Phillip Phillips' 'Home' expansion

By Brian Mansfield, USA TODAY

Posted September 26, 2012

3233169
Phillip Phillips, the season 11 winner of the reality singing show "American Idol" smiles during a news conference together with the top ten finalists at the Manila Hotel Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, in Manila, Philippines. The American Idol winners, led by Phillips and hometown favorite Jessica Sanchez, whose mother is from the Philippines, arrived Tuesday for a concert as part of their American Idol Live! Tour 2012. (Credit: Bullit Marquez, AP)

Phillip Phillips spends another week with the top-selling track from an American Idol act. Home sold another 100,000 downloads last week, according to Nielsen SoundScan, putting it fewer than 250,000 units away from the 2 million mark.

Meanwhile, Season 4 winner Carrie Underwood had a good sales week, as weekly sales of all four of her albums (and some tracks, too) increased. Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina, both from Season 11, had double-digit increases in their week-to-week sales, while Season 9's Casey James' Crying on a Suitcase single continues to show sales gains as it gets more radio play.

Idol albums

Carrie Underwood, Blown Away (16,000, +3%, 809,000) (#27 Billboard 200)
Kelly Clarkson, Stronger (4,000, -6%, 934,000) (#97 BB200)
Mandisa, What If We Were Real (2,000, -2%) (#166 BB200)
Phillip Phillips, American Idol (2,000, -14%, 82,000) (#172 BB200)
Scotty McCreery, Clear as Day (2,000, +21%, 1.113 million)
Carrie Underwood, Play On (2,000, +29%, 2.138 million)
Carrie Underwood, Some Hearts (2,000, +3%, 7.237 million)
Bucky Covington, Good Guys (1,000, -52%, 3,000)
Casey James, Casey James (1,000, +9%, 52,000)
Carrie Underwood, Carnival Ride (1,000, +1%, 3.281 million)
Lauren Alaina, Wildflower (less than 1,000, +60%, 294,000)
Skylar Laine, American Idol (less than 1,000, -25%, 33,000)
Casey Abrams, Casey Abrams (less than 1,000, -23%, 15,000)
Hollie Cavanagh, American Idol (less than 1,000, -17%, 13,000)

Idol-related albums

One Direction, Up All Night (18,000, -4%, 1.238 million) (#20 Billboard 200)
Jason Aldean, My Kinda Party (7,000, +4%, 2.762 million) (#57 BB200)
David Guetta, Nothing but the Beat (4,000, -23%, 391,000) (#96 BB200)
Tyga, Careless World (2,000, -8%, 300,000) (#190 BB200)
Soundtrack, Sparkle (2,000, -36%, 67,000) (#191 BB200)

Idol tracks

Phillip Phillips, Home (100,000, -1%, 1.754 million)
Carrie Underwood, Blown Away (76,000, +12%, 880,000)
Kelly Clarkson, Dark Side (24,000, -13%, 543,000)
Kelly Clarkson, Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) (17,000, +5%, 3.783 million)
Carrie Underwood, Good Girl (12,000, +12%, 1.351 million)
Casey James, Crying on a Suitcase (10,000, +9%, 63,000)
Brad Paisley/Carrie Underwood, Remind Me (5,000, +11%, 1.649 million)
Jason Aldean/Kelly Clarkson, Don't You Wanna Stay (5,000, +8%, 2.168 million)
Carrie Underwood, Before He Cheats (5,000, -2%, 3.574 million)