American Idol winner Fantasia’s newest album, Back To Me, sold nearly 117,000 entering her on The Billboard 200 chart at #2. She was the only Idol alum that made the Billboard chart's Top 40 this week. Carrie Underwood, Adam Lambert, and Chris Daughtry also have albums in the Top 200. In addition, Fantasia's album debuted at #1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart. The American Idols have now accumulated 279 #1s to date, counting all national, domestic charts compiled by the Billboard Information Group:
Kelly Clarkson – 56
Carrie Underwood – 48
Chris Daughtry (Daughtry) – 36
Fantasia – 23
Ruben Studdard – 16
Jennifer Hudson – 13
Clay Aiken – 11
Mandisa – 10
Kimberley Locke – 8
Josh Gracin – 7
Jordin Sparks – 7
David Cook – 6
David Archuleta – 4
Adam Lambert – 4
Kellie Pickler – 4
Elliott Yamin – 4
Kris Allen – 3
Taylor Hicks – 3
American Idol Finalists – 2
Bo Bice – 2
Bucky Covington – 2
Blake Lewis – 2
Chris Sligh – 2
Paris Bennett – 1
Jason Castro – 1
Diana DeGarmo - 1
Lee DeWyze – 1
Tamyra Gray – 1
William Hung – 1

Season 8’s runner-up, Adam Lambert, has the #1 spot on the American Idol airplay chart with "If I Had You." In the newest chart information courtesy of USA Today, the third single off of For Your Entertainment totaled 5,246 spins in the past week. This marks the first time that Adam has totaled over 5,000 spins in a single week.

To honor Loretta Lynn’s 50th career anniversary, a diverse group of artists has contributed tracks for the November 9 album release of Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn. Carrie Underwood was personally chosen by Lynn alongside other popular artists such as Sheryl Crow, Faith Hill, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, and The White Stripes to name a few. “I am so happy that these singers wanted to do this record,” says Loretta. “I love ‘em all, and it was so great to hear all the different ways they did my hits,” she said, referring to how each artist recorded with their own choice of producer and musicians. “I hope people like it as much as I do and we sell a bunch of records!”

Season 8’s Anoop Desai who has been selected by Clear Channel Music and iheartradio as one of the "Artists to Watch" for September 2010. His single "All Is Fair (Crazy Love)" is the second most played on-demand song on iheartradio's NEW! Discover & Uncover channel as of Tuesday. Anoop just announced additional dates and cities for his fall tour, which include Carrboro, NC on October 8, Greensboro, NC on October 9, and Atlanta, GA on October 21.

Kris Allen spent the summer touring with Barenaked Ladies and then Maroon 5. He continues his cross country trek by jumping on the Lifehouse tour this fall. The tour kicks off October 15 in Mashantucket, CT. Stay tuned to the AI-Insider Blog’s Weekly Scoop each week to see if Kris is playing at a town near you.

Season 7 runner-up David Archuleta will be releasing his sophomore album, The Other Side Of Down, on October 5th. Today he announced the track listing for the album:
1. The Other Side Of Down
2. Something ‘Bout Love
3. Elevator
4. Stomping The Roses
5. Who I Am
6. Falling Stars
7. Parachutes And Airplanes
8. Look Around
9. Good Place
10. Complain
11. Things Are Gonna Get Better
12. My Kind Of Perfect

Season 3’s runner-up, Diana DeGarmo, will play Doralee Rhodes in 9 to 5 The Musical starting September 21st. Stay tuned to the AI-Insider Blog’s Weekly Scoop each week to find out where and when the show is playing. Diana recently starred in Hair on Broadway with another Idol finalist, Ace Young.