David Cook's album did sell 1M copies, so he did have success, he just couldn't sustain it.
Kris Allen won on the strength of the anti-Lambert vote and couldn't even scan gold, and Lee...well...let's just say to this day I've never heard a Lee DeWyze song.
I will be heading to Mediafire the second that Phillip song makes it there, I really want to hear the studio. I have no real rooting interest here but I honestly think Phillip's song won it for him. But it's hard to say because Jessica has such a strong fanbase.