[herkbird]

1.3 million in record sales is nothing. Shania Twain averages 20 million per album, while Faith Hill averages 13-14 million in sales. Now that's selling some CD's. Will have to see what Kelly does in another month or two. Justin (who) will be lucky to sell a million, unless they count the ones in the bargain bins.

[RMDupree]

I really enjoyed Kelly's performance on American Idol the first season, but I was not impressed by Miss Independant (the 2 times she sang it during the 2nd season).

Speaking for myself, I want to buy an album that showcases her natural and downright amazing range and ability, not a typical hip-hop dance track that only sounds good on CD.

When Kelly puts out an album that "shows her stuff", I'll be the first to buy it.

[discostu]

Shania Twain has one album that went to 19 platinum (million) and another that went to 12. The one that hit 12 took 5 years to get there from gold (half a million). The one that went to 19 ALSO took 5 years to make the climb from gold to current cap ( http://www.riaa.com/Gold-Intro-2.cfm you'll have to plug in for your own searches the results page doesn't make unique or reproducable URLs ). Definitely not averaging 20 mil, and taking a lot longer than Kelly has even been around.

Faith Hill has one that went to 7 plat, one to 5 and two to 4. Got some numbers problems with your estimations.