1. Kelly Clarkson (Staffel 1, 2002)
2. Ruben Studdard (Staffel 2, 2003)
3. Fantasia Barrino (Staffel 3, 2004)
4. Carrie Underwood (Staffel 4, 2005)
5. Taylor Hicks (Staffel 5, 2006)
6. Jordin Sparks (Staffel 6, 2007)
7. David Cook (Staffel 7, 2008)
8. Kris Allen (Staffel 8, 2009)
9. Lee DeWyze (Staffel 9, 2010)
10. Scotty McCreery (Staffel 10, 2011)
11. Phillip Phillips (Staffel 11, 2012)
12. Candice Glover (Staffel 12, 2013)
13. Caleb Johnson (Staffel 13, 2014)
14. Nick Fradiani (Staffel 14, 2015)
15. Trent Harmon (Staffel 15, 2016)
16. Maddie Poppe (Staffel 16, 2018)
17. Laine Hardy (Staffel 17, 2019)
18. Just Sam (Staffel 18, 2020)
19. Chayce Beckham (Staffel 19, 2021)
20. Noah Thompson (Staffel 20, 2022)