Jordin Sparks vs Phillip Phillips

Jordin SparksWinner, American Idol season 6 (2007)53Career score#10 (tie) of 688
Phillip PhillipsWinner, American Idol season 11 (2012)50Career score#15 (tie) of 688

Jordin Sparks has the higher career score: 53 against 50 for Phillip Phillips.

Where Jordin Sparks leads

  • Hot 100 entries: 6 against 4
  • Studio albums: 5 against 4
  • Wikipedia pageviews: 419K against 272K

Where Phillip Phillips leads

  • Certified single units (RIAA): 5M against 2M
  • Billboard 200 albums: 6 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
    Phillip Phillips: 13.3
  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
    Phillip Phillips: 16.3
  3. Grammy Awards20 points

    Grammy nominations after the show; a win counts twice.

    Jordin Sparks: 6.4
    Phillip Phillips: 0
  4. Studio albums10 points

    Studio albums released after the show.

    Jordin Sparks: 7
    Phillip Phillips: 6.3
  5. Current interest20 points

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

    Jordin Sparks: 15.1
    Phillip Phillips: 14

The figures

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

MeasureJordin SparksPhillip Phillips
Certified units
Certified album units (RIAA)1M1M
Certified single units (RIAA)2M5M
Billboard charts
Hot 100 entries64
Billboard 200 albums36
Grammy Awards
Grammy nominations2None
Grammy winsNoneNone
Studio albums
Studio albums54
Current interest
Wikipedia pageviews419K272K

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