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This page lists the best-selling gold or platinum albums of American Idol alumni.

SEPTUPLE PLATINUM (sold 7 million copies)

  • Some Hearts, Carrie Underwood (winner, season 4)

SEXTUPLE PLATINUM (sold 6 million copies)

  • Breakaway, Kelly Clarkson (winner, season 1)

QUADRUPLE PLATINUM (sold 4 million copies)

  • Daughtry, Chris Daughtry (4th place, season 5)

TRIPLE PLATINUM (sold 4 million copies)

  • Carnival Ride, Carrie Underwood

DOUBLE PLATINUM (sold 2 million copies)

  • Play On, Carrie Underwood Thankful, Kelly Clarkson Measure of a Man, Clay Aiken (runner-up, season 2)

PLATINUM (sold 1 million copies)

  • Soulful, Ruben Studdard (winner, season 2) Merry Christmas with Love, Clay Aiken Free Yourself, Fantasia (winner, season 3) My December, Kelly Clarkson Taylor Hicks, Taylor Hicks (winner, season 5) Leave This Town, Chris Daughtry David Cook, David Cook Jordan Sparks, Jordan Sparks (winner, season 6)

GOLD (sold 500,000 copies)

  • Jennifer Hudson; I Remember Me, Jennifer Hudson (7th place, season 3) I Need an Angel, Ruben Studdard Josh Gracin, Josh Gracin (4th place, season 2) The Real Thing, Bo Bice (runner-up, season 4) A Thousand Different Ways, Clay Aiken Small-Town Girl, Kellie Pickler (6th place, season 5) Fantasia, Fantasia American Idol: Greatest Moments (season 1) American Idol: All Time Classic Love Songs (season 2) American Idol Season 3: Greatest Soul Classics American Idol Season 4: The Showstoppers American Idol: The Great Holiday Classics (seasons 1 and 2) Elliott Yamin, Elliott Yamin (3rd place, season 5) David Archuleta, David Archuleta (runner-up, season 7) For Your Entertainment, Adam Lambert (runner-up, season 8) Stronger, Kelly Clarkson Break the Spell, Chris Daughtry Clear as Day, Scotty McCreery (winner, season 10)

Source: Recording Industry of America (RIAA).

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