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.)
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 | 1 (1st) | 35,173,000[1] | |
| 2 | Carrie Underwood | 4 (1st) | 31,029,000 | |
| 3 | Daughtry | 5 (4th) | 13,720,000 | |
| 4 | Jordin Sparks | 6 (1st) | 10,585,000 | |
| 5 | Gabby Barrett | 16 (3rd) | 10,000,000[2] [3] | |
| 6 | Phillip Phillips | 11 (1st) | 7,472,000 | |
| 7 | Adam Lambert | 8 (2nd) | 5,235,000 | |
| 8 | David Cook | 7 (1st) | 4,571,000 | |
| 9 | Kellie Pickler | 5 (6th) | 4,189,000 | |
| 10 | David Archuleta | 7 (2nd) | 3,497,000 | |
| 11 | Kris Allen | 8 (1st) | 3,317,000[4] | |
| 12 | Scotty McCreery | 10 (1st) | 2,975,000 | |
| 13 | Jennifer Hudson | 3 (7th) | 2,605,000 | |
| 14 | Fantasia | 3 (1st) | 1,856,000 | |
| 15 | Elliott Yamin | 5 (3rd) | 1,615,000[5] | |
| 16 | Katharine McPhee | 5 (2nd) | 1,612,000 | |
| 17 | Josh Gracin | 2 (4th) | 1,432,000 | |
| 18 | Lauren Alaina | 10 (2nd) | 1,105,000 | |
| 19 | Blake Lewis | 6 (2nd) | 819,000 | |
| 20 | Bucky Covington | 5 (7th) | 811,000 | |
| 21 | Clay Aiken | 2 (2nd) | 674,000 | |
| 22 | Mandisa | 5 (9th) | 620,000 | |
| 23 | Bo Bice | 4 (2nd) | 555,000 | |
| 24 | Ruben Studdard | 2 (1st) | 455,000 | |
| 25 | Casey James | 9 (3rd) | 443,000 | |
| 26 | Lee DeWyze | 9 (1st) | 436,000 | |
| 27 | Jason Castro | 7 (4th) | 415,000[6] | |
| 28 | Taylor Hicks | 5 (1st) | 387,000 | |
| 29 | Haley Reinhart | 10 (3rd) | 386,000 | |
| 30 | Kimberley Locke | 2 (3rd) | 340,000 | |
| 31 | Crystal Bowersox | 9 (2nd) | 295,000 | |
| 32 | Mario Vazquez | 4 (semifinal) | 286,000 | |
| 33 | Danny Gokey | 8 (3rd) | 211,000 | |
| 34 | Allison Iraheta | 8 (4th) | 161,000[7] | |
| 35 | Colton Dixon | 11 (7th) | 134,000 | |
| 36 | William Hung | 3 (auditioner) | 127,000 | |
| 37 | Diana DeGarmo | 3 (2nd) | 119,000 | |
| 38 | Trent Harmon | 15 (1st) | 85,000 | |
| 39 | Pia Toscano | 10 (9th) | 65,000 | |
| 40 | Chris Medina | 10 (Hollywood) | 61,000 | |
| 41 | Nick Fradiani | 14 (1st) | 56,000 | |
| 42 | Candice Glover | 12 (1st) | 48,000 | |
| 43 | Kristy Lee Cook | 7 (7th) | 45,000 | |
| 44 | Jessica Sanchez | 11 (2nd) | 39,000 | |
| 45 | James Durbin | 10 (4th) | 37,000 | |
| 46 | Stefano Langone | 10 (7th) | 28,000 | |
| Total | 132,943,000 | |||
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.[8]
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 | Carrie Underwood | "Before He Cheats" | 4 (1st) | 08-19-2006 | Some Hearts | 8[9] | 7× Platinum[10] | 7,000,000[11] |
| 2 | Kelly Clarkson | "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" | 1 (1st) | 01-17-2012 | Stronger | 1[12] | 7× Platinum | 7,000,000 |
| 3 | Gabby Barrett | "I Hope" | 16 (3rd) | 6-27-2019 | Goldmine | 3[13] | 7× Platinum | 7,000,000 |
