The 25-year old ‘American Idol’ winner is now starting to reap the labor of his music. With 940,000 downloads on his digital music in a week(Nielsen SoundScan), he is now one of the most in demand music artist on the net. Next in line are his co-American Idol contestants-David Archuleta with 323,000 downloads and Jason Castro with 64,000 downloads.

The American Idol is indeed really helpful in promoting young talented singers in America. David Cook is not the only artist whose digital downloads jumped into the charts. George Michael, Carrie Underwood and other artists who appeared in the show also gained extra exposure which catapulted their download numbers.

David Cook plans to release his self-titled album this coming fall. David who came all the way from Blue Springs, Missouri won against David Archuleta of Murray,Utah by a difference of 12 Million votes out of the 97.5 Million total number of votes.