Digital sales roundup: "Live Like We're Dying" #18 (1/30/10)

After an extended break due to other projects, let's see if I can get back into the swing of things here...

Tracks by Idol alums saw mostly positive movement on the latest edition of Billboard's Hot Digital Songs chart.

Kris Allen's "Live Like We're Dying" continued to flex its muscle with an additional 69.2k tracks sold, a 7% gain on the previous week's take. It advanced nine spots to #18 and has sold 620.1k in all.

Carrie Underwood continued to be represented by two singles, as the older "Cowboy Casanova" slid two spots to #38 with a 15% sales decline while the newer "Temporary Home" went ahead #157-129 on a 6% sales uptick. The former moved 43.7k for a total of 1.010 million, officially crossing the platinum threshold, while the latter sold 15.9k for an 11.7k total.

Adam Lambert continued to see success with his single "Whataya Want From Me," which is now at 206.1k after a 14% increase to 37.4k. It was up 19 spots to #46. Daughtry's latest release "Life After You" added 36.4k for a 273.6k total, as it held steady numbers-wise but was up nine spots to #50.

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

018 027 Kris Allen, "Live Like We're Dying" 69,155 7% 64,667 620,062
038 036 Carrie Underwood, "Cowboy Casanova" 43,715 -15% 51,315 1,010,204
046 065 Adam Lambert, "Whataya Want From Me" 37,430 14% 32,801 206,124
050 059 Daughtry, "Life After You" 36,366 0% 36,336 273,599
129 157 Carrie Underwood, "Temporary Home" 15,932 6% 15,033 111,700

Total sales are in bold.