Idol Sales News – Week Ending 03/01/09

By On 03/04/2009 · 24 Comments · In Uncategorized

Idol Related Sales Numbers after the jump (Billboard issue date 3/7/09)

Digital Downloads
8 Kelly Clarkson “My Life Would Suck Without You” 103,828 (-17%; lw 125,667) Total: 1,044,863 (7) **NOW PLATINUM**
27 Brooke White “Hold Up My Heart” 51,171 (NEW) Total: 51,171 (NEW)
144 Carrie Underwood “I Told You So” 11,325 (17%; lw 9,718) Total: 68,086 (178)
192 Jennifer Hudson “If This Isn’t Love” 8,906 (139%; lw 3,725) Total: 41,926 (OFF)

Songs Featured On Idol:
21 Coldplay “Viva La Vida” 60,768 (-6%; lw 64,348) Total: 3,466,269 (22) – Matt G
44 Heart “Alone” 32,946 (1262%; lw 2,419) Total: 391,649 (OFF) – Allison
56 Train “Drops of Jupitor (Tell Me)” 27,457 (490%; lw 4,650) Total: 898,249 (OFF) – Mishavonna
76 Corinne Bailey Rae “Put Your Records On” 20,954 (511%; lw 3,428) Total: 858,464 (OFF) – Megan
94 Ne-Yo “Closer” 16,791 (49%; lw 11,260) Total: 1,534,399 (147) – Group Song
123 Tonic “If You Could Only See” 12,621 (381%; lw 2,623) Total: 403,296 (OFF) – Matt B
146 Michael Jackson “Man in the Mirror” 11,048 (559%; lw 1,676) Total: 265,676 (OFF) – Kris
190 Kim Carnes “Bette Davis Eyes” 9,035 (554%; lw 1,381) Total: 213,496 (OFF) – Jesse

Please post numbers as you find them. Thanks!

 
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  • Kirsten

    Overall Airplay before recurrents are removed(numbers in brackets are the incress in Audience Impressions):
    No. 13 – Kelly Clarkson ( 4.5 million)
    No. 52 – Carrie Underwood ( 2.1 million)
    No. 84 – Jennifer Hudson ( 2.4 million)

    R&B: Jennifer is number 16

    Streaming:
    No. 17 Kelly Clarkson – My Life Would Suck Without You

  • hardkandy

    Yay for Brooke debuting on the Digital Downloads chart =)

    And for Kelly going platinum =)

  • mac

    That’s amazing for both Brooke and Kelly. Congratulations on platinum Kelly!!!!!

    This should help David’s sales! Amazing promo for college basketball. And it’s the whole band. Love it.

  • weareallinnocent

    Wow, great debut week for Brooke! And, very cool for Cookie that they’re using “Heroes” for basketball promos!! Happiness all around…

    (Thanks for the link, mac!)

  • listen

    Great promo for Cook!

    “Heroes” does seem tailor-made made for sports and sports montages.

  • primeminister

    If contestants on Idol sing “Alone” often enough, it may reach Gold, heh.

  • Jolene

    Awesome promo from the ACC Tournament! I didn’t expect video of Cook and the band! Whoot!
    If this is just the promo, can’t wait to see what’s more to come!

    Very happy for Brooke’s great debut.

  • sr4mjc

    How many bought Adam’s Satisfaction?

  • tinawina

    Damn, Kelly! I know I say that every week. But it needs to be repeated.

    I’m very, very happy for Brooke. :king_tb:

  • Kirsten

    How many bought Adamà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Satisfaction?

    Sales numbers for contestants are not released during the season because the producers fear that would not be fair (and that it would make it seem like there are clear winners/losers)

  • sr4mjc

    Oh I see. Thanks, got it.

  • Michelle

    Congrats to Kelly! and DC, who passed 1M sold of his album this week.

  • dreamr

    I was wondering about DC’s album sales. So thanks for that, Michelle.

  • JudyOhio

    I hate it that we’re at the mercy of Mr. Brian whatshisname for numbers now. He could have some assistant post them or something. I mean, we don’t really need his “commentary.” I miss how we could discuss everyone’s digitals at length while waiting for the albums sales, which now dribble in too thanks to whatshisname. Okay, I’ve said enough.

  • weareallinnocent

    ^^^Word. Dude has his priorities all out of whack. LOL (But I’m serious… Anyone know where Ken Barnes landed, and how long his non-compete is?! :-) )

  • CookifiedTexan

    Wow, Carrie’s cover of “I Told You So” brings back some great memories. Now THAT is real country music- not that little princess Taylor Swift. Go Carrie.

  • miknge

    Happy for Brooke and Kelly!

  • frogcooke

    not really sales but Crush is 37 on the Japan 100

  • JudyOhio

    WHERE ARE YOU KEN BARNES???? :help_tb:

  • weareallinnocent

    ^^^It is beginning to seem as though sales numbers are above Brian’s paygrade. :-)

  • ladymadonna

    Album numbers for Idols in the the top 100:

    47 COOK*DAVID DAVID COOK 12852 -19 15830 1006401
    48 HUDSON*JENNIFER JENNIFER HUDSON 12502 1 12344 645883
    61 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE CARNIVAL RIDE 9748 0 9714 2662140
    88 ARCHULETA*DAVID DAVID ARCHULETA 6890 -12 7823 654536

    Cook officially sells 1 million, and moves into the #10 spot on the list of all-time Idol album sales. And look at JHud right on his heels this week – she’s making some major moves recently!

  • ladymadonna

    BTW, here’s the list of total sales for post-Idol albums. Still waiting for Brian to fill-in some of the gaps for last week, but this is updated with the most recent totals we have.

  • psnax

    FWIW worldwidealbums.net has David Cook’s estimated total global sales for 2008 at 1,043,500. David Archuleta’s is listed at 691,000.

  • ladymadonna

    Brian finally posted last week’s rounded numbers for on-chart Idols.

    Here are the ones that haven’t yet been reported above:

    BB200:
    121 Melinda Doolittle, Coming Back to You — 5,000 (-24%) Total = 30,000
    139 Daughtry — 4,000 (-11%) Total = 4.4 million
    169 David Foster, Hit Man — 3,000 (^1%) Total = 155,000

    Not on BB200:
    Kellie Pickler — 2,300 (-18%) Total = 177,000
    Josh Gracin, We Werenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t Crazy — 1,000 (-15%) Total = 78,000

    Digital Downloads:
    65 David Cook, Light On — 23,000 (-19%) Total = 790,000
    86 David Archuleta, Crush — 16,000 (-32%) Total = 1.6 million
    146 Jenniferà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Hudson, Spotlight — 9,000 (^7%) Total = 420,000
    163 David Cook, Time of My Life — 8,000 (-16%) Total = 1.1 million
    180 David Archuleta, ALTNOY — 7,000 (-30%) Total = 121,000
    Off-chart: Kellie Pickler, Best Days of Your Life — 6,000 (^3%)