List of American Idol alumni single sales in the United States

This article gives the single and digital track sales achieved by alumni of American Idol. The songs listed here however include only songs released in their post-Idol career, and does not include coronation songs, live or studio recordings released during the season or straight after the finale, or songs from American Idol season compilation CD. (See American Idol Hot 100 singles for a list of those songs.)

Total digital track sales

These are the total digital download figures in the US for individual Idol alums. Physical single sales, which totaled 4,798,000 units, are not included in this table.

Rank	Artist	Season	Total
1	Kelly Clarkson	01 (1st)	35,173,000[1]
2	Carrie Underwood	04 (1st)	31,029,000[2]c
3	Daughtry	05 (4th)	13,720,000[2]c
4	Gabby Barrett	016 (3rd)	12,000,000[3][4]
5	Jordin Sparks	06 (1st)	10,585,000[2]c
6	Phillip Phillips	11 (1st)	0 7,472,000[2]c
7	Adam Lambert	08 (2nd)	05,235,000[2]c
8	David Cook	07 (1st)	0 4,571,000[2]c
9	Kellie Pickler	05 (6th)	04,189,000[2]c
10	David Archuleta	07 (2nd)	03,497,000[2]c
11	Kris Allen	08 (1st)	03,317,000[2]c
12	Scotty McCreery	10 (1st)	02,975,000[2]c
13	Jennifer Hudson	03 (7th)	02,605,000[2]c
14	Fantasia	03 (1st)	01,856,000[2]
15	Elliott Yamin	05 (3rd)	01,615,000d[5]
16	Katharine McPhee	05 (2nd)	01,612,000[2]
17	Josh Gracin	02 (4th)	01,432,000[2]
18	Lauren Alaina	10 (2nd)	00,1,105,000[2]c
19	Blake Lewis	06 (2nd)	00,819,000[5]
20	Bucky Covington	05 (7th)	00,811,000[5]
21	Clay Aiken	02 (2nd)	00,674,000[2]
22	Mandisa	05 (9th)	00,620,000a
23	Bo Bice	04 (2nd)	00,555,000[2]
24	Ruben Studdard	02 (1st)	00,455,000[5]
25	Casey James	09 (3rd)	00,443,000a
26	Lee DeWyze	09 (1st)	00,436,000a
27	Jason Castro	07 (4th)	00,415,000[6]
28	Taylor Hicks	05 (1st)	00,387,000[2]
29	Haley Reinhart	10 (3rd)	00,386,000a
30	Kimberley Locke	02 (3rd)	00,340,000[5]
31	Crystal Bowersox	09 (2nd)	00,295,000[5]
32	Mario Vazquez	04 (semifinal)	00,286,000[7]
33	Danny Gokey	08 (3rd)	00,211,000[8]
34	Allison Iraheta	08 (4th)	00,161,000[8]
35	Colton Dixon	11 (7th)	00,0134,000a
36	William Hung	03 (auditioner)	00,127,000[8]
37	Diana DeGarmo	03 (2nd)	00,119,000[8]d
38	Trent Harmon	15 (1st)	00,085,000a
39	Pia Toscano	10 (9th)	00,065,000a
40	Chris Medina	10 (Hollywood)	00,061,000a
41	Nick Fradiani	014 (1st)	00,56,000a
42	Candice Glover	012 (1st)	00,48,000a
43	Kristy Lee Cook	07 (7th)	00,045,000a
44	Jessica Sanchez	11 (2nd)	00,039,000a
45	James Durbin	10 (4th)	00,037,000a
46	Stefano Langone	10 (7th)	00,028,000a
99 Total			132,943,000

• ^Note a As totaled from entries listed in this page and American Idol Hot 100 singles
• ^Note b Totalled from entries listed but also including album tracks not listed here or in American Idol Hot 100 singles
• ^Note c Including new single releases and extra sales since January 14, 2014.
• ^Note d Including new single releases and extra sales since January 21, 2012.

