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* Music/JanelleMonae: Two of her albums have charted in the top 10 of the Billboard 200, and her work has recieved widespread critical acclaim, but much to Todd's frustration, she's never come close to having a top 40 hit aside from her guest spot on Fun's "We Are Young". He also noted in the James Somerton debunking video that "normies don't listen to Janelle Monáe" when talking about James' claims about Monáe having to come out openly because people didn't understand "Pynk".

* Music/JanelleMonae: Two of her albums have charted in the top 10 of the Billboard 200, and her work has recieved widespread critical acclaim, but much to Todd's frustration, she's never come close to having a top 40 hit aside from her guest spot on Fun's "We Are Young".

!!Songs

[[WMG:Song Sampling and Interpolation]]
[[folder:Top 10 Worst Uses of {{Sampling}} or Interpolation]]
* "About You" by Trey Songz sampling "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon
* "All Summer Long" by Music/KidRock sampling "Sweet Home Alabama" by Music/LynyrdSkynyrd and "Werewolves of London" by Music/WarrenZevon: He mentioned his dislike of this song in his Dexy's Midnight Runners episode of One Hit Wonderland.
* "Alone Again" by Alyssa Reid sampling "Alone" by Heart: Notable for being the lowest-rated song on The Singles Jukebox until "Accidental Racist" beat it.
* "Anaconda" by Music/NickiMinaj sampling "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-a-Lot: Todd thinks the sample failed to add a new twist on "Baby Got Back", so it essentially amounted to stealing someone else's work. He also doesn't understand why Mix's voice is sampled at all -- Nicki trying to impress a one-hit wonder from 22 years ago makes no sense to him.
* "Back in Time" by Pitbull sampling "Love is Strange" by Mickey & Sylvia: He discussed thoroughly why the sample is out of place in the review of said song.
* "Bad Things" by Machine Gun Kelly and Camila Cabello sampling "Out of My Head" by Fastball
* "Beautiful Girls" by Sean Kingston sampling "Stand by Me" by Ben E. King
* "Best Song Ever" by One Direction sampling "Baba O'Riley" by The Who
* "Betty (Get Money)" by Yung Gravy sampling "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley
* "Big Energy" by Latto sampling "Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club: Todd called the sample "astonishingly lazy and obvious" on Twitter. If Todd makes this list and this is included, he could also bring up the remix with Music/MariahCarey and Music/DJKhaled for making the sample even more blatantly obvious.
* "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by The Verve sampling "The Last Time" by The Rolling Stones: This song counts a bad use of sampling because The Verve lost all profit on their only major hit after Allen Klein, who held the rights to the Stones' pre-1970 discography, sued (and won) for songwriting credits and royalties. However, in 2019, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards amicably returned credit for "Bitter Sweet Symphony" to The Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft.
* "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke ft. T.I. & Pharrell Williams sampling "Got To Give It Up" by Marvin Gaye
* "The Boss" by Rick Ross ft. T-Pain sampling "Paul Revere" by Beastie Boys
* "Broken" by [=lovelytheband=] sampling "Kids" by [=MGMT=] and "Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster the People
* "Buzzin'" by Mann sampling "I Can't Wait" by Nu Shooz
* "Check It Out" by will.i.am ft. Music/NickiMinaj sampling "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles.
* "Come With Me" by Puff Daddy sampling "Kashmir" by Led Zeppelin
* "Dah Dah [=DahDah=]" by Nardo Wick sampling "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega: Hinted [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1562860836330168322 here]].
* "Don't Mind" by Kent Jones sampling "Practice What You Preach" by Barry White
* "Don't Stop the Music" by Rihanna sampling "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" by Michael Jackson
* "Don't Tell 'Em" by Jeremih ft. YG sampling "Rhythm Is a Dancer" by Snap!
* "Don't Wanna Go Home" by Jason Derulo sampling "Show Me Love" by Robin S. and "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" by Harry Belafonte
* "E" by Drunkenmunkey sampling "Without Me" by Eminem
* "Fack" by Eminem sampling "Me So Horny" by 2 Live Crew
* "Feel This Moment" by Pitbull ft. Christina Aguilera sampling "Take on Me" by a-ha: Todd thought the sample sounded "like complete crap". He also pointed out that it was irrelevant, and likely only included to leech off of the popularity of "Take on Me".
* "Fergalicious" by Fergie ft. will.i.am sampling "Give it All You Got" by Afro-Rican
* "First Class" by Jack Harlow sampling "Glamorous" by Fergie ft. Ludacris: He criticised the sample on Twitter, along with [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1562859186735570944 those]] of "Big Energy", "Betty" and "Super Freaky Girl", for how lazy it was.
* "Funky Cold Medina" by Tone Loc sampling "All Right Now" by Free
* "Good Feeling" by Flo Rida sampling "Levels" by Avicii sampling "Something's Got A Hold On Me" by Etta James
* "Goodbye" by Kristinia [=DeBarge=] sampling "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam
* "Hard to Forget" by Sam Hunt sampling "There Stands the Glass" by Webb Pierce
* "Hello" by Karmin sampling "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana
* "Hey Everybody!" by 5 Seconds of Summer sampling "Hungry Like the Wolf" by Duran Duran
* "Holy Grail" by Jay-Z ft. Justin Timberlake sampling "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana: Given the song's subject matter, the sample was used in the correct context; however, Todd complains that Jay-Z and JT took one of the most explosive and provocative songs of the 1990s and made it sound dull and boring.
* "How I Feel" by Flo Rida sampling "Feeling Good" by Nina Simone
* "Hung Up" by Madonna sampling "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" by ABBA
* "I Like It" by Enrique Iglesias ft. Pitbull sampling "All Night Long (All Night)" by Lionel Richie
* "I Like It" by Lil Wayne sampling "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" by Yes
* "I Think I'm in Love with You" by Jessica Simpson sampling "Jack and Diane" by John Mellencamp
* "I Wish" by Skee-Lo sampling "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield
* "I'm Good (Blue)" by David Guetta & Bebe Rexha sampling "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" by Eiffel 65: Considering that this song topped Todd's worst list of 2022, its entry is practically assured if Todd makes this list.
* "I'm Not Crazy" by charlieonnafriday sampling "Unwell" by Matchbox Twenty
* "I'm Ready" by AJR sampling ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''
* "I'm Ready" by Cherie sampling "Urgent" by Foreigner
* "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice sampling "Under Pressure" by Queen
* "Juju on That Beat (TZ Anthem)" by Zay Hilfigerrr and Zayion [=McCall=] sampling "Knuck If You Buck" by Crime Mob ft. Lil Scrappy
* "Just a Friend 2002" by Mario sampling "Just a Friend" by Biz Markie
* "Let's Go" by Trick Daddy ft. Twista and Lil Jon sampling "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne
* "Like a G6" by Far East Movement sampling "Booty Bounce" by Dev
* "Lil Boo Thang" by Paul Russell sampling "Best of My Love" by The Emotions
* "Live While We're Young" by One Direction sampling "Should I Stay or Should I Go" by The Clash
* "Lola" by Iggy Azalea sampling "Mambo Italiano" by Dean Martin
* "Look What You Made Me Do" by Taylor Swift sampling "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred: Todd said that the chorus sounded like a really bad Black Eyed Peas song and was very anticlimactic after all the build-up in the pre-chorus. However, while he seems to think sampling "I'm Too Sexy" was an odd choice, he said he wished it had sampled ''more'' of it because "that song's fun". With that said, Taylor was probably going for "intimidating" and not "fun", so that likely wouldn't fit the tone of the song.
* "Lucid Dreams" by Juice WRLD sampling "Shape of My Heart" by Sting
* "Mama Said" by Lukas Graham sampling "It's the Hard Knock Life"
* "The Man" by Aloe Blacc sampling "Your Song" by Elton John
* "Me & My Broken Heart" by Rixton sampling "Lonely No More" by Rob Thomas
* "Me Love" by Sean Kingston sampling "D'yer Maker" by Led Zeppelin
* "ME!" by Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco sampling "One of These Things" from ''Series/SesameStreet''
* "Messin' Around" by Pitbull ft. Enrique Iglesias sampling "Take It on the Run" by REO Speedwagon
* "Mother" by Meghan Trainor sampling "Mr. Sandman" by Pat Ballard
* "Nasty Girl" by Nitty sampling "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies
* "Oh No" by Kreepa sampling "Streets Favorite" by Capone sampling "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" by the Shangri-Las: Mainly for how the song, specifically the pitched up sample of the Shangri-Las, is overused in numerous Platform/TikTok videos.
* "Pass Out" by Chris Brown ft. Eva Simons sampling "Call On Me" by Eric Prydz sampling "Valerie" by Steve Winwood
* "Play Hard" by David Guetta ft. Ne-Yo & Akon sampling "Better Off Alone" by Alice Deejay
* "Players" by Coi Leray sampling "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five: Todd mentioned how Coi Leray's sample flips are "[[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1672316239342096384 terrible for reasons beyond their obviousness]]".
* "Play that Song" by Train sampling "Heart and Soul" by Hoagy Carmichael and Frank Loesser
* "Post to Be" by Omarion ft. Music/ChrisBrown and Music/JheneAiko sampling "Murder She Wrote" by Chaka Demus & Pliers
* "Pray" by MC Hammer sampling "When Doves Cry" by Prince
* "Pump It" by The Black Eyed Peas sampling "Misirlou" by Dick Dale
* "Push It" by Rick Ross sampling "Scarface (Push It to the Limit)" by Paul Engemann
* "Right Round" by Flo Rida sampling "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" by Dead or Alive: If he did this list, "Right Round" would likely make the list since Todd stated that anyone who confuses the two songs would get punched.
* "RITMO (Bad Boys for Life)" by The Black Eyed Peas and J Balvin sampling "The Rhythm of the Night" by Corona
* "Rubbin Off the Paint" by YBN Nahmir sampling ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''
* "S&M" by Rihanna sampling "Master & Servant" by Depeche Mode: This one might not count since Todd finds "S&M" to be a guilty pleasure, and he hates Depeche Mode (but he may have changed his mind).
* "Satisfy You" by Puff Daddy ft. R. Kelly sampling "I Got 5 on It" by Luniz ft. Michael Marshall
* "Say It" by Tory Lanez sampling "If You Love Me" by Brownstone
* "She Ain't You" by Chris Brown sampling "Right Here" by SWV & "Human Nature" by Michael Jackson
* "Show Me" by Kid Ink ft. Chris Brown sampling "Show Me Love" by Robin S.
* "Somebody" by Natalie La Rose ft. Jeremih sampling "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston
* "SOS" by Rihanna sampling "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell: Todd mentioned it in his review of "S&M" as a wasted sample.
-->'''Todd:''' ♪Waste of song/ Whoa-oh/ Waste of song♪
* "Staying Alive" by DJ Khaled ft. Drake & Lil Baby sampling "Stayin' Alive" by The Bee Gees: Listed [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1562865012380557313 here]].
* "Sugar" by Flo Rida sampling "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" by Eiffel 65
* "Super Freaky Girl" by Music/NickiMinaj sampling "Super Freak" by Rick James
* "Take It to da House" by Trick Daddy sampling "Boogie Shoes" by KC and the Sunshine Band
* "Talk Dirty" by Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz sampling "Hermetico" by Balkan Beat Box
* "This Is Why I'm Hot" by MIMS sampling "Jesus Walks" by Kanye West, "Tell Me When to Go" by E-40 ft. Keak da Sneak, "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang" by Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg and "Shook Ones Part II" by Mobb Deep
* "Tic Tac Toe" by Kyper sampling "Owner of a Lonely Heart" by Yes
* "The Time (Dirty Bit)" by The Black Eyed Peas sampling "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" by Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes: Todd said that the "The Time" parts and the "Dirty Bit" parts don't fit together (neither on a musical nor lyrical level), and pointed out that the Peas didn't even get the lyrics right.
* "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer sampling "Super Freak" by Rick James
* "u love u" by Jax ft. JVKE sampling "I Love You" from ''Series/BarneyAndFriends''
* "Ugly" by Bubba Sparxxx sampling "Get Ur Freak On" by Missy Elliott
* "Undead" by Hollywood Undead sampling "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne
* "Whatcha Say" by Jason Derulo sampling "Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap
* "Whip My Hair" by Willow Smith sampling "Whip It" by Devo and "Turn My Swag On" by Soulja Boy Tell 'em: Todd was more outraged by the former sample than the latter.
* "Wild Thing" by Tone Loc sampling "Jamie's Cryin'" by Van Halen
* "Wild Thoughts" by DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller sampling "Maria Maria" by Santana ft. The Product G&B
* "Wildside" by Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch sampling "Walk on the Wild Side" by Lou Reed
* "Worth It" by Fifth Harmony ft. Kid Ink sampling "I Got 5 On It" by Luniz

[[folder:Top 10 Best Uses of {{Sampling}} or Interpolation]]
* "2 On" by Tinashe ft. [=ScHoolboy=] Q sampling "We Be Burnin' (Recognize It)" by Sean Paul
* "A Lot" by 21 Savage featuring J. Cole sampling "I Love You" by East of Underground
* "Angel" by Shaggy sampling "Angel of the Morning" by Merrilee Rush & the Turnabouts and "The Joker" by the Steve Miller Band.
* "Back Like That" by Ghostface Killah ft. Ne-Yo sampling "Song Cry" by Jay-Z
* "The Bad Touch" by the Bloodhound Gang sampling "In the Night" by Pet Shop Boys
* "Be Faithful" by Fatman Scoop sampling "Love Like This" by Faith Evans
* "Berzerk" by Eminem sampling "The Stroke" by Billy Squier, "Fight for Your Right" by the Beastie Boys and "Feel Me Flow" by Naughty by Nature
* "Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe" by Kendrick Lamar ft. Jay-Z sampling "Tiden Flyver" by Boom Clap Bachelors
* "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by The Verve sampling "The Last Time" by The Rolling Stones: Although beyond the whole legal battle, Todd will probably think positively of this sample.
* "Bootylicious" by Destiny's Child sampling "Edge of Seventeen" by Stevie Nicks
* "Break My Heart" by Dua Lipa sampling "Need You Tonight" by INXS
* "Butterfly" by Crazy Town sampling "Pretty Little Ditty" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
* "Can I Kick IT?" by A Tribe Called Quest sampling "Walk On The Wild Side" by Lou Reed
* "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" by Puff Daddy sampling "Break My Stride" by Matthew Wilder
* "Caress Me Down" by Sublime sampling "Under Me Sleng Teng" by Wayne Smith
* "Changes" by 2Pac ft. Talent sampling "The Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby and the Range
* "Closer" by The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey sampling "Over My Head (Cable Car)" by The Fray
* "Crazy in Love" by Beyonce ft. Jay-Z sampling "Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)" by The Chi-Lites
* "death bed (coffee for your head)" by Powfu ft. Beabadoobee sampling "Coffee" by Beabadoobee: Todd panned the rest of the song, but thought the chorus actually recontextualized the sample in a good way.
* "Doin' Time" by Sublime (and later covered by Lana Del Rey) sampling "Summertime" by George Gershwin
* "Empire State of Mind" by Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys sampling "Love on a Two Way Street" by The Moments
* "Freak Like Me" by Adina Howard sampling "Sing A Simple Song" by Sly and the Family Stone and "I'd Rather Be With You" by Bootsy's Rubber Band
* "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio sampling "Pastime Paradise" by Stevie Wonder
* "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" by Pras ft. Mya and Ol' Dirty Bastard interpolating "Islands in the Stream" by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers
* "Gold Digger" by Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx interpolating "I Got A Woman" by Ray Charles
* "Good Vibrations" by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch sampling "Love Sensation" by Loleatta Holloway
* "Hotline Bling" by Drake sampling "Why Can't We Live Together" by Timmy Thomas
* "I Cry" by Flo Rida sampling "Cry (Just a Little)" by the Bingo Players sampling "Piano in the Dark" by Brenda Russell
* "I Like It" by Cardi B, Bad Bunny, and J Balvin sampling "I Like It Like That" by Pete Rodriguez
* "I'll Be Missing You" by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans ft. 112 sampling "Every Breath You Take" by The Police
* "Live Your Life" by T.I. ft. Rihanna sampling "Dragostea Din Tei" by O-Zone
* "Make Me Better" by Fabolous ft. Ne-Yo sampling "Al Sa'ban Aleh" by Sherine
* "Miss Independent" by Ne-Yo sampling "Forget About Me" by Lil Bit
* "Moment 4 Life" by Music/NickiMinaj ft. Drake sampling "Confessin' a Feeling" by Sly, Slick and Wicked.
* "My Life" by Slaughterhouse ft. [=CeeLo=] Green sampling "The Rhythm of the Night" by Corona
* "My Name Is" by Music/{{Eminem}} sampling "I Got the..." by Labi Siffre
* "Nice for What" by Drake sampling "Ex-Factor" by Lauryn Hill
* "Niggas in Paris" by Kanye West and Jay-Z sampling "Baptizing Scene" by Reverend W.A. Donaldson and ''Film/BladesOfGlory''
* "Nothin' On You" by B.o.B ft. Bruno Mars sampling "I Gotcha" by Joe Tex
* "Pity Party" by Melanie Martinez interpolating "It's My Party" by Lesley Gore
* "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" by The Offspring sampling "Rock of Ages" by Def Leppard
* "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang sampling "Good Times" by Chic
* "Regulate" by Warren G ft. Nate Dogg sampling "I Keep Forgettin'" by Michael [=McDonald=]
* "The Show Goes On" by Lupe Fiasco interpolating "Float On" by Modest Mouse
* "Sing for the Moment" by Eminem sampling "Dream On" by Aerosmith
* "Stan" by Eminem sampling "Thank You" by Dido
* "Steal My Sunshine" by Len sampling "More, More, More" by Andrea True Connection
* "Stronger" by Kanye West sampling "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" by Daft Punk
* "Suit and Tie" by Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z sampling "Sho Nuff" by Sly, Slick and Wicked
* "Swagga Like Us" by T.I. ft. Kanye West, Jay-Z and Lil Wayne sampling "Paper Planes" by M.I.A.
* "Take Care" by Drake ft. Rihanna interpolating "I'll Take Care of You" by Gil Scott Heron and "It's My Party" by Lesley Gore
* "Tell Me When to Go" by E-40 ft. Keak da Sneak sampling "Dumb Girl" by Run-DMC
* "Thank You" by Dido sampling "Theme from the Planets" by Dexter Wansel
* "Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba sampling ''Film/BrassedOff''
* "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer sampling "Super Freak" by Rick James
* "Undead" by Hollywood Undead sampling "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne
* "Why You Wanna" by T.I. sampling "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" by Crystal Waters
* "Wild Wild West" by Will Smith ft. Dru Hill and Kool Moe Dee sampling "I Wish" by Stevie Wonder and "Wild Wild West" by Kool Moe Dee
* "Work Out" by J. Cole sampling "Straight Up" by Paula Abdul
* "Young Forever" by Jay-Z ft. Mr. Hudson sampling "Forever Young" by Alphaville
* "Young, Wild and Free" by Wiz Khalifa ft. Snoop Dogg and Bruno Mars sampling "Sneakin' in the Back" by Tom Scott

