Carrie Marie Underwood winner of the fourth season of American Idol has since become a multi-platinum selling recording artist, a multiple Grammy Award winner. Her debut album, Some Hearts, was certified seven times platinum, and as of February 2006, was the fastest selling debut country album in Nielsen SoundScan history. Her second album, Carnival Ride, was released on October 23, 2007. It has sold over 3 million copies as of January 2008. Underwood released her third studio album on November 3, 2009. The album debuted atop both Nielsen SoundScan's country and overall album charts this week, selling nearly 318,000 copies. It also debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and rated as the highest first week sales for a female artist in 2009.