The biggest selling American Idol contestants

Which American Idol contestants sold the most albums? It should come as no surprise that orginal Idol winner Kelly Clarkson is the biggest-selling Idol musician closely followed by Carrie Underwood in second place.

The rankings are posted below. 

1. Kelly Clarkson - 9.8 million (season one)

2. Carrie Underwood – 9.4 million (season four)

3. Clay Aiken – 4.8 million (season two)

4. Chris Daughtry – 4.4 million (season five)

5. Ruben Studdard – 2.4 million (season two)

6. Fantasia Barrino – 2.3 million (season three)

7. Jordin Sparks – 1.05 million (season six)

8. David Cook – 1.02 million (season seven)

9. Kellie Pickler – 990,000 (season two)

10. Josh Gracin – 780,000 (season two)

11. Bo Bice – 735,000 (season four)

12. Taylor Hicks  719,000 (season five)

13. Jennifer Hudson – 669,000 (season three)

14. David Archuleta – 665,000 (season seven)

15. Elliott Yamin – 630,000 (season five)