Best-Selling Albums by American Idol Alumni

Updated June 26, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

This page lists the best-selling gold or platinum albums of American Idol alumni.

SEPTUPLE PLATINUM (sold 7 million copies)

• Some Hearts, Carrie Underwood (winner, season 4)

SEXTUPLE PLATINUM (sold 6 million copies)

• Breakaway, Kelly Clarkson (winner, season 1)

QUADRUPLE PLATINUM (sold 4 million copies)

• Daughtry, Chris Daughtry (4th place, season 5)

TRIPLE PLATINUM (sold 4 million copies)

• Carnival Ride, Carrie Underwood

DOUBLE PLATINUM (sold 2 million copies)

• Play On, Carrie Underwood
• Thankful, Kelly Clarkson
• Measure of a Man, Clay Aiken (runner-up, season 2)

PLATINUM (sold 1 million copies)

• Soulful, Ruben Studdard (winner, season 2)
• Merry Christmas with Love, Clay Aiken
• Free Yourself, Fantasia (winner, season 3)
• My December, Kelly Clarkson
• Taylor Hicks, Taylor Hicks (winner, season 5)
• Leave This Town, Chris Daughtry
• David Cook, David Cook
• Jordan Sparks, Jordan Sparks (winner, season 6)

GOLD (sold 500,000 copies)

• Jennifer Hudson; I Remember Me, Jennifer Hudson (7th place, season 3)
• I Need an Angel, Ruben Studdard
• Josh Gracin, Josh Gracin (4th place, season 2)
• The Real Thing, Bo Bice (runner-up, season 4)
• A Thousand Different Ways, Clay Aiken
• Small-Town Girl, Kellie Pickler (6th place, season 5)
• Fantasia, Fantasia
• 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)
• Elliott Yamin, Elliott Yamin (3rd place, season 5)
• David Archuleta, David Archuleta (runner-up, season 7)
• For Your Entertainment, Adam Lambert (runner-up, season 8)
• Stronger, Kelly Clarkson
• Break the Spell, Chris Daughtry
• Clear as Day, Scotty McCreery (winner, season 10)

Source: Recording Industry of America (RIAA).