| 4 | Carrie Underwood | "Blown Away" | 4 (1st) | 05-01-2012 | Blown Away | 20 | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000 |
| 5 | Carrie Underwood | "Jesus, Take The Wheel" | 4 (1st) | 10-03-2005 | Some Hearts | 20 | 4× Platinum | 3,473,000[14] |
| 6 | Jordin Sparks (with Chris Brown) | "No Air" | 6 (1st) | 02-11-2008 | Jordin Sparks | 3[15] | Platinum[16] | 3,596,000[17] |
| 7 | Carrie Underwood | "Cowboy Casanova" | 4 (1st) | 09-14-2009 | Play On | 11 | 3× Platinum | 3,300,000[18] |
| 8 | Gabby Barrett | "The Good Ones" | 16 (3rd) | 06-08-2020 | Goldmine | 32 | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000 |
| 9 | Kelly Clarkson | "My Life Would Suck Without You" | 1 (1st) | 01-13-2009 | All I Ever Wanted | 1 | Platinum[19] | 2,973,000 |
| 10 | Kelly Clarkson | "Since U Been Gone" | 1 (1st) | 12-14-2004 | Breakaway | 2 | Platinum | 2,855,000 |
| 11 | Daughtry | "Home" | 5 (4th) | 04-10-2007 | Daughtry | 5 | 3× Platinum | 2,425,000 |
| 12 | Daughtry | "It's Not Over" | 5 (4th) | 11-21-2006 | Daughtry | 4[20] | 2× Platinum[21] | 2,344,000[22] |
| 13 | Carrie Underwood | "Good Girl" | 4 (1st) | 02-23-2012 | Blown Away | 18 | 3× Platinum | 2,290,000 |
| 14 | Jordin Sparks | "Tattoo" | 6 (1st) | 09-25-2007 | Jordin Sparks | 8 | Platinum | 2,245,000 |
| 15 | Kelly Clarkson | "Breakaway" | 1 (1st) | 07-19-2004 | Breakaway | 6 | Gold | 2,128,000 |
| 16 | David Archuleta | "Crush" | 7 (2nd) | 08-12-2008 | David Archuleta | 2[23] | 2,127,000 | |
| 17 | Kelly Clarkson | "Because of You" | 1 (1st) | 08-28-2005 | Breakaway | 7 | Platinum | 2,079,000 |
| 18 | Kelly Clarkson | "Already Gone" | 1 (1st) | 08-11-2009 | All I Ever Wanted | 13 | 2,009,000 | |
| 19 | Adam Lambert | "Whataya Want from Me" | 8 (2nd) | 11-20-2009 | For Your Entertainment | 10[24] | 2,006,000 | |
| 20 | Phillip Phillips | "Gone Gone Gone" | 11 (1st) | 11-19-2012 | The World from the Side of the Moon | 25[25] | Platinum[26] | 2,000,000[27] |
| 21 | Kelly Clarkson | "Mr. Know It All" | 1 (1st) | 09-05-2011 | Stronger | 10 | 1,919,000 | |
| 22 | Kelly Clarkson | "Catch My Breath" | 1 (1st) | 10-15-2012 | Greatest Hits: Chapter One | 19[28] | 1,834,000 | |
| 23 | Carrie Underwood | "All-American Girl" | 4 (1st) | 12-17-2007 | Carnival Ride | 27 | 2× Platinum | 1,800,000 |
| 24 | Kris Allen | "Live Like We're Dying" | 8 (1st) | 09-21-2009 | Kris Allen | 18[29] | Platinum[30] | 1,750,000[31] |
| 25 | Jordin Sparks | "Battlefield" | 6 (1st) | 05-12-2009 | Battlefield | 10 | 1,734,000 | |
| 26 | Kelly Clarkson | "Behind These Hazel Eyes" | 1 (1st) | 03-27-2005 | Breakaway | 6 | Platinum | 1,644,000 |
| 27 | Carrie Underwood | "Undo It" | 4 (1st) | 05-24-2010 | Play On | 23 | 2× Platinum | 1,600,000 |
| 28 | Jordin Sparks | "One Step at a Time" | 6 (1st) | 06-10-2008 | Jordin Sparks | 17 | 1,423,000[32] | |
