'the Voice' Winners Ranked From Least to Most Successful

The most recent winner of "The Voice" is Huntley, who won in December 2023.

Huntley, the 24th winner of "The Voice," is also coach Niall Horan's second win. This makes Horan a back-to-back champion, as his team member Gina Miles won season 23.

As Huntley (real name Michael Huntley) was only just crowned, we'll have to wait and see how his career pans out.

But the 33-year-old is off to a strong start, with over 55,000 followers on Instagram already.

In May 2014, Josh Kaufman won season six.

Since winning nine years ago, Kaufman, 47, hasn't had any original music hit the Billboard charts. He's also only released one album, 2019's "Ndoxo, Vol. 1."

In 2017, he appeared in a Broadway holiday medley show called "Home for the Holidays," hosted by "Bachelorette" lead Kaitlyn Bristowe and co-headlined by "American Idol" winner Candice Glover.

He has 28,600 Instagram followers.

The main thing working against Kaufman though, is the fact that both the late Christina Grimmie and controversial (yet highly successful) country star Morgan Wallen were on his season — they're easily the most talked-about contestants from season six.

Plus, most of his recent songs on Spotify have only been listened to around 1,000 times.

Maelyn Jarmon won season 16 in May 2019.

Over four years later, and we're still waiting for Jarmon, 31, to release her first album or any single, but her advantage is her Instagram following, which is at 60,600 followers. She also has a presence on TikTok.

According to social media, new music will be released in the spring, but until then, we can't put her any higher.

Her recording of "Unforgettable," with John Legend, topped the Billboard 200 after she won.

The second winner of "The Voice" was Jermaine Paul. He won in May 2012.

Paul, 44, unfortunately was more successful before he went on "The Voice." He had even been nominated for a Grammy!

But 11 years on, Paul's failed to chart any singles on the Hot 100, had one song peak at No. 27 on the Adult R&B Airplay chart in 2013, and his most successful song on Spotify is from January 2012 — before he was on the show.

He's also not verified on Instagram, but he does have over 18,600 followers on the app.

Paul also has the success of other contestants from his season working against him, like Chris Mann, Juliet Simms, and Raelynn.

Right above him is first-ever "Voice" champion, Javier Colon, who won in June 2011.

Colon, 45, will forever be known as the first "Voice" winner, but Kelly Clarkson he is not. He has 25,400 followers on Instagram and a thriving TikTok presence.

But, unfortunately, he hasn't had a song chart on the Hot 100 since his season, and he has only released one album, "Gravity," which came out in 2016. His highest-charting album actually came in 2003, years before he ever appeared on TV.

With Blake Shelton's loss in season 23, Bryce Leatherwood, the winner of season 22, will be Shelton's final winner on the show.

Leatherwood, 23, was part of Team Blake, making it Shelton's ninth (and final, for now) win overall.

As he only won a year ago, he hasn't had much time to make his mark — though, he has plenty of shows lined up, according to his website.

Leatherwood also released his debut single in October 2023, "The Finger," which has around 86,000 streams on Spotify.

He currently has 94,100 followers on Instagram and 7,894 followers on X (formerly known as Twitter).

Season 12's winner was Chris Blue in May 2017.

The 33-year-old singer found success on the R&B charts with his covers on the show, but post-"Voice," Blue is still waiting for a real breakout. He was consistently releasing music, which is more you can say for other winners — he had the 2019 album "Fresh Start" and 2019's Christmas album "One Light."

According to his Instagram, which has 87,400 followers, he dropped a single, "Moon," in April 2021.

Todd Tilghman won the 18th season in May 2020.

Tilghman, a 45-year-old pastor, won "The Voice" three years ago.

Since then, he's steadily released singles like "In A Heartache," "In The Garden," "Slow Down," and most recently in July 2023, ""Still To Come." His most successful (non-"Voice") single, "Jesus And You," has 159,000 streams on Spotify.

He has a perfectly respectable 45,800 followers on Instagram.

Carter Rubin is one of the more recent "Voice" champions, earning the trophy during season 19 in December 2020.

Rubin, who is just 18, won "The Voice" in 2020.

He gets the edge on Tilghman, as he has over 20,000 more followers on Instagram with a cool 67,500. His debut single, "horoscope," was announced on September 20, 2021, and has around 266,000 streams on Spotify.

His most recent single, "last time," was released in June 2023.

Before Huntley, the most recent champ was Gina Miles, who won in May 2023.

Miles, 20, was crowned in May, becoming Horan's first win — in his first season on the show, the two proved to be a force to be reckoned with.

She's already released an EP, "Who Are You," with an original song reaching 250,000 streams, so we can assume that big things are in store for Miles.

She currently has 105,000 followers on Instagram.