Top songs

This is a list of songs that have charted on Billboard Hot 100 but does not include songs released during or soon after the final episode of American Idol of each contestant's season. Where a song has been certified gold but easily verifiable sales information is not available, the sales figure is provisionally assumed to be 500,000 or 100,000 as the case may be. The numbers may include physical single sales figures, however, it is rare for songs to be released as physical singles after 2006. A few songs were not released for sale and charted based on radio play only.

Note that the best-selling song by an American Idol alumnus is Phillip Phillips' "Home" which, being a coronation song, is listed in List of American Idol Hot 100 singles. Its sales stand at 5,400,000 as of December 2015.^[9]

The table is ranked in term of sales, but can be sorted other ways by clicking on the icon.

	Artist	Song	Season	Release Date	Album	Hot 100 Peak	RIAA Certification	SoundScan Sales
1	Gabby Barrett	"I Hope"	016 (3rd)	6-27-2019	Goldmine	03[10]	8× Platinum[3]	8,000,000[3]
2	Carrie Underwood	"Before He Cheats"	04 (1st)	08-19-2006	Some Hearts	008[11]	7× Platinum[12]	7,000,000[13]
3	Kelly Clarkson	"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"	01 (1st)	01-17-2012	Stronger	001[14]	7× Platinum[15]	7,000,000[15]
4	Carrie Underwood	"Blown Away"	04 (1st)	05-01-2012	Blown Away	020[11]	4× Platinum[12]	4,000,000[12]
5	Carrie Underwood	"Jesus, Take The Wheel"	04 (1st)	10-03-2005	Some Hearts	020[11]	4× Platinum[12]	3,473,000[16]
6	Jordin Sparks (with Chris Brown)	"No Air"	06 (1st)	02-11-2008	Jordin Sparks	003[17]	1 xPlatinum[18]	3,596,000[19]
7	Carrie Underwood	"Cowboy Casanova"	04 (1st)	09-14-2009	Play On	011[11]	3× Platinum[12]	3,300,000[20]
8	Gabby Barrett	"The Good Ones"	016 (3rd)	06-08-2020	Goldmine	032[10]	3× Platinum[4]	3,000,000[4]
9	Kelly Clarkson	"My Life Would Suck Without You"	01 (1st)	01-13-2009	All I Ever Wanted	001[14]	3 xPlatinum[15]	2,973,000[1]
10	Kelly Clarkson	"Since U Been Gone"	01 (1st)	12-14-2004	Breakaway	002[14]	1 xPlatinum[15]	2,855,000[1]
11	Daughtry	"Home"	05 (4th)	04-10-2007	Daughtry	005[21]	3× Platinum[22]	2,425,000[23]
12	Daughtry	"It's Not Over"	05 (4th)	11-21-2006	Daughtry	004[21]	2× Platinum[22]	2,344,000[23]
13	Carrie Underwood	"Good Girl"	04 (1st)	02-23-2012	Blown Away	018[11]	3× Platinum[12]	2,290,000[20]
14	Jordin Sparks	"Tattoo"	06 (1st)	09-25-2007	Jordin Sparks	008[17]	1 xPlatinum[18]	2,245,000[23]
15	Kelly Clarkson	"Breakaway"	01 (1st)	07-19-2004	Breakaway	006[14]	1 xGold[15]	2,128,000[1]
16	David Archuleta	"Crush"	07 (2nd)	08-12-2008	David Archuleta	002[24]		2,127,000[23]
17	Kelly Clarkson	"Because of You"	01 (1st)	08-28-2005	Breakaway	007[14]	1 xPlatinum[15]	2,079,000[1]h
18	Kelly Clarkson	"Already Gone"	001 (1st)	08-11-2009	All I Ever Wanted	013[14]		2,009,000[1]
19	Adam Lambert	"Whataya Want from Me"	08 (2nd)	11-20-2009	For Your Entertainment	010[25]		2,006,000[23]