[[folder:Top 10 Worst Uses of Nursery Rhymes in Modern Music]]
* Bumper music:
** "Hokey Fucking Pokey" by Music/{{Psychostick}}
** "Shoots and Ladders" by Music/{{Korn}}: This song highlights the dark origins of most nursery rhymes.
* "Bang Bang Bang" by Mark Ronson using "Alouette"
* "Bitch Came Back" by Theory of a Deadman using "The Cat Came Back"
* "Booty Man" by Craig David using "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe"
* "Chain Hang Low" by Jibbs using "Does Your Hair Hang Low?"
* "Down In It" by Music/NineInchNails using "Rain, Rain, Go Away"
* "Eenie Meenie" by Sean Kingston & Justin Bieber using "Eenie Meenie Minie Mo"
* "Fancy Like" by Walker Hayes using "Hokey Pokey"
* "FEFE" by [=6ix9ine=] using "Eenie Meenie Minie Mo"
* "Limbo Rock" by Chubby Checker using "Jack Be Nimble"
* "Mockingbird" by Eminem using "Hush Little Baby"
* "Must Be Nice" by Music/{{Nickelback}} using various
* "S&M" by Rihanna using "Sticks and Stones"
* "Sally Walker" by Music/IggyAzalea using "Little Sally Walker"
* "Starships" by Music/NickiMinaj using "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
* "Start Without You" by Alexandra Burke using "Polly Wolly Doodle"
* "Startender" by A Boogie wit Da Hoodie using "Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes"
* "Swagger Jagger" by Cher Lloyd using "Oh My Darling, Clementine"
* "Take It Off" by Kesha using "The Streets of Cairo"
* "Twinkle Twinkle Little Bitch" by Leah Kate using "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
* "Wheels on the Bus" by Melanie Martinez using "The Wheels on the Bus"
* "Wiggle" by Jason Derulo using "Patty Cake"
* "Wipe Me Down" by Lil Boosie using "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes"[[/folder]]

[[WMG:Cover songs]]
[[folder:Top 10 Worst Covers]]
Covers by ''Glee'' and ''Kidz Bop'' should be excluded since Todd may be inclined to give them their own worst covers lists. This list should only include covers which were released as a commercial single and not album filler by the covering artist or performed live as part of a concert set.

* 311 covering "Lovesong" by The Cure: Todd explicably stated on Twitter that he hated this cover along with...
* Adele covering "Lovesong" by The Cure
* Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, and Pink covering "Lady Marmalade" by Labelle
* All Saints covering "Under the Bridge" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
* The Ataris covering "Boys of Summer" by Don Henley: Todd ''loves'' the original song, so he'd probably feel that this upbeat pop punk cover misses the somber tone of Henley's lyrics.
* Bananarama covering "Venus" by Shocking Blue
* Big Mountain covering "Baby, I Love Your Way" by Peter Frampton
* Billy Idol covering "Heroin" by Velvet Underground
* Michael Bolton covering "When A Man Loves A Woman" by Percy Sledge
* Michael Bolton covering "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding
* Blue Swede covering Jonathan King covering "Hooked on a Feeling" by B. J. Thomas
* Buckcherry covering "I Love It" by Icona Pop and Charli XCX as "Say Fuck It"
* Captain and Tenille covering "Shop Around" by the Miracles
* Eric Clapton covering "I Shot the Sheriff" by Bob Marley
* Club Nouveau covering "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers: This upbeat cover misses the somber tone of the original song, and despite the group being black, Todd would likely label this cover as "cod reggae" for the "We be jammin'" refrain.
* Counting Crows and Vanessa Carlton covering "Big Yellow Taxi" by Joni Mitchell: While Todd is a fan of the Counting Crows, this cover totally misses the point of the original.
* Dynamite Hack covering "Boyz-n-the-Hood" by N.W.A.
* Falling in Reverse covering "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio
* Fall Out Boy covering "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel: FOB attempted to rework the song to fit historic events that happened since 1989, but the updated song was trashed by critics for its lyrics, particularly having the events grossly out of order to fit the original melody.[[note]]Granted, the original song didn't follow strict chronological order, but it kept events within the same year grouped together.[[/note]]
* Fall Out Boy and John Mayer covering "Beat It" by Michael Jackson
** Todd may be more forgiving on Fall Out Boy since Todd admitted that he doesn't hate them and likes a few songs of theirs; however, Todd ''definitely'' hates John Mayer.
** [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/746060772434911232 He thought it was pretty bad]]
* Gary Jules and Michael Andrews covering "Mad World" by Tears For Fears: Hinted in the Darkness OHW, where he said it was overrated. He later reaffirmed his dislike of this song and 3 other covers in a Twitter post. "They don't increase the emotion of the original, they just decrease the intensity. Awful."
* Music/SelenaGomez covering "Magic" by Pilot
* Grand Funk Railroad covering "The Loco-Motion" by Little Eva: Todd compared "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" to it, describing the song as "shitty, boogie-blues butt-rock."
* George Harrison covering "Got My Mind Set On You" by James Ray
* Hinder covering "Born To be Wild" by Steppenwolf
* Jedward and Vanilla Ice covering "Under Pressure" by Queen and David Bowie and "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice
* [[Series/FullHouse Jesse and the Rippers]] covering "Forever" by the Beach Boys: Despite appearing on the ''Summer in Paradise'' album, Todd emphasized that this is not a Beach Boys song, due to John Stamos performing the lead vocals.
* Jordan Knight covering "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" by Prince: "Slowing it down doesn't make it more meaningful! It ''robs it'' of its power!"
* Lenny Kravitz covering "American Woman" by the Guess Who
* John Legend and Kelly Clarkson covering "Baby, It's Cold Outside" by Dean Martin: Todd thinks the original sounds [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/807768522445258752 pushy and bullying]] instead of romantic, but many people thought this attempt to remove the problematic elements was too forced -- Todd compared it to [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1189388616126140421 making a dead frog flop around by electrocuting it]].
* Limp Bizkit covering "Faith" by George Michael
* Limp Bizkit covering "Behind Blue Eyes" by The Who: As one of the most infamous covers in modern music, it's all but assured to make the list.
* Music/{{Madonna}} covering "American Pie" by Don [=McLean=]
* Austin Mahone covering "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" by Modjo
* MC Hammer covering "Have You Seen Her" by the Chi-Lites
* Kylie Minogue covering "The Loco-Motion" by Little Eva
* Jerrod Niemann covering "You Don't Treat Me No Good" by Sonia Dada
* Music/OneDirection covering "One Way or Another" by Blondie and "Teenage Kicks" by the Undertones
* Orgy covering "Blue Monday" by New Order
* The Osmonds covering "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" by the Righteous Brothers
* Music/PanicAtTheDisco covering "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
* Pseudo Echo covering "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc.
* Red Hot Chili Peppers covering "I Found Out" by John Lennon
* Music/{{Rednex}} covering the classic "Cotton-Eye Joe"
* Calum Scott covering "Dancing on my Own" by Robyn
* Seether covering "Careless Whisper" by George Michael
* Shinedown covering "Simple Man" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
* Jessica Simpson covering "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin
* Jessica Simpson covering "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra
* Music/SmashMouth covering "Why Can't We Be Friends?" by War
* Britney Spears covering "I Love Rock & Roll" by Joan Jett
* Britney Spears covering "My Prerogative" by Bobby Brown
* [=UB40=] covering "The Way You Do The Things You Do" by The Temptations
* Vanilla Ice covering "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry
* Weezer covering "Africa" by Toto
* Bruce Willis covering "Respect Yourself" by the Staple Singers
* Will to Power covering "Baby, I Love Your Way" by Peter Frampton and "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
* Will to Power covering "I'm Not in Love" by 10cc
* Non-singles that might be worth (dis)honorable mentions:
** 5 Seconds of Summer covering "American Idiot" by Green Day: Their boybandified aesthetic and the fact that they're not even American makes it impossible for them to cover this song without completely missing the point of the original.
** Any cover by The Countdown Singers: This group of studio musicians keeps releasing sound-alike covers that aren't exactly known for their high quality. Unlike ''Glee'' or ''Kidz Bop'', he probably won't have anything interesting to say about individual covers.
** The Beach Boys covering "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" by the Shangri-Las: This was one of the bad covers on ''Summer in Paradise''.
** Bleachers covering "A Hard Day's Night" by Music/TheBeatles
** Music/{{Blur}} covering "Substitute" by Music/TheWho: Despite Blur's popularity and acclaim, this cover from the album ''Who Covers Who'' is infamous for being played and performed very poorly, due to the band being too busy being hungover and arguing with each other. [[CreatorBacklash Damon Albarn apparently refuses to have a copy of it in his house.]]
** Duran Duran covering "911 Is a Joke" by Public Enemy: The CoverAlbum ''Thank You'' was poorly received in general, but this track has been singled out as particularly bad because it ruined the tone of the original ProtestSong.
** Fergie covering "Barracuda" by Heart
** Creator/GalGadot et al. covering "Imagine" by Music/JohnLennon: Posted on Instagram during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic to raise morale when the lockdowns first started, the infamous video was thrashed for its tone deafness towards the average person.
** Music/LilUziVert covering "Chop Suey!" by Music/SystemOfADown titled as "CS"
** Music/{{Train}} covering "Careless Whisper" by George Michael

[[folder:Top 10 Worst ''Kidz Bop'' Covers]]
* "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga: This one is infamous for removing the LGBT references, and will probably get a high position for that alone.
* "Bring Me To Life" by Evanescence: This cover takes out any seriousness the song has with its terrible-sounding instrumental, the too-enthusiastic children singing such a dark song and the offbeat adult repeating "Wake me up!" and "Save me!".
* "Feel Good Inc." by Gorillaz: Not even people who actually like Kidz Bop will defend this one. It's filled with poor attempts to imitate the unique sound that made Gorillaz well-loved in the first place, obvious fake laughs, and tone-deaf vocals that make it unlistenable throughout.
* "Gangnam Style" by PSY: Not so much that the original song is in (mostly) Korean, but for its subject matter when translated.
* "Headstrong" by Trapt: Stripped the chorus of all the grit that made the original fun to listen to, not to mention the awkward lyric chants.
* "If I Were a Boy" by Beyoncé: Not only is it unlikely that any of the kids understand that the song about a woman mad at her past relationships and stereotyping men, but Kidz Bop thought it would be a good idea to have ''boys'' singing!
* "Mr. Saxobeat" by Alexandra Stan: The "Hey sexy boy, can't you see" part of the song is heavily bowdlerized to the point of changing lyrics that would easily fly over kids' heads (e.g. "Don't be so shy, play with me").
* "Live Your Life" by T.I. and Rhianna: Almost everything was taken out, with only the chorus and bridge kept in.
* "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO: As with "Live Your Life", almost everything was taken out, with only the chorus and Lauren Bennett's verse kept in.
* "Rude" by MAGIC!: If there's one thing kids shouldn't be singing about, it's marriage.
* "Starships" by Music/NickiMinaj: If only for the "We're Kidz Bop and we're taking over!" line.
* "Thrift Shop" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: Has some of the most excessive and bizarre lyric changes in all the franchise.
* "Wake Me Up When September Ends" by Green Day: The original song about about Billie Joe Armstrong's late father, and Todd will likely find the cover very disrespectful.
* "Welcome To My Life" by Simple Plan: Todd already despises the original, and it doesn't help that the kids singing are waaaay too enthusiastic.
* Other songs with adult themes (e.g. "My Immortal", "Summertime Sadness", "In the End", "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", and "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)"[[note]]which also censors LGBT references, similar to their cover of "Born This Way"[[/note]]).

[[folder:Top 10 Best Covers]]
* Alien Ant Farm covering "Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson
* The Allman Brothers Band covering "Statesboro Blues" by Blind Willie [=McTell=]
* The Animals covering "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" by Nina Simone
* The Animals covering "House of the Rising Sun" by Texas Alexander
* The Beatles covering "Twist and Shout" by The Isley Brothers
* Björk covering "It's Oh So Quiet" by Betty Hutton
* The Black Crowes covering "Hard To Handle" by Otis Redding
* Blondie covering "The Tide Is High" by The Paragons
* Brooks & Dunn covering "My Maria" by B. W. Stevenson
* Jeff Buckley or Rufus Wainwright covering "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen
* The Carpenters covering "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" by Klaatu
* Johnny Cash covering "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails: The cover was recorded just months before his death, giving the song a greater impact.
* Ray Charles covering "Georgia on My Mind" by Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra: Charles' rendition was adopted as {{UsefulNotes/Georgia|USA}}'s official state song in 1979.
* The Clash covering "I Fought The Law" by the Bobby Fuller Four
* Creedence Clearwater Revival covering "I Put A Spell On You" by Screaming Jay Hawkins
* Cyndi Lauper covering "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by Robert Hazard
* Disturbed covering "Land of Confusion" by Genesis
* Disturbed covering "The Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel
* Aretha Franklin covering "Respect" by Otis Redding
* Fugees covering "Killing Me Softly" by Lori Lieberman
* Marvin Gaye covering "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by The Miracles
* Guns N' Roses covering "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" by Bob Dylan
* Guns N' Roses covering "Live and Let Die" by Paul [=McCartney=]
* Hall and Oates covering "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers
* Jimi Hendrix covering "All Along the Watchtower" by Bob Dylan
* Jimi Hendrix covering "Hey Joe" by the Leaves
* Whitney Houston covering "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton
* Natalie Imbruglia covering "Torn" by Ednaswap
* Joan Jett covering "I Love Rock and Roll" by the Arrows
* Janis Joplin covering "Me and Bobby [=McGee=]" by Kris Kristofferson
* Annie Lennox covering "No More I Love You's" by The Lover Speaks
* Marilyn Manson covering "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by the Eurythmics
* Marilyn Manson covering "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell
* Måneskin covering Madcon covering "Beggin'" by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
* Manfred Mann's Earth Band covering "Blinded by the Light" by Bruce Springsteen
* Metallica covering "Turn the Page" by Bob Seger
* Metallica covering "Whiskey in the Jar" by Thin Lizzy
* Reba [=McEntire=] covering "Fancy" by Bobbie Gentry
* Reba [=McEntire=] covering "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" by Vicki Lawrence
* Motley Crue covering "Smokin' in the Boys Room" by Brownsville Station
* Nirvana covering "The Man Who Sold the World" by David Bowie: While David Bowie liked Nirvana's rendition and regretted not even being able to talk to Kurt Cobain before he died, it irked Bowie when younger people attributed the song to Nirvana when he was the original writer[=/=]performer.
* Sinead O'Connor covering "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Prince
* Elvis Presley covering "Burning Love" by Dennis Linde
* Elvis Presley covering "Hound Dog" by Big Mama Thornton
* Quiet Riot covering "Cum on Feel the Noize" by Slade
* Rage Against The Machine covering "How I Could Just Kill a Man" by Cypress Hill
* Rage Against The Machine covering "The Ghost of Tom Joad" by Bruce Springsteen
* Ram Jam covering "Black Betty" by Leadbelly
* Red Hot Chili Peppers covering "Higher Ground" by Stevie Wonder
* Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse covering "Valerie" by The Zutons
* Santana covering "Black Magic Woman" by Fleetwood Mac
* Seal covering "Fly Like an Eagle" by The Steve Miller Band
* Kevin Sharp covering "Nobody Knows" by Tony Rich
* Smashing Pumpkins covering "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac
* Soft Cell covering "Tainted Love" by Gloria Jones
* Donna Summer covering "[=MacArthur=] Park" by Richard Harris
* Tina and Ike Turner covering "Proud Mary" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
* Van Halen covering "You Really Got Me" by The Kinks
* Van Halen covering "(Oh) Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison

