Idol Worship: 'Daughtry' Is Top Album Seller of 2007

by Jarrett Martineau | December 14, 2007 at 08:45 am

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American Idols can definitely sell records. Of Billboard's top four album sales this year, two were previous Idol contestants: Chris Daughtry was a fourth place finalist in the fifth season, and Carrie Underwood was the winner of season four. In an era where album sales have been replaced by illegal digital downloads and the sale of iTunes mp3s, Daughtry's 3.2 million copies sold and Underwood's 2.3 million prove that pop music can still be 'popular' on a mass scale.

He may not have won "American Idol," but Chris Daughtry is the king of the album charts this year, according to Billboard. The "Idol" finalist's band, Daughtry, sold 3.2 million copies of their self-titled debut, making it the most popular album of the year, according to the trade magazine.

The group was followed by Akon, whose "Konvicted" sold 2.7 million; Fergie's "The Dutchess," which sold 2.4 million; the "Hannah Montana" soundtrack with 2.5 million copies sold; and 2005's "American Idol" champ Carrie Underwood, whose "Some Hearts" sold 2.3 million copies.