The Top 12 of Season 4 of American Idol started on March 16, 2005, and finished on May 25, 2005.
Contestants[]
| Bo Bice | Lindsey Cardinale |
| Anthony Fedorov | Mikalah Gordon |
| Constantine Maroulis | Anwar Robinson |
| Scott Savol | Jessica Sierra |
| Nikko Smith | Vonzell Solomon |
| Nadia Turner | Carrie Underwood |
Top 12[]
The theme this week was "1960s".
| Jessica Sierra | "Shop Around" (The Miracles) | Bottom 3 |
| Anwar Robinson | "A House Is Not a Home" (Dionne Warwick) | Safe |
| Mikalah Gordon | "Son of a Preacher Man" (Dusty Springfield) | Bottom 2 |
| Constantine Maroulis | "You've Made Me So Very Happy" (Brenda Holloway) | Safe |
| Lindsey Cardinale | "Knock on Wood" (Eddie Floyd) | Eliminated |
| Anthony Fedorov | "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (Neil Sedaka) | Safe |
| Nadia Turner | "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" (Dusty Springfield) | Safe |
| Bo Bice | "Spinning Wheel" (Blood, Sweat & Tears) | Safe |
| Vonzell Solomon | "Anyone Who Had a Heart" (Dionne Warwick) | Safe |
| Scott Savol | "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" (The Temptations) | Safe |
| Carrie Underwood | "When I Will Be Loved" (The Everly Brothers) | Safe |
| Nikko Smith | "I Want You Back" (The Jackson 5) | Safe |
Bottom Three: Jessica Sierra, Mikalah Gordon, Lindsey Cardinale
Top 11[]
The theme this week was "Billboard Number Ones".
| Anthony Fedorov | "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (Aretha Franklin and George Michael) | Bottom 3 |
| Carrie Underwood | "Alone" (Heart) | Safe |
| Scott Savol | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (Phil Collins) | Safe |
| Bo Bice | "Time in a Bottle" (Jim Croce) | Safe |
| Nikko Smith | "Incomplete" (Sisqo) | Safe |
| Vonzell Solomon | "Best of My Love" (The Emotions) | Safe |
| Constantine Maroulis | "I Think I Love You" (The Partridge Family) | Safe |
| Nadia Turner | "Time After Time" (Cyndi Lauper) | Bottom 2 |
| Mikalah Gordon | "Love Will Lead You Back" (Taylor Dayne) | Eliminated |
| Anwar Robinson | "Ain't Nobody" (Chaka Khan) | Safe |
| Jessica Sierra | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Bonnie Tyler) | Safe |
Bottom Three: Anthony Fedorov, Nadia Turner, Mikalah Gordon
Top 10[]
The theme this week was "1990s".
| Bo Bice | "Remedy" (The Black Crowes) | Safe |
| Jessica Sierra | "On the Side of Angels" (LeAnn Rimes) | Eliminated |
| Anwar Robinson | "I Believe I Can Fly" (R. Kelly) | Bottom 2 |
| Nadia Turner | "I'm the Only One" (Melissa Etheridge) | Bottom 3 |
| Constantine Maroulis | "I Can't Make You Love Me" (Bonnie Raitt) | Safe |
| Nikko Smith | "Can We Talk" (Tevin Campbell) | Safe |
| Anthony Fedorov | "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (Elton John) | Safe |
| Carrie Underwood | "Independence Day" (Martina McBride) | Safe |
| Scott Savol | "One Last Cry" (Brian McKnight) | Safe |
| Vonzell Solomon | "I Have Nothing" (Whitney Houston) | Safe |
Bottom Three: Jessica Sierra, Anwar Robinson, Nadia Turner
Top 9[]
The theme this week was "Classic Broadway".