[[WMG:Genres or Song Types]]
[[folder:Top 10 Worst "I'm Back, Bitch" Singles (also including "I'm Here, Bitch" singles)]]
* "Disco Inferno" by Music/FiftyCent: Not only does Todd dislike Fiddy in general, this aimless club jam kicked off an album cycle that threw the rapper's career into question, despite its commercial success.
* Music/TheBlackEyedPeas
** "Boom Boom Pow": While it was a commercial success, Todd hates this song.
** "The Time (Dirty Bit)": It's possible Todd would tie this with "Boom Boom Pow", as both songs were #4 on his Worst list for their respective year.
* "I Can Transform Ya" by Music/ChrisBrown ft. Music/LilWayne and Swizz Beatz: As Chris Brown's first hit since domestically abusing Rihanna, this big, raucous single (complete with a looping "WAH-WAH" sound effect that in hindsight isn't too different from the mechanical noises in Justin Timberlake's "Filthy") served no purpose except to reaffirm his greatness as if the scandal never happened. Although Lil Wayne's guest spot distracts from the focus on Chris, the track arguably serves as an "I'm Back, Bitch" single for him as well, as he was at the height of his popularity when it came out.
* "Bad Boy for Life" by [[Music/SeanCombs P. Diddy]], Black Rob & Mark Curry: Its only subject matter is trying to reaffirm Bad Boy Records' supremacy after people began questioning their staying power. Considering nearly the entire label's classic arsenal of rappers was gone by then, it didn't exactly turn out well for Diddy and company.
* "Can't Be Tamed" by Music/MileyCyrus: Todd referred to this as an example of the "I'm Back, Bitch" single failing in the "ME!" Pop Song Review.
* "Where the Hood At?" by Music/{{DMX}}: The song is pretty much every hollow cliché about DMX bundled into one, notable only for its frightfully homophobic first verse. Its title is only vaguely about anything at all, and the song itself is pretty much just boasts and barks over a loud, stomping beat with lots of trumpets. While the song is implied to be a diss towards Ja Rule, the lyrics aren't explicitly directed towards any single individual. Although "Party Up (Up in Here)" was DMX's only real pop smash, he had been a titanic figure in the hip hop industry as a whole since ''It's Dark and Hell Is Hot'', consistently topping the Billboard 200 with every new album. Whereas his early material showcased a lot of spiritual depth beneath his hardcore exterior, this song was pretty much the pinnacle of his gradual {{Flanderization}} into just another loudmouthed gangsta rapper known for exaggerated macho posturing and nothing else.
* "Just Lose It" by Music/{{Eminem}}: This was Todd's Worst Hit Song of 2004. He said it was the first Eminem track that was as bad as an Music/InsaneClownPosse song.
* "Young and Menace" by Music/FallOutBoy: As reluctant as Todd may feel about bashing Fall Out Boy again after the backlash he got for putting them on his Worst list for 2013, even most of their diehard fans consider this a bad song.
* Music/{{Fergie}}
** "London Bridge": Although this was her first single as a solo act, she had already become one of the biggest and most recognizable pop stars through the Black Eyed Peas by this point. With a nonsensical title metaphor, self-indulgent lyrics, and production that's literally just a bunch of tuneless noises threaded into a giant-sounding track, this captures the exact effect that the "I'm Back, Bitch" single is intending for. Similar to Justin Timberlake's "[=SexyBack=]", the song was hugely successful in its mission, but that doesn't mean Todd likes it.
** "M.I.L.F. $": This was also a big sounding, self-promoting comeback single for Fergie, but since she was already a borderline has-been by 2016, it probably doesn't fit the "I'm Back, Bitch" definition as neatly as "London Bridge" does. Regardless, whereas "London Bridge" affirmed Fergie as one of the biggest pop stars in the world during the album cycle for ''The Duchess'', "M.I.L.F. $", much like "Filthy", [[CreatorKiller destroyed whatever remained of her career]] in the aftermath of its extremely negative reception from the public.
* "Believer" by Music/ImagineDragons: It's one of his least favorite songs by them, due to its incoherent lyrics and sickly imitation of "[[Music/KanyeWest Black Skinhead]]".
* "Show Me What You Got" by Music/JayZ: This was Hov's comeback single after his brief "retirement" in the mid-2000s. Although it charted well upon release, it was forgotten about super quickly and the reception towards it was lukewarm at-best. People felt that the beat was busy and overblown, while the lyrics were a muddled mess of self-aggrandization and lazy club clichés that weren't up to par with Jay-Z's usual skills. Although he eventually reaffirmed his star power with ''American Gangster'' and ''The Blueprint 3'', his career almost ended after the failure of this single and its parent album ''Kingdom Come'', which is widely regarded as one of the worst in his discography.
* "Jenny from the Block" by Music/JenniferLopez: Hinted in the "[[Music/ArianaGrande 7 Rings]]" and ''[[Music/LaurynHill MTV Unplugged No. 2.0]]'' episodes. Its theme of J.Lo trying to affirm her humble roots is ultimately nothing more than a perpetuation of her brand, which had already been clumsily based around said theme for some time.
* "American Life" by Music/{{Madonna}}: It's more or less about nothing to him, aside from some extremely tepid commentary on show business. In particular, Todd said that Madonna's attempt at critiquing her world of shallow luxuries was so shallow that she may as well be bragging. On the other hand, he may disqualify it because it at least ''tried'' to be about something else than "I'm Madonna! Look at how awesome and important I am!" even if the execution left a lot to be desired. It could still be a dishonorable mention, though.
* "Welcome Back" by Mase: It's a bit debatable whether or not this counts because ''Double Up'' would have probably killed his career had he not gone on hiatus and become a Christian minister immediately after its release, but he certainly treated this song as if he was still as important as he was in 1998. Its followup, "Breathe, Stretch, Shake", was also a big, empty single about absolutely nothing except him being back, so it could possibly get a dishonorable mention.
* "2 Legit 2 Quit" by Music/MCHammer: Todd referred to this as an example of the "I'm Back, Bitch" single failing in the "ME!" Pop Song Review.
* "Nastradamus" by Music/{{Nas}}: This song was hastily released in the midst of Nas' declining clout in the New York rap scene against Music/JayZ and a leaking fiasco that badly interfered with the production of his third album ''I Am...'', which came out to relatively lukewarm reception and prompted him to put out a whole new record in the same year. Having already donned the Escobar alter ego, Nas reintroduced himself yet again as Nastradamus to coincide with the Y2K scare. Like the phenomenon it was inspired by, Nastradamus and his corresponding album of the same name turned out to be all hype and no substance. The record is, hands down, the worst-received entry in Nas' whole discography, and it would take the success of ''Stillmatic'', spearheaded by the Jay-Z diss track "Ether" (a response to "Takeover"), to put his career back on track.
* "Pop" by Music/{{NSYNC}}: Todd considers it the worst song of an already bad band. In the "Filthy" Pop Song Review, he argued that your music isn't dirty just because you say it is.
* "D'You Know What I Mean?" by Music/{{Oasis}}: He compared it to "Filthy" (which he hated) in the Trainwreckords episode for ''Be Here Now''. "It's the same kind of dumb, overbearing, empty lead-off single you release when you're too big to care or try anymore."
* "Roar" by Music/KatyPerry: He may consider it this type of song simply because it's completely pointless to him.
* "Rockstar" by Music/PostMalone ft. Music/TwentyOneSavage: Although Post Malone wasn't ''quite'' at his peak yet before releasing this song, he was certainly on the rise, and this leadoff single to ''Beerbongs & Bentleys'' immediately established him as one of the biggest music stars in the world. While it missed Todd's Worst list for 2017, he has called it "garbage" in hindsight and even stated that it "managed to rock less than Music/{{Nickelback}}'s 'Rockstar'." It could easily make this list by virtue of representing how 2017 was such a dull and dreary year for pop music that even an "I'm Back, Bitch" single that year had to have a mellow drone to its tone.
* "What You Waiting For?" by Gwen Stefani: Todd may find this song too histrionic and self-indulgent to be sincere, and Linda Perry's involvement in it may further sour his opinion on it.
* "ME!" by Music/TaylorSwift ft. Brendon Urie of Music/PanicAtTheDisco: Todd found this track to be extremely flavorless and felt it could have ended Taylor's career had it not been for its attention-stirring followup.
* Music/JustinTimberlake
** "Filthy": This would likely be #1, due to how high it was on Todd's Worst list for 2018 and the fact that Todd predicts it to be a career-killing song for Justin.
** "[=SexyBack=]" ft. Music/{{Timbaland}}: Todd said he ''hated'' this song in the "Filthy" Pop Song Review.
* "Me Too" by Music/MeghanTrainor: It's about nothing except Meghan bragging about how good she feels and how awesome and successful she is. It probably doesn't qualify because it was the ''second'' single from its album, but it could still make a dishonorable mention because it's otherwise similar to "I'm Back, Bitch" singles. It doesn't help the song that Todd thinks Meghan is annoying when she's cocky, and the chorus is reminiscent of a Music/WillIAm song.
* "Discothèque" by Music/{{U2}}: Todd called this U2's "I'm Back, Bitch" single on Twitter and the ''Song vs. Song'' podcast.
* "Without You" by Music/VanHalen: He may consider it this type of single due to being big, overlong, and lyrically incoherent, in which case it would be a near-guaranteed #1, as he called it one of the worst songs he's ever heard.
* "T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)" by Music/WillIAm ft. Music/JenniferLopez & Music/MickJagger: This was supposed to be the lead single of ''#willpower'', but ended up being dropped from the album -- likely because of its poor reception. Considering that Todd dislikes will.i.am in general, he's very unlikely to appreciate this track.
* "Rudebox" by Music/RobbieWilliams: Although Robbie Williams never had a top 40 hit in America, he's undoubtedly one of the biggest singers in the world overseas. He already had another "I'm Back, Bitch" single six years earlier with "Rock DJ", which became a career highlight that saw him at the height of his powers. This, however, was universally panned due to its jumbled, bloated mix of old school hip hop and electropop, as well as its cringey, incoherent lyrics. If "Rock DJ" was Robbie's equivalent of "[=SexyBack=]", "Rudebox" was definitely his "Filthy", which it stylistically resembles in more than a few ways. His career ultimately survived, but this song definitely killed his claim to arrogance, which was so cornerstone to the enterprise he built for himself previously.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Top 10 Worst Christmas Songs]]
* Bumper music:
** "Merry Christmas, Kiss My Ass" by Music/AllTimeLow: "So I wrote you a song/Hope that you sing along/And it goes,/'Merry Christmas, kiss my ass!'" feels like something Todd might want to say to the artists behind these "masterpieces".
** "Fuck Christmas" by Music/{{Fear|Band}}
** "If We Make It Through December" by Music/MerleHaggard: These songs certainly won't make it easier for Todd to make it through December.
** "It Doesn't Often Snow at Christmas" by Music/PetShopBoys: The opening line "Christmas is not all it's cracked up to be" is kind of appropriate. The narrator also complains about the lack of White Christmases, and asks, "Music/BingCrosby, are you listening to me?".
** "It's Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries" by Music/CarlyRaeJepsen: Having to listen to these songs on repeat will bring Todd on the verge of tears.
** "Fairytale of New York" by Music/ThePogues ft. Music/KirstyMaccoll: The lines "You scumbag/You maggot/You cheap lousy faggot/Happy Christmas your arse/I pray God/It's our last" would sum up Todd's feelings about these songs.
** "Christmas Is Pain" by Music/RoyZimmerman
* Various novelty songs. Todd thinks Christmas music in general suffers from overplay. That's particularly problematic for novelty songs, as there may not be much to them once the novelty wears off, and Todd is likely to think many of them have stupid concepts in the first place. It doesn't help that some of them are sung by children, which he may find grating. Notable examples include:
** "Baby, It's Cold Outside": Todd has said that [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/807768522445258752 even though it can be argued that the woman is looking for an excuse to stay, there's still a bullying tone to it]]. He later reaffirmed his dislike of it by retweeting [[https://twitter.com/BethElderkin/status/1188840400074805250 a tweet that responded to a cover that tried to fix the song by saying that maybe it's better to just let it die]]. The next day, [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1189388616126140421 he made his own tweet saying he thinks the song is dead]]. This seems to suggest that he doesn't even think there's anything worth salvaging in the song (but it could also indicate a general "we should ditch problematic works instead of trying to fix them" attitude).
** "Little Drummer Boy": He called it "possibly the dreariest, most unmodernizable Christmas song of all time" (except for "Twelve Days of Christmas") in the "Mistletoe" review.
** "Twelve Days of Christmas": In the "Mistletoe" review, he suggests that he thinks it's very dreary.
* "Do They Know It's Christmas" by Band Aid: A CharityMotivationSong, which isn't exactly his favourite genre. Though based on [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1335391279090262016 this tweet]], the Band Aid 20 version might be the most likely to make the list if he only picked one.
* "Mistletoe" by Music/JustinBieber: Todd has given it a very negative review.
* "The Cat Carol" by Meryn Cadell: This one's lyrics rival "The Christmas Shoes" in terms of glurge.
* "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" by [[Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks The Chipmunks]]: On one hand, Todd could possibly be nostalgic for [[WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks the '80s television show]], but on the other, this is a quintessential example of the dumb novelty hit that dominated the dark period he described in the "Monster Mash" episode.
* "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" by Elmo and Patsy: In the One Hit Wonderland episode about it, he said it might be his least-favorite Christmas song of all time (though that was years before his "The Christmas Shoes" tweet). Another potential #1.
* "Grandma's Homemade Christmas Card" by Music/MerleHaggard: Todd has described it as album filler. He may also hate it for making Randy Brooks decide to write "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer".
* "Santa Baby" by Music/{{Madonna}}: Due to the way in which she performs it, Todd could feel it's loaded with UnfortunateImplications.
* "Wonderful Christmastime" by Music/PaulMcCartney: Hinted in the "[[Music/TheDarkness I Believe in a Thing Called Love]]" OHW.
* "Funky, Funky Xmas" by Music/NewKidsOnTheBlock
* "The Christmas Shoes" by [=NewSong=]: Todd has called it "[[https://twitter.com/shadowtodd/status/676241832720924674 the bleakest, most soul-crushingly nihilistic song I've ever heard]]". Probably a strong candidate for #1.
* "A Day to Celebrate" by [[Characters/StarWarsLeiaOrgana Princess Leia]]: The closing song from the infamous ''Film/StarWarsHolidaySpecial''.
* "Jingle Bells" by The Singing Dogs: While Todd didn't explicitly say that ''he'' hates this version of the song, he did mention that it often appears on lists of most-hated Christmas songs of all time.
* "Nuttin' for Christmas" by Music/SmashMouth ft. Creator/RosieODonnell: While it's possible Todd would consider the song a breath of fresh air for its slightly more cynical take on the holiday season, this version in particular would probably seem like a horrible idea to him.
* "Santa Claus Is Watchin' You" by Music/RayStevens
* "Wrap Rap" by Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles

