Clay Aiken vs Scotty McCreery

Clay AikenRunner-up, American Idol season 2 (2003)53Career score#10 (tie) of 688
Scotty McCreeryWinner, American Idol season 10 (2011)57Career score#7 of 688

Scotty McCreery has the higher career score: 57 against 53 for Clay Aiken.

Where Clay Aiken leads

  • Certified album units (RIAA): 3.5M against 2M
  • Studio albums: 7 against 6
  • Wikipedia pageviews: 507K against 252K

Where Scotty McCreery leads

  • Certified single units (RIAA): 10.5M against 1.5M
  • Hot 100 entries: 11 against 3
  • Billboard 200 albums: 9 against 7

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
    16.3
  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
    19.1
  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
    7.6
  5. Current interest20 points

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

    15.6
    13.8

The figures

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

MeasureClay AikenScotty McCreery
Certified units
Certified album units (RIAA)3.5M2M
Certified single units (RIAA)1.5M10.5M
Billboard charts
Hot 100 entries311
Billboard 200 albums79
Grammy Awards
Grammy nominationsNoneNone
Grammy winsNoneNone
Studio albums
Studio albums76
Current interest
Wikipedia pageviews507K252K

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