American Idol Series - Part 16 (Complete)

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#40 - Time for Miracles - Adam Lambert


Total Points: 271
Hot 100: #50

toomuchboy - #22
nathanalbright - #24
fireflies - #33
ccarter1023 - #34
.indulgecountry - #39
dee12 - #39
beyoncelover - #40
bigd79 - #40

Adam was the runner up in Season 8. His vocal range and personality quickly garnered him a huge fanbase! This song was released as part of the soundtrack to the movie "2012". Congrats to both beyoncelover and bigd79 for perfect rankings!

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#39 - You Don't Belong - Daughtry


Total Points: 251
Hot 100: #95

bigd79 - #20
dee12 - #23
nathanalbright - #28
fireflies - #32
beyoncelover - #34
.indulgecountry - #35
ccarter1023 - #39
toomuchboy - #40

Chris Daughtry was the shock boot in season 5 when he exited in 4th place. He became one of the most successful Idol alums and played the pop-rock genre well. This song was the opener for his sophomore album. Congrats to ccarter1023 for a perfect ranking!

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#38 - The Last Goodbye - David Cook


Total Points: 234
Bubbling Under: #5

beyoncelover - #24
bigd79 - #24
fireflies - #25
.indulgecountry - #29
dee12 - #29
nathanalbright - #30
ccarter1023 - #35
toomuchboy - #38

It was the David vs. David finale in season 7. In the end, it was the older rocker that took the crown. I really enjoyed the music video for this. Congrats to toomuchboy for a perfect ranking!

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#37 - O'Lord - Lauren Daigle


Total Points: 233
PLATINUM

nathanalbright - #18
dee12 - #20
fireflies - #26
toomuchboy - #31
bigd79 - #32
.indulgecountry - #32
beyoncelover - #37
ccarter1023 - #37

Lauren has been one of the most successful Christian artists within the last few years. This song ended up being her 5th and final single from her popular debut album. Congrats to both beyoncelover and ccarter1023 for having perfect rankings!

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#36 - Falling Slowly - Kris Allen


Total Points: 230
Hot 100: #94

toomuchboy - #7
beyoncelover - #16
fireflies - #28
dee12 - #32
bigd79 - #33
.indulgecountry - #37
ccarter1023 - #38
nathanalbright - #39

Kris became season 8's winner. He covered this song for one of his performances. It was from the movie "Once" and it won the Oscar for best song! Kris was really good at picking good songs for his vocal range.

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Most Points = only perfect rankings will give you points (Ex. - #1 will get 40 points ; #40 will get 1 point)

Least Points = you get points on how close you are to the actual ranking (Ex. - a perfect ranking would get you 0 points)



Top 35 Player's Stats


Most Points:

ccarter1023 = 6 points
beyoncelover = 5 points
toomuchboy = 3 points
bigd79 = 1 point


Least Points:

ccarter1023 = 11 points
.indulgecountry = 20 points
beyoncelover = 39 points
bigd79 = 41 points
fireflies = 46 points
dee12 = 47 points
toomuchboy = 54 points
nathanalbright = 57 points

[beyoncelover]

Yayy the reveals starting!

40. Yayyy a perfect ranking right from the start! "Time for Miracles" was a nice song but not one that really engaged me as it was my least favorite of the 40. Also glad this was the first Adam Lambert song to show up as I preferred his other songs.

39. I'm okay with "You Don't Belong" ranking here although I wouldn't have minded this being a little higher. I did prefer most of the other Daughtry songs more.

38. Awww nooo, "The Last Goodbye" showing up already is a bummer as I always really liked that song from David Cook. :( Darn wished this was higher but oh well. :(

37. Yess a second perfect ranking with "O'Lord" here. Nice song from Lauren Daigle but I just preferred most of the other songs more.

36. I loved Kris' "Falling Slowly" and wish it could have ranked higher. I do really struggle in ranking these Idol recordings compared to actual recorded original songs against each other. A part of me feels I maybe ranked this too high as I loved Kris' performance of this? I don't know but wish it was higher.

