List of American Idol alumni single sales in the United States
Top songs

List of American Idol alumni single sales in the United States

Section Title: Top songs
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Artist	Song	Season	Release Date	Album	Hot 100 Peak	RIAA Certification	SoundScan Sales

1	Kelly Clarkson	"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"	1 (1st)	01-17-2012	Stronger	1	4× Platinum	4,954,000

2	Carrie Underwood	"Before He Cheats"	4 (1st)	08-19-2006	Some Hearts	8	5× Platinum	4,312,000

3	Jordin Sparks (with Chris Brown)	"No Air"	6 (1st)	02-11-2008	Jordin Sparks	3	Platinum	3,596,000

4	Kelly Clarkson	"My Life Would Suck Without You"	1 (1st)	01-13-2009	All I Ever Wanted	1	2,973,000

5	Kelly Clarkson	"Since U Been Gone"	1 (1st)	12-14-2004	Breakaway	2	Platinum	2,855,000

6	Carrie Underwood	"Blown Away"	4 (1st)	05-01-2012	Blown Away	20	3× Platinum	2,819,000

7	Carrie Underwood	"Jesus, Take The Wheel"	4 (1st)	10-03-2005	Some Hearts	20	3× Platinum	2,473,000

8	Daughtry	"Home"	5 (4th)	04-10-2007	Daughtry	5	Platinum	2,425,000

9	Daughtry	"It's Not Over"	5 (4th)	11-21-2006	Daughtry	4	Platinum	2,344,000

10	Carrie Underwood	"Cowboy Casanova"	4 (1st)	09-14-2009	Play On	11	2× Platinum	2,300,000

11	Jordin Sparks	"Tattoo"	6 (1st)	09-25-2007	Jordin Sparks	8	Platinum	2,245,000

12	Kelly Clarkson	"Breakaway"	1 (1st)	07-19-2004	Breakaway	6	Gold	2,128,000

13	David Archuleta	"Crush"	7 (2nd)	08-12-2008	David Archuleta	2	2,127,000

14	Kelly Clarkson	"Because of You"	1 (1st)	08-28-2005	Breakaway	7	Platinum	2,079,000

15	Kelly Clarkson	"Already Gone"	1 (1st)	08-11-2009	All I Ever Wanted	13	2,009,000

16	Adam Lambert	"Whataya Want from Me"	8 (2nd)	11-20-2009	For Your Entertainment	10	2,006,000

17	Carrie Underwood	"Good Girl"	4 (1st)	02-23-2012	Blown Away	18	2x Platinum	2,000,000

18	Phillip Phillips	"Gone Gone Gone"	11 (1st)	11-19-2012	The World from the Side of the Moon	25	Platinum	2,000,000

19	Kelly Clarkson	"Mr. Know It All"	1 (1st)	09-05-2011	Stronger	10	1,919,000

20	Kelly Clarkson	"Catch My Breath"	1 (1st)	10-15-2012	Greatest Hits: Chapter One	19	1,834,000

21	Carrie Underwood	"All-American Girl"	4 (1st)	12-17-2007	Carnival Ride	27	Platinum	1,800,000

22	Kris Allen	"Live Like We're Dying"	8 (1st)	09-21-2009	Kris Allen	18	Platinum	1,750,000

23	Jordin Sparks	"Battlefield"	6 (1st)	05-12-2009	Battlefield	10	1,734,000

24	Kelly Clarkson	"Behind These Hazel Eyes"	1 (1st)	03-27-2005	Breakaway	6	Platinum	1,644,000

25	Carrie Underwood	"Undo It"	4 (1st)	05-24-2010	Play On	23	Platinum	1,600,000

26	Jordin Sparks	"One Step at a Time"	6 (1st)	06-10-2008	Jordin Sparks	17	1,423,000

27	Daughtry	"Over You"	5 (4th)	07-24-2007	Daughtry	18	Gold	1,315,000

28	Kelly Clarkson	"Walk Away"	1 (1st)	01-31-2006	Breakaway	12	Gold	1,306,000

29	Carrie Underwood	"Last Name"	4 (1st)	04-08-2008	Carnival Ride	19	Platinum	1,300,000

30	Carrie Underwood	"Just a Dream"	4 (1st)	07-21-2008	Carnival Ride	29	Platinum	1,280,000

31	Kellie Pickler	"Best Days of Your Life"	5 (6th)	12-01-2008	Kellie Pickler	46	Platinum	1,224,000

32	Kelly Clarkson	"Never Again"	1 (1st)	04-23-2007	My December	8	Gold	1,211,000

