Runner up of American Idol David Archuleta‘s album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard Top 200 for the week ending November 16. The album sold 183,000 copies in its initial week of release.

Archuleta’s first-week debut album sales are the best for an�Idol runner-up since fourth-season Idol Bo Bice in 2005.� Bice’s debut album — “The Real Thing” –�moved 227,000 copies in its first week in December 2005 and debuted�at No. 4 on The Billboard 200. runner-up

Clay Aiken‘s October 2003 debut “Measure of a Man” remains the highest-selling Idol runner-up debut ever.� It moved 613,000 copies and dropped at No. 1 on The Billboard 200.

The 17-year-old Murray, UT native finished second on The Billboard 200 album sales chart behind another teenager — 18-year-old Taylor Swift, who saw her sophomore effort “Fearless” drop at No. 1 after selling 592,000 in its first week of release.

Archuleta’s self-titled debut outsold the�29th volume of “Now That’s What I Call Music!,” which dropped at No. 3 and sold 172,000 copies in its first week of release.� T-Pain’s “Thr33 Ringz” dropped at No. 4 while last week’s No. 1 — the soundtrack from the upcoming�Twilight film — fell to No. 5.

Way to go, Archie! I can’t wait to see how David Cook‘s album lands on the charts.

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