American Idol Season 3: Greatest Soul Classics is a soul music compilation that was released on April 27, 2004. It contains one cover song from each of the twelve finalists of the third season of American Idol and one ensemble. The album debuted at No. 10 on the Nielsen Soundscan album chart and sold 55,300 the first week. It was certified gold on August 4, 2004 for shipment of 500,000, but sold only 266,000 by 2006.