Digital sales roundup: "Crush" #16 (10/18/08)

David Archuleta's "Crush" once again crushed its Idol-related competition on Billboard's Hot Digital Songs chart. The 17-year-old's debut single fell just 7% to 56.2k for the week, putting its total at 750k, or three quarters of the way to platinum status. It slipped #15-16 on the chart.

Jordin Sparks' "One Step At a Time" took another step towards going platinum as well, as it moved another 38.5k downloads despite a 10% decrease and a six-spot drop to #32. It now stands at 871.1k downloads, just 130k away from the coveted million tally. Following Jordin was Jennifer Hudson, whose "Spotlight" fell a modest 22% to 19.4k for the week, ushered in by a 12-spot drop to #61. The track now totals 221.6k.

Rounding up all Idol alums on the chart were rockers Daughtry and David Cook. Daughtry's "What About Now" continued to quietly move along, as it pushed another 16.8k downloads for a grand total of 426.1k, signaling that gold status is definitely within reach. It actually rose #73-69 in the face of a 2% decrease in sales. Cook's "Light On" brought up the rear with an alarming 51% decline in sales in only its third week. The track netted 15.1k for the week, meaning its total is now at 155.1k. Its chart performance was equally as concerning, as it fell 34 spots to #73.

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

16 15 David Archuleta, "Crush" 56,216 -7% 60,490 750,012
32 26 Jordin Sparks, "One Step At a Time" 38,527 -10% 42,725 871,108
61 49 Jennifer Hudson, "Spotlight" 19,447 -22% 25,017 221,561
69 73 Daughtry, "What About Now" 16,751 -2% 17,091 426,114
77 43 David Cook, "Light On" 15,083 -51% 30,966 155,084

Total sales are in bold.