Scotty McCreery vs Phillip Phillips

Scotty McCreeryWinner, American Idol season 10 (2011)57Career score#7 of 688
Phillip PhillipsWinner, American Idol season 11 (2012)50Career score#15 (tie) of 688

Scotty McCreery has the higher career score: 57 against 50 for Phillip Phillips.

Where Scotty McCreery leads

  • Certified album units (RIAA): 2M against 1M
  • Certified single units (RIAA): 10.5M against 5M
  • Hot 100 entries: 11 against 4
  • Billboard 200 albums: 9 against 6
  • Studio albums: 6 against 4

Where Phillip Phillips leads

  • Wikipedia pageviews: 272K against 252K

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.

    Scotty McCreery: 16.3
    Phillip Phillips: 13.3
  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.

    Scotty McCreery: 19.1
    Phillip Phillips: 16.3
  3. Grammy Awards20 points

    Grammy nominations after the show; a win counts twice.

    Scotty McCreery: 0
    Phillip Phillips: 0
  4. Studio albums10 points

    Studio albums released after the show.

    Scotty McCreery: 7.6
    Phillip Phillips: 6.3
  5. Current interest20 points

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

    Scotty McCreery: 13.8
    Phillip Phillips: 14

The figures

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

MeasureScotty McCreeryPhillip Phillips
Certified units
Certified album units (RIAA)2M1M
Certified single units (RIAA)10.5M5M
Billboard charts
Hot 100 entries114
Billboard 200 albums96
Grammy Awards
Grammy nominationsNoneNone
Grammy winsNoneNone
Studio albums
Studio albums64
Current interest
Wikipedia pageviews252K272K

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