American Idol Top 3 By Year Winners

American Idol Winners Ranked Based on Success

From Kelly Clarkson to Just Sam

Every Winner Over the Years

From season one winner Kelly Clarkson to country queen Carrie Underwood to newest winner Just Sam, click through the gallery to look back. We've ranked every winner of American Idol based on their amount of success, how many albums or songs they've sold, chart placement, and cultural impact. While we wait for another season of showstopping performances, scroll down for a full list of past winners and runners-up.

A full list of American Idol winners from Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, and Scotty McCreery to Noah Thompson and Iam Tongi. Here's every single American Idol winner over the years. Check out the 19 singers who won the hit singing competition before American Idol season 20 premiered.