'Idol' album sales: Underwood, Clarkson, etc.
And, for several of the Idols, the numbers are good. Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson and Scotty McCreery all saw double-digit percentage increases in their weekly sales. Kelly's Stronger, for instance, jumped 81% from the previous week, according to Nielsen SoundScan, while Scotty's Clear as Day got a 42% bump. Carrie's Blown Away continues to lead the Idols, selling 18,000 copies -- 15% better than the previous week.
Idol albums
Carrie Underwood, Blown Away (18,000, +15%, 707,000) (#17 Billboard 200)
Kelly Clarkson, Stronger (10,000, +81%, 900,000) (#35 BB200)
Phillip Phillips, American Idol (5,000, -26%, 67,000) (#89 BB200)
David Archuleta, Begin (4,000, -68%, 14,000) (#138 BB200)
Scotty McCreery, Clear as Day (3,000, +42%, 1.103 million) (#141 BB200)
Joshua Ledet, American Idol (2,000, -12%, 30,000)
Carrie Underwood, Some Hearts (2,000, +24%, 7.228 million)
Daughtry, Break the Spell (2,000, +45%, 466,000)
Skylar Laine, American Idol (2,000, -20%, 27,000)
Mandisa, What If We Were Real (2,000, -24%, 202,000)
Carrie Underwood, Play On (2,000, +37%, 2.131 million)
Hollie Cavanagh, American Idol (less than 1,000, -11%, 11,000)
Mandisa, Remixed: Get Movin' (less than 1,000, debut, less than 1,000)
Casey James, Casey James (less than 1,000, -17%, 47,000)
Lauren Alaina, Wild! flower (less than 1,000, +2%, 291,000)
Casey Abrams, Casey Abrams (less than 1,000, -15%, 12,000)
Idol-related albums
One Direction, Up All Night (29,000, +1%, 1.133 million (#7 Billboard 200)
Soundtrack, Sparkle (16,000, +111%, 35,000) (#21 BB200)
Jason Aldean, My Kinda Party (8,000, +1%, 2.725 million) (#43 BB200)
Various, Now That's What I Call Music! 42 (7,000, -17%, 416,000) (#53 BB200)
Tyga, Careless World (6,000, +42%, 284,000) (#77 BB200)
Jennifer Lopez, Dance Again ... The Hits (4,000, -26%, 32,000) (#126 BB200)
David Guetta, Nothing but the Beat (3,000, +5%, 368,000) (#142 BB200)
Civil Wars, Barton Hollow (3,000, +18%, 494,000) (#156 BB200)
Soundtrack, Rock of Ages (3,000, -19%, 188,000) (#179 BB200)
Aerosmith, Greatest Hits (2,000, +70%, 5.418 million) (#199 BB200)