American Idol contestants discography
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After American Idol, several finalists and winners released their own solo albums and singles. For a list of major-label studio albums by Idol recording artists, see the list below.
For charting data, see the album's article. For pre-Idol recordings, singles and independent releases, see an American Idol season summary, or the contestant's biography.
- Thankful - Kelly Clarkson (April 15, 2003)
- Justin Guarini - Justin Guarini (June 10, 2003)
- Measure of a Man - Clay Aiken (October 13, 2003)
- Soulful - Ruben Studdard (December 9, 2003)
- Real Life - R. J. Helton (March 23, 2004)
- One Love - Kimberley Locke (May 4, 2004)
- The Dreamer - Tamyra Gray (May 25, 2004)
- Josh Gracin - Josh Gracin (June 15, 2004)
- Merry Christmas with Love - Clay Aiken (November 16, 2004)
- Free Yourself - Fantasia Barrino (November 23, 2004)
- I Need an Angel - Ruben Studdard (November 23, 2004)
- Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson (November 30, 2004)
- Blue Skies - Diana DeGarmo (December 7, 2004)
- Rollercoaster - Jim Verraros (April 26, 2005)
- Corey Clark - Corey Clark (June 21, 2005)
- Red - John Stevens (June 28, 2005)
- Jasmine Trias - Jasmine Trias (July 12, 2005)
- Love & Life - LaToya London (September 20, 2005)
- Miracles - George Huff (October 11, 2005)
- Some Hearts - Carrie Underwood (November 15, 2005)
- The Real Thing - Bo Bice (December 13, 2005)
- A Thousand Different Ways - Clay Aiken (September 19, 2006)
- Mario Vazquez - Mario Vazquez (September 26, 2006)
- The Return - Ruben Studdard (October 17, 2006)
- Small Town Girl - Kellie Pickler (October 31, 2006)
- Daughtry - Chris Daughtry (November 21, 2006)
- Fantasia - Fantasia Barrino (December 12, 2006)
- Taylor Hicks - Taylor Hicks (December 12, 2006)
- Katharine McPhee - Katharine McPhee (January 30, 2007)
- Elliott Yamin - Elliott Yamin (March 20, 2007)
- Bucky Covington - Bucky Covington (April 17, 2007)
- Based on a True Story - Kimberley Locke (May 1, 2007)
- Princess P - Paris Bennett (May 8, 2007)
- My December - Kelly Clarkson (June 26, 2007)
- True Beauty - Mandisa (July 31, 2007)
- Constantine - Constantine Maroulis (August 7, 2007)
- Carnival Ride - Carrie Underwood (October 23, 2007)
- See the Light - Bo Bice (October 23, 2007)
- Jordin Sparks - Jordin Sparks (November 20, 2007)
- A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream) - Blake Lewis (December 4, 2007)
- We Weren't Crazy - Josh Gracin (April 1, 2008)
- Phil Stacey - Phil Stacey (April 28, 2008)
- Running Back to You - Chris Sligh (May 6, 2008)
- On My Way Here - Clay Aiken (May 6, 2008)
- Ace Young - Ace Young (July 15, 2008)
- Early Works - Taylor Hicks (August 12, 2008)
- Brooke Barrettsmith - Brooke Barrettsmith (August 19, 2008)
- Why Wait - Kristy Lee Cook (September 16, 2008)
- Jennifer Hudson - Jennifer Hudson (September 30, 2008)
- Kellie Pickler - Kellie Pickler (September 30, 2008)
- It's Christmas - Mandisa (September 30, 2008)
- David Archuleta - David Archuleta (November 11, 2008)
- David Cook - David Cook (November 18, 2008)
- Coming Back to You - Melinda Doolittle (February 3, 2009)
- The Distance - Taylor Hicks (March 10, 2009)
- All I Ever Wanted - Kelly Clarkson (March 17, 2009)
Contents |
Season 1 releases
Major releases
- American Idol: Greatest Moments (Compilation - album)
- "A Moment Like This" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
- Thankful (Kelly Clarkson - album)
- Justin Guarini (Justin Guarini - album)
- "Miss Independent" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
- "Low" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
- "The Trouble with Love Is" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
- "Breakaway" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
- "Raindrops Will Fall" (Tamyra Gray - single)
- The Dreamer (Tamyra Gray - album)
- "Since U Been Gone" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
- Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson - album)