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#35 - Keeping Score - Kelly Clarkson (with Dan + Shay)

Total Points: 223
GOLD

.indulgecountry - #17
ccarter1023 - #18
nathanalbright - #26
bigd79 - #26
fireflies - #27
toomuchboy - #33
beyoncelover - #36
dee12 - #40

This is a great duet! I would have loved listening to this on the radio as I believe it would have been an easy #1 there. Kelly slays again on a country track.

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#34 - Angels - David Archuleta


Total Points: 223
Hot 100: #89

beyoncelover - #13
nathanalbright - #23
toomuchboy - #29
ccarter1023 - #29
bigd79 - #30
.indulgecountry - #30
fireflies - #34
dee12 - #35

David A. was runner up to David C. in season 7. It was performances like this that pretty much guaranteed David a ride to the finale! This won the tie over "Keeping Score" thanks to a #13 rank. Congrats to fireflies for a perfect ranking!

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#33 - Mad World - Adam Lambert


Total Points: 222
Hot 100: #19

ccarter1023 - #6
beyoncelover - #10
bigd79 - #25
toomuchboy - #26
dee12 - #38
nathanalbright - #38
fireflies - #39
.indulgecountry - #40

On the heels of performance songs from Kris Allen and David Archuleta, we now lose the one we had from Adam. This one was definitely a showstopper performance.

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#32 - Walking on Snow - Jordin Sparks


Total Points: 206
Bubbling Under: #2

toomuchboy - #1
fireflies - #21
.indulgecountry - #24
nathanalbright - #25
ccarter1023 - #28
beyoncelover - #33
dee12 - #36
bigd79 - #38

Jordin was able to get this song off her sophomore album to briefly chart after having a solid three singles from her debut record. It's a fun song that really didn't get its chance to fully shine.

This is the last song to have over 200 points!

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#31 - Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You - Kellie Pickler


Total Points: 196
Hot 100: #97

.indulgecountry - #1
toomuchboy - #13
nathanalbright - #13
dee12 - #26
beyoncelover - #29
bigd79 - #36
fireflies - #38
ccarter1023 - #40

Kellie was a part of season 5, the most watched season of American Idol. Many contestants that season saw success with Kellie being one of the biggest ones. Kellie bares her emotions with this one.

Just like that, two #1's have left us.

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Top 30 Player's Stats


Most Points:

fireflies - 7 points
ccarter1023 - 6 points
beyoncelover - 5 points
toomuchboy - 3 points
bigd79 - 1 point


Least Points:

dee12 - 67 points
ccarter1023 - 73 points
bigd79 - 73 points
fireflies - 78 points
.indulgecountry - 87 points
beyoncelover - 87 points
nathanalbright - 107 points
toomuchboy - 117 points

[.indulgecountry]

Bottom 10 for this? What a fucking joke.

[beyoncelover]

35. Oooh I forgot that that I ranked "Keeping Score" so low. I thought I had ranked this higher. But guess not? Anyway this is a nice collabo with Kelly & Dan + Shay.

34. I'm glad that I was able to help "Angels" rank higher due to a tie. Again, this was tricky ranking songs as Idol performances compared to original songs but this was one of my favorites from David A so I had to give it a high ranking. Would have loved seeing this higher but this is a good spot.

33. Shocked seeing "Mad World" show up already as yeah this was such a showstopper performance from Adam. Great recording from him as well. Also wow at all of these polarizing ranks.

32. I enjoyed "Walking on Snow" from Jordin and wish this could have been a bigger hit for her. Ah dang, I was just one spot off from a perfect ranking too. :( oooof ouch at a #1 being lost already.

31. Aww kinda sad to see "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You" show up as Kellie's first song as I preferred this over a few of her other songs on the list. This was a beautiful and moving song. I'm surprised this didn't rank higher. Ouch at another #1 being lost here too.

