SOME HEARTS

'''Some Hearts''' is the debut album from fourth-season ''American Idol'' winner Carrie Underwood, released in the United States on November 15, 2005. It has been certified six times platinum in the U.S. (RIAA) and platinum in Canada (CRIA). On December 4, 2006, ''Some Hearts'' was named the number-one selling album of the year in all genres at the Billboard Music Awards.

Contents

History

RIAA certifications

''American Idol''

Singles

Track listing

Singles

External links

References

History

''Some Hearts'' debuted at number two on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200, selling more than 315,000 copies; it was the third best first-week sales for any ''American Idol'' contestant (behind Ruben Studdard's ''Soulful'' and Clay Aiken's ''Measure of a Man'', which sold over 400,000 copies and 600,000 copies, respectively, in their first weeks). The album debuted at number two on the United World Chart.
In the week of December 25, 2006, the album's fifty-eighth week on the chart, the album rose back up to number four on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart after selling close to 300,000 copies.
As of August 12, 2007, the album had sold 5,850,209 copies in the U.S.

RIAA certifications

★ December 9, 2005 - platinum

★ January 6, 2006 - two times platinum

★ April 28, 2006 - three times platinum

★ November 6, 2006 - four times platinum

★ January 10, 2007 - five times platinum

★ May 10, 2007 - six times platinum^[1]

''American Idol''

With its six times platinum certification, ''Some Hearts'' is the best-selling US album from any ''American Idol'' finalist, and the highest selling country debut album of the Nielsen SoundScan era. ''Some Hearts'' was the first album to be certified six times platinum in 2007, and it is tied with Kelly Clarkson's 2004 album ''Breakaway'' as the highest certified album by an ''American Idol'' contestant. ''Some Hearts'' was the third best selling album of 2006, and the best selling album of the ''Billboard'' magazine year (November 14, 2005 – November 12, 2006). The album had sold around 5.8 million copies as of July 2007. Worldwide sales are at seven million, which makes it the second best selling worldwide album by an ''American Idol'' contestant (second to Kelly Clarkson's ''Breakaway'').

Singles

Carrie Underwood's ''American Idol'' single "Inside Your Heaven", which debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 five months before the release of ''Some Hearts'', is included on the album as a bonus track.
The first single from the album, "Jesus, Take the Wheel", was number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart for six consecutive weeks and reached number twenty on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "Some Hearts", a cover of the Marshall Crenshaw song, was released to pop and adult contemporary radio only and eventually reached number twelve on the Adult Contemporary chart. "Don't Forget to Remember Me" was the third single from the album, and also proved successful, reaching number one on the ''Radio & Records'' Country Chart, number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart, and number forty-nine on the Hot 100. "Before He Cheats" was released as the next single, and climbed the charts faster than any of Underwood's other singles, making it into the top twenty of the Hot Country Songs chart before the release of a music video. "Before He Cheats" subsequently peaked at number one on the Hot Country Songs chart for five consecutive weeks, and at number eight on the Hot 100; it proved to be a huge crossover hit, making appearances in the top twenty of every chart on which it appeared, and it is the biggest hit overall from the album. "Wasted" also proved another successful hit for Underwood by peaking at number one for three consecutive weeks on the Hot Country Songs chart, and going to number thirty-seven on the Hot 100.

Track listing

#"Wasted" (Troy Verges, Marv Green, Hillary Lindsey) – 4:34
#"Don't Forget to Remember Me" (Morgane Hayes, Kelley Lovelace, Ashley Gorley) – 4:00
#"Some Hearts" (Diane Warren) – 3:48
#"Jesus, Take the Wheel" (Brett James, Lindsey, Gordie Sampson) – 3:46
#"The Night Before (Life Goes On)" (Wendell Mobley, Neil Thrasher, Jimmy Olander) – 3:54
#"Lessons Learned" (Warren) – 4:09
#"Before He Cheats" (Chris Tompkins, Josh Kear) – 3:19
#"Starts with Goodbye" (Angelo, Lindsey) – 4:06
#"I Just Can't Live a Lie" (Steve Robson, Wayne Hector) – 3:59
#"We're Young and Beautiful" (Rivers Rutherford, Steve McEwan) – 3:53
#"That's Where It Is" (Melissa Peirce, Robson, Greg Becker) – 3:35
#"Whenever You Remember" (Warren) – 3:47
#"I Ain't in Checotah Anymore" (Carrie Underwood, Trey Bruce, Angelo) – 3:21
#"Inside Your Heaven" (Andreas Carlsson, Pelle Nyhlén, Savan Kotecha) – 3:45 (bonus track)

Singles

Year	Single	U.S. Country	U.S. Hot 100	U.S. Pop 100	CAN	CAN Country	RIAA certification
2005	"Inside Your Heaven"	52	1	1	1	–	Platinum
	"Jesus, Take the Wheel"	1	20	36	16	1	Platinum
	"Some Hearts" [Airplay Single]	-	-	39	-	-	–
2006	"Don't Forget to Remember Me"	2	49	75	27	4	–
	"Before He Cheats"	1	8	9	4	1	Platinum
2007	"Wasted"	1	37	57	22	1	–

External links

★ ''Billboard'' albums chart info

★ Some Hearts Album at WikiMusicGuide

References

1. Carrie Underwood's Album Is Quintuple Platinum