Chris Daughtry vs Jordin Sparks

Chris DaughtryEliminated 4th, American Idol season 5 (2006)69Career score#4 of 688
Jordin SparksWinner, American Idol season 6 (2007)53Career score#10 (tie) of 688

Chris Daughtry has the higher career score: 69 against 53 for Jordin Sparks.

Where Chris Daughtry leads

  • Certified album units (RIAA): 8M against 1M
  • Certified single units (RIAA): 12.5M against 2M
  • Hot 100 entries: 11 against 6
  • Billboard 200 albums: 8 against 3
  • Grammy nominations: 4 against 2
  • Studio albums: 6 against 5

Where Jordin Sparks leads

  • Wikipedia pageviews: 419K against 336K

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.

    Chris Daughtry: 18.4
    Jordin Sparks: 10.4
  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.

    Chris Daughtry: 18.7
    Jordin Sparks: 14.5
  3. Grammy Awards20 points

    Grammy nominations after the show; a win counts twice.

    Chris Daughtry: 9.4
    Jordin Sparks: 6.4
  4. Studio albums10 points

    Studio albums released after the show.

    Chris Daughtry: 7.6
    Jordin Sparks: 7
  5. Current interest20 points

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

    Chris Daughtry: 14.5
    Jordin Sparks: 15.1

The figures

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

MeasureChris DaughtryJordin Sparks
Certified units
Certified album units (RIAA)8M1M
Certified single units (RIAA)12.5M2M
Billboard charts
Hot 100 entries116
Billboard 200 albums83
Grammy Awards
Grammy nominations42
Grammy winsNoneNone
Studio albums
Studio albums65
Current interest
Wikipedia pageviews336K419K

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