Carrie Underwood's "Carnival Ride" posts big numbers

Since it’s still Carrie Underwood Day here on the blog, and I just returned awhile ago from her terrific Tulsa stop on her “Carnival Ride Tour,” let’s check out some of the impressive numbers for her sophomore album “Carnival Ride.”

The numbers come to us from the McClatchy-Tribune News Service and Billboard.com.

- “Carnival Ride” eebuted at No. 1 atop Billboard’s Top Country Albums and all-genre Billboard 200 charts with first-week sales of 527,101.

- It earned highest first-week sales for any female artist in any genre at time of release in 2007.

- It set multiple chart records as best-selling first week of any country sophomore album since the inception of SoundScan.

- It notched the largest country debut in digital album chart history, with digital sales of 44,928.

- The album has sold 2 million copies and helped Underwood achieve the title as the Billboard 200 Top-Selling Female Artist of 2007.

“Carnival Ride” singles:

- “So Small,” three weeks No. 1, written by Carrie Underwood, Hillary Lindsey and Luke Laird. It entered country airplay charts at No. 20, marking the highest chart entry by a solo country female in Nielsen BDS history and went on to become a three-week No. 1 hit.

- “All American Girl,” two weeks No. 1, written by Carrie Underwood, Ashley Gorley and Kelly Lovelace.