Digital sales roundup: "One Step At a Time" #17 (8/30/08)

After holding the title of top Idol-related track on Billboard's Hot Digital Songs chart for only two weeks, David Archuleta's "Crush" dropped 14 spots to #22 with another 48.1k downloads. The track's 46% drop puts its three-week total at an impressive 303.8k. Retaking the lead was Jordin Sparks' "One Step At a Time," which sold an additional 53.1k, only falling one spot to #17. That number was enough to push the track's total to gold status, as it now stands at 544.6k.

A new entry on the chart was the charity single "Just Stand Up!" which features Carrie Underwood among its 15 female vocalists. The song landed at #82 with 15.2k copies after only three days of sales since it was released on Fri., Aug. 29. Jennifer Hudson was next with "Spotlight," which rocketed #149-95, a 43% increase. The gain was most likely caused by her performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Democratic National Convention last week. Daughtry rounded out tracks by Idol alums with "What About Now." The band's fifth single jumped 21 spots to #140 with 8.8k copies for a total of 309.4k.

Full numbers and chart positions courtesy of bks on Pulse as follows:

017 016 Jordin Sparks, "One Step At a Time" 53,109 -9% 58,494 544,637
022 006 David Archuleta, "Crush" 48,122 -46% 89,472 303,841
082 --- Artists (Carrie Underwood), "Just Stand Up!" 15,204 999% 0 15,204
095 149 Jennifer Hudson, "Spotlight" 13,440 43% 9,417 91,712
140 161 Daughtry, "What About Now" 8,800 2% 8,626 309,433

Total sales are in bold.