Rankings of American Idol winners (2002-16 FOX version)

[howierules86]

American Idol had fifteen years (I'm not including the ABC reboot in this at all) of winners on the original 2002-2016 FOX version. Which five winners do you think should be in a Gold group (Top 5), a Silver group (Middle 5), and a Bronze group (Bottom 5) based on how much they've actually succeeded in their music careers after Idol? Here's mine:

Gold Group (Top 5)
1. Carrie Underwood (2005)
2. Kelly Clarkson (2002)
3. Jordin Sparks (2007)
4. Phillip Phillips (2012)
5. Scotty McCreery (2011)

Silver Group (Middle 5)
6. David Cook (2008)
7. Ruben Studdard (2003)
8. Taylor Hicks (2006)
9. Kris Allen (2009)
10. Trent Harmon (2016)

Bronze Group (Bottom 5)
11. Lee DeWyze (2010)
12. Candice Glover (2013)
13. Caleb Johnson (2014)
14. Nick Fradiani (2015)
15. Fantasia Barrino (2004)

[icecream]

Scotty McCreary might be popular but he sucks, can't even sing on pitch. I liked David Cook's season, too bad he hasn't been heard from much lately.

[JamesG]

Originally Posted by catsrule

I liked David Cook's season, too bad he hasn't been heard from much lately.

He was recently on Broadway in Kinky Boots and still performs, though in smaller venues.

I know this because my sister is a HUGE fan of his.