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This article shows the highest selling contestants from Canadian Idol and the highest selling American Idol albums. These sales are Canadian sales only. [1]
| This article needs to be updated.(June 2018) |
This article shows the highest selling contestants from Canadian Idol and the highest selling American Idol albums. These sales are Canadian sales only. [1]
This first list only includes contestants with at least one certified album. (Canadian Sales ONLY) Gold, Platinum, and/or Multi-platinum
| Former contestant Total sales | Debut album | Second album | Third album | Fourth album | Fifth album | |
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| 1. | Jacob Hoggard (Season 2, 3rd Place) 620,000 | Hedley [2] (September 6, 2005) Universal Records 2× Platinum 200,000 Peak: #3 | Famous Last Words [3] (October 30, 2007) Universal Records Platinum 100,000 Peak: #3 | The Show Must Go (November 17, 2009) Universal Records 2× Platinum 160,000 Peak: #6 | Storms (November 8, 2011) Universal Records Platinum [4] [5] 80,000 Peak: #2 | Wild Life (November 11, 2013) Universal Records Platinum [6] 80,000 Peak: #4 |
| 2. | Kalan Porter (Season 2, Winner) 400,000 | 219 Days [7] (November 23, 2004) Sony BMG Records 2× Platinum 200,000 Peak: #4 | Wake Up Living [7] (August 28, 2007) Sony BMG Records 2× Platinum 200,000 Peak: #4 | |||
| 3. | Ryan Malcolm (Season 1, Winner) 178,500 | Home [8] (December 23, 2003) BMG Records Platinum 170,000 Peak: #4 | Urgency (March 27, 2007) I Heart Records n/a 8,500 Peak: did not chart | Through These Walls (May 8, 2011) Brave Rekords [9] n/a n/a Peak: did not chart | ||
| 4. | Toya Alexis (Season 1, 6th Place) 159,000 | S.O.B. Story (August 2, 2005) Plasma Records Platinum [10] 159,000 Peak: did not chart | ||||
| 5. | Rex Goudie (Season 3, Runner-Up) 120,000 | Under the Lights [11] (December 13, 2005) Sony BMG Records Platinum 100,000 Peak: #5 | Look Closer (December 12, 2006) Sony BMG Records n/a 20,000 Peak: #19 | One Hundred Pages Later (December 7, 2010) [12] Fontana North n/a n/a Peak: did not chart | ||
| 6. | Carly Rae Jepsen (Season 5, 3rd place) 117,600 | Tug of War [13] (September 29, 2008) Maple Records n/a 12,000 Peak: did not chart | Curiosity (February 14, 2012) 604 Records Gold 45,000 Peak: #6 | Kiss [14] (September 18, 2012) 604 Records Gold 58,000 Peak: #5 | E•MO•TION [14] (June 24, 2015) 604 Records N/A 2,600 Peak: #8 | Dedicated (May 17, 2019) 604 Records n/a 13,000 Peak: #18 |
| 7. | Gary Beals (Season 1, Runner-Up) 110,000 | Gary Beals (August 17, 2004) Liberated Entertainment Platinum[ citation needed ] 110,000 Peak: #10 | The Rebirth Of... (June 9, 2009) Liberated Entertainment n/a n/a Peak: did not chart | |||
| 8. | Eva Avila (Season 4, Winner) 90,000 | Somewhere Else [15] (November 14, 2006) Sony BMG Records Gold 80,000 Peak: #6 | Give Me the Music (October 28, 2008) Sony BMG Records n/a 10,000 Peak: #63 | |||
| 9. | Theresa Sokyrka (Season 2, Runner-Up) 80,000 | These Old Charms (April 26, 2005) Maple Records Gold 70,000 [16] Peak: #4 | Something Is Expected (September 5, 2006) Maple Records n/a 10,000 Peak: did not chart | Wrapped in Ribbon (November 5, 2007) Maple Records n/a n/a Peak: did not chart | Theresa Sokyrka (November 30, 2010) Maple Records n/a n/a Peak: did not chart | |
| 10. | Melissa O'Neil (Season 3, Winner) 70,000 | Melissa O'Neil [17] (November 22, 2005) Sony Music Gold 70,000 Peak: #14 | ||||
| 11. | Brian Melo (Season 5, Winner) 52,000 | Livin' It (November 27, 2007) Sony BMG Gold 52,000 [18] Peak: #14 | The Truth (October 12, 2010) Rat Pack Records/Fontana North n/a n/a Peak: did not chart | |||
| 12. | Rob James (Season 4, 7th Place) 50,000 | McMaster & James (November 21, 2000) Sony BMG Gold 50,000 Peak: did not chart | ||||
| 13. | Tara Oram (Season 5, 6th Place) 50,000 | Chasing the Sun (October 7, 2008) Open Road Records Gold 50,000 Peak: #8 | Revival (July 19, 2011) Open Road Records n/a n/a Peak: #70 | |||
| 14. | Laurell John [19] (Season 1, Semi-Finalist) 40,000 | Into Your Love (2003) [20] Polytel/PolyGram Gold 40,000 Peak: #1 | ||||
The following is a comprehensive list of other Canadian Idol alumni album sales and reflects that commercial success can be achieved through association with Canadian Idol and with post-Idol promotion, although the degree of success varies considerably:
| Former Contestant | Total Sales | Albums | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | Audrey De Montigny (Season 1, 4th Place) | 35,000 |
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| 16. | Jaydee Bixby (Season 5, Runner-up) | 28,300 [21] [22] |
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| 17. | Jason Greeley (Season 2, 4th Place) | 12,000 [23] |
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| 18. | Shane Wiebe (Season 2, 5th Place) | 10,000 [24] | |
| 19. | Katherine St-Laurent (Season 6, 9th Place) | 5,000 [27] |
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| 20. | Aaron Walpole (Season 3, 3rd Place) | 3,000 [28] |
