Trying to be optimistic...

Well, here we are a week later - a new chart has come out and both Blake and Jordin have dropped from their debut positions of last week. (sigh)

I just looked to see if their physical singles were available for pre-order at amazon.com, but there's still no indication that they are forthcoming. The momentum is dying down. Without the help of airplay, sales is all that there is to give these Idol winners hope of debut chart success. Blake's song has dropped from #18 to #21 while Jordin's slid all the way from #15 to #25. Whoever was in charge of marketting and promotion this year really messed up big time. :(

So I'm trying to remain optimistic. At least some previous Idols are still managing to do well. Season Five Miss American Idol Third Runner-Up, Daughtry, was handed a hit on a silver platter when his, Home, was used each week on the Idol results shows. While it's not nearly as huge as the #1 smash Daniel Powter had last year with Bad Day, it's hanging in there at #7 this week.

Season One Miss American Idol, Kelly Clarkson has been struggling to stay in the top ten with the first single from her upcoming release. This week she slips back again to #11 with Never Again, but I still think it can bounce back again. I have a feeling that sales will remain consistant and it's just taking awhile for airplay to catch up.

Season Four Miss American Idol, Carrie Underwood, is a great example of what can happen when you patiently wait for airplay to finally pick up. Before He Cheats was released as a single at the end of last year and it has taking all this time to get pop airplay. It sits at #10 in the HOT 100 singles chart.

I may be the only person left who's still holding out hope for Jordin and Blake's success on the charts, so I'll just have to wait and see what happens next week....