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Worst Songs of the 2000s

Best-of-an-era lists are always super-subjective: One judge's American Idol might be another's 'American Idiot.' But getting a majority to agree on the worst songs of the past decade should be a safer proposition. Can we assume we've all been aggravated to the point of self-injury by at least a few of the songs that follow? We thought so.

50. 'You're Beautiful,' James Blunt (2004)
Voted the most irritating song of all time in a British newspaper poll. By the same people who gave us Mr. Blunt in the first place.

49. 'Rockstar,' Nickelback (2005)
The band followed up its blockbuster 'How You Remind Me' with a rash of hits, none of which gave us quite the rash of this faux-cowboy anthem.

48. 'Warrior,' Kid Rock (2008)
If we plug our ears, does that mean we don't support the troops?

47. 'Gasolina,' Daddy Yankee (2004)
Pay at the pump. Do not top off.

46. 'Kryptonite,' 3 Doors Down (2000)
It's named, of course, for Superman's weakness. That's assuming the band has strengths.

45. 'Numb,' Linkin Park (2003)
"Can't you see that you're smothering me?" Chester asks. Hey, it's a two-way street.

44. 'La La,' Ashlee Simpson (2005)
Infamously, the pop star's next single after her 'SNL' lip-syncing meltdown. Should we be surprised it tanked?

43. 'Hollaback Girl,' Gwen Stefani (2005)
Dissed as a "cheerleader," Gwen chose the high road, poking fun at herself with this pom-pom anthem. Personally, we're partial to Toni Basil.

42. 'I Kissed a Girl,' Katy Perry (2008)
California voters reversed the right to same-sex marriage the year this song was released. Coincidence?

41. 'The Reason,' Hoobastank (2003)
Ballads and ridiculous band names haven't been this egregiously linked since the Butthole Surfers' 'The Ballad of Naked Man.'

40. 'Bad Day,' Daniel Powter (2005)
Covered by Alvin and the Chipmunks, who did it better.

39. 'Butterfly,' Crazy Town (2001)
"I'll make your legs shake": Are they pulling our leg?

38. 'Laffy Taffy,' D4L (2005)
Kiddie candy hasn't been so inappropriately raunchy since Blow Pops and Atomic Fireballs.

37. 'I Am a Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song),' Gummibar (2007)
Please tell us this one isn't X-rated, too.

36. 'Milkshake,' Kelis (2003)
Seriously, what's next? Now they're going to tell us there's something kinky about cotton candy.

35. 'Fergalicious,' Fergie (2006)
Fergie appears elsewhere on our list with the Black Eyed Peas, making her our sole repeat offender. Not that she's the only one who annoyed us twice.

34. 'Blue (Da Ba Dee),' Eiffel 65 (2000)
Do I look green to you?

33. 'She Bangs,' Ricky Martin (2000)
William Hung covered it. They make a nice couple.

32. 'Stars Are Blind,' Paris Hilton (2006)
Apparently deaf, too.

31. 'Wrestlers,' Hot Chip (2008)
A wan electropop ditty that depicts a domestic dispute in terms of pro wrestling. "Don't hit me with the chair": Only if you put this song down for the count.

30. 'American Life,' Madonna (2003)
With its military theme on the eve of the Iraq War, Madonna pulled her own video from circulation. Madonna, self-censoring: That's not the America we know and love.

29. 'Forever,' Chris Brown (2008)
Rihanna clearly has a different point of view on this one.

28. 'I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman,' Britney Spears (2001)
The waffling was killing us.

27. 'PopoZao,' Kevin Federline (2006)
The unwanted pop star should have taken a new nickname: Force-Fed.

26. 'It Wasn't Me,' Shaggy (2000)
Kicking off an unaccountable decade with an immortal pop denial: "It wasn't me."


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Trisha

LINKIN PARK RULES! I agree with the rest. Except the Gwen Stefani one. When I forget how to spell banana, it really helps.

December 28 2009 at 2:50 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Scott H. Mcintosh

I beleive most of these songs will last as some of the BEST songs of the decade. Whoever compiled this list is wrong, and should subseqeuntly be fired. Either he did not do his research, or is very partial to a certain genre of music making this article very one sided. I alone can think of 50 songs of the last decade that are 10 times worse than most of these. There are only 2 songs I agree with. Does success make a song Bad? If so this reporter would not know either way.

December 28 2009 at 10:57 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Forever By Chris Brown is actually my favourite song. lol. I guess to each their own.

December 27 2009 at 7:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jerryb

Are you a numismatist???? http://tr.im/A5w7

December 26 2009 at 6:04 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kalynn

I love, "You're Beautiful." Too bad too many folk like trash. Somethign of beauty eludes some. Sad.

December 26 2009 at 3:10 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mac

Always remember........popularity does not always equal quality.

December 26 2009 at 2:40 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
TTT

WTH? This list is a load of crap! Most of these songs were in the top 10 during their run. I know it's time to log off when they make these stupid and untrue list!

December 26 2009 at 2:07 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Liam

panda, i completely agree. the author of this must have been dropped on their head as a child and then thrown at a keyboard to make a random list. Like i agree that paris hilton should be on this list, but a good number of other songs should not be on this

December 25 2009 at 11:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Panda

This list is complete bullshit. I agree with A FEW of the songs being the worst, but most of them were really GOOD songs! Whoever wrote this must be tone deaf. Or retarded. Or both.

December 25 2009 at 10:38 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Alex

I second that ---spinner staff--DO NOT POST ANYMORE SHIT LIKE THIS-YOUR WRONG.

December 26 2009 at 12:28 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mac

When the comments are 100 % spam maybe it's time to do away with the comment option.

December 25 2009 at 9:16 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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leolux10

HAHAHAHAHA!!! You're right, Max! XD

December 25 2009 at 10:05 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply