Ranking the American Idol Winners

Every year, American Idol searches the globe for the best singers in America. Some seasons American Idol finds superstars like Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood and sometimes their winners are not quite as successful. But what if Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks and Jordin Sparks all returned and competed in the ultimate American Idol competition? Here is how the six American Idol winners would finish.

1. Carrie Underwood
The top American Idol winner is a close competition between Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson but Carrie Underwood barely pulls it out. Some Hearts, the debut album by Carrie Underwood, sold almost twice as many copes as Thankful, the debut album by Kelly Clarkson. Carrie Underwood also won two Grammy Awards for her debut album. Kelly Clarkson would also win two Grammy Awards but not for her very first album like Carrie Underwood did.

2. Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson has had a very successful career since American Idol that includes two platinum records and two Grammy Awards. Kelly Clarkson has gained a lot of popularity from American Idol and might be even more popular than Carrie Underwood but only after a longer period of time. Time well tell if Carrie Underwood can match Kelly Clarkson in sales with her second album. I think Carrie Underwood also fits the idol role better than Kelly Clarkson. Carrie Underwood seems like the sweet girl next door type while Kelly Clarkson has a little bit of an attitude.

3. Jordin Sparks
Season 6 was probably the worst season of American Idol. For a while people seriously had to wonder if Sanjaya Malakar would the American Idol. The only reason I continued to tune in to American Idol week after week was to see how far Jordin Sparks would go. Every week Jordin Sparks sang better and better and had a personality that blew the others out of the water.