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#30 - If I Can't Have You - Kelly Clarkson


Total Points: 195
Bubbling Under: #18

toomuchboy - #8
ccarter1023 - #12
.indulgecountry - #13
beyoncelover - #22
nathanalbright - #29
bigd79 - #34
dee12 - #37
fireflies - #40

Our very first American Idol winner managed to have a non-single chart. This coincides with all of the popular singles she had on her "All I Ever Wanted" album.

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#29 - If I Had You - Adam Lambert


Total Points: 194
Hot 100: #30

beyoncelover - #7
ccarter1023 - #7
toomuchboy - #16
fireflies - #31
.indulgecountry - #31
dee12 - #31
nathanalbright - #32
bigd79 - #39

Adam scores another hit with this song. The music video contributes to that party pop vibe he has going on. He has the big vocals combined with making people want to dance.

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#28 - Something 'Bout Love - David Archuleta


Total Points: 191
Bubbling Under: #4

nathanalbright - #16
toomuchboy - #17
dee12 - #17
fireflies - #19
beyoncelover - #27
bigd79 - #31
ccarter1023 - #31
.indulgecountry - #33

This is a great pop song. His sophomore album was really good and I wish that it had been more of a success for him commercially. He's constantly staying busy though.

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#27 - Mama's Song - Carrie Underwood


Total Points: 191
Hot 100: #56
PLATINUM

bigd79 - #12
ccarter1023 - #14
fireflies - #20
nathanalbright - #20
dee12 - #24
toomuchboy - #28
beyoncelover - #35
.indulgecountry - #38

This song showcases Carrie's wedding and is a great tribute to her mother. This is one of my favorite music videos that she has created! 

It won the tie over "Something 'Bout Love" thanks to a #12 ranking.

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#26 - Change - Carrie Underwood


Total Points: 190
Bubbling Under: #9

.indulgecountry - #6
ccarter1023 - #13
fireflies - #23
nathanalbright - #27
beyoncelover - #28
bigd79 - #29
dee12 - #30
toomuchboy - #34

Sporting a great message, Carrie has one of her non-singles chart. This is from her "Play On" era. This double Carrie loss needs to 'change' though.

[bigd79]

I’ve always liked Mama’s Song. It feels its one of her lesser-liked singles though. I’ve never understood why.

As far as Change goes, its among my least favorite of her catalog. I think i just don’t really enjoy the melody that much.
Its bound to happen, there’s usually a song or 2 per era i’m not in love with🤷‍♂️

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Top 25 Player's Stats


Most Points:

fireflies - 7 points
ccarter1023 - 6 points
beyoncelover - 5 points
toomuchboy - 3 points
bigd79 - 1 point


Least Points:

dee12 - 94 points
bigd79 - 108 points
fireflies - 109 points
beyoncelover - 128 points
nathanalbright - 131 points
ccarter1023 - 142 points
.indulgecountry - 142 points
toomuchboy - 172 points

[beyoncelover]

30. Aww I'm kinda sad to see "If I Can't Have You" show up already as I do really like this song a lot from Kelly. I could have ranked it higher if I was more familiar with it/had it been released as a single.

29. LMAOO not me thinking Adam Lambert is getting kinda robbed here this round where I'm not even a big fan of his. Dang, I'm really sad to see "If I Had You" show up as I loved this song from Adam and think it's a great/fun song from him. Ouch at so many Bottom 10 rankings. :(

28. Awww darn, "Something 'Bout Love" couldn't have made it one spot higher so I could have gotten a perfect ranking? Ah I'm kinda surprised I had this at #27 as I thought I had it in the higher 20s (like 22 or something). But this was a good and enjoyable song from David.

27. lol I was about to ask where are the Carrie Underwood songs? I love her but some of them could have shown up by now, haha. Glad that "Mama's Song" showed up though. This is a very pretty and nice song but one of my lesser favorites from her on the list of songs (though I like another one less).

26. Good spot for "Change" although I would have preferred this to rank higher over a few other Carrie songs I ranked lower. This is a really good and powerful song and another one I could have put higher had I heard it more.

