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For those that follow the American Idol scene....Current sales totals for their latest albums


>>>>Here are Idol numbers from USA Today:

Most Idols up as overall sales rebound slightly
Sorry for the lateness of this report -- Idol season schedule throws any post I might put up on Tuesday or Wednesday back considerably. Not that I'm begging for sympathy (or deserve any).

Anyway, overall album sales bounced back a little from an all-time low last week, improving by 5%. Daughtry managed to exceed that margin by a little, selling 6.4% more copies than last week (a rounded 21,000 compared to a likewise rounded 19,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan). The album moves from No. 20 to No. 19 and has now sold 3.71 million copies.

Carrie's Carnival Ride is up 5.3% to 20,000, moving 24-22 on the chart and reaching 1.79 million total.

Jordin clings to the top 50, dropping 48-49 but selling a few more copies than last week (0.2% more), in the mid-12,000s. Her total is 461,000; she should hit half a million in four weeks at this rate.

Carrie's Some Hearts drops 57-58 but sells 6% more, up to 11,000, for a total of 6.23 million.

The only Idol on the chart without cheering tidings (except that he's still on the chart, unlike so many of his compatriots) is Blake, who falls 118-161 thanks to a 27% drop to 4,000 copies. His total is now 255,000, and with airplay for his single having pretty much vanished, the prognosis can't be overly optimistic.

Off-chart Idols follow.

Breakaway's no longer eligible for the current album chart, but if it were, it would have made it this week with 3,700 units sold, down from 3,900 last week, for a total of 5.94 million. Kelly's My December sold 2,000, down from 2,200, for a total of 746,000.

Kellie (Pikler) also nearly made the chart, missing by 300 copies or so. She sold 2,900, up nicely from 2,300, and her total is now 709,000.

Elliott sold 1,600, down from 1,800, for a total of 489,000.

Bucky sold 1,200, same as last week, and stands at 321,000.

Fantasia sold 700, down from 800, total 504,000.

Mandisa stayed at 700 and has sold 69,000 to date.

Bo sold 500, off from 600, for a total of 38,000.

Katharine remained at 300; total 366,000.

Clay stayed at 200, and bumped up to a rounded 523,000.

Ruben stayed at 100; total 236,000.

Constantine stayed at 100; total 24,000.

Taylor stayed at 100; total 700,000.

Kimberley (Locke) stayed at 100; total 18,000.

Paris stayed at 100; total 21,000<<<<

Kelly is this decades Alanis Morrisette with the difference in 1st and 2nd album sales. The problem is that Alanis at least can be pretty diverse with her music and could settle into that role nicely, i dont think Kelly can.

lastdecember said:

Jagged Little Pill and Breakway were Alanis and Kelly's second albums, respectively. Kelly will make a nice safe pop album this year or next year and be just fine.

VoicesCarry said:

But no one had a clue who Alanis was, she was doing pop in canada, which is about as relevant as Alyssa Milano's singing career. I think Kelly is a done deal mainly because that genre is dead, she needs to do something interesting if she wants people to come along, people can get "well written pop/rock" tracks from anyone, and thats why she has died off. Carrie Underwood has a niche because she is "pop country" and that market always wants buys. But the trend of Kelly and that whole "avril lavigne" type rock is gone and the fall-off shows that its more of trend buying, you can only do the fake ass rock image for so long.
[Edited 1/31/08 15:13pm]