American Idol Series - Part 16 (Complete)

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#13 - Cryin' - Adam Lambert




Total Points: 71
Bubbling Under: #2

toomuchboy - #5
castleoblivion26 - #7
ClevelandRox - #11
dee12 - #15
bigd79 - #16
fireflies - #17

Adam always had good stage presence when giving a performance on Idol. His background in musical theatre surely helped with this. It's no wonder he sailed through to the finals.

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#12 - To Make You Feel My Love - Kris Allen




Total Points: 69
Bubbling Under: #13

ClevelandRox - #3
toomuchboy - #7
bigd79 - #9
castleoblivion26 - #13
fireflies - #18
dee12 - #19

Kris wowed audiences with intimate performances such as this. While being hailed as a dark horse, Kris knew his lane and stuck with it.

[castleoblivion26]

Kris Allen is my favorite male winner, that being said I've never been a big fan of "To Make You Feel My Love". I will say his is my favorite version with Adele and Garth not far behind but not a song I'd ever really go back to

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#11 - What's Going On - Kris Allen




Total Points: 67
Bubbling Under: #7

castleoblivion26 - #5
bigd79 - #7
ClevelandRox - #9
dee12 - #12
toomuchboy - #13
fireflies - #21

The judges were more mixed on this one from Kris. While not my favorite from him, he most certainly has a charm about him that's very endearing.

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Top 10 Player's Stats


Most Points:

castleoblivion26 - 3 points
toomuchboy - 1 point


Least Points:

castleoblivion26 - 33 points
dee12 - 42 points
toomuchboy - 52 points
fireflies - 53 points
ClevelandRox - 54 points
bigd79 - 60 points

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Top 10 Songs:

1. Future Love - Kristinia Debarge
2. Cowboy Casanova - Carrie Underwood
3. Temporary Home - Carrie Underwood
4. Mama's Song - Carrie Underwood
5. You Don't Belong - Daughtry
6. Walking on Snow - Jordin Sparks
7. Falling Slowly - Kris Allen
8. Live Like We're Dying - Kris Allen
9. Feeling Good - Adam Lambert
10. Time for Miracles - Adam Lambert 

Which two will miss out on making the top 8?

[castleoblivion26]

I'd prefer to see "Future Love" and "Mama's Song" as the next two out but I doubt that'll be the case and it'll probably be "Feeling Good" and "Falling Slowly"

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#10 - Future Love - Kristinia Debarge


Total Points: 67
Bubbling Under: #25

ClevelandRox - #1
fireflies - #6
dee12 - #8
toomuchboy - #17
bigd79 - #17
castleoblivion26 - #18

Our American Junior alum was tied with Kris' "What's Going On". Thanks to a #1 ranking, she was able to sneak into the top 10. This is a very fun pop song!

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#9 - Feeling Good - Adam Lambert




Total Points: 65
Bubbling Under: #21

toomuchboy - #6
ClevelandRox - #8
dee12 - #11
castleoblivion26 - #11
bigd79 - #13
fireflies - #16

This is the last of Adam's Idol performances. He was just 3 points shy from making our top 8. Who would have thought back then that he would spend so many years performing as the frontman for Queen?!!

[toomuchboy]

Kris Allen is my favorite of the male winners, too.

"Feeling Good" was so good live, in that white suit Lambert wore, he embodied it.

[fireflies]

#8 - Walking on Snow - Jordin Sparks


Total Points: 62
Bubbling Under: #2

toomuchboy - #1
fireflies - #7
dee12 - #7
castleoblivion26 - #8
bigd79 - #18
ClevelandRox - #21

This was an album cut from Jordin's sophomore release. I always thought that this and "No Parade" could have been big hits if released as singles. Congrats to castleoblivion26 for a perfect ranking!

[fireflies]

#7 - Time for Miracles - Adam Lambert


Total Points: 61
Hot 100: #50

castleoblivion26 - #2
toomuchboy - #4
dee12 - #9
fireflies - #11
ClevelandRox - #16
bigd79 - #19

Before releasing singles from his debut album, Adam recorded this to coincide with the film, "2012". Here is that movie's trailer.

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#6 - Mama's Song - Carrie Underwood


Total Points: 55
Hot 100: #56
PLATINUM

bigd79 - #2
fireflies - #4
dee12 - #4
castleoblivion26 - #14
ClevelandRox - #15
toomuchboy - #16

This is such a beautiful song. The music video makes the song itself so much better. I love how her mom and husband were included. This was such a special moment for Carrie, and it should be no surprise why this was chosen as her fourth single.

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Top 5 Player's Stats


Most Points:

castleoblivion26 - 17 points
toomuchboy - 1 point


Least Points:

dee12 - 51 points
castleoblivion26 - 56 points
fireflies - 71 points
toomuchboy - 82 points
ClevelandRox - 95 points
bigd79 - 97 points

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#5 - You Don't Belong - Daughtry


Total Points: 48
Hot 100: #95

ClevelandRox - #2
bigd79 - #4
dee12 - #6
castleoblivion26 - #6
fireflies - #10
toomuchboy - #20

This was the lead-off song off of Daughtry's sophomore album. It was a great opener that set the right mood for the remainder of the album.

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#4 - Falling Slowly - Kris Allen




Total Points: 44
Hot 100: #94

toomuchboy - #2
ClevelandRox - #4
fireflies - #8
castleoblivion26 - #9
dee12 - #10
bigd79 - #11

Kris does a wonderful job covering this Oscar winning song. He has that kind of vocal that can really do this song justice. Congrats to ClevelandRox for a perfect ranking!

