Mandisa Leads Idol Albums, Carrie Back in Top 100

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjttdmP8KbyZL0BXSPwb6cPsyM-8pZfbZjiJAJXgtZM1Y-WZKX4YXo9Kae4sktF4NmZY2NO9G7E9mv1n69ggU0ixxLpo4cWZmj93g4vl6Uw8jlV1fgU_8Dnz50LLGLeZimTx6K1FgGtAc6X/s1600/bb200-20130920.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjttdmP8KbyZL0BXSPwb6cPsyM-8pZfbZjiJAJXgtZM1Y-WZKX4YXo9Kae4sktF4NmZY2NO9G7E9mv1n69ggU0ixxLpo4cWZmj93g4vl6Uw8jlV1fgU_8Dnz50LLGLeZimTx6K1FgGtAc6X/s400/bb200-20130920.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">green = Mandisa, maroon = Phillip, lt blue = Carrie, dk green = Kelly, orange = Fantasia</td></tr></tbody></table>The latest <a href="http://www.mjsbigblog.com/billboard-chart-date-092813.htm" target="_blank">BillBoard 200 album chart</a> now has only four American Idol alumni albums in the chart as Fantasia's "Side Effects of You" drops off the chart after remaining on the chart for 20 weeks since its April release, selling over 250K units. Leading the group for the third straight week is Mandisa's "Overcomer" album at #60, with Phillip Phillip's "World From the Side of the Moon" not too far behind at #74. Carrie Underwood sees her "Blown Away" album pop back into the top 100 at #93, but Kelly Clarkson sees her "Greatest Hits" compilation drop out of the top 100 to land at #119.<br /><br />It is now less than 20 days until Candice Glover's "Music Speaks" is set to be released, but does anybody even know that? I did find a somewhat <a href="http://www.candiceglover-official.com/" target="_blank">official looking website</a> for her, but all it has are pre-ordering links for her album. and links for her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CandiceGloverMusic" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/candiceglover" target="_blank">Twitter</a> pages. It does not even mention a release date for the album, which scares me to wonder if it will be moved yet again. The <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/music-speaks/id648566040" target="_blank">iTunes</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Music-Speaks-Candice-Glover/dp/B00CTX6EUG/" target="_blank">Amazon</a> links do not have a track listing, but at least they do still both say October 8. There is a whole lot more information on Scotty McCreery's new "See You Tonight" album (released a week later) on his site. Amazon has <a href="http://www.amazon.com/See-Tonight-Deluxe-Scotty-McCreery/dp/B00EUUJICM" target="_blank">his track listing</a>, but <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/see-you-tonight/id703759628" target="_blank">iTunes</a> does not. Plus his title track single is still getting some radio play and he is still <a href="http://www.scottymccreery.com/tour" target="_blank">playing shows</a> on the weekends. Of course, Scotty now has two albums worth of material he can perform live so he can play a pretty full set. His album releases October 15 and should hopefully have some pretty good sales numbers. We need these two American Idol releases in October to keep my album chart filled with pretty colored lines as Phillip and Kelly's album approach their one year birthday (and Carries continues well past it)! I am pretty sure Scotty will do it, but I am worried for Candice.<br /><br /><br />

Mandisa Leads Idol Albums, Carrie Back in Top 100

green = Mandisa, maroon = Phillip, lt blue = Carrie, dk green = Kelly, orange = Fantasia The latest BillBoard 200 album chart now has only ...

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