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Contents 1 Finals Week One - March 10, 2009 - Songs by Michael Jackson 2 Finals Week Two - March 17, 2009 - Songs from the Grand Ole Opry 3 Finals Week Three - March 25, 2009 - Songs from Motown 4 Finals Week Four - March 31, 2009 - Popular iTunes Downloads 5 Finals Week Five - April 7, 2009 - Songs from the Year They Were Born 6 Finals Week Six - April 14, 2009 - Songs of the Cinema 7 Finals Week Seven - April 21, 2009 - Songs from the Disco Era 8 Finals Week Eight - April 21, 2009 - Standards of the Rat Pack Era 9 Finals Week Nine - May 5, 2009 - Classic Rock Anthems 10 Finals Week Ten - May 12, 2009 - The Judges' Pick & The Contestant's Choice 11 Finals Week Eleven - May 19, 2009 - The Final 2 Sing Their Final 3 Songs

Finals Week One - March 10, 2009 - Songs by Michael JacksonEdit

• Lil Rounds: Michael Jackson:The Way You Make Me Feel
• Scott MacIntyre: Michael Jackson:Keep The Faith
• Danny Gokey: Michael Jackson:P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
• Michael Sarver: Michael Jackson:You Are Not Alone
• Jasmine Murray: Michael Jackson:I'll Be There
• Kris Allen: Michael Jackson:Remember The Time
• Allison Iraheta: Michael Jackson:Give In To Me
• Anoop Desai: Michael Jackson:Beat It
• Jorge Nuñez: The Jackson 5:Never Can Say Goodbye
• Megan Joy: The Jackson 5:Rockin' Robin
• Adam Lambert: Michael Jackson:Black Or White
• Matt Giraud: Michael Jackson:Human Nature
• Alexis Grace: Michael Jackson:Dirty Diana

• Group Performance: The Jackson 5 Medley: I Want You Back/ABC
• Guest Performance: Kanye West performing Heartless
• Guest Performance: Kelly Clarkson performing My Life Would Suck Without You

Finals Week Two - March 17, 2009 - Songs from the Grand Ole OpryEdit

• Michael Sarver: Garth Brooks:Ain't Goin' Down Till The Sun Comes Up
• Allison Iraheta: Patty Loveless:Blame It On Your Heart
• Kris Allen: Garth Brooks:To Make You Feel My Love
• Lil Rounds: Martina McBride:Independence Day
• Adam Lambert: Johnny Cash:Ring Of Fire
• Scott MacIntyre: Martina McBride:Wild Angels
• Alexis Grace: Dolly Parton:Jolene
• Danny Gokey: Carrie Underwood:Jesus, Take The Wheel
• Anoop Desai: Willie Nelson:Always On My Mind
• Megan Joy: Patsy Cline:Walking After Midnight
• Matt Giraud: Carrie Underwood:So Small

• Group Performance: Travis Tritt:T-R-O-U-B-L-E
• Guest Performance: Brad Paisley performing Then
• Guest Performance: Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis performing I Told You So

Finals Week Three - March 25, 2009 - Songs from MotownEdit

• Matt Giraud: Marvin Gaye:Let's Get It On
• Kris Allen: Marvin Gaye:How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
• Scott MacIntyre: The Supremes:You Can't Hurry Love
• Megan Joy: The Temptations:For Once In My Life
• Anoop Desai: The Miracles:Ooo Baby Baby
• Michael Sarver: The Temptations:Ain't Too Proud To Beg
• Lil Rounds: Martha And The Vandellas:(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave
• Adam Lambert: The Miracles:Tracks Of My Tears
• Danny Gokey: The Temptations:Get Ready
• Allison Iraheta: The Temptations:Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

• Group Performance: Motown Medley: Diana Ross:You Keep Me Hangin' On / Aretha Franklin:You're All I Need To Get By / Diana Ross:Ain't No Mountain High Enough
• Guest Performance: Ruben Studdard performing Together
• Guest Performance: Smokey Robinson & Joss Stone performing Marvin Gaye:You're The One For Me
• Guest Performance: Stevie Wonder performing My Cherie Amour / Superstitious / Overjoyed / Positivity