| 29 | Daughtry | "Over You" | 5 (4th) | 07-24-2007 | Daughtry | 18 | 2× Platinum | 1,315,000 |
| 30 | Kelly Clarkson | "Walk Away" | 1 (1st) | 01-31-2006 | Breakaway | 12 | Gold | 1,306,000 |
| 31 | Carrie Underwood | "Last Name" | 4 (1st) | 04-08-2008 | Carnival Ride | 19 | Platinum | 1,300,000 |
| 32 | Carrie Underwood | "Just a Dream" | 4 (1st) | 07-21-2008 | Carnival Ride | 29 | 2× Platinum | 1,280,000 |
| 33 | Kellie Pickler | "Best Days of Your Life" | 5 (6th) | 12-01-2008 | Kellie Pickler | 46[33] | Platinum[34] | 1,224,000[35] |
| 34 | Kelly Clarkson | "Never Again" | 1 (1st) | 04-23-2007 | My December | 8 | Gold | 1,211,000 |
| 35 | Daughtry | "No Surprise" | 5 (4th) | 05-05-2009 | Leave This Town | 15 | Gold | 1,201,000 |
| 36 | David Cook | "Light On" | 7 (1st) | 09-30-2008 | David Cook | 17[36] | Platinum[37] | 1,166,000[38] |
| 37 | Elliott Yamin | "Wait for You" | 5 (3rd) | 03-13-2007 | Elliott Yamin | 13[39] | Platinum[40] | 1,113,000[41] |
| 38 | Carrie Underwood | "Two Black Cadillacs" | 4 (1st) | 11-26-2012 | Blown Away | 41 | 2× Platinum | 1,110,000 |
| 39 | Carrie Underwood | "Temporary Home" | 4 (1st) | 10-20-2009 | Play On | 41 | Platinum | 1,093,000 |
| 40 | Carrie Underwood | "Something in the Water" | 4 (1st) | 09-29-2014 | Greatest Hits: Decade #1 | 24 | 2× Platinum | 1,091,000 |
| 41 | Carrie Underwood (feat. Randy Travis) | "I Told You So" | 4 (1st) | 02-02-2009 | Carnival Ride | 9 | Platinum | 1,089,000 |
| 42 | Carrie Underwood | "So Small" | 4 (1st) | 08-14-2007 | Carnival Ride | 17 | Platinum | 1,088,000 |
| 43 | Kelly Clarkson | "Miss Independent" | 1 (1st) | 04-10-2003 | Thankful | 9 | Gold | 1,035,000 |
| 44 | Kelly Clarkson | "Heartbeat Song" | 1 (1st) | 01-12-2015 | Piece by Piece | 21 | Platinum | 909,000 |
| 45 | Adam Lambert | "If I Had You" | 8 (2nd) | 05-05-2010 | For Your Entertainment | 30 | 892,000 | |
| 46 | Daughtry | "Life After You" | 5 (4th) | 11-10-2009 | Leave This Town | 36 | Gold | 890,000 |
| 47 | Kelly Clarkson | "Dark Side" | 1 (1st) | 06-05-2012 | Stronger | 42 | 882,000 | |
| 48 | Daughtry | "Feels Like Tonight" | 5 (4th) | 01-08-2008 | Daughtry | 24 | Platinum | 839,000 |
| 49 | Scotty McCreery | "The Trouble with Girls" | 10 (1st) | 08-30-2011 | Clear as Day | 55[42] | Platinum[43] | 836,000[44] |
| 50 | Kelly Clarkson | "I Do Not Hook Up" | 1 (1st) | 04-14-2009 | All I Ever Wanted | 20 | 823,000 | |
| 51 | Kelly Clarkson | "Piece by Piece" | 1 (1st) | 11-09-2015 | Piece by Piece | 8 | 813,000 | |
| 52 | Carrie Underwood | "Wasted" | 4 (1st) | 02-06-2007 | Some Hearts | 37 | Platinum | 784,000[45] |
| 53 | Daughtry | "What About Now" | 5 (4th) | 07-01-2008 | Daughtry | 18 | 752,000 | |
