'Idol' album sales: Underwood, Daughtry, Lambert see increases

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Quote :: All three American Idol acts on The Billboard 200 saw week-over-week sales increases last week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Carrie Underwood's Play On, the week's top-selling Idol album, had a 2% uptick and 9,000 sales. Both Daughtry's albums saw growth, with Leave This Town jumping 18%. And Adam Lambert's For Your Entertainment sold 5,000 copies, with a 1% increase over the previous week.

Idol albums

Carrie Underwood, Play On (9,000, +2%, 1.706 million/1,000 digital, -7%, 200,000 digital total) (#48 Billboard Top 200)
Daughtry, Leave This Town (6,000, +18%, 1.127 million/1,000 digital, +28%, 197,000 digital total) (#77 BB200)
Adam Lambert, For Your Entertainment (5,000, +1%, 714,000/1,000 digital, +27%, 96,000 digital total) (#83 BB200)
Daughtry, Daughtry (3,000, +9%, 4.717 million) (#171 BB200)
Carrie Underwood, Some Hearts (2,000, -5%, 7.014 million)
Carrie Underwood, Carnival Ride (2,000, -5%, 3.117 million)
Danny Gokey, My Best Days (1,000, -6%, 180,000)
Kellie Pickler, Kellie Pickler (1,000, -6%, 427,000)

Idol-related

Kidz Bop Kids, Kidz Bop 18 (21,000, -24%, 147,000/1,000 digital, -20%, 10,000 digital total) (#15 Billboard Top 200)
Glee Cast, Glee: The Music, Vol. 1 (5,000, -5%, 948,000/1,000 digital, -5%, 223,000 digital total) (#78 BB200)
Various, Now That's What I Call Music! 33 (5,000, -18%, 652,000) (#90 BB200)
Glee Cast, Glee: The Music, Vol. 2 (4,000, -2%, 717,000/1,000, +10%, 171,000 digital total) (#105 BB200)
Various, WOW Hits 2010 (3,000, -4%, 412,000) (#159 BB200)

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