American Idol Viewer's Guide - Not Teen Idol!

I bet you thought it was Teen Idol week. So did I. We were wrong. Americanidolnet.com is confirming a theme change for this week from teen idols to “Billboard #1 hits”.

I find this kind of disappointing since “teen idol” week was going to be new territory for idol. I am assuming that they changed the theme because neither Britney Spears nor Frankie Avalon were available for guest mentoring. There remains, however, a rumor that Miley Cirus will sing this week on the results show. Party in the USA!!


I think many people were pretty surprised last week when Lacey went home, which goes to show that the person that doesn’t do as well often gets votes because people fear they will be sent home, and then the people who did well get forgotten. With that in mind, I think this week has the potential to get a little crazy solely because with a theme as huge as “Billboard # 1’s”, picking the right song is a real challenge. If you want to get a taste for how many songs we’re taking about, here is a list of the Billboard #1 hits from the 60s alone.

I dare Andrew Garcia to do an acoustic guitar version of TLC’s “No Scubs” – Billboard #1 hit from 1999. Just in case you had finally gotten that song out of your head:


The mentor for this week is a secret, though again, with this theme the choices seem endless. Perhaps they will try to go with someone that has had a long of Billboard hits. The Beatles have the most #1 hits of all time, but we can assume they are out for obvious reasons. Guess who #2 is, though? Mariah Carey! No one loves to show up for stuff more than Mariah Carey, so my money is on her. The full list is here.

Idol Pool Standings Week 2

Standings for Week 2

American Idol Viewer's Guide - Rolling Stones

Greetings from Idol Headquarters! We were thrilled to dust things off and prepare for Season 9. We’ve aired out HQ, turned on our computers and fed the go-go dancers. It’s going to be a great season! See below for a look at the passion and excitement that surrounds us here at Idol HQ.


Before we get into this week’s lineup, let’s address some pressing news in the world of Idol. We’ve already had a dramatic start with the most unidolesque contestant in Idol history – Crystal Bowersox. Crystal was hospitalized for complications due to diabetes or “her beetus” as she refers to it, but was able to stay in the competition. After persevering and making it through to the Top 12, you would think she would have been able to crack a smile. In the end it seemed like she was on to the fact that Lilly wasn’t making it through. We can understand that she might have lost a friend in Lilly – I mean, we can’t really picture her giggling in her jammies with Katie Stevens, or comparing hard times on the street with Aaron Kelly. But, she could have shown some excitement since she is one of the favorites to win. We hope she lightens up to her moderately cheerless self because we are looking forward to what she will bring this season –except in the group numbers where she looks so out of place it’s like watching Donny Osmond on stage with Kiss, or Jason Castro perform “Memory.”


In other Idol news let’s turn to the super tense, totally real feud between Ellen and Simon….let’s not.

Finally, there has been some controversy over Alex Lambert’s elimination last week. Even Demi Moore has gotten involved with a petition to bring him back. Insert cougar joke here.

Now on to this week’s show. The Top 12 will tackle Rolling Stones songs. We should be prepared for some amazing interpretations along with some toe-curling disasters. If Mick Jagger is a guest mentor this week, we wonder if they will show the tape of him deflowering Katie Stevens and doing mushrooms with Siobhan…

Here are our predictions:
Didi Benami – Angie
Siobhan Magnus – Paint it Black
Paige Miles - Wild Horses
Casey James – She’s a Rainbow
Tim Urban – Beast of Burden
Lee Dewyze – Lady Jane
Crystal Bowersox – Mother’s Little Helper
Michael Lynche – Sympathy for the Devil
Lacey Brown – Ruby Tuesday
Aaron Kelly – Honkey Tonk Women
Andrew Garcia – (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
Katie Stevens - You Can’t Always Get What You Want

Happy viewing!

All of the 2010 Idol Pool Entries!!!

Here is the legend describing what the coloring, etc. mean:


I have highlighted special accomplishments made by various people in the history of the pool - 2005 Top 3 finishers, 2006/2007/2008/2009 Top 10 finishers, Original Pool Members, people who guessed the American Idol right, and last place finishers. Top 3 finishers for each year are in bold.

