Jordin Sparks vs Lauren Alaina

Jordin SparksWinner, American Idol season 6 (2007)53Career score#10 (tie) of 688
Lauren AlainaRunner-up, American Idol season 10 (2011)45Career score#18 (tie) of 688

Jordin Sparks has the higher career score: 53 against 45 for Lauren Alaina.

Where Jordin Sparks leads

  • Hot 100 entries: 6 against 3
  • Studio albums: 5 against 4
  • Wikipedia pageviews: 419K against 295K

Where Lauren Alaina leads

  • Certified single units (RIAA): 2.5M against 2M
  • Billboard 200 albums: 5 against 3

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.

    Jordin Sparks: 10.4
    Lauren Alaina: 9.6
  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.

    Jordin Sparks: 14.5
    Lauren Alaina: 15.3
  3. Grammy Awards20 points

    Grammy nominations after the show; a win counts twice.

    Jordin Sparks: 6.4
    Lauren Alaina: 0
  4. Studio albums10 points

    Studio albums released after the show.

    Jordin Sparks: 7
    Lauren Alaina: 6.3
  5. Current interest20 points

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

    Jordin Sparks: 15.1
    Lauren Alaina: 14.2

The figures

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

MeasureJordin SparksLauren Alaina
Certified units
Certified album units (RIAA)1MNone
Certified single units (RIAA)2M2.5M
Billboard charts
Hot 100 entries63
Billboard 200 albums35
Grammy Awards
Grammy nominations2None
Grammy winsNoneNone
Studio albums
Studio albums54
Current interest
Wikipedia pageviews419K295K

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