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[edit] Finals Week One - March 10, 2009 - Songs by Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
- 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
Results Week One - March 11, 2009
- 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
[edit] Finals Week Two - March 17, 2009 - Songs from the Grand Ole Opry
The Grand Ole Opry
- 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
Results Week Two - March 18, 2009
- 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
[edit] Finals Week Three - March 25, 2009 - Songs from Motown
Motown
- 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
Results Week Three - March 26, 2009
- 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
[edit] Finals Week Four - March 31, 2009 - Popular iTunes Downloads
David Cook
- 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
Results Week Four - April 1, 2009
- Group Performance: Journey:Don't Stop Believing
- Guest Performance: David Cook performing Come Back to Me
- Guest Performance: Lady Gaga performing Poker Face
[edit] Finals Week Five - April 7, 2009 - Songs from the Year They Were Born
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Cyndi Lauper
- 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)
Results Week Five - April 8, 2009
- 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
[edit] Finals Week Six - April 14, 2009 - Songs of the Cinema
Born to Be Wild
- 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
Results Week Six - April 15, 2009
- Group Performance: Michael Sembello:Maniac from Flashdance
- Guest Performance: Jennifer Hudson performing If This Isn't Love
- Guest Performance: Miley Cyrus performing The Climb
[edit] Finals Week Seven - April 21, 2009 - Songs from the Disco Era
Donna Summer
- 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
Results Week Seven - April 22, 2009
- 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
[edit] Finals Week Eight - April 21, 2009 - Standards of the Rat Pack Era
- 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)
Results Week Eight - April 29, 2009
- 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
[edit] Finals Week Nine - May 5, 2009 - Classic Rock Anthems
Led Zeppelin II
- 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
Results Week Nine - May 6, 2009
- 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
[edit] Finals Week Ten - May 12, 2009 - The Judges' Pick & The Contestant's Choice
The Judges' Picks
- 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)
The Contestant's Choice
- Danny Gokey: Joe Cocker:You Are So Beautiful
- Kris Allen: Kanye West:Heartless
- Adam Lambert: Aerosmith:Cryin'
Results Week Ten - May 13, 2009
- Guest Performance: Noah Mushimiyimana performing World's Greatest
- Guest Performance: Jordin Sparks performing Battlefield
- Guest Performance: Katy Perry performing Waking Up in Vegas
[edit] Finals Week Eleven - May 19, 2009 - The Final 2 Sing Their Final 3 Songs
- Guest Performance: Carrie Underwood performing Home Sweet Home (A cover of Mötley Crüe's Home Sweet Home)
The Contestant's Favorites
- Adam Lambert: Tears For Fears:Mad World
- Kris Allen: Bill Withers:Ain't No Sunshine
Simon Fuller's Picks
- Adam Lambert: Sam Cooke:A Change Is Gonna Come
- Kris Allen: Marvin Gaye:What's Going On
The Idol Song
- Adam Lambert: Adam Lambert:No Boundaries
- Kris Allen: Kris Allen:No Boundaries
Results Week Eleven - May 20, 2009
- 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