- "Behind These Hazel Eyes" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
- "Because of You" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
- "Walk Away" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
- "Never Again" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
- "Sober" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
- My December (Kelly Clarkson - album)
- "Don't Waste Your Time" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
- "One Minute" (Kelly Clarkson - single)
- *All I Ever Wanted* (Kelly Clarkson - Album)
- *My Life Would Suck Without You* (Kelly Clarkson - Single)
Minor or independent releases
(This list does not include pre-Idol releases)
- Unsaid and Understood (Jim Verraros, album, 2003)
- Real Life (RJ Helton, album, 2004)
- "My Religion" (Ryan Starr, single, 2004)
- Human Again (Adriel Herrera, album)
- Rollercoaster (Jim Verraros, album, 2005)
- Stranger Things Have Happened (Justin Guarini, album, 2005)
- "To Be with You" (Nikki McKibbin, single, 2006)
- "The Lie" (Nikki McKibbin, single, 2006)
- Voyces United for UNHCR (Brad Estrin, album, 2006)
- Unleashed (Nikki McKibbin, album, 2007)
Source: Idolsmusic.com
Season 2 releases
Major releases
- American Idol Season 2: All-Time Classic American Love Songs (Compilation - CD)
- "Flying Without Wings"/"Superstar" (Ruben Studdard - single)
- "Bridge over Troubled Water"/"This Is the Night" (Clay Aiken - single)
- Measure of a Man (Clay Aiken - CD)
- Soulful (Ruben Studdard - CD)
- "Sorry 2004" (Ruben Studdard - single)
- "8th World Wonder" (Kimberley Locke - single)
- "The Way/Solitaire" (Clay Aiken - single)
- "Photograph" (Carmen Rasmusen - single)
- "What If" (Ruben Studdard - single)
- One Love (Kimberley Locke - CD)
- Josh Gracin (Josh Gracin - CD)
- Merry Christmas with Love (Clay Aiken - Holiday CD)
- I Need an Angel (Ruben Studdard - Gospel CD)
- Carmen (EP) (Carmen Rasmusen - CD)
- Corey Clark (Corey Clark - CD)
- "Coulda Been" (Kimberley Locke - single)
- '"Favorite State of Mind" (Josh Gracin - single)
- A Thousand Different Ways (Clay Aiken - CD)
- The Return (Ruben Studdard - CD)
- "All Is Well" (Clay Aiken - Holiday EP)
- "Nothin' Like the Summer" (Carmen Rasmusen - single)
- Based on a True Story (Kimberley Locke - CD)
- Nothin' Like the Summer (Carmen Rasmusen - CD)
- We Weren't Crazy (Josh Gracin - CD)
- On My Way Here (Clay Aiken - CD)
Minor or independent releases
(This list does not include pre-Idol releases)
- The One (Vanessa Olivarez)
- Jordan (Jordan Segundo)
- Charles Grigsby (Charles Grigsby)
- Use Your Gift (Quiana Parler)
- George Trice (George Trice) - released in the summer of 2007
Source: Idolsmusic.com
Season 3 releases
Major releases
- American Idol Season 3: Greatest Soul Classics
- "I Believe" (Fantasia Barrino)
- "Dreams" (Diana DeGarmo)
- Free Yourself (Fantasia Barrino)
- Blue Skies (Diana DeGarmo)
- My Christmas EP! (George Huff)
- "Come Fly with Me" (John Stevens)
- Red (John Stevens)
- "Love Ko To" (Jasmine Trias)
- Jasmine Trias (Jasmine Trias)
- Love & Life (LaToya London)
- "Appreciate/Every Part of Me/All By Myself" (LaToya London)
- Miracles (George Huff)
- Fantasia (Fantasia Barrino)
- Stories from Hollywood (Jon Peter Lewis)
- "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" (Jennifer Hudson)
- "Spotlight (Jennifer Hudson)
- Jennifer Hudson (Jennifer Hudson)
- "All Dressed in Love" (Jennifer Hudson)
Minor or independent releases
(This list does not include pre-Idol releases)
- Love, Lipstick and Poetry (Kiira Bivens)
- Love, Lana (Lana Phillips)
- Sing Me Home (Lisa Leuschner)
- Str8up Band (Dina Lopez)
- I'll Be Seeing You (John Preator)
- This Is Next Time (Alan Ritchson)
- Sun Shiney Day (Lisa Wilson)
- "If I Go Away" / "Man Like Me" (single) (Jon Peter Lewis)
- Just Like Magic (Donnie Williams)
- Reality (Lisa Leuschner)
Sources: Idolsmusic.com, CD Baby
Season 4 releases
Major releases
Compilations
The compilation album for this season was performed by the top twelve finalists.
