Clay Aiken vs Jennifer Hudson

Clay AikenRunner-up, American Idol season 2 (2003)53Career score#10 (tie) of 688
Jennifer HudsonEliminated 7th, American Idol season 3 (2004)60Career score#6 of 688

Jennifer Hudson has the higher career score: 60 against 53 for Clay Aiken.

Where Clay Aiken leads

  • Certified album units (RIAA): 3.5M against 1M
  • Billboard 200 albums: 7 against 5
  • Studio albums: 7 against 4

Where Jennifer Hudson leads

  • Hot 100 entries: 6 against 3
  • Wikipedia pageviews: 1.25M 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
    16.1
  3. Grammy Awards20 points

    Grammy nominations after the show; a win counts twice.

    0
    14
  4. Studio albums10 points

    Studio albums released after the show.

    8.1
    6.3
  5. Current interest20 points

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

    15.6
    17.8

The figures

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

MeasureClay AikenJennifer Hudson
Certified units
Certified album units (RIAA)3.5M1M
Certified single units (RIAA)1.5MNone
Billboard charts
Hot 100 entries36
Billboard 200 albums75
Grammy Awards
Grammy nominationsNone8
Grammy winsNone2
Studio albums
Studio albums74
Current interest
Wikipedia pageviews507K1.25M

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