20	Phillip Phillips	"Gone Gone Gone"	11 (1st)	11-19-2012	The World from the Side of the Moon	025[26]	1 xPlatinum[27]	2,000,000[28]
21	Kelly Clarkson	"Mr. Know It All"	01 (1st)	09-05-2011	Stronger	010[14]		1,919,000[1]
22	Kelly Clarkson	"Catch My Breath"	01 (1st)	10-15-2012	Greatest Hits: Chapter One	019[29]		1,834,000[30]h
23	Carrie Underwood	"All-American Girl"	04 (1st)	12-17-2007	Carnival Ride	027[11]	2× Platinum[12]	1,800,000[20]
24	Kris Allen	"Live Like We're Dying"	08 (1st)	09-21-2009	Kris Allen	018[31]	1 xPlatinum[32]	1,750,000[33]
25	Jordin Sparks	"Battlefield"	06 (1st)	05-12-2009	Battlefield	010[17]		1,734,000[33]
26	Kelly Clarkson	"Behind These Hazel Eyes"	01 (1st)	03-27-2005	Breakaway	006[14]	1 xPlatinum[15]	1,644,000[1]
27	Carrie Underwood	"Undo It"	04 (1st)	05-24-2010	Play On	023[11]	2× Platinum[12]	1,600,000[20]
28	Jordin Sparks	"One Step at a Time"	06 (1st)	06-10-2008	Jordin Sparks	017[17]		1,423,000[34]
29	Daughtry	"Over You"	05 (4th)	07-24-2007	Daughtry	018[21]	2× Platinum[22]	1,315,000[34]
30	Kelly Clarkson	"Walk Away"	01 (1st)	01-31-2006	Breakaway	012[14]	1 xGold[15]	1,306,000[1]
31	Carrie Underwood	"Last Name"	04 (1st)	04-08-2008	Carnival Ride	019[11]	1 xPlatinum[12]	1,300,000[20]
32	Carrie Underwood	"Just a Dream"	04 (1st)	07-21-2008	Carnival Ride	029[11]	2× Platinum[12]	1,280,000[20]
33	Kellie Pickler	"Best Days of Your Life"	05 (6th)	12-01-2008	Kellie Pickler	046[35]	1 xPlatinum[36]	1,224,000[37]
34	Kelly Clarkson	"Never Again"	01 (1st)	04-23-2007	My December	008[14]	1 xGold[15]	1,211,000[1]
35	Daughtry	"No Surprise"	05 (4th)	05-05-2009	Leave This Town	015[21]	1 xGold[22]	1,201,000[34]
36	David Cook	"Light On"	07 (1st)	09-30-2008	David Cook	017[38]	1 xPlatinum[39]	1,166,000[40]
37	Elliott Yamin	"Wait for You"	05 (3rd)	03-13-2007	Elliott Yamin	013[41]	1 xPlatinum[42]	1,113,000[43]
38	Carrie Underwood	"Two Black Cadillacs"	04 (1st)	11-26-2012	Blown Away	041[11]	1 x2× Platinum[12]	1,110,000[20]
39	Carrie Underwood	"Temporary Home"	04 (1st)	10-20-2009	Play On	041[11]	1 xPlatinum[12]	1,093,000[20]
40	Carrie Underwood	"Something in the Water"	04 (1st)	09-29-2014	Greatest Hits: Decade #1	024[11]	1 x2× Platinum[12]	1,091,000[44]
41	Carrie Underwood (feat. Randy Travis)	"I Told You So"	04 (1st)	02-02-2009	Carnival Ride	009[11]	1 xPlatinum[12]	1,089,000[20]
42	Carrie Underwood	"So Small"	04 (1st)	08-14-2007	Carnival Ride	017[11]	1 xPlatinum[12]	1,088,000[20]
43	Kelly Clarkson	"Miss Independent"	01 (1st)	04-10-2003	Thankful	009[14]	1 xGold[15]	1,035,000[1]
44	Kelly Clarkson	"Love So Soft"	01 (1st)	09-07-2017	Meaning of Life	047[14]	Platinum	1,000,000[45]
45	Kelly Clarkson	"Heartbeat Song"	01 (1st)	01-12-2015	Piece by Piece	021[14]	1 xPlatinum[15]	909,000[1]
46	Adam Lambert	"If I Had You"	08 (2nd)	05-05-2010	For Your Entertainment	030[25]		892,000[46]
47	Daughtry	"Life After You"	05 (4th)	11-10-2009	Leave This Town	036[21]	1 xGold[22]	890,000[34]
