David Archuleta Debuts at #2
David’s first single released to iTunes about a week ago, at this week he makes his chart debut at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Hot Digital Songs with 166k sold! This is the highest single debut from ANY ex Idol (excluding coronation songs, of course), and it’s the highest single debut in 18 months.
It has thus out peaked American Idol Season 7 winner David Cook’s coronation single “The Time of My Life”, which peaked at #3 on the Hot 100, although the first week sales of “Time of My Life” was stronger. In addition “Crush”’s Hot 100 debut is the highest debut for a song in 2008 thus far.
Starting a chart run this high is huge for even an established artist, and David accomplished this before his song officially went out for adds. In other words, this is probably just the beginning of success for “Crush”.
David Archuleta - Crush
