Kris Allen vs Adam Lambert

Kris AllenWinner, American Idol season 8 (2009)40Career score#25 of 688
Adam LambertRunner-up, American Idol season 8 (2009)53Career score#10 (tie) of 688

Adam Lambert has the higher career score: 53 against 40 for Kris Allen.

Where Kris Allen leads

  • Certified single units (RIAA): 1M against 500K

Where Adam Lambert leads

  • Hot 100 entries: 10 against 7
  • Billboard 200 albums: 10 against 4
  • Wikipedia pageviews: 749K against 94.1K

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.

    5.8
    5.8
  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.

    15.6
    19.4
  3. Grammy Awards20 points

    Grammy nominations after the show; a win counts twice.

    0
    4
  4. Studio albums10 points

    Studio albums released after the show.

    7.6
    7.6
  5. Current interest20 points

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

    11.4
    16.5

The figures

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

MeasureKris AllenAdam Lambert
Certified units
Certified album units (RIAA)None500K
Certified single units (RIAA)1M500K
Billboard charts
Hot 100 entries710
Billboard 200 albums410
Grammy Awards
Grammy nominationsNone1
Grammy winsNoneNone
Studio albums
Studio albums66
Current interest
Wikipedia pageviews94.1K749K

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