List of American Idol alumni album sales in the United States

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.S. only.

Artists with RIAA certified albums

This first list only includes contestants with at least one certified album for units shipped in U.S. (Gold, Platinum, and/or Multi-platinum). Total albums sold listed in this pages for each artist is shown first. The numbers in parentheses are for sales for all albums including EPs and compilations which may not be listed here.

	Contestant Total sales	First album	Second album	Third album	Fourth album	Fifth album	Sixth album	Seventh album
1.	Carrie Underwood (season 4, winner) 15,974,000[1]	Some Hearts (November 15, 2005) Arista Nashville 7,450,000[2] 7x Platinum[3] Peak: #2	Carnival Ride (October 23, 2007) Arista Nashville 3,400,000[4] 3x Platinum[5] Peak: #1	Play On (November 3, 2009) Arista Nashville 2,300,000[4] 2x Platinum[6] Peak: #1	Blown Away (May 1, 2012) Arista Nashville 1,701,300[7] Platinum[8] Peak: #1	Storyteller (October 23, 2015) Arista Nashville 573,200[9] Gold[10] Peak: #2
2.	Kelly Clarkson (season 1, winner) 13,982,000[1]	Thankful (April 15, 2003) RCA 2,776,000[11] 2x Platinum[12] Peak: #1	Breakaway (November 30, 2004) RCA 6,307,000[13] 6x Platinum[14] Peak: #3	My December (June 26, 2007) RCA 848,000[11] Platinum[15] Peak: #2	All I Ever Wanted (March 10, 2009) RCA 974,000[11] N/A Peak: #1	Stronger (October 24, 2011) RCA 1,106,000[16] Platinum[17] Peak: #2	Wrapped in Red (October 29, 2013) RCA 785,000[18] Platinum[19] Peak: #3	Piece by Piece (March 3, 2015) RCA 153,000[20] Gold Peak: #1
3.	Chris Daughtry (as Daughtry) (season 5, 4th place) 7,352,000[1]	Daughtry (November 21, 2006) RCA 5,040,000[2] 4x Platinum[21] Peak: #1	Leave This Town (July 14, 2009) RCA 1,357,000[22] Platinum[21] Peak: #1	Break the Spell (November 21, 2011) RCA 513,000[23] Gold[24] Peak: #8	Baptized (November 19, 2013) RCA 270,000[25] N/A Peak: #6
4.	Clay Aiken (season 2, runner-up) 5,069,000[1]	Measure of a Man (October 14, 2003) RCA 2,786,000[26] 2x Platinum[27] Peak: #1	Merry Christmas with Love (November 16, 2004) RCA 1,416,000[28] Platinum[27] Peak: #4	A Thousand Different Ways (September 19, 2006) RCA 531,000[29] Gold[27] Peak: #2	On My Way Here (May 6, 2008) RCA 165,000[29] N/A Peak: #4	Tried and True / Steadfast (June 1, 2010) / (March 26, 2012) Decca / Universal 80,000 ^note 1[30] N/A Peak: #9 / #120
5.	Fantasia Barrino (season 3, winner) 3,300,000[1]	Free Yourself (November 23, 2004) J Records 1,839,000[26] Platinum[31] Peak: #8	Fantasia (December 12, 2006) J Records 530,000[32] Gold[31] Peak: #19	Back to Me (August 24, 2010) J Records 490,000[33] N/A Peak: #2	Side Effects of You (April 23, 2013) RCA 300,000[34] Peak: #2
6.	Ruben Studdard (season 2, winner) 2,644,000[1]	Soulful (December 9, 2003) J Records 1,792,000[26] Platinum[35] Peak: #1	I Need an Angel (November 23, 2004) J Records 483,000[36] Gold[35] Peak: #20	The Return (October 17, 2006) J Records 238,000[36] N/A Peak: #8	Love Is (May 19, 2009) Hickory Records 50,000[37] N/A Peak: #36	Letters from Birmingham (March 13, 2012) Shanachie 17,000[38] N/A Peak: #150	Unconditional Love (February 4, 2014) The Verve Music Group 6,000[39] N/A Peak: #46
