Lauren Alaina's 'Wildflower' charts No. 1 on iTunes

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

photo Lauren Alaina performs on ABC's "Good Morning America" in August. Her debut CD, "Wildflower," is being released Tuesday.

"Wildflower," the debut album by Rossville's Lauren Alaina, was released today, and by noon was No. 1 on iTunes' Country Top 10 album downloads.

Alaina was runner-up on Season 10 of "American Idol," which was won by North Carolinian Scotty McCreery. McCreery's debut album, "Clear as Day," released Oct. 4, is No. 2 in iTunes' country album chart.

"Wildflower" was also ranked No. 3 among all iTunes album downloads. Evanescence and Five finger Death Punch were No. 1 and 2, respectively.

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