Idol Sales News – Week Ending 04/05/09
Idol Related Sales Numbers after the jump (Billboard issue date 4/18/09)
Digital Downloads
15 Kelly Clarkson “My Life Would Suck Without You” 73,954 (-26%; lw 99,919) Total: 1,584,319 (10)
33 Carrie Underwood “I Told You So” 43,345 (-33%; lw 64,972) Total: 329,954 (15)
40 David Cook “Come Back To Me” 39,430 (7818%; lw 498) Total: 59,748 (OFF)
Songs Featured on Idol:
2 Lady Gaga “Poker Face” 228,799 (11%; lw 206,109) Total: 2,102,560 (1) ** NOW 2XPLAT**
12 The Fray “You Found Me” 97,007 (70%; lw 56,899) Total: 1,736,909 (24) – sung by Matt and labeled an “uncommercial” song by Simon
56 Journey “Don’t Stop Believin’” 29,228 (60%; lw 18,280) Total: 2,516,083 (88) – group song and Randy would like me to mention that he used to be in Journey
194 Bill Withers “Ain’t No Sunshine” 8,046 (261%; lw 2,228) Total: 432,837 (OFF) – Sung by Kris
Songs Written by Idols:
44 Rascal Flatts “Here Comes Goodbye” 37,023 (2%; lw 36,325) Total: 271,626 (47)
Albums
14 Kelly Clarkson “All I Ever Wanted” 33,897 (-34%; lw 51,608) Total: 431,129
20 David Cook “David Cook” 24,769 (239%; lw 7,300) Total: 1,067,673
33 Carrie Underwood “Carnival Ride” 16,231 (-3%; lw 16,775) Total: 2,735,990
89 Jennifer Hudson “Jennifer Hudson” 7,631 (8%; lw 7,085) Total: 690,757
123 Mandisa “Freedom” 5,145 (-27%; lw 7,031) Total: 6,172 (12,000 strange things happen to Christian Albums on SS)
153 David Archuleta “David Archuleta” 4,045 (3%; lw 3,939) Total: 676,885
154 Daughtry “Daughtry” 4,034 (12%; lw 3,598) Total: 4,412,106
173 Clay Aiken “Playlist: The Very Best” 3,360 (NEW; lw 54) Total: 3,414
Kellie Pickler “Kellie Pickler” 2,000 (23%) Total: 187,000
Please post numbers as you find them. Thanks!
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56 Responses to “Idol Sales News – Week Ending 04/05/09”
Sorry, MJ.
I don’t. I just found combining the two a little disingenuous in this case. I mean, we don’t say Cook’s “Time of My Life” sold 2 million copies just because the single version and the album sold 1 million each.
I think as the winner he earned all of that promotion.
The press release RCA sent out to announce platinum mentioned this
Of course we’ll never know what RCA needs to recoup or if they have already but IMO he’s doing fine.
I don’t get the comparisons with Brooke at all either though.
One persons opinion, is another person’s fanwar bait.
I wish two things:
1. That folks could be less sarcastic and condescending towards their fellow posters
2. That fans could handle negative criticism of their Idol with out a freak-out and a pile on.
I feel like I’ve been breaking up a lot of fights lately, and I see fault on BOTH sides.
Oh and lest I forget #3
I’ll decide what’s baiting and what isn’t. Don’t try to dictate the discussion here. If reading negative criticism of your favorite upsets you, stop reading.
OMG, who would have thought Brookie vs Cookie? LOL Just when you thought that the David vs David Deathmatches have been decided, a new contender has risen from the ranks od the Season 7 ranks. Is it the Inked Irish Screamer, the Not-So-Awesome Aussie, or the Zombie Queen Sy? Guess again. It’s the Hippie Dippy Nanny challenging the Emo Everyman.
Album sales still more important than single sales. Though single sales help you in radio hit charts more.
Example: In all tribute, people will always said how many million albums an artist sold with how many top ten hits and not how many million singles you sold.
Single sales also do not translate into how many album sales. Most current example: Florida. He sold over 2 million single download with his latest single. But his new album only sold over 50 K in the first week.
Maybe people only wanted to hear that one song and don’t bother to buy the whole album.
The same can be said to Jordin album. She had very good singles sales but the album sales was barely passed one million after a long time.
Carrie second album singles did not sold millions in each singles that released but people still buying her albums and maybe Carnival Ride will reach 3 million.
That was a good result considering her solo album sold near 7 million.
So David Cook doing alright. But lets face it, for the past three season winners, the result of their album sales perhaps not as good as the company recording wanted.
But over one million sales still count a good result in over five months.
:lol_tb:
Brooke’s gonna take him DOWN!