Album Sales

US Album Sales only: Combined data from USA Today, Billboard and Forbes.

Red = RIAA Certified Multi Platinum

Green = RIAA Certified Platinum

Orange = RIAA Certified Gold

Blue = uncertified +* indicates additional sales in Christian outlets that are not available to us.


1. Kelly Clarkson: 10.25 million total

  • Thankful: 2.7 million
  • Breakaway: 6 million
  • My December: 796,000
  • All I Ever Wanted: 649,000


    • 2. Carrie Underwood: 9.75 million total

  • Some Hearts: 6.81 million
  • Carnival Ride: 2.94 million


    • 3. Clay Aiken: 5.0 million total +*

  • Measure of a Man: 2.8 million
  • Merry Christmas With Love: 1.4 million +*
  • A Thousand Different Ways: 530,000
  • All Is Well EP: 53,000
  • On My Way Here: 163,000
  • Profiles: The Very Best Of Clay Aiken: 7,000


    • 4. Chris Daughtry: Daughtry: 4.74 million

  • Daughtry: 4.48
  • Leave This Town: 269,000


    • 5. Ruben Studdard: 2.54 million total +*

  • Soulful: 1.79 million
  • I Need an Angel: 483,000 +*
  • The Return: 238,000
  • Love Is: 32,000


    • 6. Fantasia: 2.29 million total

  • Free Yourself: 1.77 million
  • Fantasia: 519,000


    • 7. Jordin Sparks: 1.07 million total

  • Jordin Sparks: 1.02 million
  • EP: 49,000


    • 9. David Cook: 994,000 total

    8. Kellie Pickler: 1.09 total

  • Small Town Girl: 817,000
  • Kellie Pickler: 272,000


    • 10. Josh Gracin: 779,000

  • Josh Gracin, 701,000
  • We Weren’t Crazy: 78,000


    • 11. Bo Bice: 734,000 total

  • The Real Thing: 672,000
  • See the Light: 62,000


    • 12.Taylor Hicks: 742,400 total

  • Taylor Hicks: 704,000
  • Early Works, 4,400
  • The Distance: 34,000


    • 14. David Archuleta: 720,000 total

    15.Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Hudson: 753,000 total

    13. Elliott Yamin: 672,000 total

  • Elliott Yamin: 525,000
  • Sounds of the Season: 81,000
  • My Kind of Holiday: 27,000
  • Fight For Love: 39,000


    • 16. Bucky Covington Bucky Covington: 403,000

    17. Katharine McPhee, Katharine McPhee: 375,000

    18. Blake Lewis: 351,000 total

  • Audio Day Dream: 305,000
  • EP: 46,000


    • 19. Kimberley Locke: 231,200 total

  • One Love: 212,000
  • Based on a True Story: 17,000
  • Christmas: 2,200


    • 20. Diana DeGarmo, Blue Skies: 167,000

    21. Mandisa: 159,000 total +*

  • True Beauty: 156,000 +*
  • Christmas Joy EP: 3,000 +*


    • 22. Justin Guarini, Justin Guarini: 143,000

    23. Tamyra Gray, The Dreamer: 123,000

    24. La Toya London, Love and Life: 58,000

    25. George Huff: 48,000 total +*

  • Miracles: 29,000 +*
  • My Christmas EP: 19,000 +*


    • 26. Chris Sligh: 41,000 +*

    27. Phil Stacey, 37,500 total

  • Phil Stacey: 37,000
  • EP: 500


    • 36. Melinda Doolittle: 47,813 total

  • EP: 3,400
  • Coming Back To You: 44,413


    • 28. Constantine Maroulis, Constantine: 25,000

    29. Paris Bennett, Princess P: 23,300

    30. RJ Helton, Real Life: 22,000

    31. John Stevens, Red: 21,000

    32. Jasmine Trias, Jasmine Trias: 14,000

    33. Ace Young, Ace Young: 10,000

    34. Carmen Rasmusen: 5,400 total

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