Less than 24 hours after the eighth season finale, American Idol winner Kris Allen and runner-up Adam Lambert took unprecedented control of the iTunes sales charts by securing 26 positions on the top 100 chart as of 4pm PDT Thursday afternoon. Allen moved to No. 2 with his first single, “No Boundaries,” and is also No. 5 with his acoustic version of Kanye West’s “Heartless,” while Lambert’s impressive take on “Mad World” soared to No. 7.
On the iTunes top 100 album chart, Lambert’s Idol performance collection took the No. 3 spot, Allen’s collection took No. 6, and an iTunes pass for Allen, which includes his forthcoming debut album, went to No. 7. David Cook, who performed “Permanent” on the season finale, saw a bump to No. 9 with his debut album.