Sales
Four rankings of the finalists’ records: RIAA-certified album units, RIAA-certified single units, U.S. album sales reported by Nielsen SoundScan (now Luminate), and studio albums after the show. Choose a measure; each list shows the top 10 places, and “Show all” opens the rest of the ranking.
RIAA-certified single units (U.S.)
The sum, over the contestant's own singles, of the latest RIAA certification of each single.
Carrie Underwood has the most RIAA-certified single units: 68,000,000. Season winners hold 4 of the top 10 places.
All bars use one scale, from 0. Figures are certified single units.
- Winners
- Runners-up
- Other finalists
Photo credits (36 photos)
- Carrie Underwood: Photo: Cosmopolitan UK · CC BY 3.0 · Photo source · cropped.
- Camila Cabello: Photo: Casey Nedelka · CC BY 4.0 · Photo source · cropped.
- Kelly Clarkson: Photo: Stephen Schester/Carlin Leslie · Public domain · Photo source · cropped.
- Gabby Barrett: Photo: The White House from Washington, DC · Public domain · Photo source · cropped.
- Chris Daughtry: Photo: LUIS BLANCO PRESS PHOTOGRAPHER · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source · cropped.
- Fifth Harmony: Photo: Natanya Hansen · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source.
- Scotty McCreery: Photo: Lance Cpl. Colton Brownlee · Public domain · Photo source · cropped.
- Normani Kordei: Photo: Danielle Thomas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo source · cropped.
- Melanie Martinez: Photo: DeShaun Craddock · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo source · cropped.
- Phillip Phillips: Photo: Lunchbox LP · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source · cropped.
- Beatrice Miller: Photo: James McShane · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source · cropped.
- Lauren Alaina: Photo: Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto · Public domain · Photo source · cropped.
- Alex & Sierra: Photo: File:Alex & Sierra 2015.jpg : Justin Higuchi derivative work: Richienb · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source.
- Danielle Bradbery: Photo: Justin Higuchi · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source · cropped.
- David Cook: Photo: Airman 1st Class Taylor Bourgeous · Public domain · Photo source · cropped.
- Fletcher: Photo: Justin Higuchi · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source · cropped.
- JAX: Photo: Justin Higuchi · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source · cropped.
- Jordin Sparks: Photo: Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source · cropped.
- Clay Aiken: Photo: Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo source · cropped.
- Danny Gokey: Photo: Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo source · cropped.
- Kellie Pickler: Photo: Jazills · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source · cropped.
- Mandisa: Photo: Jyle Dupuis from Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo source · cropped.
- Cassadee Pope: Photo: Chief National Guard Bureau from USA · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source · cropped.
- Chayce Beckham: Photo: From BBR Music Group · cropped.
- Colton Dixon: Photo: Kevin Sumual from Denver, United States of America · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source · cropped.
- Elliott Yamin: Photo: ShaolinTiger · CC BY 3.0 · Photo source · cropped.
- Haley Reinhart: Photo: Justin Higuchi · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source · cropped.
- Koryn Hawthorne: Photo: Gabriel Brooks · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo source · cropped.
- Kris Allen: Photo: Sean Worrell · Public domain · Photo source · cropped.
- Adam Lambert: Photo: PhilipRomanoPhoto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo source · cropped.
- Bo Bice: Photo: Jyle Dupuis from Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo source · cropped.
- Fantasia Barrino: Photo: Jyle Dupuis from Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo source · cropped.
- Josh Gracin: Photo: Sgt. Sara Wood, U.S. Army · Public domain · Photo source · cropped.
- Katharine McPhee: Photo: Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source · cropped.
- Ruben Studdard: Photo: Jyle Dupuis · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo source · cropped.
- Taylor Hicks: Photo: Master Sgt. Vanessa Valdez · Public domain · Photo source · cropped.