| Scott Savol | "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" (Richard Kiley) | The Man of La Mancha | Bottom 2 |
| Constantine Maroulis | "My Funny Valentine" (Frank Sinatra) | Babes in Arms | Safe |
| Carrie Underwood | "Hello, Young Lovers" (Gertrude Lawrence) | The King and I | Safe |
| Vonzell Solomon | "People" (Barbra Streisand) | Funny Girl | Bottom 3 |
| Anthony Fedorov | "Climb Every Mountain" (Tony Bennett) | The Sound of Music | Safe |
| Nikko Smith | "One Hand, One Heart" (Larry Kert and Carol Lawrence) | West Side Story | Eliminated |
| Anwar Robinson | "If Ever I Would Leave You" (Robert Goulet) | Camelot | Safe |
| Bo Bice | "Corner of the Sky" (John Rubinstein) | Pippin | Safe |
| Nadia Turner | "As Long as He Needs Me" (Shirley Bassey) | Oliver! | Safe |
Bottom Three: Scott Savol, Vonzell Solomon, Nikko Smith
Top 8[]
The theme this week was "Songs from Birth Year"
| Nadia Turner | "When I Dream" (Crystal Gayle) | Eliminated |
| Bo Bice | "Free Bird" (Lynyrd Skynyrd) | Bottom 2 |
| Anwar Robinson | "I'll Never Love This Way Again" (Dionne Warwick) | Safe |
| Anthony Fedorov | "Everytime You Go Away" (Hall & Oates) | Safe |
| Vonzell Solomon | "Let's Hear It for the Boy" (Deniece Williams) | Safe |
| Scott Savol | "She's Gone" (Hall & Oates) | Bottom 3 |
| Carrie Underwood | "Love Is a Battlefield" (Pat Benatar) | Safe |
| Constantine Maroulis | "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen) | Safe |
Bottom Three: Nadia Turner, Bo Bice, Scott Savol
Top 7[]
The theme this week was "1970s Dance Music"
| Constantine Maroulis | "Nights on Broadway" (The Bee Gees) | Safe |
| Carrie Underwood | "MacArthur Park" (Richard Harris) | Safe |
| Scott Savol | "Everlasting Love" (Robert Knight) | Bottom 3 |
| Anthony Fedorov | "Don't Take Away the Music" (Tavares) | Bottom 3 |
| Vonzell Solomon | "I'm Every Woman" (Chaka Khan) | Safe |
| Anwar Robinson | "September" (Earth, Wind & Fire) | Eliminated |
| Bo Bice | "Vehicle" (The Ides of March) | Safe |
Bottom Three: Scott Savol, Anthony Fedorov, Anwar Robinson
Top 6[]
The theme this week was "21st Century"
| Carrie Underwood | "When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues" (Martina McBride) | Safe |
| Bo Bice | "I Don't Want to Be" (Gavin DeGraw) | Safe |
| Vonzell Solomon | "I Turn to You" (Christina Aguilera) | Bottom 3 |
| Anthony Fedorov | "I Surrender" (Celine Dion) | Bottom 2 |
| Constantine Maroulis | "How You Remind Me" (Nickelback) | Eliminated |
| Scott Savol | "Dance with My Father" (Luther Vandross) | Safe |
Bottom Three: Vonzell Solomon, Anthony Fedorov, Constantine Maroulis
Top 5[]
The theme this week was "Leiber & Stoller/Current week Billboard Chart". The five contestants performed twice this week.
| Anthony Fedorov | "Poison Ivy" (The Coasters) | Bottom 2 |
| Scott Savol | "On Broadway" (George Benson) | Eliminated |
| Vonzell Solomon | "Treat Me Nice" (Elvis Presley) | Safe |
| Bo Bice | "Stand by Me" (Ben E. King) | Safe |
| Carrie Underwood | "Trouble" (Elvis Presley) | Safe |
| Anthony Fedorov | "Incomplete" (Backstreet Boys) | Bottom 2 |
| Scott Savol | "Everytime You Go Away" (Brian McKnight) | Eliminated |
| Vonzell Solomon | "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" (Westlife) | Safe |
| Bo Bice | "Heaven" (Los Lonely Boys) | Safe |
| Carrie Underwood | "Bless the Broken Road" (Rascal Flatts) | Safe |
Bottom Two: Anthony Fedorov, Scott Savol
Top 4[]
The theme this week was "Country/Gamble & Huff". The four contestants performed twice this week.
