Unlike NBC “The Voice,” ABC’s “American Idol” does not incorporate iTunes downloads into its vote totals.<\/p>\n
It did, however, make the contestants’ new, original singles — and potential “coronation songs” — available for paid download.<\/p>\n
On the heels of Sunday’s performance finale, Maddie Poppe’s single is attracting the most interest.<\/p>\n
Her “Going Going Gone” is #34 on the US iTunes chart as of press time at 2:45AM ET. Caleb Lee Hutchinson’s “Johnny Cash Heart” follows at #60, while Gabby Barrett’s “Rivers Deep” is #87.<\/p>\n
Whether the positions foretell the final voting outcome remains to be seen. There are, moreover, some external factors to consider when looking at the numbers.<\/p>\n
Are the aforementioned positions based on the quality of the performances, the quality of the songs, or the appeal of the individual contestants? Or some combination of the three?<\/p>\n
It is also important to remember that each contestant performed three songs, all of which could impact voting this week.<\/p>\n
There is only one certainty associated with the current iTunes rankings: as of right now, Maddie Poppe’s single is outselling the Caleb Lee Hutchinson and Gabby Barrett offerings.<\/p>\n
— Poppe is also charting at #144 with her previously recorded original “Don’t Ever Let Your Children Grow Up.” Poppe reprised the song during Sunday’s episode.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Maddie Poppe\u2019s original single is selling the best on the US iTunes sales chart.","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1047],"tags":[19,11069,11048,11068],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\n