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