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Rae Boyd of Frederick, Md., scored the most popular performance on American Idol Monday night. (ABC Photo)

Rae Boyd and Jesse Findling scored the most popular performance on American Idol this week.

That’s based on YouTube views of a dozen performance videos Idol posted to YouTube following the show.

Monday’s Idol episode featured the second part of Hollywood Week, where the three Idol judges narrowed 127 golden ticket recipients to just 30.

Rae and Jesse both advanced, as did most of the other contestants on the video view list below.

The exceptions: Singer-songwriter Mor from West Virginia. And Jayson Garner and Mary Jo Young, both of whom lost sing-offs.

No doubt, Rae and Jesse turned in two of the night’s most dazzling vocals. And they’re Idol contestants with this in common.

Jesse was the first contestant fans met in Season 24. Rae was the singer featured at the opening of the finale audition episode.

Rae, 24, of Frederick, Md., shined in Hollywood singing Demi Lovato’s “Stone Cold.”

Jesse, 19, of Long Island, New York, sang Adele’s “Love in the Dark” during Hollywood Week.

Another big cut is coming Monday night, when Idol’s Top 30 will become a Top 20.

See also
A look at who should make the Top 20
Song by song grades from Week 1 of Hollywood Week
Song by song grades from Week 2 of Hollywood Week

Video views as of midnight Friday:

Rae Boyd, 120,466
Jesse Findling, 112,848
Brooks Rosser, 79,669
Mor, 74,777
Sheldon Riley, 72,617
Kyndal Inskeep, 52,438
Julian Kala, 51,566
Jayson Garner / Michael Garner, 50,362
Daniel Stallworth, 39,900
Mary Jo Young / Chloe Lauren, 38,222
Kutter Bradley, 35,907
Genevieve Heyward, 34,618