The Ultimate Idol SoundScan Sales/Download Checklist From USA Today
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The Ultimate Idol SoundScan Sales/Download Checklist From USA Today
From USA Today's Idol Chatter:
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The Ultimate SoundScan Sales/Download Checklist
Space didn't permit running the following lengthy and comprehensive list, but it's so information-packed it just had to find a home somewhere. Like here.
I asked the kind and obliging folks at Nielsen SoundScan to go above and beyond the usual bounds by compiling a list of any album or EP by an Idol finalist registered in the data-gathering firm's system, as well as totals for downloaded tracks (realizing that even a sadist such as I couldn't ask them to list all individual tracks by Idols). So that's what follows. I've organized the album/EP list by total sales, with individual album sales broken out beneath each Idol's total. When an Idol has just one album or EP, that title is listed on the same line as the artist's name.
Let me get the rest of the disclaimers out of the way before we start. All info current as of Jan. 6, 2008; U.S. sales only. If an album doesn’t appear, it’s not registered with SoundScan or otherwise unfindable in the system. Totals are rounded. Records titled “EP” are digital collections of songs sung by Season 6 finalists on the show. Sales totals followed by an asterisk (*) means actual total could be higher with addition of Christian bookstore sales not counted in SoundScan total. Reading entire list in one sitting may cause drowsiness or vertigo. If symptoms persist, take a dose of Idol Rewind.
The list itself follows.
> Album sales:
1. Kelly Clarkson: 9.4 million total
Breakaway: 5.9 million
Thankful: 2.7 million
My December: 740,000
2. Carrie Underwood: 7.9 million total
Some Hearts: 6.2 million
Carnival Ride: 1.7 million
3. Clay Aiken: 4.8 million total
Measure of a Man: 2.8 million
Merry Christmas With Love: 1.4 million
A Thousand Different Ways: 522,000
All Is Well EP: 53,000
4. (Chris) Daughtry, Daughtry: 3.6 million
5. Ruben Studdard: 2.5 million total*
Soulful: 1.8 million
I Need an Angel: 451,000*
The Return: 236,000
6. Fantasia: 2.3 million total
Free Yourself: 1.8 million
Fantasia: 502,000
7. Bo Bice: 706,000 total
The Real Thing: 670,000
See the Light: 36,000
8. Kellie Pickler, Small Town Girl: 702,000
9. Taylor Hicks, Taylor Hicks: 699,000
10. Josh Gracin, Josh Gracin: 695,000
11. Elliott Yamin: 563,000 total
Elliott Yamin: 484,000
Sounds of the Season: 79,000
12. Jordin Sparks: 473,000 total
Jordin Sparks: 424,000
EP: 49,000
13. Katharine McPhee, Katharine McPhee: 366,000
14. Bucky Covington, Bucky Covington: 317,000
15. Blake Lewis: 286,000 total
Audio Day Dream: 240,000
EP: 46,000
16. Kimberley Locke: 231,000 total
One Love: 212,000
Based on a True Story: 17,000
Christmas: 2,200
17. Diana DeGarmo, Blue Skies: 166,000
18. Justin Guarini, Justin Guarini: 143,000
19. Tamyra Gray, The Dreamer: 123,000
20. Mandisa: 69,000 total*
True Beauty: 66,000*
Christmas Joy EP: 3,000*
21. La Toya London, Love and Life: 58,000
22. George Huff: 48,000 total*
Miracles: 29,000*
My Christmas EP: 19,000*
23. Constantine Maroulis, Constantine: 23,000
24. RJ Helton, Real Life: 22,000
25. John Stevens, Red: 21,000
26. Paris Bennett, Princess P: 20,000
27. Jasmine Trias, Jasmine Trias: 14,000
28. Carmen Rasmusen: 5,400 total
Nothin’ Like the Summer: 3,100
Carmen: 2,300
29. Jim Verraros, Rollercoaster: 4,300
30. Melinda Doolittle, EP: 3,400
31. Corey Clark, Corey Clark: 2,600
32. Chris Sligh (in band Half Past Forever, album Take a Chance on Something Beautiful released post-Idol): 1,700*
33. Jon Peter Lewis, Stories From Hollywood: 1,100
34. Chris Richardson, EP: 900
35. LaKisha Jones, EP: 700
36. Sanjaya Malakar, EP: 600
37. Phil Stacey, EP: 500
38. Charles Grigsby, Charles Grigsby: 100
39. Haley Scarnato, EP: 100
40. Vonzell Solomon, My Struggle: 100 (recorded pre-Idol, released after)
41. Vanessa Olivarez, The One: below 100
> Downloads (rounded totals for all tracks found in SoundScan)
Great stats for someone finishing 6th. I suppose it would get more attention if Chris Daughtry didn't achieve what he did. I read a few articles* around this one about the upcoming season and Kellie wasn't mentioned at all. I thought, at least, she would have had a mention among the top contestant personalities when the judges were asked about this
Once she passes Bo Bice on 1st album stats, which should be in a week or two, she will only have 4 winners and 2 non-winners ahead of her. Jordin might overtake her in a few weeks/months (someone said she is doing the Superbowl anthem) but I can't see Blake doing so. She should get kudos for that.
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Kellie's numbers are very impressive, especially for a sixth place finisher. She has the most downloads for any country artist except Carrie of course. Thanks for the stats, that was fun to read.
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