This week, Billboard.com posted their list of the Top 24 to come out of American Idol. They posed the question, “How have the contestants stacked up out in the wider waters of the music industry?” They answered it by looking at album sales, individual song sales, and radio play counts (according to Nielsen SoundScan and Nielsen BDS as of April 17).

Here is their list:

  1. Kelly Clarkson
  2. Carrie Underwood
  3. Chris Daughtry
  4. Jordin Sparks
  5. David Cook
  6. Clay Aiken
  7. Kellie Pickler
  8. David Archuleta
  9. Fantasia
  10. Ruben Studdard
  11. Kris Allen
  12. Adam Lambert
  13. Jennifer Hudson
  14. Josh Gracin
  15. Elliott Yamin
  16. Katharine McPhee
  17. Bo Bice
  18. Blake Lewis
  19. Taylor Hicks
  20. Kimberley Locke
  21. William Hung
  22. Danny Gokey
  23. Diana DeGarmo
  24. Allison Iraheta

Do YOU agree? What changes would you make to the list? Post them in the comments section below.