Finals Week Four - March 31, 2009 - Popular iTunes DownloadsEdit

• Anoop Desai: Usher:Caught Up
• Megan Joy: Lauryn Hill:Turn Your Lights Down Low
• Danny Gokey: Rascal Flatts:What Hurts The Most
• Allison Iraheta: No Doubt:Don't Speak
• Scott MacIntyre: Billy Joel:Just The Way You Are
• Matt Giraud: The Fray:You Found Me
• Lil Rounds: Céline Dion:I Surrender
• Adam Lambert: Wild Cherry:Play That Funky Music
• Kris Allen: Bill Withers:Ain't No Sunshine

• Group Performance: Journey:Don't Stop Believing
• Guest Performance: David Cook performing Come Back to Me
• Guest Performance: Lady Gaga performing Poker Face

Finals Week Five - April 7, 2009 - Songs from the Year They Were BornEdit

• Danny Gokey: Mickey Gilley:Stand By Me (1980)
• Kris Allen: Don Henley:All She Wants To Do Is Dance (1985)
• Lil Rounds: Tina Turner:What's Love Got To Do With It (1984)
• Anoop Desai: Cyndi Lauper:True Colors (1986)
• Scott MacIntyre: Survivor:The Search Is Over (1985)
• Allison Iraheta: Bonnie Raitt:I Can't Make You Love Me (1992)
• Matt Giraud: Stevie Wonder:Part-Time Lover (1985)
• Adam Lambert: Tears For Fears:Mad World (1982)

• Group Performance: Kylie Minogue:Can't Get You Out Of My Head
• Guest Performance: Frankie Avalon performing Venus
• Guest Performance: Flo Rida performing Right Round
• Guest Performance: Kellie Pickler performing Best Days of Your Life

Finals Week Six - April 14, 2009 - Songs of the CinemaEdit

• Allison Iraheta: Aerosmith:I Don't Want To Miss A Thing from Armageddon
• Anoop Desai: Bryan Adams:(Everything I Do) I Do It For You from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
• Adam Lambert: Steppenwolf:Born To Be Wild from Easy Rider
• Matt Giraud: Bryan Adams:Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman? from Don Juan DeMarco
• Danny Gokey: Lionel Richie:Endless Love from Endless Love
• Kris Allen: Glen Hansard And Markéta Irglová:Falling Slowly from Once
• Lil Rounds: Bette Midler:The Rose from The Rose

• Group Performance: Michael Sembello:Maniac from Flashdance
• Guest Performance: Jennifer Hudson performing If This Isn't Love
• Guest Performance: Miley Cyrus performing The Climb

Finals Week Seven - April 21, 2009 - Songs from the Disco EraEdit

• Lil Rounds: Chaka Khan:I'm Every Woman
• Kris Allen: Donna Summer:She Works Hard For The Money
• Danny Gokey: Earth, Wind & Fire:September
• Allison Iraheta: Donna Summer:Hot Stuff
• Adam Lambert: Yvonne Elliman:If I Can't Have You
• Matt Giraud: Bee Gees:Stayin' Alive
• Anoop Desai: Donna Summer:Dim All The Lights

• Group Performance: The Jackson 5:Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
• Guest Performance: David Archuleta performing Touch My Hand
• Guest Performance: Freda Payne, Thelma Houston, and KC

Medley: Band of Gold / Don't Leave Me This Way / Get Down Tonight

Finals Week Eight - April 21, 2009 - Standards of the Rat Pack EraEdit

• Kris Allen: Frank Sinatra:The Way You Look Tonight
• Allison Iraheta: Ella Fitzgerald:Someone To Watch Over Me
• Matt Giraud: Frank Sinatra:My Funny Valentine
• Danny Gokey: Frank Sinatra:Come Rain Or Come Shine
• Adam Lambert: Sammy Davis, Jr.:Feeling Good (Michael Bublé version)

