Vote for the Worst Presents: The Worst Songs of 2010

Every year, Vote for the Worst releases a list of the 10 absolute worst songs of the year. 2010 really raised the bar when it came to terrible music. Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Eminem, and The Far East Movement all released repetitive garbage. But surprisingly, none of those singers made it onto our list of the worst songs of 2010. The songs below represent the ultimate lack of taste with the music buying public and record labels everywhere for the year 2010. If any contestant on American Idol wants out support, all they need to do is sing any of these songs. So without further ado, the 10 worst songs of 2010:

10. Taio Cruz featuring Ke$ha – Dirty Picture

Taio Cruz was riding high on his hit single “Break Your Heart”, so he followed it up with this crapsterpiece featuring everyone’s favorite dumpster diver, Ke$ha. The two together produce a toxic combination of obnoxious vocals. Ke$ha, of course, is the worst part of the song. The girl claims that all of her songs have hidden, deeper meanings, such as “We R Who We R”, which she claims is about gay teen suicide. Right… So am I to take it then that since Ke$ha is dancing on a toilet for the majority of this video that the deeper meaning is that she thinks all of her music is shit and she laughs that people buy it? Hey, that one actually seems correct.

9. Sugarland – Stuck Like Glue

There’s a reason country-reggae hasn’t been attempted before… it’s terrible. As if the woman from Sugarland’s voice isn’t grating enough already during the song, wait until the ridiculous bridge where you can’t tell whether you should laugh or turn off the song. She clearly has no idea how stupid she sounds, which just makes it all the more uncomfortable.

8. Angelina – I’m Hot

Half of the Jersey Shore cast released songs this year, but none were as hilariously bad as Angelina’s “I’m Hot.” First off, Angelina barely appears in the song. Instead, some random producer guy sings half the song so that Angelina doesn’t have to. Second, Angelina’s raps are some of the most ridiculous things ever written. They make us appreciate Ke$ha for her artistry. And lastly, Angelina may be one of the only people in the history of recorded music who actually sounds worse autotuned. How can she still sound so terrible when her pitch is being corrected?

7. Usher featuring will.i.am – OMG

Usher released many terrible songs in the past year, but “OMG” was by far the worst. Featuring a cameo by the completely untalented will.i.am, the song relied completely on a backbeat to make the listener forget they just heard the lyrics “Honey got some boobies like wow oh wow.” You know that idiotic friend you have that uses text speak in spoken conversation? Yeah, this song is way more annoying than him.

6. 3Oh!3 – House Party

The only thing more obnoxious than this song is the seizure enducing video. It’s as if 3Oh!3’s record label said, “This song isn’t annoying enough on its own. What can we do to make it suck way more?” If you can get through this entire video without spontaneously vomiting, you win the sad realization that you need to get out more.

5. Black Eyed Peas – The Time (Dirty Bit)

I’m not even going to pretend I like the Black Eyed Peas. I hate them. I hate everything about them. But this year, I thought for sure they would escape this list. Sure the singles they released in early 2010 were bad, but they weren’t as awful as so many other songs released this year. Just to ensure their spot on the list, the Peas released “The Time (Dirty Bit)” at the tail end of the year. The video includes random cartoon versions of the band members running around (Fergie’s cartoon has a busted face just like she does). Unreality Shout says “It's an all-new low for Black Eyed Peas' single territory, topping even 'Rock That Body' and 'Imma Be' in terms of embarrassment. But it's not just embarrassing to the band themselves: it's near-on embarrassing to listen to.”

4. Stokes featuring Baby Bash – Gravy (All The Bad Girls)

Stokes is a member of some country band, so he decided that wasn’t good enough and he wanted to rap. Bad idea, man. Really, white boy rap doesn’t get much worse than this (especially when he claims that in Spanish, his name is pronounced Stoques). The song is so terrible, Stokes’s record label is giving it away for free at gravyallthebadgirls.com. So if you’re a fan of that sort of thing, it’s your lucky day. If this song is supposed to be funny, it’s completely lost on me.

3. Soulja Boy – Pretty Boy Swag

Soulja Boy was #1 on this worst songs list in 2007 and 2008, but then he disappeared in 2009. Would that be the end of Soulja Boy? Fortunately not, as “Pretty Boy Swag” ended up being one of the most obnoxious songs of the year. Rapping as if he’s out of breath, Soulja Boy released arguably the worst rap song in the past few years.

2.  Joel Evan – Storm

Joel Evan, some guy with 2 first names, is clearly not as famous as the other people on this list. But when he released this laughable song “Storm” and its accompanying video, you can see why it was included. The video is one of the most unintentionally hilarious things I think I’ve ever seen.

1.  Katy Perry - Peacock

Katy Perry was awesome as a judge on American Idol, but her songs are usually subpar. She really hit her stride with “Peacock”, easily the worst song released this year. “Peacock” was originally supposed to be the third single from her latest album, but it was scrapped after testing poorly and “Firework” was released instead. Basically, this song is a way for Katy Perry to say the word “cock” as many times as she can in a row. The art of sexual innuendo was dying, but this song bludgeoned it to death. USA Today literally encourages people to skip the song if they buy the album and Slant Magazine sums it up well by saying, “ it's hard to imagine a song crasser or more aggravating than "Peacock." Every review of Teenage Dream will mention this track, and that's because it's potentially historic in its badness, to the point that, once you've heard it, you too will have to describe it to other people just to convince yourself that it really exists. It's one of those viscerally embarrassing musical moments where you start to feel ashamed of yourself just for witnessing it.” “Peacock” is truly historic in its badness and that’s how it earned the #1 spot on this list for 2010.

So what do you think? Do you agree with our list? Did we miss a terrible song? Leave us a comment and let us know.