Chris Daughtry vs Katharine McPhee

Chris DaughtryEliminated 4th, American Idol season 5 (2006)69Career score#4 of 688
Katharine McPheeRunner-up, American Idol season 5 (2006)39Career score#26 of 688

Chris Daughtry has the higher career score: 69 against 39 for Katharine McPhee.

Where Chris Daughtry leads

  • Certified single units (RIAA): 12.5M against 500K
  • Hot 100 entries: 11 against 3
  • Billboard 200 albums: 8 against 2
  • Studio albums: 6 against 5

Where Katharine McPhee leads

  • Wikipedia pageviews: 826K 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.

    18.4
    2.9
  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.

    18.7
    12
  3. Grammy Awards20 points

    Grammy nominations after the show; a win counts twice.

    9.4
    0
  4. Studio albums10 points

    Studio albums released after the show.

    7.6
    7
  5. Current interest20 points

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

    14.5
    16.8

The figures

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

MeasureChris DaughtryKatharine McPhee
Certified units
Certified album units (RIAA)8MNone
Certified single units (RIAA)12.5M500K
Billboard charts
Hot 100 entries113
Billboard 200 albums82
Grammy Awards
Grammy nominations4None
Grammy winsNoneNone
Studio albums
Studio albums65
Current interest
Wikipedia pageviews336K826K

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