Digital sales roundup: "Cowboy Casanova" #21 (12/5/09)

With the exception of one track there were sales dips had among singles by Idol alums on the latest edition of Billboard's Hot Digital Songs chart.

Leading the pack was Carrie Underwood, whose "Cowboy Casanova" fell seven spots to #21 thanks to a 31% post-CMAs drop to 51.2k downloads. Its total is now at 557.6k and will probably see healthy sales throughout the remainder of the year.

Up next was the resilient Kelly Clarkson, as her "little engine that could" smash "Already Gone" held steady at #24 with only a 1% drop in sales. The single moved another 46k and now sits at 756.1k. It will see a nice bump in sales this week thanks to a brilliant performance at the AMAs and will most likely pass the million mark by the end of the year.

The only alum to see positive movement on the chart was Kris Allen thanks to a 67% surge in sales of his first single "Live Like We're Dying." The release of Kris's album played a big role in the 35.8k tracks sold last week, and it now totals 155.3k.

The last track from an alum came in the form of "For Your Entertainment" by Adam Lambert, which slipped #56-75 and was down 25% for the week. It moved 19.5k and now boasts a total of 63.9k, with a big increase expected on next week's chart as a result of his album release and controversial AMA performance.

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

21 14 Carrie Underwood, "Cowboy Casanova" 51,213 -31% 74,077 557,602
24 24 Kelly Clarkson, "Already Gone" 45,958 -1% 46,511 756,127
34 80 Kris Allen, "Live Like We're Dying" 35,787 67% 21,402 155,340
75 56 Adam Lambert, "For Your Entertainment" 19,465 -25% 26,065 63,927

Total sales are in bold.