'Idol' BB 200: 'David Cook' #29 (6/6/09)

A few debuts marked the Idol representation on the Billboard Top 200 chart for the chart week of June 6, but it was David Cook who was able to fend off the onslaught of competition.

Cook's post-Idol effort jumped #61-29 to 16.7k copies, representing an 111% increase for a total of 1.151 million. The biggest debut on the chart from an alum came in the form of Adam Lambert's collection of Season 8 studio versions of songs he performed while on the show, which came in at #33 with 15.7k copies sold in all (digital only).

The previous debut was stronger than Ruben Studdard's latest album Love Is, which came in a few rungs below Adam's digital album at #36 with 15.2k copies. This is the lowest debut Ruben has ever seen an album enter with. Next up was the fourth studio album from another winner, Kelly Clarkson, as All I Ever Wanted slid 24% in sales to 13.3k copies and fell by half to #40. It has moved 581k copies to date.

Carrie Underwood stepped up to the plate next, as her Carnival Ride barely lost ground with a 5% sales decline to a 12k weekly take. It was down 11 spots to #44 and now has a total of 2.864 million. From one winner to another, Kris Allen's collection of studio versions debuted at #50 with 10.2k copies, which was a whole 5.5k less than Adam's similar entry.

Daughtry showed up to the party next with its debut record, dropping 19% in sales to 5.9k and slipping 23 spots to #89. Its total is now at a formidable 4.450 million. Kellie Pickler was directly behind at #90 with her self-titled album, which was up 16 spots from the previous week and sold another 5.9k copies. It witnessed a healthy 26% sales increase and has sold 221.9k in all.

Next up on the roster was Chris Botti's Chris Botti In Boston, which was down 10% to 4.7k copies, marking a #89-111 slide, placing its total at 94.8k copies. Fight For Love, Elliott Yamin's sophomore effort, came in at #133, down from #74 the previous week, and sold 3.9k copies. Its sales depreciation was at a rate of 40% and its total is now 30.5k.

Jennifer Hudson's self-titled album was one spot behind at #134, down 38 spots from the previous week thanks to a 20% sales slip. It bagged another 3.9k for a total of 735.1k copies. And David Archuleta rounded things out with another 2.8k copies moved, down 10% from the previous week's take, and downsized on the chart #161-193. Its total is now 704.9k.

Full sales figures and chart positions courtesy of California Dreamin' on Pulse as follows:

029 061 David Cook - David Cook 16,719 111% 7,926 1,150,578
033 --- Adam Lambert - Season 8 Favorite Performances 15,720 0% - 15,720
036 --- Ruben Studdard - Love Is 15,213 999% 33 15,246
040 020 Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted 13,273 -24% 17,509 581,018
044 033 Carrie Underwood - Carnival Ride 12,033 -5% 12,604 2,864,087
050 --- Kris Allen - Season 8 Favorite Performances 10,217 0% - 10,217
089 066 Daughtry - Daughtry 5,886 -19% 7,226 4,450,098
090 106 Kellie Pickler - Kellie Pickler 5,870 26% 4,653 221,898
111 089 Chris Botti - Chris Botti In Boston 4,682 -10% 5,190 94,824
133 074 Elliott Yamin - Fight For Love 3,930 -40% 6,514 30,472
134 096 Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson 3,921 -20% 4,919 735,133
193 161 David Archuleta - David Archuleta 2,826 -10% 3,150 704,912

Total sales are in bold.