Digital sales roundup: "Battlefield" #19 (7/17/09)

It was a much healthier selection of tracks by Idol alums on the latest Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart, as the release of Daughtry's new album breathed new life into the franchise's lacking assortment of late.

But it was Jordin Sparks who kicked things off, as her current single "Battlefield" increased in sales by 9% ahead of her sophomore album's release. "Battlefield" was up #37-19 and sold another 54.2k, putting its total at 442.7k. It should go gold in time for next week's chart.

Daughtry followed closely behind with "No Surprise," which added 25 spots to its ranking at #24 thanks to a 39% uptick in sales. The release of Leave This Town was undoubtedly responsible for a chunk of the extra 50.5k tracks that were downloaded, resulting in a near-gold total take of 496.5k. The band saw two of its album tracks debut on the chart as well, with "You Don't Belong" entering at #71 with 24.3k and "Life After You" barely making the cut at #200 with 8.1k.

Another new entry on the chart came in at #114, as Brooke White's cover of Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody" earned 15.2k worth of sales. Brooke's new album High Hopes & Heartbreak was released to iTunes one week early and featured prominent ads on the music store's main page, which greatly helped digital sales.

Rounding up the pack in terms of Idol representation was David Cook and his "Come Back to Me," which was up 33 spots to #119 thanks t a small 9% sales increase. The single sold 13.9k for the week and is now up to 274.1k in all.

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

019 037 Jordin Sparks, "Battlefield" 54,195 9% 49,896 442,704
024 059 Daughtry, "No Surprise" 50,522 39% 36,425 496,473
071 --- Daughtry, "You Don't Belong" 24,278 999% 0 24,278
114 --- Brooke White, "Use Somebody" 15,186 999% 0 15,186
119 152 David Cook, "Come Back to Me" 13,913 9% 12,768 274,057
200 --- Daughtry, "Life After You" 8,149 999% 0 8,149

Total sales are in bold.