Good news for fans of season 11 finalist Colton Dixon, as his new album "A Messenger" debuts at #1 on the on both the Top Christian Albums chart and the Top Christian and Gospel Albums chart! This brings the total number of hits for Dixon to six.
Season 11 finalists have accumulated 17 #1 hits since the end of that season, eight months ago. This brings the total number of #1 hits from past Idol finalists to 378, counting all national, domestic charts compiled by the Billboard Information Group.
TOTAL: 378
Kelly Clarkson 80
Carrie Underwood 65
Chris Daughtry (Daughtry) 39
Fantasia 31
Ruben Studdard 16
Jennifer Hudson 15
Mandisa 15
Clay Aiken 12
Adam Lambert 10
Scotty McCreery 10
Phillip Phillips 10
David Cook 8
Kimberley Locke 8
Josh Gracin 7
Jordin Sparks 7
Colton Dixon 6
Kris Allen 4
David Archuleta 4
Kellie Pickler 4
Elliott Yamin 4
Taylor Hicks 3
American Idol Finalists 2
Bo Bice 2
Jason Castro 2
Bucky Covington 2
Blake Lewis 2
Chris Sligh 2
Casey Abrams 1
Paris Bennett 1
Diana DeGarmo 1
Lee DeWyze 1
Tamyra Gray 1
Casey James 1
Jessica Sanchez 1
William Hung 1
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