Sorry if this has been done elsewhere but I would like to see what you think of all the previous show winners. So please rank them from worthiest to worst. Just based on your own opinion - not on their actual success after the show.

Series 1: Steve Brookstein
Series 2: Shayne Ward
Series 3: Leona Lewis
Series 4: Leon Jackson
Series 5: Alexandra Burke
Series 6: Joe McElderry
Series 7: Matt Cardle
Series 8: Little Mix

1) Shayne Ward
2) Matt Cardle
3) Leona Lewis
4) Joe McElderry
5) Alexandra Burke
6) Little Mix
7) Leon Jackson
8) Steve Brookstein

1. Shayne Ward
2. Leona Lewis
3. Little Mix
4. Joe McElderry
5. Leon Jackson
6. Matt Cardle
7. Alexandra Burke
8. Steve Brookstein

1. Matt Cardle
2. Alexandra Burke
3. Leona Lewis
4. Steve Brookstein
5. Little Mix
6. Joe McElderry
7. Shayne Ward
8. Leon Jackson

1. Leona Lewis
2. Matt Cardle
3. Alexandra Burke (though not so much a fan of her newer material)
4. Shayne Ward
5. Little Mix
6. Joe McElderry
7. Leon Jackson
8. Steve Brookstein

1. Leona Lewis/Alexandra Burke (can't split this)
2. Matt Cardle
3. Shayne Ward
4. Joe McElderry
5. Leon Jackson
6. Little Mix
7. Steve Brookstein

1. Little Mix
2. Leona Lewis
3. Alexandra Burke
4. Matt Cardle
5. Joe McElderry
6. Shayne Ward
7. Leon Jackson
8. Steve Brookstein

Leona Lewis
Alexandra Burke
Little mix
Matt Cardle
Shayne Ward
Leon Jackson
Joe McElderry
Steve Brookastein

From the show, not what they did afterwards:

1. Alexandra Burke
2. Joe McElderry
3. Matt Cardle
4. Leona Lewis
5. Shayne Ward
6. Little Mix
7. Steve Brookstein
8. Leon Jackson

1. Little Mix
2. Leona Lewis
3. Joe McElderry
4. Alexandra Burke
5. Matt Cardle
6. Shayne Ward
7. Leon Jackson
8. Steve Brookstein

Matt
Leona
Joe
Alexandra
Little Mix
Shayne
Steve
Leon

Joe
Matt
Alexandra
Shayne
leona
little mix
leon
steve

Leona Lewis
Little Mix
Alexandra Burke
Joe McElderry
Matt Cardle
Shayne Ward
Leon Jackson
Steve Brookstein

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1. Little Mix
2. Leona Lewis
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3. Leon Jackson
4. Alexandra Burke
5. Matt Cardle
6. Shayne Ward
7. Joe McElderry
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8. Steve Brookstein

1. Shayne Ward
2. Leon Jackson
3. Alexandra Burke
4. Little Mix
5. Steve Brookstein
6. Joe McElderry
7. Matt Cardle
8. Leona Lewis

1 - Leona
2 - Little Mix
3 - Alex
4 - Matt
5 - Shayne
6 - Leon
7 - Joe
8 - Steve

1. Leona Lewis.
2. Shayne Ward.
3. Matt Cardle.
4. Joe McElderry.
5. Leon Jackson.
6. Steve Brookstein.
7. Alexandra Burke.
8. Little Mix.

Looking at those winners, no wonder the show is flopping. Awful standard really.

1 - Matt Cardle
2 - Little Mix
3 - Shayne Ward
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4 - Alexandra Burke
5 - Joe McElderry
6 - Leona Lewis
7 - Leon Jackson
9 - Steve Brookstein

Top 3 are very close, love them all!

1.Leona
2.Joe
3.alexandra
4.shayne
5.little mix
6.matt
7.steve
8.leon

Series 2: Shayne Ward

Series 8: Little Mix

Series 3: Leona Lewis

Series 5: Alexandra Burke

Series 1: Steve Brookstein

Series 4: Leon Jackson

Series 7: Matt Cardle

Series 6: Joe McElderry

1. Leona Lewis

2. Alexandra Burke

3. Matt Cardle

4. Joe McElderry

5. Little Mix

6. Leon Jackson

7. Steve Brookstein

8. Shayne Ward

1. Leona Lewis
2. Little Mix

Don't care about any of the others so there is a big gap here. Teenage girl vote ruins everything.

3. Shayne Ward
4. Leon Jackson
5. Joe McElderry
6. Steve Brookstein
7. Matt Cardle
8. Alexandra

1) Joe McElderry
2) Little Mix
3) Shayne Ward
4) Leona Lewis
5) Alexandra Burke
6) Matt Cardle
7) Leon Jackson
8) Steve Brookstein

1 Joe McElderry

2 Leona Lewis

3 Matt Cardle

4 Little Mix

5 Shayne Ward

6 Alexandra Burke

7 Leon Jackson

8 Steve Brookstein

I would say the show is flopping as the majority of good singers were virtually ignored and the show offered up, and has rammed down our throats, the likes of talentless Olly and 1D. Promoted OTT to serve a certain SCowell's fat ego. The show lost its credibility because of it.