Top 5 Worst Songs Of All Time

#2 because the final validated order places "Starship — "We Built This City"" here with 71 framework points. It follows #1 "Rebecca Black — "Friday"" after those deterministic tie-breaks. It is placed above #3 "Justin Bieber feat. Ludacris — "Baby"" by the deterministic evidence, prompt-fit, source-count, and title tie-breaks.

A frequent critics' punching bag: its corporate-rock sheen and anti-corporate lyrics made it an enduring example of 1980s excess.

#3 because the final validated order places "Justin Bieber feat. Ludacris — "Baby"" here with 71 framework points. It follows #2 "Starship — "We Built This City"" after those deterministic tie-breaks. It is placed above #4 "Richard Harris — "MacArthur Park"" by the deterministic evidence, prompt-fit, source-count, and title tie-breaks.

A lightning rod for backlash against teen-pop saturation, with repetitive hooks and massive exposure making it a go-to target for online dislike.

#4 because the final validated order places "Richard Harris — "MacArthur Park"" here with 71 framework points. It follows #3 "Justin Bieber feat. Ludacris — "Baby"" after those deterministic tie-breaks. It is placed above #5 "Vanilla Ice — "Ice Ice Baby"" by the deterministic evidence, prompt-fit, source-count, and title tie-breaks.

Often mocked for melodramatic orchestration and famously strange cake-in-the-rain imagery, making it a classic example of pop grandiosity gone too far.

#5 because the final validated order places "Vanilla Ice — "Ice Ice Baby"" at the publication cutoff with 71 framework points. It follows #4 "Richard Harris — "MacArthur Park"" after those deterministic tie-breaks.

A landmark of pop-rap backlash: criticized for novelty framing, credibility issues, and its heavily recognizable Queen/Bowie bassline.