48	Kelly Clarkson	"Dark Side"	01 (1st)	06-05-2012	Stronger	042[14]		882,000[1]
49	Daughtry	"Feels Like Tonight"	05 (4th)	01-08-2008	Daughtry	024[21]	1 xPlatinum[22]	839,000[34]
50	Scotty McCreery	"The Trouble with Girls"	10 (1st)	08-30-2011	Clear as Day	055[47]	1 xPlatinum[48]	836,000[49]
51	Kelly Clarkson	"I Do Not Hook Up"	01 (1st)	04-14-2009	All I Ever Wanted	020[14]		823,000[1]
52	Kelly Clarkson	"Piece by Piece"	11 (1st)	11-09-2015	Piece by Piece	8		813,000[1]
53	Carrie Underwood	"Wasted"	04 (1st)	02-06-2007	Some Hearts	037[11]	1 xPlatinum[12]	784,000[30]
54	Daughtry	"What About Now"	05 (4th)	07-01-2008	Daughtry	018[21]		752,000[34]
55	Carrie Underwood	"See You Again"	04 (1st)	04-15-2013	Blown Away	034[11]	1 xPlatinum[12]	740,000[50]
56	Scotty McCreery	"See You Tonight"	10 (1st)	04-09-2013	See You Tonight	052[47]	1 xPlatinum[48]	693,000[51]
57	Katharine McPhee	"Over It"	05 (2nd)	01-30-2007	Katharine McPhee	029[52]	1 xGold[53]	645,000[54]
58	Daughtry	"September"	05 (4th)	06-01-2010	Leave This Town	036[55]	1 xGold[22]	563,000[56]
59	David Cook	"Come Back to Me"	07 (1st)	03-23-2009	David Cook	063[38]		538,000[57]
60	Kelly Clarkson	"People Like Us"	01 (1st)	04-08-2013	Greatest Hits: Chapter One	065[14]		526,000[1]
61	Kellie Pickler	"Red High Heels"	05 (6th)	09-13-2006	Small Town Girl	064[35]	1 xGold[36]	513,000[58]
62	Carrie Underwood	"Don't Forget to Remember Me"	04 (1st)	03-13-2006	Some Hearts	049[11]	1 xGold[12]	500,000
63	Carrie Underwood	"Mama's Song"	04 (1st)	09-13-2010	Play On	056[11]	1 xPlatinum[12]	500,000[12]
64	Carrie Underwood	"Ghost Story"	04 (1st)	03-18-2022	Denim & Rhinestones	061[11]	Gold[59]	500,000
65	Daughtry	"Waiting for Superman"	05 (4th)	09-17-2013	Baptized	066[21]	1 xPlatinum[22]	500,000[60]
66	Adam Lambert	"Ghost Town"	08 (2nd)	04-21-2015	The Original High	064[25]	Gold [61]	500,000
67	Fantasia	"When I See U"	03 (1st)	04-17-2007	Fantasia	032[62]	1 xGold[63]	500,000
68	Benson Boone	"Ghost Town"	019 (Hollywood)	10-15-2021	"Walk Me Home..."	100	1 xGold[64]	500,000
69	Carrie Underwood	"Church Bells"	04 (1st)	04-11-2016	Storyteller	043[11]	2× Platinum[12]	456,000[65]
70	Carrie Underwood	"Smoke Break"	04 (1st)	08-21-2015	Storyteller	043[11]	Platinum[12]	447,000[44]
71	Carrie Underwood	"Little Toy Guns"	04 (1st)	02-16-2015	Greatest Hits: Decade Number 1	047[11]	Platinum[12]	437,000[66]
72	Jennifer Hudson	"Spotlight"	03 (7th)	06-10-2008	Jennifer Hudson	024[67]		426,000[68]
73	Scotty McCreery	"Five More Minutes"	10 (1st)	05-05-2017	Seasons Change	044[47]	1 x2× Platinum[48]	382,000[69]
74	Adam Lambert	"For Your Entertainment"	08 (2nd)	10-30-2009	For Your Entertainment	061[25]		378,352[70]
75	Kellie Pickler	"Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You"	05 (6th)	08-31-2009	Kellie Pickler	097[35]		356,000[71]
76	Josh Gracin	"Nothin' to Lose"	02 (4th)	08-31-2004	Josh Gracine	039[72]	1 xGold[73]d	351,000[74]
77	Carrie Underwood	"Heartbeat"	04 (1st)	11-30-2015	Storyteller	042[11]	Platinum[12]	348,000[44]