| Information |
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The Showstoppers
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Albums
| Artist | Information |
|---|---|
| Carrie Underwood | Some Hearts
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Carnival Ride
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| Bo Bice | The Real Thing
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| Mario Vazquez | Mario Vazquez
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Minor or independent releases
(This list does not include pre-Idol releases)
| Artist | Information |
|---|---|
| Bo Bice | See the Light
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| Constantine Maroulis | Constantine
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| Celena Rae | Invisible Woman
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| Elizabeth Pha (aka Chandara) | The Moon & the Stars
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| Jamie Paul Koehler | It's Christmas Time
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| Jared Yates | All That I Am
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| Jeff Johnson | Enter In
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| Jeff Johnson | Glorious Day
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| Jessica Sierra | Deepest Secret- EP
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| Judd Harris | Fly (with Visible from Space)
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| Kurtis Parks | Something for Everyone
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| Melinda Lira | Melinda
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| Nadia Turner | Standing On Love (Single)
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| Nikko Smith | Revolution
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| Sarah Mather | Another Day
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Source: Idolsmusic.com
Season 5 releases
Major releases
Compilations
The compilation album for this season was performed by the top twelve finalists.
| Information | Digital Downloads |
|---|---|
Encores
| Alphabetical order by song title
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Singles
| Artist | Information |
|---|---|
| Taylor Hicks | "Do I Make You Proud/Takin' It to the Streets"
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| Katharine McPhee | "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/My Destiny"
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| Kellie Pickler | "Red High Heels"
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| Daughtry | "It's Not Over"
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| Bucky Covington | "A Different World"
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| Katharine McPhee | "Over It"
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| Taylor Hicks | "Just to Feel That Way"
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| Kellie Pickler | "I Wonder"
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| Elliott Yamin | "Wait for You"
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| Daughtry | "Home"
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| Daughtry | "What I Want"
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| Katharine McPhee | "Love Story"
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| Mandisa | "Only the World"
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| Taylor Hicks | "Heaven Knows"
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| Daughtry | "Over You"
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| Kellie Pickler | "Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind"
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| Bucky Covington | "It's Good to Be Us"
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| Daughtry | "Crashed"
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| Mandisa | "God Speaking"
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| Daughtry | "Feels Like Tonight"
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| Daughtry | "What About Now"
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Albums
| Artist | Information |
|---|---|
| Chris Daughtry | Daughtry
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| Kellie Pickler | Small Town Girl
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| Taylor Hicks | Taylor Hicks
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| Elliott Yamin | Elliott Yamin
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| Bucky Covington | Bucky Covington
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| Katharine McPhee | Katharine McPhee
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| Mandisa | True Beauty
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Minor & independent releases
| Artist | Information |
|---|---|
| Bobby "Bluu Suede" Bullard | The Bluu Suede Project
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| Ayla Brown | Forward (LP)
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| Paris Bennett | Princess P (LP)
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| Ace Young | "Scattered (Digital Download)"
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| Elliott Yamin | "This Christmas (Digital Download)"
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| Katharine McPhee | "I Lost You"/"Dangerous" (Wal-Mart)
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| Patrick Hall | One for the Ages (LP)
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| Josh Royse | He'll Say Love (EP)
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| David Radford | Swing on By (LP)
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| Stevie Scott | Stevie Scott (EP)
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| Brianna Taylor | Brianna Taylor (EP)
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| Stephanie White | Knee Deep InSanity (CD Baby) |
| Ace Young | Ace Young
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Season 6 releases
Major releases
Unlike previous seasons the top 12 compilation album did not come out while the show was airing. The top 12 recorded studio versions of each of the songs they sang on the show. The songs were available for purchase on AmericanIdol.com as digital downloads through the night of the finale. Sparks' and Lewis' songs (except Sparks' "Livin' on a Prayer") remained available on the Idol website and iTunes Store through June 20, 2007,[6].
