Josh Gracin

S2 · Eliminated 4th

As of 2026

Josh Gracin's official website lists "We Got The Summer" (2026) as his newest single and credits 29 Eleven Records in its footer. The site says new tour dates are being announced. His previous listed single, "Blame It On A Girl", came out in 2024.⁠[1][2][3]

Career

During or around the show

  1. 2003–September 2004His Marine Corps commitment kept him off the 2003 finalists' tour; Wikipedia reports that he received an honorable discharge in September 2004.⁠[4]

After the show

  1. 2004Signed a recording contract with Lyric Street Records after Rascal Flatts bassist Jay DeMarcus contacted him about his performance of "I'm Movin' On" on American Idol.⁠[4][5]
  2. 2004The debut album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and No. 11 on the Billboard 200.⁠[4][8]
  3. June 15, 2004Released his self-titled debut album on Lyric Street Records; it was certified Gold in the U.S.⁠[4][8]
  4. 2005"Nothin' to Lose" became his only No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.⁠[4][13]
  5. 2005Recorded "Working for the Weekend" for the Herbie: Fully Loaded soundtrack and sang on Jim Brickman's album The Disney Songbook.⁠[4]
  6. April 1, 2008Released his second album, We Weren't Crazy, on Lyric Street after delays; it reached No. 4 on Top Country Albums and No. 33 on the Billboard 200, and its title track reached the country top 10.⁠[4][10]
  7. April 2009Left Lyric Street Records after the single "Telluride" charted poorly, and began work on his third album without a label.⁠[10][14]
  8. January 2010Signed with Average Joes Entertainment, a Nashville label founded in 2008 by Colt Ford and Shannon Houchins.⁠[4][12]
  9. November 8, 2011Released his third album, Redemption, on Average Joes Entertainment; its single "Long Way to Go" was his first entry on the adult contemporary chart, peaking at No. 16.⁠[4][14]
  10. February 17, 2017Released the EP Nothin' Like Us: Pt. 1 as a digital download.⁠[2][4][15]
  11. May 10, 2024Released the single "Blame It On A Girl".⁠[2][15]
  12. 2026Released the single "We Got The Summer"; his official website promotes it as new and out now.⁠[1][2]

Discography

TitleTypeYearLabelRIAA certificationU.S. sales
Josh Gracin⁠[4][15]Album2004Lyric Street RecordsGold⁠[4][8][9]703,000⁠[8][16][17]December 8, 2010
Nothin' to Lose⁠[4][13]Single2004Lyric Street RecordsGold⁠[4][9]
We Weren't Crazy⁠[4][15]Album2008Lyric Street Records86,000⁠[16][18]August 3, 2011
Redemption⁠[4][15]Album2011Average Joes Entertainment4,000⁠[16][19]November 30, 2011
Nothin' Like Us: Pt. 1⁠[4][15]EP2017Revel Road Records

Awards

Checked October 6, 2026; none found.

