'Idol' album sales: Carrie Underwood, Adam Lambert, Michael Sarver and more

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Quote :: Not only did Carrie Underwood's Play On remain the best-selling album this week from an American Idol alum, according to Nielsen SoundScan, but Carrie's Some Hearts debut saw just enough of an uptick to put it back in the Billboard Top 200.

Adam Lambert's For Your Entertainment jumped 46 spaces on the Billboard Top 200 to land at No. 60. And Michael Sarver's self-titled album debuted with nearly 1,000 sales, enough to put him at No. 45 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.

Carrie Underwood, Play On (11,000, +5%,1.679 million total) (#34 Billboard Top 200)
Adam Lambert, For Your Entertainment (7,000, +51%, 698,000) (#60 BB200)
Daughtry, Leave This Town (5,000, +2%, 1.112 million) (#95 BB200)
Carrie Underwood, Some Hearts (3,000, +2%, 7.007 million) (#191 BB200)
Danny Gokey, Danny Gokey (1,000, 0 change, 175,000)
Michael Sarver, Michael Sarver (1,000, debut, 1,000)
Mandisa, Freedom (less than 1,000, -4%, 116,000)

Idol-related

Various, Now That's What I Call Music! 33 (7,000, -3%, 633,000) (#54 Billboard top 200)
Glee Cast, Glee: The Music, Vol. 1 (6,000, -2%, 930,000) (#64 BB200)
Glee Cast, Glee: The Music, Vol. 2 (4,000, -5%, 704,000) (#112 BB200)
Various, WOW Hits 2010 (3,000, -2%, 402,000)