The Jukebox From Hell


    These are the 90 pop songs released during my lifetime that irritate me the most, although this is not merely because they're cringe-inducing, because from a strictly musical or lyrical point of view, hundreds of even worse offenders are unleashed upon the world every year. Here, I limit my list to the awful and annoying songs that also got overplayed on Top 40 radio. If you have any nominations for this list, e-mail me.

    1. At This Moment - Billy Vera and the Beaters
    2. From a Distance - Bette Midler
    3. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
    4. The Greatest Love of All - Whitney Houston
    5. Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
    6. Back on My Feet Again - Michael Bolton
    7. MacArthur Park - Richard Harris
    8. Didn't We Almost Have It All - Whitney Houston
    9. How am I Supposed To Live Without You? - Michael Bolton
    10. I'll Be There For You  - Bon Jovi
    11. Bring Me Back To Life - Evanescence
    12. God Bless The U.S.A. - Lee Greenwood
    13. I Am Woman - Helen Reddy
    14. I've Never Been To Me - Charlene
    15. She's Like the Wind - Patrick Swayze
    16. You Light Up My Life - Debbie Boone
    17. Where Does My Heart Beat Now - Celine Dion
    18. I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman - Britney Spears
    19. Endless Love - Lionel Ritchie and Diana Ross
    20. Seasons in The Sun - Terry Jacks
    21. Ebony and Ivory - Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
    22. This One's For The Children - New Kids On The Block
    23. Feelings - Morris Albert
    24. Hands Up - Ottawan
    25. The Lady in Red - Chris DeBurgh
    26. I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing - Aerosmith
    27. Hungry Eyes - Eric Carmen
    28. Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill
    29. That's What Friends are For - Dionne Warwick (and Friends)
    30. Everything I Do (I Do it For You) - Bryan Adams
    31. Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler
    32. I Write the Songs - Barry Manilow
    33. What I Am - Edie Brickel and the New Bohemians
    34. Achy, Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
    35. One of Us - Joan Osborne
    36. Sara - Starship
    37. Oh Sherry - Steve Perry
    38. My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
    39. The Next To Be With You - Mr. Big
    40. Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of  - U2
    41. Annie's Song - John Denver
    42. I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) - Meatloaf
    43. Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
    44. Luka - Suzanne Vega
    45. All For Love - Bryan Adams, Rob Stewart, Sting
    46. When I'm With You - Sherrif
    47. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World - Charlie Rich
    48. You're Having My Baby - Paul Anka
    49. Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor
    50. Mouth - Bush
    51. With Arms Wide Open - Creed
    52. Let Her Cry - Hootie and the Blowfish
    53. Hello - Lionel Ritchie
    54. The One That You Love - Air Supply
    55. Best That You Can Do (Arthur's Theme) - Christopher Cross
    56. Me and You and a Dog Named Boo - Lobo
    57. Tie a Yellow Ribbon - Tony Orlando and Dawn
    58. You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi
    59. Suddenly - Billy Ocean
    60. Last Kiss - Pearl Jam
    61. We Are The World - U.S.A. For Africa
    62. Breakfast at Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something
    63. Almost Paradise - Mike Reno & Ann Wilson
    64. Unsent (Dear Matthew) - Alanis Morrissette
    65. How You Remind Me  - Nickelback
    66. Lovin' You - Minnie Ripperton
    67. Disco Duck - Rick Dees
    68. We Built This City - Starship
    69. Sing - The Carpenters
    70. Shannon - Henry Gross
    71. Put Your Hand in the Hand - Ocean
    72. I Love You Period - Dan Baird
    73. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
    74. She's All I Ever Had - Ricky Martin
    75. The Ketchup Song  - Las Ketchup
    76. Angel - Sarah Mclachlan
    77. It's All Coming Back To Me Now - Celine Dion
    78. I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton John
    79. I Got You Babe - Cher (with Beavis and Butt-head)
    80. Theme From Mahagony (Do You Know Where You're Going To?) - Diana Ross
    81. I Just Died In Your Arms - The Cutting Crew
    82. Foolish Games - Jewel
    83. Boom Boom Boom (Let's Go Back To My Room) - Paul Lekakis
    84. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
    85. God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You - NSYNC
    86. Push - Matchbox 20
    87. The Girl Is Mine - Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney
    88. Hero  - Chad Kroger
    89. You're in Love - Wilson Phillips
    90. Even The Nights are Better - Air Supply

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