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Alejandro Aranda has been the most popular contestant on YouTube so far on American Idol Season 17. (ABC Photo)

And two of those performances have since logged more than 1 million views on YouTube.

Alejandro Aranda is continuing his run as the show’s viral sensation. His cover of “I Fall Apart” had been viewed 2.6 million times as of Friday evening, nearly twice as often as any of the other Top 20 performances.

That’s nothing new for the 24-year-old Californian, who released three pre-show singles under the stage name Scarypoolparty.

His audition video is up to 7.7 million views; his Top 70 performance up to 1.7 million. Both are easily tops among the Idol Season 17 cast.

Laine Hardy is the other contestant to log 1 million views from Top 20, when a number of contestants turned in stellar performances.

Members of the Top 20 return to the stage Sunday and Monday nights in celebrity duets as the show cuts to a Top 14.

Meanwhile, here’s how all the Top 20 solos rank in terms of YouTube popularity.

1. Alejandro Aranda, “I Fall Apart” — 2.6 million
2. Laine Hardy, “Bring It On Home to Me” — 1 million
3. Wade Cota, “All I Want” — 698,000
4. Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon, “Make You Feel My Love” — 683,000
5. Uche, “Figures” — 678,000
6. Laci Kaye Booth, “I Want You To Want Me” — 612,000
7. Walker Burroughs, “How Deep is Your Love” — 505,000
8. Eddie Island, “Ho Hey” — 501,000
9. Dimitrius Graham, “Hello” — 479,000
10. Ashley Hess, “When You’re Dreaming With a Broken Heart” — 442,000
11. Madison VanDenburg, “Dominio” — 440,000
12. Riley Thompson, “Jolene” — 430,000
13. Ryan Hammond, “You Say” — 387,000
14. Evelyn Cormier, “Leaving On a Jet Plane” — 338,000
15.Alyssa Raghu, “Ain’t It Fun” — 335,000
16. Shawn Robinson, “Jealous” — 292,000
17. Logan Johnson, ‘Love Don’t Live Here Anymore” — 248,000
17. Raquel Trinidad, “Lovefool” — 248,000
19. Kate Barnette, “Sunday Morning” — 232,000
20. Bumbly, “Vision of Love” — 205,000

See also
A look at who should and who’s likely to make the Top 14
Ranking the Top 20 solos with video of each performance
This week’s duet schedule and celebrity pairings
Why American Idol has displaced The Voice as TV’s top singing show