Kellie Pickler vs Jordin Sparks

Kellie PicklerEliminated 6th, American Idol season 5 (2006)45Career score#18 (tie) of 688
Jordin SparksWinner, American Idol season 6 (2007)53Career score#10 (tie) of 688

Jordin Sparks has the higher career score: 53 against 45 for Kellie Pickler.

Where Kellie Pickler leads

  • Billboard 200 albums: 4 against 3

Where Jordin Sparks leads

  • Certified album units (RIAA): 1M against 500K
  • Certified single units (RIAA): 2M against 1.5M
  • Hot 100 entries: 6 against 5
  • Studio albums: 5 against 4
  • Wikipedia pageviews: 419K against 405K

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.

    Kellie Pickler: 8.7
    Jordin Sparks: 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.

    Kellie Pickler: 15.1
    Jordin Sparks: 14.5
  3. Grammy Awards20 points

    Grammy nominations after the show; a win counts twice.

    Kellie Pickler: 0
    Jordin Sparks: 6.4
  4. Studio albums10 points

    Studio albums released after the show.

    Kellie Pickler: 6.3
    Jordin Sparks: 7
  5. Current interest20 points

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

    Kellie Pickler: 15
    Jordin Sparks: 15.1

The figures

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

MeasureKellie PicklerJordin Sparks
Certified units
Certified album units (RIAA)500K1M
Certified single units (RIAA)1.5M2M
Billboard charts
Hot 100 entries56
Billboard 200 albums43
Grammy Awards
Grammy nominationsNone2
Grammy winsNoneNone
Studio albums
Studio albums45
Current interest
Wikipedia pageviews405K419K

More comparisons

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