Idol Sales News – Week Ending 06/14/09

Airplay (increase in audience impressions)
No. 19 – Kelly Clarkson (-0.3 million)
No. 68 – Daughtry ( 2.5 million)
No. 90 – Jordin Sparks ( 4.2 million)
No. 113 – David Cook ( 0.7 million)

Streaming:
No. 8 – Kelly Clarkson – My Life Would Suck Without You
No. 19 – Kelly Clarkson – I Do Not Hook Up

wonder if davids fan pack would chart as an album..?

there was some funny goings on all week with it.. on and off glitch couting it as an album and then not.. One day it wouldn’t be on the feed then the next the songs take a fall and then the fan pack showed on the album feed at like 26.. then a day or 2 after.. POOF again… it was weird…

wonder if davids fan pack would chart as an album..?

This is pretty similar to the situation after the S8 finale where we weren’t sure if Kris and Adam’s iTunes “Albums” would count on the album chart. In the end they did, but this EP had only 2 songs, so who knows… They may have counted the sales as 2 single sales.
We’ll know once Brian posts the album numbers and/or the BB200 leaks.

We eventually got a full leak of the Top 200 downloads and albums from last week (see updated post from last week if you are interested). It was kind of neat seeing three versions of Heartless on the download chart (that’s been happening for a while with that song, but we didn’t get all the numbers). That’s pretty rare for three versions of a song from different artists to chart at the same time.

56 Kris Allen “Heartless” 26,448 (-66%; lw 78,131) Total: 229,923
68 Kanye West “Heartless” 22,774 (-18%; lw 27,883) Total: 3,046,183
194 The Fray “Heartless” 7,708 (-9%; lw 8,438) Total: 77,770

You can see what a massive hit that was for Kanye (it cleared 3XPLAT two weeks ago).

Those are amazing numbers for Heartless. Kris’ version has done better than The Fray’s, despite only being available on Itunes, congrats to Kris. I wonder if Jive will re-work the song, and include in on a single in August, or on the album. Thanks for the information Kirsten.

Aside from Pickler who’s doing well, I am sensing Idol fatigue from those download numbers. When you add the three signed this season to the past Idols getting radio play. well something has to give somewhere. I’m just not quite sure how 19R can support all these artists. (I mean label support, promotion, etc. It’s getting crowded out there.)

Aside from Pickler whoà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s doing well, I am sensing Idol fatigue from those download numbers.

Regarding download numbers, Jordin’s single may have not started strong, but it’s picking up fast now. I think the numbers for it next week (and weeks after) will be really good.

Kelly’s numbers are really disappointing for the airplay that single gets. It’s one of those situations of a song getting so much airplay but not selling itself and not selling the album.

Daughtry and Cook seem to sell ok for the single’s airplay… though if one compares NS to Battlefield, the second is clearly doing better. Less audience but more sales.

You can see what a massive hit that was for Kanye (it cleared 3XPLAT two weeks ago).

Holy crap that’s a lot. I thought people didn’t buy music in this crappy economy anymore?

I expect Jordin’s single to end up selling the most of all these songs. But I just sense the Idol pie is getting sliced very thin. By S5, there were really only two 19R Idols who got major radio play – Kelly and Carrie. Now add 2 from S5, 1 from S6, 2 from S7 and 3 more from S8. That’s alot of mouths to feed.

Kelly’s numbers are even more disappointing when you look at her album sales along with the digital numbers. For a song that’s getting that much airplay those numbers are extremely underwhelming. I get the idol fatigue thing and agree to an extent, but I always figured Kelly moved past Idol ages ago.

wonder if davids fan pack would chart as an album..?

Last week, Zero Gravity and A Thousand Miles charted on the singles download chart, but the EP was not on the album chart.

ETA: This is incorrect. ZG and ATM charted this week. EPs typically chart on the album chart, so we’ll have to wait for those numbers to leak. Sorry for any confusion.

Holy crap thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a lot. I thought people didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t buy music in this crappy economy anymore?

LOL. They are still buying singles. The BEPs “Boom Boom Pow” has almost cleared 3 million and it was just bumped from it’s number 1 download spot after 11 week by another BEP song.

