List of American Idol Hot 100 singles

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This is a list of songs released for sale from the show American Idol , consisting of recordings of coronation songs by winners and runners-up of the show, live and studio recordings by contestants, songs from the American Idol CDs, as well as special singles released by the show such as those for Idol Gives Back and specially-recorded boot songs. Songs released by Idol alumni in post-Idol career are not included here. See American Idol alumni single sales for a list of some of those releases.

Contents

In the first few seasons, songs were released as physical CD single which may contain one cover song and one original song. However, after Season 5 physical singles were no longer released, and songs were available only as digital downloads starting Season 6. The digital downloads were only available initially via American Idol official website during the season towards the end of Season 5 and all the final rounds of Season 6, but were then made available from iTunes after the Season 6 ended. In all subsequent seasons all performances were made available in iTunes during the season and after the season has ended.

The digital songs sold during the season were not eligible to chart, and their sales figures were not released. Any number listed for those songs would be solely based on units sold after the finale.

All Hot 100 singles

The following Idol songs have charted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Entry dateSingleArtistPeakSalesRIAA cert.
September 21, 2002"A Moment Like This"
(b/w "Before Your Love")
Kelly Clarkson
(Season 1, Winner)
1 [1] 738,000 (Digital) [2]
627,000 (Physical) [3]
Gold [4]
May 3, 2003"God Bless the USA" American Idol Finalists
(Season 2 Finalists)
4 [5] 310,000 (Physical) [6] Gold [7]
June 28, 2003"Flying Without Wings"
(b/w "Superstar")
Ruben Studdard
(Season 2, Winner)
2 [8] 790,000 (Physical + Digital) [9]
737,000 (Physical) [3]
Gold [10]
"This Is the Night"
(b/w "Bridge over Troubled Water")
Clay Aiken
(Season 2, Runner-Up)
1 [11] 960,000 (Physical) [3]

52,000 (Digital) [12]

Platinum [13]
July 10, 2004"I Believe" Fantasia
(Season 3, Winner)
1 [14] 559,000 (Physical + Digital) [9]
406,000 (Physical) [3]
July 17, 2004"Dreams"

(b/w I Believe/Don't Cry Out Loud)

Diana DeGarmo
(Season 3, Runner-Up)
14 [15] 202,000 (Physical)

23,000 (Digital) [3]

May 7, 2005"When You Tell Me That You Love Me" American Idol Finalists
(Season 4 Finalists)
39 [16] 115,100 (Physical) [17]
July 2, 2005"Inside Your Heaven"
(b/w "Independence Day")
Carrie Underwood
(Season 4, Winner)
1 [18] 880,000 (Physical + Digital) [9]
459,000 (Physical) [3]
Gold [19]
July 9, 2005"Inside Your Heaven"
(b/w "Vehicle" featuring Richie Sambora)
Bo Bice
(Season 4, Runner-Up)
2 [20] 349,000 (Physical)

52,000 (Digital) [3]

Gold [21]
June 10, 2006"Wanted Dead or Alive" Chris Daughtry
(Season 5, 4th Place)
43 [22] 103,000 (Digital) [23]
"Takin' It to the Streets" Taylor Hicks
(Season 5, Winner)
69 [24] 71,000 (Digital) [25]
July 1, 2006"Do I Make You Proud"Taylor Hicks1 [24] 709,000 (Physical + Digital) [9]
464,000 (Physical) [3]
July 15, 2006"Over the Rainbow" Katharine McPhee
(Season 5, Runner-Up)
12 [26] 131,000 (Digital) [27]
"My Destiny"Katharine McPhee60 [26] 169,000 (Physical)

98,000 (Digital) [3]

