Music: What is the worst #1 song ever?

[Elvis P]

What is the worst #1 song ever?

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[reckoning]

I strongly object to "Cats In The Cradle" being lumped in with all those terrible songs. I actually don't mind "Bad Day" or "You Light Up My Life" either.

The worst ever for me would be "How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?", "Disco Duck", "Wind Beneath My Wings" or that stupid Chipmunks Christmas song.

 

[Pizza!Pizza!]

I did 'We built this city'. Objectively there are songs on this list that were more poorly constructed and executed, however WBTC is just catchy enough to make it a viral form of terminal ear cancer.

 

[Teemu]

Mims - This Is Why I'm Hot

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

I voted "Ebony & Ivory" — Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder (1982). I've only listened to maybe a little less than half of this list. But "Ebony & Ivory" is a really really bad song.

 

[Osprey]

"I'm Too Sexy" - Right Said Fred

It's catchy and funny, but essentially a joke song. Weird Al has never had a #1 in his 40-year career, so it feels out of place. It's also something that takes no talent to sing, which might've contributed to its popularity.

 

[kihei]

My pick would be the only #1 song Chuck Berry ever had (which is mind blowing in itself, not even counting which song it is), "My Ding-a-Ling"

From the choices given, Debbie Boone's love song to God "You Light Up My Life" has always seemed to me to be the epitome of smarmy, obsequious, pious slime.

 

[johnjm22]

 

[Mikeaveli]

The only decent thing about this song is Carl's vocal during the chorus. Everything else is unbearable

 

[McRpro]

Saw thread title and instantly my first thought was, "Macarena". Yup, that's my pick.

 

[CANUCKS]

Its friday Friday gotta get down on Friday partyin partyin

 

[Smelling Salt]

Stevie Wonder has a much worse #1 song than Ebony and Ivory, and that would be I Just Called to Say I Love You.

 

[ViktorBaeArvidsson]

 

[WeThreeKings]

come on guys, I get its funny to hate on Creed but there's no way "Arms wide open" is worse than Macarena.

 

[Eisen]

It's Blue by Eiffel 65. Not close. I can't think of a song that I have such a visceral hatred for. Perhaps Imperium by Current 93, but that wasn't no1.

 

[MakeTheGoalsLarger]

the nominees are:

• excellent songs
• descent songs
• songs I don't know
• a song by Creed

easiest poll to answer ever.

 

[NyQuil]

My pick would be the only #1 song Chuck Berry ever had (which is mind blowing in itself, not even counting which song it is), "My Ding-a-Ling"

Of the poll options, it has to be between Starship and Powter.

A lot of the write-in votes are good too, although some of the songs were initially catchy like "Blue" and "I'm Too Sexy".

 

[cupcrazyman]

What is the worst #1 song ever?

Baby-Silk 1993

 

[WetcoastOrca]

I voted for Makarena. Paul Anka’s ‘You’re Having My Baby’ has to be right up there too. Mambo No. 5 makes me ill.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

It's Blue by Eiffel 65. Not close. I can't think of a song that I have such a visceral hatred for. Perhaps Imperium by Curent 93, but that wasn't no1.

Great song!

 

[Eisen]

Great song!

Which one?

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Which one?

Blue

 

[Eisen]

Blue

I have no idea why, but that song makes me literally angry just when I think about it. It's irrational.

 

[Ceremony]

*gestures vaguely at almost everything from the past decade*

 

[The Crypto Guy]

I have no idea why, but that song makes me literally angry just when I think about it. It's irrational.

Catchy beat.