Ryan Seacrest and Randy Jackson emphasized on last night's American Idol Top 12 guys performance show that this year's talent is the best yet, but critics were not convinced. EW even called it "Disappointment Television." Yes, it's true. There were a number of mediocre performances but there were also three or four possible frontrunners among the guys who showed a lot of promise. And the four guys that we think were at the head of the pack:

1. David Archuleta – Shop Around:

2. Michael Johns – Light My Fire:

3. Jason Castro – Daydream:

4. David Hernandez – Midnight Hour:

And here’s the continuation of our power rankings:

5. David Cook – Happy Together

6. Robbie Carrico – One

7. Colton Berry – Suspicious Minds

8. Danny Noriega – Jailhouse Rock

9. Jason Yeager – Moon River

10. Luke Menard – Everybody’s Talkin

11. Garrett Haley – Breaking Up is Hard to Do

12. Chikezie Eze – I Love You More Today than Yesterday