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. RankArtistSeasonTotal 1Carrie Underwood 4 (1st) 72,500,000 2Kelly Clarkson 1 (1st) 35,173,000 3Daughtry 05 (4th) 13,720,000 4Gabby Barrett 016 (3rd) 12,000,000 5Jordin Sparks 06 (1st) 10,585,000 6Phillip Phillips 11 (1st) 0 7,472,000 7Adam Lambert 08 (2nd) 05,235,000 8David Cook 07 (1st) 0 4,571,000 9Kellie Pickler 05 (6th) 04,189,000 10David Archuleta 07 (2nd) 03,497,000 11Kris Allen 08 (1st) 03,317,000 12Scotty McCreery 10 (1st) 02,975,000 13Jennifer Hudson 03 (7th) 02,605,000 14Fantasia 03 (1st) 01,856,000 15Elliott Yamin 05 (3rd) 01,615,000 16Katharine McPhee 05 (2nd) 01,612,000 17Josh Gracin 02 (4th) 01,432,000 18Lauren Alaina 10 (2nd) 00,1,105,000 19Blake Lewis 06 (2nd) 00,819,000 20Bucky Covington 05 (7th) 00,811,000 21Clay Aiken 02 (2nd) 00,674,000 22Mandisa 05 (9th) 00,620,000 23Bo Bice 04 (2nd) 00,555,000 24Ruben Studdard 02 (1st) 00,455,000 25Casey James 09 (3rd) 00,443,000 26Lee DeWyze 09 (1st) 00,436,000 27Jason Castro 07 (4th) 00,415,000Idol Chatter 11-08-2010 28Taylor Hicks 05 (1st) 00,387,000 29Haley Reinhart 10 (3rd) 00,386,000 30Kimberley Locke 02 (3rd) 00,340,000 31Crystal Bowersox 09 (2nd) 00,295,000 32Mario Vazquez 04 (semifinal) 00,286,000 33Danny Gokey 08 (3rd) 00,211,000 34Allison Iraheta 08 (4th) 00,161,000 35Colton Dixon 11 (7th) 00,0134,000 36William Hung 03 (auditioner) 00,127,000 37Diana DeGarmo 03 (2nd) 00,119,000 38Trent Harmon 15 (1st) 00,085,000 39Pia Toscano 10 (9th) 00,065,000 40Chris Medina 10 (Hollywood) 00,061,000 41Nick Fradiani 014 (1st) 00,56,000 42Candice Glover 012 (1st) 00,48,000 43Kristy Lee Cook 07 (7th) 00,045,000 44Jessica Sanchez 11 (2nd) 00,039,000 45James Durbin 10 (4th) 00,037,000 46Stefano Langone 10 (7th) 00,028,00099 Total132,943,000 As totaled from entries listed in this page and American Idol Hot 100 singles Totalled from entries listed but also including album tracks not listed here or in American Idol Hot 100 singles Including new single releases and extra sales since January 14, 2014. 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.

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

Artist SongSeason Release Date Album Hot 100 Peak RIAACertification SoundScanSales 1Carrie Underwood"Before He Cheats" 04 (1st) 08-19-2006 Some Hearts 008[ Billboard Hot 100 – Carrie Underwood] 11× Platinum 11,000,000 2Gabby Barrett"I Hope" 016 (3rd) 6-27-2019 Goldmine 03 9× Platinum 9,000,000 3Kelly Clarkson"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" 01 (1st)01-17-2012 Stronger 001[ Billboard Hot 100 – Kelly Clarkson] 7× Platinum 7,000,000 4Carrie Underwood"Blown Away" 04 (1st) 05-01-2012 Blown Away 020 5× Platinum 5,000,000 5Gabby Barrett"The Good Ones" 016 (3rd) 06-08-2020 Goldmine 032 5× Platinum 5,000,000 https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?reload=1788658312480&tab_active=recent-award&sub_tab_active=&se=gabby%20barrett&from=&to=&ti=&lab=#pre-gnp-results 6Carrie Underwood"Cowboy Casanova" 04 (1st) 09-14-2009 Play On 011 4× Platinum 4,300,000