Scotty McCreery EP leads 'Idol' album sales

Five American Idol acts appear on this week's Billboard 200, led by Season 10 winner Scotty McCreery. Scotty's Walmart EP sold 12,000 copies last week, according to Nielsen SoundScan, putting him at No. 28 on the Billboard chart.

Scotty's followed by fellow Season 10 contestants Lauren Alaina, James Durbin and Haley Reinhart. Jennifer Hudson's I Remember Me takes the No. 163 slot, and David Cook's This Loud Morning falls out of the top 200.

Idol albums

Scotty McCreery, American Idol Season 10: Scotty McCreery EP (12,000, -9%, 145,000) (#28 Billboard 200)
Lauren Alaina, American Idol Season 10: Lauren Alaina EP (5,000, -7%, 63,000) (#75 BB200)
James Durbin, American Idol Season 10: James Durbin EP (3,000, -8%, 53,000) (#144 BB200)
Haley Reinhart, American Idol Season 10: Haley Reinhart (3,000, -11%, 52,000) (#148 BB200)
Jennifer Hudson, I Remember Me (3,000, -23%, 391,000) (#163 BB200)
David Cook, This Loud Morning (2,000, -15%, 86,000)
Mandisa, What If We Were Real (2,000, +18%)
Carrie Underwood, Play On (2,000, +2%, 2.029 million)
Daughtry, Daughtry (1,000, -14%)

Idol-related albums

Jason Aldean, My Kinda Party (37,000, +5%, 1.733 million) (#5 Billboard 200)
Brad Paisley, This Is Country Music (13,000, -12%, 436,000) (#26 BB200)
Big Time Rush, BTR (5,000, -11%, 570,000) (#78 BB200)
Jennifer Lopez, Love? (4,000, -14%, 248,000) (#127 BB200)
Randy Travis, Anniversary Celebration (1,000, +30%, 41,000)