THE WORST SONGS EVER

Everything can be found on Wikipedia – even a list of the worst songs ever. It’s all subjective, of course, but the Wiki people have compiled a list based on ‘worst’ lists from polls and critics. Here are 10 of the terrible songs on their list (with apologies if your favourite song is included).

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da – The Beatles (1968): Voted the worst ever recorded in a listener poll organised by Mars

The Birdie Song – The Tweets (1981): Worst song ever written, in the opinion of Clash guitarist Mick Jones

Agadoo – Black Lace (1984): Ranked worst song in history by the Guardian in 2009 and ‘worst song ever’ in a Q magazine poll

We Built This City – Starship (1985): Worst song ever in a Blender list and disowned by Starship singer Grace Slick

Achy Breaky Heart – Billy Ray Cyrus (1992): Miley’s dad recorded the worst song of all time, according to the Independent on Saturday

Mr Blobby – Mr Blobby (1993): Worst Christmas song ever, according to the Telegraph and a HMV poll

The Millennium Prayer – Cliff Richard (1999): A VH1 poll named this worst number one of all time The Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum) – The Cheeky Girls (2002): Worst pop record in a poll of Channel four viewers You’re Beautiful –

James Blunt (2005): Most irritating song ever, according to a One Poll survey.

Baby – Justin Bieber (2010): Voted worst song ever in a Time