Craig Wayne Boyd was crowned the season seven winner in December 2014.

Boyd, 44, has only released one album, "Top Shelf," since his win back in 2014.

He did have a No. 1 song on the Hot Country chart, but it was one of his songs from "The Voice," and he hasn't had much success since. His Instagram follower count sits at 31,000.

Most recently, he released a five-song EP, "From the Inbetween," in 2019. He also released a single in November 2023 called "Let It Ride (Let It Roll)."

His single from earlier in the year, "ONE LINE AWAY," has over 366,000 streams on Spotify, boosting his ranking.

What gives him the slight edge over others on this list is that the only other famous person from his season is Bryana Salaz, who recently starred in the Netflix series "Team Kaylie."

Cam Anthony took home the trophy during season 20 in May 2021.

Anthony, 22, was actually already successful before he took home the crown, as he was a YouTube star when he was just a pre-teen back in 2014, and was even profiled by The Source, who called him a "singing child prodigy."

Anthony, then 12, also sang the national anthem at the White House and performed on "Ellen."

In 2018, when he was 16, he then won a show at the Apollo on the Fox reality show "Showtime at the Apollo," reported The Philadelphia Sun.

However, through all of that, he never officially recorded his own original music, leading him to "The Voice" in 2021. He won and subsequently is recording new music. His most recent single, "Keep It Between Us," dropped in July 2022 and has over 217,000 streams.

Anthony has over 64,000 subscribers on YouTube and 107,000 followers on Instagram.

Chloe Kohanski, now known as chloe mk and sweet93, earned the most votes in season 13 back in December 2017.

Kohanski, 29, released her first EP in 2019, called "Fantasy," and a single, "Cosmic," in 2020. It's since garnered over 1.6 million streams. Another single, "David Bowie," has 1.3 million streams.

She's one of the rare "Voice" contestants whose original music outperforms her covers on Spotify as well, pointing to her popularity.

She's also garnered 54,300 followers on Instagram and has topped Billboard's Emerging Artist chart multiple times.

In 2020, she announced she was parting ways with Republic Records (like many "Voice" contestants do), so we'll see what's next for Kohanski. In 2021, she released her first album, "All the Same Ok."

Now, she's known as sweet93 and has been releasing new music, like single "Stars Above" in August 2023.

Jake Hoot won season 17 in December 2019.

Hoot, 35, reunited with his coach, Kelly Clarkson, for a duet in February 2021, "I Would've Loved You," which peaked at No. 1 on the Country Digital Song chart and has over 4.3 million streams on Spotify.

He also released his second EP, "Fan Made Tapes," in January 2022. His latest single, "It Wouldn't Be Christmas," dropped in November 2023.

But he hasn't found much success on his own. He has performed at the Grand Ole Opry many times, and he has a respectable 84,300 followers on Instagram, but we have a feeling he'll hit some higher highs later in his career.

The season 21 champs were the folk trio Girl Named Tom. They were crowned in December 2021.

Girl Named Tom, which consists of Caleb Liechty, Joshua Liechty, and Bekah Liechty, had a career before "The Voice," though they had only released music independently. When they won, they became the first-ever trio to win "The Voice."

Although they've only been winners for a year and a half, they're already successful. The band has 154,000 followers on Instagram, released a Christmas album, "One More Christmas," in November 2022, and are currently on tour. One of the songs, "Helplessly Hoping," has over 2 million streams.

Their single, "What A View," was also released in August 2023.

Sundance Head was named the winner of season 11 in December 2016.

While Head has a smaller Instagram following (30,300 followers), the 45-year-old singer has released four albums, and his coronation song, "Darlin' Don't Go," peaked at No. 67 on the Hot 100.

That song also peaked at No. 4 on the Hot Country chart. Head also had a cover, "Me and Jesus," top the Hot Christian chart.

His most recent album, "Starting Again," came out in September 2022.

Former child star Alisan Porter won season 10 of "The Voice" in May 2016.

Porter, who used to be best known for playing the titular role in "Curly Sue," is now a singer and an influencer, with over 121,000 followers on Instagram.

Porter, 42, had her coronation song reach No. 100 on the Hot 100, but she hasn't had a single there again.

Her pre-"Voice" album, "Who We Are," is still her highest-charting album, which peaked at No. 20 on the Americana/Folk chart.

Where we gave her a leg up, however, is that she's still releasing music. She had an album come out in 2019, "Pink Cloud," and a December 2023 single called "Meant For Me." Porter is also a vocal coach.

Tessanne Chin won the fifth season in December 2013.

Chin has one of the biggest followings of any "Voice" winner, with over 300,000 followers on Instagram.

But the 38-year-old singer's social-media success hasn't really translated to the charts. At the time of her win, her first post-show release had the lowest sales of any "Voice" winner at the time, The Hollywood Reporter reported.