| 54 | Carrie Underwood | "See You Again" | 4 (1st) | 04-15-2013 | Blown Away | 34 | Platinum | 740,000[46] |
| 55 | Scotty McCreery | "See You Tonight" | 10 (1st) | 04-09-2013 | See You Tonight | 52 | Platinum | 693,000[47] |
| 56 | Katharine McPhee | "Over It" | 5 (2nd) | 01-30-2007 | Katharine McPhee | 29[48] | Gold[49] | 645,000[50] |
| 57 | Daughtry | "September" | 5 (4th) | 06-01-2010 | Leave This Town | 36[51] | Gold | 563,000[52] |
| 58 | David Cook | "Come Back to Me" | 7 (1st) | 03-23-2009 | David Cook | 63 | 538,000 | |
| 59 | Kelly Clarkson | "People Like Us" | 1 (1st) | 04-08-2013 | Greatest Hits: Chapter One | 65 | 526,000 | |
| 60 | Kellie Pickler | "Red High Heels" | 5 (6th) | 09-13-2006 | Small Town Girl | 64 | Gold | 513,000[53] |
| 61 | Carrie Underwood | "Don't Forget to Remember Me" | 4 (1st) | 03-13-2006 | Some Hearts | 49 | Gold | 500,000 |
| 62 | Carrie Underwood | "Mama's Song" | 4 (1st) | 09-13-2010 | Play On | 56 | Platinum | 500,000 |
| 63 | Daughtry | "Waiting for Superman" | 5 (4th) | 09-17-2013 | Baptized | 66 | Platinum | 500,000[54] |
| 64 | Adam Lambert | "Ghost Town" | 8 (2nd) | 04-21-2015 | The Original High | 64 | Gold [55] | 500,000 |
| 65 | Fantasia | "When I See U" | 3 (1st) | 04-17-2007 | Fantasia | 32[56] | Gold[57] | 500,000 |
| 66 | Benson Boone | Ghost Town | 19 (Hollywood) | 10-15-2021 | "Walk Me Home..." | 100 | Gold[58] | 500,000 |
| 67 | Carrie Underwood | "Church Bells" | 4 (1st) | 04-11-2016 | Storyteller | 43 | 2× Platinum | 456,000[59] |
| 68 | Carrie Underwood | "Smoke Break" | 4 (1st) | 08-21-2015 | Storyteller | 43 | Platinum | 447,000[60] |
| 69 | Carrie Underwood | "Little Toy Guns" | 4 (1st) | 02-16-2015 | Greatest Hits: Decade Number 1 | 47 | Platinum | 437,000[61] |
| 70 | Jennifer Hudson | "Spotlight" | 3 (7th) | 06-10-2008 | Jennifer Hudson | 24[62] | 426,000[63] | |
| 71 | Scotty McCreery | "Five More Minutes" | 10 (1st) | 05-05-2017 | Seasons Change | 44 | 2× Platinum | 382,000[64] |
| 72 | Adam Lambert | "For Your Entertainment" | 8 (2nd) | 10-30-2009 | For Your Entertainment | 61 | 378,352[65] | |
| 73 | Kellie Pickler | "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You" | 5 (6th) | 08-31-2009 | Kellie Pickler | 97 | 356,000[66] | |
| 74 | Josh Gracin | "Nothin' to Lose" | 2 (4th) | 08-31-2004 | Josh Gracin | 39[67] | Gold[68] | 351,000[69] |
| 75 | Carrie Underwood | "Heartbeat" | 4 (1st) | 11-30-2015 | Storyteller | 42 | Platinum | 348,000 |
| 76 | Kellie Pickler | "I Wonder" | 5 (6th) | 02-05-2007 | Small Town Girl | 75 | 347,000[70] | |
| 77 | Kelly Clarkson (feat. Vince Gill) | "Don't Rush" | 1 (1st) | 10-30-2012 | Greatest Hits: Chapter One | 89 | 346,000 | |
| 78 | Casey James | "Crying on a Suitcase" | 9 (3rd) | 06-14-2012 | Casey James | 90[71] | 337,000[72] | |
