Melinda Doolittle vs Jordin Sparks

Melinda DoolittleEliminated 3rd, American Idol season 6 (2007)18Career score#83 (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 18 for Melinda Doolittle.

Where Melinda Doolittle leads

No measure.

Where Jordin Sparks leads

  • Billboard 200 albums: 3 against 1
  • Studio albums: 5 against 2
  • Wikipedia pageviews: 419K against 16.1K

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.

    Melinda Doolittle: 0
    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.

    Melinda Doolittle: 7.2
    Jordin Sparks: 14.5
  3. Grammy Awards20 points

    Grammy nominations after the show; a win counts twice.

    Melinda Doolittle: 0
    Jordin Sparks: 6.4
  4. Studio albums10 points

    Studio albums released after the show.

    Melinda Doolittle: 4.3
    Jordin Sparks: 7
  5. Current interest20 points

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

    Melinda Doolittle: 6.9
    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.

MeasureMelinda DoolittleJordin Sparks
Certified units
Certified album units (RIAA)None1M
Certified single units (RIAA)None2M
Billboard charts
Hot 100 entriesNone6
Billboard 200 albums13
Grammy Awards
Grammy nominationsNone2
Grammy winsNoneNone
Studio albums
Studio albums25
Current interest
Wikipedia pageviews16.1K419K

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