James Durbin sales up 520% after ‘Idol’ appearance
Lionel Richie tops the BB200 chart with 129K. The first African-American to do this with a Country album since Ray Charles in 1962.
5. One Direction, Up All Night, 66,000.
Idol albums (via Idol Chatter)
Kelly Clarkson, Stronger (15,000, -55%, 746,000) (#27 Billboard 200)
Scotty McCreery, Clear as Day (7,000, -65%, 1.023 million) (#65 BB200)
James Durbin, Memories of a Beautiful Disaster (6,000, +520%, 106,000)
Daughtry, Break the Spell (4,000, -45%, 427,000) (#117 BB200)
Casey James, Casey James (3,000, -33%, 28,000) (#168 BB200)
Mandisa, What If We Were Real (2,000, -48%, 166,000)
Daughtry, Daughtry (1,000, -14%)
Idol-related albums
Jason Aldean, My Kinda Party (15,000, -27%, 721,000) (#25 Billboard 200)
Soundtrack, Think Like a Man (feat. Jennifer Hudson’s Think Like a Man) (13,000, debut, 13,000) (#33 BB200)
Tyga, Careless World (10,000, -17%, 191,000) (#43 BB200)
Civil Wars, Barton Hollow (7,000, -4%, 411,000) (#61 BB200)
David Guetta, Nothing but the Beat (4,000, -17%, 293,000) (#108 BB200)
Various, 2012 Grammy Nominees (4,000, -30%, 310,000) (#113 BB200
Various, WOW Gospel 2012 (4,000, -19%, 76,000) (#114 BB200)
Various, WOW Hits 2012 (3,000, -37%, 260,000) (#146 BB200)
Tony Bennett, Duets II (3,000, -34%, 855,000) (#148 BB200)
Various, Now That’s What I Call Music 40 (3,000, -35%, 697,000) (#156 BB200)
Aerosmith, Best of Aerosmith: The Millennium Collection (3,000, -21%, 449,000) (#160 BB200)
Various, 2012 ACM Awards Zinepak (3,000, -40%, 16,000) (#185 BB200)
