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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.'''<ref name=CRIA>{{cite web|title=Search Certification Database|publisher=Canadian Recording Industry Association |url=http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php|year=2010|accessdate=2010-02-12}} (Requires search by artist or album)</ref>
This article shows the highest selling contestants from ''[[Canadian Idol]]'' and the highest selling ''[[American Idol]]'' albums. These sales are '''Canadian sales only.'''<ref name=CRIA>{{cite web |title=Search Certification Database|publisher=Music Canada|url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum |year=2019|accessdate=September 3, 2019}} (Requires search by artist or album, state 2010-02-12)</ref>


==''Canadian Idol''==
==''Canadian Idol''==
===CI Artists with CRIA certified albums===
===CI Artists with CRIA certified albums===
This first list only includes contestants with at least one certified album. '''''(Canadian Sales ONLY) [[CRIA|Gold]], [[CRIA|Platinum]], and/or Multi-platinum'''''
This first list only includes contestants with at least one certified album. '''''(Canadian Sales ONLY) [[Music Canada|Gold]], [[Music Canada|Platinum]], and/or Multi-platinum'''''


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|'''[[Jacob Hoggard]]''' <br><small>(Season 2, 3rd Place)</small> <br>560,000
|'''[[Jacob Hoggard]]''' <br /><small>(Season 2, 3rd Place)</small> <br />620,000
|''[[Hedley (album)|Hedley]]'' <ref name=Certifications2>{{cite web|title=Audio Certifications Hedley|url=http://www.cria.ca/gold/0708_g.php|publisher= Canadian Recording Industry Association|year=2010|accessdate=2010-02-12}}</ref><br><small>(September 6, 2005) <br>Universal Records<br>2x Platinum</small> <br>200,000<br><small>Peak: #3</small>
|''[[Hedley (album)|Hedley]]'' <ref name=Certifications2>{{cite web |title=Audio Certifications Hedley |url=http://www.cria.ca/gold/0708_g.php |publisher=Canadian Recording Industry Association |year=2010 |accessdate=2010-02-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325202425/http://www.cria.ca/gold/0708_g.php |archivedate=2010-03-25 }}</ref><br /><small>(September 6, 2005) <br />Universal Records<br /> Platinum</small> <br />200,000<br /><small>Peak: #3</small>
| ''[[Famous Last Words (Hedley album)|Famous Last Words]]'' <ref name=Certifications3>{{cite web|title=Audio Certifications Famous Last Words|url=http://www.cria.ca/gold/0308_g.php|publisher= Canadian Recording Industry Association|year=2010|accessdate=2010-02-12}}</ref> <br><small>(October 30, 2007) <br>Universal Records<br>Platinum</small> <br>100,000<br><small>Peak: #3</small>
| ''[[Famous Last Words (Hedley album)|Famous Last Words]]'' <ref name=Certifications3>{{cite web|title=Audio Certifications Famous Last Words|url=http://www.cria.ca/gold/0308_g.php|publisher=Canadian Recording Industry Association|year=2010|accessdate=2010-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407080019/http://www.cria.ca/gold/0308_g.php|archive-date=2012-04-07|url-status=dead}}</ref> <br /><small>(October 30, 2007) <br />Universal Records<br />Platinum</small> <br />100,000<br /><small>Peak: #3</small>
|''[[The Show Must Go]]'' <br><small>(November 17, 2009) <br>Universal Records<br>2x Platinum</small> <br>160,000<br><small>Peak: #6</small>
|''[[The Show Must Go]]'' <br /><small>(November 17, 2009) <br />Universal Records<br /> Platinum</small> <br />160,000<br /><small>Peak: #6</small>
|''[[Storms (Hedley album)|Storms]]'' <br><small>(November 8, 2011) <br>Universal Records<br/>Platinum{{Certification Cite Ref|region=Canada|type=album|title=Storms|artist=Hedley}} <ref>http://musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssd=11/1/2011&sed=12/1/2011&ssb=Artist</ref></small><br>80,000<br><small>Peak: #2</small>
|''[[Storms (Hedley album)|Storms]]'' <br /><small>(November 8, 2011) <br />Universal Records<br />Platinum{{Certification Cite Ref|region=Canada|type=album|title=Storms|artist=Hedley}} <ref>{{cite web |url=https://musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st%3D%26ica%3DFalse%26sa%3D%26sl%3D%26smt%3D0%26sat%3D-1%26ssd%3D11%2F1%2F2011%26sed%3D12%2F1%2F2011%26ssb%3DArtist |title=Gold and Platinum Search |accessdate=2012-01-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502114426/http://musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssd=11%2F1%2F2011&sed=12%2F1%2F2011&ssb=Artist |archivedate=2012-05-02 }}</ref></small><br />80,000<br /><small>Peak: #2</small>
|''[[Wild Life (Hedley album)|Wild Life]]'' <br><small>(November 11, 2013) <br>Universal Records<br/>Gold{{Certification Cite Ref|region=Canada|type=album|title=Wild Life|artist=Hedley}}</small><br>20,000<ref name=wildlifecharts>{{cite web|title=LADY GAGA, HEDLEY LEAD ALBUM DEBUTS|last=Tuch|first=Paul|url=https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67270545/Canadian%20Newsletters/nielsen_music_canadian_update_Nov20_2013.pdf|date=20 November 2013|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref><br><small>Peak: #4</small>
|''[[Wild Life (Hedley album)|Wild Life]]'' <br /><small>(November 11, 2013) <br />Universal Records<br />Platinum{{Certification Cite Ref|region=Canada|type=album|title=Wild Life|artist=Hedley}}</small><br />80,000<br /><small>Peak: #4</small>
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|'''[[Kalan Porter]]''' <br><small>(Season 2, Winner)</small> <br>400,000
|'''[[Kalan Porter]]''' <br /><small>(Season 2, Winner)</small> <br />400,000
|''[[219 Days]]'' <ref name=Certifications>{{cite web|title=Audio Certifications|url=http://www.cria.ca/gold/0105_g.php|publisher= Canadian Recording Industry Association|year=2010|accessdate=2010-02-12}}</ref><br><small>(November 23, 2004) <br>Sony BMG Records <br>2x Platinum</small> <br>200,000<br><small>Peak: #4</small>
|''[[219 Days]]'' <ref name=Certifications>{{cite web|title=Audio Certifications|url=http://www.cria.ca/gold/0105_g.php|publisher=Canadian Recording Industry Association|year=2010|accessdate=2010-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310121902/http://www.cria.ca/gold/0105_g.php|archive-date=2010-03-10|url-status=dead}}</ref><br /><small>(November 23, 2004) <br />Sony BMG Records <br /> Platinum</small> <br />200,000<br /><small>Peak: #4</small>
| ''[[Wake Up Living]]'' <ref name=Certifications/><br><small>(August 28, 2007) <br>Sony BMG Records<br>2x Platinum</small> <br>200,000<br><small>Peak: #4</small>
| ''[[Wake Up Living]]'' <ref name=Certifications/><br /><small>(August 28, 2007) <br />Sony BMG Records<br /> Platinum</small> <br />200,000<br /><small>Peak: #4</small>
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|'''[[Dave Moffatt]]''' <br><small>(Season 3, Top 32)</small> <br>200,000
|'''[[Ryan Malcolm]]''' <br /><small>(Season 1, Winner)</small> <br />178,500
|''[[Chapter I: A New Beginning]]'' <ref name=Certifications>{{cite web|title=Audio Certifications|url=http://www.cria.ca/gold/0105_g.php|publisher= Canadian Recording Industry Association|year=2010|accessdate=2010-02-12}}</ref><br><small>(May 18, 1998) <br>Capitol/EMI <br>Platinum</small> <br>100,000<br><small>Peak: #49</small>
|''[[Home (Ryan Malcolm album)|Home]]''<ref name=Certifications4>{{cite web|title=Audio Certifications Home|url=http://www.cria.ca/gold/0104_g.php|publisher=Canadian Recording Industry Association|year=2010|accessdate=2010-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325204036/http://www.cria.ca/gold/0104_g.php|archive-date=2010-03-25|url-status=dead}}</ref> <br /><small>(December 23, 2003) <br />BMG Records<br />Platinum</small> <br />170,000<br /><small>Peak: #4</small>
| ''[[Submodalities]]'' <ref name=Certifications/><br><small>(October 2, 2000) <br>Capitol/EMI<br>Platinum</small> <br>100,000<br><small>Peak: #8</small>
|''[[Urgency (Low Level Flight album)|Urgency]]''<br /><small>(March 27, 2007) <br />I Heart Records<br />n/a</small> <br />8,500<br /><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
