Katharine McPhee vs Jordin Sparks

Katharine McPheeRunner-up, American Idol season 5 (2006)39Career score#26 of 688
Jordin SparksWinner, American Idol season 6 (2007)53Career score#10 (tie) of 688

Jordin Sparks has the higher career score: 53 against 39 for Katharine McPhee.

Where Katharine McPhee leads

  • Wikipedia pageviews: 826K against 419K

Where Jordin Sparks leads

  • Certified single units (RIAA): 2M against 500K
  • Hot 100 entries: 6 against 3
  • Billboard 200 albums: 3 against 2

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.

    2.9
    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.

    12
    14.5
  3. Grammy Awards20 points

    Grammy nominations after the show; a win counts twice.

    0
    6.4
  4. Studio albums10 points

    Studio albums released after the show.

    7
    7
  5. Current interest20 points

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

    16.8
    15.1

The figures

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

MeasureKatharine McPheeJordin Sparks
Certified units
Certified album units (RIAA)None1M
Certified single units (RIAA)500K2M
Billboard charts
Hot 100 entries36
Billboard 200 albums23
Grammy Awards
Grammy nominationsNone2
Grammy winsNoneNone
Studio albums
Studio albums55
Current interest
Wikipedia pageviews826K419K

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