Idol Sales News – Week Ending 03/23/08

Idol Related Sales Numbers after the jump (Billboard issue date 04/05/08)

Digital Download Numbers
4 Jordin Sparks “No Air” 128, 745 (16%; lw 110, 524) Total: 835, 236 (3)
24 Carrie Underwood “All-American Girl” 36, 351 (17%; lw 31, 103) Total: 343, 979 (27)
31 Jordin Sparks “Tattoo” 34, 589 (18%; lw 29, 275) Total: 1, 445, 334 (34)
42 Paula Abdul “Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow” 26, 975 (-30%; lw 38, 684) Total: 215, 900 (21)
53 Daughtry …Feels Like Tonight 24K (13%; lw 21K ) Total: 250K (51)
138 Carrie Underwood …Before He Cheats 11K (11%; lw 11K) Total: 2.24M (135)
140 Daughtry …Over You 11K (-10%; lw 11K) Total: 944K (106)
152 Daughtry …Home 9K (6%; lw 9K) Total: 1.40M (140)
185 Daughtry …It Not Over 8.5K (11%; lw 7.5K) Total: 1.70M (185)

Idol Related Downloads:
1 Leona Lewis “Bleeding Love” 219, 237 (82%; lw 120, 461) Total: 537, 061 (2) **NOW GOLD**
59 Jeff Buckley “Hallelujah” 22K (-68%; lw 70, 551) Total: ~658K (10)

Album Numbers
15 Carrie Underwood …Carnival Ride 37, 267 (116%; lw 17, 228) Total: 1, 962, 654 (33)
27 Daughtry …Daughtry 24, 837 (18%; lw 21, 092) Total: 3, 907, 841 (21)
29 Jordin Sparks …Jordin Sparks 23, 779 (35%; lw 17, 584) Total: 595, 182 (32)
51 Carrie Underwood …Some Hearts 15, 777 (33%; lw 11, 836 ) Total: 6, 342, 586 (57)
134 Randy Jackson “Vol 1 Randy Jackson’s Music Club” 6, 460 (-50%; lw 12, 901) Total: 19, 374
146 Kellie Pickler …Small Town Girl 5, 770 (240%; lw 2.4K) Total: 734, 282 (OFF)

Off Chart
Blake Lewis …Audio Day Dream 4K ( lw 4, 288 ) Total: 282K (166)
Kelly Clarkson …Breakaway 3.5K (lw 3K) Total: 5.97M
Bucky Covington …Bucky Covington 1.6K (lw 1.4K) Total: 332K
Kelly Clarkson …My December 1.5K (lw 1.3K) Total: 758K
Elliott Yamin …Elliott Yamin 1.5K (8%; lw 1188) Total: 501K
Mandisa …True Beauty 600 (lw 600) Total: 75K
Fantasia …Fantasia 500 (lw 569) Total: 510K
Bo Bice …See the Light 500 (lw 500) Total: 42K
Katharine McPhee …Katharine McPhee 400 ( lw 500) Total: 369K
Taylor Hicks …Taylor Hicks 200 (lw 100) Total: 701K
Clay Aiken A Thousand Different Ways 200 (lw 300) Total: 524K
Ruben Studdard “The Return” 100 (lw 100)Total: 237K
Constantine …Constantine 100 (lw 100) Total: 25K
Paris Bennett Princess P 100 Total: 21K
Kimberley Locke …Based on a True Story 100 (lw 100) Total: 18K

From Billboard:
¢ Album units, current chart week: 8.83 million units
¢ UP 11.3% from last issue’s charts: 7.94 million units
¢ UP 1.3% from same week, 2007: 8.72 million units

¢ “American Idol” talent appraisers Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson enter the Adult Contemporary chart with “Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow” at No. 29. The song marks Jackson’s maiden voyage on the chart and Abdul’s first hit since “My Love Is for Real” spent a week at No. 40 in June 1995. “Dance” is her ninth title to reach the list; “Rush Rush” remains her biggest hit on that chart, having spent five weeks at No. 1 in 1991 … This week, the Adult Contemporary chart features six songs by former “Idol” contestants. Chris Daughtry’s namesake band is at Nos. 3, 18 and 20 while Elliott Yamin, Jordin Sparks and Kimberley Locke are at Nos. 7, 13 and 21, respectively.

Rounded numbers from Ken Barnes on Idol Chatter.

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