Sources

19 sources

  1. We Got The Summer - Josh Gracin official website — Josh Gracin, published 2026. Label or artist. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Page header and footer: “New Single — Out Now We Got The Summer”
    • Page header: “New Single — Out Now We Got The Summer”
  2. Music - Josh Gracin official website (discography list) — Josh Gracin. Label or artist. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (4)
    • Discography list, Latest and Singles entries: “We Got The Summer, Single, 2026, New; Blame It On A Girl, Single, 2024”
    • Discography list, EP entry: “Nothin' Like Us, Pt. 1, EP, 2017”
    • Discography list, Singles entries: “Blame It On A Girl, Single, 2024”
    • Discography list, Latest entry: “We Got The Summer, Single, 2026, New”
  3. Josh Gracin official website: home page — Josh Gracin. Label or artist. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • On The Road section: “Tour dates are being announced now”
  4. Josh Gracin (Wikipedia revision 1378258059) — Wikipedia, updated October 3, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Lead sentence: “born October 18, 1980”
    • Infobox, Born line (birth_date): {{birth date and age|1980|10|18}}
    • Discography, Studio albums table, Certifications column: “US: Gold”
    • Discography, Singles table, row Nothin' to Lose, Certifications column: “US: Gold”
    • Career, 2003-2005 section: “That led to a record deal with Lyric Street Records in 2004.”
    • Career, 2009-2011 section: “In January 2010, Gracin signed with Average Joe's Entertainment.”
    • Discography, Extended plays table, row Nothin' Like Us: Pt. 1: “Label: Revel Road Records”
    • Career, 2003-2005 section: “because of his earlier commitment to the Marine Corps, Gracin was not able to participate in the finalist tour”
  5. American Idol season 2 — Wikipedia, updated September 16, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Elimination chart row Joshua Gracin: Pl. 4, Eliminated in the Top 4 column (5/7); ratings table episode 'Top 4 Results', May 7, 2003
    • Lead section: “Kimberley Locke, Joshua Gracin, Kimberly Caldwell, and Carmen Rasmusen all signed with various record labels.”
  6. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Josh Gracin: season 2, place finish 4th
  7. TV singing shows fail to create stars — USA Today, published January 14, 2014. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Table header: “Artist (Year on American Idol) | downloads | album sales”
    • Artist row, album-sales column: “Josh Gracin (2003) | 1,432,000 | 804,000”
    • Table caption: “Top-selling singing-competition artists ranked by career sales in single-track downloads and albums (physical and digital). Source: Nielsen SoundScan”
  8. Josh Gracin (album) (Wikipedia revision 1294014655) — Wikipedia, updated June 5, 2025. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (4)
    • Certifications table: “United States, Gold”
    • Chart performance, Weekly charts table, Chart (2004): US Billboard 200 11, US Top Country Albums 2: “Chart (2004)”
    • Lead section
    • Lead section and Sales table: “has sales of 703,000 copies as of December 2010”
  9. RIAA Gold & Platinum search: Josh Gracin — RIAA. Official record. Cited by another source; not opened by our researchers.
  10. We Weren't Crazy (Wikipedia revision 1369944830) — Wikipedia, updated August 18, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Lead section: “He parted company with Lyric Street in April 2009”
    • Lead section: “The album was finally issued on April 1, 2008, as a limited release, following the release of its title track which was a top 10 hit.”
    • Lead section: “He parted company with Lyric Street in April 2009 after the poor chart performance of "Telluride".”
  11. Lyric Street Records (Wikipedia revision 1312120008) — Wikipedia, updated September 18, 2025. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Infobox and lead section: “It was Disney Music Group's division for country music”
  12. Average Joes Entertainment (Wikipedia revision 1363348494) — Wikipedia, updated July 9, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Lead section: “The label was founded in 2008 by country rap artist Jason "Colt Ford" Brown and producer Shannon Houchins.”
    • Lead section, list of previous notable artists
  13. Nothin' to Lose (Marcel song) (Wikipedia revision 1364960371) — Wikipedia, updated July 19, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Lead section: “The song is Gracin's only number one hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 2005.”
    • Infobox (released, label) and lead section: “It was released in August 2004 as the second single from his self-titled CD.”
  14. Redemption (Josh Gracin album) (Wikipedia revision 1292286591) — Wikipedia, updated May 26, 2025. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Background paragraph: “Gracin began working independently on his third studio album”
    • Lead section
  15. MusicBrainz release groups for Josh Gracin (web service query) — MusicBrainz. Release database. Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (6)
    • Release group Nothin' Like Us, Pt. 1, first-release-date 2017-02-17
    • Release group Blame It On A Girl, first-release-date 2024-05-10
    • Release group Josh Gracin, Album, 2004-06-15
    • Release group We Weren't Crazy, Album, 2008-04-01
    • Release group Redemption, Album, 2011-11-08
    • Release group Nothin' Like Us, Pt. 1, EP, 2017-02-17
  16. List of American Idol alumni album sales in the United States — Wikipedia, updated September 21, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Artists with sales of 500,000 or more, row 17 Josh Gracin, first album: “703,000”
    • Artists with sales of 500,000 or more, row 17 Josh Gracin, second album: “86,000”
    • Artists with sales of 500,000 or more, row 17 Josh Gracin, third album: “4,000”
  17. Idols maintain chart presence with guest appearances, compilations (USA Today Idol Chatter) — USA Today, published December 8, 2010. News report. Cited by another source; not opened by our researchers.
  18. Idol Chatter 08-03-2011 (USA Today Idol Chatter) — USA Today, published August 3, 2011. News report. Cited by another source; not opened by our researchers.
  19. Daughtry's 129,000 sales 'Spell' a top-ten debut (USA Today Idol Chatter) — USA Today, published November 30, 2011. News report. Cited by another source; not opened by our researchers.

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