78	Kellie Pickler	"I Wonder"	05 (6th)	02-05-2007	Small Town Girl	075[35]		347,000[75]
79	Kelly Clarkson (feat. Vince Gill)	"Don't Rush"	01 (1st)	10-30-2012	Greatest Hits: Chapter One	089[14]		346,000[30]
80	Casey James	"Crying on a Suitcase"	09 (3rd)	06-14-2012	Casey James	090[76]		337,000[77]
81	Clay Aiken	"Solitaire"/"The Way"	02 (2nd)	03-17-2004	Measure of a Man	004[78]		322,000[79]c
82	Carrie Underwood	"The Champion" (featuring Ludacris)	04 (1st)	01-12-2018	Cry Pretty	047[11]	1 xPlatinum[12]	314,000[80]
83	Scotty McCreery	"Feelin' It"	10 (1st)	04-13-2014	See You Tonight	084[47]	Gold[48]	296,000[81]
84	Phillip Phillips	"Raging Fire"	11 (1st)	03-03-2014	Behind the Light	058[26]		295,000[82]
85	Josh Gracin	"We Weren't Crazy"	02 (4th)	10-29-2007	We Weren't Crazy	082[72]		289,000[74]
86	Mario Vazquez	"Gallery"	04 (semi)	05-02-2006	Mario Vazquez	035[83]		285,601[7]
87	Bucky Covington	"A Different World"	05 (8th)	01-16-2007	Bucky Covington	058[84]		278,000[85]
88	Carrie Underwood	"Dirty Laundry"	04 (1st)	05-01-2012	Storyteller	048[11]	1 xPlatinum[12]	271,000[86]
89	Daughtry	"Crawling Back to You"	05 (4th)	10-4-2011	Break the Spell	041[21]	1 xPlatinum[22]	243,000[46]
90	Lauren Alaina	"Road Less Traveled"	010 (2nd)	07-11-2016	Road Less Traveled	080[87]		0204,000[88]
91	David Cook	"Permanent"	07 (1st)	05-18-2009	David Cook	024[38]		203,000f
92	Carrie Underwood	"Cry Pretty"	04 (1st)	04-11-2018	Cry Pretty	048[11]	1 xGold[12]	189,000[89]
93	Bucky Covington	"I'll Walk"	05 (8th)	04-28-2008	Bucky Covington	070[84]		171,000[85]
94	Bo Bice	"The Real Thing"	04 (2nd)	12-01-2005	The Real Thing	056[90]		148,644[91]
95	Jimmie Allen	"Best Shot"	011 (Hollywood)	02-20-2018	Mercury Lane	032[92]	Platinum	146,000[93]
96	Adam Lambert	"Time for Miracles"	08 (2nd)	10-18-2009	For Your Entertainment	050[25]		136,706[70]
97	Kelly Clarkson	"All I Ever Wanted"	01 (1st)	03-09-2010	All I Ever Wanted	096[14]		129,000[94]
98	Jennifer Hudson	"If This Isn't Love"	03 (7th)	02-24-2009	Jennifer Hudson	063[67]		127,000[95]
99	Adam Lambert	"Better Than I Know Myself"	08 (2nd)	12-20-2011	Trespassing	076		123,000[46]
100	Scotty McCreery	"This Is It"	10 (1st)	07-05-2018	Seasons Change	042[47]	1 xPlatinum[48]	115,000[96]
101	Danny Gokey	"My Best Days Are Ahead of Me"	08 (3rd)	12-26-2009	My Best Days	082[97]		107,000 [98]
102	Clay Aiken	"Invisible"	02 (2nd)	09-00-2003	Measure of a Man	037[99]	1 xGold[100]d	104,000[101]
103	Jennifer Hudson	"Where You At"	03 (7th)	02-08-2011	I Remember Me	064[67]		93,000[102]
104	Fantasia	"Bittersweet"	03 (1st)	05-11-2010	Back to Me	074[62]		90,000[103]
105	Carrie Underwood	"Southbound"	04 (1st)	04-29-2019	Cry Pretty	064[11]	1 xGold[12]	89,000[104]
106	Bucky Covington	"It's Good to Be Us"	05 (8th)	09-10-2007	Bucky Covington	081[84]		86,000[85]
107	Josh Gracin	"Stay with Me (Brass Bed)"	02 (4th)	04-26-2005	Josh Gracine	047[72]		85,000[85]
108	Kimberley Locke	"8th World Wonder"	02 (3rd)	03-16-2004	One Love	049[105]		82,000[106]