|''Through These Walls''<br /><small>(May 8, 2011) <br />Brave Rekords<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/album/low-level-flight/through-these-walls/1493784|title=Billboard - Music Charts, News, Photos & Video|author=|date=|website=billboard.com}}</ref><br />n/a</small> <br />n/a<br /><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
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|'''4.'''
|'''[[Ryan Malcolm]]''' <br><small>(Season 1, Winner)</small> <br>178,500
|'''[[Toya Alexis]]''' <br /><small>(Season 1, 6th Place)</small> <br />159,000
|''S.O.B. Story'' <br /><small>(August 2, 2005) <br />Plasma Records<br />Platinum</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=79274da4-f125-4cb5-8525-69d9295c075d&k=19357&p=3|title=canada.com - Page Not Found|via=Canada.com|access-date=2010-06-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108204403/http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=79274da4-f125-4cb5-8525-69d9295c075d&k=19357&p=3|archive-date=2012-11-08|url-status=dead}}</ref> <br />159,000<br /><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
|''[[Home (Ryan Malcolm album)|Home]]''<ref name=Certifications4>{{cite web|title=Audio Certifications Home |url=http://www.cria.ca/gold/0104_g.php|publisher= Canadian Recording Industry Association|year=2010|accessdate=2010-02-12}}</ref> <br><small>(December 23, 2003) <br>BMG Records<br>Platinum</small> <br>170,000<br><small>Peak: #4</small>
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|''[[Urgency (Low Level Flight album)|Urgency]]''<br><small>(March 27, 2007) <br>I Heart Records<br>n/a</small> <br>8,500<br><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
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|''Through These Walls''<br><small>(May 8, 2011) <br>Brave Rekords<ref>http://www.billboard.com/#/album/low-level-flight/through-these-walls/1493784</ref><br>n/a</small> <br>n/a<br><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
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|'''5.'''
|'''[[Toya Alexis]]''' <br><small>(Season 1, 6th Place)</small> <br>159,000
|'''[[Rex Goudie]]''' <br /><small>(Season 3, Runner-Up)</small> <br />120,000
|''Under the Lights'' <ref name=Certifications6>{{cite web|title=Audio Certifications Rex Goudie|url=http://www.cria.ca/gold/0106_g.php|publisher=Canadian Recording Industry Association|year=2010|accessdate=2010-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122131736/http://cria.ca/gold/0106_g.php|archive-date=2010-11-22|url-status=dead}}</ref><br /><small>(December 13, 2005) <br />Sony BMG Records<br />Platinum</small> <br />100,000<br /><small>Peak: #5</small>
|''S.O.B. Story'' <br><small>(August 2, 2005) <br>Plasma Records<br>Platinum</small><ref>http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=79274da4-f125-4cb5-8525-69d9295c075d&k=19357&p=3</ref> <br>159,000<br><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
| ''Look Closer'' <br /><small>(December 12, 2006) <br />Sony BMG Records<br />n/a</small> <br />20,000<br /><small>Peak: #19</small>
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| ''One Hundred Pages Later'' <br /><small>(December 7, 2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetelegram.com/Arts---Life/Entertainment/2010-09-20/article-1775795/Newfoundland-musician-hitting-streets-of-Toronto/1|title=The Telegram|author=|date=|website=www.thetelegram.com|access-date=2010-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325095959/http://www.thetelegram.com/Arts---Life/Entertainment/2010-09-20/article-1775795/Newfoundland-musician-hitting-streets-of-Toronto/1|archive-date=2012-03-25|url-status=dead}}</ref> <br />Fontana North<br />n/a</small> <br />n/a<br /><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
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|'''6.'''
|'''[[Carly Rae Jepsen]]''' <br><small>(Season 5, 3rd place)</small> <br>106,000
|'''[[Carly Rae Jepsen]]''' <br /><small>(Season 5, 3rd place)</small> <br />117,600
|''[[Tug of War (Carly Rae Jepsen album)|Tug of War]]''<ref>http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/482660/carly-rae-jepsen-the-billboard-cover-story</ref> <br><small>(September 29, 2008) <br>Maple Records<br>n/a</small> <br>10,000<br><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
|''[[Tug of War (Carly Rae Jepsen album)|Tug of War]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/482660/carly-rae-jepsen-the-billboard-cover-story|title=Carly Rae Jepsen: The Billboard Cover Story|author=|date=25 June 2012|website=billboard.com}}</ref> <br /><small>(September 29, 2008) <br />Maple Records<br />n/a</small> <br />12,000<br /><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
|''[[Curiosity (EP)|Curiosity]]'' <br><small>(February 14, 2012) <br>604 Records<br>Gold</small> <br>45,000<br><small>Peak: #6</small>
|''[[Curiosity (EP)|Curiosity]]'' <br /><small>(February 14, 2012) <br />604 Records<br />Gold</small> <br />45,000<br /><small>Peak: #6</small>
|''[[Kiss (Carly Rae Jepsen album)|Kiss]]''<ref>http://musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?sa=Carly+Rae+Jepsen</ref> <br><small>(September 18, 2012) <br>604 Records<br>Gold</small> <br>51,000<br><small>Peak: #5</small>
|''[[Kiss (Carly Rae Jepsen album)|Kiss]]''<ref name="musiccanada.com">{{cite web|url=https://musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?sa=Carly+Rae+Jepsen|website=Music Canada|access-date=2017-08-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222100627/http://musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?sa=Carly+Rae+Jepsen|archive-date=2014-02-22|url-status=dead|title=Gold and Platinum Search }}</ref> <br /><small>(September 18, 2012) <br />604 Records<br />Gold</small> <br />58,000<br /><small>Peak: #5</small>
|''[[Emotion (Carly Rae Jepsen album)|E•MO•TION]]''<ref name="musiccanada.com"/> <br /><small>(June 24, 2015) <br />604 Records<br />N/A</small> <br />2,600<br /><small>Peak: #8</small>
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|''[[Dedicated (Carly Rae Jepsen album)|Dedicated]]'' <br /><small>(May 17, 2019) <br />604 Records<br />n/a</small> <br />13,000<br /> <small>Peak: #18</small>
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|'''7.'''
|'''[[Rex Goudie]]''' <br><small>(Season 3, Runner-Up)</small> <br>120,000
|'''[[Gary Beals]]''' <br /><small>(Season 1, Runner-Up)</small> <br />110,000
|''Under the Lights'' <ref name=Certifications6>{{cite web|title=Audio Certifications Rex Goudie|url=http://www.cria.ca/gold/0106_g.php|publisher= Canadian Recording Industry Association|year=2010|accessdate=2010-02-12}}</ref><br><small>(December 13, 2005) <br>Sony BMG Records<br>Platinum</small> <br>100,000<br><small>Peak: #5</small>
|''Gary Beals'' <br /><small>(August 17, 2004) <br />Liberated Entertainment <br />Platinum</small>{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}} <br />110,000<br /><small>Peak: #10</small>
| ''Look Closer'' <br><small>(December 12, 2006) <br>Sony BMG Records<br>n/a</small> <br>20,000<br><small>Peak: #19</small>
| ''The Rebirth Of...'' <br /><small>(June 9, 2009) <br />Liberated Entertainment <br />n/a</small> <br />n/a<br /><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
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| ''One Hundred Pages Later'' <br><small>(December 7, 2010)<ref>http://www.thetelegram.com/Arts---Life/Entertainment/2010-09-20/article-1775795/Newfoundland-musician-hitting-streets-of-Toronto/1</ref> <br>Fontana North<br>n/a</small> <br>n/a<br><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
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|'''8.'''
|'''[[Gary Beals]]''' <br><small>(Season 1, Runner-Up)</small> <br>110,000
|'''[[Eva Avila]]''' <br /><small>(Season 4, Winner)</small> <br />90,000
|''[[Somewhere Else (Eva Avila album)|Somewhere Else]]'' <ref name=Certifications7>{{cite web|title=Audio Certifications Somewhere Else |url=http://www.cria.ca/gold/1206_g.php |publisher=Canadian Recording Industry Association |year=2010 |accessdate=2010-02-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001143307/http://www.cria.ca/gold/1206_g.php |archivedate=2007-10-01 }}</ref><br /><small>(November 14, 2006) <br />Sony BMG Records<br />Gold</small> <br />80,000<br /><small>Peak: #6</small>
