Here is how past contestants of American Idol faired on the music charts last week.

Idol Albums This Week

• Clay’s A Thousand Different Ways was #119 on the Billboard 200. Merry Christmas with Love was #25 on the Holiday chart.
• Ruben’s The Return was #182 on the Billboard 200 and #36 on the R&B/Hip-Hop list.
• Meat Loaf’s Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster is Loose with a track featuring Jennifer Hudson (“The Future Ain’t What it Used to Be”) was #122 on the Billboard 200.
• Now That’s What I Call Music #22 (Now 22) featuring Kelly Clarkson’s “Walk Away,” along Nick Lachey’s “What’s Left of Me,” Teddy Geiger’s (from The New Partridge Family) “For You I will (Confidence),” Daniel Powter’s “Bad Day,” and K.T. Tunstall’s “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree” was #96 on the Billboard 200, and #6 on the Compilation chart.
• Andrea Bocelli’s Under Desert Sky featuring a duet with Katharine McPhee (“Can’t Help Falling in Love”) was #31 on the Billboard 200.
• Wow Gospel 2006, featuring George Huff’s “Brighter Day” was #14 on the Gospel listing.
• The Gospel featuring Tamyra Gray’s “Now Behold the Lamb” was #39 on the Gospel chart.
• Body + Soul Gospel featuring Ruben Studdard’s “I Need an Angel” was #37 on the Gospel chart.

Idol Singles This Week

• Kimberley Locke’s “Jingle Bells” shot to the top of the Adult Contemporary chart.
• Chris Daughtry’s “It’s Not Over” was #51 on the Hot 100, #37 on the Pop 100, #44 on the Pop 100 Airplay chart, #32 on Hot Digital Tracks, and #35 on Hot Digital Sales.
• Fantasia’s “Hood Boy” was #28 on both the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles chart and the R&B Airplay Charts.
• Ruben’s single, “Change Me,” was #73 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart. It was #22 on both the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles and Airplay Charts and #1 on the R&B Adult airplay list
• Carrie’s single, “Before He Cheats,” was #4 on the country chart, #24 on the Hot 100, #34 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart, #34 on the Pop 100, #19 on Hot Digital Tracks, and #19 on Hot Digital Songs.
• Kellie Pickler’s “Red High Heels” re-entered the Hot 100 at #98, and was #23 on the Country chart. Josh Gracin’s “I Keep Coming Back,” was #38 on the same list.
• Katharine’s “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” / “My Destiny,” was #3 on the Single Sales chart this week and Taylor’s “Do I Make You Proud” / “Takin’ it to the Streets” was #5. Bo Bice also made a return to the Single Sales charts this week. His version of “Vehicle / Inside Your Heaven” was #42.
• Mario Vazquez’ “Gallery” was #48 on the Pop 100 and #44 on the Pop 100 Airplay chart.