Kelly Clarkson vs Clay Aiken

Kelly ClarksonWinner, American Idol season 1 (2002)87Career score#2 of 688
Clay AikenRunner-up, American Idol season 2 (2003)53Career score#10 (tie) of 688

Kelly Clarkson has the higher career score: 87 against 53 for Clay Aiken.

Where Kelly Clarkson leads

  • Certified album units (RIAA): 12.5M against 3.5M
  • Certified single units (RIAA): 15M against 1.5M
  • Hot 100 entries: 31 against 3
  • Billboard 200 albums: 12 against 7
  • Studio albums: 10 against 7
  • Wikipedia pageviews: 1.52M against 507K

Where Clay Aiken 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.

    19.6
    12.5
  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.

    22
    16.8
  3. Grammy Awards20 points

    Grammy nominations after the show; a win counts twice.

    17.7
    0
  4. Studio albums10 points

    Studio albums released after the show.

    9.3
    8.1
  5. Current interest20 points

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

    18.3
    15.6

The figures

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

MeasureKelly ClarksonClay Aiken
Certified units
Certified album units (RIAA)12.5M3.5M
Certified single units (RIAA)15M1.5M
Billboard charts
Hot 100 entries313
Billboard 200 albums127
Grammy Awards
Grammy nominations17None
Grammy wins3None
Studio albums
Studio albums107
Current interest
Wikipedia pageviews1.52M507K

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