109	Josh Gracin	"I Want to Live"	02 (4th)	03-22-2004	Josh Gracine	045[72]		77,000[85]
100	Kellie Pickler	"Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind"	05 (6th)	09-10-2007	Small Town Girl	096[35]		77,000[107]
111	Jordin Sparks	"I Am Woman"	06 (1st)	05-10-2011		082[17]		77,000[74]
112	Carrie Underwood	"Love Wins"	04 (1st)	08-31-2018	Cry Pretty	083[11]	1 xGold[12]	70,000[108]
113	Chris Medina	"What Are Words"	10 (Vegas)	02-25-2011	What Are Words	083[109]		61,000[110]
114	Nick Fradiani	"Beautiful Life"	014 (1st)	5-12-2015		093[111]		50,000[112]
115	David Archuleta	"Angels" (album version)	07 (2nd)	10-27-2008	David Archuleta	089[24]		42,000[113]
116	Carrie Underwood	"Drinking Alone"	04 (1st)	11-04-2019	Cry Pretty	074[11]	1 xGold[12]	35,000[114]
117	Elliott Yamin	"Movin' On"	05 (3rd)	02-27-2007	Elliott Yamin	061[115]		26,395[116]g
118	Jimmie Allen	"Make Me Want To"	011 (Hollywood)	02-01-2019	Mercury Lane	049[92]	Platinum	34,000[117]
119	Kelly Clarkson	"I'll Be Home for Christmas"	01 (1st)	12-06-2011	iTunes Session	093[14]		24,000[118]
120	Jennifer Hudson	"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"	03 (7th)	12-05-2006	Dreamgirls	060[67]		13,845[116]
121	Kelly Clarkson	"Low"	01 (1st)	08-25-2003	Thankful	058[14]
122	Ruben Studdard	"Sorry 2004"	02 (1st)	12-02-2003	Soulful	009[119]
123	Ruben Studdard	"Change Me"	02 (1st)	07-31-2006	The Return	094[119]
124	Fantasia	"Truth Is"	03 (1st)	12-07-2004	Free Yourself	021[120]
125	Fantasia	"Baby Mama"	03 (1st)	05-03-2005	Free Yourself	060[62]
126	Fantasia	"Free Yourself"	03 (1st)	06-01-2005	Free Yourself	041[62]
127	Carrie Underwood	"Do You Hear What I Hear?"	04 (1st)	06-11-2007	Hear Something Country Christmas 2007	090[11]
128	Kelly Clarkson (with Ariana Grande)	"Santa, Can't You Hear Me"	01 (1st)	12-09-2022	When Christmas Comes Around...	076[14]
129	Kelly Clarkson	"Underneath the Tree"	01 (1st)	11-05-2013	Wrapped in Red	08[14]
130	Kelly Clarkson	"I Dare You"	01 (1st)	04-16-2020	—	086[14]
131	Kelly Clarkson (with Brett Eldredge)	"Under the Mistletoe"	01 (1st)	10-28-2020	—	059[14]
132	Carrie Underwood (with John Legend)	"Hallelujah"	04 (1st)	11-13-2020	My Gift	054[11]
133	Lauren Spencer-Smith	"Fingers Crossed"	018 (19th)	01-05-2022		19

• ^Note h The numbers for Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)", "Mr Know It All", and "Catch My Breath" include sales of different versions of those songs. Sales numbers for other versions of "Mr Know It All", "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)", and "Catch My Breath" are 49,000, 35,000, and 45,000, respectively.^[121] "Because of You" does not include the duet with Reba McEntire and it has sold 621,000 copies.^[1]
• ^Note c This figure is for physical single of The Way/Solitaire. Digital download of The Way is 36,000.^[122]
• ^Note d Gold certification for digital sale was only 100,000 before July 2006 (Clay Aiken's Invisible was certified gold in March 2006).