However, the album did peak at No. 41 on the Billboard 200, which is now something that rarely happens to "Voice" winners. She also was asked to perform at the White House in 2014.

She dropped a single, "Surreal," in January 2023.

Season 15's winner, in December 2018, was Chevel Shepherd.

This 21-year-old has found success as a country singer. Her coronation song hit No. 1 on the Country Digital Song Sales charts (and had two other top 10s on it, as well), and she reached the top of the Emerging Artist chart.

Shepherd also released a country album in 2020, "A Good Ol' Country Christmas." She dropped a seven-track EP, "Everybody's Got a Story," in March 2021.

Her single "Lookin' for Loretta" was released in February 2023.

She also appeared in the 2023 film "Wildfire" and the 2022 film "Vengeance," directed by BJ Novak.

Shepherd has 135,000 Instagram followers.

In May 2015, Sawyer Fredericks took home season eight's trophy.

Fredericks, 24, set iTunes records when he appeared on the show, and every week had his cover reach the top 10 of the iTunes singles chart — both show records.

Republic Records also said he came close to breaking the one-day download record with his song "Please."

"Please" also peaked at No. 37 on the Hot 100, and he had two albums reach the Billboard 200: 2015's "Sawyer Fredericks" and 2016's "A Good Storm."

Fredericks also found success on Country, Rock, and Alternative charts. His most recent album was released in 2020, called "Flowers for You," though he released an EP in 2023 called "The Golden Tree."

His social media drags him down a bit though, with just 88,200 followers on Instagram.

Brynn Cartelli, the youngest winner to date, took the title in season 14 in May 2018.

Cartelli, now 20, won when she was 15, and younger than Carter Rubin. She currently has 217,000 followers on Instagram, giving her the slight edge over Shepherd.

Her top song on Spotify is her most recent single, "Secondhand Smoke," which has over 2.4 million streams, though she has other original songs like "Last Night's Mascara" with 12 million streams, "If I Could" with 13.9 million streams, and "Love You in My Mind" with 6 million streams.

Cartelli also was nominated for a People's Choice Award in 2018.

Jordan Smith secured the win during season nine in December 2015.

Smith, 30, made Billboard history in December 2015 when he held the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on the Hot Christian Songs chart. That alone would secure him the third-place spot on this list, but Smith also reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with his debut album, "Something Beautiful," and No. 11 with his 2016 Christmas album, "'Tis the Season."

Songs from "'Tis the Season" are mega-successful; "Grown-Up Christmas List" has 57.2 million streams, while his cover of "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch," has 6.5 million.

Overall, he's had three No. 1 songs on the Hot Christian Songs chart and three top 10s.

Smith's also got 156,000 followers on Instagram, and he even wrote the "Deadpool 2" song "Ashes," performed by Céline Dion.

In 2022, Smith represented Kentucky in "American Song Contest," the American version of Eurovision. He performed the song "Sparrow." He came in third.

Danielle Bradbery won season four in June 2013.

Bradbery, 27, is a legitimately successful country singer. None of her top songs on Spotify are from "The Voice," and she had an original song peak at No. 58 on the Hot 100, as well as two original albums reaching No. 19 and No. 41 on the Billboard 200.

Her most-streamed song, "Stop Draggin' Your Boots," has an impressive 69 million streams. Another hit, "Sway," has 64 million streams.

She's also had seven songs on the Hot 100, 15 songs on the Hot Country chart, with "Goodbye Summer" with Thomas Rhett peaking at No. 39 in 2018. Her 2020 single "Never Have I Ever" reached No. 58 on US Country Airplay. Additionally, she has 484,000 Instagram followers.

She was nominated at the 2019 Academy of Country Music Awards for new female vocalist of the year. She also appeared in episodes of "Nashville" and "Hart of Dixie."

In September 2023, she released her latest single, "The Day That I'm Over You."

Former Hey Monday singer and season three champ Cassadee Pope, who won in December 2012, is still the most successful winner of "The Voice."

Pope, 34, already had a following by the time she appeared on "The Voice," but she was competing in a completely new genre. As the lead singer of Hey Monday, Pope was part of the pop-punk scene, but on the show, she revealed she wanted to be a country singer.

Her debut album in 2013, "Frame by Frame," peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 and reached No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart. She also got her own episode of "Lip Sync Battle," and she was even nominated for a Grammy in 2016. Currently, she has 613,000 Instagram followers.

Her latest album, "Thrive," was released October 2021. She dropped a single, "People That I Love Leave" in 2023.

Pope's season also had famous faces like Melanie Martinez, Loren Allred, and MacKenzie Bourg, but that can't take away that Pope is easily the most successful "Voice" winner of time.

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