Elliott Yamin vs Katharine McPhee

Elliott YaminEliminated 3rd, American Idol season 5 (2006)43Career score#22 (tie) of 688
Katharine McPheeRunner-up, American Idol season 5 (2006)39Career score#26 of 688

Elliott Yamin has the higher career score: 43 against 39 for Katharine McPhee.

Where Elliott Yamin leads

  • Certified single units (RIAA): 1M against 500K
  • Billboard 200 albums: 4 against 2
  • Studio albums: 8 against 5

Where Katharine McPhee leads

  • Hot 100 entries: 3 against 2
  • Wikipedia pageviews: 826K against 154K

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
    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.

    14.1
    12
  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.

    8.6
    7
  5. Current interest20 points

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

    12.6
    16.8

The figures

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

MeasureElliott YaminKatharine McPhee
Certified units
Certified album units (RIAA)500KNone
Certified single units (RIAA)1M500K
Billboard charts
Hot 100 entries23
Billboard 200 albums42
Grammy Awards
Grammy nominationsNoneNone
Grammy winsNoneNone
Studio albums
Studio albums85
Current interest
Wikipedia pageviews154K826K

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