Most Overrated American Idol Contestants

What's so great about a singer that sounds like he is making bowel movements when he sings (or maybe he is? ) and has songs that all sound almost the same (a la Nickelback)? He isn't a rocker, all he sings are ballads/relationships (if the dogs written are true, he must have a rocky relationship with his wife. If not, he makes music for the money, more so than for the soul) for housewives/soccer moms that couldn't get REAL rock music/have a bastardized view of what rock music is

All his songs after Idol are so boring, bland, and generic. Like a derivative version of Nickelback (which is already a derivative version of various bands).

And for you people who wonder why rock is less prominent (perhaps until recently), it's because of crap bands like Nickelback and Daughtry that made people get turned off by rock music. If I want simplified music, I'd listen to pop; at least it's more catchy than grunting.

Hitting high notes is not screaming but some will never get that. Adam had sold out his own tours worldwide and has been the front man for Queen for the last several years performing for audiences of thousands. I don't think people realize what an amazing accomplishment that is. Queen (Brian May and Roger Taylor) are legendary. They're not going to let just anyone be their frontman. They've said many times
Adam's voice is one in a billion. He's touring the world and making millions. I guess fans of others just can't handle that.

Plenty of snooze fest performers out there they can go and support. I'm sticking with the incredibly talented and gorgeous Adam Lambert! Always unique, exciting, and incredible!

He has a unique and different voice, but he is not technically the best singer. Jessica should have won instead of him, hands down. Phillip only won because he was cute and he had a big girl fanbase.

So overrated! Jessica Sanchez's voice was so much better than his very ordinary voice and she should've won hands down. I didn't even think he was cute. Totally BORING!

Marketed as a singer-songwriter but didn't write his hit singles Home and Gone Gone Gone (! )

I still can't believe he actually won. It was a huge surprise to me because he was never "one of the best". I had actually forgotten he was in the competition until he competed with Katharine in the finale. I think that either Chris Daughtry or Katharine McPhee should have won instead of him.

Taylor was pretty obvious from the beginning.. Cxant recall who all he was up against that year now but he had a hell of a voice... BUt year after year there's allways 1 or 3 Michael McDonalds in the group...

Why is daughtry 1? Yeah, he's popular, but he has done 10x more than any other contestant; he deserves his popularity.

Most hypocritical too. Images herself as a good Christian but sings about destroying cars, dresses like a prostitute (for lack of a more PC term) in multiple performances. Heard she is not a nice person. If so, then no wonder artists like Taylor Swift (who writes her own songs and can connect with a myriad amount of people) are more popular.

Watching paint dry (or at least be gradually viscous) is much more entertaining (and more talented). But this stuff? Only loved by people who feared of "devil music" such as the Beatles and Pink Floyd

I don't get it. There is absolutely NOTHING special about him. I never got why he made it to runner up and why people raved about him. I just didn't hear anything great in his voice.

He's cute but other than that its just a cute boy that has a good voice. And jessica doesn't have to be up here shes great and so not overrated. David archuleta is.

David just isn't gonna make an ass of himself so he wont make it long... The things they look for in Hollywood now.. Smdh

I love her songs but she didn't let anybody else shine in her Season. There were so many great singers in her Season and the same thing we could hear was "Kelly is so good! Kelly, you nailed the song! ". Please, there are other people here too.

She comes and go every 2 years. She can sing but she is OVERRATED

She's not the worst singer.. but shes an awful person. Harming her kids, that is wrong

Not a fan of the Macy Gray style of singing. She won because of a sob story. Really don't enjoy her at all.

You suck! and what the heck were you wearing on your last appearance on American Idol? Yuck!

All she is is a singing chipmunk who can't sing AT ALL

She's way too young to get so much praise as the next beyonce, etc. Need to learn a lil bit important life lessons first.

"Look at me, I'm so punk, but I'm also a good Christian (from the suburbs)! " - sums up his personality

Kris was absolutely mediocre. How did he win American Idol? There were so many other contestants deserving of the title like Adam Lambert and Allison Iraheta.

A snooze fest then and now. Beyond boring and absolutely nothing memorable about him.

He is the cutest person I've ever seen.