[[folder:Top 10 Worst Self-Empowerment Anthems]]
* "Scars to Your Beautiful" by Music/AlessiaCara: He considers it both too downbeat and too condescending to be a good self-empowerment song.
* "The Climb" by Music/MileyCyrus: #10 on Todd's Worst of 2009 countdown.
* "Started from the Bottom" by Music/{{Drake}}: #6 on Todd's Worst of 2013 countdown.
* "ABCDEFU" by Gayle: What's supposed to be a metaphorical [[FlippingTheBird middle finger]] to an ex-boyfriend, the lyrics come across as being extremely petty, selfish, and immature.
* Jax:
** "u love u" ft. JVKE: The sampling of "I Love You", the ending theme of ''Series/BarneyAndFriends'', would likely cause the song make this list.
** "Victoria's Secret": While Todd doesn't defend the titular clothing brand or the unrealistic beauty standards they and other women's-oriented brands set, he frowns upon "body positivity" songs.
* "Intuition" by Music/{{Jewel}}: Todd might consider it one of these because of its BeYourself message. If he does, it's very likely to make this list, as he gave it a very harsh review in the Trainwreckords episode on ''0304''.
* "Girls Like You" by Music/Maroon5 ft. Music/CardiB: It possibly qualifies as this due to its music video.
* "So Am I" by Ava Max: Ava had not yet established nearly enough of a public personality to speak on behalf of the socially isolated underdog that she's referring to here, and the production and composition are a total rehash of "Sweet But Psycho", a song that failed to impress Todd.
* "Galaxy Song" by Creator/MontyPython: Todd could mention this track ironically during the countdown, perhaps as the bumper music.
* Music/OneDirection
** "Little Things": A song telling unnamed female to love her odd bodily features more, which to Todd only comes off as insincere and bullying.
** "What Makes You Beautiful": Todd argues that they're trying to woo the anonymous girl by preying on her insecurities, rather than genuinely appreciating her qualities.
* Music/KatyPerry:
** "Hey Hey Hey": Todd felt that it sounded terrible. He was also unimpressed by the lyrics, which had a bland "I can be soft or fierce" theme, involved the controversial "girlboss" variety of feminism, and missed its opportunity to make the point that women shouldn't be expected to be pretty all the time. Also, he found the video's premise of "a Marie Antoinette fantasizing about being Joan of Arc" unintentionally depressing.
** "Roar": Todd named it the worst hit song of 2013 because he found it bland and completely meaningless.
* Music/{{Pink}}:
** "Fuckin' Perfect": If only for the unnecessary f-bomb in the title.
** "Just Like Fire": In the Worst of 2016 dishonorable mentions, Todd claims that he's "fairly certain that [=P!nk=] has released this song six times now".
* Music/RachelPlatten:
** "Fight Song": It made #2 on his Worst of 2015 list because he found it every bit as generic as its title implies, and said it projected astonishing weakness.
** "Stand by You": "Fight Song"'s follow-up that only scraped the bottom of the Top 40.
* "Love Myself" by Creator/HaileeSteinfeld: Todd has been thoroughly unimpressed by her music career, so he'd probably consider this a flavorless track, despite its thematic implications of self pleasure, in which case expect Todd to call it inferior to "[[Music/CyndiLauper She-Bop]]" and "[[Music/{{Divinyls}} I Touch Myself]]".
* "Shake It Off" by Music/TaylorSwift: Todd found this track completely insincere, landing it #9 on his very competitive Worst list for 2014.
* Music/MeghanTrainor
** "All About That Bass": While it missed his Worst of 2014 list due to its upbeat production[[note]]However, his retcon review during the "Dear Future Husband" review indicates that in hindsight, AATB ''should've'' made the worst list[[/note]], it very much falls flat as a self-empowerment anthem to him, due to its male-dependent, thin-shaming solution to body confidence issues.
** "Me Too": It's supposed to teach the listeners to be more content and confident in themselves, but the lyrics are just Meghan bragging about herself, which Todd will probably find more annoying than empowering -- one of his main gripes with Trainor is that she's too cocky and doesn't have the charisma to back it up. It doesn't help that the chorus sounds like a Music/WillIAm song. While it missed his Worst of 2016 list because it's upbeat and its artist at least had a personality, it could still make this one.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Todd's Top 10 "Worst White Guy With Acoustic Guitar" songs or "White Chick With Piano" songs]]
* "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" by Music/BryanAdams: Despite its Spanish flair, it's nonetheless a textbook example of this, due to its smug lyrics and Bryan's certified douchebag cred as a result of the [=AllMusic=] threat.
* "Lost Boy" by Ruth B.: #8 on his Worst of 2016 list. Although Ruth B. is of Ethiopian descent, the song itself overwhelmingly gives off the type of shallow, artless, and excessively sentimental vibe Todd perceives from typical White Chick with Piano ballads, so he could easily count this for the same reasons he considers "The Lazy Song" a White Guy with Acoustic Guitar song.
* "Mistletoe" by Music/JustinBieber: Received a negative review.
* "You're Beautiful" by Music/JamesBlunt: Hinted in the "Turning Japanese" episode, where he expressed relief after finding out his patron had changed their request from this.
* "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" by Laura Branigan: While the later adult contemporary recording by songwriter Music/MichaelBolton is much easier to mock, this is still a textbook example of a White Chick with Piano Ballad, due to its syrupy tone and self-centered lyrics. It doesn't help that its verse sounds pretty similar to Olivia Newton-John's "I Honestly Love You", which Todd hates.
* "Someone You Loved" by Music/LewisCapaldi: Todd had a [[https://twitter.com/shadowtodd/status/1157400734071250949?s=21 meltdown]] upon hearing Lewis for the first time, stating he [[https://twitter.com/shadowtodd/status/1157401278894489601?s=21 doesn't think he's ever heard a voice he's hated so immediately]]. In his Pop Song Review for "7 Years" by Lukas Graham, he mentioned that the piano is replacing the guitar as the instrument of choice for the talentless douche, so this melodramatic piano ballad would almost certainly qualify by the same logic as "7 Years".
* "Ordinary Day" by Music/VanessaCarlton: Hinted while describing the White Chick with Piano trope in the "Worst of 2011" list.
* "I've Never Been to Me" by Charlene
* "I'm Not Lisa" by Jessi Coulter
* "Think of Laura" by Christopher Cross
* "She's Mine" by Brett Dennen
* Something on ''MTV Unplugged No. 2.0'' by Music/LaurynHill: Todd has already talked about how much he can't stand this album. While the person who played the acoustic guitar on this album is a black woman, he may think the songs fall under the WGWAG mindset: Like a typical WGWAG song, the presentation is very basic, and Todd found the songs boring on a musical level. He also described the lyrics as "impenetrable, unrelatable generalities", which could remind him of [=WGWAGs=] trying to impress people with not-so-great lyrics. Hill's "my poor performance is ''real'', which is good" attitude doesn't help either.
* "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing" by Music/JackJohnson: This was the song Todd cited to express his hatred for Jack Johnson on his Worst of 2009 countdown.
* "7 Years" by Lukas Graham: Received a scathing review and topped the Worst of 2016 list.
* "The Lazy Song" by Music/BrunoMars: #6 on his Worst of 2011 list.
* "Now and Forever" by Music/RichardMarx: Alternatively, he could go with Marx's signature "Right Here Waiting", a syrupy piano ballad.
* "Daughters" by Music/JohnMayer: Hinted in the "Lazy Song" review.
* "Life of the Party" by Shawn Mendes: It's essentially a genderflipped White Chick with Piano song, sung from the point of view of Shawn pep-talking You, the Teenage Female Listener.
* "I'm Yours" by Music/JasonMraz: #5 on his Worst of 2009 list.
* "I Honestly Love You" by Music/OliviaNewtonJohn: Hinted in the Carl Douglas and Paper Lace OHW episodes.
* "Good Morning Starshine" by Music/{{Oliver}}: Due to its acousticy, starry eyed dopiness, Todd may cite this as the pioneering song of the White Guy with Acoustic Guitar genre.
* "Little Things" by Music/OneDirection: A likely candidate for the #1 position, considering how hard he was on it.
* "Let Her Go" by Passenger: #10 on his Worst of 2013 list.
* "Jar of Hearts" by Music/ChristinaPerri: #5 on his Worst of 2011 list.
* "I Took a Pill in Ibiza (Original Version)" by Mike Posner: Although Todd loves the hit Seeb remix, which sounds genuinely dark and devastating to him, he expressed overwhelming disgust towards this, due to its mellow, major key presentation that made it sound pretentiously repulsive.
* "Vampire" by Music/OliviaRodrigo: Like Bruno Mars with "The Lazy Song", Olivia Rodrigo is not white. However, "Vampire" otherwise has almost every hallmark to qualify it as a WCWP song.
* "Thinking Out Loud" by Music/EdSheeran: While it avoided the Worst of 2015 list, Todd thinks it's a boring song with lyrics that don't connect.
* "Shape of My Heart" by Music/{{Sting}}: While discussing "[[Music/JuiceWRLD Lucid Dreams]]", Todd stated this is the worst Sting song, with the exception of "Mother". Based on the ''Song vs. Song'' podcast, he also considers Sting a douche in real life.
* "Could've Been" by Tiffany: As Tiffany was a manufactured bubblegum princess, it's unlikely Todd would be impressed by her doing a solemn piano ballad.
* "When the Children Cry" by White Lion: A pathetic, syrupy attempt by a hair metal band to sound deep and socially conscious.
* "changes" by Music/{{XXXTENTACION}}: This is a Black Guy With Piano song, but it's a really basic one that will probably fall under what Todd calls the WGWAG mindset.

[[folder:Top 10 Least Sexy Sexual Songs]]
* Bumper music:
** "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS4E4DontMakeMeOver I Want to Have Intercourse with You]]" by [[Characters/FamilyGuyStewieGriffin Stewie]] and [[Characters/FamilyGuyBrianGriffin Brian Griffin]]: A short parody of sex songs.
** "Sexy and I Know It" by Music/{{LMFAO}}: A song about not-so-hot people singing about how sexy they are would be pretty fitting for a list like this. However, it's not that likely to be used because Todd hates this song.
** "I Just Had Sex" by Music/TheLonelyIsland ft. Music/{{Akon}}: A well-known parody of sex songs.
* "C'est La Vie" by B*Witched: Many people don't even realize this cherry bomb of bubblegum is about sex.
* "Summer of Love" by Music/TheBeachBoys: A very likely contender for the #1 spot, considering how gross Todd found it. While its sexual themes are arguably vague at-most, the salacious tone was more than enough to put him off.
* "Yummy" by Music/JustinBieber: Todd has tweeted about disliking it, and pointed out that it has been compared to "Filthy" (which he hated). In the Pop Song Review, he said that while a lot of the song is okay, it's ruined by its title (which Todd thinks is a gross word) and chorus ("girl you got that yummy yummy"). It doesn't help that Todd thinks Bieber sounds like an 8-year-old kid who doesn't really get what he's talking about, which is ''not'' great for a sex jam.
* "My Humps" by Music/TheBlackEyedPeas: Todd has used this as an example of a bad song several times, and called it the worst [[StuffyOldSongsAboutTheButtocks ass song]] that had ever been made... until "Wiggle", that is.
* "Knockin' Boots" by Music/LukeBryan: Todd's #9 worst hit of 2019. He called it "very, very stupid" and found the lyrics repetitive (they're mostly statements like "X needs Y"). He also thought the guitars sound like they're laughing of you. It probably wouldn't beat out "Body Like a Back Road" though, because at least the metaphors make ''some'' sense.
* "Never Be the Same" by Music/CamilaCabello: While this one made the Worst of 2018 list because Todd can't stand Camila's breathy falsetto, he also called it a "no-vibe, soulless drone pop song" and thinks it sounded like it couldn't decide whether it wanted to be a big power ballad or a soft, countryish love song, and didn't accomplish either. It doesn't help that he thinks Camila herself is a pretty bad artist who lacks charisma and fails to stand out.
* "Muskrat Love" by Music/CaptainAndTennille: Todd has compared "Marvin Gaye" to it.
* "I Love Makin' Love to You" by Music/{{Cher}} and [[Music/TheAllmanBrothersBand Gregg Allman]]: He called it a Captain & Tennille song and gagged.
* "Laffy Taffy" by [=D4L=]: Todd criticized this song for its gross subject matter (skeeving on and groping dancers at the strip club), emphatically un-hot beat (which reminded him more of "Jingle Bells" or ''VideoGame/{{Pong}}'' than sex), and for comparing the strippers to the "least sexy candy possible".
* "Wiggle" by Music/JasonDerulo ft. Music/SnoopDogg: Todd gave it a very harsh review and named it the worst hit song of 2014. He even said it was worse than "My Humps".
* "FACK" by Eminem: Although this seems to be made to provoke and troll and not to arouse, Todd was so disgusted by it that might warrant a mention anyway.
* "Whistle" by Music/FloRida: Todd thinks the whistle DoubleEntendre was ruined by Flo Rida making it too explicit and literal. He also said that the goofy whistling and guitar were not sexy at all, and found Flo's attempts at seduction pathetic and desperate. The song eventually made #4 on his Worst of 2012 list (though it got moved to #5 after his full Pop Song Review for "Scream & Shout").
* "Body Like a Back Road" by Music/SamHunt: In his very negative review, Todd picked apart the analogy to explain why it's unsexy and comes across as unintentionally insulting. He later made the song #3 on his Worst of 2017 list, but it seems like it was higher than "Shape of You" primarily because he found it annoyingly catchy -- he mentioned that Sam Hunt singing about sex was at least more convincing than when Music/EdSheeran did it.
* "Tonight..." by Music/EnriqueIglesias ft. Music/{{Ludacris}}: Todd said the "tonight I'm fucking you" line sounded a bit rapey and damaged Enrique's image as a smooth, sensitive man of romance. In fact, that line alone got the song the #2 spot on Todd's Worst of 2011 list.
* "Birthday Sex" by Jeremih: Todd named it the #7 worst hit of 2009 and said sex was not an acceptable birthday gift.
* "Sexy and I Know It" by Music/{{LMFAO}}: While this one has deliberate FanDisservice that is PlayedForLaughs, Todd may put it on the list anyway because he thinks it failed to be funny. It made #3 on his Worst of 2011 list.
* "Justify My Love" by Music/{{Madonna}}: His #3 worst hit song of 1991. He summed it up as "two notes and a string of random, non-rhyming sentences", and said the lyrics "aren't even that sexy". He also mentioned that the lyrics "Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another" sound pretty unfortunate.
* "Animals" by Music/Maroon5: Todd's #10 worst hit of 2014. He just found the premise of "Adam Levine is going to hunt you down and kill you in a sexy way" creepy, and thought the execution was bland and lifeless.
* "Your Body Is a Wonderland" by Music/JohnMayer: Hinted in the Worst of 1976 list.
* "Sweetest Pie" by Music/MeganTheeStallion & Music/DuaLipa: In his review of the song, he said that the phrase "sweetest pie" was too cutesy to be sexy, and cited it as yet another example of food metaphors not working. However, it probably wouldn't beat out "Yummy" and "Bon Appétit" in the "bad food metaphors" category.
* "Physical" by Music/OliviaNewtonJohn: Hinted in the pilot episode of ''Song vs. Song'', where Todd said this song blows.
* "Donkey" by Jerrod Niemann: The "Body Like a Back Road" review used it as an example of a bad song that mixes country and hip-hop. Expect Todd to criticize the simplistic DoubleEntendre lyrics about [[StuffyOldSongsAboutTheButtocks the ass]] if he puts it on the list. He may also mention that releasing this song as a single was a bad idea -- not just because of its quality, but also because the traditionally conservative-minded country fandom didn't appreciate the subject matter, which [[CreatorKiller caused significant damage to Niemann's career]].
* "Closer" by Music/NineInchNails: Hinted in the Worst of 1976 list. Though it can be argued that this song is intentionally unsexy and intimidating.
* "Yummy Yummy Yummy" by Ohio Express: Hinted in the "Yummy" Pop Song Review, where Todd stated the hallucinogenic drugs of the late '60s weren't an excuse for a song this childish.
* Music/KatyPerry
** "Bon Appétit" ft. Music/{{Migos}}: In the "Yummy" Pop Song Review, he argued that its attempt to connect food and sex just made the song disgusting. "I don't wanna literally eat Katy Perry and I don't wanna fuck a roast turkey. No one's turned on by carrots and onions and garlic powder!"
** "E.T." ft. Music/KanyeWest: Todd found the "alien-themed RomanticizedAbuse song named after the decidedly unsexy alien E.T." premise questionable. He was also very critical of Kanye's verses, which started out as strange nonsense and ended up making the metaphor so literal that he might as well be rapping about taking Katy into his van at gunpoint and assaulting her.
* "Marvin Gaye" by Music/CharliePuth ft. Music/MeghanTrainor: Todd named it the worst hit song of 2015 for being lame and not sexy at all. He thinks neither Puth nor Trainor should sing about sex, and described the song as an affront to Music/MarvinGaye.
* "Shape of You" by Music/EdSheeran: Todd gave it a fairly negative review and made it #4 on his Worst of 2017 list because he thinks Sheeran is incapable of projecting anything but perpetual virginity, and said that even Music/CharliePuth has conveyed more heat.
* "Thong Song" by Sisqó: Todd has stated that despite its sexualized themes, the song has [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1144270469828370434 "only ever been about underwear"]] to him.
* "Afternoon Delight" by Starland Vocal Band: Todd named it the worst hit song of 1976, and described it like this: "Never in the universe has there ever been a sex song this unsexy". If he ever makes this list, expect to see this song in one of the high positions (it's not a guaranteed #1 because (1) he said that back in 2011 and might have found an even worse IntercourseWithYou song since then, and (2) he likely didn't consider stuff like StuffyOldSongsAboutTheButtocks to be sex songs).
* "...Ready For It?" by Music/TaylorSwift: Todd thought it somehow managed to be ''both'' irritating and bland. He hated it so much that it defeated "Look What You Made Me Do" for #1 Worst Hit Song of 2017.
* "Blurred Lines" by Music/RobinThicke ft. Music/{{TI}} & Music/PharrellWilliams: While Todd (as of the ''Paula'' Trainwreckords episode) thinks calling it a rape anthem is "probably overdoing it" and kind of regrets wading into that discourse, he still thinks it's a skeevy, pushy song and wouldn't blame you if it reminded you of every dipshit who wouldn't leave you alone at the bar.
* "Filthy" by Music/JustinTimberlake: It doesn't even have very many lyrics, and yet Todd barely knew where to start with it. He stated "filthy hands" doesn't at all work in a sexual context, "you know this ain't the clean version" is futilely attempting to sell a not-very-dirty song as raunchy, and that "all that meat" is both a bad callback to "My Humps", as well as unintentionally gay (Justin is straight, despite his legions of fans [[GuyOnGuyIsHot turned on by gay male pairings]]). Also, the production is ugly and Justin's vocals are completely try-hard. It eventually made #2 on Todd's Worst Hit Songs of 2018 list.
* "Boom Boom Boom Boom" by Vengaboys: Their aesthetic is as edgeless as Music/SClub7, so Todd would probably find this too innocent to sound even remotely sexual.
* "Spectacular" by [[Music/ThreeLW Kiely Williams]]: It's not 100% clear if she intended the song to be sexy[[note]]The tone and lyrics suggest that she tried to make a sleazy, sexy song (though it's possible that it was meant as a StealthParody). When the song became controversial, she explained that it was supposed to draw attention to the issue of women getting drunk and having unprotected sex. Because the song doesn't exactly go out of its way to warn of the danger of these behaviours, not a lot of people believed her.[[/note]], but expect Todd to find it anything but that. It not only features lovely lyrics like "Last I remember I was face down, ass up, clothes off", but is easy to interpret as a celebration of rape -- the protagonist was so drunk that her consent was questionable at best, and a few lines suggest that the guy intentionally got her that drunk and/or drugged her.
* "PILLOWTALK" by Music/{{ZAYN}}: He said it reminds him of a concrete block when he named it the #3 worst hit of 2016.

