American Idol - 2006 CD Sales:

•Carrie Underwood: 3.1 million •Kelly Clarkson: 1.4 million •Chris Daughtry: 1.1 million •Clay Aiken: 703,000 •Taylor Hicks: 534,000 •Season 5: Encores: 412,000 •Fantasia: 288,000 •Bo Bice: 228,000 •Ruben Studdard: 207,000 •Josh Gracin: 54,000

(Source: Nielsen Soundscan via http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16595402/from/RS.3)

Top-Selling “Idol” CDs:

As of March 20, 2007:

1.Kelly Clarkson, Breakaway (RCA/RMB) 5,676,000 2.Carrie Underwood, Some Hearts (Arista/Arista Nashville/RMG) 4,957,000 3.Clay Aiken, Measure of a Man (RCA/RMG) 2,771,000 4.Kelly Clarkson, Thankful (RCA/RMG) 2,619,000 5.Ruben Studdard, Soulful (J/RMG) 1,786,000 6.Fantasia, Free Yourself (J/RMG) 1,732,000 7.Daughtry, Daughtry (RCA/RMG) 1,712,000

(Source: Hollywood Reporter: Winners’ Circle: For five seasons, 'Idol' has packed the charts with pop tarts, soulful singers and even a country princess; March 20, 2007; http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/features/e3i034d293b931efa9bf42d08b727aae2b0)

Quintuple Platinum (5 million copies): Breakaway, Kelly Clarkson (winner, season 1)

Triple Platinum (3 million copies): Some Hearts, Carrie Underwood (winner, season 4)

Double Platinum (2 million copies): Thankful, Kelly Clarkson Measure of a Man, Clay Aiken (runner-up, season 2)

Platinum (1 million copies): Soulful, Ruben Studdard (winner, season 2) Merry Christmas with Love, Clay Aiken Free Yourself, Fantasia (winner, season 3) Daughtry, Chris Daughtry (4th place, season 5)

Gold (500,000 copies): I Need an Angel, Ruben Studdard Josh Gracin, Josh Gracin (4th place, season 2) The Real Thing, Bo Bice (runner-up, season 5) American Idol: Greatest Moments (season 1) American Idol: All Time Classic Love Songs (season 2) American Idol Season 3: Greatest Soul Classics American Idol Season 4: The Showstoppers American Idol: The Great Holiday Classics (seasons 1 and 2)

(Source: Recording Industry of America (RIAA) via Infoplease: http://www.infoplease.com/entertainment/music/american-idol-bestsellers.html)