rank idols from all seasons...

WINNERS
1. carrie underwood
2. kelly clarkson
3. fantasia
4. ruben studdard
5. jordin sparks
6. taylor hicks

RUNNER-UP'S
1. clay aiken
2. diana degarmo
3. bo bice
4. katharine mcphee
5. blake lewis
6. justin guarini

3RD PLACE
1. melinda doolittle
2. elliott yamin
3. kimberley locke
4. vonzelle solomon
5. jasmine trias
6. nikki mckibbin

4TH PLACE
1. lakisha jones
2. chris daughtry
3. tamyra gray
4. anthony federov
5. latoya london
6. josh gracin

5TH PLACE
1. paris bennett
2. george huff
3. trenyce
4. chris richardson
5. rj helton
6. scott savol

6TH PLACE
1. constantine maroulis
2. christina christian
3. phil stacey
4. john stevens
5. carmen rasmusen
6. kellie pickler

7TH PLACE
1. jennifer hudson
2. anwar robinson
3. kimberly caldwell
4. ace young
5. ryan starr
6. sanjaya malakar

8TH PLACE
1. jon peter lewis
2. nadia turner
3. bucky covington
4. rickey smith
5. haley scarnato
6. aj gil

9TH PLACE
1. mandisa
2. gina glocksen
3. camile velasco
4. corey clark
5. nikko smith
6. jim verraros

10TH PLACE
1. lisa tucker
2. chris sligh
3. amy adams
4. jessica sierra
5. ejay day
6. julia demato

11TH PLACE
1. stephanie edwards
2. matt rogers
3. charles grigsby
4. mikalah gordon
5. kevin covais

12TH PLACE
1. leah labelle
2. melissa mcghee
3. brandon rogers
4. vanessa olivarez
5. lindsey cardinale

I'm just gonna do the ones I'm familiar with cuz I didn't watch seasons 1-3 (Though I do know some of the Idols there) :p

WINNERS
1. Kelly Clarkson
2. Carrie Underwood
3. Taylor Hicks
4. Jordin Sparks
5. Ruben Studdard
6. Fantasia Barrino

RUNNER-UPS
1. Blake Lewis
2. Bo Bice
3. Katharine McPhee
4. Diana DeGarmo
5. Clay Aiken
6. Justin Guarini

3RD
1. Elliott Yamin
2. Jasmine Trias
3. Melinda Doolittle
4. Vonzell Solomon
5. Kimberley Locke
6. Nikki McKibbin

4TH
1. Chris Daughtry
2. Anthony Fedorov
3. Lakisha Jones
4. LaToya London
5. Josh Gracin

5TH
1. Chris Richardson
2. Paris Bennett
3. George Huff
4. Scott Savol

6TH
1. Phil Stacey
2. Kellie Pickler
3. Constantine Maroulis
4. John Stevens
5. Carmen Rasmussen

7TH
1. Jennifer Hudson
2. Anwar Robinson
3. Ace Young
4. Sanjaya Malakar

8TH
1. Nadia Turner
2. Haley Scarnato
3. Bucky Covington

9TH
1. Gina Glocksen
2. Nikko Smith
3. Mandisa
4. Camile Velasco

10TH
1. Lisa Tucker
2. Jessica Sierra
3. Chris Sligh

11TH
1. Stephanie Edwards
2. Kevin Covais
3. Mikalah Gordon

12TH
1. Brandon Rogers
2. Lindsey Cardinale
3. Melissa McGhee

I didn't watch seasons 1-3, but I am familiar with some of the contestants so like The Girl Next Door, I'll only rank the ones I'm familiar with.


WINNERS:
1. Taylor Hicks
2. Ruben Studdard
3. Carrie Underwood
4. Kelly Clarkson
5. Fantasia
6. Jordin Sparks

RUNNER-UPS
1. Clay Aiken
2. Blake Lewis
3. Bo Bice
4. Justin Guarini
5. Katharine McPhee
6. Diana Degarmo

3RD PLACE
1. Elliott Yamin
2. Melinda Doolittle
3. Vonzell Solomon

4TH PLACE
1. Anthony Fedorov
2. LaKisha Jones
3. Chris Daughtry

5TH PLACE
1. Scott Savol
2. Paris Bennett
3. Chris Richardson

6TH PLACE
1. Phil Stacey
2. Constantine Maroulis
3. Kelly Pickler

7TH PLACE
1. Jeniffer Hudson
2. Ace Young
3. Anwar Robinson
4. Sanjaya Malakar

8TH PLACE
1. Nadia Turner
2. Bucky Covington
3. Haley Scarnato

9TH PLACE
1. Mandisa
2. Gina Glocksen
3. Nikko Smith

10TH PLACE
1. Chris Sligh
2. Lisa Tucker
3. Jessica Siera

11TH PLACE
1. Stephanie Edwards
2. Kevin Covais
3. Mikalah Gordon

12TH PLACE
1. Brandon Rogers
2. Lindsey Cardinale
3. Melissa McGhee

EXCLUDING the first 2 seasons (cept for winner and runner-up)

