As others have pointed out, we won't know how they're really doing until actual sales numbers start coming in and are reported by Billboard and other such orgs. They won't be on Hits Daily Double at all, because HDD only tracks albums.
As promised, here's the latest from Billboard, which updated its charts today. Billboard updates on Thursdays, but confusingly puts the following Saturday's date on the charts. So, for example, today's new charts are dated Saturday, June 11.
I'll just report AI-related stuff. If you want to see all the chart data, go here. FYI: You have to be a Billboard subscriber to see complete charts. For example, only the top 50 albums on the Hot 200 chart are listed on the public site. So I can't report how AI alumni who are lower down the charts are doing.
On the Billboard Hot 200 album chart, Kelly Clarkson's "Breakaway" is #14 after 26 weeks on the chart, same spot it was in last week. "American Idol Season 4: The Showstoppers" is in the 18th spot after dropping from #6 last week. This is it's 2nd week on the charts.
On the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" holds the #1 spot after nine weeks on the chart. Kelly Clarkson's "Behind These Hazel Eyes" has the Greatest Sales Gainer bullet and rises to #6 from #8 last week, after eight weeks in release as a single. Kelly also has the distinction of being the only artist with TWO songs in the top 10 on the Hot 100 singles chart. Her "Since You Been Gone" is at #9 after 26 weeks in release as a single.
More amazingly, Kelly has a third single in the top 40 -- again, the only artist with more than one song in the top 50. Her little song that could, "Breakway," the single, rose slightly to #38 from #40 last week, after 42 weeks on the charts. It is by far -- by far -- the highest selling pop single of the last 12 months, and by far has had the longest stay on the Hot 100 chart, so far never falling out of the top 40.
"Behind These Hazel Eyes" also is the Greatest Sales Gainer on the Billboard Pop 100 singles chart, where it sits at #4. "Since You Been Gone" is #6 on this chart.
"Behind These Hazel Eyes" is #2 and "Since You Been Gone" #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart.
Fantasia's single "Free Yourself" rose to #9 from #12 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart. Her single "Truth Is" fell to #13 from #9 on the same chart. However, Fantasia has had modest success in this genre. "Truth Is" has been successful and is still doing well in it's 28th week on this chart. However, Fantasia has not broken out of this genre.
Kelly's "Since You Been Gone" is #3 on the Adult Top 40 chart.
Approaching Celine Dion's all-time record for consecutive weeks at #1 on the Adult Contemprary chart, Kelly's "Breakaway" is still #1 after 13 consecutive weeks at that spot, and after 38 weeks on the chart.
Word is that Clay Aiken either has finished or will soon record his 2nd CD (not counting his Christmas CD released this past holiday season). That's all for this week.
Thanks for your billboard posts they are interesting. Did someone say that the version of In Your Heaven that Carrie sings is the one from the end of the show and not the one from the beginning of the show? If so, then in my opinion that is too bad. I kind of like that song and would buy the CD if it were the version from ealier in the show.