Top 10 Lists

Let's face it. Steven Tyler provided most of the entertainment during the New Jersey auditions. (No quotes from J.Lo or Randy even made out list!) And with every sound bite, the hilarious rocker revealed that there are many, many sides to the Demon of Screamin'. Here are his top 10:

10. Food critic
Tells singing waitress: "That was delicious. That was a dessert to the lunch."

9. Deep thinker
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While many fans and critics are prophetically labeling American Idol season 10 a complete trainwreck, TV Squad's got 10 reasons why putting Steven Tyler, J.Lo and a bunch of 15-year olds on live TV together may make for the best season yet.

1. So Long, Simon!
That's right, American Idol season 10 is better off without the man who made it a household name. Yes, the acerbic, biting commentary...

For those of you who need some help getting ready for the upcoming Season 10 premiere of American Idol we dont! Entertainment Weekly has ranked the top 20 Idol performances in the shows run. We wont tell you which one made the top spot, except to say that we totally agree with EWs pick. Also video accompanies most of the picks, just FYI.

We will spill on the #3 pick, which is Adam Lamberts...

We'll miss Simon "Mr. Nasty" Cowell on American Idol next season but we won't miss his too-tight T-shirts! In this spirit of competing feelings, we've pitted five reasons we'll miss the dreaded judge against five reasons we're happy to see him go.

5. We'll miss the way he read our minds. If we were thinking it, Simon would usually say it. He was the judge we agreed with the most.
We won't...

Now that Simon Cowell is over at that other show, we can't help but get misty-eyed looking back at his insult-riddled time on Idol. Whether an Idol wannabe was tone-deaf, just plain boring, or resembled a wild animal, Simon wasn't afraid to tell it like it was. (Sigh, we'll miss him so!)

As you might expect, sifting through Simon Cowell's best put-downs wasn't an easy task, but here are our...