Adam Lambert vs Scotty McCreery

Adam LambertRunner-up, American Idol season 8 (2009)53Career score#10 (tie) of 688
Scotty McCreeryWinner, American Idol season 10 (2011)57Career score#7 of 688

Scotty McCreery has the higher career score: 57 against 53 for Adam Lambert.

Where Adam Lambert leads

  • Billboard 200 albums: 10 against 9
  • Wikipedia pageviews: 749K against 252K

Where Scotty McCreery leads

  • Certified album units (RIAA): 2M against 500K
  • Certified single units (RIAA): 10.5M against 500K
  • Hot 100 entries: 11 against 10

The parts of the score

Each bar shows how much of the part a singer gets. The number is the points, out of the points of the part.

  1. Certified units25 points

    RIAA-certified album and single units in the United States, for releases from the start of the show on.

    5.8
    16.3
  2. Billboard charts25 points

    Entries on the Billboard Hot 100, and albums on the Billboard 200 counted three times, for releases from the start of the show on.

    19.4
    19.1
  3. Grammy Awards20 points

    Grammy nominations after the show; a win counts twice.

    4
    0
  4. Studio albums10 points

    Studio albums released after the show.

    7.6
    7.6
  5. Current interest20 points

    Views of the English Wikipedia article in the last 12 months.

    16.5
    13.8

The figures

Each measure links to its ranking. The sources of these figures are listed at the end of this page.

MeasureAdam LambertScotty McCreery
Certified units
Certified album units (RIAA)500K2M
Certified single units (RIAA)500K10.5M
Billboard charts
Hot 100 entries1011
Billboard 200 albums109
Grammy Awards
Grammy nominations1None
Grammy winsNoneNone
Studio albums
Studio albums66
Current interest
Wikipedia pageviews749K252K

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