Kris Allen was the 4th best singer on the show, at best, and I am being kind.
You’re being kind. I honestly think America (or, more specifically, America’s Danny Gokey fans, who possibly defected to Kris’s side after Gokey left and effectively bridged that million-vote gap between Adam and Kris) got it very wrong here.
I will just take solace in the fact that a) Adam Lambert will get a record deal anyway; b) not winning may allow Adam to have more creative control over his debut album, and thus he’ll release more genuinely freak-flag-flying material; c) Adam won’t have to release that insipid “No Boundaries” as his first single; and d) Adam will probably outsell Kris in the long run.
For what it’s worth: Adam’s “Mad World” is #4 on digital downloads, while Kris’ “Ain’t No Sunshine” is at #6.