[[folder:Top 10 Worst Comedy/Joke Songs]]
* "Short Dick Man" by 20 Fingers ft. Gillette: Like "#SELFIE", it's just some ditzy woman (who in this case sounds basically like a female version of the WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd) making petty, judgmental comments over a generic, monotonous beat. In the grand Lil Dicky tradition, its scope of humor doesn't extend any further beyond dick jokes. It's likely Todd will consider it a pretentious example of '90s irony.
* "I'm a Stupid Hoe" by WebVideo/BartBaker: While all of Bart Baker's music was poorly received on Rate Your Music (out of his 30 most-rated singles, all are rated are below 1.3/5, with the vast majority of scores starting with a 0), this one stands out by having far more ratings by the rest of his output, which allows it to rival "Earth" for the title of "worst-rated single of all time". The "humour" consists mostly of Baker portraying Music/NickiMinaj as, well, a stupid hoe. If Todd comes across this song, he'll probably hate it and think it lazily insults an artist he considers talented.
* "#SELFIE" by Music/TheChainsmokers: Todd has called it a horrible failure as both music and comedy. When he named it the #2 worst hit song of 2014, he said that even if it had been funny, making fun of vapid white girls is shooting fish in a barrel.
* "Disco Duck" by Music/RickDees and His Cast of Idiots: #5 on his Worst of 1976 list.
* "My Boomerang Won't Come Back" by Charlie Drake: Its insensitive, racist stereotyping was super controversial even back when the song first came out in 1961.
* "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" by Elmo and Patsy: He described it as "deeply unfunny" in the OHW episode on it.
* "Alley Oop" by The Hollywood Argyles: Hinted in the "Monster Mash" OHW.
* Music/LilDicky
** "Earth": Todd thought the animal jokes were terrible, and criticized Dicky for using dick jokes yet again. There's also the out-of-place and tasteless "We forgive you, Germany!" line. On top of that, Todd thinks that unlike "Freaky Friday", which at least has the saving grace of being okay on a musical level, "Earth" sounds like bad environmental songs from the '80s and '90s.
** "Freaky Friday" ft. Music/ChrisBrown: Todd's #4 worst hit of 2018. While he thinks the song is okay as music, the lyrics will probably get it a spot on this list. Bad points include the "Ain't nobody judging 'cause I'm black or my controversial past" line, Dicky's excessive reliance on SelfDeprecation (especially of the "I have a TeenyWeenie" kind), the praise of Chris Brown (most of which doesn't even try to be funny), that Dicky's idea of what it means to be black apparently amounts to "you [[BlackIsBiggerInBed have a big dick]] and [[NWordPrivileges free access to the N-Word]]", and the cameos in the end (especially Kendall Jenner's gross masturbation joke).
* "Sexy and I Know It" by Music/{{LMFAO}}: Todd's #3 worst hit of 2011. He called it "stupid, lazy comedy" and was annoyed by the repetitive beat that never changes and just gets louder. He doesn't even think the song is bad in an interesting way.
* "Convoy" by C.W. [=McCall=]: #2 on his Worst of 1976 list.
* Any song on the infamous ''[[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic Nostalgia Critic]]'s [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS12E33 The Wall]]'': The album was poorly received in general and has been thrashed by multiple other online critics, so it's unlikely that Todd will enjoy it. However, the songs on it may avoid the list because Todd is eternally grateful to [[Creator/DougWalker Doug]] and Rob Walker for hiring him in 2010 and ultimately making his autonomous career possible, and he felt uncomfortable speaking his opinion in the middle of the [=#ChangeTheChannel=] controversy, despite affirming his vehement opposition to Website/ChannelAwesome's handling of the scandal.
* "Witch Doctor" by David Seville: Hinted in the "Monster Mash" OHW.
* "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp)" by Creator/AllanSherman: Hinted in the "Monster Mash" episode.
* Music/RayStevens
** "Ahab the Arab": It doesn't hold up so well for pretty self-explanatory reasons.
** "The Streak": A dumb novelty song from good old 1974.
* "50 Ways to Say Goodbye" by Music/{{Train}}: #10 on his Worst of 2012 countdown.
* "I Love It" by Music/KanyeWest ft. Music/LilPump & Adele Givens: It made #5 on his Worst list for 2018, and he called it "sad and lazy."
* "The Purple People Eater" by Sheb Wooley: Hinted in the "Monster Mash" OHW.

[[folder:Top 10 Worst Novelty Songs]]
* "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini": Hinted in the "Monster Mash" episode. According to the "Want U Back" review, Todd also dislikes the cover from 1990 by Bombalurina.
* "My Baby Daddy" by B-Rock and the Bizz: A novelty song of the Miami bass movement.
* "My Ding-A-Ling" by Music/ChuckBerry: Infamously, this joke novelty song is the only time the Father of Rock N' Roll ever scored a #1 hit, although Todd could feel Chuck's live commentary gives it a more interesting context.
* "Chantilly Lace" by Music/TheBigBopper: This track of his is a quintessential example of the inane novelty song that dominated the few years before Beatlemania.
* "Speedy Gonzales" by Pat Boone: This is probably a lock, given that it's Pat Boone recording a dumb novelty song.
* "Pac-Man Fever" by Music/BucknerAndGarcia: Todd would probably consider this novelty song a lame and outdated product of its time, although it's also possible that actually works in its favor, as unlike most hits from the early '80s, this track is certainly memorable.
* "Baby Sittin' Boogie" by Buzz Clifford: Similar to Jan & Dean's "Baby Talk", this is yet another dumb baby-themed novelty song from the pre-Beatles dark age.
* "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" by [[Music/AlvinAndTheChipmunks The Chipmunks]]: On one hand, Todd could possibly be nostalgic for the '80s television show, but on the other, this is a quintessential example of the dumb novelty hit that dominated the dark period he described in the "Monster Mash" episode.
* "Axel F" by Music/CrazyFrog: Crazy Frog in general hasn't aged well.
* "Disco Duck" by Music/RickDees and His Cast of Idiots: #5 on his Worst of 1976 list.
* "The Name Game" by Shirley Ellis: A silly novelty hit that probably looks really kitschy coming from the same year as "Like a Rolling Stone", "Eve of Destruction", "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", and other smash hits that gave popular music an unprecedented edge.
* "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" by Elmo and Patsy: He has called it "deeply unfunny".
* "Alley Oop" by The Hollywood Argyles: Hinted in the "Monster Mash" OHW.
* "Swing the Mood" by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers: Todd hinted in the Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 1976 video that he considers Jive Bunny an awful novelty act.
* "Sayonara (Don't Stop)" by Lee Marrow: Todd cringed at this song's numerous badly outdated Japanese stereotypes.
* "Deck of Cards" by Wink Martindale: It's a spoken-word novelty song in which the narrator compares his deck of cards to the Bible.
* "Convoy" by C.W. [=McCall=]: #2 on his Worst of 1976 list.
* "Martian Hop" by The Ran-Dells: Another dumb early '60s novelty song.
* "Witch Doctor" by David Seville: Hinted in the "Monster Mash" OHW.
* "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp)" by Creator/AllanSherman: Hinted in the "Monster Mash" episode.
* Music/RayStevens
** "Ahab the Arab": A dumb novelty song of poor taste that doesn't hold up for obvious reasons is virtually guaranteed for the list.
** "The Streak": A dumb novelty song from good old 1974.
* "Telephone Man" by Meri Wilson: A bubblegum novelty hit with corny sexual innuendos.
* "The Purple People Eater" by Sheb Wooley: Hinted in the "Monster Mash" OHW.

[[folder:Top 10 Worst/Least Convincing Apology Songs]]
* "Sorry, Blame It on Me" by Music/{{Akon}}
* "Sorry" by Music/JustinBieber
* "Sorry" by Buckcherry
* "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" by Music/{{Chicago}}: Given Todd's hatred for the band, this seems like a likely choice.
* "Whatcha Say" by Music/JasonDerulo
* "Human" by Music/TheHumanLeague
* "I Admit" by Music/RKelly
* "Sorry 2004" by Ruben Studdard
* "Get Her Back" by Music/RobinThicke
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Top 10 Worst Diss Tracks]]
* "Chin Up High" by Ame Bibabi: A SoBadItsGood diss track that went viral for its amateurish production, odd vocals and generally trashy vibes. Todd is sure to find it unconvincing, given that she claims she doesn't care about the hate she gets despite apparently feeling the need to write a song about it. With that said, given that the song also has a NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity attitude, he might exclude it to avoid giving it more attention.
* "Flatline" by Music/{{BOB|Rapper}}: A UsefulNotes/NeilDeGrasseTyson diss track that promotes conspiracy theories and antisemitism. A strong candidate for #1.
* "I'm a Slick Rick" by Creator/NickCannon: An attempt to diss Music/{{Eminem}} that failed miserably. The song is loaded with out-of-place references to Music/SlickRick and Cali Swag District, forced rhyming and lyrics, and pathetic excuses for insults that amount to Nick calling Eminem a liar. The song is commonly called the worst diss track in history.
* "Where the Hood At?" by Music/{{DMX}}: It's a diss at Ja Rule, but the first verse is scarily homophobic, even for early 2000s hip hop standards. X basically brags about killing homosexual thugs and perpetuates hateful language throughout the ''entire'' section, not just a few isolated slurs.
* "F**k wit Dre Day (and Everybody's Celebratin')" by Music/DrDre ft. [[Music/SnoopDogg Snoop Doggy Dogg]]: Hinted in the MC Hammer ''Trainwreckords'', where Todd felt the constant diss tracks of the gangsta rap era have aged badly. He singled this song out due to being directed at Music/EazyE, who later died of AIDS and whom Dre has turned around on in hindsight.
* "Rap Devil" by Music/MachineGunKelly: An ill-equipped diss at Eminem, and Em's subsequent diss track "Killshot" is widely agreed to have destroyed him until the release of ''[[NewSoundAlbum Tickets]] to [[PopPunk My Downfall]]''.
* "It's All Good" by Music/MCHammer: Todd thought the title and chorus were unfitting for a diss track, and mentions how Hammer said he could "refrain from using names to get fame" even though he totally did that thing at the end.
* "Swish Swish" by Music/KatyPerry ft. Music/NickiMinaj: Todd felt that this Taylor diss track failed because it was too tasteless, and Katy's attempts to throw shade were just awkward. It doesn't help that Taylor clearly won the feud, with Todd claiming that she "probably didn't even notice" Katy's diss. With that said, Todd does think "Look What You Made Me Do" was an even worse song.

** "Bad Blood" ft. Music/KendrickLamar: This attack on Katy Perry just reminded Todd of stupid high school drama, and he thought the song itself "sounds like dogshit".
** "Look What You Made Me Do": A song that insinuates that someone did some vague bad things to Taylor, so now she's turning into the bad guy. If Todd counts this, it's a likely candidate for the #1 spot, as he has hinted that he thinks it's the #3 worst hit song of the 2010s (it was spared the #1/#2 spot because it was at least a gutsy move).
** "Mean": Her first anti-hater song, framed as a simple song against bullying. Unfortunately, the lesson seems less like "Don't bully other people" and more like "Don't bully Taylor Swift" because she keeps mocking the mean girl for how "pathetic" and "alone in life" she is and how she'll never been anything other than "mean". Todd has also mentioned that Taylor apparently thought that no one could hit her if she was big enough.
** "Shake It Off": A song where Taylor claims her haters don't bother her. Todd found it unconvincing from the start, and was arguably proven right when she released stuff like "Look What You Made Me Do" and "You Need to Calm Down" later.
** "You Need to Calm Down": Another anti-hater song by Taylor. The problem with this one is that it draws parallels between homophobia and Taylor's haters and feuds. However, it's unlikely to rank above Taylor's other stuff because it at least tried to have a positive message in addition to "fuck my haters".[[/folder]]

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[[folder:Top 10 Worst Lines Covered on the Show]][[note]]In songs he's either reviewed or had on any of his worst lists.([[https://twitter.com/shadowtodd/status/1181392529058598913?s=21 Todd made a tweet on the 10th anniversary of his show that more or less reveals his official choices, in no particular order.]][[/note]]
* "1-800-273-8255" by Logic ft. Alessia Cara and Khalid: "Who can relate? Woo!"
** [[https://twitter.com/shadowtodd/status/1181393501075988485 Confirmed]].
* "7 Years" by Lukas Graham: Various lines, but the part of the song that infuriates Todd the most is the narcissistic shout of "Lukas Graham!!!" in the middle of the song.
** [[https://twitter.com/shadowtodd/status/1181393501075988485 Confirmed honorable mention on Todd's list of the most iconic bad lines of the 2010s]]. May make a low spot, as Todd hasn't covered all of the lines he mentioned on the show. However, it may also avoid a Worst Lines list -- Todd has covered a lot of bad lines that weren't iconic enough to make his Most Iconic Bad Lines list.
* "Back in Time" by Pitbull: "Don't you know that I don't give a NUMBER TWOOOOOOO?!" (or various others)
* "Bedrock" by Young Money ft Lloyd: A few different ones, mainly "GROCERY BAG"
** "And I got her...grocery bag" confirmed.
* "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke ft. Pharrell Williams and T.I.: Various lines
** "What rhymes with hug me" confirmed.
* "Dear Future Husband" by Meghan Trainor: Various lines, but most notably "We'll never see your family more than mine" stands out.
* "Deuces" by Chris Brown ft Tyga & Kevin [=McCall=]: Various lines but mainly "Like Tina did Ike in the limo, it finally hit me."
* "Drive By" by Train: "Just a shy guy looking for a two-ply / Hefty bag to hold my-y-y-y-y love..." or "They don't like it, sue me / Mmmm the way you do me"
** [[https://twitter.com/shadowtodd/status/1181419514740781056 Jossed]].
* "Earth" by Lil Dicky: "We forgive you, Germany!"
* "Eenie Meenie" by Sean Kingston and Justin Bieber: "Shawty is a eenie meenie miney mo lover"
* "Freaky Friday" by Lil Dicky ft. Chris Brown: Various lines, with particular note to the end of the song with Kendall Jenner (much more so than the Ed Sheeran or DJ Khaled cameos), as well as Dicky (as Chris Brown) rapping, "ain't nobody judging 'cause I'm black, or my controversial past."
* "From a Distance" by Bette Midler: Various lines. Todd found its "God lets terrible things happen because He is watching from a distance and can't see them" message horrifying because it just made it sound like God is completely apathetic about us.
* "Give Me Everything" by Pitbull, Ne-Yo, Afrojack, and Nayer: "Me not working hard? Yeah right... Picture that with a Kodak / Or better yet, go to Times Square, take a picture of me with a Kodak"
* "Hey Soul Sister" by Train: Various lines, but most notably the bridge stands out ("The way you can cut a rug/Watching you is the only drug I need/So gangsta, I'm so thug").
** [[https://twitter.com/shadowtodd/status/1181419514740781056 Jossed]].
* "I Can Transform Ya" by Chris Brown & Lil Wayne: Several, but especially "I transform smaller & she puts me in her pants"
* "Imma Be" by The Black Eyed Peas: Either the endless repetitions of "Imma be" (which is easy to mishear as "I'm a bee"), or "I'mma be ya bank, I'll be loaning out semen".
* "Jar of Hearts" by Christina Perri: The cheesy "You're gonna catch a cold/From the ice inside your soul" or "And who do you think you are?/Runnin' 'round leaving scars/Collecting your jar of hearts/And tearing love apart".
* "Jealous" by Nick Jonas: "It's my right to be hellish / I still get jealous"
* "The Lazy Song" by Bruno Mars: Various lines. The most likely candidate seems to be "I might mess around and get my college degree". Todd might also choose the awkward bragging about sex ("Meet a really nice girl, have some really nice sex/And she's gonna scream out: 'This is Great'") or "Turn the TV on, throw my hand in my pants", as he thinks Bruno shoehorned in the mentions of his genitals in a (failed) attempt to make the song sound less childish.
* "Little Things" by One Direction: Various lines
* "Loyal" by Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne and Tyga: "Just got rich/ Took a broke nigga's bitch"
* "Marvin Gaye" by Charlie Puth and Meghan Trainor: "Let's Marvin Gaye and get it on"
** Confirmed.
* "My First Kiss" by 3OH!3 ft. Ke$ha: "My first kiss went a little like this [''kiss''] And twist. [''kiss kiss''] And twist." Todd found the kissing noises gross, and thinks the artists bragging about their first kiss makes it sound like they're in middle school.
* "Never Be the Same" by Camila Cabello: The pre-chorus, with Todd singling out the way Camila says heroin as "[[FunetikAksent hero-ween]]" to try and force a rhyme as the worst two seconds of pop music in 2018...before he subsequently changed it to "Freaky Friday"'s "controversial past" line.
* "Party in the USA" by Miley Cyrus: "I'm noddin' my head yeah/ I'm movin' my hips like yeah"
* "Scars to Your Beautiful" by Alessia Cara: No lines in particular stand out; however, Todd does call the song out on its (mis)use of the "Millennial Whoop".
* "Sexy Bitch" by David Guetta ft. Akon: "Damn, you's a sexy bitch, a sexy bitch / Damn, you's a sexy bitch, damn, girl!"
* "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift: Various lines. He even said he could make a list of the worst moments from the song on its own; in particular, Todd singles out "This... Sick... Beat", the cheerleader chant, and a forced giggle early in the song, with the last one being the worst.
** [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1181395339187818496 The bridge is jossed]]. Todd felt that he'd have to include the whole thing if he included any of it, and he wanted to keep it punchy.
* "She Looks So Perfect" by 5 Seconds of Summer: "You look so perfect standing there / In my American Apparel underwear"
** Confirmed.
* "Slow Hands" by Niall Horan: "Slow hands like sweat dripping down our dirty laundry". These lines got the song a dishonorable mention on his Worst of 2017 list.
* "Sorry" by Justin Bieber: "You gotta go and get angry at all of my honesty" / "But you know that there is no innocent one in this game for two"
* "Talk Dirty" by Jason [=DeRulo=]: (in bad Asian accent) "What?! I don't understand"
* "The Time (Dirty Bit)" by The Black Eyed Peas: Various lines, particularly will.i.am for getting the chorus of "Time of My Life" wrong.
* "Tonight (I'm Fucking You)" by Enrique Iglesias featuring Ludacris: "Please excuse me, I don't mean to be rude / But tonight I'm fuckin' you"
* "Tonight, Tonight" by Hot Chell Rae: "Even the white kids"
* "Treat You Better" by Shawn Mendes: Pretty much the entire song, but in particular "Better than he can!" (if only because of the enunciation of the line).
* "Trumpets" by Jason [=DeRulo=]: "Is it weird that your ass remind me of a Kanye West song?"
* "Whistle" by Flo Rida: Various lines
* "Why" by Jadakiss: "Why did Kobe have to hit that raw? Why'd he kiss that whore?". This line disgusted Todd, as "that whore" refers to Kobe's ''alleged rape victim''.
* "Wiggle" by Jason [=DeRulo=] ft. Snoop Dogg: He said he could make a Top 20 out of that, so at least one would be bound for a list like this. He singled out "You know what to do with that big, fat butt", "Go ahead and go ham sammich" and "Schwing" when he talked about that. "Just a little bittle" could also qualify for neither rhyming nor being a word.