Originally, a collage of the finalists' head shots from the top 24 photo shoot was used as album art on AmericanIdol.com, with the title American Idol 6: Greatest Moments; at present, the covers of Sparks' and Lewis' EPs are used instead. The American Idol: Season 6 - "Greatest Hits" & "The Collector's Edition" were eventually released on June 12, 2007 on iTunes/Americanidol.com. This is the only season that the season's collection is not distributed by Sony BMG/RCA Records.
Singles
"This Is My Now" as performed by Jordin Sparks was released as a radio single. It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 15.
iTunes/AmericanIdol.com EPs
On May 24, 2007, the winner Jordin Sparks and runner-up Blake Lewis released five-song EPs on iTunes Store; though only iTunes calls them "EPs", they are also available as "bundles" for the same price on AmericanIdol.com through June 20, 2007.
Sparks' EP contained the winner's single, "This Is My Now", as well as four songs she performed on Idol: "I (Who Have Nothing)", "A Broken Wing", "To Love Somebody", and "Wishing on a Star".
Lewis' EP did not contain "This Is My Now"; all of the tracks were songs he performed on the show: "You Give Love a Bad Name", "Time of the Season", "I Need to Know", "Love Song", and "When the Stars Go Blue".
On June 12, 2007, Apple released five song EPs for the rest of the top 12 finalists (Melinda Doolittle, LaKisha Jones, Chris Richardson, Phil Stacey, Sanjaya Malakar, Haley Scarnato, Gina Glocksen, Chris Sligh, Stephanie Edwards and Brandon Rogers) along with the compilation album as a collector's edition of the season's songs. Each of the songs are also available for individual purchase.[7]
Individual albums
- Jordin Sparks (Jordin Sparks)
- A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream) (Blake Lewis)
- Phil Stacey (Phil Stacey)
- Running Back To You (Chris Sligh)
- Coming Back to You (Melinda Doolittle)
Minor or independent releases
Note: this does not include pre-Idol releases
- All Alone (Chris Richardson)
- So Glad I'm Me (Lakisha Jones)
- My Funny Valentine (Melinda Doolittle)
- For My Lady Love (Sherman Pore)[8]
- Didn't Matter That (Sarah Burgess, single)[9]
- On Our Way (Stephanie Edwards, single)
- The Thrill of Hope (Sean Michel)
- Fly Away (Amanda Coluccio, single)
- Here I Am (Stephanie Edwards, single)
- Now That I Found You (Amanda Coluccio, single)
- One (Sarah Burgess) [10]
Source - IdolsMusic.com
Season 7 releases
iTunes
This season, American Idol has partnered with iTunes to make available for sale exclusive performance videos and full length studio recordings of the songs contestants performed on the show. In order to keep the competition fair, these singles are not allowed to appear on iTunes sales charts until after the finale. As a result only David Cook and David Archuleta's songs charted.
Albums
| Year | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Why Wait | Kristy Lee Cook |
| 2008 | David Archuleta | David Archuleta |
| 2008 | David Cook | David Cook |
- In chronological release date order
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 RIAA Search - Daughtry
- ↑ RIAA - Gold & Platinum - November 29, 2008
- ↑ http://www.mm-agency.com/blog/mtv-real-world/brianna-taylor-real-world-hollywood-top-20-itunes/3288/
- ↑ PhilthHarmonic on purevolume
- ↑ MySpace.com - Stephanie White & The New Jersey Philth Harmonic - Verona/Caldwell, New Jersey - Soul / Rock / R&B - www.myspace.com/philthharmonic
- ↑ American Idol Download Store
- ↑ Macworld | iTunes offers American Idol Collector's Edition
- ↑ http://www.idolsmusic.com/america6.htm Idolsmusic.com
- ↑ "American Idol's" Sarah Burgess Inks Record Deal, Records First Single: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
- ↑ "American Idol's" Sarah Burgess Inks Record Deal, Records First Single: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
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