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The Top 6 on The Voice — Meghan LInsey, India Carney, Kimberly Nichole, Koryn Hawthorne, Sawyer Fredericks and Joshua Davis. (NBC Photo)

The Top 6 return to the stage Monday night on The Voice as Season 8 quickly winds to a close.

The season finale is just two weeks away.

No word yet on whether their will be a wild card pick in the finals in Season 8, as there was in Season 7.

Check back Monday night for a live blog with song by song grades.

Meanwhile, here’s how I’m ranking the Top 6. The number is parenthesis is last week’s ranking.

1. Sawyer Fredericks, Team Pharrell (1): Five of the Top 6 have now cracked the Top 10 on iTunes in Season 8. There’s been one constant: Sawyer has done it every week since the finals began. And last week’s performance of “Simple Man” was one of his best yet.

2. Kimberly Nichole, Team Christina (3): Her cover of “Creep” was far from my favorite performance by the Rock Ballerina. But two things are guaranteed when Kimberly takes the stage: a dynamite vocal and a very assured performance.

3. Meghan Linsey, Team Blake (4): Now that the only country singer (Corey Kent White) has been eliminated, I think Blake and Meghan would be very, very smart if they found a country song she could cover with a touch of the soul she prefers. It just might be the ticket to the finals.

4. Joshua Davis, Team Adam (7): Hooray, Joshua rediscovered his way last week when his performance of Sting’s “Fields of Gold” was absolutely one of the night’s best. And it came just in the nick of time, because Joshua needed an instant save to survive Top 10 week.

5. Koryn Hawthorne, Team Pharrell (2): Koryn’s run of amazing performances came to and end with last week’s minor misfire on “Girl on Fire.” Until then, that’s just what this 17-year-old had been. Her challenge: The three singers immediately above her on this list are far more experienced.

6. India Carney, Team Christina (6): Her ranking at the bottom of this list certainly has nothing to do with a lack of vocal abilities. This is a very, very talented Top 6. But last week’s “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” included a few too many vocal gymnastics and wasn’t a very imaginative song choice.