Worst Songs of the Year
Vote for the Worst Presents: The Worst Songs of 2009
Vote for the Worst Presents: The Worst Songs of 2008
Each week, we'll be featuring the worst songs from each year this decade. We'll be counting down the absolute worst songs to come out each year from 2000 to 2009, and we'll be bringing back all of the songs you wish you'd forgotten. These are the songs that people just can't seem to believe exist, because they're just so terrible. There is a good mixture of guilty pleasures (the awfully funny) and complete crapfests (the awful with no merit). At the end of the 10 weeks, you'll have an opportunity to vote on the worst song of the decade.
2008 brought back a lot of things from the past you'd rather forget about. A lot of the worst songs of the year sampled past music, reintroduced bands we all thought had died, and even put a familiar face at the #1 spot. (This article is a repost of the original on December 11, 2008. For some fun comments from Beyonce fans who were furious at her inclusion on the list, check out that article's comments).
10. The Jonas Brothers – When You Look Me in the Eyes
As if American Idol didn’t prove it already, thank you Jonas Brothers for proving that 11 year old girls have no taste. Apparently tweens get off on gender ambiguous Disney clones with huge eyebrows whining like someone stole their bike. The song? It’s a bad pop song, but there are so many of those. This is top 10 material because the way these guys sing encourages people all over the world to just end their lives so they don’t have to listen to the next Jonas Brothers single.
Vote for the Worst Presents: The Worst Songs of 2007
Each week, we'll be featuring the worst songs from each year this decade. We'll be counting down the absolute worst songs to come out each year from 2000 to 2009, and we'll be bringing back all of the songs you wish you'd forgotten. These are the songs that people just can't seem to believe exist, because they're just so terrible. There is a good mixture of guilty pleasures (the awfully funny) and complete crapfests (the awful with no merit). At the end of the 10 weeks, you'll have an opportunity to vote on the worst song of the decade.
2007 was the year that record labels let teenagers run crazy and release any terrible song they could come up with. We were also introduced to some horrific dances that were accompanied by even more horrific songs. If you don't remember how much you hated Top 40 radio in 2007, take a walk down memory lane and relive your suicidal thoughts:
10. Good Charlotte - I Don't Wanna Be in Love (Dance Floor Anthem)
The lead singer is nasally and the song is about how Hillary Duff or whatever her name is was too good for him so she dumped him. Now he got Nicole Richie pregnant. Trading down, my friend. Trading down.
Vote for the Worst Presents: The Worst Songs of 2006
Each week, we'll be featuring the worst songs from each year this decade. We'll be counting down the absolute worst songs to come out each year from 2000 to 2009, and we'll be bringing back all of the songs you wish you'd forgotten. These are the songs that people just can't seem to believe exist, because they're just so terrible. There is a good mixture of guilty pleasures (the awfully funny) and complete crapfests (the awful with no merit). At the end of the 10 weeks, you'll have an opportunity to vote on the worst song of the decade.
2006 was the year where artists who just plain can't sing dominated the airwaves. A woman who was famous for a sex tape, the most obnoxious overuser of autotune, a lonely goatherd, and others made the radio a painful place. You couldn't turn the dial without your eardrums splitting open. Could 2006 be the worst year for music ever, or will 2009 make 2006 seem utterly brilliant? As we start to head to the end of the decade, check out the songs that made you lose faith in humanity in 2006:
10. Daniel Powter – Bad Day
This song just blows. American Idol sent it to radio repeat hell, but it was a bad song to begin with. So what, you had a bad day? I can't hear this song anymore without picturing awful slow motion montages with the words "it was a great experience" and "I'm so proud of myself" over and over. Not to mention Daniel Powter says in interviews that he doesn't even like it that much. If he doesn't even like it and he makes stupid frowny faces everytime he talks about it, I'm sure not going to like it.
Vote for the Worst Presents: The Worst Songs of 2005
Each week, we'll be featuring the worst songs from each year this decade. We'll be counting down the absolute worst songs to come out each year from 2000 to 2009, and we'll be bringing back all of the songs you wish you'd forgotten. These are the songs that people just can't seem to believe exist, because they're just so terrible. There is a good mixture of guilty pleasures (the awfully funny) and complete crapfests (the awful with no merit). At the end of the 10 weeks, you'll have an opportunity to vote on the worst song of the decade.
2005 was the year that incorporated way too much obnoxious spelling into songs. Suddenly, every coke whore with a record deal had to prove that she could also pass a 3rd grade spelling bee. So let's take a listen to the elementary school dropouts who made you remember the value of an education (and decent tune) in 2005:
10. Weezer- Beverly Hills
Would anyone really go to the Playboy mansion to hear Weezer play? Would anyone even go to a bowling alley to hear Weezer play? Certainly not if it's this song. The Playboy Mansion isn't even in Beverly Hills, they should actually be singing Holmby Hills. Incredibly boring, incredibly repetitive, and a waste of radio space that took up way more time than it deserved.
