diana DeGarmo	3 (2nd)	119,000[5]^d
36	Haley Reinhart	10 (3rd)	94,000^a
37	Pia Toscano	10 (9th)	65,000^a
38	Chris Medina	10 (Hollywood)	61,000^a
39	Nick Fradiani	14 (1st)	56,000^a
40	Candice Glover	12 (1st)	48,000^a
41	Kristy Lee Cook	7 (7th)	45,000^a
42	Jessica Sanchez	11 (2nd)	39,000^a
43	James Durbin	10 (4th)	37,000^a
44	Stefano Langone	10 (7th)	28,000^a
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 Jan 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 Cert.	Sales
1	Kelly Clarkson	"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"	1 (1st)	01-17-2012	Stronger	1[7]	4x Platinum[8]	4,533,000[9]^h
2	Carrie Underwood	"Before He Cheats"	4 (1st)	08-19-2006	Some Hearts	8[10]	5x Platinum[11]	4,276,000[12]
3	Jordin Sparks (with Chris Brown)	"No Air"	6 (1st)	02-11-2008	Jordin Sparks	3[13]	Platinum[14]	3,596,000[15]
4	Carrie Underwood	"Blown Away"	4 (1st)	05-01-2012	Blown Away	20[10]	3x Platinum[11]	2,819,000[16]
5	Kelly Clarkson	"My Life Would Suck Without You"	1 (1st)	01-13-2009	All I Ever Wanted	1[7]		2,760,000[9]
6	Kelly Clarkson	"Since U Been Gone"	1 (1st)	12-14-2004	Breakaway	2[7]	Platinum[17]	2,736,000[9]
7	Carrie Underwood	"Jesus, Take The Wheel"	4 (1st)	10-03-2005	Some Hearts	20[10]	3x Platinum[11]	2,473,000[16]
8	Daughtry	"Home"	5 (4th)	04-10-2007	Daughtry	5[18]	Platinum[19]	2,425,000[9]
9	Daughtry	"It's Not Over"	5 (4th)	11-21-2006	Daughtry	4[18]	Platinum[19]	2,344,000[9]
10	Carrie Underwood	"Cowboy Casanova"	4 (1st)	09-14-2009	Play On	11[10]	2x Platinum[11]	2,300,000[20]
11	Jordin Sparks	"Tattoo"	6 (1st)	09-25-2007	Jordin Sparks	8[13]	Platinum[14]	2,245,000[9]
12	David Archuleta	"Crush"	7 (2nd)	08-12-2008	David Archuleta	2[21]		2,127,000[9]
13	Adam Lambert	"Whataya Want from Me"	8 (2nd)	11-20-2009	For Your Entertainment	10[22]		2,006,000[9]
14	Carrie Underwood	"Good Girl"	4 (1st)	02-23-2012	Blown Away	18[10]	2x 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	25[23]	Platinum[24]	2,000,000[25]
16	Kelly Clarkson	"Breakaway"	1 (1st)	07-19-2004	Breakaway	6[7]	Gold[17]	1,850,000[26]
17	Kelly Clarkson	"Already Gone"	1 (1st)	08-11-2009	All I Ever Wanted	13[7]		1,845,000[26]
18	Kelly Clarkson	"Because of You"	1 (1st)	08-28-2005	Breakaway	7[7]	Platinum[17]	1,803,000[26]
19	Carrie Underwood	"All-American Girl"	4 (1st)	12-17-2007	Carnival Ride	27[10]	Platinum[11]	1,800,000[20]
20	Kelly Clarkson	"Mr. Know It All"	1 (1st)	09-05-2011	Stronger	10[7]		1,753,000[26]
21	Kris Allen	"Live Like We're Dying"	8 (1st)	09-21-2009	Kris Allen	18[27]	Platinum[28]	1,750,000[29]
22	Jordin Sparks	"Battlefield"	6 (1st)	05-12-2009	Battlefield	10[13]		1,734,000[29]
