Australian Releases
| Australian Idol's highest selling acts | |
| Guy Sebastian (season one winner) | |
| Certifications | 40 Platinum 3 Gold |
| Albums | Seven top ten albums, with six reaching the top five, including two number ones.
14 Platinum |
| Singles | 14 top 15 singles, including 11 top tens, with six achieving number one. One other top 40 single.
26 Platinum 3 Gold |
| ARIA Awards | wins 2 nominations 15 |
| Shannon Noll (season one runner up) | |
| Certifications | 17 Platinum 3 Gold |
| Albums | Five top ten albums, including two number ones.
9 Platinum |
| Singles | Ten top ten singles including three number ones. Two other top 50 singles.
8 Platinum 3 Gold |
| ARIA Awards | wins - nominations 6 |
| Jessica Mauboy (season four runner up) | |
| Certifications | 11 Platinum 5 Gold |
| Albums | Two top ten and one number 11 album.
2 Platinum 2 Gold |
| Singles | Ten top 20 singles, including five top tens, with one reaching number one. Two other top 50 singles.
9 Platinum 3 Gold |
| ARIA Awards | wins 1 nominations 11 |
| Anthony Callea (season two runner up) | |
| Certifications | 8 Platinum 1 Gold |
| Albums | Two top ten albums including a number one.
2 Platinum 1 Gold |
| Singles | Six top 20 singles, including five top tens, with two achieving number one.
6 Platinum |
| ARIA Awards | wins 1 nominations 2 |
| Damien Leith (season four winner) | |
| Certifications | 7 Platinum 1 Gold |
| Albums | Four top two albums, including two number ones, and a number 12 and number 25 album.
6 Platinum 1 Gold |
| Singles | Two top 20 singles, including one number one.
1 Platinum |
| ARIA Awards | wins 1 nominations 3 |
| Stan Walker (season seven winner) | |
| Certifications | 5 Platinum 3 Gold |
| Albums | Three top 20 albums, including a number two and three.
1 Platinum |
| Singles | Three top 20 singles including two top tens. Three other top 50 singles.
4 Platinum 3 Gold |
| ARIA Awards | wins - nominations 5 |
| Casey Donovan (season two winner) | |
| Certifications | 5 Platinum |
| Albums | One number two album.
3 Platinum |
| Singles | One number one single.
2 Platinum |
| ARIA Awards | wins - nominations 2 |
| Matt Corby (season five runner up) | |
| Certifications | 5 Platinum |
| EPs | Two top 20 EPs, including one which reached number three.
5 Platinum |
| ARIA Awards | wins 1 nominations 2 |
| Ricki-Lee Coulter (season two finalist) | |
| Certifications | 3 Platinum 3 Gold |
| Albums | A top ten and two top 40 albums.
1 Gold |
| Singles | 12 top 50 singles, including four top 20s and five top tens.
3 Platinum 2 Gold |
| ARIA Awards | wins - nominations 1 |
| Young Divas* | |
| Certifications | 3 Platinum 2 Gold |
| Albums | Two top ten albums.
2 Platinum 1 Gold |
| Singles | Four top 40 singles, including one top 20 and two top tens.
1 Platinum 1 Gold |
| *Performers: Paulini - season 1, Kate DeAraugo and Emily Williams - season 3 (both albums). Ricki-Lee Coulter - season 2 (1st album). Jessica Mauboy - season 4 (2nd album). | |
| 2003 Top 12* (season one) | |
| Certifications | 2 Platinum 1 Gold |
| Albums | One number three album.
2 Platinum |
| Singles | One number one single.
1 Gold |
| * Performers - Guy Sebastian, Shannon Noll, Cosima De Vito, Paulini, Rob Mills, Levi Kereama†, Rebekah LaVauney, Kelly Cavuoto, Lauren Buckley, Cle Wootton, Peter Ryan, Matthew Chadwick | |
| Other notable contestants | |
| Season one | |
| Paulini (finalist) | |
| Albums | One platinum number one album and two which charted the top 100. |
| Singles | Four top 50 singles, including a platinum certified number one. |
| ARIA Awards | wins - nominations 1 |
| Joel Turner (auditions) | |
| Albums | A platinum top 30 album. |
| Singles | Six top 30 singles, including a platinum number one. |
| ARIA Awards | wins - nominations 3 |
| Cosima De Vito (finalist) | |
| Albums | A number two gold certified album |
| Singles | Two Top 50 singles, including a platinum number one. |
| Season three | |
| Kate DeAraugo (winner) | |
| Albums | A platinum top ten album. |
| Singles | Two top ten singles including a platinum number one. |
| ARIA Awards | wins - nominations 1 |
| Lee Harding (finalist) | |
| Albums | A gold certified number three album. |
| Singles | Two top 30 singles including at number-one platinum debut single. |
| ARIA Awards | wins - nominations 1 |
| Season four | |
| Lisa Mitchell (finalist) | |
| Albums | Two top ten albums, with one certified platinum. |
| Singles | Two top 30 singles, including one which reached gold certification. |
| ARIA Awards | wins - nominations 5 |
| Season five | |
| Natalie Gauci (winner) | |
| Albums | A platinum certified album which reached number 11. |
| Singles | A gold certified number two single. |
| Season six | |
| Wes Carr (winner) | |
| Albums | A gold certified number two album. |
| Singles | Three top 50 singles, including a gold certified number one and number 14. |
| ARIA Awards | wins - nominations 1 |
| Other contestants who have charted | |
| ARIA Top 50 | |
| Season 1 | Rob Mills Levi Kereama† Axle Whitehead Courtney Act Brielle Davis |
| Season 3 | Laura Gissara James Kannis |
| Season 4 | Dean Geyer |
| Season 5 | Carl Riseley |
| Season 7 | Hayley Warner Casey Barnes |
| ARIA Top 100 | |
| Season 3 | Dan England Roxane LeBrasse |
| Season 4 | Bobby Flynn |
The most successful season of Australian Idol was the first one in 2003, with the contestants achieving 18 of the 29 Australian Idol number ones, and almost half the certifications. The winner Guy Sebastian has been the most commercially successful Australian Idol contestant, with runner up Shannon Noll second. They are followed by season four runner up Jessica Mauboy, season two runner up Anthony Callea, and season four winner Damien Leith. These contestants have all achieved multiple chart entries and certifications. Eleven other contestants have had two or more certified top 50 releases as solo artists. Following are lists of albums, singles and DVDs released by Australian Idol contestants, including ARIA Chart peaks and runs, certifications, and any Australian chart records these releases hold.
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