[[folder:Top 10 Worst Lines Covered on ''Trainwreckords'']]
Given that his fans have already compiled similar lists in ''Trainwreckords'' comment sections, Todd's bound to make one of his own.
* ''Zingalamaduni'' by Arrested Development:
** "Shell": Todd described it as browbeating because of the repeated "Just a shell until you decide to rebel" line.
** "Warm Sentiments": Todd found the entire concept of the song loathsome, but the line "After I scold you I hope I can mold you" stands out.
* ''0304'' by Jewel:
** "Intuition": "You learned cool from magazines / You learned love from Charlie Sheen". Todd thought the namedrop was only there for an easy rhyme or an easy target, and further contributed to the song's hollow social commentary.
** "America": Todd might exclude this one for having too many bad lines for one to particularly stick out, but "Polanski's banned in America" is the most likely contender.
* ''Mardi Gras'' by Creedence Clearwater Revival: One of Stu's unsubtle jabs at John.
* ''MTV Unplugged No. 2.0'' by Lauryn Hill: "And now she thinks that she's bisexual" (Adam Lives in Theory)
* ''Fairweather Johnson'' by Hootie and the Blowfish: "And I'd love to hurt the population" (Tucker's Town)
* ''American Life'' by Madonna: The title track may be excluded for having too many bad lines, but the infamous rap with its shallow criticism of Madonna's own life stands out.
* ''Witness'' by Katy Perry:
** "Save as Draft": "I don't mess with change, but lately, I've been flipping coins a lot" was cited as an example of a clunky Katy lyric.
** "Swish Swish": Katy's weak attempts at insults, like "You're 'bout as cute as an old coupon expired" and "Don't need opinions from a shellfish or a sheep".
* ''Funstyle'' by Liz Phair: "You're being a peñis / Colada, that is" (U Hate It): A likely #1.
* ''Mission Earth'' by Edgar Winter: This has a lot of dubious lines. The title track's weird attempt to sell the story by describing it as having "intrigue, sex and foggy pot" seems like a good candidate.

[[folder:Top 10 Mismatched Elements]]
For song fragments that are out of place sonically, thematically, or both, or just particularly grating cases of LyricalDissonance.
* Music/BlackEyedPeas:
** "Imma Be": Todd felt that this was an incoherent song stapled together from several ideas.
** "The Time (Dirty Bit)": Todd felt that the "The Time" parts and the "Dirty Bit" parts didn't fit together on a musical and lyrical level.
* "America" by Music/{{Jewel}}: It's supposed to be social commentary, but has a lot of random lines like "We eat Spam in America".
* "Earth" by Lil Dicky: Todd felt that the whole song was misguided and didn't work at all as an environmentalist song. He might highlight the random meme jokes about animals (which portray them as disgusting and undermine the attempt to get you to save them), Dicky's incoherent verse with random sex jokes, or the baffling "We forgive you, Germany!" line.
* "1-800-273-8255" by Music/{{Logic}} ft. Music/AlessiaCara and Music/{{Khalid}}: The overly-cheerful "who can relate, woo!" line pretty much undoes all the sincerity of Logic's attempt to draw attention to mental health issues.
* "7 Years" by Lukas Graham: The song is supposed to be about life being fleeting, but it has a lot of lines that just came off as bragging to Todd. The part that infuriated him the most was the narcissistic shout of "Lukas Graham!!!" in the middle of the song.
* "Beautiful Mistakes" by Music/Maroon5 ft. Music/MeganTheeStallion: Todd pointed out that the song is about sex, while Megan's verse is about how much she hates Adam Levine.
-->'''Todd:''' I don't blame her. That's what I would've written too. But that's not what the song was about.
* "Sweetest Pie" by Music/MeganTheeStallion & Music/DuaLipa: It tries to be soft and seductive, but Megan's rap portion lasted half a bar before getting too explicit.

[[folder:Top 10 Worst Radio Edits]]
For radio or clean edits Todd finds bafflingly bad, nonsensical/poorly thought out, or feel undermines or even ruins the song.
* Possible bumper music:
** "Let's Get It Started" by the Black Eyed Peas: An inversion of the theme of the list -- it's usually considered an improvement over the original title "Let's Get Retarded".
** "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" by Enrique Iglesias: Also considered a great improvement from the original title "Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You)"
** "Cake by the Ocean" by DNCE (specifically the third line of the chorus): In his Best of 2015 list, Todd found the f-bombs in the chorus and bridge unecessary, "like Kidz Bop in a bizarro universe".
* "Man in the Box" by Music/AliceInChains: Specifically the line "Shove my nose in shit", where shit is replaced with spit on the radio edit; the first verse has the line "Buried in my shit", where shit is replaced by pit, which makes a little more sense.
* "Fuckin' Problems" by A$AP Rocky ft. 2 Chainz, Drake & Kendrick Lamar: The infamously incomprehensible "I love bad bad that's my that's my problem" edit.
* "WAP" by Music/CardiB & Music/MeganTheeStallion: The music video's Youtube upload tries to clean up a very explicit sex song, and keeps using the unsexy phrase "wet and gushy", which is even more disgusting then the explicit version.
* "Purple Hills" by [=D12=]: Someone took an Eminem song about drugs and tried to make it radio-friendly, to mind-numbingly stupid results (with the "edited" version introducing new lines about strippers and diarrhea):
-->'''Dirty lyrics:''' I take a couple uppers, I down a couple downers, but nothing compares to these blue and yellow purple pills. I've been to mushroom mountain, once or twice but who's counting, but nothing compares to these blue and yellow purple pills.
-->'''Clean lyrics:''' I've been so many places, I've seen so many faces, but nothing compares to these blue and yellow purple hills. I've climbed the highest mountain, once or twice but who's counting, but nothing compares to these blue and yellow purple hills.
* "My Name Is" by Music/{{Eminem}}: Like the later "Purple Pills", several lines were edited to remove references to drugs, sex, and violence.
* "abc (nicer)" by GAYLE: Even though Todd already hates the original, he'll definitely find the "abcde-forget you" edit redundant, as when "fuck" wasn't sung in the original song to begin with.
* "Forget You" by Music/CeeLoGreen: When Todd named "Fuck You" as his top best hit song of 2011, he was tempted to put the edited version on the worst list.
* "FRIENDS" by Music/{{Marshmello}} and Anne-Marie: The f-bomb in the bridge is already CensoredForComedy in the original by a bleep, so Todd might find it even more hilarious that the bleep is muted out in the radio edit.
* "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" by Music/PanicAtTheDisco: The radio edit turns the "goddamn" in the chorus into [[BleepDammit "[mute]damn"]].
* "My Nigga" by YG ft. Jeezy & Rich Homie Quan: The infamous "My Hitta" edit.
* "Murder on My Mind" by YNW Melly: The edit's title is the childish-sounding "Mischief on My Mind".

[[folder:Top 10 Worst Explicit Edits]]
These are songs where the original explicit lyrics are ''worse'' than the edited version, or songs that have the f-bomb for no reason other than the sake of it.

* "I Wanna Fuck You" by Akon: The edited version already sounded creepy enough, but the f-bomb makes it worse.
* "Cake by the Ocean" by DNCE
* "Tonight, I'm Fuckin You" by Enrique Iglesias
* "Vampire" by Music/OliviaRodrigo: "Dream crusher" sounds better than "fame fucker".

[[folder:Top 10 Worst Analogies, Metaphors, Similes, etc.]]
* "Pride" by Arrested Development: Speech comparing his racial identity to a prom tuxedo.
-->'''Todd:''' You return a prom tuxedo. You sure you wanna compare your racial identity to something you rent for $100 to wear once?
* Music/TheBlackEyedPeas
** "Imma Be": will.i.am comparing himself to a sperm bank, apparently forgetting that people also ''deposit'' sperm at sperm banks. Also, the use of the word "loan" suggests that he'll want it back at some point.
** "My Humps": Referring to butts and breasts as "humps" and "lumps".
** "The Time (Dirty Bit)": apl.de.ap calling himself an app just to make a lame pun on his stage name.
* "Deuces" by Music/ChrisBrown ft. Tyga & Kevin [=McCall=]: "Like Tina did Ike in the limo, it finally hit me."
* "Knockin' Boots" by Music/LukeBryan: Most of the song is random statements on the form "X needs Y".
* "Laffy Taffy" by [=D4L=]: Fabo comparing the strippers to the "least sexy candy possible", or him comparing his junk to a tiny Jolly Rancher.
* Music/JasonDerulo
** "Trumpets": "Is it weird that your ass remind me of a Kanye West song?"
** "Wiggle" ft. Music/SnoopDogg: A butt being compared to two planets.
* "River" by Music/{{Eminem}} ft. Music/EdSheeran: "Shoulda knew to use protection 'fore I bit into your forbidden fruit, FUCK!"
* "Whistle" by Music/FloRida: Todd thought the whistle DoubleEntendre was ruined by Flo Rida making it too explicit and literal.
* "[=MacArthur=] Park" by Creator/RichardHarris: The chorus infamously uses a cake that was left out in the rain as a metaphor for lost love. Also, a verse compares the lovers to a striped pair of pants.
* "Slow Hands" by [[Music/OneDirection Niall Horan]]: "Slow hands like sweat dripping down our dirty laundry".
* "Body Like a Back Road" by Music/SamHunt: Todd picked apart the title analogy to explain why it's unsexy and comes across as unintentionally insulting.
* "Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You)" by Music/EnriqueIglesias ft. Music/{{Ludacris}}: The incomprehensible "If I never lied, then baby, you'd be the truth".
* "Girl on Fire" by Music/AliciaKeys: Not only does the song rely on overused fire symbolism without doing anything interesting with it, but one of Nicki's lines makes the "girl on fire" metaphor confusing by suddenly implying that the fire is a bad thing.
* "Peek a Boo" by Lil Yachty: "She blow that dick like a cello"
* "Deck of Cards" by Wink Martindale: Comparing a 52-card deck to the Bible as a way to avoid being accused of gambling.
* "Donkey" by Jerrod Niemann: Using "donkey" as a euphemism for "ass".
* "Jar of Hearts" by Music/ChristinaPerri: "You're gonna catch a cold / From the ice inside your soul" is a cheesy take on the "soul of ice" metaphor. There's also "collecting your jar of hearts".

** "Bon Appétit": The FetishRetardant food metaphors.
** "E.T." ft. Music/KanyeWest: The alien stuff was supposed to be a metaphor for a misunderstood lover who seems to be from another world, which becomes uncomfortable thanks to the RomanticizedAbuse in the song. It didn't help that Kanye's verses made the metaphor too literal.
** "Firework": "Do you ever feel like a plastic bag?" Todd also felt that the firework metaphor didn't work because firework lasts two seconds before disappearing and being forgotten.
** "Swish Swish": "You're 'bout as cute as / An old coupon expired"
* Music/{{Pitbull}}
** "Give Me Everything" ft. Music/NeYo, Afrojack, and Nayer: "Me not working hard? Yeah right... Picture that with a Kodak / Or better yet, go to Times Square, take a picture of me with a Kodak." This awkward ProductPlacement did not impress Todd.
** "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)": "Mami got an ass like a donkey, with a monkey / Look like King Kong"
* "Marvin Gaye" by Music/CharliePuth and Music/MeghanTrainor: Using "Let's Marvin Gaye and get it on" as a sexual euphemism.
* "Russian Roulette" by Music/{{Rihanna}}: The metaphor (about a dangerous relationship) didn't work for Todd, who just thought it was a song about literally shooting oneself in the head.
* "Thong Song" by Sisqó: Its use of "thong" as a stand-in for "butt" just made it sound like a song about underwear to Todd.
* "Filthy" by Music/JustinTimberlake: The "all that meat" line, which Todd saw as a contrivance for the sake of tying the song to the theme of the ''Man of the Woods'' album.
* "Drive By" by Music/{{Train}}: The part where the guy sings about needing a two-ply ''trash bag'' to hold his love.
* "All About That Bass" by Music/MeghanTrainor: Meghan Trainor calling her ass a "boom-boom" and "bass".
* "OMG" by Music/{{Usher}} ft. Music/WillIAm: "Honey got a booty like pow, pow, pow / Honey got some boobies like wow, oh wow"
* "Closed On Sunday" by Music/KanyeWest: "Closed on Sunday, you're my Chick-fil-A"
* "[=BedRock=]" by Young Money: "And I got her...grocery bag"

[[WMG:''Billboard'' Year-End]]
[[folder:Top 10 Worst ''Billboard'' Year-End Number-One Singles]]
* "In Da Club" by Music/FiftyCent (2003): He doesn't like 50 Cent, and he doesn't like [[InDaClub club songs]].
* "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Music/BryanAdams (1991): His #1 worst hit song of 1991. Probably destined for a high spot, possibly #1.
* "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies (1969): Expect him to find it too bubblegummy.
* "Love Yourself" by Music/JustinBieber (2016): Todd gave this a dishonorable mention in his Worst of 2016 video and later elaborated upon why he hated it in his "I Don't Care" Pop Song Review - he cannot sympathize with Justin Bieber performing a stripped down, Sheeran-penned guitar ballad.
* "Boom Boom Pow" by Music/TheBlackEyedPeas (2009): His #4 worst hit song of 2009.
* "Love Will Keep Us Together" by Music/CaptainAndTennille (1975): Hinted in the Paper Lace OHW, where this was the first song he played when discussing the Lame '70s.
* "Look Away" by Music/{{Chicago}} (1989): Despite this song coming out after [[ArchEnemy Peter Cetera]] left the band, Todd still hates everything Chicago released from 1976 onwards.
* "God's Plan" by Music/{{Drake}} (2018): Todd has given it a mixed review and described its popularity as inexplicable. In the review of "Toosie Slide" (2020), he pointed out that "God's Plan" has already been forgotten -- quite an "accomplishment" considering that it was the song of the year just two years earlier.
* "Heat Waves" by Music/GlassAnimals (2022): In the "Worst of 2021" retrospect, Todd stated that he would rather eat glass than listen to this song again, especially after the song stayed on the Hot 100 for ''nearly two years'', now holding the record for longest time on the chart.
* "Physical" by Music/OliviaNewtonJohn (1982): Hinted in the pilot episode of ''Podcast/SongVsSong'', where Todd said this song blows.
* "How You Remind Me" by Music/{{Nickelback}} (2002): Todd feels Nickelback deserve every bit of flack they get. This song was also notorious for being admitted as a creation intentionally designed for mainstream success by Chad Kroeger himself.
* "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" by Tony Orlando and Dawn (1973): Another quintessential song of the Lame '70s, although Todd has hinted to be intrigued by the Vietnam subtext plastered onto the song, despite its meaning having nothing to do with the war.
* "Bad Day" by {{Music/Daniel Powter}} (2006): He has called this song terrible.
* "Shape of You" by Music/EdSheeran (2017): His #4 worst hit song of 2017. He seems to have hinted to dislike it even more than he did at the end of that year, due to its continued success in 2018 and even 2019.
* "The Ballad of the Green Berets" by [=SSgt=]. Barry Sadler (1966[[note]]on Billboard's later revised list (which is no longer on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1966 the official Wikipedia page]], but can be found [[https://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1966.htm here]], and also was the Year-End list that WebVideo/DiamondAxeStudiosMusic and WebVideo/LyzetteG used for their 1966 best and worst lists). In the original list, this song was #10 and "[[Music/TheMamasAndThePapas California Dreamin']]" topped the list[[/note]]): One of the few pro-military songs of the Vietnam era, and as such aged poorly almost immediately as opinions on the war soured.
* "Joy to the World" (aka "Jeremiah was a Bullfrog") by Three Dog Night (1971): With a song as brainless as this topping the list for this year, the Lame '70s were definitely in full throttle by 1971. While the song's plethora of big hooks make it a guilty pleasure for many, the nonsense lyrics and childish tone are certainly a stark contrast to the very charged, artistically accomplished masterpieces dominating the charts in the few years prior.
* "Last Night" by Music/MorganWallen (2023): Based on his scathing Pop Song Review of the track comparing it to Maroon 5 and ranking it dead last among its parent album's 36 tracks, not to mention his [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1644242782045831168?s=20 fury]] at its [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1644244127952035841?s=20 continued success]], expect it to place somewhere on this list if it is made.
* "That's What Friends Are For" by Dionne Warwick, Music/EltonJohn, Music/GladysKnight & Music/StevieWonder (1986): A CharityMotivationSong, and not even a well-remembered one, either.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Top 10 Best ''Billboard'' Year-End Number-One Singles]]
* "Rolling in the Deep" by Music/{{Adele}} (2011): His #3 Best Hit Song of 2011.
* "Hey Jude" by Music/TheBeatles (1968): Hinted in the Music/{{Oasis}} ''Trainwreckords'', where Todd stated he believes every bit of the song's simple message.
* "Call Me" by Music/{{Blondie|Band}} (1980): Although 1980 is one of Todd's least favorite years for music, this song has very much stood the test of time as a pop anthem. Similar to Ariana Grande in 2018, it's likely Todd would feel Blondie were one of the only pop acts that truly mattered in 1980.
* "We Belong Together" by Music/MariahCarey (2005): Mariah is one of Todd's favorite pop singers of all time, and this was the song that [[CareerResurrection revitalized her career]] after it had [[Film/{{Glitter}} fallen apart]] in the early 2000s.
* "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Music/{{Gotye}} ft. Music/{{Kimbra}} (2012): His #6 Best Hit Song of 2012.
* "My Sharona" by Music/TheKnack (1979)
* "Old Town Road (Remix)" by Music/LilNasX ft. Music/BillyRayCyrus (2019): His #9 Best Hit Song of 2019. It would have been higher had he not been turned off by the overheated discourse surrounding the song and sympathized with those who didn't like the song, but those factors probably wouldn't be as significant on a list like this.
* "Thrift Shop" by Music/{{Macklemore}} & Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz (2013): His #8 Best Hit Song of 2013.
* "California Dreamin'" by Music/TheMamasAndThePapas (1966[[note]]on Billboard's original list, as revealed in the edition dated December 24, 1966. In later years, Billboard published another list, using a different methodology, where [=SSgt=]. Barry Sadler's "Battle of the Green Berets" was #1, and "California Dreamin'" was #10[[/note]]): The first counterculture anthem to top Billboard's Year-End list (Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}}' "Satisfaction" only reached #3 the previous year).
* Music/GeorgeMichael
** "Careless Whisper" (1985): Despite coming out during the Music/{{Wham}} era, this is one of George Michael's most beloved songs, although it hasn't been entirely snark-free, either (it was parodied in ''Film/MusicAndLyrics'').
** "Faith" (1988)
* "Every Breath You Take" by Music/ThePolice (1983): Mentioned as one of his favorite retro 80's songs in both the "Paparazzi" episode and the Worst of 2011 list. His ''Song vs. Song'' episode pitting this against Music/{{U2}}'s "With or Without You" reaffirmed his love of it.
* "When Doves Cry" by Music/{{Prince}} (1984)
* "Uptown Funk!" by Mark Ronson ft. Music/BrunoMars (2015): His #1 Best Hit Song of 2014, although it would have lost to Music/TaylorSwift's "Style" had he only counted it for 2015.
* "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Music/SimonAndGarfunkel (1970)
* "Yeah!" by Music/{{Usher}} ft. Music/LilJon & Music/{{Ludacris}} (2004): Todd considers this tied with Music/{{Rihanna}}'s "Umbrella" for Song of the 2000s Decade.[[/folder]]