7.	Scotty McCreery (season 10, winner) 2,165,000[1]	Clear as Day (October 4, 2011) Mercury Nashville 1,166,000[40] Platinum[41] Peak: #1	Christmas With Scotty McCreery (October 16, 2012) Mercury Nashville 382,000[42] Gold[43] Peak: #4	See You Tonight (October 15, 2013) Mercury Nashville 269,900[44] N/A Peak: #6
8.	Kellie Pickler (season 5, 6th place) 1,557,000[1]	Small Town Girl (October 31, 2006) BNA 900,000[45] Gold[46] Peak: #9	Kellie Pickler (September 30, 2008) BNA 470,000[45] N/A Peak: #9	100 Proof (January 24, 2012) BNA 90,000[45] N/A Peak: #7	The Woman I Am November 11, 2013 Black River Entertainment 47,000[47] N/A Peak: #19
9.	David Cook (season 7, winner) 1,510,000[4]	David Cook (November 18, 2008) RCA 1,380,000[22] Platinum[48] Peak: #3	This Loud Morning (June 28, 2011) RCA 133,000[49] N/A Peak: #7	Digital Vein (September 18, 2015) InGrooves Music 11,000[50] N/A Peak: #35
10.	Phillip Phillips (season 11, winner) 1,490,000[1]	The World from the Side of the Moon (November 19, 2012) Interscope 1,033,000[51] Platinum[52] Peak: #4	Behind the Light (May 19, 2014) Interscope 123,000[53] N/A Peak: #7
11.	Jennifer Hudson (season 3, 7th place) 1,446,000[54]	Jennifer Hudson (September 30, 2008) Arista 839,000[55] Gold[56] Peak: #2	I Remember Me (March 22, 2011) Arista 459,000[57] Gold[56] Peak: #2	JHUD (September 23, 2014) RCA 61,000[53] N/A Peak: #10
12.	Jordin Sparks (season 6, winner) 1,313,000[58]	Jordin Sparks (November 20, 2007) Jive 1,056,000[22] Platinum[59] Peak: #10	Battlefield (July 21, 2009) Jive 190,000[60] N/A Peak: #7	Right Here, Right Now (August 21, 2015) Louder Than Life N/A Peak: #161
13.	Adam Lambert (season 8, runner-up) 1,291,000[61]	For Your Entertainment (November 23, 2009) RCA 863,000[62] Gold[63] Peak: #3	Trespassing (May 15, 2012) RCA 197,000[64] N/A Peak: #1	The Original High (June 16, 2015) Warner Bros Records 52,000[65] N/A Peak: #3
14.	David Archuleta (season 7, runner-up) 1,156,000[54]	David Archuleta (November 11, 2008) Jive 765,000[66] Gold[67] Peak: #2	Christmas from the Heart (October 13, 2009) Jive 246,000[68] N/A Peak: #30	The Other Side of Down (October 5, 2010) Jive 67,000[66] N/A Peak: #13	Begin. (August 7, 2012) Highway Records 14,000[69] N/A Peak: #28	No Matter How Far (2013) E1 Music 5,000[70] N/A Peak: #110
15.	Josh Gracin (season 2, 4th place) 804,000[58]	Josh Gracin (June 15, 2004) Lyric Street 703,000[71] Gold[72] Peak: #11	We Weren't Crazy (April 1, 2008) Lyric Street 86,000[73] N/A Peak: #33	Redemption (November 8, 2011) Average Joe's 4,000[74] N/A Peak: N/A
16.	Taylor Hicks (season 5, winner) 768,000[54]	Taylor Hicks (December 12, 2006) Arista 705,000[55] Platinum[75] Peak: #2	The Distance (March 10, 2009) Modern Whomp 52,000[71] N/A Peak: #58
17.	Bo Bice (season 4, runner-up) 757,000[54]	The Real Thing (December 13, 2005) RCA 673,000[55] Gold[76] Peak: #4	See the Light (October 23, 2007) StratArt 62,000[77] N/A Peak: #150	3 (May 18, 2010) Saguaro Road 11,000[78] N/A Peak: #154
18.	Elliott Yamin (season 5, 3rd place) 696,000[58]	Elliott Yamin (March 20, 2007) Hickory Records RED Distribution 527,000[79] Gold[80] Peak: #3	Sounds of the Season (October 14, 2007) Hickory Records 81,000[81] N/A Peak: #32	My Kind of Holiday (October 7, 2008) TRP Records, Fontana Distribution 27,000[82] N/A Peak: #162	Fight For Love (May 5, 2009) Hickory Records 49,000[79] N/A Peak: #26	Let's Get to What's Real (March 27, 2012) E1/Purpose Music Group 2,000[83] N/A Peak: N/A

