The debut album of ‘American Idol’ winner Fantasia Barrino has sold a commanding 850,000 copies in the first week, but the number has fallen well short of sales by previous Idol winners. The failure to increase sales amidst increases in the program’s viewing audience has been a bone of contention between Idol producers and executives at Arista Records, who release the Idol winner albums. Barrino herself noted that the TV show is free to watch “and a lot of people just don’t go out and buy records.”