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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 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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10. |
Melissa O'Neil (Season 3, Winner) 70,000 |
Melissa O'Neil
[17] (November 22, 2005) Sony Music Gold 70,000 Peak: #14 |
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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 |
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12. |
Rob James (Season 4, 7th Place) 50,000 |
McMaster & James (November 21, 2000) Sony BMG Gold 50,000 Peak: did not chart |
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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 |
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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 |
|
16. |
Jaydee Bixby (Season 5, Runner-up) |
28,300 [21] [22] |
|
17. |
Jason Greeley (Season 2, 4th Place) |
12,000 [23] |
|
18. |
Shane Wiebe (Season 2, 5th Place) |
10,000 [24] | |
19. |
Katherine St-Laurent (Season 6, 9th Place) |
5,000 [27] |
|
20. |
Aaron Walpole (Season 3, 3rd Place) |
3,000 [28] |
|
21. |
Drew Wright (Season 6, 3rd Place) |
2,000 [29] |
|
22. |
Mikey Bustos (Season 1, 8th Place) |
2,000 [30] |
|
23. |
Suzi Rawn (Season 3, 4th Place) |
950 [31] |
|
24. |
Theo Tams (Season 6, Winner) |
300 [32] |
|
25. |
Brandon Jones (Season 4, 8th Place) |
200 [31] |
|
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 | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | |
---|---|---|---|
10. |
Jennifer Hudson (Season 3, 7th Place) |
49,000 [45] |
|
11. |
Scotty McCreery (Season 10, Winner) |
16,837 |
|
12. |
David Archuleta (Season 7, Runner-Up) |
n/a |
|
13. |
Lauren Alaina (Season 10, Runner-Up) |
n/a |
|
14. |
Kellie Pickler (Season 5, 6th Place) |
n/a |
|
15. |
Ruben Studdard (Season 2, Winner) |
n/a |
|
16. |
Taylor Hicks (Season 5, Winner) |
n/a |
|
17. |
Kris Allen (Season 8, Winner) |
n/a |
|
18. |
Haley Reinhart (Season 10, 3rd Place) |
n/a |
|
19. |
Bo Bice (Season 4, Runner-Up) |
n/a |
|
20. |
Lee DeWyze (Season 9, Winner) |
n/a |
|
21. |
Crystal Bowersox (Season 9, Runner-up) |
n/a |
|
22. |
Danny Gokey (Season 8, 3rd Place) |
n/a |
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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 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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10. |
Melissa O'Neil (Season 3, Winner) 70,000 |
Melissa O'Neil
[17] (November 22, 2005) Sony Music Gold 70,000 Peak: #14 |
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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 |
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12. |
Rob James (Season 4, 7th Place) 50,000 |
McMaster & James (November 21, 2000) Sony BMG Gold 50,000 Peak: did not chart |
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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 |
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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 |
|
16. |
Jaydee Bixby (Season 5, Runner-up) |
28,300 [21] [22] |
|
17. |
Jason Greeley (Season 2, 4th Place) |
12,000 [23] |
|
18. |
Shane Wiebe (Season 2, 5th Place) |
10,000 [24] | |
19. |
Katherine St-Laurent (Season 6, 9th Place) |
5,000 [27] |
|
20. |
Aaron Walpole (Season 3, 3rd Place) |
3,000 [28] |
|
21. |
Drew Wright (Season 6, 3rd Place) |
2,000 [29] |
|
22. |
Mikey Bustos (Season 1, 8th Place) |
2,000 [30] |
|
23. |
Suzi Rawn (Season 3, 4th Place) |
950 [31] |
|
24. |
Theo Tams (Season 6, Winner) |
300 [32] |
|
25. |
Brandon Jones (Season 4, 8th Place) |
200 [31] |
|
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | |
---|---|---|---|
10. |
Jennifer Hudson (Season 3, 7th Place) |
49,000 [45] |
|
11. |
Scotty McCreery (Season 10, Winner) |
16,837 |
|
12. |
David Archuleta (Season 7, Runner-Up) |
n/a |
|
13. |
Lauren Alaina (Season 10, Runner-Up) |
n/a |
|
14. |
Kellie Pickler (Season 5, 6th Place) |
n/a |
|
15. |
Ruben Studdard (Season 2, Winner) |
n/a |
|
16. |
Taylor Hicks (Season 5, Winner) |
n/a |
|
17. |
Kris Allen (Season 8, Winner) |
n/a |
|
18. |
Haley Reinhart (Season 10, 3rd Place) |
n/a |
|
19. |
Bo Bice (Season 4, Runner-Up) |
n/a |
|
20. |
Lee DeWyze (Season 9, Winner) |
n/a |
|
21. |
Crystal Bowersox (Season 9, Runner-up) |
n/a |
|
22. |
Danny Gokey (Season 8, 3rd Place) |
n/a |
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