| 79 | Clay Aiken | "Solitaire"/"The Way" | 2 (2nd) | 03-17-2004 | Measure of a Man | 4[73] | 322,000[74] | |
| 80 | Carrie Underwood | "The Champion" | 4 (1st) | 01-12-2018 | Cry Pretty | 47 | Platinum | 314,000[75] |
| 81 | Scotty McCreery | "Feelin' It" | 10 (1st) | 04-13-2014 | See You Tonight | 84 | Gold | 296,000[76] |
| 82 | Phillip Phillips | "Raging Fire" | 11 (1st) | 03-03-2014 | Behind the Light | 58 | 295,000[77] | |
| 83 | Josh Gracin | "We Weren't Crazy" | 2 (4th) | 10-29-2007 | We Weren't Crazy | 82 | 289,000 | |
| 84 | Mario Vazquez | "Gallery" | 4 (semi) | 05-02-2006 | Mario Vazquez | 35[78] | 285,601[79] | |
| 85 | Bucky Covington | "A Different World" | 5 (8th) | 01-16-2007 | Bucky Covington | 58[80] | 278,000 | |
| 86 | Carrie Underwood | "Dirty Laundry" | 4 (1st) | 05-01-2012 | Storyteller | 48 | Platinum | 271,000 |
| 87 | Daughtry | "Crawling Back to You" | 5 (4th) | 10-4-2011 | Break the Spell | 41 | Platinum | 243,000[81] |
| 88 | Lauren Alaina | "Road Less Traveled" | 10 (2nd) | 07-11-2016 | Road Less Traveled | 80[82] | 204,000[83] | |
| 89 | David Cook | "Permanent" | 7 (1st) | 05-18-2009 | David Cook | 24 | 203,000 | |
| 90 | Carrie Underwood | "Cry Pretty" | 4 (1st) | 04-11-2018 | Cry Pretty | 48 | Gold | 189,000[84] |
| 91 | Bucky Covington | "I'll Walk" | 5 (8th) | 04-28-2008 | Bucky Covington | 70 | 171,000[85] | |
| 92 | Bo Bice | "The Real Thing" | 4 (2nd) | 12-01-2005 | The Real Thing | 56[86] | 148,644[87] | |
| 93 | Jimmie Allen | "Best Shot" | 11 (Hollywood) | 02-20-2018 | Mercury Lane | 32[88] | Platinum | 146,000[89] |
| 94 | Adam Lambert | "Time for Miracles" | 8 (2nd) | 10-18-2009 | For Your Entertainment | 50 | 136,706 | |
| 95 | Kelly Clarkson | "All I Ever Wanted" | 1 (1st) | 03-09-2010 | All I Ever Wanted | 96 | 129,000[90] | |
| 96 | Jennifer Hudson | "If This Isn't Love" | 3 (7th) | 02-24-2009 | Jennifer Hudson | 63 | 127,000[91] | |
| 97 | Adam Lambert | "Better Than I Know Myself" | 8 (2nd) | 12-20-2011 | Trespassing | 76 | 123,000 | |
| 98 | Scotty McCreery | "This Is It" | 10 (1st) | 07-05-2018 | Seasons Change | 42 | Platinum | 115,000[92] |
| 99 | Danny Gokey | "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me" | 8 (3rd) | 12-26-2009 | My Best Days | 82[93] | 107,000 [94] | |
| 100 | Clay Aiken | "Invisible" | 2 (2nd) | 09-2003 | Measure of a Man | 37[95] | Gold[96] | 104,000[97] |
| 101 | Jennifer Hudson | "Where You At" | 3 (7th) | 02-08-2011 | I Remember Me | 64 | 93,000[98] | |
| 102 | Fantasia | "Bittersweet" | 3 (1st) | 05-11-2010 | Back to Me | 74 | 90,000 | |
| 103 | Carrie Underwood | "Southbound" | 4 (1st) | 04-29-2019 | Cry Pretty | 64 | Gold | 89,000[99] |