| Carrie Underwood | "Sin Wagon" (Dixie Chicks) | Safe |
| Bo Bice | "It's a Great Day to Be Alive" (Jon Randall) | Safe |
| Vonzell Solomon | "How Do I Live" (LeAnn Rimes) | Bottom 2 |
| Anthony Fedorov | "I'm Already There" (Lonestar) | Eliminated |
| Carrie Underwood | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes) | Safe |
| Bo Bice | "For the Love of Money" (The O'Jays) | Safe |
| Vonzell Solomon | "Don't Leave Me This Way" (Thelma Houston) | Bottom 2 |
| Anthony Fedorov | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes) | Eliminated |
Bottom Two: Vonzell Solomon, Anthony Fedorov
Top 3[]
The theme this week was "Clive's Choice/Idol's Choice/Judges' Choice". The three contestants performed thrice this week.
| Vonzell Solomon | "I'll Never Love This Way Again" (Dionne Warwick) | Eliminated |
| Bo Bice | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Elton John) | Advanced |
| Carrie Underwood | "Crying" (Roy Orbison) | Advanced |
| Vonzell Solomon | "Chain of Fools" (Aretha Franklin) | Eliminated |
| Bo Bice | "In a Dream" (Badlands) | Advanced |
| Carrie Underwood | "Making Love out of Nothing at All" (Air Supply) | Advanced |
| Vonzell Solomon | "On the Radio" (Donna Summer) | Eliminated |
| Bo Bice | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (The Rolling Stones) | Advanced |
| Carrie Underwood | "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" (Shania Twain) | Advanced |
Eliminated: Vonzell Solomon
Season 4 Finale[]
The theme this week is "Simon Fuller's Choice/Contestant's Choice/Winners' Single". The final two contestants performed three times.
| Bo Bice | "Long, Long Road" (Appleton) | Runner-Up |
| Carrie Underwood | "Inside Your Heaven" (Carrie Underwood) | Winner |
| Bo Bice | "Vehicle" (The Ides of March) | Runner-Up |
| Carrie Underwood | "Independence Day" (Martina McBride) | Winner |
| Bo Bice | "Inside Your Heaven" (Bo Bice) | Runner-Up |
| Carrie Underwood | "Angels Brought Me Here" (Guy Sebastian) | Winner |
American Idol: Carrie Underwood
Notes[]
- Mario Vazquez originally made the Top 12, but he withdrew from the competition a few days before the finals began for personal reasons. Nikko Smith served as his replacement.
- The Top 12 sang "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" by Diana Ross during the Top 12 results show.
- The Top 11 performance show was initially aired March 22, but due to a mix-up in displaying the incorrect numbers on-screen, nobody was eliminated the following day and instead a full re-vote was issued using the performances from the previous night.
- The Top 11 sang "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" by Kelly Gordon during the Top 11 results show.
- The Top 10 sang "Everything Is Beautiful" by Ray Stevens during the Top 10 results show.
- Fantasia Barrino sang during the Top 9 results show.
- The Top 8 sang "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" by Diana Ross during the Top 8 results show.
- The Top 7 sang "You Can Shine" by Earth, Wind & Fire during the Top 7 results show.
- The Top 6 sang "Emotion" by Samantha Sang during the Top 6 results show.
- The Top 5 sang "Bridge over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel during the Top 5 results show.
- The Top 4 sang "Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton during the Top 4 results show.
- Clive Davis served as guest judge during the Top 3 performance show.