Jennifer Hudson vs Jordin Sparks

Jennifer HudsonEliminated 7th, American Idol season 3 (2004)60Career score#6 of 688
Jordin SparksWinner, American Idol season 6 (2007)53Career score#10 (tie) of 688

Jennifer Hudson has the higher career score: 60 against 53 for Jordin Sparks.

Where Jennifer Hudson leads

  • Billboard 200 albums: 5 against 3
  • Grammy nominations: 8 against 2
  • Wikipedia pageviews: 1.25M against 419K

Where Jordin Sparks leads

  • Studio albums: 5 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
    10.4
  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
    14.5
  3. Grammy Awards20 points

    Grammy nominations after the show; a win counts twice.

    14
    6.4
  4. Studio albums10 points

    Studio albums released after the show.

    6.3
    7
  5. Current interest20 points

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

    17.8
    15.1

The figures

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

MeasureJennifer HudsonJordin Sparks
Certified units
Certified album units (RIAA)1M1M
Certified single units (RIAA)None2M
Billboard charts
Hot 100 entries66
Billboard 200 albums53
Grammy Awards
Grammy nominations82
Grammy wins2None
Studio albums
Studio albums45
Current interest
Wikipedia pageviews1.25M419K

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