[[WMG:Miscellaneous Song Lists]]
[[folder:Top 10 Most Controversial Songs]]
* "Accidental Racist" by Brad Paisley ft. LL Cool J: As much as he uses the song as a RunningGag, it's bound to show up.
* "All the Things She Said" by [[Music/{{Tatu}} t.A.T.u.]]: At the time of the song's release in 2002, the song's video drew controversy for its lesbian undertones. Also, the duo hails from UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}, which has a strong anti-LGBT stance, both then and now.
* "Birthday Cake" by Rihanna ft. Chris Brown
* "(Bitches) Love Me" by Lil Wayne ft. Drake and Future: Todd called the song disgusting for its misogyny in his "Worst of 2013" retrospect.
* "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke ft. Pharrell Williams and T.I.: The controversy is more centered around the music video rather than the lyrics, although Todd did say the lyrics were [[RunningGag #rapey]].
* "Bodies" by Drowning Pool
* "Cop Killer" by Body Count
* "Die Young" by Kesha
* "Fuck Tha Police" by N.W.A.
* "Friday" by Rebecca Black
* "God Save The Queen" by the Sex Pistols
* "Hey Man, Nice Shot" by Filter: Since the song came out the year after Kurt Cobain's suicide, many people believed that the song was about him; however, Richard Patrick wrote the song in 1991, ''3 years'' before Cobain's death. The song was actually inspired by the 1987 public suicide of disgraced Pennsylvania politician [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Budd_Dwyer R. Budd Dwyer]].
* "If U Seek Amy" by Britney Spears
* "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam: Another song about a public suicide; however, this time, it was about a student killing himself in front of his classmates. MTV cut out the music video's climax where Jeremy commits the act, and MTV and [=VH1=] stopped playing the video altogether after the Columbine High School massacre.
* "Jesus Christ Pose" by Soundgarden: Listeners in the UK were so outraged by the song's supposed anti-Christian views, the band received death threats. MTV banned the song's video due to its imagery, particularly a young girl on a cross.
* "Judas" by Lady Gaga
* "Killing an Arab" by Music/{{The Cure|Band}}
* "Kim" by Eminem
* "Louie Louie" by the Kingsmen: The slurred vocals led to some pretty dirty {{mondegreen}}s at the time and eventually prompted the FBI to embark on a two-year investigation that went nowhere.
* "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)" by Lil Nas X
* "Music/PuffTheMagicDragon" by Music/PeterPaulAndMary: While tame by modern standards, it caused an uproar at the time of its release due to supposed marijauna references.
* "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
* "Rump Shaker" by Wreckx-N-Effect
* "Smack My Bitch Up" by The Prodigy
* "Something in Your Mouth" by Nickelback
* "Try That in a Small Town" by Jason Aldean
* "U.O.E.N.O" by Rocko ft. Future & Rick Ross: Rick Ross has a verse which implies that he date rapes girls.
* "Unholy" by Sam Smith and Kim Petras
* "WAP" by Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion
* "We Can't Stop" by Miley Cyrus
* "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus

[[folder:Todd's Top 10 Good Songs by Bad Artists]]
* "Dancing Queen" by Music/{{ABBA}}: Todd thinks they're awful, but he considers this their best song.
* "Summer of '69" by Music/BryanAdams: Todd mostly hates Bryan Adams but has singled this out as his one great song.
* "Smooth Criminal" by Music/AlienAntFarm: Todd mostly considered these guys a boring, cookie cutter early 2000s nu-metal band, but he thought this was a great cover.
* "What Do You Mean?" by Music/JustinBieber: Although Todd despises all incarnations of Justin Bieber, he likes this song's production and feels the lyrics genuinely capture the frustrating disorientation of adolescent relationships, landing it an honorable mention in his Best of 2015 video.
* "Forever" by Music/ChrisBrown: Seems like a pretty obvious choice. Chris Brown has been Todd's biggest punching bag since the very first episode of his series (where he called Jay Sean a non-violent replacement of Chris), but he has stated that he likes this song.
* "25 or 6 to 4" by Music/{{Chicago}}: Although Chicago are one of Todd's two least favorite bands alongside Maroon 5, he at least admits that their early work was quite good. He specifically singled this song out to represent the band at its best during his "Top 10 Worst Hit Songs of 1987" and "Girls Like You" episodes.
* "Doin' This" by Music/LukeCombs: Todd says he [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1468070197831471105 "kinda likes it"]].
* "Butterfly" by Crazy Town: Todd thought they were an awful band, but surprisingly quite enjoyed their one hit, which many people dislike just as much as their other stuff.
* Music/JasonDerulo
** "Ridin' Solo": Hinted at in the Worst of 2020 video. Even though Todd originally considered it weaker than "Talk Dirty" (which he still found severely flawed) and it wasn't on his Best of 2010 list, he called it Derulo's ''only'' good song in the "Return of the Mack" OHW.
** "Cheyenne": A lesser-known single that's also worth a mention for being one of his more highly regarded songs, though Todd himself has yet to comment on it.
* Music/ImagineDragons
** "It's Time": They have since become a major punching bag for Todd, essentially the epitome of indie rock's slow descent into corporatized hell, but he was legitimately stoked about them when they first broke out in 2012.
** "Sucker for Pain" with Music/LilWayne, Music/WizKhalifa, Ty Dolla $ign, Music/{{Logic}} & X Ambassadors: Despite missing his Best of 2016 list, [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1211740073663901698?s=20 Todd eventually tweeted that this was his favorite song of theirs]]. However, since it's a collaboration with several other artists ([[Music/LilWayne three]] of [[Music/WizKhalifa which]] Todd hasn't spoke much positively about either, especially Lil Wayne) rather than just Imagine Dragons on their own, "It's Time" might be a likelier choice.
* "The Bigger Picture" by Lil Baby: Despite being extremely impressed by this socially conscious detour, Todd still can't get into Lil Baby's work as a whole and [[spoiler:gave "We Paid" a dishonorable mention the same year this track made his Best list]].
* One of Music/LilDicky's early songs: While Todd wasn't too impressed by Dicky's early work, he did note that "there was some sign early in Dicky's career that he was going to be an actual rapper who happened to be funny like Music/{{Macklemore}} or Music/BigSean", so something from that era might get a low spot or an honorable mention.
* "Makes Me Wonder" by Music/Maroon5: [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1228398283846037506?s=20 Todd tweeted]] that this song spares Creator/AdamLevine from being the worst pop star of the modern era.
* "Leave Before You Love Me" by Music/{{Marshmello}} & Music/TheJonasBrothers: In spite of Todd's distaste for both artists, he put this song as an honorable mention for his 2021 Best list.
* "Figured You Out" by Music/{{Nickelback}}: Todd considers this song to be Nickelback's best by a good margin, as he feels that its overall subject matter and tone meshes well with Chad Kroeger's ugly singing voice.
* "I Took a Pill in Ibiza (Seeb Remix)" by Mike Posner: While Todd thinks most of Posner's work is pretty bad, Posner's own weaknesses factor into this song's strengths for Todd.
* "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" by Music/{{Starship}}: Todd loathes Starship as a whole, especially for "We Built This City" and "Sara", but "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" is one of his favorite songs of the 1980s.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Todd's Top 10 Bad Songs by Good Artists]]
* "Warm Sentiments" by Arrested Development: While Todd also isn't a fan of their hit "Mr. Wendal", this song in particular was so offensive to him that it stained his entire impression of the band itself.
* "Summer of Love" by Music/TheBeachBoys: Todd was absolutely disgusted by Music/MikeLove's attempts at being sexy in his 50s, and the synthetic Pro Tools production certainly didn't help.
* "My Ding-a-Ling" by Music/ChuckBerry: Berry's only number one hit as well as his last top 10 hit of his career was a cringeworthy novelty jingle about masturbating and is a prime example of "The Lame 70s".
* "Diva" by Music/{{Beyonce}}: Todd has grown much fonder of Queen Bey with time, but he most likely still despises this, since it was the only song originally able to defeat "Break Up" (still to this day the worst song he ever reviewed) for Worst Hit Song of 2009.
* "Loverboy" by Music/MariahCarey: Todd wasn't impressed by ''Film/{{Glitter}}'' and noted that this was Mariah's worst-received single.
* "Dictator" by Music/TheClash: Todd thought most of ''Cut the Crap'' was a mess, but this track stands out -- he found the production and mixing so bad that he had to check if it wasn't just a hardware glitch on his end.
* Music/CreedenceClearwaterRevival
** "Sweet Hitch-Hiker": Todd could go with this instead of "Take It Like a Friend", which was not written or performed by John Fogerty and therefore isn't a fitting representation of Creedence as a whole. Todd said he had a "very strong negative reaction" to this song, calling it crap and saying it was the predecessor to mid-'70s butt-rock bands like Music/GrandFunkRailroad and Foghat. However, it probably wouldn't rank high on this list, since he conceded that it wasn't ''that'' bad.
** "Take It Like a Friend": Todd considered this the worst song of the already ill-conceived ''Mardi Gras'' album, greeting it with ''extreme'' disapproval. Mostly he criticized Stu Cook's abysmal singing, but also felt the lyrics were just blatantly shit-talking to John Fogerty's face.
* Music/{{Eminem}}
** "Fack": A questionable bonus track from ''Curtain Call: The Hits'' that was derided for its gross subject matter and annoying sound. Todd said in [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/133254550592303104 this tweet]] after WebVideo/TheRapCritic showed it to him while researching for the "Lighters" episode that it "may be not only Eminem's worst song, but humanity's worst moment".
** "Just Lose It": It topped Todd's Worst of 2004 list.
* Music/FallOutBoy:
** "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)": Todd calls this their most obnoxious song, which made it #8 for the Worst of 2013 list.
** "We Didn't Start the Fire 2023"
* Music/{{Genesis|Band}}:
** Todd loves all of the other singles on their ''Invisible Touch'' album (even "In Too Deep"), but he finds "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" to be a complete mess, landing it at #5 on his Worst of 1987 list.
** "Who Dunnit?" from Music/{{Abacab}} is a contentious song amongst even all-eras Genesis fans. It's extremely repetitive nature could end up having Todd put it on the list.
** "Illegal Alien" is an infamously problematic song with a ''very'' questionable music video. Todd could find it awful given its handling of the subject matter.
* At least one song from ''MTV Unplugged No. 2.0'' by Music/LaurynHill: While Todd praised Hill's debut and her good performances, he outright called this album one of the worst ever made, so something on it is bound to end up on a list like this.
* "Holy Grail" by Music/JayZ ft. Music/JustinTimberlake: Todd thoroughly trashed this song in his review for its gratutious debauchery, putting it as #7 on his Worst of 2013 list.
* "American Life" by Music/{{Madonna}}: Todd called this Madonna's worst-ever single in the ''American Life Trainwreckords''.
* "The Lazy Song" by Music/BrunoMars: Considering all the praise Todd keeps heaping onto Bruno and how consistently he appears on his Best list, it's pretty shocking that he was once thrashing him as a douchebag, telling him to "go bankrupt and die" for this song. While he wasn't impressed by "Grenade" or "When I Was Your Man" either, neither of those songs were bad enough to make his Worst list in their respective years like "The Lazy Song" did.
* "All Around the World" by Music/{{Oasis}}: Todd considered this the pinnacle of the ''Be Here Now'' album's bloated extravagance, calling it the band's failed equivalent of Music/TheBeatles' "Hey Jude" and "All You Need Is Love".
* "High Hopes" by Music/PanicAtTheDisco: Todd said this song sounds like ass, giving it a dishonorable mention on his Worst of 2018 countdown.
* "Can't Fight This Feeling" by Music/REOSpeedwagon: It's a Chicago-esque soft rock ballad, and while Todd likes REO Speedwagon, he ''hates'' Chicago.
* "...Ready For It?" by Music/TaylorSwift: Although Taylor has appeared on Todd's Worst lists numerous times, he stated he considers her one of the greatest pop stars of the 2010s in his "ME!" Pop Song Review. "...Ready For It?" is her only song to ''top'' a Worst list (though "Look What You Made Me Do" and "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" did make #2 and #6 in the same year).
* Music/JustinTimberlake:
** "Sexyback": While Todd admitted that the song was essentially Justin's coronation as the new King of Pop in the 2000s, he called it "a completely awful, unlistenable abomination of nature".
** "Filthy": Todd considers it one of the most catastrophic lead singles ever by a pop titan.
* "Without You" by Music/VanHalen: Todd called it one of the worst songs he's ever heard in the ''Van Halen III Trainwreckords''.
* Music/KanyeWest
** "Closed on Sunday": Although Todd did not put this on his Worst of 2019 list (possibly because it wasn't a single and only charted in the top 20 as part of an album bomb), he called ''Jesus Is King'' a [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1241241988185325569?s=20 lowpoint in Kanye's career]].
** "Famous": Todd has a lot of respect for Kanye's first several albums, but he feels that he jumped the shark from ''The Life of Pablo'' onwards. [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1241240814199734272?s=20 He stated that even when Taylor Swift appeared to be busted for lying around the time this song came out, he already despised it.]]
* Music/StevieWonder
** "Ebony and Ivory" with Music/PaulMcCartney: Todd has said he hates this song, which most people consider a huge letdown considering the pedigree of its two performers.
** "I Just Called to Say I Love You": In the Michael Sembello OHW, Todd cited this song to showcase how Stevie suddenly stopped making good music after Sembello stopped recording with him.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Top 10 Worst Song Concepts]]
Specifically for songs where Todd thought the concept behind a song was bad, not just that it was executed poorly (though many of these also have poor execution).

