I only started fully watching S19
1. S19
Man, what a ridiculously stacked top 5. Willie, Grace and Casey alone had better runs than most of these contestants. Chayce and Colin were pretty solid country singers as well.
2. S21.
Megan was the highlight for me. But Zachariah, Iam had really consistent runs. Wé though a bit inconsistent, was an absolute monster vocalist. Even Colin got better as the season progressed imo, though I think that's a bit unpopular here.
3. S20.
Leah might be my favourite ABC contestant. Her and Fritz carried this top 5 imo. Was never the biggest nicolina fan but she was really good, Noah Thompson was solid. Huntergirl was...eh. Replace her with Christian and I'd consider switching places with S21.
4. S21.
Will is the best male country singer since I've been watching ABC Idol. Jack is great. Not as high on Abi as everyone else but still really good. However triston/Emmy are the weakest contestants outside of maybe Huntergirl to finish top 5 in the ABC era.
For me, Julia's audition easily.
When you sing a song as huge as ain't no way and kill it, it's gonna be hard to top that moment, and she never did imo. Also, post editing may have helped her out too since she never sounded nearly as good in other performances.
As for McKenna. Quite a few to choose from, but I'll go with both sides now. Without thinking too hard it's probably in my top 5 performances of the season.
McKenna: Make You Feel My Love. She had so many fantastic ones but this was my personal favorite.
Julia: Set Fire to the Rain though I loved every single one of them equally