|''Gary Beals'' <br><small>(August 17, 2004) <br>Liberated Entertainment <br>Platinum</small>{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}} <br>110,000<br><small>Peak: #10</small>
| ''The Rebirth Of...'' <br><small>(June 9, 2009) <br>Liberated Entertainment <br>n/a</small> <br>n/a<br><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
| ''[[Give Me the Music]]'' <br /><small>(October 28, 2008) <br />Sony BMG Records<br />n/a</small> <br />10,000<br /><small>Peak: #63</small>
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|'''9.'''
|'''[[Eva Avila]]''' <br><small>(Season 4, Winner)</small> <br>90,000
|'''[[Theresa Sokyrka]]''' <br /><small>(Season 2, Runner-Up)</small> <br />80,000
|''[[These Old Charms]]'' <br /><small>(April 26, 2005) <br />Maple Records<br />Gold</small> <br />70,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/theresasokyrka|title=Theresa Sokyrka - Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos|author=|date=|website=Myspace}}</ref><br /><small>Peak: #4</small>
|''[[Somewhere Else (Eva Avila album)|Somewhere Else]]'' <ref name=Certifications7>{{cite web|title=Audio Certifications Somewhere Else |url=http://www.cria.ca/gold/1206_g.php|publisher= Canadian Recording Industry Association|year=2010|accessdate=2010-02-12}}</ref><br><small>(November 14, 2006) <br>Sony BMG Records<br>Gold</small> <br>80,000<br><small>Peak: #6</small>
| ''[[Give Me the Music]]'' <br><small>(October 28, 2008) <br>Sony BMG Records<br>n/a</small> <br>10,000<br><small>Peak: #63</small>
|''[[Something Is Expected]]'' <br /><small>(September 5, 2006) <br />Maple Records<br />n/a</small> <br />10,000<br /><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
|''[[Wrapped in Ribbon]]'' <br /><small>(November 5, 2007) <br />Maple Records<br />n/a</small> <br />n/a<br /><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
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|''Theresa Sokyrka'' <br /><small>(November 30, 2010) <br />Maple Records<br />n/a</small><br />n/a<br /><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
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|'''10.'''
|'''[[Theresa Sokyrka]]''' <br><small>(Season 2, Runner-Up)</small> <br>80,000
|'''[[Melissa O'Neil]]''' <br /><small>(Season 3, Winner)</small> <br />70,000
|''[[Melissa O'Neil (album)|Melissa O'Neil]]''<ref name=Certifications8>{{cite web|title=Audio Certifications Melissa O'Neil|url=http://www.cria.ca/gold/0306_g.php|publisher=Canadian Recording Industry Association|year=2010|accessdate=2010-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407065958/http://www.cria.ca/gold/0306_g.php|archive-date=2012-04-07|url-status=dead}}</ref> <br /><small>(November 22, 2005) <br />Sony Music <br />Gold</small><br />70,000<br /><small>Peak: #14</small>
|''[[These Old Charms]]'' <br><small>(April 26, 2005) <br>Maple Records<br>Gold</small> <br>70,000<ref>http://www.myspace.com/theresasokyrka</ref><br><small>Peak: #4</small>
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|''[[Something Is Expected]]'' <br><small>(September 5, 2006) <br>Maple Records<br>n/a</small> <br>10,000<br><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
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|''[[Wrapped in Ribbon]]'' <br><small>(November 5, 2007) <br>Maple Records<br>n/a</small> <br>n/a<br><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
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|''Theresa Sokyrka'' <br><small>(November 30, 2010) <br>Maple Records<br>n/a</small><br>n/a<br><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
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|'''11.'''
|'''[[Melissa O'Neil]]''' <br><small>(Season 3, Winner)</small> <br>70,000
|'''[[Brian Melo]]''' <br /><small>(Season 5, Winner)</small> <br />52,000
|''Livin' It''<br /><small>(November 27, 2007) <br />Sony BMG<br />Gold</small> <br />52,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/entertainment/story.html?id=dc71a893-7681-40c5-a559-9c5cb81ba7b4|title=canada.com - Page Not Found|author=|date=|publisher=|via=Canada.com}}</ref><br /><small>Peak: #14</small>
|''[[Melissa O'Neil (album)|Melissa O'Neil]]''<ref name=Certifications8>{{cite web|title=Audio Certifications Melissa O'Neil|url=http://www.cria.ca/gold/0306_g.php|publisher= Canadian Recording Industry Association|year=2010|accessdate=2010-02-12}}</ref> <br><small>(November 22, 2005) <br>Sony Music <br>Gold</small><br>70,000<br><small>Peak: #14</small>
|''The Truth''<br /><small>(October 12, 2010) <br />Rat Pack Records/Fontana North<br />n/a</small> <br />n/a<br /><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
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|'''[[Brian Melo]]''' <br><small>(Season 5, Winner)</small> <br>52,000
|'''[[Rob James (singer)|Rob James]]''' <br /><small>(Season 4, 7th Place)</small> <br />50,000
|''Livin' It''<br><small>(November 27, 2007) <br>Sony BMG<br>Gold</small> <br>52,000<ref>http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/entertainment/story.html?id=dc71a893-7681-40c5-a559-9c5cb81ba7b4</ref><br><small>Peak: #14</small>
|''McMaster & James'' <br /><small>(November 21, 2000) <br />Sony BMG<br />Gold</small> <br />50,000<br /><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
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|''The Truth''<br/><small>(October 12, 2010) <br/>Rat Pack Records/Fontana North<br/>n/a</small> <br/>n/a<br/><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
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|'''13.'''
|'''13.'''
|'''[[Rob James (singer)|Rob James]]''' <br><small>(Season 4, 7th Place)</small> <br>50,000
|'''[[Tara Oram]]''' <br /><small>(Season 5, 6th Place)</small> <br />50,000
|''McMaster & James'' <br><small>(November 21, 2000) <br>Sony BMG<br>Gold</small> <br>50,000<br><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
|''[[Chasing the Sun (Tara Oram album)|Chasing the Sun]]'' <br /><small>(October 7, 2008) <br />Open Road Records<br />Gold</small> <br />50,000<br /><small>Peak: #8</small>
|''Revival'' <br /><small>(July 19, 2011) <br />Open Road Records<br />n/a</small> <br />n/a<br /><small>Peak: #70</small>
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|'''14.'''
|'''14.'''
|'''Laurell John'''<ref>{{cite news|title=Laurell on CBC Music|url=http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/Laurell|work=CBC News|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051202030638/http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/Laurell|archivedate=2005-12-02}}</ref> <br /><small>(Season 1, Semi-Finalist)</small> <br />40,000
|'''[[Tara Oram]]''' <br><small>(Season 5, 6th Place)</small> <br>50,000
|''[[Chasing the Sun (Tara Oram album)|Chasing the Sun]]'' <br><small>(October 7, 2008) <br>Open Road Records<br>Gold</small> <br>50,000<br><small>Peak: #8</small>
|''Into Your Love'' <br /><small>(2003)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/hubick|title=♫ Into Your Love - Laurell Hubick. Listen @cdbaby|author=|date=|website=cdbaby.com}}</ref> <br />Polytel/PolyGram<br />Gold</small> <br />40,000<br /><small>Peak: #1</small>
|''Revival'' <br><small>(July 19, 2011) <br>Open Road Records<br>n/a</small> <br>n/a<br><small>Peak: #70</small>
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|'''15.'''
|'''[[Laurell|Laurell John]]'''<ref>{{cite news |title="Laurell on CBC Music"| url=http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/Laurell | work=CBC News}}</ref> <br><small>(Season 1, Semi-Finalist)</small> <br>40,000
|''Into Your Love'' <br><small>(2003)<ref>http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/hubick</ref> <br>Polytel/PolyGram<br>Gold</small> <br>40,000<br><small>Peak: #1</small>
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===CI Artists without CRIA certified albums===
===CI Artists without CRIA certified albums===
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''':
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:


