Kimberley Locke vs Ruben Studdard

Kimberley LockeEliminated 3rd, American Idol season 2 (2003)26Career score#47 (tie) of 688
Ruben StuddardWinner, American Idol season 2 (2003)51Career score#14 of 688

Ruben Studdard has the higher career score: 51 against 26 for Kimberley Locke.

Where Kimberley Locke leads

No measure.

Where Ruben Studdard leads

  • Hot 100 entries: 3 against 1
  • Billboard 200 albums: 6 against 2
  • Studio albums: 8 against 5
  • Wikipedia pageviews: 207K against 24.1K

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.

    Kimberley Locke: 0
    Ruben Studdard: 8.7
  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.

    Kimberley Locke: 10.8
    Ruben Studdard: 16.1
  3. Grammy Awards20 points

    Grammy nominations after the show; a win counts twice.

    Kimberley Locke: 0
    Ruben Studdard: 4
  4. Studio albums10 points

    Studio albums released after the show.

    Kimberley Locke: 7
    Ruben Studdard: 8.6
  5. Current interest20 points

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

    Kimberley Locke: 7.9
    Ruben Studdard: 13.3

The figures

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

MeasureKimberley LockeRuben Studdard
Certified units
Certified album units (RIAA)None1.5M
Certified single units (RIAA)None500K
Billboard charts
Hot 100 entries13
Billboard 200 albums26
Grammy Awards
Grammy nominationsNone1
Grammy winsNoneNone
Studio albums
Studio albums58
Current interest
Wikipedia pageviews24.1K207K

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