Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5126335-20160617073523

BuddyTV did it: http://www.buddytv.com/slideshows/americas-got-talent/ranking-the-winners-of-americas-got-talent-40897.aspx

So why don't we do it, too? (I think BuddyTV have a pretty good list, by the way)

10. Kevin Skinner - I always hated him, and I always hated similar people like him that came on the show afterwards. He is a big reason I hate country singing men on the show now, and he is walking proof that sob story outshines everything. Or at least, it used to. I hope he goes on The Voice someday just to get cut in the Blind Auditions, to prove that he can't compete with true singing talent, which that show has a lot of.

9. Neal E. Boyd - He was good, I guess, for a generic opera singer, but in a final where I would have rather had the runner-up, the third placer, or the fifth placer win, I can't put him too high. That, and comparing him to other winners will leave him here. Oh, and his story also played a huge part in him winning. Just saying.

8. Bianca Ryan - She is good, and it's kind of sad that she is STILL the only female winner in the show's history. But coming from season 1, which in my opinion was the weakest in the history of the show, I can't put her any higher. She never came back to perform as a guest either, did she?

7. Michael Grimm - Another male singer with a sob story, but he was good, and I liked him more than the two I talked about above. But beating acts like the amazing Jackie and the unique Fighting Gravity knocks him down to #7.

6. Olate Dogs - Never expected them to win, although it was a pleasant surprise. I do think they are the best dog act in the history of the show, but that's not saying too much.

5. Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. - He was someone I liked since his first audition, and his season is actually the first season that I watched live. I would have preferred a win from Team iLuminate but at least Landau pulled it off, and not the awful Silhouettes. More on them, later.

4. Mat Franco - Smoothini was my preferred magician from early on, but as Smoothini got weaker and Mat didn't, I knew things were destined to change. As much as Mat wasn't necessarily my favorite this season, I was pleased he won and that a magician could finally win the show. He's great at what he does too, of course.

3. Paul Zerdin - He is a brilliant ventriloquist and I am glad he won. He was my #2 pick (after Siro-A, of course. God bless them. Still sad. Will always be. Forever. Damn you, Benton.), and I loved all of his performances (save maybe the last one). Absolutely fantastic at what he does. Much preferred him to Drew.

2. Terry Fator - He is truly one of a kind, and I've never seen anyone like him since, or beforehand. No wonder he's come back more than any other winner to guest perform. Absolutely fantastic.

1. Kenichi Ebina - Kenichi is fantastic and I was never so pleased as when he won. In a season with horrible acts like Jimmy Rose and Marty Brown going a lot further than they should (especially when Marty had the WORST performance of his quarterfinal yet STILL made it through. That was almost as sick as Siro-A being eliminated), it was such a relief when Kenichi managed to win. Loved him every time.

As a bonus, here's my list of Most Hated from Each Season:

Season 1: Quick Change Artists - I just hated their (well, *his*) attitude and their act got extremely repetitive and boring quite fast. At one point I even noticed a slip-up where you could see how her dress actually changed. Should not have made it so far. Only reason they did is because she kept crying during Piers' critique)

Season 2: Didn't really have one here. I never liked Leonid the Magnificent, always thought he was nothing but an arrogant, talentless, miserable, angry prick (kind of like me), but that's about it.

Season 3: Again, I didn't really have one here. I don't think Neal should have won over some of the other finalists but I don't hate him for it.

Season 4: Kevin Skinner - I said most I had to say about him already in my winners ranking. Oh, but I did forget to mention how much his final performance (the Aerosmith one) pained me to listen to, and how much it pained me even more to have THAT performance give him the damn win. He butchered Aerosmith, and his attempt at the high note was like listening to a cat trying to meow but failing miserably. How the audience burst into cheers during that pathetic attempt was something I will never understand. Jesus Christ.

Season 5: Christina & Ali - Another example of a singing act going as far as they did because of story, even more story, and nothing but story. They were awful. Especially Ali (if she's the older one). The New Directions Veterans Choir should have made it into the live shows. Not them. Good Lord.

Season 6: Silhouettes - I didn't mind them in their audition, but after their quarterfinal and the voting ploy they (successfully) attempted there, I could never like them again. That's also when I realized just how mediocre they were. It says a lot about a shadow dancing act when you have to have the actual image of whatever it is you're trying to form show up on the screen after your attempt. Their Eiffel Tower in the final performance looked more like the Leaning Tower of Pisa. I also disliked how they decided to pull out their backstory in one of the final weeks, which I saw as nothing but an attempt to pull in more votes. Worst runner-ups ever.

Season 7: Turf - The amount of pushing this guy got from the producers (especially during the Vegas Round) was ridiculous. I doubt anybody wants to see him do what he does for too long. I was worried that somehow his story and the constant pushing would get him to the end, but thankfully, it did not. The Scott Brothers were one of my favorites this season, and I was sad when they got eliminated, but at least they took Turf with them.

Season 8: Marty Brown and Jimmy Rose - Not only did I hate them on the show, but I hate them in real life now, too, after certain instances that happened on social media, proving how despicable they truly are (especially Jimmy). But I don't want to get into that, right now.

Season 9: Jaycob Curlee - Same as always: Mediocre WGWG with a backstory stronger than his singing ability. He made it to the semis and beat one of my favorites (ACTE II) in the process. I sure can't like him for that. As a person I don't mind him much. I'm sure he's okay.

Season 10: Benton Blount - I don't hate him, per se, but all in all he was nothing more than another mediocre WGWG. Plus, his antics on social media, which consisted of being horrendously obnoxious, intimidating, "oh poor me", "I think I am so funny when I am not", and cleverly manipulative of his brainless fans, didn't help his case. He has also been open about his dislike towards people on my political side of the fence, so there's that, too. Him beating Siro-A in the season's first semifinal was the complete deal breaker. I just could not ever support him after that. Erik and I used to talk about him a lot last year. You can read up on some of that on our talk pages. If you want to. Which I don't think any of you do. But if you do, that's great.

Your turns. 