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|'''15.'''
|'''15.'''
|[[Audrey De Montigny]] <small><br>(Season 1, 4th Place)</small><br>
|[[Audrey De Montigny]] <small><br />(Season 1, 4th Place)</small><br />
|35,000
|35,000
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|'''16.'''
|'''16.'''
|[[Jaydee Bixby]] <small><br>(Season 5, Runner-up)</small><br>
|[[Jaydee Bixby]] <small><br />(Season 5, Runner-up)</small><br />
|28,300<ref>http://www.jaydeebixby.com/Jaydee_Bixby_bio.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.fontananorth.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/FN000181_SMALL.pdf</ref>
|28,300<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jaydeebixby.com/Jaydee_Bixby_bio.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-07-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306093724/http://jaydeebixby.com/jaydee_bixby_bio.pdf |archivedate=2016-03-06 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fontananorth.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/FN000181_SMALL.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906235330/http://www.fontananorth.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/FN000181_SMALL.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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* ''[[Cowboys and Cadillacs]]'' (2008) #8
* ''[[Cowboys and Cadillacs]]'' (2008) #8
* ''[[Easy to Love (Jaydee Bixby album)|Easy to Love]]'' (2010) #8
* ''Easy to Love'' (2010) #8
* ''Work in Progress'' (2013) <small>did not chart</small>
* ''Work in Progress'' (2013) <small>did not chart</small>
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|'''17.'''
|'''17.'''
|[[Jason Greeley]] <small><br>(Season 2, 4th Place)</small><br>
|[[Jason Greeley]] <small><br />(Season 2, 4th Place)</small><br />
|12,000<ref>http://www.myspace.com/jasongreeley</ref>
|12,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/jasongreeley|title=Jason Greeley - Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos|author=|date=|website=Myspace}}</ref>
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* ''Live...Love...Sing'' (2005) <small>did not chart</small>
* ''Live...Love...Sing'' (2005) <small>did not chart</small>
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|'''18.'''
|'''18.'''
|[[Shane Wiebe]] <small><br>(Season 2, 5th Place)</small><br>
|[[Shane Wiebe]] <small><br />(Season 2, 5th Place)</small><br />
|10,000<ref>http://www.myspace.com/shanewiebe</ref>
|10,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/shanewiebe|title=Shane - Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos|author=|date=|website=Myspace}}</ref>
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* ''Shane Wiebe'' (2005) #71<ref>http://www.shanewiebe.info/News.htm</ref>
* ''Shane Wiebe'' (2005) #71<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.shanewiebe.info/News.htm |title=The Official Shane Wiebe Website - News |access-date=2010-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721232846/http://www.shanewiebe.info/News.htm |archive-date=2011-07-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ''Into Your Light'' (2009) <small>did not chart</small>
* ''Into Your Light'' (2009) <small>did not chart</small>
* ''Christmas With You'' (2009) <small>did not chart</small>
* ''Christmas With You'' (2009) <small>did not chart</small>
* ''Restore the Wonder'' (2010) <small>did not chart</small><ref>http://thewiebesmusic.com/index.php/news</ref>
* ''Restore the Wonder'' (2010) <small>did not chart</small><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://thewiebesmusic.com/index.php/news |title=The Wiebes Music - News |access-date=2010-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030113206/http://thewiebesmusic.com/index.php/news |archive-date=2010-10-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|'''19.'''
|'''19.'''
|[[Katherine St-Laurent]] <small><br>(Season 6, 9th Place)</small><br>
|[[Katherine St-Laurent]] <small><br />(Season 6, 9th Place)</small><br />
|5,000<ref>http://www.katherinestlaurent.com/biography.html</ref>
|5,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.katherinestlaurent.com/biography.html |title=Katherine St-Laurent Biography |access-date=2012-09-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912091153/http://www.katherinestlaurent.com/biography.html |archive-date=2011-09-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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* ''Katherine St-Laurent'' (2011) <small>did not chart</small>
* ''Katherine St-Laurent'' (2011) <small>did not chart</small>
|-
|-
|'''20.'''
|'''20.'''
|[[Aaron Walpole]] <small><br>(Season 3, 3rd Place)</small><br>
|[[Aaron Walpole]] <small><br />(Season 3, 3rd Place)</small><br />
|3,000<ref>http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Official-Aaron-Walpole-Fan-Page/206466990325?v=info</ref>
|3,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Official-Aaron-Walpole-Fan-Page/206466990325?v=info|title=The Official Aaron Walpole Fan Page|author=|date=|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref>
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* ''Aaron Walpole'' (2006) <small>did not chart</small>
* ''Aaron Walpole'' (2006) <small>did not chart</small>
|-
|-
|'''21.'''
|'''21.'''
|[[Drew Wright]] <small><br>(Season 6, 3rd Place)</small><br>
|[[Drew Wright]] <small><br />(Season 6, 3rd Place)</small><br />
|2,000<ref>http://www.myspace.com/fallanddivideband</ref>
|2,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/fallanddivideband|title=Fall and Divide - Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos|author=|date=|website=Myspace}}</ref>
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* ''Fall and Divide'' (2008) <small>did not chart</small>
* ''Fall and Divide'' (2008) <small>did not chart</small>
|-
|-
|'''22.'''
|'''22.'''
|[[Mikey Bustos]] <small><br>(Season 1, 8th Place)</small><br>
|[[Mikey Bustos]] <small><br />(Season 1, 8th Place)</small><br />
|2,000<ref>http://www.poptimesmagazine.com/index.php/Spotlight/Introducing-a-Superhero-Mikey-Bustos.html</ref>
|2,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.poptimesmagazine.com/index.php/Spotlight/Introducing-a-Superhero-Mikey-Bustos.html |title=Filipino American Music Website - Poptimes Magazine &#124; Introducing a Superhero: Mikey Bustos &#124; His, Mikey, Canada, Canadian |access-date=2010-04-07 |archive-date=2009-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221102031/http://www.poptimesmagazine.com/index.php/Spotlight/Introducing-a-Superhero-Mikey-Bustos.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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* ''Love Me Again'' (2004) <small>did not chart</small>
* ''Love Me Again'' (2004) <small>did not chart</small>
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|'''23.'''
|'''23.'''
|[[Suzi Rawn]] <small><br>(Season 3, 4th Place)</small><br>
|[[Suzi Rawn]] <small><br />(Season 3, 4th Place)</small><br />
|950<ref name=ce>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/cd-glut-hurts-music-sales|title=CD Glut Hurts Music Sales|first=John|last=Intini|date=December 16, 2013|website=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]|accessdate=September 3, 2019}}, from [[Maclean's]], September 10, 2007</ref>
|950<ref>http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=M1ARTM0013145</ref>
|
|
* ''Naked'' (2006) <small>did not chart</small>
* ''Naked'' (2006) <small>did not chart</small>
|-
|-
|'''24.'''
|'''24.'''
|[[Theo Tams]] <small><br>(Season 6, Winner)</small><br>
|[[Theo Tams]] <small><br />(Season 6, Winner)</small><br />
|300<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ctvforum.insinc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66664# |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105032409/http://ctvforum.insinc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66664 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-01-05 |access-date=2010-05-30 | title=Lethbridge Herald - Theo heading home for a rest after a 'whirlwind' summer - Canadian Idol }}</ref>
