Zach Efron vs. Clay Aiken

It's not really a showdown of singing abilities, but more a chance to compare and contrast their looks...

Revisionist Idol - Season 2

Just like the last post, this was based on comments left on the blog Idol Chatter about how viewers would rank past season contestants in the present day. No surprise that Season 2 should have been won by Clay Aiken.

1. Clay Aiken (2): Duh!

2. Kimberley Locke (3)

3. Ruben Studdard (1)

4. Josh Gracin (4)

5. Trenyce (5)

6. Rickey Smith (8): Big move up for Rickey, whose residual popularity I was unaware of. His supple voice and friendly personality seemed to be his big strong points.
7. Kimberly Caldwell (7)
8. Carmen Rasmusen (6)
9. Vanessa Olivarez (12): How about this? She very nearly knocked off Carmen for 8th, retaining a lot of good will despite getting to perform in the finals only once.
10. Julia De Mato (10): A few strong supporters but clearly not enough.
11. Charles Grigsby (11)
12. Corey Clark (9 -- eliminated without a vote for failing to disclose a previous arrest): Corey has clearly left a very bad taste in the collective minds.