– 1 BLACK EYED PEAS I GOTTA FEELING 249133 999 0 249133
1 2 BLACK EYED PEAS BOOM BOOM POW 215886 5 205406 2802286

Meanwhile, the Peas only managed to move 304,109 of their album this week (debut week). Eminem topped 1 million in album sales this week (after four weeks….he used to be able to do that in 1 week).

Last week, Zero Gravity and A Thousand Miles charted on the singles download chart, but the EP was not on the album chart.

I think I’m misunderstanding something… How could ZG and ATM chart last week? This is their first charting week since they were released last Tuesday.

ETA: Unless you mean charting on iTunes, in which case I see the point, although the EP did appear a few times on the album page, according to DA fans.

Last week, Zero Gravity and A Thousand Miles charted on the singles download chart, but the EP was not on the album chart.

Yeah, it seems like when you bought the EP it wouldn’t count for EP sales but it would go for each of the singles and the video. I think that’s why the video went to #1 so fast. It’s actually strange and doesn’t seem the norm, which may explain the itunes’s complications.

LOL. They are still buying singles.

I asked this question in the Mediabase thread, but any thoughts on why Lady Gaga continues to defy the “pop sells singles; rock sells albums” rule? Because week after week she sells BOTH like a champ, to say nothing of the fact that she’s a chart monster. Contrast her to Katy Perry who is a perfect example of an artist whose sales do follow the rule.

So who is the Lady’s album-buying constituency? Club kids? Gay fans? Hip-hop-oriented buyers? How does she manage to consistently stand out as an exception to this supposed rule?

Anyway, if the plan is to turn Adam into a male Gaga, and he can pull it off, I’m starting to think he really will blow up bigtime. Because if he can tap into her base, he’s got it made.

I think Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m misunderstanding somethingà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ How could ZG and ATM chart last week? This is their first charting week since they were released last Tuesday.

Oops. Sorry. I got confused. I was updating both charts this week (last week and this weeks). Sorry, ZG and ATM charted this week (we’ll have to wait and see if the EP charts as well).

I asked this question in the Mediabase thread, but any thoughts on why Lady Gaga continues to defy the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“pop sells singles; rock sells albumsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  rule?

I don’t think that’s a hard and fast rule. It’s not like congress signed it into law or anything. Heh. She’s got a great run going for herself right now, yay for her. I think she had crossed over to hip-hop fans too so that might explain some of it.

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a hard and fast rule. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not like congress signed it into law or anything. Heh.

LOL and QFT.

About the Fan Pack, I do tend to think it won’t chart as an album as well, simply because all signes are pointing it won’t. Interesting that ZG and ATM sold just about the same amount, considering the fans were all about ZG for a long time and I barely heard anything about ATM before this week.

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a hard and fast rule. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not like congress signed it into law or anything. Heh. Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s got a great run going for herself right now, yay for her. I think she had crossed over to hip-hop fans too so that might explain some of it.

Smartass!

Seriously, though I’m looking for an explanation. Because it may not be a “hard-and-fast rule”. But, it is vey often at least an applicable “guideline”. So, I would like to know how she is doing what Katy, Kelly, and most of the other popster chicks are not.

Like you and I said, hip-hop fans are one possible explanation. I don’t think that fully explains it, though. I also wonder about club music fans and whether she has some particular appeal to gay fans.

What she’s able to do– dominate the singles chart, the album chart, and the song charts is definitely a phenomena in the music business today. I’d like to know what she’s got going for her that the others don’t, and I was just curious if anyone had any specific insights.

Smartass!

Seriously, though Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m looking for an explanation. Because it may not be a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“hard-and-fast ruleà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . But, it is vey often at least an applicable à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“guidelineà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . So, I would like to know how she is doing what Katy, Kelly, and most of the other popster chicks are not.

Like you and I said, hip-hop fans are one possible explanation. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think that fully explains it, though. I also wonder about club music fans and whether she has some particular appeal to gay fans.

LOL. Sorry Noctem. I can’t help the smartass thing, I was born that way. Heh.

Hmmm….well, I can’t imagine Lady Gaga has more club music fans or has a bigger following in the gay community that Katy Perry. I don’t even know how big of a music buying market the club scene provides anyway. Can’t be all that much. They are both cute, quirky, sexed up singer/songwriters with flashy videos. Both have catchy hooks and big pop songs. Gaga is hotter right now media wise, and her single is charting higher so maybe that’s where the difference is coming from. Waking Up In Vegas is just now starting to take off.