|300<ref>http://ctvforum.insinc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66664</ref>
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* ''Unexpected'' (2005) <small>did not chart</small>
* ''Unexpected'' (2005) <small>did not chart</small>
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|'''25.'''
|'''25.'''
|[[Brandon Jones (singer)|Brandon Jones]] <small><br>(Season 4, 8th Place)</small><br>
|[[Brandon Jones (singer)|Brandon Jones]] <small><br />(Season 4, 8th Place)</small><br />
|200<ref name=ce/>
|200<ref>http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=M1ARTM0013145</ref>
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* ''All for You'' (2007) <small>did not chart</small>
* ''All for You'' (2007) <small>did not chart</small>
|-
|-
|'''26.'''
|'''26.'''
|Chris LaBelle <small><br>(Season 4, Top 22)</small><br>
|Chris LaBelle <small><br />(Season 4, Top 22)</small><br />
|90
|90
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! width="10%"|Former contestant<br />Total sales
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! width="15%"|Debut album
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|'''1.'''
|'''1.'''
|'''[[Kelly Clarkson]]''' <br><small>(Season 1, Winner)</small> <br> 865,200
|'''[[Kelly Clarkson]]''' <br /><small>(Season 1, Winner)</small> <br /> 940,000
| ''[[Thankful (Kelly Clarkson album)|Thankful]]'' <br><small>(April 15, 2003) <br>RCA Records<br> Platinum <ref name="Kelly Clarkson">{{cite news
| ''[[Thankful (Kelly Clarkson album)|Thankful]]'' <br /><small>(April 15, 2003) <br />RCA Records<br /> Platinum <ref name="Kelly Clarkson">{{cite news
|title=Kelly Clarkson - CRIA| url=http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Kelly%20Clarkson&sl=&smt=1&sat=-1&ssb=Certification%20Level&ssdir=descending}}</ref> </small> <br> 100,000 <br><small> Peak: #2 </small>
|title=Kelly Clarkson - CRIA| url=http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Kelly%20Clarkson&sl=&smt=1&sat=-1&ssb=Certification%20Level&ssdir=descending}}</ref> </small> <br /> 100,000 <br /><small> Peak: #2 </small>
| ''[[Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson album)|Breakaway]]'' <br><small>(November 30, 2004) <br>RCA Records<br> 5x Platinum <ref name="Kelly Clarkson"/> </small> <br> 500,000 <br><small> Peak: #6 </small>
| ''[[Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson album)|Breakaway]]'' <br /><small>(November 30, 2004) <br />RCA Records<br /> Platinum <ref name="Kelly Clarkson"/> </small> <br /> 500,000 <br /><small> Peak: #6 </small>
| ''[[My December]]'' <br><small>(June 26, 2007) <br>RCA Records<br> Platinum <ref name="Kelly Clarkson"/> </small> <br> 100,000 <br><small> Peak: #2 </small>
| ''[[My December]]'' <br /><small>(June 26, 2007) <br />RCA Records<br /> Platinum <ref name="Kelly Clarkson"/> </small> <br /> 100,000 <br /><small> Peak: #2 </small>
| ''[[All I Ever Wanted (album)|All I Ever Wanted]]'' <br><small>(March 10, 2009) <br>RCA Records<br> Platinum <ref name="Kelly Clarkson"/> </small> <br> 80,000 <br><small> Peak: #2 </small>
| ''[[All I Ever Wanted (album)|All I Ever Wanted]]'' <br /><small>(March 10, 2009) <br />RCA Records<br /> Platinum <ref name="Kelly Clarkson"/> </small> <br /> 80,000 <br /><small> Peak: #2 </small>
| ''[[Stronger (Kelly Clarkson album)|Stronger]]'' <br><small>(October 24, 2011) <br>RCA Records<br> Platinum <ref name="Kelly Clarkson"/> </small> <br> 80,000 <br><small> Peak: #4 </small>
| ''[[Stronger (Kelly Clarkson album)|Stronger]]'' <br /><small>(October 24, 2011) <br />RCA Records<br /> Platinum <ref name="Kelly Clarkson"/> </small> <br /> 80,000 <br /><small> Peak: #4 </small>
| ''[[Wrapped in Red]]'' <br><small>(October 29, 2013) <br>RCA Records<br> TBA </small> <br> 5,200<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67270545/Canadian%20Newsletters/nielsen_music_canadian_update_Nov6_2013.pdf|title=ARCADE FIRE SCORES THIRD CHART-TOPPING ALBUM|last=Tuch|first=Paul|date=6 November 2013|accessdate=13 November 2013}}</ref> <br><small> Peak: #6 </small>
| ''[[Wrapped in Red]]'' <br /><small>(October 29, 2013) <br />RCA Records<br /> Platinum<ref name="Kelly Clarkson"/> </small> <br /> 80,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67270545/Canadian%20Newsletters/nielsen_music_canadian_update_Nov6_2013.pdf|title=ARCADE FIRE SCORES THIRD CHART-TOPPING ALBUM|last=Tuch|first=Paul|date=6 November 2013|accessdate=13 November 2013}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> <br /><small> Peak: #6 </small>
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|'''2.'''
|'''2.'''
|'''[[Carrie Underwood]]''' <br><small>(Season 4, Winner)</small> <br>799,000
|'''[[Carrie Underwood]]''' <br /><small>(Season 4, Winner)</small> <br />809,000
| ''[[Some Hearts (Carrie Underwood album)|Some Hearts]]'' <br><small>(November 15, 2005) <br>Arista Nashville<br>3x Platinum<ref>http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=carrie%20underwood&sl=&smt=1&sat=-1&ssb=Certification%20Level&ssdir=descending</ref></small> <br>400,000<ref>http://www.cheekymonkeysarnia.ca/carrie-underwood-blown-away/</ref><br><small>Peak: #11</small>
| ''[[Some Hearts (Carrie Underwood album)|Some Hearts]]'' <br /><small>(November 15, 2005) <br />Arista Nashville<br /> Platinum<ref name="musiccanada.com1">{{cite web|url=http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=carrie+underwood&sl=&smt=1&sat=-1&ssb=Certification+Level&ssdir=descending|author=|date=|website=Music Canada}}</ref></small> <br />400,000<ref name="cheekymonkeysarnia.ca">{{cite web|url=http://www.cheekymonkeysarnia.ca/carrie-underwood-blown-away/|title=CARRIE UNDERWOOD – BLOWN AWAY - Cheeky Monkey Sarnia – Record Store|author=|date=|website=www.cheekymonkeysarnia.ca}}</ref><br /><small>Peak: #11</small>
| ''[[Carnival Ride]]'' <br><small>(October 23, 2007) <br>Arista Nashville<br>Platinum</small><br>200,000<ref>http://www.cheekymonkeysarnia.ca/carrie-underwood-blown-away/</ref><br><small>Peak: #1</small>
| ''[[Carnival Ride]]'' <br /><small>(October 23, 2007) <br />Arista Nashville<br />Platinum</small><br />200,000<ref name="cheekymonkeysarnia.ca"/><br /><small>Peak: #1</small>
| ''[[Play On (Carrie Underwood album)|Play On]]'' <br><small>(November 3, 2009) <br>Arista Nashville<br>Platinum<ref>http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=carrie%20underwood&sl=&smt=1&sat=-1&ssb=Certification%20Level&ssdir=descending</ref></small> <br>80,000<br><small>Peak: #2</small>
| ''[[Play On (Carrie Underwood album)|Play On]]'' <br /><small>(November 3, 2009) <br />Arista Nashville<br />Platinum<ref name="musiccanada.com1"/></small> <br />80,000<br /><small>Peak: #2</small>
| [[Blown Away (album)|''Blown Away'']]<ref>http://reveal.carrieunderwoodofficial.com/</ref><br><small>(May 1, 2012)<br>Arista Nashville<br>Platinum<ref>http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=carrie%20underwood&sl=&smt=1&sat=-1&ssb=Certification%20Level&ssdir=descending</ref></small><br>119,000<br><small>Peak: #1
| [[Blown Away (album)|''Blown Away'']]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://reveal.carrieunderwoodofficial.com/ |title=Carrie Underwood Reveals Her New Album Cover! |accessdate=2012-03-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406172646/http://reveal.carrieunderwoodofficial.com/ |archivedate=2012-04-06 }}</ref><br /><small>(May 1, 2012)<br />Arista Nashville<br />Platinum<ref name="musiccanada.com1"/></small><br />129,000<br /><small>Peak: #1</small>
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|'''3.'''
|'''3.'''
|'''[[Chris Daughtry]]''' <br><small>(Season 5, 4th Place)</small> <br>320,000
|'''[[Chris Daughtry]]''' <br /><small>(Season 5, 4th Place)</small> <br />320,000
