This article provides a list of albums recorded by alumni of the popular American televised singing competition ''

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'' in the post-Idol career. It only lists main albums released in the alumni's post-''Idol'' career. ''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. (''

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'') 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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Album sales Record sales or music sales are activities related to selling music recordings (albums, singles, or music videos) through physical record shops or digital music store. Record sales reached the peak in 1999, when 600 million people spent an aver ...