Top 10 Best "Worst" Songs

1)   “Muskrat Love” by Captain & Tennille: This song was originally recorded by William Alan Ramsey in 1972. Ramsey also wrote the song, but the song did not receive a lot recognition until Toni Tennille and Daryl Dragon released their version of the song in 1976. The song made it to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Although the song gives a peaceful vibe and an attempt of muskrat sounds on a keyboard, this song may hands down be the best “worst” song ever recorded.

2)   “Party All The Time” by Eddie Murphy: Comedian/actor Eddie Murphy released this Rick James-assisted track in 1985. Murphy’s career was just really beginning after being apart of the Saturday Night Live cast from 1980-1984 and Murphy’s hit movie Beverly Hills Cop was just released a few months prior. This was not the first or the last time Murphy would make an attempt at a singing career. Murphy would go on to release songs such as “Whatzupwitu” with Michael Jackson, “I Was a King” with Shabba Ranks, and his most recent single titled “Red Light” featuring Snoop Lion, which came out in 2013.

3)   “Beth” by Kiss: Some would wonder why this song would make this list since “Beth” was Kiss’ highest charting single to date. The song was released in 1976 on their album Destroyer. Kiss drummer Peter Criss, provides his vocals and plays the piano on the song. This is the only Kiss song that features no instrumental accompaniment of from the band’s main instruments. This song was also said to be the reason for such sluggish album sales for Destroyer.

4)   “U Can’t Touch This” by MC Hammer: Another questionable song for this list. “U Can’t Touch This” was one of the few hip-hop songs that got major mainstream success in the 90s. I would say that because compared to hip-hop released at the time it paled in comparison to a lyrical rapper such as Big Daddy Kane or Rakim. The song samples prominent riff from the late Rick James’ “Super Freak.” MC Hammer’s success was short lived to say the least as he would go on to file for bankruptcy in 1996 after spending most of his money on staff and personal luxuries. “U Can’t Touch This” gave Hammer notoriety, but would become his only major hit. Ultimately, making him a one hit wonder.

5)   “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice: Rob Van Winkle aka Vanilla Ice was one the first white rappers to achieve mainstream success with his hit “Ice Ice Baby.” It would go on to be his only major hit song. Vanilla Ice falls into the same category as MC Hammer except Vanilla Ice never went broke like Hammer did. To give credit where credit is due, “Ice Ice Baby” would be just as successful today as it was in 1990 when it was released.

6)   “Friday” by Rebecca Black: In 2011, this song made Rebecca Black a YouTube sensation. The original video had received over a 150 million views on YouTube while also having 3.1 million dislikes as well. This song came out around the time social media was about to takeoff. Since recording this highly annoying yet fun song, Black has released another song called “Saturday” and in my opinion it is far better than her debut song that garnered attention towards her even though it’s not as big of a “success” as “Friday.”

7)   “Rockstar” by Nickelback: “If aliens came to earth and asked why and asked why everyone hates Nickelback so much, this song would be a perfect explanation,” said entertainment website Buzzfeed. Nickelback released their song “Rockstar” off their fifth studio album All the Right Reasons in 2005. The music video was one of the most cameo heavy videos in a long time featuring appearances from former UFC fighter Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell to rappers Twista and Paul Wall to retired basketball player Grant Hill. Despite it’s wild popularity, this song is deemed as one the worst songs ever.

8)   “Rump Shaker” by Wreckx-N-Effect: Despite coming under fire for the alleged exploitation in the song’s music video, this double platinum selling single made a name for this rap duo. The song featured a verse that was performed by the popular New Jack Swing era artist Teddy Riley. The verse was written by Riley’s young protégé Pharrell Williams and has also been said to have additional production from Williams and his Neptunes cohort Chad Hugo. Overall, “Rump Shaker” was one of the many great party songs made in the 90s that you can still hear to this day.

9)   “Thong Song” by Sisqó: In 1999, R&B singer Sisqó blessed us with the one and only “Thong Song.” The lead singer of the R&B group Dru Hill made a name for himself as a solo artist. This would become Sisqó’s second highest peaking single as a solo artist and even earned him four Grammy nominations for it. So if you are an aspiring musician keep in mind that you can become a successful artist off a song no matter how ridiculous the concept may be.

10)  “I’ll Be Missing You” by Puff Daddy: Personally, this is one of my all time favorite songs from the 90s era of hip-hop. In 1997, this heartfelt tribute was written and dedicated to the late great Notorious B.I.G. who had been murdered two months prior. Sean Combs aka Puff Daddy/P. Diddy/Diddy ran the biggest hip-hop conglomerate in the 90s with his label Bad Boy Records. Why is this considered one of the worst songs ever? The song samples “Every Breath You Take” by The Police and most critics feel “I’ll Be Missing You” pales in comparison to the sampled Police song. 

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