Canadian Idol alumni album sales
Former contestant Total sales Debut album Second album Third album
1 Kelly Clarkson ( Season 1 , Winner ) 940,000 Thankful ( April 15 , 2003 ) RCA Records Platinum 100,000 Peak : # 2 Breakaway ( November 30 , 2004 ) RCA Records 5x Platinum 500,000 Peak : # 6 My December ( June 26 , 2007 ) RCA Records Platinum 100,000 Peak : # 2
2 Carrie Underwood ( Season 4 , Winner ) 809,000 Some Hearts ( November 15 , 2005 ) Arista Nashville 3x Platinum 400,000 Peak : # 11 Carnival Ride ( October 23 , 2007 ) Arista Nashville Platinum 200,000 Peak : # 1 Play On ( November 3 , 2009 ) Arista Nashville Platinum 80,000 Peak : # 2
3 Chris Daughtry ( Season 5 , 4th Place ) 320,000 Daughtry ( November 21 , 2006 ) RCA Records 2x Platinum 200,000 Peak : # 8 Leave This Town ( June 14 , 2009 ) RCA Records Platinum 80,000 Peak : # 2 Break the Spell ( November 21 , 2011 ) RCA Records Gold 40,000 Peak : # 13
4 Clay Aiken ( Season 2 , Runner-Up ) 200,000 Measure of a Man ( October 14 , 2003 ) RCA Records Platinum 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
5 Fantasia Barrino ( Season 3 , Winner ) 200,000 Free Yourself ( November 23 , 2004 ) J Records 2x 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 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 80,000 Peak : # 8 Trespassing ( May 15 , 2012 ) RCA Records n/a 7,300 Peak : # 1
8 Phillip Phillips ( Season 11 , Winner ) 80,000 The World from the Side of the Moon ( November 19 , 2012 ) Interscope Records Platinum 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 50,000 Peak : # 11 This Loud Morning ( June 28 , 2011 ) RCA Records n/a n/a Peak : # 23
American Idol -- AI Artists with CRIA certified albums
This article shows the highest selling contestants from Canadian Idol and the highest selling American Idol albums. These sales are Canadian sales only.