American Idol Alumni Album Sales - Artists Without RIAA Certified Albums

Artists Without RIAA Certified Albums

The following is a list of other American Idol alumni album sales and reflects that commercial success can be achieved through association with American Idol and with post-Idol promotion, although the degree of success varies considerably. This list only includes contestants who have numbers available, and again does not include EPs, American Idol compilations, or pre-Idol recordings, numbers in parentheses however may include sales from these releases:

Rank Former Contestant Total Sales Albums
19. Mandisa
696,000
  • True Beauty (2007) #43 — 226,000
  • It's Christmas (2008) #85 — 64,000
  • Freedom (2009) #83 — 152,000
  • What If We Were Real (2011) #66 — 254,000
20. Katharine McPhee

 456,000
  • Katharine McPhee (2007) #2 — 381,000
  • Unbroken (2010) #27 — 45,000
  • Christmas Is the Time…To Say I Love You (2010) — 23,000
21. Bucky Covington
436,000
  • Bucky Covington (2007) #4 — 433,000
  • Good Guys (2012) #178 — 3,000
22. Kris Allen 381,000
  • Kris Allen (2009) #11 — 346,000
  • Thank You Camellia (2012) #26 — 35,000
23. Blake Lewis 360,000
  • A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream) (2007) #10 — 350,000
  • Heartbreak on Vinyl (2009) #135 — 20,000
  • Portrait of a Chameleon (2013)
24. Lauren Alaina 303,000
  • Wildflower (2011) #5
25. Kimberley Locke
241,000
  • One Love (2004) #16 — 212,000
  • Based on a True Story (2007) #160 — 22,000
  • Christmas (2008) — 3,000
26. William Hung
240,000
  • Inspiration (2004) #34
  • Hung for the Holidays (2004)
  • Miracle: Happy Summer from William Hung (2005)
27. Crystal Bowersox 205,000
  • Farmer's Daughter (2010) #28
  • All That For This (2013)
28. Danny Gokey 204,000
  • My Best Days (2010) #4
29. Diana DeGarmo
168,000
  • Blue Skies (2004) #52
30. Lee DeWyze

 151,000
  • Live It Up (2010) #19
31. Justin Guarini

 146,000
  • Justin Guarini (2003) #20 — 146,000
  • Stranger Things Have Happened (2005)
32. Tamyra Gray 123,000
  • The Dreamer (2004) #23
33. James Durbin
109,000
  • Memories of a Beautiful Disaster (2011) #36
34. Allison Iraheta 103,000
  • Just Like You (2009) #35
35. Jason Castro
084,000
  • Jason Castro (2010) #18 — 54,000
  • Who I Am (2010) #198 — 18,000
  • Only a Mountain (2013) Did not chart — 12,000
36. Casey James
072,000
  • Casey James (2012) #23
37. Chris Sligh 064,000
  • Running Back to You (2008) #190 — 54,000
  • The Anatomy of Broken (2010) — 10,000
38. LaToya London
058,000
  • Love & Life (2005) #82
39. Phil Stacey 058,000
  • Phil Stacey (2008) #43 — 40,000
  • Into the Light (2009) — 18,000
40. Mario Vazquez 056,000
  • Mario Vazquez (2006) #80
41. Melinda Doolittle
053,000
  • Coming Back to You (2009) #58
42. Colton Dixon 046,000
  • A Messenger (2013) #15
43. Haley Reinhart 044,000
  • Listen Up! (2012) #17
44. Carly Smithson
041,000
  • Tear the World Down (2010) #33
45. George Huff
033,000
  • Miracles (2005) — 29,000
  • George Huff (2009) — 4,000
46. Kristy Lee Cook 032,000
  • Why Wait (2008) #49
47. Brooke White
031,000
  • High Hopes & Heartbreak (2009) #50 — 29,000
  • Gemini (2011) — 2,000
48. Constantine Maroulis
025,000
  • Constantine (2007) #75
49. Casey Abrams 023,000
  • Casey Abrams (2012) #101
50. Paris Bennett
022,300
  • Princess P (2007) #133 — 22,000
  • A Royal Christmas (2008) — 300
51. R. J. Helton
022,000
  • Real Life (2004)
52. John Stevens
021,000
  • Red (2005)
53. Michael Johns
020,000
  • Hold Back My Heart (2009) #97
54. Jasmine Trias
014,000
  • Jasmine Trias (2005)
55. Ace Young
010,000
  • Ace Young (2008) #160
56. LaKisha Jones
007,000
  • So Glad I'm Me (2009)
57. Jim Verraros
004,300
  • Rollercoaster (2005)
  • Do Not Disturb (2011)
58. Carmen Rasmusen 003,100
  • Nothin' Like the Summer (2007)
59. Kimberly Caldwell 003,000
  • Without Regret (2011)
60. Ayla Brown 003,000
  • Forward (2006)
61. Corey Clark
002,600
  • Corey Clark (2005)
62. Tim Halperin 002,000
  • Rise and Fall (2011)
63. Jon Peter Lewis 001,600
  • Stories from Hollywood (2006) — 1,100
  • Break the Silence (2008) — 500
64. Michael Sarver 001,000
  • Michael Sarver (2010)
65. Josiah Leming 001,000
  • Come On Kid (2010)

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