Idol Sales News – Week Ending 01/04/09

Idol Related Sales Numbers after the jump (Billboard issue date 1/17/09)

Digital Downloads
29 David Archuleta “Crush” 68, 043 (-47%; lw 128, 226) Total: 1, 372, 708 (22)
39 David Cook “Light On” 57, 735 (-30%; lw 82, 489) Total: 486, 647 (42)
120 David Cook …Time of My Life 18K (-20%; lw 23, 976) Total: 1.06M (179)
176 Jennifer Hudson “Spotlight” 11K (-27%; lw 16K) Total: 343K (OFF)

Digital Albums (included in the Album numbers below)
David Cook “David Cook 4K (-25%, 6K) Total: 89K

Albums
16 David Cook …David Cook 30, 595 (-70%; lw 100, 745 ) Total: 842, 262 (10)
51 David Archuleta …David Archuleta 14, 157 (-75%; lw 56, 368) Total: 580, 210 (33)
74 Carrie Underwood …Carnival Ride 9, 782 (-69%;lw 31, 791) Total: 2, 593, 920(54)
89 Jennifer Hudson …Jennifer Hudson 8, 372 (-64%; lw 23, 544) Total: 555, 167 (70)
110 Daughtry …Daughtry 6, 487 (-60%; lw 16, 290) Total: 4, 352, 607 (97)
199 Kellie Pickler …Kellie Pickler 3, 593 (-72%%; lw 12, 828) Total: 157, 128 (129)

Idol Related:
96 David Foster “Hit Man” 8k (-51%)

Off Chart:
Elliott Yamin “My Kind of Holiday” 3K Total: 20K
Kristy Lee Cook “Why Wait” 1k Total: 32K

¢ Album units, current chart week: 6.5 million units
¢ DOWN 55% from last issue’s charts: 14.5 million units
¢ DOWN 14% from same week, 2007: 7.6 million units

Rounded numbers from Brian over at Idol Chatter.

Please post numbers as you find them. Thanks!

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