Danny Gokey vs Kris Allen

Danny GokeyEliminated 3rd, American Idol season 8 (2009)50Career score#15 (tie) of 688
Kris AllenWinner, American Idol season 8 (2009)40Career score#25 of 688

Danny Gokey has the higher career score: 50 against 40 for Kris Allen.

Where Danny Gokey leads

  • Certified single units (RIAA): 1.5M against 1M
  • Billboard 200 albums: 5 against 4
  • Studio albums: 9 against 6

Where Kris Allen leads

  • Hot 100 entries: 7 against 1
  • Wikipedia pageviews: 94.1K against 75.8K

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.

    7.5
    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.

    14.8
    15.6
  3. Grammy Awards20 points

    Grammy nominations after the show; a win counts twice.

    8.1
    0
  4. Studio albums10 points

    Studio albums released after the show.

    9
    7.6
  5. Current interest20 points

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

    10.8
    11.4

The figures

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

MeasureDanny GokeyKris Allen
Certified units
Certified album units (RIAA)NoneNone
Certified single units (RIAA)1.5M1M
Billboard charts
Hot 100 entries17
Billboard 200 albums54
Grammy Awards
Grammy nominations3None
Grammy winsNoneNone
Studio albums
Studio albums96
Current interest
Wikipedia pageviews75.8K94.1K

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