Here’s part two of the Bottom 40, my list of the decade’s worst pop hits. In this installment, we get a much closer look at Flyover Rock, songs that come from America’s Heartland and which demonstrate how America might just have a heart attack if it doesn’t lay off the cheese. (And the woman-hating.)
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Every single week I find a handful new pop songs that both excite and delight my ears. But for every new song I like, there’s unfortunately at least three that I don’t, and some of those stinkers become quite popular and really very annoying over time. Here’s my list of the forty worst offenders of the decade. So as not to drive myself too crazy, I restricted the list to songs that made the top 40 on Billboard’s Hot 100 (which is not the same as the airplay chart, but which is easier to find by lazily browsing Wikipedia.) I also limited the list to one song per artist, because really, is there any point in weighing the cons and cons of each 3 Doors Down hit? No.
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Rank. Artist, Title (Last Week, Peak Position, Weeks On Chart)
1. Moby, Mistake (2, 1, 6)
2. Alphabeat, The Spell (3, 2, 5)
3. Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions, Blanchard (7, 3, 6)
4. Ian Brown, Stellify (5, 4, 7)
5. Natalie Imbruglia, Want (10, 5, 6)
6. Pink, Funhouse (1, 1, 7)
7. O.Children, Dead Disco Dancer (14, 7, 4)
8. Amerie, Heard ‘Em All (15, 8, 5)
9. La Roux, I’m Not Your Toy (9, 9, 7)
10. Boy Crisis, Fountain of Youth (12, 10, 6)
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Rank. Artist, Title (Last Week, Peak Position, Weeks On Chart)
1. Pink, Funhouse (1, 1, 6)
2. Moby, Mistake (2, 2, 5)
3. Alphabeat, The Spell (8, 3, 4)
4. Annie, Songs Remind Me Of You (3, 3, 7)
5. Ian Brown, Stellify (12, 5, 6)
6. Miley Cyrus, Party In The USA (6, 6, 8)
7. Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions, Blanchard (14, 7,
8. Taylor Swift, Fifteen (4, 2, 7)
9. La Roux, I’m Not Your Toy (11, 9, 6)
10. Natalie Imbruglia, Want (16, 10, 5)
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Rank. Artist, Title (Last Week, Peak Position, Weeks On Chart)
1. Pink, Funhouse (7, 1, 5)
2. Moby, Mistake (8, 2, 4)
3. Annie, Songs Remind Me Of You (4, 3, 6)
4. Taylor Swift, Fifteen (2, 2, 6)
5. The Twilight Sad, I Became A Prostitute (1, 1, 10) LONGEST CHART SITTER
6. Miley Cyrus, Party In The USA (6, 6, 7)
7. Music Go Music, Warm In The Shadows (3, 1, 8)
8. Alphabeat, The Spell (15, 8, 3)
9. J*Davey, End of Your World (Mama’s Back) (11, 9, 6)
10. The Big Pink, Dominos (5, 5, 8)
11. La Roux, I’m Not Your Toy (14, 11, 5)
12. Ian Brown, Stellify, Stellify (18, 12, 5)
13. Florence and the Machine, Drumming Song (9, 1, 9)
14. Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions, Blanchard (21, 14, 4)
15. Muse, Uprising (17, 15, 4)
16. Natalie Imbruglia, Want (24, 16, 4)
17. Boy Crisis, Fountain of Youth (22, 17, 4)
18. O.Children, Dead Disco Dancer (25, 18, 3)
19. Jay-Z feat. Rihanna and Kanye West, Run This Town (12, 9, 7)
20. Amerie, Heard ‘Em All (29, 20, 3) GREATEST GAIN
21. The Raveonettes, Last Dance (27, 21, 3)
22. Bat For Lashes, Sleep Alone (13, 1, 10) LONGEST CHART SITTER
23. Jack Penate, Tonight’s Today (26, 23, 3)
24. Cheryl Cole, Fight For This Love (28, 24, 2)
25. Bleech, The Worthing Song (10, 3, 8)
26. Mary J Blige fea. Drake, The One (16, 16, 6)
27. HEALTH, Die Slow (33, 27, 2)
28. Britney Spears, 3 (34, 28, 2)
29. Richard Hawley, For Your Lover, Give Some Time (NEW) HIGHEST DEBUT
30. Jean-Philippe Verdin, Little Sister (20, 8, 9)
31. Julian Casblancas, 11th dimension (NEW)
32. Hockey, Song Away (37, 32, 2)
33. Coeur de Pirate, Commes Des Enfants (NEW)
34. Jordin Sparks, SOS (Let The Music Play) (40, 34, 2)
35. Gin Wigmore, Oh My (NEW)
36. Charlotte Hatherley, White (19, 15, 8) BIGGEST DROP
37. The Slits, Ask Ma (NEW)
38. Boy of Girl, Hot Chocolate Boy (NEW)
39. Mini Viva, Left My Heart In Tokyo (23, 2, 10) LONGEST CHART SITTER
40. Linda Sundblad, 2 All My Girls (NEW)
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Rank. Artist, Title (Last Week, Peak Position, Weeks On Chart)
1. The Twilight Sad, I Became A Prostitute (2, 1, 9)
2. Taylor Swift, Fifteen (6, 2, 5)
3. Music Go Music, Warm In The Shadows (1, 1, 7)
4. Annie, Songs Remind Me Of You (7, 4, 5)
5. The Big Pink, Dominos (5, 5, 7)
6. Miley Cyrus, Party In The USA (10, 6, 6)
7. Pink, Funhouse (13, 7, 4)
8. Moby, Mistake (16, 8, 3)
9. Florence and the Machine, Drumming Song (4, 1, 8)
10. Bleech, The Worthing Song (3, 3, 7)
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