33	Daughtry	"No Surprise"	5 (4th)	05-05-2009	Leave This Town	15	1,201,000

34	David Cook	"Light On"	7 (1st)	09-30-2008	David Cook	17	Platinum	1,166,000

35	Elliott Yamin	"Wait for You"	5 (3rd)	03-13-2007	Elliott Yamin	13	Platinum	1,113,000

36	Carrie Underwood	"Two Black Cadillacs"	4 (1st)	11-26-2012	Blown Away	41	Platinum	1,110,000

37	Carrie Underwood	"Temporary Home"	4 (1st)	10-20-2009	Play On	41	Platinum	1,093,000

38	Carrie Underwood	"Something in the Water"	4 (1st)	09-29-2014	Greatest Hits: Decade #1	24	Platinum	1,091,000

39	Carrie Underwood (feat. Randy Travis)	"I Told You So"	4 (1st)	02-02-2009	Carnival Ride	9	Platinum	1,089,000

40	Carrie Underwood	"So Small"	4 (1st)	08-14-2007	Carnival Ride	17	Platinum	1,088,000

41	Kelly Clarkson	"Miss Independent"	1 (1st)	04-10-2003	Thankful	9	Gold	1,035,000

42	Kelly Clarkson	"Heartbeat Song"	1 (1st)	01-12-2015	Piece by Piece	21	Platinum	909,000

43	Adam Lambert	"If I Had You"	8 (2nd)	05-05-2010	For Your Entertainment	30	892,000

44	Daughtry	"Life After You"	5 (4th)	11-10-2009	Leave This Town	36	890,000

45	Kelly Clarkson	"Dark Side"	1 (1st)	06-05-2012	Stronger	42	882,000

46	Daughtry	"Feels Like Tonight"	5 (4th)	01-08-2008	Daughtry	24	839,000

47	Scotty McCreery	"The Trouble with Girls"	10 (1st)	08-30-2011	Clear as Day	55	Platinum	836,000

48	Kelly Clarkson	"I Do Not Hook Up"	1 (1st)	04-14-2009	All I Ever Wanted	20	823,000

49	Kelly Clarkson	"Piece by Piece"	1 (1st)	11-09-2015	Piece by Piece	8	813,000

50	Carrie Underwood	"Wasted"	4 (1st)	02-06-2007	Some Hearts	37	Platinum	784,000

51	Daughtry	"What About Now"	5 (4th)	07-01-2008	Daughtry	18	752,000

52	Carrie Underwood	"See You Again"	4 (1st)	04-15-2013	Blown Away	41	Gold	740,000

53	Scotty McCreery	"See You Tonight"	10 (1st)	04-09-2013	See You Tonight	52	Platinum	693,000

54	Katharine McPhee	"Over It"	5 (2nd)	01-30-2007	Katharine McPhee	29	Gold	645,000

55	Daughtry	"September"	5 (4th)	06-01-2010	Leave This Town	36	563,000

56	David Cook	"Come Back to Me"	7 (1st)	03-23-2009	David Cook	63	538,000

57	Kelly Clarkson	"People Like Us"	1 (1st)	04-08-2013	Greatest Hits: Chapter One	65	526,000

58	Kellie Pickler	"Red High Heels"	5 (6th)	09-13-2006	Small Town Girl	64	Gold	513,000

59	Carrie Underwood	"Mama's Song"	4 (1st)	09-13-2010	Play On	56	Gold	500,000

60	Carrie Underwood	"Don't Forget to Remember Me"	4 (1st)	03-13-2006	Some Hearts	49	Gold	500,000

61	Daughtry	"Waiting for Superman"	1 (1st)	09-17-2013	Baptized	66	Platinum	500,000

62	Fantasia	"When I See U"	3 (1st)	04-17-2007	Fantasia	32	Gold

63	Carrie Underwood	"Church Bells"	4 (1st)	04-11-2016	Storyteller	43	456,000

64	Carrie Underwood	"Smoke Break"	4 (1st)	08-21-2015	Storyteller	43	Gold	447,000

65	Carrie Underwood	"Little Toy Guns"	4 (1st)	02-16-2015	Greatest Hits: Decade Number 1	47	Gold	437,000

66	Jennifer Hudson	"Spotlight"	3 (7th)	06-10-2008	Jennifer Hudson	24	426,000

67	Scotty McCreery	"Five More Minutes"	10 (1st)	05-05-2017	Seasons Change	44	Platinum	382,000

68	Adam Lambert	"For Your Entertainment"	8 (2nd)	10-30-2009	For Your Entertainment	61	378,352

69	Kellie Pickler	"Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You"	5 (6th)	08-31-2009	Kellie Pickler	97	356,000

