This article provides a list of

albums An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records col ...

recorded by alumni of the popular American televised singing competition ''

American Idol ''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to Ap ...

'' in the post-Idol career. It only lists main albums released in the alumni's post-''Idol'' career. American Idol compilation series, ''American Idol'' compilations, individual artist's pre-''Idol'' recordings, EPs, and compilation albums are not listed here, however, the numbers in parentheses may include sales from these releases. For complete list of releases including those not listed here for each artist, please see their individual discography pages (linked here in the total number in parentheses). Sales figure listed are for U.S. only.

Artists with sales of 500,000 or more albums

This first list only includes contestants with at least 500,000 total album sales. Total albums sold listed in this pages for each artist is shown first. Certification status of album for units shipped in U.S. (''RIAA certification, Gold, RIAA certification, Platinum, and/or Music recording certification#Certification thresholds, Multi-platinum'') is shown if awarded. The numbers in parentheses are for sales for all albums including EPs and compilations which may not be listed here. Aiken's album, ''Tried & True'' was re-packaged and re-released by Decca under the new name, ''Steadfast'', concurrent with his appearance on The Celebrity Apprentice in 2012

Artists with sales of less than 500,000 albums

The following is a list of other ''American Idol'' alumni album sales and reflects that commercial success can be achieved through association with ''American Idol'' and with post-''Idol'' promotion, although the degree of success varies considerably. This list only includes contestants who have numbers available, and again does not include EPs, ''American Idol'' compilations, or pre-''Idol'' recordings, numbers in parentheses however may include sales from these releases:

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