• ^Note e No physical singles were available for Josh Gracin.^[123]
• ^Note f This is the rounded combined total of last known sales figures of the live charity single and the album version of David Cook's Permanent. The charity single sold 61,000 as of June 3, 2009,^[124] and the album version sold 142,354 as of May 29, 2011.^[57]
• ^Note g Sales number for first week on chart only.

Uncharted songs

This is a list of some of the other more notable releases with sales information but did not chart on Billboard Hot 100. It is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all singles released by American Idol alums.

Artist	Single	Season	Release Date	Album	Sales
Carrie Underwood	"How Great Thou Art"	04 (1st)	02-03-2008	How Great Thou Art	599,000[125]
Mandisa (feat. TobyMac)	"Good Morning"	05 (9th)	04-05-2011	What If We Were Real	311,000[126]
Mandisa	"Stronger"	05 (9th)	01-07-2011	What If We Were Real	309,000[126]
Haley Reinhart	"Can't Help Falling in Love"	010 (3rd)	10-09-2015	Better	RIAA: Platinum[127]
David Archuleta	"A Little Too Not Over You"	07 (2nd)	01-06-2009	David Archuleta	247,000[128]
Carrie Underwood	"Some Hearts"	04 (1st)	10-29-2005	Some Hearts	207,000[129]
Lauren Alaina	"Georgia Peaches"	10 (2nd)	10-24-2011	Wildflower	189,000[130]
Kellie Pickler	"Don't You Know You're Beautiful"	05 (6th)	06-09-2008	Kellie Pickler	179,000[75]
Jennifer Hudson & Ne-Yo	"Think Like a Man"	03 (7th)	01-31-2012	I Remember Me	176,000[131]
Clay Aiken	"Mary, Did You Know?"	02 (2nd)	11-16-2004	Merry Christmas with Love	143,000[132]
Kris Allen (feat. Pat Monahan)	"The Truth"	08 (1st)	05-11-2010	Kris Allen	137,000[133]
Jason Castro	"Hallelujah"	07 (4th)	00 Oct 2009	Jason Castro	131,000[77]
Kellie Pickler	"Tough"	05 (6th)	06-13-2011	100 Proof	124,000[134]
Carrie Underwood	"Flat On the Floor"	04 (1st)	10-22-2007	Carnival Ride	121,000[135]
Jason Castro	"Let's Just Fall in Love Again"	07 (4th)	00 Oct 2009	The Love Uncompromised EP	118,000[136]
Kelly Clarkson	"Sober"	01 (1st)	07-10-2007	My December	113,000[129]
Daughtry (feat. Slash)	"What I Want"	05 (4th)	04-23-2007	Daughtry	112,000[122]
Jordin Sparks	"S.O.S. (Let the Music Play)"	06 (1st)	09-04-2009	Battlefield	111,000[54]
Casey James	"Let's Don't Call It a Night"	09 (3rd)	08-15-2011	Casey James	106,000[137]
Blake Lewis	"How Many Words"	06 (2nd)	03-10-2008	A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream)	094,000[138]
Scotty McCreery	"Water Tower Town"	10 (1st)	04-09-2012	Clear as Day	093,000[139]
Katharine McPhee	"Love Story"	05 (2nd)	05-22-2007	Katharine McPhee	092,000[54]
Colton Dixon	"You Are"	11 (7th)	10-30-2012	A Messenger	088,000[126]
Blake Lewis	"Break Anotha"	06 (2nd)	10-30-2007	A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream)	085,000[138]
Katharine McPhee	"Terrified"	05 (2nd)	05-04-2010	Unbroken	083,000[140]
