EPISODE: TOP 13 FINALISTS PERFORM
| This Week's Theme: Michael Jackson
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EPISODE: TOP 11 PERFORM
| This Week's Theme: Grand Ole Opry
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Idol Contestant
| Song
| Originally sung by...
| Clip
| Michael Sarver
| Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)
| Garth Brooks
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| Allison Iraheta
| Blame It on Your Heart
| Patty Loveless
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| Kris Allen
| To Make You Feel My Love
| Garth Brooks
|  | Lil Rounds
| Independence Day
| Martina McBride
|  | Adam Lambert
| Ring of Fire
| Johnny Cash
|  | Scott MacIntyre
| Wild Angels
| Martina McBride
|  | Alexis Grace
| Jolene | Dolly Parton
|  | Danny Gokey
| Jesus, Take the Wheel
| Carrie Underwood
|  | Anoop Desai
| Always on My Mind
| Brenda Lee
|  | Megan Joy
| Walkin' After Midnight
| Patsy Cline
|  | Matt Giraud
| So Small
| Carrie Underwood
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EPISODE: TOP 10 FINALISTS PERFORM
| This Week's Theme: Motown
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Idol Contestant
| Song
| Originally sung by...
| Clip
| Matt Giraud
| Let's Get On
| Marvin Gaye
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| Kris Allen
| How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)
| Marvin Gaye
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| Scott MacIntyre
| You Can't Hurry Love
| The Supremes
|  | Megan Joy
| For Once in My Life
| Stevie Wonder
|  | Anoop Desai
| Ooo Baby Baby
| The Miracles
|  | Michael Sarver
| Ain't Too Proud to Beg
| The Temptations
|  | Lil Rounds
| (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave
| Martha and the Vandellas
|  | Adam Lambert
| The Tracks of My Tears
| The Miracles
|  | Danny Gokey
| Get Ready
| The Temptations
|  | Allison Iraheta
| Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
| The Temptations
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EPISODE: TOP 9 PERFORM
| This Week's Theme: Popular iTunes Downloads
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Idol Contestant
| Song
| Originally sung by...
| Clip
| Anoop Desai
| Caught Up
| Usher
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| Megan Joy
| Turn Your Lights Down Low
| Bob Marley
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| Danny Gokey
| What Hurts the Most
| Rascal Flatts
|  | Allison Iraheta
| Don't Speak
| No Doubt
|  | Scott MacIntyre
| Just the Way You Are
| Billy Joel
|  | Matt Giraud
| You Found Me
| The Fray
|  | Lil Rounds
| I Surrender
| Celine Dion
|  | Adam Lambert
| Play That Funky Music
| Wild Cherry
|  | Kris Allen
| Ain't No Sunshine
| Bill Withers
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EPISODE: TOP 8 PERFORM
| This Week's Theme: Year They Were Born
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Idol Contestant
| Song
| Originally sung by...
| Clip
| Danny Gokey
| Stand by Me
| Ben E. King
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| Kris Allen
| All She Wants to Do Is Dance
| Don Henley
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| Lil Rounds
| What's Love Got to Do With It
| Tina Turner
|  | Anoop Desai
| True Colors
| Cyndi Lauper
|  | Scott MacIntyre
| The Search Is Over
| Survivor
|  | Allison Iraheta
| I Can't Make You Love Me
| Bonnie Raitt
|  | Matt Giraud
| Part-Time Lover
| Stevie Wonder
|  | Adam Lambert
| Mad World
| Tears for Fears
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EPISODE: TOP 7 PERFORM (Week 1)
| This Week's Theme: Songs of the Cinema
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Idol Contestant
| Song
| Originally sung by...
| Clip
| Allison Iraheta
| I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
| Aerosmith
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| Anoop Desai
| (Everything I Do) I Do It for You
| Bryan Adams
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| Adam Lambert
| Born to Be Wild
| Steppenwolf
|  | Matt Giraud
| Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?
| Bryan Adams
|  | Danny Gokey
| Endless Love
| Lionel Richie and Diana Ross
|  | Kris Allen
| Falling Slowly
| Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová |  | Lil Rounds
| The Rose
| Bette Midler
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EPISODE: TOP 7 FINALISTS (Week 2)
| This Week's Theme: Disco
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Idol Contestant
| Song
| Originally sung by...
| Clip
| Lil Rounds
| I'm Every Woman
| Chaka Khan
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| Kris Allen
| She Works Hard for the Money
| Donna Summer
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| Danny Gokey
| September
| Earth, Wind & Fire
|  | Allison Iraheta
| Hot Stuff
| Donna Summer
|  | Adam Lambert
| If I Can't Have You
| Yvonne Elliman
|  | Matt Giraud
| Stayin' Alive
| Bee Gees
|  | Anoop Desai
| Dim All the Lights
| Donna Summer
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EPISODE: TOP 5 FINALISTS
| This Week's Theme: Rat Pack Standards
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Idol Contestant
| Song
| Originally sung by...
| Clip
| Kris Allen
| The Way You Look Tonight
| The Letterman
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| Allison Iraheta
| Someone to Watch Over Me
| George Gershwin
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| Matt Giraud
| My Funny Valentine
| Richard Rodgers
|  | Danny Gokey
| Come Rain or Come Shine
| Harold Arlen
|  | Adam Lambert
| Feeling Good
| Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse
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EPISODE: TOP 4 PERFORM
| This Week's Theme: Rock music
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Idol Contestant
| Song
| Originally sung by...
| Clip
| Adam Lambert
| Whole Lotta Love
| Led Zeppelin
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| Allison Iraheta
| Cry Baby
| Janis Joplin
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| Kris Allen & Danny Gokey
| Renegade
| Styx
|  | Kris Allen
| Come Together
| The Beatles
|  | Danny Gokey
| Dream On
| Aerosmith
|  | Allison Iraheta & Adam Lambert
| Slow Ride
| Foghat
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EPISODE: TOP 3 PERFORM
| This Week's Theme: Judge/Contestant Choice
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Idol Contestant
| Song
| Originally sung by...
| Clip
| Danny Gokey
| Dance Little Sister
| Terence Trent D'Arby
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| Kris Allen
| Apologize
| OneRepublic
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| Adam Lambert
| One
| U2
|  | Danny Gokey
| You Are So Beautiful
| Joe Cocker
|  | Kris Allen
| Heartless
| Kanye West
|  | Adam Lambert
| Cryin
| Aerosmith
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EPISODE: SEASON 8 FINALE
| This Week's Theme: Contestant's & Simon Fuller's choice. Winner's single.
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Idol Contestant
| Song
| Originally sung by...
| Clip
| Adam Lambert
| Mad World
| Tears for Fears
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| Kris Allen
| Ain't No Sunshine
| Bill Withers
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| Adam Lambert
| A Change Is Gonna Come
| Sam Cooke
|  | Kris Allen
| What's Going On
| Marvin Gaye
|  | Adam Lambert
| No Boundaries
| Kris Allen
|  | Kris Allen
| No Boundaries
| Kris Allen
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