^Note 1 Aiken's album, Tried & True was re-packaged and re-released by Decca under the new name, Steadfast, concurrent with his appearance on The Celebrity Apprentice in 2012

Artists without RIAA certified albums

The following is a list of other American Idol alumni album sales and reflects that commercial success can be achieved through association with American Idol and with post-Idol promotion, although the degree of success varies considerably. This list only includes contestants who have numbers available, and again does not include EPs, American Idol compilations, or pre-Idol recordings, numbers in parentheses however may include sales from these releases:

Rank	Former Contestant	Total Sales	Albums
19.	Mandisa (season 5, 9th place)	928,000[84]	True Beauty (2007) #43 — 226,000[85] It's Christmas (2008) #85 — 64,000[86] Freedom (2009) #83 — 152,000[87] What If We Were Real (2011) #66 — 270,000[88] Overcomer (2013) #29 - 140,000[89]
20.	Katharine McPhee (season 5, runner-up)	475,000[54]	Katharine McPhee (2007) #2 — 381,000[29] Unbroken (2010) #27 — 45,000[29] Christmas Is the Time…To Say I Love You (2010) did not chart — 23,000[29] Hysteria (2015) did not chart
21.	Bucky Covington (season 5, 8th place) did not chart	436,000	Bucky Covington (2007) #4 — 433,000[58] Good Guys (2012) #178 — 3,000[90]
22.	Lauren Alaina (season 10, runner-up)	424,000[54]	Wildflower (2011) #5
23.	Blake Lewis (season 6, runner-up)	413,000[58]	A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream) (2007) #10 — 350,000[91] Heartbreak on Vinyl (2009) #135 — 10,000[92] Portrait of a Chameleon (2013) did not chart — 2,000[93]
24.	Kris Allen (season 8, winner)	401,600	Kris Allen (2009) #11 — 346,000[94] Thank You Camellia (2012) #26 — 35,000[95] Horizons (2014) #80 — 4,000[96]
25.	William Hung (Season 3, Auditioner)	242,000	Inspiration (2004) #34 — 200,000[97] Hung for the Holidays (2004) did not chart — 35,000[98] Miracle: Happy Summer from William Hung (2005) did not chart — 7,000[98]
26.	Kimberley Locke (season 2, 3rd place)	241,000[58]	One Love (2004) #16 — 212,000[99] Based on a True Story (2007) #160 — 22,000[100] Christmas (2008) did not chart — 3,000[77]
27.	Crystal Bowersox (season 9, runner-up)	230,000[58]	Farmer's Daughter (2010) #28 — 205,000 [101] All That For This (2013) #71 — 8,000[70]
28.	Danny Gokey (season 8, 3rd place)	204,000	My Best Days (2010) #4 — 204,000[102] Hope in Front of Me (2014) #40
29.	James Durbin (season 10, 4th place)	192,000	Memories of a Beautiful Disaster (2011) #36 — 121,000[103] Celebrate (2014) #83
30.	Lee DeWyze (season 9, winner)	178,000	Live It Up (2010) #19 — 153,000[104] Frames (2013) #116 — 3,000[105]
31.	Diana DeGarmo (Season 3, Runner-Up)	168,000[106]	Blue Skies (2004) #52
32.	Justin Guarini (season 1, runner-up)	146,000	Justin Guarini (2003) #20 — 146,000[55] Stranger Things Have Happened (2005) did not chart
33.	Colton Dixon (season 11, 7th place)	128,000	A Messenger (2013) #15 — 100,000[107] Anchor (2014) #23 — 28,000[49] The Calm Before the Storm (2015) did not chart
34.	Tamyra Gray (season 1, 4th place)	123,000[99]	The Dreamer (2004) #23
35.	Haley Reinhart (season 10, 3rd place)	118,000	Listen Up! (2012) #17 — 59,000[108]
