'Idol' sells records
Andy Jones  |  by blogs.usatoday.com. All rights reserved. 16.07 | 23:24

Formers and guests alike got a sales boost out of last week's American Idol finale. Chris Daughtry's self-titled Daughtry album made a 45% leap, moving 74,218 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. His single Home increased 17% with 85,925 in digital sales.



Other big winners: Kelly Clarkson's Never Again (80,451, up 26%), Green Day's Working Class Hero (24,472, up 440%) and Gwen Stefani's 4 in the Morning (16,088, up 247%). Idol winner Jordin Sparks placed four new songs in the digital top 200, including trophy tune This Is My Now (No. 12 with 74,303 downloads).



Maroon 5 led four newcomers in the top five of the Billboard album chart, selling 429,484 copies of It Won't Be Soon Before Long. Also arriving: Ozzy Osbourne's Black Rain (No. 3 with 151,991), followed by Young Jeezy Presents USDA: Cold Summer (95,125) and The Used's Lies for the Liars (92,123).

Linkin Park's Minutes to Midnight, No. 1 last week, dropped 68% to 197,640, still good enough for second place.

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