GLOBAL FIRSTS

Here we have collected Adam's achievements - both big, like becoming the first openly gay artist to top the Billboard charts, and small, like being the first guest artist to use lasers on the American Idol stage.

• First Simon Cowell Standing Ovation on 'American Idol'
• First Cover of a Led Zeppelin Song on 'American Idol'
• First Active 'American Idol' Contestant to Appear on the Cover of Entertainment Weekly
• First Openly Gay Artist to Launch A Career on a Major Label
• First Openly Gay Artist to Top The Billboard Album Charts
• First 'American Idol' Contestant to Return as a Mentor
• First Artist to Use Lasers on the 'American Idol' Stage
• First 'American Idol' Finalist to Headline an International Tour
• First Western Artist to Perform on The Voice of China
• First 'American Idol' Contestant to Tour Mainland China
• First 'American Idol' Contestant to Return As a Guest Judge