Clay's AI5 Shocker Named #1 Reality TV Moment

VH1 has named Clay's surprise American Idol 5 season finale appearance as the greatest reality TV moment on its show 40 Greatest Reality TV Moments 2, which aired last night on VH1.

The host made note of Clay's meteoric rise during his run on AI -- becoming a "somebody" from a "nobody".

The top 40 Reality TV Moments, as voted on by VH1 viewers last month were:

1. American Idol – Clay Aiken surprises admirer
2. Cheaters – husband caught in S&M tryst
3. Trading Spouses – God warrior wife
4. Flavor of Love – Pumkin spits at New York
5. Real World: Denver – Brooke goes bonkers
6. Man Vs Wild - Bear eats live fish
7. Armed & Famous — celebs shocked
8. Big Brother 8 – housemate hates photo
9. Celebrity Fit Club 5 – Dustin Diamond vs. Harvey
10. Adventures in Hollyhood – Sugarfoot gets slap happy
11. Dirty Jobs – poop inspector
12. Engaged & Underage – bride-to-be gets bikini was from fiance’s mom
13. America’s Next Top Model – model faints
14. I Love NY — Chance vs. Tango
15. Amazing Race – Charla in armor
16. American Idol – crying girl
17. Surreal Life 7 — Vanilla Ice meltdown
18. Hell’s Kitchen – contestant cracks-up
19. Punk’d — Zach Braff yells at kid
20. Britain’s Got Talent – opera singer
21. Real World: Denver – drunken roommate fight
22. Surreal Life – Verne Troyer pees
23. American Idol — contestant dedicates sexy song to parents
24. Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie – Jack scales El Capitan
25. Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency – Janice fired
26. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition – Kermit the Frog mauled by toddler
27. Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations – Anthony eats hog anus
28. My Obnoxious Boss – Paintballs and paperjams
29. Supergroup – Sebastian Bach fights Evan Seinfeld
30. Project Runway — Tim Gunn confronts Santino
31. America’s Got Talent – Shannon Osborne walks out
32. Charm School — Brooke kicked off
33. Celebrity Duets — Little Richard doesn’t make sense
34. America’s Next Top Model – Tyra Banks tirade
35. Dancing with the Stars – Heather Mills impresses the judges
36. Deadliest Catch — Man overboard
37. I Love New York – Fight night
38. Celebrity Big Brother UK – Leo Sayer wants out of the house
39. American Idol – Simon urges Ryan to come out of the closet
40. Wildboys – Llama humps Steve-O