200+ Worst Songs in Popular Music

Worst Songs in Pop Music

  
  

World’s Worst Pop Music

  

Bad music and all of the worst songs are subjective, we admit.  Often, the songs on this are loved by many but hated even more by others.

This section is devoted entirely to the worst songs of all time. Well, maybe not the all-time worst written songs or worst performances of all time. Perhaps “Really irritating songs that used to be popular songs” would be a better title. On the other hand, there are people reading the list below and saying to themselves ‘these are the greatest hits of all time!”

These are songs that, admit it or not, we all knew and mostly liked when they first came out. These are songs that make us cringe when we hear them now in front of loved ones.
What were we thinking?

How does one define a “bad song”?

Sometimes they are just too ‘catchy’ or we have heard them far too many times for a single lifetime. You may love a particular ditty and the person next to you may give you a look of horror, disdain, and even a little pity when they realize that you are enjoying that sound coming out of the speakers.

We’re not talking about music genres here. Parents/Adults have been whining about what the “kids” were listening to since the 1920’s. That nasty Charleston stuff that evolved into that Sinful Swinging, that enabled Elvis to gyrate, leading to Tina Turner showing some leg, Jim Morrison performing nude, Ozzie biting live bats,  the Sex Pistols urinating on stage, James Brown singing about his “Sex Machine”, and Eminem flipping the world “the bird” at the 2000 Grammys.

Don’t tell us “today’s music is terrible”. You sound like your mom talking about those long-haired, unkempt bad boys in “The Beatles”, or her mom harping about Elvis. Or those teachers who banned swing dancing at the school dances during World War II. Music marches in.

People like Pat Boone tried to make R & B/rock-n-roll acceptable to the masses, yet, for all his pop music success, his greatest achievement was the fathering of his daughter, Debbie Boone, who went on to record one of the most successful bad songs of all time, “You Light Up My Life”, lasting 10 weeks at Billboard’s number one, and over 20 weeks in the Top 40 in 1977. She won the Grammy for the best new artist as well. She never charted again, which is just fine for those of us who heard it, on average, a hundred thousand times that
Summer of ’77.

(BTW – the 70s was the list filled the fastest, followed by the 2000s with the 90s close behind.)
(BTW2 – The further back we go, the more complaints we seem to get about the “worst” selections. Time is very kind to bad songs, apparently.)

  

The 2000s – Worst Songs

1. Popozao – Kevin Federline  
2. American Pie – Madonna  
3. Magic – B.o.B Featuring Rivers Cuomo  
4. All Day Long I Dream About Sex – JC Chasez  
5. Lonely – Akon  
6. Who Let The Dogs Out – Baha Men  
7. Butterfly – Crazytown  
8. I’m A Girl, Not Yet a Woman – Britney Spears  
9. My Humps – Black Eyed Peas  
10. I Played Chicken With A Train – Cowboy Troy  
11. Black and Yellow – Wiz Khalifa  
12. It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp – Djay f/ Shug (OSCAR WINNING SONG)  
13. Country Girl – DF Dub  
14. Las Ketchup – The Ketchup Song  
15. Shut Up – Kelly Osbourne  
16. Ring The Alarm – Beyonce  
17. Starry Eyed Surprized – Oakenfold  
18. Laffy Taffy – D4L  
19. Teenage Dirtbag – Wheatus  
20. A Little Less Conversation – Elvis vs JXL  
21. She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy – Kenny Chesney  
22. Sorry – Justin Guarini  
23. Friday – Rebecca Black  
24. Pimpin’ All Over The World – Ludacris Featuring Bobby Valentino  
25. Unfaithful – Rihanna  
26. Hey Ma – Cam’ron feat. Juelz Santana, Feekey Zekey and Toya  
27. Grillz – Nelly, featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp  
28. Beautiful Soul – Jessie McCartney  
29. Your Body Is a Wonderland – John Mayer  
30. Picture – Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow  
31. American Life – Madonna  
32. Float On – Modest Mouse  
33. She Bangs – Ricky Martin  
34. I’m Real – Jennifer Lopez  
35. You’re Beautiful – James Blunt  
36. I’m In Love With A Stripper – T. Pain with Mike Jones  
37. I Kissed A Girl – Katy Perry  
38. Sorry 2004 – Ruben Studdard  
39. Catch My Disease – Ben Lee  
40. Black Suits Comin’ – Will Smith  

