American Idol Rankings: Top 11

This week on American Idol it was country week, and despite country being my least favorite music genre it is always my favorite week on American Idol. Why? It’s a bunch of young liberal kids singing songs written by conservatives. It’s a great week.

This was the week of the underdog. Performers that needed to step up, namely Anoop Desai, stepped up and they made a huge impact on my rankings. This might be the most active week in the rankings I’ve ever had. When I said last week that the top five was set in stone and the rest would be on the outside looking in, I was wrong. Matt Giraud, who placed eighth on the list last week, jump to four this week because of a great performance. And Adam Lambert, who placed third on the list last week, dropped to fifth after a very bizarre Middle Easternesque performance.

Again I will stress, this year of American Idol is different because there’s very little difference between number 11 and number one, or at least not as much parody as years past.

So without further adieu, here is this week’s list…

1. Danny Gokey (Rising)
This week’s performance: 4.5/5
2. Allison Iraheta (Rising)
This week’s performance: 4.5/5
3. Lil Rounds (Even)
This week’s performance: 4/5
4. Matt Giraud (Rising)
This week’s performance: 4/5
5. Adam Lambert (Falling)
This week’s performance: 2/5
6. Alexis Grace (Even)
This week’s performance: 3.5/5
7. Kris Allen (Rising)
This week’s performance: 3.5/5
8. Michael Sarver (Falling)
This week’s performance: 3/5
9. Anoop Desai (Rising)
This week’s performance: 4/5
10. Scott MacIntyre (Falling)
This week’s performance: 3/5
11. Megan Joy (who was Megan Corkrey last week…hmmm?) (Rising, even though she’s dead last)
This week’s performance: 3/5

Megan Corkrey, whose name suddenly changed to Megan Joy, actually sang much better this week than last week, but because other contestants out-performed her she ended up at the bottom of the barrel. That’s why this list is becoming harder to make each week, there’s not much difference between each position on the list. Despite the sudden surge from low ranking performers, there were some that began to slip. I think Scott MacIntyre is quickly becoming irrelevant in this competition because he lacks a variety of performance types and song choices. I also think Kris Allen is irrelevant as well, maybe it’s just because I can never remember his performances.

A quick note about the free fall of Adam Lambert, he needs to tone down on the drama. This week’s performance was very, very strange, and that can be a good thing, but it was a really really bad thing this week. If he wasn’t so over-the-top dramatic he’d be a much better performer. Maybe he’s getting cocky?

Should be kicked off this week: Megan Joy
Will be kicked off this week: Michael Sarver

Performer who has the most to prove next week: Scott MacIntyre
Performer who’s smooth sailing: Allison Iraheta
Performer who’s teetering (could fall from top): Adam Lambert

–jb