You might not know it from the Hot 100, but
American Idol is still the top show on television. Although it has been slipping in the ratings and will no doubt suffer next year without Simon Cowell,
Idol has been No. 1 for six years now according to A.C. Nielsen ratings. That's unheard of (
All In The Family and
The Cosby Show did it for five). If only this season's winner was as successful.
Season 9 champ Lee DeWyze made his Hot 100 debut this week with a cover of U2's "Beautiful Day", coming in at a pathetic No. 24. Assuming the single fails to climb any higher, DeWyze will set the record for the lowest charting debut single from an
Idol winner. After the jump are the peak positions of each winner's first single.