23	Carrie Underwood	"Undo It"	4 (1st)	05-24-2010	Play On	23[10]	Platinum[11]	1,600,000[20]
24	Kelly Clarkson	"Behind These Hazel Eyes"	1 (1st)	03-27-2005	Breakaway	6[7]	Platinum[17]	1,508,000[26]
25	Jordin Sparks	"One Step at a Time"	6 (1st)	06-10-2008	Jordin Sparks	17[13]		1,423,000[30]
26	Kelly Clarkson	"Catch My Breath"	1 (1st)	10-15-2012	Greatest Hits: Chapter One	19[31]		1,413,000[32]^h
27	Daughtry	"Over You"	5 (4th)	07-24-2007	Daughtry	18[18]	Gold[19]	1,315,000[30]
28	Carrie Underwood	"Last Name"	4 (1st)	04-08-2008	Carnival Ride	19[10]	Platinum[11]	1,300,000[20]
29	Carrie Underwood	"Just a Dream"	4 (1st)	07-21-2008	Carnival Ride	29[10]	Platinum[11]	1,280,000[20]
30	Kellie Pickler	"Best Days of Your Life"	5 (6th)	12-01-2008	Kellie Pickler	46[33]	Platinum[34]	1,224,000[35]
31	Kelly Clarkson	"Walk Away"	1 (1st)	01-31-2006	Breakaway	12[7]	Gold[17]	1,224,000[26]
32	Daughtry	"No Surprise"	5 (4th)	05-05-2009	Leave This Town	15[18]		1,201,000[30]
33	Kelly Clarkson	"Never Again"	1 (1st)	04-23-2007	My December	8[7]	Gold[17]	1,179,000[26]
34	David Cook	"Light On"	7 (1st)	09-30-2008	David Cook	17[36]	Platinum[37]	1,166,000[38]
35	Elliott Yamin	"Wait for You"	5 (3rd)	03-13-2007	Elliott Yamin	13[39]	Platinum[40]	1,113,000[41]
36	Carrie Underwood	"Two Black Cadillacs"	4 (1st)	11-26-2012	Blown Away	41[10]	Platinum[11]	1,110,000[20]
37	Carrie Underwood	"Temporary Home"	4 (1st)	10-20-2009	Play On	41[10]	Platinum[11]	1,093,000[20]
38	Carrie Underwood	"Something in the Water"	4 (1st)	09-29-2014	Greatest Hits: Decade #1	24[10]	Platinum[11]	1,091,000[12]
39	Carrie Underwood (feat. Randy Travis)	"I Told You So"	4 (1st)	02-02-2009	Carnival Ride	9[10]	Platinum[11]	1,089,000[20]
40	Carrie Underwood	"So Small"	4 (1st)	08-14-2007	Carnival Ride	17[10]	Platinum[11]	1,088,000[20]
41	Adam Lambert	"If I Had You"	8 (2nd)	05-05-2010	For Your Entertainment	30[22]		892,000[42]
42	Daughtry	"Life After You"	5 (4th)	11-10-2009	Leave This Town	36[18]		890,000[30]
43	Kelly Clarkson	"Heartbeat Song"	1 (1st)	01-12-2015	Piece by Piece	21[7]	Platinum[17]	860,000[43]
44	Daughtry	"Feels Like Tonight"	5 (4th)	01-08-2008	Daughtry	24[18]		839,000[30]
45	Scotty McCreery	"The Trouble with Girls"	10 (1st)	08-30-2011	Clear as Day	55[44]	Platinum[45]	836,000[46]
46	Carrie Underwood	"Wasted"	4 (1st)	02-06-2007	Some Hearts	37[10]	1x Platinum[11]	784,000[32]
47	Kelly Clarkson	"Miss Independent"	1 (1st)	04-10-2003	Thankful	9[7]	Gold[17]	759,000[41]
48	Daughtry	"What About Now"	5 (4th)	07-01-2008	Daughtry	18[18]		752,000[30]
49	Carrie Underwood	"See You Again"	4 (1st)	04-15-2013	Blown Away	41[10]	Gold[11]	740,000[47]
50	Scotty McCreery	"See You Tonight"	10 (1st)	04-09-2013	See You Tonight	52[44]	Platinum[45]	693,000[48]
