Tonight marks the beginning of the eighth season of American Idol, and that means a bunch of dumbasses making fools of themselves on national television. Good times, all around. But while many of the people that show up for the audition are about as talented as a nut sack, some of them truly rocked the house.

So to remember the few to pass through the audition gauntlet unscathed by Simon Cowel’s dickheadedness, we’ve put together a video compilation of all the first auditions of the notable acts to come out of the American Idol star-machine. This is the first time America ever got a glimpse of these talented individuals, before their PR team took over and your grandmother started wearing screen-printed sweatshirts of their faces. First up, the ladies… and once you’re done browsing check out the dudes’ auditions at College Candy.

Kelly Clarkson (Season 1, Winner)
Albums sold: 9,532,000

Carrie Underwood (Season 4, Winner)
Albums sold: 9,260,000

Fantasia (Season 3, Winner)
Albums sold: 2,289,000

Jordin Sparks (Season 6, Winner)
Albums sold: 984,000

Kellie Pickler (Season 5, 6th Place)
Albums sold: 959,000

Jennifer Hudson (Season 3, 7th Place)
Albums sold: 555,000

Katharine McPhee (Season 5, Runner-Up)
Albums sold: 375,000

Diana DeGarmo (Season 3, Runner-Up)
Albums sold: 167,000

Antonella Barba (Season 6, 16th Place)

Check out photos of Antonella Barba’s Infamous Leaked Wet T-shirt Photoshoot at COED Magazine’s Facebook Group!