Clay Aiken vs Gabby Barrett

Clay AikenRunner-up, American Idol season 2 (2003)53Career score#10 (tie) of 688
Gabby BarrettThird place, American Idol season 16 (2018)49Career score#17 of 688

Clay Aiken has the higher career score: 53 against 49 for Gabby Barrett.

Where Clay Aiken leads

  • Certified album units (RIAA): 3.5M against 1M
  • Billboard 200 albums: 7 against 1
  • Studio albums: 7 against 3
  • Wikipedia pageviews: 507K against 392K

Where Gabby Barrett leads

  • Certified single units (RIAA): 15.5M against 1.5M
  • Hot 100 entries: 4 against 3

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
    17.5
  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
    10.8
  3. Grammy Awards20 points

    Grammy nominations after the show; a win counts twice.

    0
    0
  4. Studio albums10 points

    Studio albums released after the show.

    8.1
    5.4
  5. Current interest20 points

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

    15.6
    14.9

The figures

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

MeasureClay AikenGabby Barrett
Certified units
Certified album units (RIAA)3.5M1M
Certified single units (RIAA)1.5M15.5M
Billboard charts
Hot 100 entries34
Billboard 200 albums71
Grammy Awards
Grammy nominationsNoneNone
Grammy winsNoneNone
Studio albums
Studio albums73
Current interest
Wikipedia pageviews507K392K

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