Well, unlike Katy Perry, Lady Gaga actually can sing.

I think Lady Gaga just hit the sweet spot. She defined a unique new sound and successfully tapped into a fun, perfect escape-type vibe that is exactly what many want right now, getting the club base, the pop base, and yes, definitely, the gay base. I do think Adam has the possibility of hitting a similar zone and combined with the AI fanbase, could do great.

I’m not sure Lady Gaga is necessarily doing anything special – I think it’s just a matter of timing, and all the pieces peaking simultaneously. She’s on the crest of the wave right now, just like Beyonce was 6 months ago when she was pulling monster airplay, moving albums like a mofo, and selling millions of downloads of ‘Single Ladies’ and ‘If I Were a Boy’. The major difference is that Gaga’s album sales have built slowly over time and then spiked majorly when she hit this tipping point of awareness. But even on a smaller scale the same thing has happened with other artists in the past year – Jason Mraz comes to mind, Adele to some degree, etc. It seems more a matter of getting lucky enough to tap into the Zeitgeist, and thus being a true exception to the rule, rather than somehow inventing a new formula that others might be able to follow.

Well, unlike Katy Perry, Lady Gaga actually can sing.

I’ll take a stab at this. So I am a little weird in that I am friends with a lot of kids who are younger than me (under 20), and the thing is, kids pretty much will download the hot new single as long as it’s catchy and played 10X an hour on Top40, regardless who the singer is. BUT, the thing about Lady Gaga is, she’s somehow earned this reputation that she’s not the typical autotuned commercial pop princess generated by the labels. I hear kids say all the time how she’s sooo talented, and plays and creates her own music, is soo unique, and that they identify with how she’s “different”. She’s the rare pop/dance singer who has musician “cred”, with a rep that she’s a true musician who made her way to success from the ground-up, through grass roots support, from the underground music scene, etc. I guess a lot of folks who liked her hit singles enough to check out more about Lady Gaga found that she’s got a real background in music, actually creates all her own stuff, etc., and became invested in what she does as an artist, aka for the whole album. It’s when you cross over from that pop singer to a unique and creative artist in peoples’ mind that you go from selling singles to albums, I think. It was like when JT suddenly got mad respect from everyone for being a creative musician, and people cared to check out his whole albums as a work, or his music video’s concepts, etc. I think it’s similar.

ETA: I like ladymadonna’s examples. Lady Gaga is kind of making her way to becoming someone like Beyonce, who has huge radio hits, but has convinced people that she’s a respectable artist, and so will sell both singles and albums. But Lady Gaga actually writes a lot more of her stuff than Beyonce– perhaps Beyonce gets more of her cred for being around so long. And with Jason Mraz and Adele, they move albums for a similar reason that I tried to describe above– for being credible artists, creators, musicians with a unique product. Katy Perry, and unfortunately, Kelly Clarkson with her latest singles, as catchy they are, have songs that sound great on the radio, but aren’t really building their unique artistic brand. Hope that makes sense. Sorry for the longwindedness. Hard to articulate exactly what I mean.

In relation to Adam, I think he can move album units as well as moving singles if he has hit singles, and also successfully brands himself as an artist and creator, not just a great singer.

Seriously, though Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m looking for an explanation. Because it may not be a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“hard-and-fast ruleà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . But, it is vey often at least an applicable à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“guidelineà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . So, I would like to know how she is doing what Katy, Kelly, and most of the other popster chicks are not.

I dunno bout you, but personally I thought it depends on an individual’s confidence on the body of work for an artiste. For me, I’m more convinced of Lady Ga Ga’s talent – her 3 singles are pretty good, she was very involved in the writing and production, and her acoustic version online are brilliant. For Katy, while her singles are catchy, I’m not quite sure if i would like an entire album of her work and I’m not confident of her producing a solid one. So for me, I’d put my money on Lady Ga ga’s album.

I think singles are more popular for dance-y tracks where people are not quite sold on the artistes yet. JMHO.

This probably doesn’t mean a whole lot, but the name “Lady GaGa” itself is kind of different, unigue, a bit catchy maybe. A “name” might help a little bit.

