Kelly Clarkson vs Chris Daughtry

Kelly ClarksonWinner, American Idol season 1 (2002)87Career score#2 of 688
Chris DaughtryEliminated 4th, American Idol season 5 (2006)69Career score#4 of 688

Kelly Clarkson has the higher career score: 87 against 69 for Chris Daughtry.

Where Kelly Clarkson leads

  • Certified album units (RIAA): 12.5M against 8M
  • Certified single units (RIAA): 15M against 12.5M
  • Hot 100 entries: 31 against 11
  • Billboard 200 albums: 12 against 8
  • Grammy nominations: 17 against 4
  • Studio albums: 10 against 6
  • Wikipedia pageviews: 1.52M against 336K

Where Chris Daughtry leads

No measure.

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.

    Kelly Clarkson: 19.6
    Chris Daughtry: 18.4
  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.

    Kelly Clarkson: 22
    Chris Daughtry: 18.7
  3. Grammy Awards20 points

    Grammy nominations after the show; a win counts twice.

    Kelly Clarkson: 17.7
    Chris Daughtry: 9.4
  4. Studio albums10 points

    Studio albums released after the show.

    Kelly Clarkson: 9.3
    Chris Daughtry: 7.6
  5. Current interest20 points

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

    Kelly Clarkson: 18.3
    Chris Daughtry: 14.5

The figures

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

MeasureKelly ClarksonChris Daughtry
Certified units
Certified album units (RIAA)12.5M8M
Certified single units (RIAA)15M12.5M
Billboard charts
Hot 100 entries3111
Billboard 200 albums128
Grammy Awards
Grammy nominations174
Grammy wins3None
Studio albums
Studio albums106
Current interest
Wikipedia pageviews1.52M336K

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