51	Kelly Clarkson	"I Do Not Hook Up"	1 (1st)	04-14-2009	All I Ever Wanted	20[7]		690,000[49]
52	Katharine McPhee	"Over It"	5 (2nd)	01-30-2007	Katharine McPhee	29[50]	Gold[51]	645,000[52]
53	Kelly Clarkson	"Dark Side"	1 (1st)	06-05-2012	Stronger	42[7]		638,000[53]
54	Daughtry	"September"	5 (4th)	06-01-2010	Leave This Town	36[54]		563,000[55]
55	David Cook	"Come Back to Me"	7 (1st)	03-23-2009	David Cook	63[36]		538,000[56]
56	Kellie Pickler	"Red High Heels"	5 (6th)	09-13-2006	Small Town Girl	64[33]	Gold[34]	513,000[57]
57	Carrie Underwood	"Mama's Song"	4 (1st)	09-13-2010	Play On	56[10]	Gold[11]	500,000[11]
58	Carrie Underwood	"Don't Forget to Remember Me"	4 (1st)	03-13-2006	Some Hearts	49[10]	Gold[11]	500,000
59	Daughtry	"Waiting for Superman"	1 (1st)	09-17-2013	Baptized	66[18]	Gold[19]	500,000[58]
60	Fantasia	"When I See U"	3 (1st)	04-17-2007	Fantasia	32[59]	Gold[60]
61	Carrie Underwood	"Smoke Break"	4 (1st)	08-21-2015	Storyteller	43[10]	Gold[11]	447,000[12]
62	Kelly Clarkson	"Piece by Piece"	1 (1st)	11-09-2015	Piece by Piece	8		438,000[61]
63	Carrie Underwood	"Little Toy Guns"	4 (1st)	02-16-2015	Greatest Hits: Decade Number 1	75[10]	Gold[11]	437,000[62]
63	Jennifer Hudson	"Spotlight"	3 (7th)	06-10-2008	Jennifer Hudson	24[63]		426,000[64]
65	Adam Lambert	"For Your Entertainment"	8 (2nd)	10-30-2009	For Your Entertainment	61[22]		378,352[65]
66	Kellie Pickler	"Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You"	5 (6th)	08-31-2009	Kellie Pickler	97[33]		356,000[66]
67	Josh Gracin	"Nothin' to Lose"	2 (4th)	08-31-2004	Josh Gracin^e	39[67]	Gold[68]^d	351,000[69]
68	Carrie Underwood	"Heartbeat"	4 (1st)	11-30-2015	Storyteller	42[10]	Gold[11]	348,000[12]
69	Kellie Pickler	"I Wonder"	5 (6th)	02-05-2007	Small Town Girl	75[33]		347,000[70]
70	Kelly Clarkson (feat. Vince Gill)	"Don't Rush"	1 (1st)	10-30-2012	Greatest Hits: Chapter One	89[7]		346,000[32]
71	Casey James	"Crying on a Suitcase"	9 (3rd)	06-14-2012	Casey James	90[71]		337,000[72]
72	Clay Aiken	"Solitaire"/"The Way"	2 (2nd)	03-17-2004	Measure of a Man	4[73]		322,000[74]^c
73	Scotty McCreery	"Feelin' It"	10 (1st)	04-13-2014	See You Tonight	84[44]		296,000[75]
74	Phillip Phillips	"Raging Fire"	11 (1st)	03-03-2014	Behind the Light	58[23]		295,000[76]
75	Josh Gracin	"We Weren't Crazy"	2 (4th)	10-29-2007	We Weren't Crazy	82[67]		289,000[69]
76	Mario Vazquez	"Gallery"	4 (semi)	05-02-2006	Mario Vazquez	35[77]		285,601[4]
77	Bucky Covington	"A Different World"	5 (8th)	01-16-2007	Bucky Covington	58[78]		278,000[79]
78	Daughtry	"Crawling Back to You"	5 (4th)	10-4-2011	Break the Spell	41[18]		243,000[42]