• Group Performance: Ella Fitzgerald:It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) & Ella Fitzgerald:I Got Rhythm
• Guest Performance: Natalie Cole performing Sammy Davis, Jr.:Something's Gotta Give
• Guest Performance: Taylor Hicks performing Seven Mile Breakdown
• Guest Performance: Jamie Foxx performing Blame It

Finals Week Nine - May 5, 2009 - Classic Rock AnthemsEdit

• Adam Lambert: Led Zeppelin:Whole Lotta Love
• Allison Iraheta: Janis Joplin:Cry Baby
• Kris Allen & Danny Gokey duet: Styx:Renegade
• Kris Allen: The Beatles:Come Together
• Danny Gokey: Aerosmith:Dream On
• Adam Lambert & Allison Iraheta duet: Foghat:Slow Ride

• Group Performance: Alice Cooper:School's Out
• Guest Performance: Paula Abdul performing (I'm Just) Here for the Music
• Guest Performance: No Doubt performing Just a Girl
• Guest Performance: Daughtry performing No Surprise

Finals Week Ten - May 12, 2009 - The Judges' Pick & The Contestant's ChoiceEdit

• Danny Gokey: Terence Trent D'Arby:Dance Little Sister (Picked by Paula)
• Kris Allen: One Republic:Apologize (Picked by Randy & Kara)
• Adam Lambert: U2:One (Picked by Simon)

• Danny Gokey: Joe Cocker:You Are So Beautiful
• Kris Allen: Kanye West:Heartless
• Adam Lambert: Aerosmith:Cryin'

• Guest Performance: Noah Mushimiyimana performing World's Greatest
• Guest Performance: Jordin Sparks performing Battlefield
• Guest Performance: Katy Perry performing Waking Up in Vegas

Finals Week Eleven - May 19, 2009 - The Final 2 Sing Their Final 3 SongsEdit

• Guest Performance: Carrie Underwood performing Home Sweet Home (A cover of Mötley Crüe's Home Sweet Home)

• Adam Lambert: Tears For Fears:Mad World
• Kris Allen: Bill Withers:Ain't No Sunshine

• Adam Lambert: Sam Cooke:A Change Is Gonna Come
• Kris Allen: Marvin Gaye:What's Going On

• Adam Lambert: Adam Lambert:No Boundaries
• Kris Allen: Kris Allen:No Boundaries

• Top 13: Pink:So What
• David Cook: David Cook:Permanent
• Lil Rounds & Queen Latifah: Queen Latifah:Cue The Rain
• Anoop Desai, Alexis Grace, & Jason Mraz: Jason Mraz:I'm Yours
• Kris Allen & Keith Urban: Keith Urban:Kiss A Girl'
• Top 13 Girls (Lil Rounds, Alison Iraheta, Alexis Grace, Jasmine Murray, & Megan Joy): Fergie:Glamourous
• Top 13 Girls & Fergie: Fergie:Big Girls Don't Cry
• The Black Eyed Peas: The Black Eyed Peas:Boom Boom Pow
• Kara DioGuardi and Katrina Darrell: Mariah Carey:Vision Of Love
• Allison Iraheta & Cyndi Lauper: Cyndi Lauper:Time After Time
• Danny Gokey: Lionel Richie:Hello
• Danny Gokey & Lionel Richie: Lionel Richie:Just Go & Lionel Richie:All Night Long (All Night)
• Adam Lambert: Kiss:Beth
• Adam Lambert & Kiss: Kiss:Rock And Roll All Nite
• Matt Giraud & Santana: Santana:Black Magic Woman
• Top 13 & Santana: Santana:Smooth
• Megan Joy, Michael Sarver, & Steve Martin: Steve Martin:Pretty Flowers
• Top 13 Guys (Scott MacIntyre, Danny Gokey, Michael Sarver, Kris Allen, Anoop Desai, Jorge Nuñez, Adam Lambert, & Matt Giraud): Rod Stewart:Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?
• Top 13 Guys & Rod Stewart: Rod Stewart:Maggie May
• Kris Allen, Adam Lambert, & Queen: Queen:We Are The Champions
• Kris Allen: Kris Allen:No Boundaries