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Favorite American Idol Judges

Updated February 20, 2018 2.9K votes 724 voters

Over 700 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of Favorite American Idol Judges

Voting Rules

All people who have served as a main judge for American Idol

Another season of American Idol is upon is. As a result, we wanted to look back at some of the best and worst judges in the history of the show.

Ranked by

1
177 votes
Simon Cowell
Seasons 1-8
2
195 votes
Keith Urban
Seasons 11-14
3
162 votes
Jennifer Lopez
Seasons 9-10, 12-14
4
151 votes
Harry Connick, Jr.
Seasons 12-14
5
136 votes
Randy Jackson
Seasons 1-11
6
139 votes
Paula Abdul
Seasons 1-7