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#3 - Temporary Home - Carrie Underwood


Total Points: 36
Hot 100: #41
PLATINUM

fireflies - #2
dee12 - #2
bigd79 - #3
castleoblivion26 - #3
toomuchboy - #9
ClevelandRox - #17

This is another great song/video for Carrie. The passion involved with this leaps off the page. This song was inspired by the book, "The Purpose Driven Life", by Rick Warren. Congrats to both bigd79 & castleoblivion26 for perfect rankings!

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Concerning our top two and based on points:


WE HAVE A TIE!!


So, the highest rankings will determine which song will take home the gold.

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#2 - Live Like We're Dying - Kris Allen


Total Points: 25
Hot 100: #18
PLATINUM

castleoblivion26 - #1
fireflies - #3
dee12 - #3
ClevelandRox - #5
bigd79 - #5
toomuchboy - #8

Kris entered his career fast with his debut single. It was great hearing this one on the radio and seeing it do so well. This was also the only song this rankdown in which everyone ranked it in their top10!

Which means that...

#1 - Cowboy Casanova - Carrie Underwood


Total Points: 25
Hot 100: #11
3X PLATINUM

fireflies - #1
bigd79 - #1
dee12 - #1
castleoblivion26 - #4
ClevelandRox - #6
toomuchboy - #12

This is one of my favorite up-tempos from Carrie. It's a lot of fun and has become one of her biggest hits to date. Congrats to fireflies, bigd79 & dee12 for picking the winning song! These three #1's gave it the slight edge over Kris - who earned a single #1 ranking from castleoblivion26. 

All in all, these top two songs are excellent. I'm glad they both did so well!

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Final Player's Stats:


Overall Winners:

GOLD = dee12
SILVER = bigd79
BRONZE = fireflies


Most Points:

bigd79 = 40 points (2 perfects)
castleoblivion26 = 36 points (4 perfects)
dee12 & fireflies = 21 points (1 perfect each)
ClevelandRox = 18 points (1 perfect)
toomuchboy = 1 point (1 perfect)


Least Points:

dee12 = 60 points
castleoblivion26 = 66 points
fireflies = 82 points
bigd79 = 108 points
ClevelandRox = 120 points
toomuchboy = 122 points

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We are now going to begin Part 9 of the American Idol series!

All you have to do is rank the songs from #1 to #22. (most favorite to least favorite) You may all submit your lists through a personal message.

The deadline to turn lists in will be: Sunday, January 16, 2022!

Here's the list!

1. All I Ever Wanted - Kelly Clarkson

2. We Are the World 25: For Haiti - Jennifer Hudson, Randy Jackson, Jordin Sparks, Katharine McPhee (with Artists for Haiti)

3. Bittersweet - Fantasia
4. Let It Be - Jennifer Hudson (with The Roots)

5. Undo It - Carrie Underwood
6. Change - Carrie Underwood

7. Terrified - Katharine McPhee (with Jason Reeves or Zachary Levi)
8. Life After You - Daughtry
9. Tennessee Line - Daughtry
10. Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You - Kellie Pickler

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

12. Somos El Mundo 25 Por Haiti - David Archuleta (with Artistas Por Haiti)
13. That's What I'm Here For - Jason Castro

14. Let It Be - Kris Allen
15. For Your Entertainment - Adam Lambert
16. Whataya Want from Me - Adam Lambert
17. My Best Days Are Ahead of Me - Danny Gokey
18. Haven't Seen It Yet - Danny Gokey = BONUS

19. Beautiful Day - Lee DeWyze
20. Hallelujah - Lee DeWyze
21. Come Alive (Dry Bones) - Lauren Daigle = BONUS
22. Pants on The Ground - General Larry Platt

The Spotify playlist contains 18 of the songs.


Here are the remaining 4 songs with YouTube links.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNB63sSQF7Y - Let It Be - Jennifer Hudson
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy-RBYv4Oog - Let It Be - Kris Allen
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdMVLAlUbjU - Somo El Mundo - David Archuleta
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG3DuCl2Jdw - Hallelujah - Lee DeWyze

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You have a little over 2 weeks to turn in lists for Part 9!


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You only have 10 days left to turn in lists for Part 9 of the American Idol series!


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Everyone has through the weekend to turn in lists for Part 9 of the American Idol series!




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[fireflies]

We have now reached LAST CALL!!

I plan to start reveals in the next couple of days!

[castleoblivion26]

If I can have today I can get a list in for sure. If it is too late I understand

[fireflies]

Ok, guys! I will be able to start reveals Friday night or Saturday at the latest!

[dee12]

Thanks for the extra time! My list is submitted.

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#22 - Pants on The Ground - General Larry Platt


Total Points: 120
Hot 100: #46

.indulgecountry - #18
toomuchboy - #18
fireflies - #20
bigd79 - #20
castleoblivion26 - #22
dee12 - #22

Back when Idol showcased many "bad" auditions, the General graced viewers with his presence. Apart from William Hung, this was a huge Idol moment. Thankfully, this song has a very direct and heartfelt message. Congrats to both castleoblivion26 and dee12 for starting us off with perfect rankings! Here is the General's infamous audition:

[castleoblivion26]

only correct choice for last. I remember seeing this and it was a moment for sure but beyond that it isn't anything I ever planned to revisit and therefore it belongs at the bottom.

Now if both Danny Gokey songs can leave next that would be great, can't stand him or his voice