May 12, 2007"I'll Stand by You"Carrie Underwood6 [28] 339,147 [29]
"Up to the Mountain"Kelly Clarkson
featuring Jeff Beck
56 [28] 46,196 [30]
June 9, 2007"This Is My Now" Jordin Sparks
(Season 6, Winner)
15 [31] 334,000 [9]
"You Give Love a Bad Name" Blake Lewis
(Season 6, Runner-Up)
18 [32] 192,000 [33]
"A Broken Wing"Jordin Sparks66 [34] 52,000 [33]
"I (Who Have Nothing)""Jordin Sparks80 [35] 44,000 [33]
"Time of the Season"Blake Lewis99 [36] 39,000 [33]
April 26, 2008"Praying for Time" Carrie Underwood 27 [37] 87,286 [38]
"Shout to the Lord" American Idol Finalists
(Season 7 Top 8 Finalists)
43 [37] 55,745 [39]
"Many Rivers to Cross" Annie Lennox 80 [37] 29,159 [39]
June 7, 2008"The Time of My Life" David Cook
(Season 7, Winner)
3 [40] 1,482,000 [41] Platinum [42]
"Dream Big"David Cook15 [43] 145,000 [44]
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"David Cook22 [43] 125,000 [44]
"The World I Know"David Cook28 [43] 96,000 [44]
"Imagine" David Archuleta
(Season 7, Runner-Up)
36 [40] 80,000 [44]
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"David Cook42 [45] 60,000 [46]
"Billie Jean"David Cook47 [47] 56,300 [46]
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me"David Archuleta58 [48] 61,000 [44]
"In This Moment"David Archuleta60 [49] 61,000 [44]
"Always Be My Baby"David Cook67 [50] 46,600 [46]
"Hello"David Cook73 [51] 42,300 [46]
"The Music of the Night"David Cook77 [52] 36,000 [44]
"Eleanor Rigby"David Cook92 [53] 28,000 [44]
"I'm Alive"David Cook99 [54] 25,000 [44]
June 6, 2009"No Boundaries" Kris Allen
(Season 8, Winner)
11 [55] 343,000 [9]
"Heartless"Kris Allen16 [55] 412,000 [56]
"Mad World" Adam Lambert
(Season 8, Runner-Up)
19 [57] 256,000 [58]
"Ain't No Sunshine"Kris Allen37 [55] 125,000 [56]
"A Change Is Gonna Come"Adam Lambert56 [57] 63,000 [59]
"Apologize"Kris Allen66 [55] 59,000 [59]
"No Boundaries"Adam Lambert72 [57] 68,000 [60]
"One"Adam Lambert82 [57] 46,000 [59]
"Falling Slowly"Kris Allen94 [55] 38,000 [59]
March 13, 2010"Let It Be"Kris Allen6386,000 [61]
June 12, 2010"Beautiful Day" Lee DeWyze
(Season 9, Winner)
24 [62] 186,000 [9]
"Hallelujah"Lee DeWyze44 [62] 118,000 [63]
"Up to the Mountain" Crystal Bowersox
(Season 9, Runner-Up)
57 [62] 63,000 [64]
"Falling Slowly"Crystal Bowersox
and Lee DeWyze
66 [62] 85,000 [65]
"The Boxer"Lee DeWyze88 [62] 37,000 [64]
June 11, 2011"I Love You This Big" Scotty McCreery
(Season 10, Winner)
11 [66] 915,000 [67] Platinum [68]
"Like My Mother Does" Lauren Alaina
(Season 10, Runner-Up)
20 [66] 398,000 [69]
June 9, 2012"Home" Phillip Phillips
(Season 11, Winner)
6 [70] 5,400,000 [71]

4× Platinum [72]

"We've Got Tonite"Phillip Phillips97 [70] 58,000 [73]
June 1, 2013"I Am Beautiful" Candice Glover
(Season 12, Winner)
94 [74] 48,000 [74]
May 20, 2015"Beautiful Life" Nick Fradiani
(Season 14, Winner)
93 [75] 50,000 [75]

Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles

The following songs failed to reach the Hot 100, but managed to make the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles charts.