| ''[[Daughtry (album)|Daughtry]]''<br/><small>(November 21, 2006) <br>RCA Records<br> 2x Platinum <ref name="Chris Daughtry">{{cite news |title=Daughtry - CRIA| url=http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Daughtry&sl=&smt=1&sat=-1&ssb=Artist}}</ref> </small> <br> 200,000 <br><small> Peak: #8 </small>
| ''[[Daughtry (album)|Daughtry]]''<br /><small>(November 21, 2006) <br />RCA Records<br /> Platinum <ref name="Chris Daughtry">{{cite news|title=Daughtry - CRIA|url=http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Daughtry&sl=&smt=1&sat=-1&ssb=Artist|access-date=2013-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225041920/http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=|archive-date=2012-02-25|url-status=dead}}</ref> </small> <br /> 200,000 <br /><small> Peak: #8 </small>
| ''[[Leave This Town]]'' <br/><small>(June 14, 2009) <br>RCA Records<br> Platinum <ref name="Chris Daughtry"/> </small> <br> 80,000 <br><small> Peak: #2 </small>
| ''[[Leave This Town]]'' <br /><small>(June 14, 2009) <br />RCA Records<br /> Platinum <ref name="Chris Daughtry"/> </small> <br /> 80,000 <br /><small> Peak: #2 </small>
| ''[[Break the Spell]]'' <br/><small>(November 21, 2011) <br>RCA Records<br> Gold <ref name="Chris Daughtry"/> </small> <br> 40,000 <br><small> Peak: #13 </small>
| ''[[Break the Spell]]'' <br /><small>(November 21, 2011) <br />RCA Records<br /> Gold <ref name="Chris Daughtry"/> </small> <br /> 40,000 <br /><small> Peak: #13 </small>
| ''[[Baptized (album)|Baptized]]'' <br/><small>(November 19, 2013) <br>RCA Records<br> TBA </small> <br> TBA <br><small> Peak: #16</small>
| ''[[Baptized (album)|Baptized]]'' <br /><small>(November 19, 2013) <br />RCA Records<br /> TBA </small> <br /> TBA <br /><small> Peak: #16</small>
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|'''4.'''
|'''4.'''
|'''[[Clay Aiken]]''' <br><small>(Season 2, Runner-Up)</small> <br>200,000
|'''[[Clay Aiken]]''' <br /><small>(Season 2, Runner-Up)</small> <br />200,000
| ''[[Measure of a Man (Clay Aiken album)|Measure of a Man]]'' <br><small>(October 14, 2003) <br>RCA Records<br>Platinum<ref>http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php?page=1&wclause=WHERE+artist_name+like+%27%25Clay%Aiken%25%27+ORDER+BY+cert_date%2C+cert_award+&rcnt=20&csearch=0&nextprev=1</ref></small> <br>100,000<br><small>Peak: #2</small>
| ''[[Measure of a Man (Clay Aiken album)|Measure of a Man]]'' <br /><small>(October 14, 2003) <br />RCA Records<br />Platinum<ref>http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php?page=1&wclause=WHERE+artist_name+like+%27%25Clay%Aiken%25%27+ORDER+BY+cert_date%2C+cert_award+&rcnt=20&csearch=0&nextprev=1{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref></small> <br />100,000<br /><small>Peak: #2</small>
| ''[[Merry Christmas With Love]]'' <br><small>(November 16, 2004) <br>RCA Records<br>Gold</small> <br>50,000<br><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
| ''[[Merry Christmas With Love]]'' <br /><small>(November 16, 2004) <br />RCA Records<br />Gold</small> <br />50,000<br /><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
| ''[[A Thousand Different Ways]]'' <br><small>(September 19, 2006) <br>RCA Records<br>Gold</small> <br>50,000<br><small>Peak: #6</small>
| ''[[A Thousand Different Ways]]'' <br /><small>(September 19, 2006) <br />RCA Records<br />Gold</small> <br />50,000<br /><small>Peak: #6</small>
| ''[[On My Way Here]]'' <br><small>(May 6, 2008) <br>RCA Records<br>n/a</small> <br>n/a<br><small>Peak: #25</small>
| ''[[On My Way Here]]'' <br /><small>(May 6, 2008) <br />RCA Records<br />n/a</small> <br />n/a<br /><small>Peak: #25</small>
| ''[[Tried and True]]'' <br><small>(June 1, 2010) <br>Decca/Universal<br>n/a</small><br/>n/a<br><small>Peak: #58</small>
| ''[[Tried and True]]'' <br /><small>(June 1, 2010) <br />Decca/Universal<br />n/a</small><br />n/a<br /><small>Peak: #58</small>
| ''Steadfast'' <br><small>(March 27, 2012) <br>Decca/Universal<br>n/a</small><br/>n/a<br><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
| ''Steadfast'' <br /><small>(March 27, 2012) <br />Decca/Universal<br />n/a</small><br />n/a<br /><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
|-
|-
|'''5.'''
|'''5.'''
|'''[[Fantasia Barrino]]''' <br><small>(Season 3, Winner)</small> <br>200,000
|'''[[Fantasia Barrino]]''' <br /><small>(Season 3, Winner)</small> <br />200,000
| ''[[Free Yourself]]'' <br><small>(November 23, 2004) <br>J Records<br>2x Platinum</small><br/>200,000<br><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
| ''[[Free Yourself (Fantasia album)|Free Yourself]]'' <br /><small>(November 23, 2004) <br />J Records<br /> Platinum</small><br />200,000<br /><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
| ''[[Fantasia (Fantasia Barrino album)|Fantasia]]'' <br><small>(December 12, 2006) <br>J Records<br>n/a</small> <br/>n/a<br><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
| ''[[Fantasia (Fantasia Barrino album)|Fantasia]]'' <br /><small>(December 12, 2006) <br />J Records<br />n/a</small> <br />n/a<br /><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
| ''[[Back To Me (Fantasia album)|Back To Me]]'' <br><small>(August 24, 2010) <br>J Records<br>n/a</small><br/>n/a<br><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
| ''[[Back To Me (Fantasia album)|Back To Me]]'' <br /><small>(August 24, 2010) <br />J Records<br />n/a</small><br />n/a<br /><small>Peak: did not chart</small>
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|'''6.'''
|'''6.'''
|'''[[Jordin Sparks]]''' <br><small>(Season 6, Winner)</small> <br>100,000
|'''[[Jordin Sparks]]''' <br /><small>(Season 6, Winner)</small> <br />100,000
| ''[[Jordin Sparks (album)|Jordin Sparks]]''<br><small>(November 20, 2007)<br>Jive<br>Gold{{Certification Cite Ref|region=Canada|type=album|title=Jordin Sparks|artist=Jordin Sparks}}</small><br/>70,000<br><small>Peak: #12</small>
| ''[[Jordin Sparks (album)|Jordin Sparks]]''<br /><small>(November 20, 2007)<br />Jive<br />Gold{{Certification Cite Ref|region=Canada|type=album|title=Jordin Sparks|artist=Jordin Sparks}}</small><br />70,000<br /><small>Peak: #12</small>
| ''[[Battlefield (album)|Battlefield]]''<br><small>(July 20, 2009)<br>Jive<br>n/a</small><br/>30,000<br><small>Peak: #10</small>
| ''[[Battlefield (album)|Battlefield]]''<br /><small>(July 20, 2009)<br />Jive<br />n/a</small><br />30,000<br /><small>Peak: #10</small>
|
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|'''7.'''
|'''7.'''
|'''[[Adam Lambert]]''' <br><small>(Season 8, Runner-Up)</small> <br>87,300
|'''[[Adam Lambert]]''' <br /><small>(Season 8, Runner-Up)</small> <br />87,300
| ''[[For Your Entertainment (album)|For Your Entertainment]]''<br><small>(November 23, 2009)<br>RCA Records<br>Platinum<ref>http://cria.ca/gold/0310_g.php</ref></small><br/>80,000<br><small>Peak: #8</small>
| ''[[For Your Entertainment (album)|For Your Entertainment]]''<br /><small>(November 23, 2009)<br />RCA Records<br />Platinum<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cria.ca/gold/0310_g.php |title=Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005 |accessdate=2012-02-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308151222/http://www.cria.ca/gold/0310_g.php |archivedate=2012-03-08 }}</ref></small><br />80,000<br /><small>Peak: #8</small>
| ''[[Trespassing (album)|Trespassing]]''<br><small>(May 15, 2012)<br>RCA Records<br>n/a</small><br/>7,300<ref>http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2012/05/23/19791121.html</ref><br><small>Peak: #1</small>
| ''[[Trespassing (album)|Trespassing]]''<br /><small>(May 15, 2012)<br />RCA Records<br />n/a</small><br />7,300<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2012/05/23/19791121.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712145718/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2012/05/23/19791121.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 12, 2012|title=(no title)|author=|date=|website=Canoe}}</ref><br /><small>Peak: #1</small>
