Idol Related Sales Numbers after the jump (Billboard issue date 04/19/08)
Digital Download Numbers
6 Jordin Sparks duet with Chris Brown “No Air” 114,320 (-17%; lw 137,170) Total: 1,086,726 (5) **NOW PLATINUM**
40 Jordin Sparks “Tattoo” 25,750 (-21%; lw 32,428) Total: 1,503,512 (39)
42 Carrie Underwood “All-American Girl” 25,659 (-22%; lw 32,731) Total: 402,369 (38)
50 Daughtry “Feels Like Tonight” 21,222 (-15%; lw 24,938) Total: 296,485 (51)
65 Josh Gracin “We Weren’t Crazy” 18,536 (168,409%; lw 11) Total: 18,547 (OFF)
87 Paula Abdul “Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow” 14K (-31%; lw 21K ) Total: 251K (67)
128 Carrie Underwood “Before He Cheats” 10K (-10%; lw 11K) Total: 2.26M(133)
149 Daughtry “Home” 9K (-15%; lw 10K) Total: 1.42M (145)
186 Daughtry “Over You” 8K (-18%; lw 9.5K) Total: 961K (170)
Idol Related Downloads:
2 Leona Lewis “Bleeding Love” 200,614 (7%; lw 186,928) Total: 924,603 (3)
54 Ferras “Hollywood’s Not America” 20,366 (5%; lw 19,418) Total: 92,768 (76)
92 Jeff Buckley “Hallelujah” 14K (-26%; lw 18K) Total: 690K (88)
113 Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You” 11,275 (232%; lw 3,395) Total: 369,472 (OFF)
139 Dolly Parton “Jolene” 9,161 (780%; lw 1,041) Total: 130,499 (OFF)
187 Israel Kamakawiwo’ole’s “Over the Rainbow 8K Total: 1.07M (OFF)
Album Numbers
31 Jordin Sparks “Jordin Sparks” 19,079 (11%; lw 17,232) Total: 631,288 (25)
33 Josh Gracin “We Weren’t Cracy” 18,120 (NEW; lw 23) Total: 18,146 (NEW)
36 Daughtry “Daughtry” 17,158 (2%; lw 16,777) Total: 3,941,776 (27)
38 Carrie Underwood “Carnival Ride” 16,067 (4%; lw 15,518) Total: 1,994,239 (37)
66 Carrie Underwood “Some Hearts” 10,523 (5%; lw 10,034) Total: 6,363,143 (60)
190 Kellie Pickler “Small Town Girl” 3,880 (5%; lw 3,706) Total: 741,868 (172)
Off Chart
Bo Bice “See the Light” 2.9K (lw 400) Total: 46K
Kelly Clarkson “Breakaway” 2.5K (lw 2.4K) Total: 5.98M
Blake Lewis “Audio Day Dream” 1.9K ( lw 2K ) Total: 286K
Randy Jackson “Vol 1 Randy Jackson’s Music Club” 1.9K (lw 2.6K) Total: 24K
Bucky Covington “Bucky Covington” 1.6K (lw 1.1K) Total: 335K
Kelly Clarkson “My December” 1K (lw 1K) Total: 760K
Elliott Yamin “Elliott Yamin” 1K (lw 1K) Total: 503K
Mandisa “True Beauty” 600 (lw 500) Total: 76K
Fantasia “Fantasia” 500 (lw 400) Total: 511K
Kimberley Locke “Based on a True Story” 400 (lw 900) Total: 20K
Katharine McPhee “Katharine McPhee” 300 ( lw 300) Total: 370K
Clay Aiken ”A Thousand Different Ways” 200 (lw 200) Total: 524K
Taylor Hicks “Taylor Hicks” 100 (lw 100) Total: 701K
Ruben Studdard “The Return” 100 (lw 100)Total: 237K
Constantine “Constantine” 100 (lw 100) Total: 25K
Musical Guest:
71 Dolly Parton “Backwoods Barbie” 10,236 (57%; lw 6,535) Total: 77,318 (112)
From Billboard:
• Album units, current chart week: 7.99 million units
• UP 3.5% from last issue’s charts: 7.71 million units
• DOWN 24.5% from same week, 2007: 10.58 million units
Rounded numbers from Ken Barnes on Idol Chatter.
Please post numbers as you find them. Thanks.
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This site tracks the top iTunes songs for those who don’t want to keep bringing up iTunes. Some interesting movements this morning:
Top 100 Songs:
14. Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
44. Angels - Robbie Williams
77. Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World - Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
Top 100 Rock Songs:
20. Innocent - Our Lady Peace
47. Dream On (Live) - Aerosmith
Top 100 Pop Songs:
17. Angels - Robbie Williams
73. Angels - Jessica Simpson
Top 100 Country Songs:
11. Anyway - Martina McBride
Top 100 R&B Songs:
9. I Believe - Fantasia
Interesting numbers for I Believe. Interesing indeed.
THAT MANY PEOPLE really wanted Jessica Simpson’s download of Angels??? Not sure what the previous numbers for that song were, but DAY…UM some poeple really like to torture themselves don’t they??
Why do I have a feeling with the bump in the original artists download numbers after Idol performances that we could see more music companies cutting deals with Idol to get their songs sung on the show, regardless of whether an Idol really wants to sing a specific song. EEK!
Thanks Kirsten
31 SPARKS*JORDIN JORDIN SPARKS 19,079 17,232 11 631,288
33 GRACIN*JOSH WE WEREN’T CRAZY 18,120 23 999 18,146
36 DAUGHTRY DAUGHTRY 17,158 16,777 2 3,941,776
38 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE CARNIVAL RIDE 16,067 15,518 4 1,994,239
66 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE SOME HEARTS 10,523 10,034 5 6,363,143
190 PICKLER*KELLIE SMALL TOWN GIRL 3,880 3,706 5 741,868
Musical Guest:
71 PARTON*DOLLY BACKWOODS BARBIE 10,236 6,535 57 77,318
More Idol related albums:
Chris Daughtry and Brian Craddock (guitarist for Daughtry) appear on Theory of a Deadman’s CD “Scars and Souvenirs” (#25 on the chart - Chris co-wrote “By the Way”; sings backup)
Chris Daughtry appears on Sevendust’s CD “Hope and Sorrow” (#16 on the chart - Chris co-wrote “The Past”; sings duet)