70	Josh Gracin	"Nothin' to Lose"	2 (4th)	08-31-2004	Josh Gracin	39	Gold	351,000

71	Carrie Underwood	"Heartbeat"	4 (1st)	11-30-2015	Storyteller	42	Gold	348,000

72	Kellie Pickler	"I Wonder"	5 (6th)	02-05-2007	Small Town Girl	75	347,000

73	Kelly Clarkson (feat. Vince Gill)	"Don't Rush"	1 (1st)	10-30-2012	Greatest Hits: Chapter One	89	346,000

74	Casey James	"Crying on a Suitcase"	9 (3rd)	06-14-2012	Casey James	90	337,000

75	Clay Aiken	"Solitaire"/"The Way"	2 (2nd)	03-17-2004	Measure of a Man	4	322,000

76	Carrie Underwood	"The Champion" (featuring Ludacris)	4 (1st)	01-12-2018	Cry Pretty	47	314,000

77	Scotty McCreery	"Feelin' It"	10 (1st)	04-13-2014	See You Tonight	84	296,000

78	Phillip Phillips	"Raging Fire"	11 (1st)	03-03-2014	Behind the Light	58	295,000

79	Josh Gracin	"We Weren't Crazy"	2 (4th)	10-29-2007	We Weren't Crazy	82	289,000

80	Mario Vazquez	"Gallery"	4 (semi)	05-02-2006	Mario Vazquez	35	285,601

81	Bucky Covington	"A Different World"	5 (8th)	01-16-2007	Bucky Covington	58	278,000

82	Carrie Underwood	"Dirty Laundry"	4 (1st)	05-01-2012	Storyteller	48	271,000

83	Daughtry	"Crawling Back to You"	5 (4th)	10-4-2011	Break the Spell	41	243,000

84	Lauren Alaina	"Road Less Traveled"	10 (2nd)	07-11-2016	Road Less Traveled	80	204,000

85	David Cook	"Permanent"	7 (1st)	05-18-2009	David Cook	24	203,000

86	Carrie Underwood	"Cry Pretty"	4 (1st)	04-11-2018	Cry Pretty	48	189,000

87	Bucky Covington	"I'll Walk"	5 (8th)	04-28-2008	Bucky Covington	70	171,000

88	Bo Bice	"The Real Thing"	4 (2nd)	12-01-2005	The Real Thing	56	148,644

89	Adam Lambert	"Time for Miracles"	8 (2nd)	10-18-2009	For Your Entertainment	50	136,706

90	Kelly Clarkson	"All I Ever Wanted"	1 (1st)	03-09-2010	All I Ever Wanted	96	129,000

91	Jennifer Hudson	"If This Isn't Love"	3 (7th)	02-24-2009	Jennifer Hudson	63	127,000

92	Adam Lambert	"Better Than I Know Myself"	8 (2nd)	12-20-2011	Trespassing	76	123,000

93	Scotty McCreery	"This Is It"	10 (1st)	07-05-2018	Seasons Change	42	Gold	115,000

94	Danny Gokey	"My Best Days Are Ahead of Me"	8 (3rd)	12-26-2009	My Best Days	82	107,000

95	Clay Aiken	"Invisible"	2 (2nd)	09-2003	Measure of a Man	37	Gold	104,000

96	Jennifer Hudson	"Where You At"	3 (7th)	02-08-2011	I Remember Me	64	93,000

97	Fantasia	"Bittersweet"	3 (1st)	05-11-2010	Back to Me	74	90,000

98	Bucky Covington	"It's Good to Be Us"	5 (8th)	09-10-2007	Bucky Covington	81	86,000

99	Josh Gracin	"Stay with Me (Brass Bed)"	2 (4th)	04-26-2005	Josh Gracin	47	85,000

100	Kimberley Locke	"8th World Wonder"	2 (3rd)	03-16-2004	One Love	49	82,000

101	Josh Gracin	"I Want to Live"	2 (4th)	03-22-2004	Josh Gracin	45	77,000

102	Kellie Pickler	"Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind"	5 (6th)	09-10-2007	Small Town Girl	96	77,000

103	Jordin Sparks	"I Am Woman"	6 (1st)	05-10-2011	82	77,000

104	Carrie Underwood	"Love Wins"	4 (1st)	08-31-2018	Cry Pretty	83	70,000

105	Chris Medina	"What Are Words"	10 (Vegas)	02-25-2011	What Are Words	83	61,000

106	David Archuleta	"Angels" (album version)	7 (2nd)	10-27-2008	David Archuleta	89	42,000

107	Elliott Yamin	"Movin' On"	5 (3rd)	02-27-2007	Elliott Yamin	61	26,395

108	Kelly Clarkson	"I'll Be Home for Christmas"	1 (1st)	12-06-2011	iTunes Session	93	24,000

109	Jennifer Hudson	"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"	3 (7th)	12-05-2006	Dreamgirls	60	13,845

Adam Lambert	"Ghost Town"	8 (2nd)	04-21-2015	The Original High	64	Gold

Kelly Clarkson	"Underneath the Tree"	1 (1st)	11-05-2013	Wrapped in Red	92

Kelly Clarkson	"Low"	1 (1st)	08-25-2003	Thankful	58

Ruben Studdard	"Sorry 2004"	2 (1st)	12-02-2003	Soulful	9

Ruben Studdard	"Change Me"	2 (1st)	07-31-2006	The Return	94

Fantasia	"Truth Is"	3 (1st)	12-07-2004	Free Yourself	21

Fantasia	"Baby Mama"	3 (1st)	05-03-2005	Free Yourself	60

Fantasia	"Free Yourself"	3 (1st)	06-01-2005	Free Yourself	41

Carrie Underwood	"Do You Hear What I Hear?"	4 (1st)	06-11-2007	Hear Something Country Christmas 2007	90

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Kelly Clarkson's singles "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)", "Mr Know It All", and "Catch My Breath" are among the highest-selling American Idol alumni singles sales in the United States.

final_sentence: Kelly Clarkson's singles "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)", "Mr Know It All", and "Catch My Breath" are among the highest-selling American Idol alumni singles sales in the United States.