Week Ending May 20, 2012. Albums: Back-To-Back Idols

Adam Lambert's

Trespassing enters The Billboard 200 at #1, displacing Carrie Underwood'sBlown Away. This marks the first time that artists who rose to fame on American Idol have had back-to-back #1 albums. Lambert was the runner-up on Season 8. Underwood was the winner on Season 4.

Lambert is the second Idol runner-up to land a #1 album, following Clay Aiken. One other Idol "loser" has topped the chart: Chris Daughtry, who finished fourth in Season 4. (more...)