Idol Sales News – Week Ending 03/30/08

Idol Related Sales Numbers after the jump (Billboard issue date 04/12/08)

Digital Download Numbers
5 Jordin Sparks Duet wit Chris Brown “No Air” 137, 170 (7%; lw 128, 745) Total: 972, 406 (4)
38 Carrie Underwood “All-American Girl” 32, 731 (-10%; lw 36, 351) Total: 376, 710 (24)
39 Jordin Sparks “Tattoo” 32, 428 (-6%; lw 34, 589) Total: 1, 477, 762 (31)
51 Daughtry …Feels Like Tonight 25K (3%; lw 24K ) Total: 275K (53)
67 Paula Abdul “Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow” 21K (-22%; lw 26, 975 ) Total: 237K (42)
133 Carrie Underwood …Before He Cheats 11K (3%; lw 11K) Total: 2, 248, 795 (138)
145 Daughtry …Home 10K (6%; lw 9K) Total: 1, 409, 855 (152)
170 Daughtry …Over You 9.5K (-11%; lw 11K) Total: 953K (140)
190 Daughtry …It Not Over 9K (9%; lw 8.5K) Total: 1, 717, 813 (185)

Idol Update:
Kelly Clarkson “Never Again” Total: 953K
Kelly Clarkson “Walk Away” Total: 922K

Idol Related Downloads:
3 Leona Lewis “Bleeding Love” 186, 928 (-15%; lw 219, 237) Total: 723, 989 (3)
88 Jeff Buckley “Hallelujah” 18K (-19%; lw 22K) Total: 677K (59)
100 Chris Cornell “Billie Jean” 14, 861 (6534%; lw 224) Total: 27, 698 (OFF)
103 Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” 14, 022 (25%; lw 11, 195) Total: 562, 880 (128)
111 Queen “We Will Rock You” 13K (40%) Total: 1, 027, 987 (165)
163 Queen “We are the Champions” 9, 818 (91%; lw 5, 147) Total: 673, 064 (OFF)
176 Heart “Alone” 9K Total 231K (OFF)
177 Bonnie Tyler “Total Eclipse of the Heart” 9K Total: 422K (OFF)

54% of the “Billie Jean” Downloads Chris has ever sold were sold this week.

Album Numbers
25 Jordin Sparks “Jordin Sparks” 17, 232 (-28%; lw 23, 779) Total: 612, 414 (29)
27 Daughtry “Daughtry” 16, 777 (-32%; lw 24, 837) Total: 3, 924, 618 (27)
37 Carrie Underwood “Carnival Ride” 15, 518 (-58%; lw 37, 267) Total: 1, 978, 172 (15)
60 Carrie Underwood “Some Hearts” 10, 034 (-36%; lw 15, 777) Total: 6, 352, 620 (51)
172 Kellie Pickler “Small Town Girl” 3, 706 (-36%; lw 5, 770) Total: 737, 988
(146)

Off Chart
134 Randy Jackson “Vol 1 Randy Jackson’s Music Club” 2.6K (-50%; lw 6, 460) Total: 22K (134)
Kelly Clarkson …Breakaway 2.4K (lw 3.5K) Total: 5.97M
Blake Lewis …Audio Day Dream 2K ( lw 4K ) Total: 284K
Bucky Covington …Bucky Covington 1.2K (lw 1.6K) Total: 333K
Kelly Clarkson …My December 1K (lw 1.5K) Total: 759K
Elliott Yamin …Elliott Yamin 1K (lw 1.5K) Total: 502K
Kimberley Locke …Based on a True Story 900 (lw 100) Total: 19K
Kelly Clarkson …Thankful 800 Total: 2.7M
Mandisa …True Beauty 500 (lw 600) Total: 75K
Fantasia …Fantasia 400 (lw 500) Total: 510K
Bo Bice …See the Light 400 (lw 500) Total: 43K
Katharine McPhee …Katharine McPhee 300 ( lw 400) Total: 369K
Clay Aiken A Thousand Different Ways 200 (lw 200) Total: 524K
Taylor Hicks …Taylor Hicks 100 (lw 200) Total: 701K
Ruben Studdard “The Return” 100 (lw 100)Total: 237K
Constantine …Constantine 100 (lw 100) Total: 25K

From Billboard:
¢ Album units, current chart week: 7.71 million units
¢ DOWN 12.7% from last issue’s charts: 8.84 million units
¢ DOWN 15.6% from same week, 2007: 9.15 million units

Rounded numbers from Ken Barnes on Idol Chatter.

Please post numbers as you find them. Thanks.

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