| 104 | Bucky Covington | "It's Good to Be Us" | 5 (8th) | 09-10-2007 | Bucky Covington | 81 | 86,000 | |
| 105 | Josh Gracin | "Stay with Me (Brass Bed)" | 2 (4th) | 04-26-2005 | Josh Gracin | 47 | 85,000 | |
| 106 | Kimberley Locke | "8th World Wonder" | 2 (3rd) | 03-16-2004 | One Love | 49[100] | 82,000[101] | |
| 107 | Josh Gracin | "I Want to Live" | 2 (4th) | 03-22-2004 | Josh Gracin | 45 | 77,000 | |
| 108 | Kellie Pickler | "Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind" | 5 (6th) | 09-10-2007 | Small Town Girl | 96 | 77,000[102] | |
| 109 | Jordin Sparks | "I Am Woman" | 6 (1st) | 05-10-2011 | 82 | 77,000 | ||
| 110 | Carrie Underwood | "Love Wins" | 4 (1st) | 08-31-2018 | Cry Pretty | 83 | Gold | 70,000[103] |
| 111 | Chris Medina | "What Are Words" | 10 (Vegas) | 02-25-2011 | What Are Words | 83[104] | 61,000[105] | |
| 112 | Nick Fradiani | "Beautiful Life" | 14 (1st) | 5-12-2015 | 93[106] | 50,000[107] | ||
| 113 | David Archuleta | "Angels" (album version) | 7 (2nd) | 10-27-2008 | David Archuleta | 89 | 42,000[108] | |
| 114 | Carrie Underwood | "Drinking Alone" | 4 (1st) | 11-04-2019 | Cry Pretty | 74 | Gold | 35,000[109] |
| 115 | Elliott Yamin | "Movin' On" | 5 (3rd) | 02-27-2007 | Elliott Yamin | 61[110] | 26,395[111] | |
| 116 | Jimmie Allen | "Make Me Want To" | 11 (Hollywood) | 02-01-2019 | Mercury Lane | 49 | Platinum | 34,000[112] |
| 117 | Kelly Clarkson | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | 1 (1st) | 12-06-2011 | iTunes Session | 93 | 24,000 | |
| 118 | Jennifer Hudson | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | 3 (7th) | 12-05-2006 | Dreamgirls | 60 | 13,845 | |
| 119 | Kelly Clarkson | "Low" | 1 (1st) | 08-25-2003 | Thankful | 58 | ||
| 120 | Ruben Studdard | "Sorry 2004" | 2 (1st) | 12-02-2003 | Soulful | 9[113] | ||
| 121 | Ruben Studdard | "Change Me" | 2 (1st) | 07-31-2006 | The Return | 94 | ||
| 122 | Fantasia | "Truth Is" | 3 (1st) | 12-07-2004 | Free Yourself | 21[114] | ||
| 123 | Fantasia | "Baby Mama" | 3 (1st) | 05-03-2005 | Free Yourself | 60 | ||
| 124 | Fantasia | "Free Yourself" | 3 (1st) | 06-01-2005 | Free Yourself | 41 | ||
| 125 | Carrie Underwood | "Do You Hear What I Hear?" | 4 (1st) | 06-11-2007 | Hear Something Country Christmas 2007 | 90 | ||
| 126 | Sarah Burgess | "Dangerouz" | 6 (Hollywood) | 06-30-2008 | One | 8 | ||
| 127 | Kelly Clarkson | "Underneath the Tree" | 1 (1st) | 11-05-2013 | Wrapped in Red | 92 | ||
| 128 | Lauren Spencer-Smith | "Fingers Crossed" | 18 (19th) | 01-05-2022 | 19 | |||
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" | 4 (1st) | 02-03-2008 | How Great Thou Art | 599,000[119] | |
| Mandisa | "Good Morning" | 5 (9th) | 04-05-2011 | What If We Were Real | 311,000[120] | |
| Mandisa | "Stronger" | 5 (9th) | 01-07-2011 | What If We Were Real | 309,000 | |
