Jelly Roll Lands A New Bestseller With Some Help From ‘American Idol’

American Idol duet with winner Jamal Roberts while fellow single “Liar” also soars. CLEVELAND, OHIO – AUGUST 3: Jelly Roll performs during WWE SummerSlam 2024 at Cleveland Browns Stadium on August 3, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by WWE/Getty Images)Less

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Jelly Roll’s latest album Beautifully Broken has already spent months on the Billboard charts, and fans are still heavily consuming the country and rock project. The full-length earns a bit of a boost this week after the multi-genre singer-songwriter appeared on American Idol and dueted with Jamal Roberts, who went on to win the twenty-third iteration of the reality staple.

The two musicians delivered collaborative renditions of two of Jelly Roll’s tracks from his latest release, and thanks to that high-profile performance, one of the featured tunes has become yet another top 10 hit for the Grammy-nominated superstar.

“Unpretty” Debuts Inside the Top 10

“Unpretty” launches on a pair of Billboard rankings this frame. The track, taken from Beautifully Broken but which has not yet been pushed as a proper single, debuts at No. 8 on the Rock Digital Song Sales chart. That new placement gives Jelly Roll his fourteenth career top 10 showing on that list.

Jelly Roll’s New Hit

The same cut has been classified by Billboard as both rock and country, qualifying it for not only the Rock Digital Song Sales chart, but also the Country Digital Song Sales tally. That second list is a bit more competitive this time around, so Jelly settles for launching the track at No. 12, collecting his twenty-third career appearance in the process.

Jelly Roll Trails Marilyn Manson and Morgan Wallen

In both instances, “Unpretty” earns the third-highest debut on the two charts. On the rock side, Jelly lands behind “God Is a Weapon” by Falling in Reverse and Marilyn Manson (No. 4) and “Let You Fade” by Linkin Park (No. 6).

Over on the country list, American Idol season 23 runner-up John Foster debuts in second place with “Tell That Angel I Love Her,” while “What I Want” by Morgan Wallen and Tate McRae kicks off its run at No. 10.

“Liar” Soars

Jelly Roll and Roberts paired “Unpretty” with “Liar,” which was released last summer as a single from Beautifully Broken. That track rejoins the Country Digital Song Sales tally at No. 3 and rises to the runner-up spot on the rock-only list.

Sales of “Unpretty” grew by more than 1,800% from one week to the next, according to Luminate, and that gain is tied directly to American Idol. Purchases of “Liar,” while greater, increased by just under 200% during the same timeframe.