How the hell did CU make more than KC?

Queen mother icon goddess

JHud finished 7th on the show?

Yeah very puzzled as to why CU made more than KC too

Carrie leaving everyone else in the dust

It doesn't make sense, especially considering Kelly is GLOBAL. Carrie is not.

Carrie's made a lot more money because of her successful tours and the fact that she reigns in the country market. She is however a local act when compared to Kelly.

Both of them, and the übertalented Ms. Hudson are the best contestants this show ever had, for sure.


I am actually surprised at Clay Aiken being so low (comparatively). His albums used to sell like crazy.


Also surprising is McPhee, whose music career never went anywhere. I guess she's made some good coins from acting in those awful TV shows.

Errr how is Carrie higher than Kelly

I'm pretty sure they've sold about the same amount of records worldwide, although I'm sure a greater proportion of Carrie's total comes from the U.S. Maybe Carrie's touring has given her the edge?

MOTHER Carrie is a bigger touring act and has like dozens of endorsements every year.

And the fact that she made about 42M MORE than KC
Like.....how?

Carrie's tours and endorsements >>>>>>

Carrie's last studio album outsold Kelly's last two combined in the US alone.

I didn't expect Carrie to be at #1 with such a huge margin, but congrats! All the names on that list are super talented. American Idol may be well past its prime now, but it's definitely churned out some terrific singers.

What about Fantasia. I thought she made 4 million

I'm not surprised Carrie's higher, I'm just surprised how MUCH higher she is