In alphabetical order (teams are under "T"):
1. Adele - 2009 7th place
2. AJ
3. Allison
4. Amy P. - Original Pool Member
5. Amy Y. - Original Pool Member, 2008 7th place, 2009 5th place
6. Andy


7. Anh - Got 2008 American Idol (David C.)
8. Barb
9. Boop
10. Brett
11. Brian - Original Pool Member
12. Brooke - Original Pool Member, 2005 Last Place


13. Bruce
14. Carol
15. Caroline
16. Cathleen - Got 2008 American Idol (David C.)
17. Chris F.
18. Chris H.


19. Chris R.
20. Christina
21. Cindy - Original Pool Member, 2006 10th place
22. Corona
23. Cory
24. Dan


25. Dave L. - 2006 3rd place, 2008 5th place
26. Dave S. - 2009 8th place
27. David G.
28. Denis
29. Dina F.
30. Dina P. - 2006 5th place


31. Emily
32. Florencia
33. Harvey
34. Ian
35. Isa
36. Jabbar


37. Jaime
38. Jan
39. Jane C.
40. Jane G. - 2009 4th place
41. Jane L.
42. Jason


43. Jean Claude
44. Jen S. - Got 2008 American Idol (David C.)
45. Jennie L. - 2007 5th place, 2008 Idol Pool Winner, Got 2008 American Idol (David C.)
46. Jess D. - 2009 10th place
47. Jessica P.
48. Jhonmar


49. Joelle
50. Jonathan - 2009 Runner-Up
51. Jordan
52. Josh D. - Got 2009 American Idol (Kris)
53. Josh M.
54. Judith A.


55. Judy S. - 2009 last place
56. Julie H. - 2008 10th place
57. Julie R. - Original Pool Member, 2005 Idol Pool Winner, 2006 4th place
58. Kaitie
59. Kara
60. Karen


61. Karie
62. Kathryn
63. Kayte G.
64. Ken
65. Kristin M. - 2006 Runner-Up, 2007 4th place
66. Lauren


67. Laurie
68. Lisa B. - 2008 6th place
69. Lisa S. - Original Pool Member, 2005 Runner-Up
70. Mandy - Original Pool Member
71. Marcia
72. Marie G.


73. Marie L.
74. Mark F.
75. Mark K. - 2009 3rd Place
76. Mark N.
77. Mark S.
78. Marybeth - 2007 Runner-Up


79. Matty - Original Pool Member, 2006 6th place
80. Meredith - Original Pool Member, 2006 9th place, 2007 7th place, 2008 9th place
81. Michael F.
82. Mike L.
83. Minette
84. Missy - 2006 7th place, 2007 6th place, Got 2006 American Idol (Taylor)


85. Molly
86. Nancy
87. Nicole L.
88. Nicole T.
89. Noah
90. Paul F.


91. Paul P. - Original Pool Member, 2007 3rd place
92. Peter - 2006 Last Place
93. Regina
94. Rich
95. Ryan G.
96. Ryan S.


97. Ryan W. - 2008 Runner-Up
98. Sarah F.
99. Sarah V.
100. Sheila
101. Shelly G.
102. Stephanie B. - 2009 Idol Pool Winner, Got 2009 American Idol (Kris)


103. Stephanie H.
104. Stephanie S. - 2009 6th place
105. Stephen H. - 2008 4th place
106. Steve B.
107. Sue T.
108. Suzanne - 2007 Last Place, Got 2008 American Idol (David C.)


109. Suzy M. - 2008 3rd place, Got 2008 American Idol (David C.)
110. Team Brooklyn
111. Team Hitchcock
112. Team Mingey
113. Team O'Brien
114. Team Sweater Puppets


115. Team 'Tini
116. Team Wich
117. Terry D.
118. Tiffany
119. Todd
120. Tom


121. Will - Original Pool Member, 2007 Idol Pool Winner
122. Youssef
123. Yvonne - Original Pool Member, 2005 3rd place