David Cook vs David Archuleta

David CookWinner, American Idol season 7 (2008)44Career score#20 (tie) of 688
David ArchuletaRunner-up, American Idol season 7 (2008)43Career score#22 (tie) of 688

David Cook has the higher career score: 44 against 43 for David Archuleta.

Where David Cook leads

  • Certified album units (RIAA): 1M against 500K
  • Hot 100 entries: 14 against 5

Where David Archuleta leads

  • Billboard 200 albums: 6 against 4
  • Studio albums: 8 against 3
  • Wikipedia pageviews: 344K against 90.4K

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.

    David Cook: 10.4
    David Archuleta: 2.9
  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.

    David Cook: 17.2
    David Archuleta: 16.6
  3. Grammy Awards20 points

    Grammy nominations after the show; a win counts twice.

    David Cook: 0
    David Archuleta: 0
  4. Studio albums10 points

    Studio albums released after the show.

    David Cook: 5.4
    David Archuleta: 8.6
  5. Current interest20 points

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

    David Cook: 11.3
    David Archuleta: 14.6

The figures

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

MeasureDavid CookDavid Archuleta
Certified units
Certified album units (RIAA)1M500K
Certified single units (RIAA)2MNone
Billboard charts
Hot 100 entries145
Billboard 200 albums46
Grammy Awards
Grammy nominationsNoneNone
Grammy winsNoneNone
Studio albums
Studio albums38
Current interest
Wikipedia pageviews90.4K344K

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