Album numbers from Soundscan:

53 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE CARNIVAL RIDE 9,455 -10 10,473 2,895,006
56 CLARKSON*KELLY ALL I EVER WANTED 9,436 -11 10,655 612,729
72 COOK*DAVID DAVID COOK 7,369 -6 7,878 1,176,534
80 PICKLER*KELLIE KELLIE PICKLER 6,817 3 6,618 241,318
101 DAUGHTRY DAUGHTRY 5,095 -4 5,319 4,466,755
187 STUDDARD*RUBEN LOVE IS 2,863 -22 3,654 26,574

Also this, which features David A’s Crush and Cook’s Light On:

22 VARIOUS NOW 30 17,109 -14 19,907 580,486

I think it is simple: if you have enough massive hits off one album, and GaGa is working on No. 3, at least here in Canada she’s on her No. 3 massive hit, Lovegame, the album characteristically sells just as well – her album has “legs” as they say I think because of the crossover crowd that GaGa has attracted as those fans will be buying the album now – like me, it’s next on my list of CDs to buy.

Black Eyed Peas last album sales were similar – the last album was selling 10,000 – 15,000 – 20,000 units a week for months before it finally dropped off the Top 50 at Hits Daily, for a total of 4 millionish, like Daughtry’s first album as well. Considering many artists aren’t selling 20,000 units the debut week.

The new BEP album debuted No. 1 on the HDD Top 50 this week at around 300,000 units which is not necessarily great for BEP but given the way even No. 1 sales have been this year, I am sure they’ll be happy and with massive hits, they’ll have legs on this one again……I mean I bought the first and second albums at the same time, I was a late discoverer of BEP…

perhaps it is artists who are popular over more than one genre, more than one format? unless it’s country

Nevermind. ladymadonna beat me to it!

like me, ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s next on my list of CDs to buy.

I just downloaded it a few weeks ago. I love it, it’s just fun party music.

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As some assumed, DA’s EP counted only for single sales, since there are no album numbers.

Now 30 only sold 580K? Is that unusually low for the Now franchise, or is it because it’s not one of the Now’s that got a holiday release?

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I hear kids say all the time how sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s sooo talented, and plays and creates her own music, is soo unique, and that they identify with how sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“differentà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . Sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the rare pop/dance singer who has musician à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“credà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ , with a rep that sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a true musician who made her way to success from the ground-up, through grass roots support, from the underground music scene, etc. I guess a lot of folks who liked her hit singles enough to check out more about Lady Gaga found that sheà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s got a real background in music, actually creates all her own stuff, etc., and became invested in what she does as an artist, aka for the whole album.

Thanks for a succinct capture of what I’m trying to say. My friends and I get the impression that Lady Ga Ga is the real deal and not some wannabe trying to cash in on catchy songs – kinda like Christina Aguilera vs. Jessica Simpson. Katy Perry on the other hand, for me is still at a stage where she hasn’t develop as strong a credibility yet as Lady Ga Ga. And the fact that most people who sees Lady Ga Ga at live shows (including the AI performance she did) can vouch for her vocal prowess over Katy Perry.

That said though, I probably am not as optimistic about Adam Lambert following in Lady Ga Ga’s footsteps. To me, he has yet to convey a strong sense of musical identity, or any much talent/affinity for arrangements in any particular genre.

Lots of interesting replies to my question about Lady GG, thank you. The cred factor is interesting– hadn’t thought about that one. I also think the theory about all-the-stars-aligning-perfectly is persuasive. But, I think my hypothesis, which another poster echoed, that she may be attracting more hip-hop, club, and gay fans than other pop artists might play a role in the explanation too.

The one thing I don’t buy is that it’s based on the number of hit singles on her record. Because she has three, but Katy Perry has four, and in my opinion, Katy Perry’s singles are better overall. Also, Rihanna was a singles COLOSSUS on one of her last albums, with something like eight radio hits off of it, and she still had to pay for her videos out of her endorsement money because Def Jam wasn’t happy with her album sales.

(Oh and I do think Katy Perry can sing! She’s not a great singer, but I would put her in the “unique voice” category as opposed to Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus who just flat out can barely hit a note without autotune.)

As some assumed, DAà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s EP counted only for single sales, since there are no album numbers.

