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According to sources, since being named the winner of American Idol: Season 11, Phillip Phillips’ debut single “Home” has already been downloaded 278,000 times – the most for any idol contestant since 2003 when Nielsen SoundScan began tallying downloads.

“Home” debuted at #2 on the Billboard charts, making it the fourth highest debut of any single this year, losing out only to superstars Katy Perry, Justin Bieber and Maroon 5.

Not bad for your very first single Phil old boy!

Phillips, who was forced to delay kidney surgery earlier this week due to a sinus infection, is slated to hit the road with the rest of the American Idol finalists later this summer for the American Idols LIVE tour and we expect to see an album from the 21-year-old Georgian sometime this year.

Congrats Phillip – we can’t wait to see what’s in store for you!

Phillip Phillips Phans all over the country rejoiced last night, when the 20-year-old singer was crowned the winner of American Idol:  Season 11, beating out fellow finalist Jessica Sanchez.

The Georgia native was noticeably absent from the Idol Finale festivities, which we can only assume was due to his increasingly worsening kidney issue that will force him to undergo surgery within the next few weeks.

It’s no secret that here at GossipTeen, we’ve been on the Phil-train since the beginning, so we were so excited to see our boy go home a winner.  Not to mention, how freaking adorable was it that he was so moved that he had to leave the stage and run into the arms of his mom and dad?

Love it!

Check out Phillip Phillip’s Idol-winning performance of his single “Home”, below.