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The Nielsen Company Measures the American Idol Phenom Music
Kelly Clarkson is the best selling American Idol contestant with album
and digital download sales of 18.9 million. Carrie Underwood is second with
album and digital download sales of 15.7 million.
Kelly Clarkson 9.4 million 9.4 million =18.9 million Carrie Underwood 8.5 million 7.2 million =15.7 million
Clay Aiken 4.8 million 469,000 = 5.3 million
Chris Daughtry 4 million 5.2 million =9.2 million
Ruben Studdard 2.5 million 250,000 = 2.75 million
Fantasia 2.3 million 698,000 = 3 million
Bo Bice 721,000 474,000 = 1.2 million
Jordin Sparks 717,000 3.5 million =4.2 million
Taylor Hicks 702,000 344,000 = 1 million
Katharine McPhee 371,000 1.1 million = 1.4 miilion
Blake Lewis 291,000 n/a
Justin Guarini 143,000 28,000
Source: Nielsen SoundScan, through May 4, 2008
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Originally Posted by DallasCowboyFan
when they say download sales, does that refer to singles ?
yes, thats all of their single-sales combined per each artist....so between IYH, JTTW, DFTRM, BHC, ISBY, Wasted, SS, A-AG, and LN Carrie has digitaly sold 7.2 million.
No they don't count albums as how ever many singles but don't forget also that SH and BHC are still selling so things will change weekly and SH hasn't fallen out of the Top half of the billboard 200 album charts and could possibly make it to it's third anniversary still in the top 200 and break come on over's record of 151 concecutive weeks in the chart in the process and bhc could be near 2.8 million downloaded by the end of the year and join the 3,000,000 club by mid next year and at that same juncture in time SH could end up at 8x platinum in the US and 6x platinum in Canada
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Remember that kelly's releasing a new album this year, and we don't know how it will do.
And the difference between them is 3 years.
so kelly is finally releasing another album ... my december didnt do that well, did it? the only song i heard from that album was "never again" ... hopefully with this next one she will do better
thanks to Ver for the set! iloveit.
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