Entry DateSingleArtistPeakSales
July 5, 2003"Superstar" Ruben Studdard 12 [76]
June 10, 2006"Moody's Mood for Love" Elliott Yamin
(Season 5, 3rd Place)
1 [77] 25,000 [23]
"Think" Katharine McPhee 21 [78] 21,000 [79]
June 9, 2007"This Love" Blake Lewis 2 [80] 38,000 [33]
"When the Stars Go Blue"Blake Lewis10 [81] 31,000 [33]
"I Need to Know"Blake Lewis19 [82] 23,000 [33]
April 26, 2008"Don't Stop The Music"American Idol Finalists2314,040 [39]
June 7, 2008"Little Sparrow" David Cook 1 [83] 24,000 [44]
"Hungry Like the Wolf"David Cook3 [84] 23,000 [44]
"Innocent"David Cook4 [85] 23,000 [44]
"Hallelujah" Jason Castro
(Season 7, 4th Place)
13 [86] 19,000 [44]
"Day Tripper"David Cook14 [87] 19,000 [44]
"Longer" David Archuleta 15 [88] 19,000 [44]
"All Right Now"David Cook18 [89] 18,000 [44]
"Think of Me"David Archuleta19 [90] 18,000 [44]
"Angels"David Archuleta24 [91] 17,000 [44]
"Happy Together"David Cook25 [92] 17,000 [44]
June 6, 2009"Cryin'" Adam Lambert 2 [93] 35,000 [59]
"Slow Ride" Allison Iraheta
(Season 8, 4th Place)
and Adam Lambert
5 [94] 34,000 [59]
"What's Going On" Kris Allen 7 [95] 21,000 [96]
"To Make You Feel My Love"Kris Allen13 [95] 26,000 [59]
"The Tracks of My Tears"Adam Lambert17 [93] 26,000 [59]
"Feeling Good"Adam Lambert21 [93] 25,000 [59]
"You Are So Beautiful" Danny Gokey
(Season 8, 3rd Place)
25 [97] 15,000 [96]
June 12, 2010"Everybody Hurts" Lee DeWyze 422,000 [98]
"Black Velvet" Crystal Bowersox 2415,000 [98]
"Me and Bobby McGee"Crystal Bowersox25 [99] 14,000 [98]
June 9, 2012"Volcano" Phillip Phillips 9 [100] 49,000 [73]
"Stand by Me"Phillip Phillips24 [100] 24,000 [101]
April 30, 2015"Falling" Trent Harmon
(Season 15, Winner)
16 [102] 52,000 [103]

Year-End Hot 100 singles

The following songs ranked in the Year-End charts for the Billboard Hot 100.

YearSingleArtistRank
2002"A Moment Like This" Kelly Clarkson 39 [104]
2003"This Is the Night" Clay Aiken 47 [105]
"Flying Without Wings" Ruben Studdard 88 [106]
2005"Inside Your Heaven" Carrie Underwood 71
2006"Do I Make You Proud" Taylor Hicks 99 [107]
2008"The Time of My Life" David Cook 69 [108]
2012"Home" Phillip Phillips 49 [109]
2013"Home"Phillip Phillips46 [110]

Send-off songs

Starting Season 5, when contestants in the final rounds are eliminated, a video of their journey through the contest was shown, accompanied by a song as a send-off. The song is also commonly called the "boot song".

SeasonSingleArtistPeakSalesRIAA cert.
5"Bad Day" Daniel Powter 1 [111] 3,000,000 [112] 3× Platinum [113]
6"Home" Daughtry 5 [114] 2,349,000 [115] Platinum [116]
7"Celebrate Me Home"Ruben Studdard
7"Hollywood's Not America" Ferras 62 [117]
7"Best Days" Graham Colton
8"Home Sweet Home"Carrie Underwood21 [118] 300,000 [119]
9"Leave Right Now" Will Young 81 [120] 50,000 [98]
10"Don't You (Forget About Me)"David Cook33,000
11"Please Remember Me"Scotty McCreery58,000 [121]
12"Gone Gone Gone"Phillip Phillips242,000,000 [122] Platinum [72]
13"Breakaway"Eliminated contestant
"—" denotes the song did not chart in Hot 100.

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