In an unusual, impressive feat, the Daughtry album has reached number-one on the Billboard chart - in its ninth week of release. Way to go, Chris!

The sales total is now 1.29 million. Other Idols on the chart include:

• Carrie Underwood is back in the top 10, moving from No. 15 to No. 9 by the simple feat of selling the same number of records as the previous week. Total: 4.76 million

• Taylor Hicks inches up 53-50, selling 15,000, compared to 14,000 the previous week, for a total of 587,000.

• Kellie Pickler, who did some major TV last week, leaps 83-51, selling 14,000 after dropping under 9,000 the previous week. Total: 387,000.

• Fantasia creeps up 68-66, with 12,000, a bit more than her previous-week total of 11,000. Total: 254,000.

• Clay Aiken sold about the same as the previous week (1,900) to bring his total to 496,000.

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