79	David Cook	"Permanent"	7 (1st)	05-18-2009	David Cook	24[36]		203,000^f
80	Bucky Covington	"I'll Walk"	5 (8th)	04-28-2008	Bucky Covington	70[78]		171,000[79]
81	Bo Bice	"The Real Thing"	4 (2nd)	12-01-2005	The Real Thing	56[80]		148,644[81]
82	Adam Lambert	"Time for Miracles"	8 (2nd)	10-18-2009	For Your Entertainment	50[22]		136,706[65]
83	Kelly Clarkson	"All I Ever Wanted"	1 (1st)	03-09-2010	All I Ever Wanted	96[7]		129,000[82]
84	Jennifer Hudson	"If This Isn't Love"	3 (7th)	02-24-2009	Jennifer Hudson	63[63]		127,000[83]
85	Adam Lambert	"Better Than I Know Myself"	8 (2nd)	12-20-2011	Trespassing	76		123,000[42]
86	Danny Gokey	"My Best Days Are Ahead of Me"	8 (3rd)	12-26-2009	My Best Days	82[84]		107,000 [85]
87	Clay Aiken	"Invisible"	2 (2nd)	09-2003	Measure of a Man	37[86]	Gold[87]^d	104,000[88]
88	Jennifer Hudson	"Where You At"	3 (7th)	02-08-2011	I Remember Me	64[63]		93,000[89]
89	Kelly Clarkson	"People Like Us"	1 (1st)	04-08-2013	Greatest Hits: Chapter One	65[7]		91,000[32]
90	Fantasia	"Bittersweet"	3 (1st)	05-11-2010	Back to Me	74[59]		90,000[90]
91	Bucky Covington	"It's Good to Be Us"	5 (8th)	09-10-2007	Bucky Covington	81[78]		86,000[79]
92	Josh Gracin	"Stay with Me (Brass Bed)"	2 (4th)	04-26-2005	Josh Gracin^e	47[67]		85,000[79]
93	Kimberley Locke	"8th World Wonder"	2 (3rd)	03-16-2004	One Love	49[91]		82,000[92]
94	Josh Gracin	"I Want to Live"	2 (4th)	03-22-2004	Josh Gracin^e	45[67]		77,000[79]
95	Kellie Pickler	"Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind"	5 (6th)	09-10-2007	Small Town Girl	96[33]		77,000[93]
96	Jordin Sparks	"I Am Woman"	6 (1st)	05-10-2011		82[13]		77,000[69]
97	Chris Medina	"What Are Words"	10 (Vegas)	02-25-2011	What Are Words	83[94]		61,000[95]
98	David Archuleta	"Angels" (album version)	7 (2nd)	10-27-2008	David Archuleta	89[21]		42,000[96]
99	Elliott Yamin	"Movin' On"	5 (3rd)	02-27-2007	Elliott Yamin	61[97]		26,395[98]^g
100	Kelly Clarkson	"I'll Be Home for Christmas"	1 (1st)	12-06-2011	iTunes Session	93[7]		24,000[99]
	Jennifer Hudson	"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"	3 (7th)	12-05-2006	Dreamgirls	60[63]		13,845[98]
	Kelly Clarkson	"Underneath the Tree"	1 (1st)	11-05-2013	Wrapped in Red	92[7]
	Kelly Clarkson	"Low"	1 (1st)	08-25-2003	Thankful	58[7]
	Ruben Studdard	"Sorry 2004"	2 (1st)	12-02-2003	Soulful	9[100]
	Ruben Studdard	"Change Me"	2 (1st)	07-31-2006	The Return	94[100]
	Fantasia	"Truth Is"	3 (1st)	12-07-2004	Free Yourself	21[101]
	Fantasia	"Baby Mama"	3 (1st)	05-03-2005	Free Yourself	60[59]
	Fantasia	"Free Yourself"	3 (1st)	06-01-2005	Free Yourself	41[59]
	Adam Lambert	"Ghost Town"	3 (1st)	04-21-2015	The Original High	64[59]	Gold [102]

