Jennifer Hudson vs Adam Lambert

Jennifer HudsonEliminated 7th, American Idol season 3 (2004)60Career score#6 of 688
Adam LambertRunner-up, American Idol season 8 (2009)53Career score#10 (tie) of 688

Jennifer Hudson has the higher career score: 60 against 53 for Adam Lambert.

Where Jennifer Hudson leads

  • Certified album units (RIAA): 1M against 500K
  • Grammy nominations: 8 against 1
  • Wikipedia pageviews: 1.25M against 749K

Where Adam Lambert leads

  • Hot 100 entries: 10 against 6
  • Billboard 200 albums: 10 against 5
  • Studio albums: 6 against 4

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.

    5.8
    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.

    16.1
    19.4
  3. Grammy Awards20 points

    Grammy nominations after the show; a win counts twice.

    14
    4
  4. Studio albums10 points

    Studio albums released after the show.

    6.3
    7.6
  5. Current interest20 points

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

    17.8
    16.5

The figures

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

MeasureJennifer HudsonAdam Lambert
Certified units
Certified album units (RIAA)1M500K
Certified single units (RIAA)None500K
Billboard charts
Hot 100 entries610
Billboard 200 albums510
Grammy Awards
Grammy nominations81
Grammy wins2None
Studio albums
Studio albums46
Current interest
Wikipedia pageviews1.25M749K

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