American Idol 7 - iTunes Weekly Top 20 Charts - 04/06/08

Here's the latest Top 20 on iTunes -- while searching for iterations of "American Idol". "Let It Be" and "Imagine" have just been passed by "It's All Wrong But It's All Right", "Smoky Mountain Memories" and "Little Sparrow" -- which could only mean one thing: there's no way the "searches" chart can be a cumulative yearly (unless the songs just sold an amazing number this week). So we're left with 3 options: weekly, monthly or an unknown number of days. "Travellin' Thru" and "Here You Come Again" are outselling "Let It Be" and "Imagine" on the daily charts so far this week, but they are not as high as "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right", etc. So I think that if this is indeed a weekly chart, it starts on a Saturday or something, giving the hits from last week a bit more sales numbers. Let's just go with weekly from now on so the issue is over and done with.

Also, we can explain away that since "Daughtry" and "Jordin Sparks" the albums are still selling well on a weekly basis, the singles from these albums pop up high on the searches. That's a fudge, but I don't want to think about it anymore. The weekly charts are now making the most sense amidst all the confusion. (So remember: iMixes daily, Searches weekly)

I can see a pattern happening with these searches: Songs of the week will float up then down week per week, but the "hits" that fans will keep on buying every week will remain in the charts like "Let It Be", "Imagine", "Hallelujah" and the David Cook songs.

Archey Angels rejoice! Now that we have better knowledge of what these charts mean, there is a good chance now that "Imagine" may still end up on top at the end of the day if and when iTunes and American Idol reveal the numbers -- so keep on buying "Imagine" every week.

The iTunes Weekly Top 20:

1. David Cook -- Billie Jean
2. Michael Johns - It's All Wrong, But It's All Right
3. David Archuleta - Smoky Mountain Memories
4. David Cook - Little Sparrow
5. Brooke White -- Let It Be
6. David Archuleta -- Imagine
7. David Cook -- Eleanor Rigby
8. David Cook -- Hello
9. David Archuleta -- You're the Voice
10. Jason Castro -- Hallelujah
11. Jason Castro - Travelin' Thru
12. Michael Johns -- We Will Rock You / We are the Champions
13. Carly Smithson - Here You Come Again
14. Brooke White - Jolene
15. Brooke White Top -- Every Breath You Take
16. David Archuleta -- The Long and Winding Road
17. Carly Smithson -- Total Eclipse of the Heart
18. David Cook -- Day Tripper
19. Carly Smithson -- Blackbird
20. Jason Castro -- Fragile