Vote for the Worst Presents: The Worst Songs of 2004
Each week, we'll be featuring the worst songs from each year this decade. We'll be counting down the absolute worst songs to come out each year from 2000 to 2009, and we'll be bringing back all of the songs you wish you'd forgotten. These are the songs that people just can't seem to believe exist, because they're just so terrible. There is a good mixture of guilty pleasures (the awfully funny) and complete crapfests (the awful with no merit). At the end of the 10 weeks, you'll have an opportunity to vote on the worst song of the decade.
2004 had a lot of bad music, but one family took up about 1/3 of this list with their awful voices. And the rest of the list is populated by some odd stuff you couldn't invent again if you tried. So what made you want to slit your wrists in 2004? These songs:
10. Five for Fighting – 100 Years
The song’s concept is stupid, but that isn’t really why it’s on this list. This guy’s voice is so fucking annoying. Who could listen to this without shooting themselves in the face? Do they torture war criminals with this song on replay? Do dogs in heat run into the room when it’s played? Whatever the song’s use, it shouldn’t ever be considered decent music.
Vote for the Worst Presents: The Worst Songs of 2003
Each week, we'll be featuring the worst songs from each year this decade. We'll be counting down the absolute worst songs to come out each year from 2000 to 2009, and we'll be bringing back all of the songs you wish you'd forgotten. These are the songs that people just can't seem to believe exist, because they're just so terrible. There is a good mixture of guilty pleasures (the awfully funny) and complete crapfests (the awful with no merit). At the end of the 10 weeks, you'll have an opportunity to vote on the worst song of the decade.
2003 was a year for songs that were so bad, they're good. So many guilty pleasures came out of this year, as people apparently were trying to be terrible to sell records. It worked! Here's a recap of the songs that made 2003 a terrible year for music.
10. Amanda Perez - Angel
Some people get record deals because they sing well. Some get record deals because they're attractive. Some get record deals based on buzz. Then there's Amanda Perez, who has none of the above. How she became famous, and how this horribly written and horribly sung song became such a hit on the radio is a mystery. Showing how one note she is, Amanda released a second single called "I Pray" which sounds almost identical to "Angel". Thankfully, Amanda never repeated the success of her first song.
Vote for the Worst Presents: The 10 Worst Songs of 2002
Each week, we'll be featuring the worst songs from each year this decade. We'll be counting down the absolute worst songs to come out each year from 2000 to 2009, and we'll be bringing back all of the songs you wish you'd forgotten. These are the songs that people just can't seem to believe exist, because they're just so terrible. There is a good mixture of guilty pleasures (the awfully funny) and complete crapfests (the awful with no merit). At the end of the 10 weeks, you'll have an opportunity to vote on the worst song of the decade.
2002 was a year for terrible songs with good intentions, pointless remakes, and songs about the joys of interacting with the female anatomy. So without further ado, here's a recap of the songs that made you contemplate throwing your car radio out the window in 2002.
10. Kelly Osbourne - Papa Don't Preach
The success of the TV show The Osbournes afforded the whole family some success. Sharon got an embarrassingly short lived talk show that was canceled almost immediately. Jack got a stint in rehab for his drug addictions. But the biggest shame was Kelly's recording career. Her first single was a cover of Madonna's "Papa Don't Preach", which was ironic because there's no way any man was looking to impregnate Kelly. Ever. For those of you who think her next song "Shut Up" was worse, you are correct. But it didn't come out until 2003 *cue creepy foreshadowing music*
Each week, we'll be featuring the worst songs from each year this decade. We'll be counting down the absolute worst songs to come out each year from 2000 to 2009, and we'll be bringing back all of the songs you wish you'd forgotten. These are the songs that people just can't seem to believe exist, because they're just so terrible. There is a good mixture of guilty pleasures (the awfully funny) and complete crapfests (the awful with no merit). At the end of the 10 weeks, you'll have an opportunity to vote on the worst song of the decade.
Now, 2009 was a tough year. I'm not lying when I say this year had the crappiest music, by far, of the decade. It was ridiculously difficult to narrow this list down to 10 songs. Because only 10 could fit, we're missing out on a lot of crap. So sorry to Pitbull, Eminem, Jennifer Lopez, Taylor Swift, Chris Brown, and other people that suck hardcore. I wish I could've included you. You also know it's a bad year when both T-Pain and Soulja Boy release music and neither make it on the list. So prepare for the suck, and check out the 10 worst songs of 2009:
10. Bowling for Soup – My Wena
Who doesn’t love a good song about a penis? Bowling for Soup seem to have devolved year after year to the point where now their failed attempts at humor have gotten so bad that a song about penises was the only place to go. The ridiculous music video (complete with a woman in a penis costume) pushes this one onto the top 10 list, even if the song pretends to be about a weiner dog at the end. No matter if you love or hate this one, it’s definitely one of the worst songs of the year for its dedication to urine, semen, and hand job jokes.