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#25 - S.O.S. (Let the Music Play) - Jordin Sparks


Total Points: 183
Bubbling Under: #21

beyoncelover - #15
fireflies - #17
bigd79 - #17
ccarter1023 - #20
toomuchboy - #25
.indulgecountry - #27
dee12 - #27
nathanalbright - #35

Jordin brings a lot of energy to this song. I really enjoyed her sophomore album and wished that her label didn't keep her in music limbo because this one underperformed. Congrats to toomuchboy for a perfect ranking!

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#24 - All I Ever Wanted - Kelly Clarkson


Total Points: 183
Hot 100: #96

toomuchboy - #12
nathanalbright - #14
bigd79 - #14
.indulgecountry - #23
dee12 - #25
ccarter1023 - #26
beyoncelover - #32
fireflies - #37

Kelly was able to get this last single in before starting her next era. It's a good pop song that I believe could have been enhanced with a fun music video. This won the tie over "S.O.S." thanks to a #12 ranking.

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#23 - Light On - David Cook


Total Points: 176
Hot 100: #17
PLATINUM

nathanalbright - #7
beyoncelover - #9
bigd79 - #16
.indulgecountry - #18
toomuchboy - #21
dee12 - #34
fireflies - #35
ccarter1023 - #36

This was a great debut single. Combined with his popular winner's song, this helped keep his debut album having legs.

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#22 - I Told You So - Carrie Underwood (with Randy Travis)


Total Points: 176
Hot 100: #9
PLATINUM

bigd79 - #2
.indulgecountry - #10
nathanalbright - #19
ccarter1023 - #24
beyoncelover - #25
dee12 - #28
toomuchboy - #32
fireflies - #36

It's not too often a country album can go five singles deep. But, Carrie's "Carnival Ride" was lucky enough to. This is a Randy Travis cover, and she obviously had his blessing on it. 
Thanks to a huge #2 ranking, this won the tie over "Light On".

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#21 - A Little Too Not Over You - David Archuleta


Total Points: 173
Bubbling Under: #14

toomuchboy - #6
fireflies - #16
nathanalbright - #17
beyoncelover - #19
dee12 - #19
.indulgecountry - #28
ccarter1023 - #33
bigd79 - #35

With "Crush" doing so well on the Hot 100 and radio, it was disappointing to see this one flounder a bit. I thought it was a good choice for his second single.
This was our third straight tie in a row. We will find out tomorrow the song that beat out David with a top 5 ranking!

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Top 20 Player's Stats


Most Points:

toomuchboy = 19 points
fireflies = 7 points
ccarter1023 = 6 points
beyoncelover = 5 points
bigd79 = 1 point


Least Points:

dee12 = 116 points
fireflies = 161 points
beyoncelover = 165 points
bigd79 = 167 points
.indulgecountry = 169 points
nathanalbright = 174 points
ccarter1023 = 176 points
toomuchboy = 211 points

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Top 20 Songs:

1. My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson
2. Already Gone - Kelly Clarkson
3. Cowboy Casanova - Carrie Underwood
4. Life After You - Daughtry
5. Don't You Wanna Stay - Kelly Clarkson

6. Just A Dream - Carrie Underwood
7. Best Days of Your Life - Kellie Pickler
8. Live Like We're Dying - Kris Allen
9. Terrified - Katharine McPhee
10. There's A Place for Us - Carrie Underwood

11. Don't You Know You're Beautiful - Kellie Pickler
12. Battlefield - Jordin Sparks
13. Temporary Home - Carrie Underwood
14. Whataya Want from Me - Adam Lambert
15. September - Daughtry 

16. Crush - David Archuleta
17. No Surprise - Daughtry

18. I Do Not Hook Up - Kelly Clarkson

19. Stronger - Mandisa 

20. Undo It - Carrie Underwood


(All of our 7th place finishers from the series missed out on the top half.)

Feel free to discuss how you think the top 20 will play out!