Well, that or it didn’t sell enough as a digital-only release to break into the overall album chart. Brian usually posts numbers from the digital albums chart (which is how we’ve gotten sales for the S8 Idol Performance bundles), so Archie’s EP might show-up there.

As for NOW! 30, those numbers are pretty standard for the March releases in the series. I don’t think NOW!27 (the last one released in March) ever made platinum, although the holiday season ones generally do.

Well, that or it didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t sell enough as a digital-only release to break into the overall album chart.

It’s a possibility, however I think it’s a remote one. The lowest selling album on the BB200 sold 2,662 copies this week. I think since the EP was promoted in EP form, it’s most likely that the bulk of it sold as a full download, rather than individual songs. Since ZG and ATM each sold 8K, it just doesn’t sound likely to me that the full EP download sold so much less. I do think these are all the sales, and that a full EP purchase was translated to two single sales (and a video, which we get no numbers for).

Brian usually posts numbers from the digital albums chart (which is how weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve gotten sales for the S8 Idol Performance bundles), so Archieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s EP might show-up there.

Yes, but unlike Ken, Brian doesn’t have access to off-the-chart numbers most of the time (if ever), so even if the EP is charting after all somewhere beneath the Top 200, we aren’t likely to ever find out about it. Once the BB200 leaks, we pretty much have better info than what Brian gives us (because his numbers are rounded).

I have a 15 year old who has been into Lady GaGa since last year (she trolls MySpace music) and she likes Katy Perry. Her sumation on it is that Katy is Marketed and GaGa is Talented.
FWIW

Well, this thread pushed me over the edge. I held out this long, but I give up. I’m going to go buy Lady GaGa’s album now.

I don’t really understand why they released the David Archuleta’s fan pack thing, what’s the rationale here? Zero Gravity seems like a nice song that can go into his next album or the one after and might work as a single. Seems a bit of a waste to do it like this, given the lowish sales of the pack. If they have a video for Touch My Hand, why not release that as a single, or is that a single already? Why abandon the promotion of his album completely? I’m really puzzled as to what is happening with him at the moment.

I have a 15 year old who has been into Lady GaGa since last year (she trolls MySpace music) and she likes Katy Perry. Her sumation on it is that Katy is Marketed and GaGa is Talented.
FWIW

Hahaha, exactly what I was trying to say with about 1000x more words. Man, I am verbose .

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t really understand why they released the David Archuletaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s fan pack thing, whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the rationale here? Zero Gravity seems like a nice song that can go into his next album or the one after and might work as a single. Seems a bit of a waste to do it like this, given the lowish sales of the pack. If they have a video for Touch My Hand, why not release that as a single, or is that a single already? Why abandon the promotion of his album completely? Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m really puzzled as to what is happening with him at the moment.

I think the fan pack thing is for the tour. He performs all those songs on stage… well at least Touch My Hand and Zero Gravity anyway, I don’t know about the other one. It looks like a way for the label to make some easy money, kinda like a souvenir.

Frogcooke said in the other thread he’s recording a new album now. So I guess the other one is done.

I think the fan pack thing is for the tour. He performs all those songs on stageà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ well at least Touch My Hand and Zero Gravity anyway, I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know about the other one. It looks like a way for the label to make some easy money, kinda like a souvenir.

Well, with sales like this, once you deducted all the cost involved, I won’t be surprised if they actually make a loss. From the other other thread it looks like he might be releasing two more albums, perhaps within a year. I’m not sure if there is a clear direction here, seems more like a scatttergun approach. I would have thought if they want to just throw something out there they could have released the duet he did with Miley, but perhaps that is something planned for his next album.

You know Kanye is happy. To quote Danny Gokey “Money, money, money,…moneeeey”. lol

You know somehow I don’t think Kris cares about money or competition.

I get that impression that he is not into making big money, just doing music.

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t really understand why they released the David Archuletaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s fan pack thing, whatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the rationale here? Zero Gravity seems like a nice song that can go into his next album or the one after and might work as a single. Seems a bit of a waste to do it like this, given the lowish sales of the pack. If they have a video for Touch My Hand, why not release that as a single, or is that a single already? Why abandon the promotion of his album completely? Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m really puzzled as to what is happening with him at the moment.

The fan pack was simply created to wring some more money out of his existing base. It wasn’t intended to attract new fans. That’s what, ideally, his summer tour and sophomore album are designed to do.

