The best Idol group ever?

There’s been a lot of discussion based on this question: Which group of finalists is the best ever on “American Idol.”

In looking over all of the finalists in the past eight seasons, it is a tough choice. You can make an argument for a lot of these groups. For instance, I initially thought Season 5 was weak because Taylor Hicks and Katharine McPhee were Nos. 1 and 2. But look at the others in the semifinals: Daughtry, Kellie Pickler, Bucky Covington and Mandisa – they have all had hit records; and Kevin “Chicken Little” Covais co-starred in the 2008 comedy film, “College,” as a character named Morris. So this group turned out pretty solid and maybe is one of the top.

Here are the groups – you can vote and comment on which group you think is the best and worst :

Season 1
Kelly Clarkson, Justin Guarini, Nikki McKibbin, Tamyra Gray, R.J. Helton, Christina Christian, Ryan Starr, A.J. Gill, Jim Verraros, EJay Day.

Season 2
Ruben Studdard, Clay Aiken, Kimberly Locke, Josh Gracin, Trenyce, Carmen Rasmusen, Kimberly Caldwell, Rickey Smith, Corey Clark, Julia DeMato, Charles Grigsby, Vanessa Olivarez.

Group 3
Fantasia Barrino, Diana DeGarmo, Jasmine Trias, LaToya London, George Huff, John Stevens, Jennifer Hudson, Jon Peter Lewis, Camile Velasco, Amy Adams, Matthew Rogers, Leah LaBelle.

Group 4
Carrie Underwood, Bo Bice, Vonzell Solomon, Anthony Fedorov, Scott Savol, Constantine Maroulis, Anwar Robinson, Nadia Turner, Nikko Smith, Jessica Sierra, Mikalah Gordon, Lindsey Cardinale.

Group 5
Taylor Hicks, Katharine McPhee, Elliott Yamin, Chris Daughtry, Paris Bennett, Kellie Pickler, Ace Young, Bucky Covington, Mandisa, Lisa Tucker, Kevin Covais, Melissa McGhee.

Group 6
Jordin Sparks, Blake Lewis, Melinda Doolittle, LaKisha Jones, Chris Richardson, Phil Stacey, Sanjaya Malakar, Haley Scarnato, Gina Glocksen, Chris Sligh, Stephanie Edwards, Brandon Rogers

Group 7
David Cook, David Archuleta, Syesha Mercado, Jason Castro, Brooke White, Carly Smithson, Kristy Lee Cook, Michael Johns, Ramiele Malubay, Chikezie, Amanda Overmyer, David Hernandez.

Group 8
Kris Allen, Adam Lambert, Danny Gokey, Allison Iraheta, Matt Giraud, Anoop Desai, Lil Rounds, Scott MacIntyre, Megan Joy, Michael Sarver, Alexis Grace, Jorge Nunez, Jasmine Murray.

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