Elliott Yamin vs Taylor Hicks

Elliott YaminEliminated 3rd, American Idol season 5 (2006)43Career score#22 (tie) of 688
Taylor HicksWinner, American Idol season 5 (2006)37Career score#28 of 688

Elliott Yamin has the higher career score: 43 against 37 for Taylor Hicks.

Where Elliott Yamin leads

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

Where Taylor Hicks leads

  • Certified album units (RIAA): 1M against 500K
  • Wikipedia pageviews: 247K 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
    7.5
  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
    11.5
  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
    4.3
  5. Current interest20 points

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

    12.6
    13.8

The figures

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

MeasureElliott YaminTaylor Hicks
Certified units
Certified album units (RIAA)500K1M
Certified single units (RIAA)1M500K
Billboard charts
Hot 100 entries22
Billboard 200 albums42
Grammy Awards
Grammy nominationsNoneNone
Grammy winsNoneNone
Studio albums
Studio albums82
Current interest
Wikipedia pageviews154K247K

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