Idol Chartwatch, September 22: Good Week for ‘Daughtry’

Chris Daughtry’s debut album has been on the charts since its release nearly two years ago, but last week, sales got a boost with the release of the enhanced, two-disk version of Daughtry. Billboard has bundled sales of the new album with the earlier release for charting purposes, and as a result, Daughtry jumped from #79 to #36 on the Billboard 200, reflecting sales of over 13,000 units, nearly double its sales for the previous week.

Daughtry reentered the Top Rock Albums chart at #12, and is #7 on Top Hard Rock Albums and #8 on Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums.

Carrie Underwood’s Carnival Ride dropped four spots to #45 on the Billboard 200 and one spot to #5 on Top Country Albums. Jordin Sparks dropped to #101 from #88 on the Billboard 200.

Chris Sligh’s Running Back to You is #40 on Top Christian Albums and #50 on Top Christian and Gospel Albums.

Rounding out the Idol albums on this week’s charts, Josh Gracin’s We Weren’t Crazy is #74 Top Country Albums and Bucky Covington jumps up five spots to #50.

Next week we’ll be watching to see where Kristy Lee Cook’s Why Wait ends up its first week.

Idol Singles

There were no new releases this week and not much to report on the singles scene. Here’s a complete listing of all the Idol-related singles from this week’s charts:

• “Just Stand Up” (Carrie Underwood and others): Hot 100 (36), Hot 100 Airplay (61), Hot R&B/Hip-Hop (82), Hot Adult Contemporary (20), Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks (36), Hot Digital Tracks (22), Hot Digital Songs (23)
• “Crush” (David Archuleta): Hot 100 (32), Hot 100 Airplay (55), Pop 100 (20), Pop 100 Airplay (20), Mainstream Top 40 (20), Hot Adult Top 40 (29), Hot Digital Tracks (18), Hot Digital Songs (22)
• “Spotlight,” (Jennifer Hudson): Hot 100 (42), Hot 100 Airplay (23), Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (3), Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (3), Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop (11), Hot Adult R&B Airplay (2), Hot Dance Club Play (10)
• “The Time of My Life,” (David Cook): Hot 100 (46), Hot 100 Airplay (32), Pop 100 Airplay (46), Hot Digital Songs (61), Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks (2), Mainstream Top 40 (36), Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks (9)
• “One Step At A Time” (Jordin Sparks): Hot 100 (17), Hot 100 Airplay (14), Pop 100 (7), Pop 100 Airplay (6), Mainstream Top 40 (5), Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks (19), Hot Digital Tracks (21), Hot Digital Songs (23)
• “No Air” (Jordin Sparks with Chris Brown): Pop 100 (44), Pop 100 Airplay (33), Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks (13), Hot Digital Songs (74)
• “What About Now” (Daughtry): Hot 100 (55), Hot 100 Airplay (49), Pop 100 (33), Pop 100 Airplay (27), Mainstream Top 40 (23), Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks (6), Hot Digital Tracks (75)
• “Feels Like Tonight” (Daughtry): Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks (6)
• “Just a Dream,” (Carrie Underwood): Hot 100 (47), Hot 100 Airplay (41), Hot Country Songs (8), Hot Digital Songs (57)
• “Last Name” (Carrie Underwood): Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks (38)
• “Unbelievable (Ann Marie)” (Josh Gracin): Hot Country Songs (53)
• “Don't You Know You're Beautiful” (Kellie Pickler): Hot Country Songs (26)
• “I'll Walk” (Bucky Covington): Hot Country Songs (18), Bubbling Under the Hot 100 (4)
• “15 Minutes of Shame,” (Kristy Lee Cook): Hot Country Songs (46)
• “Lose My Soul” (TobyMac featuring Mandisa): Hot Christian Adult Contemporary (12), Hot Christian Songs (7)
• “Empty Me” (Chris Sligh): Hot Christian Adult Contemporary (13), Hot Christian Songs (13)

If you haven’t already, be sure to check out these other recent articles on Foxes On Idol:

• American Idol Vital News, September 19: Jennifer Hudson Engaged to Reality Show Reject
• Idol Chartwatch, September 15: Good Week for Idol Singles

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