Daughtry lands '07's top-selling album
One year after landing fourth place on American Idol, rocker and his band are the kings of 2007.
He was a complete unknown nearly two years ago.
Now Chris Daughtry's band has the top-selling album of 2007.
Akon's Konvicted was second at 2.7 million, followed by the Hannah Montana Soundtrack at 2.5M, Fergie's The Dutchess at 2.4M, and Carrie Underwood grabbing the fifth slot with 2.3 million units sold of her album, Some Hearts, which was the top seller of 2006.
Beyonce scored the biggest single hit of 2007 with "Irreplaceable," followed by Rihanna's "Umbrella" Featuring Jay-Z, and Gwen Stefani's "The Sweet Escape" Featuring Akon.
Not surprisingly, the reunited Police rang up the biggest tour of the year, grossing more than $212 million, dwarfing the second-place finisher, a reunited Genesis, which took in nearly $130 million.
Check Billboard.com for more detailed listings.
Top 25 Albums of 2007
1 Daughtry - Daughtry - 3.2M
2 Akon - Konvicted - 2.7M
3 Hannah Montana Soundtrack - 2.5M
4 Fergie - The Dutchess - 2.4M
5 Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts - 2.3M
6 Nickelback - All The Right Reasons Roadrunner
7 Justin Timberlake - Futuresex/Lovesounds
8 High School Musical 2 Soundtrack
9 Various Artists - Now 23
10 Linkin Park - Minutes To Midnight
11 Beyonce - B'day
12 Kanye West - Graduation
13 Rascal Flatts - Me And My Gang
14 The Beatles - Love
15 Gwen Stefani - The Sweet Escape
16 Miley Cyrus - Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus
17 Josh Groban - Awake
18 Norah Jones - Not Too Late
19 Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift
20 Jay-Z - Kingdom Come
21 Maroon 5- It Won't Be Soon Before Long
22 Robin Thicke - The Evolution Of Robin Thicke
23 Hinder - Extreme Behavior
24 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
25 Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing
Top 10 Singles of 2007
1 Beyonce - "Irreplaceable"
2 Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z - "Umbrella"
3 Gwen Stefani Featuring Akon - "The Sweet Escape"
4 Fergie - "Big Girls Don't Cry"
5 T-Pain Featuring Yung Joc - "Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')"
6 Carrie Underwood - "Before He Cheats"
7 Plain White T's - "Hey There Delilah"
8 Akon Featuring Snoop Dogg - "I Wanna Love You"
9 Nelly Furtado - "Say It Right"
10 Fergie Featuring Ludacris - "Glamorous"
Top 25 Tours of 2007 (11/15/2006 - 11/13/2007)
1. The Police - $212,227,302
2. Genesis - $129,076,860
3. Justin Timberlake - $126,791,211
4. Kenny Chesney - $71,222,931
5. Rod Stewart - $69,993,284
6. Cirque du Soleil’s Delirium - $59,477,450
7. Roger Waters - $53,213,983
8. Tim McGraw & Faith Hill - $52,351,712
9. Christina Aguilera - $48,173,773
10. Rascal Flatts - $41,685,834
