One Direction leads the reality show contestants in album sales (officially selling platinum). Meanwhile Carrie Underwood leads the Idols. Phil easily trumps his Season 11 rivals in Walmart album sales.
Idol albums (from Idol Chatter)
Carrie Underwood, Blown Away (13,000, -5%, 644,000) (#26 Billboard 200)
Phillip Phillips, American Idol (8,000, -37%, 42,000) (#42 BB200)
Kelly Clarkson, Stronger (7,000, -16%, 870,000) (#57 BB200)
Joshua Ledet, American Idol (4,000, -28%, 19,000) (#96 BB200)
Skylar Laine, American Idol (4,000, -31%, 17,000) (#109 BB200)
Scotty McCreery, Clear as Day (4,000, -29%, 1.092 million (#126 BB200)
Jessica Sanchez, American Idol (3,000, -24%, 13,000) (#165 BB200)
Adam Lambert, Trespassing (3,000, -9%, 144,000) (#185 BB200)
Holie Cavanagh, American Idol (1,000, -30%, 7,000)
Mandisa, What If We Were Real (1,000, +2%, 195,000)
Casey Abrams, Casey Abrams (1,000, -21%, 10,000)
Idol-related albums
One Direction, Up All Night (36,000, 0 change, 1.007 million) (#7 Billboard 200)
Various, Now That’s What I Call Music! 42 (12,000, -13%, 378,000) (#30 BB200
Jason Aldean, My Kinda Party (10,000, -2%, 2.69 million) (#37 BB200)
Soundtrack, Rock of Ages (7,000, -40%, 173,000)
David Guetta, Nothing but the Beat (4,000, +4%, 354,000) (#93 BB200)
Civil Wars, Barton Hollow (3,000, -9%, 483,000) (#179 BB200)