• ^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.^[103]
• ^Note c This figure is for physical single of The Way/Solitaire. Digital download of The Way is 36,000.^[104]
• ^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.^[105]
• ^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,^[106] and the album version sold 142,354 as of May 29, 2011.^[56]
• ^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[107]
Mandisa (feat. TobyMac)	"Good Morning"	5 (9th)	04-05-2011	What If We Were Real	311,000[108]
Mandisa	"Stronger"	5 (9th)	01-07-2011	What If We Were Real	309,000[108]
David Archuleta	"A Little Too Not Over You"	7 (2nd)	01-06-2009	David Archuleta	247,000[109]
Carrie Underwood	"Some Hearts"	4 (1st)	10-29-2005	Some Hearts	207,000[49]
Lauren Alaina	"Georgia Peaches"	10 (2nd)	10-24-2011	Wildflower	189,000[110]
Kellie Pickler	"Don't You Know You're Beautiful"	5 (6th)	06-09-2008	Kellie Pickler	179,000[70]
Jennifer Hudson & Ne-Yo	"Think Like a Man"	3 (7th)	01-31-2012	I Remember Me	176,000[111]
Haley Reinhart	"Can't Help Falling in Love"	10 (3rd)	10-09-2015		161,000 [112]
Clay Aiken	"Mary, Did You Know?"	2 (2nd)	11-16-2004	Merry Christmas with Love	143,000[113]
Kris Allen (feat. Pat Monahan)	"The Truth"	8 (1st)	05-11-2010	Kris Allen	137,000[114]
Jason Castro	"Hallelujah"	7 (4th)	Oct 2009	Jason Castro	131,000[72]
Kellie Pickler	"Tough"	5 (6th)	06-13-2011	100 Proof	124,000[115]
Carrie Underwood	"Flat On the Floor"	4 (1st)	10-22-2007	Carnival Ride	121,000[116]
Jason Castro	"Let's Just Fall in Love Again"	7 (4th)	Oct 2009	The Love Uncompromised EP	118,000[117]
Kelly Clarkson	"Sober"	1 (1st)	07-10-2007	My December	113,000[49]
Daughtry (feat. Slash)	"What I Want"	5 (4th)	04-23-2007	Daughtry	112,000[104]
Jordin Sparks	"S.O.S. (Let the Music Play)"	6 (1st)	09-04-2009	Battlefield	111,000[52]
Casey James	"Let's Don't Call It a Night"	9 (3rd)	08-15-2011	Casey James	106,000[118]
Blake Lewis	"How Many Words"	6 (2nd)	03-10-2008	A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream)	94,000[119]
Scotty McCreery	"Water Tower Town"	10 (1st)	04-09-2012	Clear as Day	93,000[120]
Katharine McPhee	"Love Story"	5 (2nd)	05-22-2007	Katharine McPhee	92,000[52]
Colton Dixon	"You Are"	11 (7th)	10-30-2012	A Messenger	88,000[108]
Blake Lewis	"Break Anotha"	6 (2nd)	10-30-2007	A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream)	85,000[119]
Katharine McPhee	"Terrified"	5 (2nd)	05-04-2010	Unbroken	83,000[121]
Kellie Pickler	"Makin' Me Fall in Love Again"	5 (6th)	04-19-2010	Kellie Pickler	82,000[122]
Danny Gokey	"Tell Your Heart to Beat Again"	5 (6th)	06-23-2014	Hope in Front of Me	77,000[123]
Fantasia	"Lose to Win"	3 (1st)	01-08-2013	Side Effects of You	69,000[124]
