Scotty McCreery’s debut album, Clear as Day, will debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart with estimated sales between 150-175k. The only previous Idol winners who can make that claim are first and second-season champs Kelly Clarkson and Ruben Studdard, whose debut albums Thankful and Soulful went straight to #1 in 2003. However, although it will debut at number one, it will be the fourth-lowest opening week sales for a previous Idol winner's debut album, only ahead of Jordin Sparks' self-titled debut (119k) Kris Allen's self-titled debut (80k) and Lee DeWyze's Live It Up (39k).Here's a look at what previous Idol debut sales looked like:
1. Ruben Studdard - Soulful (416,000) #1
2. Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts (315,000) #2
3. Taylor Hicks - Taylor Hicks (298,000) #2
4. Kelly Clarkson - Thankful (297,000) #1
5. David Cook - David Cook (280,000) #3
6. Fantasia Barrino - Free Yourself (240,000) #8
7. Scotty McCreery - Clear As Day (150-175,000) #1
8. Jordin Sparks - Jordin Sparks (119,000) #10
9. Kris Allen - Kris Allen (80,000) #11
10. Lee DeWyze - Live It Up (39,000) #19
3. Taylor Hicks - Taylor Hicks (298,000) #2
4. Kelly Clarkson - Thankful (297,000) #1
5. David Cook - David Cook (280,000) #3
6. Fantasia Barrino - Free Yourself (240,000) #8
7. Scotty McCreery - Clear As Day (150-175,000) #1
8. Jordin Sparks - Jordin Sparks (119,000) #10
9. Kris Allen - Kris Allen (80,000) #11
10. Lee DeWyze - Live It Up (39,000) #19
1 comment:
you cant compare ealier years sales with cd sales of today. cd just dont sell as well nowadays and now there is many ways for people to get the material illegally. taking that into consdieration, his sales numbers are good.
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