Clay Aiken vs Jordin Sparks

Clay AikenRunner-up, American Idol season 2 (2003)53Career score#10 (tie) of 688
Jordin SparksWinner, American Idol season 6 (2007)53Career score#10 (tie) of 688

Clay Aiken and Jordin Sparks have the same career score: 53.

Where Clay Aiken leads

  • Certified album units (RIAA): 3.5M against 1M
  • Billboard 200 albums: 7 against 3
  • Studio albums: 7 against 5
  • Wikipedia pageviews: 507K against 419K

Where Jordin Sparks leads

  • Certified single units (RIAA): 2M against 1.5M
  • Hot 100 entries: 6 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
    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.

    16.8
    14.5
  3. Grammy Awards20 points

    Grammy nominations after the show; a win counts twice.

    0
    6.4
  4. Studio albums10 points

    Studio albums released after the show.

    8.1
    7
  5. Current interest20 points

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

    15.6
    15.1

The figures

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

MeasureClay AikenJordin Sparks
Certified units
Certified album units (RIAA)3.5M1M
Certified single units (RIAA)1.5M2M
Billboard charts
Hot 100 entries36
Billboard 200 albums73
Grammy Awards
Grammy nominationsNone2
Grammy winsNoneNone
Studio albums
Studio albums75
Current interest
Wikipedia pageviews507K419K

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