The “Phoenix New Times” put out a list of ‘The 16 Worst Songs to Ever Reach #1.’ Of course, it’s subjective depending on your taste . . . meaning, if you have questionable taste in music, they might not seem as bad as they are.
By the way… No country song made it to the list!
Here’s the Top 10:
1. The USA for Africa anthem “We Are the World”, 1985 . . . #1 for four weeks
2. “We Built This City”, Starship, 1985 . . . #1 for four weeks
3. “Bad Day”, Daniel Powter, 2006 . . . #1 for five weeks
4. “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)”, Los Del Rio, 1996 . . . #1 for 14 weeks (???)
5. “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)”, Meat Loaf, 1993 . . . #1 for five weeks
6. “Total Eclipse of the Heart”, Bonnie Tyler, 1983 . . . #1 for four weeks
7. “Ebony & Ivory”, Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder, 1982 . . . #1 for seven weeks
8. “You Light Up My Life”, Debby Boone, 1979 . . . #1 for 10 weeks
9. “Can’t Help Falling in Love”, UB40, 1993 . . . #1 for seven weeks
10. “Informer”, Snow, 1993 . . . #1 for seven weeks
PhoenixNewTimes.com has the whole list on two pages