Clay Aiken vs Adam Lambert

Clay AikenRunner-up, American Idol season 2 (2003)53Career score#10 (tie) of 688
Adam LambertRunner-up, American Idol season 8 (2009)53Career score#10 (tie) of 688

Clay Aiken and Adam Lambert have the same career score: 53.

Where Clay Aiken leads

  • Certified album units (RIAA): 3.5M against 500K
  • Certified single units (RIAA): 1.5M against 500K
  • Studio albums: 7 against 6

Where Adam Lambert leads

  • Hot 100 entries: 10 against 3
  • Billboard 200 albums: 10 against 7
  • Wikipedia pageviews: 749K against 507K

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.

    12.5
    5.8
  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.

    16.8
    19.4
  3. Grammy Awards20 points

    Grammy nominations after the show; a win counts twice.

    0
    4
  4. Studio albums10 points

    Studio albums released after the show.

    8.1
    7.6
  5. Current interest20 points

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

    15.6
    16.5

The figures

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

MeasureClay AikenAdam Lambert
Certified units
Certified album units (RIAA)3.5M500K
Certified single units (RIAA)1.5M500K
Billboard charts
Hot 100 entries310
Billboard 200 albums710
Grammy Awards
Grammy nominationsNone1
Grammy winsNoneNone
Studio albums
Studio albums76
Current interest
Wikipedia pageviews507K749K

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