36.	Jason Castro (Season 7, 4th Place)	105,000	Jason Castro (2010) #18 — 54,000[109] Who I Am (2010) #198 — 18,000[110] Only a Mountain (2013) did not chart — 20,000[111]
37.	Allison Iraheta (Season 8, 4th Place)	103,000[112]	Just Like You (2009) #35
38.	Melinda Doolittle (season 6, 3rd place)	91,000[113]	Coming Back to You (2009) #58
39.	Casey James (season 9, 3rd place)	77,000[40]	Casey James (2012) #23
40.	Chris Sligh (season 6, 10th place)	64,000	Running Back to You (2008) #190 — 54,000[114] The Anatomy of Broken (2010) did not chart — 10,000[115]
41.	LaToya London (Season 3, 4th Place)	58,000[99]	Love & Life (2005) #82
42.	Phil Stacey (season 6, 6th place)	58,000	Phil Stacey (2008) #43 — 40,000 [82] Into the Light (2009) did not chart — 18,000[78]
43.	Mario Vazquez (season 4, Top 12)	56,000[116]	Mario Vazquez (2006) #80
44.	George Huff (season 3, 5th place)	52,000	Miracles (2005) did not chart — 29,000 [99] George Huff (2009) did not chart — 4,000 [113]
45.	Brooke White (season 7, 5th place)	48,000[117]	High Hopes & Heartbreak (2009) #50 — 29,000[113] Gemini (2011) did not chart — 2,000[118]
46.	Carly Smithson (as a part of We Are the Fallen) (Season 7, 6th Place)	41,000[119]	Tear the World Down (2010) #33
47.	Jessica Sanchez (Season 11, Runnerup)	38,000	Me, You & the Music (2013) #26 — 17,000[107]
48.	Kristy Lee Cook (season 7, 7th place)	32,000[120]	Why Wait (2008) #49
49.	Candice Glover (Season 12, Winner)	27,000[121]	Music Speaks (2014) #14
50.	Casey Abrams (season 10, 6th place)	27,000[122]	Casey Abrams (2012) #101
51.	Constantine Maroulis (season 4, 6th place)	25,000[123]	Constantine (2007) #75
52.	Caleb Johnson (season 13, winner)	24,000[124]	Testify (2014) #24
53.	Paris Bennett (season 5, 5th place)	22,300	Princess P (2007) #133 — 22,000 [125] A Royal Christmas (2008) did not chart — 300 [77]
54.	R. J. Helton (season 1, 5th place)	22,000[99]	Real Life (2004) did not chart
55.	John Stevens (Season 3, 6th Place)	21,000[99]	Red (2005) did not chart
56.	Michael Johns (season 7, 8th place)	20,000[113]	Hold Back My Heart (2009) #97
57.	Jasmine Trias (season 3, 3rd place)	14,000[99]	Jasmine Trias (2005) did not chart
58.	Ace Young (season 5, 7th place)	10,000[77]	Ace Young (2008) #160
59.	LaKisha Jones (season 6, 4th place)	7,000[113]	So Glad I'm Me (2009) did not chart
60.	Danny Noriega (season 7, semi)	5,000[126]	Till Death Do Us Party (2014) #59
61.	Jim Verraros (season 1, 9th place)	4,300[99]	Rollercoaster (2005) did not chart Do Not Disturb (2011) did not chart
62.	Carmen Rasmusen (season 2, 6th place)	3,100[99]	Nothin' Like the Summer (2007) did not chart
63.	Kimberly Caldwell (season 2, 7th place)	3,000[87]	Without Regret (2011) did not chart
64.	Ayla Brown (season 5, Top 16)	3,000[127]	Forward (2006) did not chart
65.	Corey Clark (season 2, 9th place)	2,600[99]	Corey Clark (2005) did not chart
66.	Tim Halperin (Season 10, Semifinal)	2,000[128]	Rise and Fall (2011) did not chart
67.	Jon Peter Lewis (Season 3, 8th Place)	1,600	Stories from Hollywood (2006) did not chart — 1,100[99] Break the Silence (2008) did not chart — 500[129]
68.	Michael Sarver (season 8, 10th place)	1,000[130]	Michael Sarver (2010) did not chart
69.	Josiah Leming (season 7, Hollywood round)	1,000[78]	Come On Kid (2010) did not chart

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