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|-
|-
|'''8.'''
|'''8.'''
|'''[[Phillip Phillips]]''' <br><small>(Season 11, Winner)</small> <br>80,000
|'''[[Phillip Phillips]]''' <br /><small>(Season 11, Winner)</small> <br />80,000
| ''[[The World from the Side of the Moon]]'' <br><small>(November 19, 2012) <br>Interscope Records<br>Platinum{{Certification Cite Ref|region=Canada|type=album|title=The World from the Side of the Moon|artist=Phillip Phillips}}</small><br/>80,000<br><small>Peak: #9</small>
| ''[[The World from the Side of the Moon]]'' <br /><small>(November 19, 2012) <br />Interscope Records<br />Platinum{{Certification Cite Ref|region=Canada|type=album|title=The World from the Side of the Moon|artist=Phillip Phillips}}</small><br />80,000<br /><small>Peak: #9</small>
| ''[[Behind the Light]]'' <br /><small>(May 19, 2014) <br />Interscope Records<br />n/a</small><br />n/a<br /><small>Peak: #7</small>
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|-
|'''9.'''
|'''9.'''
|'''[[David Cook (singer)|David Cook]]''' <br><small>(Season 7, Winner)</small> <br>50,000
|'''[[David Cook (singer)|David Cook]]''' <br /><small>(Season 7, Winner)</small> <br />50,000
| ''[[David Cook (album)|David Cook]]'' <br><small>(November 18, 2008) <br>RCA Records<br>Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cria.ca/gold/0109_g.php |title=CRIA |accessdate=2009-06-16}}</ref></small><br/>50,000<br><small>Peak: #11</small>
| ''[[David Cook (album)|David Cook]]'' <br /><small>(November 18, 2008) <br />RCA Records<br />Gold<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cria.ca/gold/0109_g.php |title=CRIA |accessdate=2009-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215011930/http://cria.ca/gold/0109_g.php |archive-date=2010-12-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref></small><br />50,000<br /><small>Peak: #11</small>
| ''[[This Loud Morning]]'' <br><small>(June 28, 2011) <br>RCA Records<br>n/a</small><br/>n/a<br><small>Peak: #23</small>
| ''[[This Loud Morning]]'' <br /><small>(June 28, 2011) <br />RCA Records<br />n/a</small><br />n/a<br /><small>Peak: #23</small>
|
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|-
|-
|'''10.'''
|'''10.'''
|[[Jennifer Hudson]] <small><br>(Season 3, 7th Place)</small><br>
|[[Jennifer Hudson]] <small><br />(Season 3, 7th Place)</small><br />
|49,000<ref>http://www.winnipegsun.com/entertainment/music/2010/02/03/12726616-qmi.html</ref>
|49,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.winnipegsun.com/entertainment/music/2010/02/03/12726616-qmi.html|title=(no title)|author=|date=|website=Winnipeg Sun}}</ref>
|
|
* ''[[Jennifer Hudson (album)|Jennifer Hudson]]'' (2008) <small>did not chart</small>
* ''[[Jennifer Hudson (album)|Jennifer Hudson]]'' (2008) <small>did not chart</small>
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|-
|-
|'''11.'''
|'''11.'''
|[[Scotty McCreery]] <small><br>(Season 10, Winner)</small><br>
|[[Scotty McCreery]] <small><br />(Season 10, Winner)</small><br />
|16,837
|16,837
|
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|-
|-
|'''12.'''
|'''12.'''
|[[David Archuleta]] <small><br>(Season 7, Runner-Up)</small><br>
|[[David Archuleta]] <small><br />(Season 7, Runner-Up)</small><br />
|n/a
|n/a
|
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|-
|-
|'''13.'''
|'''13.'''
|[[Lauren Alaina]] <small><br>(Season 10, Runner-Up)</small><br>
|[[Lauren Alaina]] <small><br />(Season 10, Runner-Up)</small><br />
|n/a
|n/a
|
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|-
|-
|'''14.'''
|'''14.'''
|[[Kellie Pickler]] <small><br>(Season 5, 6th Place)</small><br>
|[[Kellie Pickler]] <small><br />(Season 5, 6th Place)</small><br />
|n/a
|n/a
|
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|-
|-
|'''15.'''
|'''15.'''
|[[Ruben Studdard]] <small><br>(Season 2, Winner)</small><br>
|[[Ruben Studdard]] <small><br />(Season 2, Winner)</small><br />
|n/a
|n/a
|
|
* ''[[Soulful (Ruben Studdard album)|Souful]]'' (2003) #37<ref>http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/canadian-idol-ryan-malcolm-album-home-debuts-at-%234-in-canada-2092.php</ref>
* ''[[Soulful (Ruben Studdard album)|Souful]]'' (2003) #37<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/canadian-idol-ryan-malcolm-album-home-debuts-at-%234-in-canada-2092.php|title = 'Canadian Idol' Ryan Malcolm's album 'Home' debuts at #4 in Canada}}</ref>
* ''[[I Need an Angel (album)|I Need an Angel]]'' (2004) <small>did not chart</small>
* ''[[I Need an Angel (album)|I Need an Angel]]'' (2004) <small>did not chart</small>
* ''[[The Return (Ruben Studdard album)|The Return]]'' (2006) <small>did not chart</small>
* ''[[The Return (Ruben Studdard album)|The Return]]'' (2006) <small>did not chart</small>
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|-
|-
|'''16.'''
|'''16.'''
|[[Taylor Hicks]] <small><br>(Season 5, Winner)</small><br>
|[[Taylor Hicks]] <small><br />(Season 5, Winner)</small><br />
|n/a
|n/a
|
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|-
|-
|'''17.'''
|'''17.'''
|[[Kris Allen]] <small><br>(Season 8, Winner)</small><br>
|[[Kris Allen]] <small><br />(Season 8, Winner)</small><br />
|n/a
|n/a
|
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|-
|-
|'''18.'''
|'''18.'''
|[[Haley Reinhart]] <small><br>(Season 10, 3rd Place)</small><br>
|[[Haley Reinhart]] <small><br />(Season 10, 3rd Place)</small><br />
|n/a
|n/a
|
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|-
|'''19.'''
|'''19.'''
|[[Bo Bice]] <small><br>(Season 4, Runner-Up)</small><br>
|[[Bo Bice]] <small><br />(Season 4, Runner-Up)</small><br />
|n/a
|n/a
|
|
* ''[[The Real Thing (Bo Bice album)|The Real Thing]]'' (2005) #60
* ''[[The Real Thing (Bo Bice album)|The Real Thing]]'' (2005) #60
* ''[[See the Light (Bo Bice album)|See the Light]]'' (2007) <small>did not chart</small>
* ''[[See the Light (Bo Bice album)|See the Light]]'' (2007) <small>did not chart</small>
* ''[[3 (Bo Bice album)|3]]'' (2010) <small>did not chart</small>
* ''3'' (2010) <small>did not chart</small>
|-
|-
|'''20.'''
|'''20.'''
|[[Lee DeWyze]] <small><br/>(Season 9, Winner)</small><br>
|[[Lee DeWyze]] <small><br />(Season 9, Winner)</small><br />
|n/a
|n/a
|
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|-
|'''21.'''
|'''21.'''
|[[Crystal Bowersox]] <small><br/>(Season 9, Runner-up)</small><br>
|[[Crystal Bowersox]] <small><br />(Season 9, Runner-up)</small><br />
|n/a
|n/a
|
|
* ''[[Farmer's Daughter (album)|Farmer's Daughter]]'' (2010) #90<ref>http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/12/crystal-bowersoxs-farmers-daughter-tops-lee-dewyzes-first-week-album-sales.html</ref>
* ''[[Farmer's Daughter (album)|Farmer's Daughter]]'' (2010) #90<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/12/crystal-bowersoxs-farmers-daughter-tops-lee-dewyzes-first-week-album-sales.html |title=Crystal Bowersox's 'Farmer's Daughter' tops Lee DeWyze's first-week album sales - from Inside the Box - Zap2it |access-date=2010-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511144715/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/12/crystal-bowersoxs-farmers-daughter-tops-lee-dewyzes-first-week-album-sales.html |archive-date=2011-05-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ''[[All That for This]]'' (2013) <small>did not chart</small>
* ''[[All That for This]]'' (2013) <small>did not chart</small>
|-
|-
|'''22.'''
|'''22.'''
|[[Danny Gokey]] <small><br>(Season 8, 3rd Place)</small><br>
|[[Danny Gokey]] <small><br />(Season 8, 3rd Place)</small><br />
|n/a
|n/a
|
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.cria.ca Canadian Recording Industry Association.ca]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080227234752/http://www.cria.ca/ Canadian Recording Industry Association.ca]
*[http://www.myspace.com Myspace.com]
*[http://www.myspace.com Myspace.com]