David Archuleta	"Something 'Bout Love"	7 (2nd)	07-20-2010	The Other Side of Down	64,000[30]
Haley Reinhart	"Free"	10 (3rd)	03-20-2012	Listen Up!	61,000[111]
Allison Iraheta	"Friday I'll Be Over U"	8 (4th)	11-03-2009	Just Like You	54,000[109]
Pia Toscano	"This Time"	10 (9th)	07-13-2011	TBA	51,000[125]
Colton Dixon	"Never Gone"	11 (7th)	09-25-2012	A Messenger	46,000[108]
David Cook	"The Last Goodbye"	7 (1st)	04-19-2011	This Loud Morning	45,000[69]
Kristy Lee Cook	"15 Minutes of Shame"	7 (7th)	08-12-2008	Why Wait	45,000[52]
Lee DeWyze	"Sweet Serendipity"	9 (1st)	10-13-2010	Live It Up	44,000[90]
Jason Castro	"Only a Mountain"	7 (4th)	07-08-2012	Only a Mountain	44,000[72]
Lauren Alaina	"Eighteen Inches"	10 (2nd)	07-16-2012	Wildflower	39,000[126]
Jessica Sanchez	"Tonight"	11 (2nd)	03-22-2013	Me, You & the Music	39,000[124]
Adam Lambert	"Never Close Our Eyes"	8 (2nd)	04-17-2012	Trespassing	37,000[111]
Bucky Covington	"A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How)"	5 (8th)	03-08-2010	Good Guys	31,000[127]
Kelly Clarkson	"Tie It Up"	1 (1st)	06-25-2013		29,000[128]
Kimberley Locke	"Mary, Did You Know?"	2 (3rd)	11-06-2007	Christmas	28,000[99]
Lauren Alaina	"Barefoot and Buckwild"	10 (2nd)	05-07-2013		28,000[32]
Stefano Langone feat. New Boyz & Rock Mafia	"I'm on a Roll"	10 (7th)	04-24-2012		27,573[129]
Kris Allen	"The Vision of Love"	8 (1st)	03-26-2012	Thank You Camellia	25,000[111]
Haley Reinhart feat. Casey Abrams	"Baby, It's Cold Outside"	10 (3rd/6th)	11-21-2011		25,000[130]
Daughtry	"Outta My Head"	5 (4th)	13-03-2012	Break the Spell	24,000[111]
Lee DeWyze	"Beautiful Like You"	9 (1st)	03-15-2011	Live It Up	22,000[131]
David Cook	"The Last Song I'll Write for You"	7 (1st)	05-10-2012		15,000[132]
David Cook	"Laying Me Low"	7 (1st)	04-30-2013		14,000[124]
James Durbin	"Higher than Heaven"	10 (4th)	11-22-2011	Memories of a Beautiful Disaster	13,000[42]
Diana DeGarmo	"Good Goodbye"	3 (2nd)	03-20-2012	Live to Love - EP	13,000[42]
James Durbin	"Stand Up"	10 (4th)	09-27-2011	Memories of a Beautiful Disaster	12,000[55]
James Durbin	"Love Me Bad"	10 (4th)	11-22-2011	Memories of a Beautiful Disaster	11,000[55]
Lee DeWyze	"Silver Lining"	9 (1st)	04-25-2010		11,000[133]
Daughtry	"Start of Something Good"	5 (4th)	11-21-2011	Break the Spell	10,000[134]
Kellie Pickler	"Someone Somewhere Tonight"	5 (6th)	05-14-2013		9,000[32]
Haley Reinhart	"Undone"	10 (3rd)	05-22-2012	Listen Up!	8,000[135]
Clay Aiken	"Bring Back My Love"	2 (2nd)	12-20-2011		5,000[136]

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External links

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