Ruben Studdard vs Alex & Sierra

Ruben StuddardWinner, American Idol season 2 (2003)51Career score#14 of 688
Alex & SierraWinner, The X Factor season 3 (2013)33Career score#35 (tie) of 688

Ruben Studdard has the higher career score: 51 against 33 for Alex & Sierra.

Where Ruben Studdard leads

  • Billboard 200 albums: 6 against 2
  • Studio albums: 8 against 1
  • Wikipedia pageviews: 207K against 117K

Where Alex & Sierra leads

  • Certified single units (RIAA): 2M against 500K

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.

    Ruben Studdard: 8.7
    Alex & Sierra: 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.

    Ruben Studdard: 16.1
    Alex & Sierra: 10.1
  3. Grammy Awards20 points

    Grammy nominations after the show; a win counts twice.

    Ruben Studdard: 4
    Alex & Sierra: 0
  4. Studio albums10 points

    Studio albums released after the show.

    Ruben Studdard: 8.6
    Alex & Sierra: 2.7
  5. Current interest20 points

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

    Ruben Studdard: 13.3
    Alex & Sierra: 11.9

The figures

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

MeasureRuben StuddardAlex & Sierra
Certified units
Certified album units (RIAA)1.5MNone
Certified single units (RIAA)500K2M
Billboard charts
Hot 100 entries3None
Billboard 200 albums62
Grammy Awards
Grammy nominations1None
Grammy winsNoneNone
Studio albums
Studio albums81
Current interest
Wikipedia pageviews207K117K

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