Worst Songs of All time
1. “The Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)”, The Cheeky Girls (2003)
Voted the #1 “worst pop record” which had entered the official British singles chart higher than 75 by Channel Four viewers in a poll broadcast in January 2004. “Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)” is a 2002 single by Popstars The Rivals contestants The Cheeky Girls. The song was released while the show was still happening, on 9 December 2002, and was later included on their debut album PartyTime. It spent four non-consecutive weeks at number two in the UK Singles Chart in December 2002 and January 2003.
2. “Dance with Me”, Reginald Bosanquet (1980)
A disco song recorded by a British newscaster, voted #1 in the Bottom 30 by listeners of British DJ Kenny Everett in a 1980 follow-up to his World’s Worst Wireless Show.
3. “Heartbeat”, Don Johnson (1986)
Boston.com’s Arts & Entertainment staff ranked this as No. 1 on their “Top Ten Worst Songs of All Time”, calling it a “truly awful song.”
4. Illegal Alien – Genesis (1983)
The song’s lyrics are a lighter, humorous depiction of the frustrations an illegal immigrant faces, leading up to the chorus: “It’s no fun/Being an illegal alien”. Even though the lyrics are intended as a satire and to be taken in jest, the song can rarely be heard on United States radio stations because of its perceived offensiveness toward illegal immigrants. In particular, the second stanza of the bridge — in which the immigrant suggestively offers sexual favours from his sister in exchange for admittance across the border — has been edited from radio versions of the song, as well as from the music video version.
5. “I Want My Baby Back”, Jimmy Cross (1965)
In 1977 British DJ Kenny Everett named it #1 in the Bottom 30 after a public vote and boy did it deserve it.
6. “The Millennium Prayer”, Cliff Richard (1999)
VH1 labeled this the worst number one record of all time after a poll.
7. “We Built This City”, Starship (1985)
Ranked #1 in “Run for Your Life! It’s the 50 Worst Songs Ever!” list in Blender Magazine. “We Built This City” is a song written by Bernie Taupin, Martin Page, Dennis Lambert, and Peter Wolf, and originally recorded by the group Starship and released as its debut single on August 30, 1985. The lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin, best known for his longtime collaboration with Elton John. The song features Mickey Thomas and Grace Slick on lead vocals, and the single version reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on November 16, 1985, and also number one on the U.S. Top Rock Tracks chart and number twelve in the United Kingdom. The song was engineered by Grammy-winning producer Bill Bottrell and arranged by Bottrell and Jasun Martz.
8. Sunglasses at Night – Corey Hart (1984)
“Sunglasses at Night” is a hit song recorded by Canadian singer Corey Hart. It was the first single to be released off his debut album, 1984’s First Offense, and became a hit single in the United States, rising to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1984. The song is considered by many to be a classic of 1980s pop rock and New Wave music, combining an unflagging synthesizer hook, rock guitar, obscure lyrics and a punk undercurrent throughout the song.
9. “Who Let the Dogs Out?”, Baha Men (2000)
Number one on Spinner’s “Top 20 Worst Songs Ever”. “Who Let the Dogs Out?” is a song written and originally recorded by Anslem Douglas for Trinidad and Tobago’s Carnival season of 1998. It was heard and taped on a float by hairdresser Keith from the London salon Smile, who played it to Jonathan King, who recorded it and released it under the name Fatt Jakk and his Pack of Pets. It then came to the attention of King’s friend Steve Greenberg, who produced it with a group he was promoting called The Baha Men.
10. “(You’re) Having My Baby”, Paul Anka (1974)
No. 1 worst song as voted on by CNN.com users. “(You’re) Having My Baby” is a song written and recorded by Canadian popular music singer Paul Anka. Recorded as a duet with female vocalist Odia Coates, the song became Anka’s first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 15 years. Despite its commercial success, the song regularly appears in “worst song” lists and was voted the #1 “Worst Song of All Time” in a poll conducted by CNN.com.