posted by Clayworthy... brought over from EmeraldEyes' post at the CH ...
saving for posterity and future reference...
I've put the winner's names in red and indicated their AI season.
Of course, there's no need to highlight our guy 'cause he's #1
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Copied over from The Clack House ... posted by EmeraldEyes >>
Here are Idol debuts for comparison:
Comparative Data for Idol Debuts:
1. Clay Aiken - "Measure of a Man" - 612,859 (# 1)
2. Ruben Studdard- "Soulful" - 416,569 (# 1) (Season 2)
3. Carrie Underwood - "Some Hearts" - 314,549 (# 2) (Season 4)
4. Chris Daughtry - "Daughtry" - 303,677 (# 2)
5. Taylor Hicks - "Taylor Hicks" - 298,199 (#2) (Season 5)
6. Kelly Clarkson - "Thankful" - 297,000 (# 1) (Season 1)
7. Fantasia - "Free Yourself" - 239,389 (# 8 ) (Season 3)
8. Bo Bice - "The Real Thing" - 226,976 (# 4)
9. Jordin Sparks - 119,119 (#10) (Season 6)
10. Kat - "Katharine McPhee" - 115,761 (#2)
11. Blake Lewis - 98,000 (#10)
12. Elliot - "Elliot Yamin" - 90,439 (#3)
13. Kellie Pickler- "Small Town Girl" - 79,133 (# 9)
14. Bucky - "Bucky Covington" - 60,814 (#4)
15. Justin - "Justin Guarini" - 58,749 (# 20)
16. Josh - "Joshua Gracin" - 57,257 (# 11)
17. Kim Locke - "One Love" - 56,894 (# 16)
18. Diana DeGarmo- "Blue Skies" - 47,000 ( # 52)
19. Tamyra Gray - "Dreamer" - 39,091 (# 23)
20. Mandisa- "True Beauty" - 17,140 (#43)
21. LaToya London - "Love and Life" - 12,546 (# 82)
22. Mario - "Mario Vasquez" - 11,812 (# 80)
23. Constantine- "Constantine" - 8,918 (#75)
24. Paris Bennett - "Princess" - 6,434 (# 133)
25. Jasmine Trias - "Jasmine Trias" - 4,855
26. John Stevens - "Red" - 4,349
27. Jim Verraros - "Rollercoaster" - 1,571
28. Corey Clark - "Corey Clark" - 557
27. Ayla Brown - "Forward" - 300
saving for posterity and future reference...
I've put the winner's names in red and indicated their AI season.
Of course, there's no need to highlight our guy 'cause he's #1
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I am surprised by HDD's low prediction for Jordin Sparks 1st week..... I wonder if that is a record low for the 1st week of an Idol winner's release???Yes, Jordin Sparks is >>The lowest Idol Winner.
Copied over from The Clack House ... posted by EmeraldEyes >>
Here are Idol debuts for comparison:
Comparative Data for Idol Debuts:
1. Clay Aiken - "Measure of a Man" - 612,859 (# 1)
2. Ruben Studdard- "Soulful" - 416,569 (# 1) (Season 2)
3. Carrie Underwood - "Some Hearts" - 314,549 (# 2) (Season 4)
4. Chris Daughtry - "Daughtry" - 303,677 (# 2)
5. Taylor Hicks - "Taylor Hicks" - 298,199 (#2) (Season 5)
6. Kelly Clarkson - "Thankful" - 297,000 (# 1) (Season 1)
7. Fantasia - "Free Yourself" - 239,389 (# 8 ) (Season 3)
8. Bo Bice - "The Real Thing" - 226,976 (# 4)
9. Jordin Sparks - 119,119 (#10) (Season 6)
10. Kat - "Katharine McPhee" - 115,761 (#2)
11. Blake Lewis - 98,000 (#10)
12. Elliot - "Elliot Yamin" - 90,439 (#3)
13. Kellie Pickler- "Small Town Girl" - 79,133 (# 9)
14. Bucky - "Bucky Covington" - 60,814 (#4)
15. Justin - "Justin Guarini" - 58,749 (# 20)
16. Josh - "Joshua Gracin" - 57,257 (# 11)
17. Kim Locke - "One Love" - 56,894 (# 16)
18. Diana DeGarmo- "Blue Skies" - 47,000 ( # 52)
19. Tamyra Gray - "Dreamer" - 39,091 (# 23)
20. Mandisa- "True Beauty" - 17,140 (#43)
21. LaToya London - "Love and Life" - 12,546 (# 82)
22. Mario - "Mario Vasquez" - 11,812 (# 80)
23. Constantine- "Constantine" - 8,918 (#75)
24. Paris Bennett - "Princess" - 6,434 (# 133)
25. Jasmine Trias - "Jasmine Trias" - 4,855
26. John Stevens - "Red" - 4,349
27. Jim Verraros - "Rollercoaster" - 1,571
28. Corey Clark - "Corey Clark" - 557
27. Ayla Brown - "Forward" - 300