Another random theory on GaGa vs. Perry, but I think the former has a lot more “crossover” appeal and her “fusion” style (as she sometimes refers to it even though it really is quite poppy) tends to catch more fans. She has people who like dance, pop and as someone who hangs around a bunch of scenester-types, they don’t quite sneer at her. She tends to be viewed more as an artist than just a pop singer, which people view Perry. I do think she has more talent than Perry and a more interesting persona. She also is so fashion-conscious and seems more trend-aware, so that helps. She gets tons of radio play as well. In this day in age when album sales are quite low (compared to just a few years ago), Lady GaGa also has a lot of pop culture currency: the fashion, owning youtube, owning the internet.

So it’s a lot of things, in my opinion, but all goes back to the whole package (which I really cannot say without thinking of Kara, so thanks for that Ms DioGuardi).

Jordin Sparks’ ‘Battlefield’ this week’s best-selling Idol download

Brian Mansfield has more numbers up on Idol Chatter:

Digital tracks:
Jordin Sparks, Battlefield (Main Version) (39,000, 71 percent, 186,000 total)
Kelly Clarkson, I Do Not Hook Up (39,000, -6 percent, 408,000)
Kellie Pickler, Best Days of Your Life (33,000, 0 change, 475,000)
Daughtry, No Surprise (32,000, 6 percent, 300,000)
Kelly Clarkson, My Life Would Suck Without You (23,000, -9 percent, 1.94 million)
Kris Allen, Heartless (17,000, -34 percent, 247,000)
David Cook, Come Back to Me (17,000, 3 percent, 198,000)
Adam Lambert, Mad World (15,000, -32 percent, 211,000)
Kris Allen, No Boundaries (14,000, -47 percent, 261,000)
Rascal Flatts, Here Comes Goodbye (10,000, -6 percent, 489,000)
David Archuleta, Zero Gravity (Main Version) (8,000, debut, 8,000)
David Archuleta, Thousand Miles (Main Version) (8,000, debut, 8,000)
David Archuleta, Crush (Main Version) (6,000, 3 percent, 1.76 million)

Albums:
Carrie Underwood, Carnival Ride (9,000, -10 percent, 2.9 million/210,000 digital)
Kelly Clarkson, All I Ever Wanted (9,000, -11 percent, 613,000/2,000 digital, -21 percent, 132,000)
David Cook, David Cook (7,000, -6 percent, 1.18 million/1,000 digital, -7 percent, 143,000)
Kellie Pickler, Kellie Pickler (7,000, 3 percent, 241,000)
Daughtry, Daughtry (5,000, -4 percent, 4.47 million/369,000 digital)
Carrie Underwood, Some Hearts (5,000, 4 percent, 6.79 million)
Ruben Studdard, Love Is (3,000, -22 percent, 27,000)
Adam Lambert, Season 8 Favorite Performances (2,000, -31 percent, 30,000 digital)
Various Artists, Rock of Ages (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (1,000, -52 percent, 4,000)
Kris Allen, Season 8 Favorite Performances (less than a thousand, -41 percent, 16,000)

As I’ve been doing week to week post idol, here are Kris and Adam’s total sales figures based on the Top 200 Digital Chart. (a big thank you to Brian & Kirsten)

KRIS ALLEN:

No Boundaries — 14,000 x $1.29= $18,060.00
Heartless — 17,000 x .99= $16,830.00
Kris Allen Album– 995 x $9.99 = $9,940.05 (this will be adjusted if and when actual figures are released. Brian stated less than 1,000 sold, rounding up to 1,000.)

Total monies earned post idol for SINGLES — $878,269.74
Total monies earned post idol for ALBUM—– $159,790.05
TOTAL SALES/MONIES EARNED ————— $1,038,059.70

ADAM LAMBERT:

Mad World — 15,000 X .99 = $14,850.00
Adam Lambert Album — 2,000 x $9.99 = $19,980.00

Total monies earned post idol for SINGLES — $574,041.00
Total monies earned post idol for ALBUM —–$299,700.00
TOTAL SALES/MONIES EARNED——————$873,741.00

*does not include ringtones, videos, Kris’s I-tune pass, and singles that dropped off TOP 200 Digital Track Chart