| Haley Reinhart | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | 10 (3rd) | 10-09-2015 | Better | RIAA Platinum[121] | |
| David Archuleta | "A Little Too Not Over You" | 7 (2nd) | 01-06-2009 | David Archuleta | 247,000[122] | |
| Carrie Underwood | "Some Hearts" | 4 (1st) | 10-29-2005 | Some Hearts | 207,000[123] | |
| Lauren Alaina | "Georgia Peaches" | 10 (2nd) | 10-24-2011 | Wildflower | 189,000[124] | |
| Kellie Pickler | "Don't You Know You're Beautiful" | 5 (6th) | 06-09-2008 | Kellie Pickler | 179,000 | |
| Jennifer Hudson & Ne-Yo | "Think Like a Man" | 3 (7th) | 01-31-2012 | I Remember Me | 176,000 | |
| Clay Aiken | "Mary, Did You Know?" | 2 (2nd) | 11-16-2004 | Merry Christmas with Love | 143,000[125] | |
| Kris Allen (feat. Pat Monahan) | "The Truth" | 8 (1st) | 05-11-2010 | Kris Allen | 137,000[126] | |
| Jason Castro | "Hallelujah" | 7 (4th) | Oct 2009 | Jason Castro | 131,000 | |
| Kellie Pickler | "Tough" | 5 (6th) | 06-13-2011 | 100 Proof | 124,000[127] | |
| Carrie Underwood | "Flat On the Floor" | 4 (1st) | 10-22-2007 | Carnival Ride | 121,000[128] | |
| Jason Castro | "Let's Just Fall in Love Again" | 7 (4th) | Oct 2009 | The Love Uncompromised EP | 118,000[129] | |
| Kelly Clarkson | "Sober" | 1 (1st) | 07-10-2007 | My December | 113,000 | |
| Daughtry (feat. Slash) | "What I Want" | 5 (4th) | 04-23-2007 | Daughtry | 112,000[130] | |
| Jordin Sparks | "S.O.S. (Let the Music Play)" | 6 (1st) | 09-04-2009 | Battlefield | 111,000 | |
| Casey James | "Let's Don't Call It a Night" | 9 (3rd) | 08-15-2011 | Casey James | 106,000[131] | |
| Blake Lewis | "How Many Words" | 6 (2nd) | 03-10-2008 | A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream) | 94,000[132] | |
| Scotty McCreery | "Water Tower Town" | 10 (1st) | 04-09-2012 | Clear as Day | 93,000[133] | |
| Katharine McPhee | "Love Story" | 5 (2nd) | 05-22-2007 | Katharine McPhee | 92,000 | |
| Colton Dixon | "You Are" | 11 (7th) | 10-30-2012 | A Messenger | 88,000 | |
| Blake Lewis | "Break Anotha" | 6 (2nd) | 10-30-2007 | A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream) | 85,000 | |
| Katharine McPhee | "Terrified" | 5 (2nd) | 05-04-2010 | Unbroken | 83,000[134] | |
| Kellie Pickler | "Makin' Me Fall in Love Again" | 5 (6th) | 04-19-2010 | Kellie Pickler | 82,000[135] | |
| Danny Gokey | "Tell Your Heart to Beat Again" | 5 (6th) | 06-23-2014 | Hope in Front of Me | 77,000[136] | |
| Trent Harmon | "There's a Girl" | 15 (1st) | 06-24-2016 | 69,000[137] | ||
| Fantasia | "Lose to Win" | 3 (1st) | 01-08-2013 | Side Effects of You | 69,000[138] | |
| David Archuleta | "Something 'Bout Love" | 7 (2nd) | 07-20-2010 | The Other Side of Down | 64,000 | |
| Haley Reinhart | "Free" | 10 (3rd) | 03-20-2012 | Listen Up! | 61,000 | |
