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