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| 21. | Drew Wright (Season 6, 3rd Place) | 2,000 [29] |
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| 22. | Mikey Bustos (Season 1, 8th Place) | 2,000 [30] |
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| 23. | Suzi Rawn (Season 3, 4th Place) | 950 [31] |
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| 24. | Theo Tams (Season 6, Winner) | 300 [32] |
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| 25. | Brandon Jones (Season 4, 8th Place) | 200 [31] |
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| 26. | Chris LaBelle (Season 4, Top 22) | 90 |
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| Former contestant Total sales | Debut album | Second album | Third album | Fourth album | Fifth album | Sixth album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kelly Clarkson (Season 1, Winner) 940,000 | Thankful (April 15, 2003) RCA Records Platinum [33] 100,000 Peak: #2 | Breakaway (November 30, 2004) RCA Records 5× Platinum [33] 500,000 Peak: #6 | My December (June 26, 2007) RCA Records Platinum [33] 100,000 Peak: #2 | All I Ever Wanted (March 10, 2009) RCA Records Platinum [33] 80,000 Peak: #2 | Stronger (October 24, 2011) RCA Records Platinum [33] 80,000 Peak: #4 | Wrapped in Red (October 29, 2013) RCA Records Platinum [33] 80,000 [34] Peak: #6 |
| 2. | Carrie Underwood (Season 4, Winner) 809,000 | Some Hearts (November 15, 2005) Arista Nashville 3× Platinum [35] 400,000 [36] Peak: #11 | Carnival Ride (October 23, 2007) Arista Nashville Platinum 200,000 [36] Peak: #1 | Play On (November 3, 2009) Arista Nashville Platinum [35] 80,000 Peak: #2 | Blown Away [37] (May 1, 2012) Arista Nashville Platinum [35] 129,000 Peak: #1 | ||
| 3. | Chris Daughtry (Season 5, 4th Place) 320,000 | Daughtry (November 21, 2006) RCA Records 2× Platinum [38] 200,000 Peak: #8 | Leave This Town (June 14, 2009) RCA Records Platinum [38] 80,000 Peak: #2 | Break the Spell (November 21, 2011) RCA Records Gold [38] 40,000 Peak: #13 | Baptized (November 19, 2013) RCA Records TBA TBA Peak: #16 | ||
| 4. | Clay Aiken (Season 2, Runner-Up) 200,000 | Measure of a Man (October 14, 2003) RCA Records Platinum [39] 100,000 Peak: #2 | Merry Christmas With Love (November 16, 2004) RCA Records Gold 50,000 Peak: did not chart | A Thousand Different Ways (September 19, 2006) RCA Records Gold 50,000 Peak: #6 | On My Way Here (May 6, 2008) RCA Records n/a n/a Peak: #25 | Tried and True (June 1, 2010) Decca/Universal n/a n/a Peak: #58 | Steadfast (March 27, 2012) Decca/Universal n/a n/a Peak: did not chart |
| 5. | Fantasia Barrino (Season 3, Winner) 200,000 | Free Yourself (November 23, 2004) J Records 2× Platinum 200,000 Peak: did not chart | Fantasia (December 12, 2006) J Records n/a n/a Peak: did not chart | Back To Me (August 24, 2010) J Records n/a n/a Peak: did not chart | |||
| 6. | Jordin Sparks (Season 6, Winner) 100,000 | Jordin Sparks (November 20, 2007) Jive Gold [40] 70,000 Peak: #12 | Battlefield (July 20, 2009) Jive n/a 30,000 Peak: #10 | ||||
| 7. | Adam Lambert (Season 8, Runner-Up) 87,300 | For Your Entertainment (November 23, 2009) RCA Records Platinum [41] 80,000 Peak: #8 | Trespassing (May 15, 2012) RCA Records n/a 7,300 [42] Peak: #1 | ||||
| 8. | Phillip Phillips (Season 11, Winner) 80,000 | The World from the Side of the Moon (November 19, 2012) Interscope Records Platinum [43] 80,000 Peak: #9 | Behind the Light (May 19, 2014) Interscope Records n/a n/a Peak: #7 | ||||
| 9. | David Cook (Season 7, Winner) 50,000 | David Cook (November 18, 2008) RCA Records Gold [44] 50,000 Peak: #11 | This Loud Morning (June 28, 2011) RCA Records n/a n/a Peak: #23 | ||||
| Former Contestant | Total Sales | Albums | |
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| 10. | Jennifer Hudson (Season 3, 7th Place) | 49,000 [45] |
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| 11. | Scotty McCreery (Season 10, Winner) | 16,837 |
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| 12. | David Archuleta (Season 7, Runner-Up) | n/a |
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| 13. | Lauren Alaina (Season 10, Runner-Up) | n/a |
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| 14. | Kellie Pickler (Season 5, 6th Place) | n/a |
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| 15. | Ruben Studdard (Season 2, Winner) | n/a |
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| 16. | Taylor Hicks (Season 5, Winner) | n/a |
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| 17. | Kris Allen (Season 8, Winner) | n/a |
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| 18. | Haley Reinhart (Season 10, 3rd Place) | n/a |
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| 19. | Bo Bice (Season 4, Runner-Up) | n/a |
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| 20. | Lee DeWyze (Season 9, Winner) | n/a |
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| 21. | Crystal Bowersox (Season 9, Runner-up) | n/a |
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| 22. | Danny Gokey (Season 8, 3rd Place) | n/a |
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