| Allison Iraheta | "Friday I'll Be Over U" | 8 (4th) | 11-03-2009 | Just Like You | 54,000 | |
| Pia Toscano | "This Time" | 10 (9th) | 07-13-2011 | TBA | 51,000[139] | |
| Colton Dixon | "Never Gone" | 11 (7th) | 09-25-2012 | A Messenger | 46,000 | |
| David Cook | "The Last Goodbye" | 7 (1st) | 04-19-2011 | This Loud Morning | 45,000 | |
| Kristy Lee Cook | "15 Minutes of Shame" | 7 (7th) | 08-12-2008 | Why Wait | 45,000 | |
| Lee DeWyze | "Sweet Serendipity" | 9 (1st) | 10-13-2010 | Live It Up | 44,000[140] | |
| Jason Castro | "Only a Mountain" | 7 (4th) | 07-08-2012 | Only a Mountain | 44,000 | |
| Lauren Alaina | "Eighteen Inches" | 10 (2nd) | 07-16-2012 | Wildflower | 39,000[141] | |
| Jessica Sanchez | "Tonight" | 11 (2nd) | 03-22-2013 | Me, You & the Music | 39,000 | |
| Adam Lambert | "Never Close Our Eyes" | 8 (2nd) | 04-17-2012 | Trespassing | 37,000 | |
| Bucky Covington | "A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How)" | 5 (8th) | 03-08-2010 | Good Guys | 31,000[142] | |
| Kelly Clarkson | "Tie It Up" | 1 (1st) | 06-25-2013 | 29,000[143] | ||
| Kimberley Locke | "Mary, Did You Know?" | 2 (3rd) | 11-06-2007 | Christmas | 28,000[144] | |
| Lauren Alaina | "Barefoot and Buckwild" | 10 (2nd) | 05-07-2013 | 28,000 | ||
| Stefano Langone feat. New Boyz & Rock Mafia | "I'm on a Roll" | 10 (7th) | 04-24-2012 | 27,573[145] | ||
| Kris Allen | "The Vision of Love" | 8 (1st) | 03-26-2012 | Thank You Camellia | 25,000 | |
| Haley Reinhart feat. Casey Abrams | "Baby, It's Cold Outside" | 10 (3rd/6th) | 11-21-2011 | 25,000[146] | ||
| Daughtry | "Outta My Head" | 5 (4th) | 13-03-2012 | Break the Spell | 24,000[147] | |
| Lee DeWyze | "Beautiful Like You" | 9 (1st) | 03-15-2011 | Live It Up | 22,000[148] | |
| David Cook | "The Last Song I'll Write for You" | 7 (1st) | 05-10-2012 | 15,000[149] | ||
| David Cook | "Laying Me Low" | 7 (1st) | 04-30-2013 | 14,000 | ||
| James Durbin | "Higher than Heaven" | 10 (4th) | 11-22-2011 | Memories of a Beautiful Disaster | 13,000 | |
| Diana DeGarmo | "Good Goodbye" | 3 (2nd) | 03-20-2012 | Live to Love - EP | 13,000 | |
| James Durbin | "Stand Up" | 10 (4th) | 09-27-2011 | Memories of a Beautiful Disaster | 12,000 | |
| James Durbin | "Love Me Bad" | 10 (4th) | 11-22-2011 | Memories of a Beautiful Disaster | 11,000 | |
| Lee DeWyze | "Silver Lining" | 9 (1st) | 04-25-2010 | 11,000[150] | ||
| Daughtry | "Start of Something Good" | 5 (4th) | 11-21-2011 | Break the Spell | 10,000[151] | |
| Kellie Pickler | "Someone Somewhere Tonight" | 5 (6th) | 05-14-2013 | 9,000 | ||
| Haley Reinhart | "Undone" | 10 (3rd) | 05-22-2012 | Listen Up! | 8,000[152] | |
| Clay Aiken | "Bring Back My Love" | 2 (2nd) | 12-20-2011 | 5,000[153] |