Winner
1. Carrie Underwood (AI4)
2. Kelly Clarkson (AI1)
3. Jordin Sparks (AI6)
4. Taylor Hicks (AI5)
5. Fantasia (AI3)
6. Ruben Studdard (AI2)

Runner-up
1. Bo Bice (AI4)
2. Katharine McPhee (AI5)
3. Diana DeGarmo (AI3)
4. Blake Lewis (AI6)
5. Clay Aiken (AI2)
6. Justin Guarini (AI1)

3rd Place
1. Vonzell Solomon (AI4)
2. Eliott Yamin (AI5)
3. Melinda Doolittle (AI6)
4. Jasmine Trias (AI3)

4th Place
1. Chris Daughtry (AI5)
2. Anthony Fedorov (AI4)
3. LaKisha (AI6)
4. LaToya London (AI3)

5th Place
1. Paris Bennett (AI5)
2. Chris Richardson (AI6)
3. George Huff (AI3)
4. Scott Savol (AI4)

6th Place
1. Kellie Pickler (AI5)
2. Phil Stacey (AI6)
3. Constantine Maroluis (AI4)
4. John Stevens (AI3)

7th Place
1. Ace Young (AI5)
2. Anwar Robinson (AI4)
3. Sanjaya Malaker (AI6)
4. Jennifer Hudson (AI3)

8th Place
1. Jon Peter Lewis (AI3)
2. Haley Scranato (AI6)
3. Nadia Turner (AI4)
4. Bucky Convington (AI5)

9th Place
1. Mandisa (AI5)
2. Gina Glockson (AI6)
3. Nikko Smith (AI4)
4. Camile Velasco (AI3)

10th Place
1. Lisa Tucker (AI5)
2. Jessica Sierra (AI4)
3. Amy Adams (AI3)
4. Chris Sligh (AI6)

11th Place
1. Kevin Covais (AI5)
2. Mikalah Gordon (AI4)
3. Stephanie Edwards (AI6)
4. Matt Rogers (AI3)

12th Place
1. Lindsey Cardinale (AI4)
2. Melissa McGhee (AI5)
3. Leah LaBelle (AI3)
4. Brandon Rogers (AI6)

notice how in most of the categories, AI5 was #1. AI5 = THE. BEST. :happyface

WINNERS
1. Jordin Sparks
2. Taylor Hicks
3. Kelly Clarkson
4. Carrie Underwood
5. Ruben Studdard
6. Fantasia

RUNNER-UP'S
1. Blake Lewis
2. Diana DeGarmo
3. Bo Bice
4. Clay Aiken
5. Justin Guarini
6. Katharine McPhee

3RD PLACE
1. Melinda Doolittle
2. Nikki McKibbin
3. Kimberley Locke
4. Jasmine Trias
5. Elliott Yamin
6. Vonzell Solomon

4TH PLACE
1. Anthony Fedorov
2. Chris Daughtry
3. Josh Gracin
4. Tamyra Grey
5. LaToya London
6. LaKisha Jones

5TH PLACE
1. Paris Bennett
2. Chris Richardson
3. George Huff
4. RJ Helton
5. Trenyce
6. Scott Savol

6TH PLACE
1. Carmen Rasmusen
2. Constantine Maroulis
3. Christina Christian
4. Kellie Pickler
5. John Stevens
6. Phil Stacey

7TH PLACE
1. Kimberly Caldwell
2. Ryan Starr
3. Ace Young
4. Sanjaya Malakar
5. Jennifer Hudson
6. Anwar Robinson

8TH PLACE
1. Nadia Turner
2. Jon Peter Lewis
3. Haley Scarnato
4. Rickey Smith
5. AJ Gil
6. Bucky Covington

9TH PLACE
1. Camile Velasco
2. Gina Glocksen
3. Nikko Smith
4. Mandisa
5. Jim Verraros
6. Corey Clark

10TH PLACE
1. Jessica Sierra
2. Julia DeMato
3. Amy Adams
4. Ejay Day
5. Chris Sligh
6. Lisa Tucker

11TH PLACE
1. Mikalah Gordon
2. Matt Rogers
3. Kevin Covais
4. Charles Grigsby
5. Stephanie Edwards

12TH PLACE
1. Lindsey Cardinale
2. Melissa McGhee
3. Vanessa Olivarez
4. Leah LaBelle
5. Brandon Rogers

Some of those are SEVERE ties though, like 12th place... I definitely couldn't decide whether I liked Melissa or Vanessa better, since they were my favourites of their respective seasons.