The Nineties’ – Worst Songs

1. You Must Love Me – Madonna  
2. I Can’t Dance – Genesis  
3. Rico Suave – Gerardo  
4. Achy Breaky Heart – Billy Ray Cyrus  
5. Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice  
6. 2 Legit 2 Quit – M.C. Hammer    
7. I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston    
8. Informer – Snow  
9. Life – Des’ree    
10. U Can’t Touch This – M.C. Hammer  
11. Cantaloop – US3  
12. Champagne Supernova – Oasis  
13. All For Love – Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and Sting  
14. My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion (Totally controversial as a bad song)  
15. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You – Bryan Adams  
16. This Kiss – Faith Hill  
17. Let Her Cry – Hootie and the Blowfish  
18. I’m Too Sexy – Right Said Fred  
19. Peaches – The Presidents of the United States  
20. The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You – Bryan Adams  
21. Good Stuff – B-52s  
22. I Finally Found Someone – Bryan Adams and Barbra Streisand  
23. Fly Away – Lenny Kravitz  
24. One Of Us – Joan Osborne  
25. Higher – Creed  
26. Lump – Presidents of the United States of America  
27. Are You Jimmy Ray? – Jimmy Ray  
28. Believe – Cher  
29. Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough – Patty Smyth and Don Henley  
30. Roam – B-52s  
31. Shiny Happy People – R.E.M.  
32. Play That Funky Music – Vanilla Ice  
33. Faith – Limp Bizkit  
34. Ironic – Alanis Morrisette  
35. Can I Touch You… There? – Michael Bolton  
36. One Headlight – The Wallflowers  
37. If I Was Your Mother – Bon Jovi  
38. Barbie Girl – Aqua  
39. Something Happened On The Way To Heaven – Phil Collins  
40. Macarena – Los Del Rio  

The Eighties’ – Worst Songs

1. Morning Train (9 to 5) – Sheena Easton  
2. The Girl Is Mine – Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney  
3. To All the Girls I Loved Before – Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson  
4. The Final Countdown – Europe  
5. Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley  
6. Ebony and Ivory – Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder    
7. We Built This City – Starship    
8. Lady In Red – Chris DeBurgh  
9. Rock Me Amadeus – Falco    
10. Hip To Be Square – Huey Lewis and the News  
11. Wild Wild West – Escape Club  
12. The Twist (Yo, Twist!) – Fat Boys featuring Chubby Checker  
13. Mickey – Toni Basil  
14. Groovy Kind of Love – Phil Collins  
15. We Didn’t Start The Fire – Billy Joel  
16. Get Outta My Dreams Get Into My Car – Billy Ocean  
17. We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off – Jermaine Stewart  
18. Hangin’ Tough – New Kids on the Block  
19. Puttin On The Ritz – Taco  
20. Goonies R Good Enough – Cyndi Lauper  
21. Safety Dance – Men Without Hats  
22. The One That You Love – Air Supply  
23. Harlem Shuffle – Rolling Stones  
24. Maneater – Hall and Oates  
25. Bad – Michael Jackson  
26. The Warrior – Scandal  
27. Word Up – Cameo  
28. Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin  
29. Invisible Touch – Genesis  
30. My Prerogative – Bobby Brown  
31. Who’s That Girl – Madonna  
32. Good Thing – Fine Young Cannibals  
33. Medley – Stars on 45  
34. Woman In Love – Barbra Streisand  
35. Sussudio – Phil Collins  
36. Let Me Tickle Your Fancy – Jermaine Jackson & Devo  
37. Venus – Bananarama  
38. Two Hearst – Phil Collins  
39. I Like To Rock – April Wine  
40. The Look – Roxette  

