Now that final first week sales are in for Adam Lambert's debut album, let's take a look at how his numbers stack up against the sales and chart positions on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart of the seven previous runners-up.
First Week Sales - Runners-Up
1) Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man (612,859 - #1)
2) Bo Bice - The Real Thing (226,976 - #4)
3) Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment (198,466 - #3)
4) David Archuleta - David Archuleta (182,927 - #2)
5) Katharine McPhee - Katharine McPhee (115,761 - #2)
6) Blake Lewis - Audio Day Dream (97,500 - #10)
7) Justin Guarini - Justin Guarini (57,000 - #20)
8) Diana DeGarmo - Blue Skies (46,795 - #52)
So when it comes to first week sales, Adam is far and away much better off than the majority of runners-up. When it comes to total sales, though, he has some large shoes to fill but he is also already ahead of where some debut albums from runners-up have placed to date, as evidenced below:
Total Sales - Runners-Up
1) Clay Aiken - Measure of a Man (2.8 million)
2) David Archuleta - David Archuleta (735k)
3) Bo Bice - The Real Thing (672k)
4) Katharine McPhee - Katharine McPhee (378k)
5) Blake Lewis - Audio Day Dream (309k)
6) Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment (198,466 - #3)
7) Diana DeGarmo - Blue Skies (167k)
8) Justin Guarini - Justin Guarini (143k)
It is a good bet that For Your Entertainment will surpass the total sales of Katharine McPhee and Audio Day Dream by Christmas.
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Thursday, December 3, 2009
Adam Lambert's sales in comparison
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Poll of the week: 'David Archuleta' still favorite runner-up album
It was a wash in the most recent edition of IDOL LIVE's poll of the week, as readers far and away selected David Archuleta's debut album as the best among Idol runners-up.
David Archuleta stole the competition with 915 votes, or an astounding 93% of all votes cast. This was easily enought to claim the crown over second-place finisher For Your Entertainment by Adam Lambert (39 votes, 3%).
Sadly, three albums by runners-up did not receive a single vote. The other three didn't receive enough votes to warrant a mention.
In this week's edition of the poll of the week, readers are asked which post-Idol debut album from a fourth-place finalist is their favorite. Voting will be open for exactly one week.
'Justin Guarini' (Justin Guarini) 0 (0%)
'Measure of a Man' (Clay Aiken) 13 (1%)
'Blue Skies' (Diana DeGarmo) 0 (0%)
'The Real Thing' (Bo Bice) 9 (0%)
'Katharine McPhee' (Katharine McPhee) 6 (0%)
'Audio Day Dream' (Blake Lewis) 0 (0%)
'David Archuleta' (David Archuleta) 915 (93%)
'For Your Entertainment' (Adam Lambert) 39 (3%)
Votes so far: 982
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Poll of the week: Arch has fave album art among runners-up
In the battle between favorite post-Idol debut album cover art from a runner-up, one alum's artwork stood out above the rest.
Leading the way with 420 votes was David Archuleta's debut album, taking in 87% of the total votes cast over the course of the past week.
Far back in second place surprisingly was the cover art for Bo Bice's The Real Thing, which netted just 26 votes (5%). No other voting option was able to attain more than 5% of the total vote.
In this week's edition of the poll of the week, readers are asked which Idol album release they are most looking forward to this holiday season. Voting will be open for exactly one week.
Justin Guarini (Justin Guarini) 1 (0%)
Measure of a Man (Clay Aiken) 6 (1%)
Blue Skies (Diana DeGarmo) 3 (0%)
The Real Thing (Bo Bice) 26 (5%)
Katharine McPhee (Katharine McPhee) 12 (2%)
Audio Day Dream (Blake Lewis) 2 (0%)
David Archuleta (David Archuleta) 420 (87%)
For Your Entertainment (Adam Lambert) 11 (2%)
Total votes: 481
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Adam Lambert's 'For Your Entertainment' album cover
Well, it's the moment a lot of people have been waiting for. The album art for Adam Lambert's first post-Idol release has been revealed, and is anyone really surprised by it? Possibly the most cringe-worthy cover in Idol history (yes, even worse than Blake Lewis' Audio Day Dream and certainly worse than Kelly Clarkson's Breakaway cover).
But if this album screams anything other than "let's go play dress-up," it screams "Adam Lambert." At least no one can blame RCA for choosing the cover.
For Your Entertainment will be released on Mon., Nov. 23.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Out today: Blake Lewis' 'Heartbreak On Vinyl'
After his first album Audio Day Dream failed to excite listeners beyond his Idol fan base, Blake Lewis returns to the music scene with his sophomore effort Heartbreak On Vinyl. The album, which is courtesy of Tommy Boy Entertainment, features 13 songs including the lead single "Sad Song."
Links to purchase the aforementioned can be found below:
Albums
Blake Lewis, Heartbreak On Vinyl
Amazon.com - ($7.99) - Buy
Amazon MP3 - ($7.99) - Buy
Barnes & Noble - ($13.59) - Buy
Best Buy - ($7.99) - Buy
Buy.com - ($11.99) - Buy
CDUniverse - ($13.00) - Buy
iTunes - ($11.99) - Buy
Sears - ($10.79) - Buy
Walmart - ($9.00) - Buy
Blake has been tweeting about the release constantly over the past week and is understandably excited about the album. For example, Blake wrote:Just got done chatting with some great fans and friends. Now I'm gonna release and take it in that my album is out tomorrow. Exciting!!! about 2 hours ago
from webOn the eve of the album's release, Blake chatted with fans on his official Web site.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Blake Lewis debuts new single "Sad Song"
With all the new material from alums of Idol's sixth season, Blake Lewis wants to let fans know he is not sitting idle. In an e-mail alert sent out to fans today, Blake premiered his new single "Sad Song" on OpenDisc.net. Listen to the single below:
Did anyone catch the word "battlefield" used multiple times in the lyrics throughout the song? Interesting, eh? The song is a much more techno-sounding than most of the tracks found on Blake's Audio Day Dream, and has European influences.
"Sad Song" is the lead single off Blake's forthcoming sophomore album Heartbreak on Vinyl, which is due out Tues., Oct. 6, and can now be pre-ordered on Amazon.com.
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