Latest revision as of 05:42, 15 November 2024

This article shows the highest selling contestants from Canadian Idol and the highest selling American Idol albums. These sales are Canadian sales only.[1]

Canadian Idol

[edit]

CI Artists with CRIA certified albums

[edit]

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
10. Melissa O'Neil
(Season 3, Winner)
70,000
Melissa O'Neil[17]
(November 22, 2005)
Sony Music
Gold

70,000
Peak: #14
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
12. Rob James
(Season 4, 7th Place)
50,000
McMaster & James
(November 21, 2000)
Sony BMG
Gold

50,000
Peak: did not chart
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
14. Laurell John[19]
(Season 1, Semi-Finalist)
40,000
Into Your Love
(2003)[20]
Polytel/PolyGram
Gold

40,000
Peak: #1

CI Artists without CRIA certified albums

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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
  • Audrey (2004) did not chart
  • Si L'Amour Existe (2006) did not chart
  • Take Me As I Am (2006) did not chart
  • "Un Seul Instant" (2012) did not chart
16. Jaydee Bixby
(Season 5, Runner-up)

28,300[21][22]
17. Jason Greeley
(Season 2, 4th Place)

12,000[23]
  • Live...Love...Sing (2005) did not chart
  • Jason Greeley (2009) did not chart
18. Shane Wiebe
(Season 2, 5th Place)

10,000[24]
  • Shane Wiebe (2005) #71[25]
  • Into Your Light (2009) did not chart
  • Christmas With You (2009) did not chart
  • Restore the Wonder (2010) did not chart[26]
19. Katherine St-Laurent
(Season 6, 9th Place)

5,000[27]
  • Katherine St-Laurent (2011) did not chart
20. Aaron Walpole
(Season 3, 3rd Place)

3,000[28]
  • Aaron Walpole (2006) did not chart
21. Drew Wright
(Season 6, 3rd Place)

2,000[29]
  • Fall and Divide (2008) did not chart
22. Mikey Bustos
(Season 1, 8th Place)

2,000[30]
  • Love Me Again (2004) did not chart
  • Memoirs of a Superhero (2008) did not chart
23. Suzi Rawn
(Season 3, 4th Place)

950[31]
  • Naked (2006) did not chart
24. Theo Tams
(Season 6, Winner)

300[32]
25. Brandon Jones
(Season 4, 8th Place)

200[31]
  • All for You (2007) did not chart
26. Chris LaBelle
(Season 4, Top 22)

90
  • Two Weeks Tuesday (2006) did not chart
  • Bad Influence (2010) did not chart

American Idol

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AI Artists with CRIA certified albums

[edit]
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

AI Artists without CRIA certified albums

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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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