The Seventies’ – Worst Songs

1. I’ve Never Been To Me – Charlene  
2. Seasons In The Sun – Terry Jacks  
3. Tusk – Fleetwood Mac  
4. Feelings – Morris Albert  
5. Don’t Give Up On Us – David Soul  
6. Let Her In – John Travolta    
7. MacArthur Park – Donna Summer  
8. You Light Up My Life – Debbie Boone (OSCAR WINNING SONG)  
9. Boogie Oogie Oogie – A Taste of Honey    
10. Lovin’ You – Minnie Riperton  
11. Midnight At The Oasis – Maria Muldaur  
12. I Am… I Said – Neil Diamond  
13. Sometimes When We Touch – Dan Hill  
14. Afternoon Delight – Starland Vocal Band  
15. Oh Babe, What Would You Say? – Hurricane Smith  
16. Shannon – Henry Gross  
17. (You’re) Having My Baby – Paul Anka  
18. A Horse With No Name – America  
19. Silly Love Songs – Wings  
20. Disco Duck – Rick Dees  
21. I Write The Songs – Barry Manilow  
22. Muskrat Love – Captain and Tennille  
23. Ma Belle Amie – The Tee Set  
24. Run Joey Run – David Geddes  
25. Brand New Key – Melanie  
26. Do Ya Think I’m Sexy – Rod Stewart  
27. Have You Never Been Mellow? – Olivia Newton-John  
28. Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast – Wayne Newton  
29. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown – Frank Sinatra  
30. Ode To Billie Joe – Bobbi Gentry  
31. The Logical Song – Supertramp  
32. Alone Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O’Sullivan  
33. Billy, Don’t Be a Hero – Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods  
34. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) – Rupert Holmes  
35. I Am Woman – Helen Reddy  
36. Do That To Me One More Time – Captain and Tennille  
37. O-o-h Child – The 5 Stairsteps  
38. Wildfire – Michael Murphy  
39. Mama Can’t Buy You Love – Elton John  
40. Playground In My Mind – Clint Holmes  

The 60s’ – Worst Songs

1. MacArthur Park – Richard Harris  
2. I Dig Rock and Roll Music – Peter, Paul and Mary  
3. Yummy Yummy Yummy – Ohio Express  
4. Palisades Park – Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon  
5. The Tra La La Song – The Banana Splits  
6. Ringo – Lorne Greene    
7. I’m Henry VII I Am – Herman’s Hermits    
8. 98.6 – Keith  
9. Honey – Bobby Goldsboro    
10. Tiptoe Through The Tulips – Tiny Tim  
11. Winchester Cathedral – New Vaudeville Band  
12. Surfin Bird – The Trashman  
13. Jingle Jangle – The Archies  
14. Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini – Bryan Hyland  
15. Cherish – The Association  
16. Inna-Gadda-Da-Vita – Iron Butterfly  
17. Somethin’ Stupid – Frank and Nancy Sinatra  
18. Tell Laura I Love Her – Ray Peterson  
19. Take a Letter Maria – R.B. Greaves  
20. Do The Freddie – Freddie and the Dreamers  
21. Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon – Neil Diamond  
22. Please Mr. Custer – Larry Verne  
23. In The Year 2525 – (Exordium and Terminus) – Zager and Evans  
24. Feeling Groovy – Simon and Garfunkle  
25. The Name Game – Shirley Ellis  
26. Revolution 9 – The Beatles  
27. Do The Clam – Elvis Presley  
28. Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) – John Fred and His Playboy Band  
29. Young Girl – Gary Puckett  
30. Dizzy – Tommy Roe  
31. San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) – Scott McKenzie  
32. Dominique – The Singing Nun  
33. Do Wah Diddy Diddy – Manfred Mann  
34. Lady Willpower – Gary Puckett  
35. Teen Angel – Mark Dinning  
36. Ringo – Lorne Green  
37. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes – Crosby Stills and Nash  
38. Wives and Lovers – Jack Jones  
39. Don’t Pass Me By – The Beatles  
40. The Happening – The Supremes  

The 50s’ – Worst Songs

1. The Chipmonk Song – David Seville  
2. The Happy Organ – Dave “Baby” Cortez  
3. Doggie In The Window – Patti Page  
4. Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom) – Perry Como  
5. Venus – Frankie Avalon  
6. Beep Beep – The Playmates    
7. I Wish I Were In Love Again – Frank Sinatra    
8. Dance With Me, Henry – Georgia Gibbs  
9. Lonely Boy – Paul Anka    
10. Teen-Age Crush – Tommy Sands  
11. Young Love – Tab Hunter  
12. Banana Boat Song – Steve Lawrence  
13. Rock and Roll Waltz – Kay Starr  
14. Aba Daba Honeymoon – Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter  
15. Teen-Age Crush – Tommy Sands  
16. Charlie Brown – The Coasters  
17. The Battle of New Orleans – Johnny Horton  
18. Kookie Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb) – Connie Stevens with Edd Byrnes  
19. Why – Frankie Avalon  
20. Tutti Frutti – Pat Boone  
21. Western Movies – The Olympics  
22. Sugartime – The McGuire Sisters  
23. Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat – Paul Evans  
24. Come On-A My House – Rosemary Clooney  
25. Butterfly – Andy Williams