'American Idol' Winner Nick Fradiani Breaks Wrong Sales Record

"American Idol" winner Nick Fradiani finally released his debut album "Hurricane" after nearly two years of recording. The good news is that it charted.

The Season 14 winner landed at #121 on the Billboard 200 chart this week, marking the fourteenth time an Idol winner has done so.

The bad news is that Fradiani now holds the record for lowest sales debut of an Idol winner. "Hurricane" moved 5,000 units breaking the record of Season 13 winner Caleb Johnson of 11,000 units.

How will Season 15 winner Trent Harmon fare? I'm so worried now. Just two years ago, FOX kept on promoting that American Idol makes stars. What happened?

History of American Idol Winners' First Albums on Billboard 200 Chart:

Artist - Title - Debut Position - Debut Sales – Year

Kelly Clarkson - Thankful - No. 1 - 297,000 - 2003

Ruben Studdard - Soulful - No. 1 - 417,000 - 2003

Fantasia - Free Yourself - No. 8 - 240,000 - 2004

Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts - No. 2 - 315,000 - 2005

Taylor Hicks - Taylor Hicks - No. 2 - 298,000 - 2006

Jordin Sparks - Jordin Sparks - No. 10 - 119,000 - 2007

David Cook - David Cook - No. 3 - 280,000 - 2008

Kris Allen - Kris Allen - No. 11 - 80,000 - 2009

Lee DeWyze - Live It Up - No. 19 - 39,000 - 2010

Scotty McCreery - Clear As Day - No. 1 - 197,000 - 2011

Phillip Phillips - The World From the Side of the Moon - No. 4 - 169,000 - 2012

Candice Glover - Music Speaks - No. 14 - 19,000 – 2014

Caleb Johnson – Testify – No. 24 – 11,000 – 2014

Nick Fradiani – Hurricane – No. 121 – 5,000 - 2016