Kellie Pickler	"Makin' Me Fall in Love Again"	05 (6th)	04-19-2010	Kellie Pickler	082,000[141]
Danny Gokey	"Tell Your Heart to Beat Again"	05 (6th)	06-23-2014	Hope in Front of Me	077,000[142]
Trent Harmon	"There's a Girl"	015 (1st)	06-24-2016		69,000[86]
Fantasia	"Lose to Win"	03 (1st)	01-08-2013	Side Effects of You	069,000[143]
David Archuleta	"Something 'Bout Love"	07 (2nd)	07-20-2010	The Other Side of Down	064,000[34]
Haley Reinhart	"Free"	10 (3rd)	03-20-2012	Listen Up!	061,000[131]
Allison Iraheta	"Friday I'll Be Over U"	08 (4th)	11-03-2009	Just Like You	054,000[128]
Pia Toscano	"This Time"	10 (9th)	07-13-2011	TBA	051,000[144]
Colton Dixon	"Never Gone"	11 (7th)	09-25-2012	A Messenger	046,000[126]
David Cook	"The Last Goodbye"	07 (1st)	04-19-2011	This Loud Morning	045,000[74]
Kristy Lee Cook	"15 Minutes of Shame"	07 (7th)	08-12-2008	Why Wait	045,000[54]
Lee DeWyze	"Sweet Serendipity"	09 (1st)	10-13-2010	Live It Up	044,000[103]
Jason Castro	"Only a Mountain"	07 (4th)	07-08-2012	Only a Mountain	044,000[77]
Lauren Alaina	"Eighteen Inches"	10 (2nd)	07-16-2012	Wildflower	039,000[145]
Jessica Sanchez	"Tonight"	11 (2nd)	03-22-2013	Me, You & the Music	039,000[143]
Adam Lambert	"Never Close Our Eyes"	08 (2nd)	04-17-2012	Trespassing	037,000[131]
Bucky Covington	"A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How)"	05 (8th)	03-08-2010	Good Guys	031,000[146]
Kelly Clarkson	"Tie It Up"	01 (1st)	06-25-2013		29,000[147]
Kimberley Locke	"Mary, Did You Know?"	02 (3rd)	11-06-2007	Christmas	028,000[118]
Lauren Alaina	"Barefoot and Buckwild"	10 (2nd)	05-07-2013		028,000[30]
Stefano Langone feat. New Boyz & Rock Mafia	"I'm on a Roll"	10 (7th)	04-24-2012		027,573[148]
Kris Allen	"The Vision of Love"	08 (1st)	03-26-2012	Thank You Camellia	025,000[131]
Haley Reinhart feat. Casey Abrams	"Baby, It's Cold Outside"	10 (3rd/6th)	11-21-2011		025,000[149]
Daughtry	"Outta My Head"	05 (4th)	13-03-2012	Break the Spell	024,000[131]
Lee DeWyze	"Beautiful Like You"	09 (1st)	03-15-2011	Live It Up	022,000[150]
David Cook	"The Last Song I'll Write for You"	07 (1st)	05-10-2012		015,000[151]
David Cook	"Laying Me Low"	07 (1st)	04-30-2013		014,000[143]
James Durbin	"Higher than Heaven"	10 (4th)	11-22-2011	Memories of a Beautiful Disaster	013,000[46]
Diana DeGarmo	"Good Goodbye"	03 (2nd)	03-20-2012	Live to Love - EP	013,000[46]
James Durbin	"Stand Up"	10 (4th)	09-27-2011	Memories of a Beautiful Disaster	012,000[56]
James Durbin	"Love Me Bad"	10 (4th)	11-22-2011	Memories of a Beautiful Disaster	011,000[56]
Lee DeWyze	"Silver Lining"	09 (1st)	04-25-2010		011,000[152]
Daughtry	"Start of Something Good"	05 (4th)	11-21-2011	Break the Spell	010,000[153]
Kellie Pickler	"Someone Somewhere Tonight"	5 (6th)	05-14-2013		009,000[30]
Haley Reinhart	"Undone"	10 (3rd)	05-22-2012	Listen Up!	008,000[154]
Clay Aiken	"Bring Back My Love"	02 (2nd)	12-20-2011		005,000[155]