Five American Idols in the Top 200 but only one new one in the Top 100 Albums

<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/AVvXsEif_MI88mTOml2tlgo2BmOJDjl4ITup_hGD638_nno9UtfPOidhOrR8ltr2sV_6GTvzwudEs1ae3rMTA0RE7fR775Yf297tOTx211KBbQtAdJ6fn0eUsie0nodVFmeuwmWl5E4KxB0Pahud/s1600/bb200-20131024.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_MI88mTOml2tlgo2BmOJDjl4ITup_hGD638_nno9UtfPOidhOrR8ltr2sV_6GTvzwudEs1ae3rMTA0RE7fR775Yf297tOTx211KBbQtAdJ6fn0eUsie0nodVFmeuwmWl5E4KxB0Pahud/s400/bb200-20131024.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">red hourglass = Scotty, lt green = Mandisa, maroon = Phillip, <br />lt blue = Carrie, dk green = Kelly, orange = Fantasia </td></tr></tbody></table>So far for all of 2013 there has always been at least one American Idol representing the top 100 albums on the BillBoard album chart. Up until the release of Mandisa's "Overcomer" at least one from the duo of Carrie Underwood and Phillip Phillips have been in the Top 100, and on the first week they both fell out of the top 100, "Overcomer" was still at #92 to represent the Idols. However, <a href="http://www.mjsbigblog.com/billboard-chart-date-110213.htm" target="_blank">this week on the album chart</a> with Carrie's "Blown Away" at #158 and Phillip's "The World From the Side of the Moon" at #142, "Overcomer" has stayed steady at #111 on its eighth week (from #112 last week), so the lone Idol in the Top 100 is the brand new one, Scotty McCreery's "See You Tonight" at #6 (#1 Country) with sales of 52,000. Scotty's debut sales are the best Idol album sales since Fantasia's release of "Side Effects of You" back in May (where she sold 91K first week and landed at #2).<br /><br />I am certain Scotty's album will stay in the Top 100 for several weeks, and when Kelly Clarkson's "Wrapped in Red" album is released next week he will have more American Idol company at the top of the charts, followed by Kellie Pickler and Daughtry's releases in November ("The Woman I Am" on Nov 11 and "Baptized" on Nov 19). Phillip even has his live EP released on the Nov 19 so he should see another jump in sales too. There should be American Idols everywhere on the charts this holiday season.<br /><br />Another interesting thing I noticed before watching the Cardinals sloppily lose to the Red Sox last night, was that Mary J. Blige sang the National Anthem. Why is that noteworthy on an American Idol blog? Well, last year it was <a href="http://www.mjsbigblog.com/phillip-phillips-national-anthem-game-1-world-series-2012-video.htm" target="_blank">Phillip Phillips</a> and the year before then it was <a href="http://www.mjsbigblog.com/scotty-mccreery-sings-the-national-anthem-at-world-series-game-1.htm" target="_blank">Scotty McCreery</a> who sang the anthem at Game 1. Was Mary J. Blige the stand in for Candice Glover since "Music Speaks" was never released earlier this month? I suppose Candice did sing it at the <a href="http://www.mjsbigblog.com/candice-glover-national-anthem-mlb-all-star-game-2013-video.htm" target="_blank">MLB All Star game</a> in July, but that is not the same size audience as the World Series.

Five American Idols in the Top 200 but only one new one in the Top 100 Albums

red hourglass = Scotty, lt green = Mandisa, maroon = Phillip, lt blue = Carrie, dk green = Kelly, orange = Fantasia  So far for all of 2013 ...

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