* An "I'm Back, Bitch!" single: Todd tends to dislike these for their lack of substance.
* "Warm Sentiments" by Arrested Development: A personal story about a girl who had an abortion... told from the perspective of her partner, who talks at lengths about his feelings and doesn't seem to care about hers.
* "Lost Boy" by Ruth B.: It amount to a self-insert fic about Peter Pan.
* "Yummy" by Music/JustinBieber: The whole idea of basing a sexy song around the decidedly unsexy word "yummy".
* Music/TheBlackEyedPeas:
** "My Humps"
** "The Time (Dirty Bit)": Todd felt that this was a mashup of two musical ideas that did not go together at all.
* "Timothy" by the Buoys: Todd didn't enjoy the cannibalism theme.
* "Knockin' Boots" by Music/LukeBryan: Todd was unimpressed by how the lyrics were almost entirely random statements on the form "X needs Y".
* "#SELFIE" by Music/TheChainsmokers: Todd mostly criticized the execution, but also felt that the song had a weak concept because satirizing catty party girls is too obvious and overdone, and taking selfies isn't really something worth mocking people over anyway.
* "Take It Like a Friend" by Music/CreedenceClearwaterRevival: Todd felt that this song was just an excuse for Stu Cook to blatantly shit-talk to John Fogerty's face. "Sail Away" has a similar problem. Todd also disliked "Door to Door", which seems to be a novelty song about selling stain remover, but it probably wouldn't beat out the tracks that were made to complain about John.
* "Laffy Taffy" by [=D4L=]: Even if it didn't have the unsexy metaphors and beat, it'd still be about skeeving on and groping dancers at a strip club.
* "Disco Duck" by Music/RickDees and His Cast of Idiots: Todd put it at #5 on his Top 10 Worst Hit Songs of 1976, though it might avoid the list because it has grown on him since.
* "The Motto" by Music/{{Drake}} ft. Music/LilWayne & Tyga: For giving us the YOLO motto, which "people used as an excuse to do all sorts of stupid shit this year. If this list measured worst effect on culture as a whole, 'The Motto' would be #1."
* "F**k wit Dre Day (and Everybody's Celebratin')" by Music/DrDre ft. [[Music/SnoopDogg Snoop Doggy Dogg]]: Todd often dislikes diss tracks, or at least feels that they have aged badly. This song was singled out during the Music/MCHammer ''Trainwreckords'' episode due to it being directed at Music/EazyE, who later died of AIDS and whom Dre has turned around on in hindsight, so it's a good choice to represent these diss tracks.
* "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" by Music/Eiffel65: The story about the blue guy surrounded by blue things was completely meaningless to Todd.
* "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" by Elmo & Patsy: Todd thought "BlackComedy AntiChristmasSong about Grandma dying" was a stupid idea for a novelty song.
* "FACK" by Music/{{Eminem}}: A song about a disgusting sexual practice no one actually did. The track seems to exist for no reason other than to provoke you with its tastelessness.
* "Still Be Friends" by Music/GEazy ft. Tory Lanez & Tyga: A song about pursuing a sexual relationship that Todd likely wouldn't buy, especially considering all three artists involved have [[Music/{{Halsey}} at least]] been [[Music/MeganTheeStallion accused of]] being [[Series/KeepingUpWithTheKardashians harmful to women]].
* "abcdefu" by GAYLE: Mostly for revolving around that "stupid line" in the title.
* "Body Like a Back Road" by Music/SamHunt: A song about Sam Hunt comparing his lover's body to a back road, which is not exactly a flattering compliment.
* "Holy Grail" by Music/JayZ ft. Music/JustinTimberlake: Because it's about people complaining about how hard it is to be rich and famous.
* "Intuition" by Music/{{Jewel}}: If Todd had bought the explanation that the song was ironic, he'd still dislike it because he feels that a pop song that's critical of pop music is self-defeating and just makes you feel bad for listening to it. Music/KatyPerry's "Chained to the Rhythm"[[note]]While Todd enjoyed this song, he admitted that the concept was questionable and could see why it alienated pop fans.[[/note]] and some of Music/{{Madonna}}'s ''American Life'' tracks have a similar problem, but Todd would probably single out this track because of how hard he was on it in, and because the BeYourself message is undermined by how Jewel is clearly not being herself and playing to her strengths in the song.
* "Arcade" by Music/DuncanLaurence: Todd felt that using an arcade, a place with low-stakes video games, did not work at all as a metaphor for heartbreak. (As Todd suggested, the artist was likely going for a casino metaphor, as "arcades" are more tied to gambling in Europe, but it's still easy to read it as a song revolving around an awkward video games metaphor.)
* "Am I the Only One?" by [[Music/{{Staind}} Aaron Lewis]]: Todd was appalled by its message about right-wing people supposedly being oppressed, whining about the "liberal media", and especially its racist defense of Confederate statues.
* Music/LilDicky:
** "Earth": The awkward combination of a sincere message about saving the Earth, and comedy that portrays the Earth as filthy and disgusting. Also, Todd pointed out that releasing a charity single in 2019 is a bad way to raise money.
** "Freaky Friday" ft. Music/ChrisBrown: A song that's mostly an excuse to make lazy black jokes and praise Chris Brown despite his criminal past.
* "Hot Dog" by Music/LimpBizkit: Todd disliked "I Love It" because it overused the word "fuck", so he'd probably dislike this for similar reasons.
* "Girl Crush" by Music/LittleBigTown: The whole thing about pretending to be about lesbian curiosity, only to reveal that it's ultimately about being attracted to a guy.
* "Sexy and I Know It" by Music/{{LMFAO}}
* "American Life" by Music/{{Madonna}}: Todd was thoroughly unimpressed by Madonna's UnintentionallyUnsympathetic complaining about her celebrity life, and thought her criticism of shallowness was shallow and toothless. He was also put off by the political baggage surrounding the track.
* "Animals" by Music/Maroon5: Todd found the RomanticizedAbuse concept creepy, and didn't buy Adam Levine's attempt to be threatening.
* "From a Distance" by Creator/BetteMidler: An adult contemporary ballad in which the singer attempts to provide an explanation for why God would allow confict and tragedy to befall on humans. The answer? God doesn't know about the people's problems, and he doesn't care enough to give them a closer look. Todd was both horrified and offended by the song's less than uplifting religious message, and it served as the primary catalyst for its addition to his ''Worst Hit Songs of 1991'' video when other religious contemporaries (such as "Place in This World" by ''Michael W. Smith'') were up for consideration.
* "Magic Pie" by Music/{{Oasis}}: "He has a magic pie" is not a great idea to build a song around.
* "What Makes You Beautiful" by Music/OneDirection: Todd felt that the concept amounted to a boy creepily admiring a girl for being hot enough to make a good TrophyWife, and too insecure to be a threat to him or try to leave him.
* "Let Her Go" by Music/{{Passenger}}: Because he found the central "you only know you love her when you let her go" message stupid.
* Music/KatyPerry:
** "Bon Appétit" ft. Music/{{Migos}}: Todd felt that the attempt to use food as sexual innuendo was just stupid and gross.
** "E.T." ft. Music/KanyeWest: Todd found the "alien-themed RomanticizedAbuse song named after the decidedly unsexy alien E.T." premise questionable.
* Music/LizPhair:
** "And He Slayed Her": Liz Phair's revenge fantasy about Andy Slater, the head of Capitol Records when she was there.
** "U Hate It": Not only is it yet another meta song about showbiz, a topic Todd was already really tired of, but it's about how she thought ''Funstyle'' would be massively successful. Todd described it as "delusional".
* "Unborn Child" by Seals & Crofts: The TitleTrack of a pro-life concept album that made Todd go, "WHAT THE FUCK".
* Music/TaylorSwift:
** "Look What You Made Me Do" by: Todd thought this was a clumsy attempt from Taylor to regain control of her public image.
** "Shake It Off": It's about how she claims her "haters" don't bother her, which Todd found unconvincing given her past behavior and the fact that she felt the need to write a response to the hate.
--->'''Todd:''' ''If you are so bothered by someone saying you stay out too late that you have to write a response, you have officially failed to "shake it off."''
** "You Need to Calm Down": For its analogy between homophobic hate crimes and anti-Taylor troll attacks. However, as Todd mentioned that the pro-LGBTQ message might be meaningful to many young LGBTQ people despite the problem, this song would probably not be chosen over "Look What You Made Me Do" or "Shake It Off" (for other Taylor songs) or "Girl Crush" (for a worse take on LGBTQ elements).
* A song on ''Paula'' by Music/RobinThicke: While Todd didn't think the album was ''that'' bad overall, he described its very existence as "so shitty to [Paula]", so a song from it would be a good fit for a list like this.
* "Filthy" by Music/JustinTimberlake: The "filthy hands" concept didn't come off as sexy at all to Todd.
* Music/{{Train}}:
** "50 Ways to Say Goodbye": Todd felt that the idea of a guy who got dumped and makes up absurd lies about his ex dying to avoid admitting it was "neither funny nor compelling".
** "Drive By": He felt that the "romantic" concept was creepy.
* "One I Want" by Music/VanHalen: Mostly for the nonsensical lyrics.
* "I Love It" by Music/KanyeWest & Music/LilPump ft. Adele Givens: Todd felt that this was a lazy and incoherent track that mostly served as an excuse to say "fuck" over and over.
* "Spectacular" by [[Music/ThreeLW Kiely Williams]]: It's somewhat obscure, but Todd would probably be appalled at how it portrays a drunk one-night stand with QuestionableConsent as fun, as well as Williams's ParodyRetcon where she tried to claim the song was intended to warn about the behaviours it portrays.
* A song on ''Mission Earth'' by Edgar Winter: Not only is it an adaptation of ''Mission Earth'', an unpopular book series Todd hated, but most of the songs are barely related to the books. A lowlight is "Treacherous Love", which is supposedly about a minor character becoming a heroin addict because of psychiatry and psychology, despite its [[LyricalDissonance upbeat tone]] and lyrics that might as well come from a song about an evil lover.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Top 10 Songs That Fit Their Album the Least]]
* "Die Another Day" by Music/{{Madonna}}: Todd felt that this was completely irrelevant to the theme of ''American Life'', and wondered if it was only there to keep the album from being hitless.
* Edgar Winter:
** "Treacherous Love": It revolves around a minor ''Mission Earth'' character who suffers from heroin addiction, but the song itself sounds more like a "dangerous woman" song. Todd speculated that the track was just something Winter had lying around and decided to shoehorn into the album.
** "Bang Bang": Another track about a minor character, and its style was really out of place compared to the rest of the album.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Top 10 Worst Choices for Singles]]
* "United Front" by Arrested Development: Although Todd liked this song, he felt it was a terrible choice for a single due to being too dreary.
* "Maybe I Mean Yes" by Holly Dunn: Although the song was merely about a flirtatious woman playing the ByNoIMeanYes trope, it killed her career because some listeners felt that the lyrics, especially the line "When I say 'no' I mean 'maybe', or maybe I mean 'yes'", condoned DateRape. It was a new song on her GreatestHitsAlbum ''Milestones: Greatest Hits'', and would likely have stirred up controversy even if it hadn't been released as a single, but it might have done less damage to her career if that were the case.
* Music/{{Jewel}}
** "Intuition": In the ''0304'' episode, he mentions that he thinks the project might've been salvageable with a better lead single. The most likely candidates would be the personal songs with a pop sheen, which he described as "pretty good".
** "Stand": Todd called it redundant and said Jewel shouldn't have doubled down on the "ooh I'm alienated by the shallowness of society" message. He also said she sounded haughty and pretentious.
* "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" by [[Music/NewKidsOnTheBlock Jordan Knight]]: While Todd believed Jordan had a lot of potential as a solo artist, he considered it a huge mistake to turn this Music/{{Prince}} song into an easy listening ballad and was not surprised that it killed his momentum.
* "Hello Kitty" by Music/AvrilLavigne: Hinted in the "Shake It Off" review, where Todd used it as an example of Lavigne releasing something flailing and desperate. Its use of EDM and {{dubstep}} reeked of attempts to stay relevant, and her attempt to capitalize on her fandom in Japan (with the music video being filmed in Tokyo and GratuitousJapanese thrown in the lyrics) got her accused of racism. The song flopped and sped up the fall her career was in, so it'll probably make a list like this if Todd finds something better on its parent album.
* "Donkey" by Jerrod Niemann: Releasing this song as a single did [[CreatorKiller significant damage to Niemann's career]] because the traditionally conservative-minded country fandom didn't appreciate the DoubleEntendre lyrics about [[StuffyOldSongsAboutTheButtocks ass]].
* "Am I Black Enough For You?" by Billy Paul: Todd has talked about how its black nationalist themes and message alienated mainstream white listeners. It doesn't help that nearly everybody on the label, including Paul himself, thought it would indeed be a terrible choice for a single, but the head of the label loved the song and released it as his second single anyway.
* "Bon Appétit" by Music/KatyPerry ft. Music/{{Migos}}: He has said on Twitter that releasing it as a single was a "[[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1143587869837156358 bad fucking idea]]". In the "[[Music/JustinBieber Yummy]]" Pop Song Review, he argued that while the first single from ''Witness'' underperformed, "Bon Appétit" was what really sank the album.
* "South of the Border" by Music/EdSheeran ft. Music/CamilaCabello & Music/CardiB: Hinted in a [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1201934314868559873?s=20 tweet]].
* "ME!" by Music/TaylorSwift ft. Brendon Urie of Music/PanicAtTheDisco: Todd found this lead single to be extremely flavorless, and felt it could have ended Taylor's career had it not been for its attention-stirring followup.
* "Get Her Back" by Music/RobinThicke: While Todd felt there were a lot of pretty good songs on the ''Paula'' album, he criticized this leadoff single choice not only for being too dull coming off the success of "Blurred Lines", but also for setting the negative tone that would lead to ''Paula'''s infamously poor sales.
* "Filthy" by Music/JustinTimberlake: Todd put this at #2 on his Worst of 2018 countdown, where he suggested ''Man of the Woods'' could've had more hits due to stylistically fitting in with current trends, but that this song "poisoned the well ''really'' early."
* "Follow God" by Music/KanyeWest: [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1193551323859443712 This tweet]] suggests that he thinks it was a poor choice.
* "Spectacular" by [[Music/ThreeLW Kiely Williams]]: This single was her first solo release. The controversy surrounding it ensured that it would also be her last. If it were just a random song on an album, it would probably have been controversial and possibly career-killing anyway, but then she'd at least get to release ''one'' album.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Top 10 Worst Guest Verses[=/=]Vocals]]
* Gucci Mane and Sean Garrett in "Break Up" by Mario
* Gudda Gudda, Jae Millz, Tyga, Music/NickiMinaj, and Lloyd in "[=BedRock=]" by Young Money: Lil Wayne is the leader of Young Money, and ergo, the lead artist; also, Todd gives Drake a pass for having the only good line in the song.
* will.i.am in "OMG" by Usher.
* Tyga and Kevin [=McCall=] in "Deuces" by Chris Brown
* Pitbull in "I Like It" by Enqire Iglesias: As Todd said in his "Worst of 2010 (which he didn't already cover)" retrospect: "[Pitbull] makes the good songs go bad, and the bad songs get worse."
* Pitbull in "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" by Usher
* Kanye West in "E.T." by Katy Perry
* Wiz Khalifa in "Payphone" by Maroon 5
* Astro in "Want U Back (UK single release)" by Cher Lloyd: In his review of the song, Todd wanted to hear the version with the guest verse, hoping it would put the jealous and catty lead in her place. But it turned out the ex-boyfriend was both as catty as her and [[NoYay played by a kid]].
* Chris Brown in "Birthday Cake (Remix)" by Rihanna
* Music/NickiMinaj in "Girl on Fire (Inferno mix)" by Alicia Keys.
* Nelly in "Cruise (Remix)" by Florida Georgia Line: Todd already hated the original, and notes that the guest verse wasn't even necessary, as Todd claims that he found a version of "Cruise (Remix)" which cuts Nelly's part out, and Todd only barely notices it was missing.
* Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J in "23" by Mike Will Made It (Miley Cyrus sings the first verse and the hook)
* Future and Rick Ross in "U.O.E.N.O." by Rocko
* Juicy J in "Dark Horse" by Katy Perry
* 2 Chainz in "Talk Dirty" by Jason Derulo
* Charli XCX in "Fancy" by Iggy Azalea: While Todd believed that Charli was the better artist on "Fancy", the chorus she was given was bad.
* Rita Ora in "Black Widow" by Iggy Azalea
* Kendrick Lamar in "Bad Blood" by Taylor Swift
* Kendrick Lamar in "Don't Wanna Know" by Maroon 5
* Camila Cabello in "Bad Things" by Machine Gun Kelly
* SZA in "What Lovers Do" by Maroon 5: Even though Todd said he liked SZA, he states that Adam Levine dragged her down in this song.
* Taylor Swift in "I Don't Want to Live Forever" by Zayn Malik
* Chris Brown in "Freaky Friday" by Lil Dicky
* Everyone who contributed a line in "Earth" by Lil Dicky: Every line not sung by Lil Dicky himself is basically a cringeworthy punchline.
* Brendon Urie in "ME!" by Taylor Swift
* Iggy Pop in "I Wanna Be Your Slave (Remix)" by Måneskin
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Top 10 Songs That Didn't Age Well]]
This may be due to HarsherInHindsight, ValuesDissonance, or simply HilariousInHindsight. We can also include songs that were too much of {{Unintentional Period Piece}}s to be enjoyable at any other time, particularly bad/blatant examples of CondemnedByHistory trends, and similar. (Try to avoid songs that are just boring in hindsight, e.g. a song that was written specifically for an event and is now uninteresting because the event is long forgotten. Of course, a one-off song can still qualify if there's something noteworthy about it.)

* An "I'm Back, Bitch" single that tried to portray its creator(s) as huge, but flopped, thus proving that maybe they weren't as great as they thought they were.
* Any duet between a real-life couple expressing their love for each other, only for them to break up later.
* "Baby, It's Cold Outside": Todd has argued on Twitter that even though it can be argued that the woman is looking for an excuse to stay, the man's tone comes across as bullying. It doesn't help that it's not necessarily clear to a modern listener ''why'' she needs an excuse to stay in the first place. It doesn't help that Todd called it "the original Blurred Lines" in his Best of 2013 retrospect.
* 6ix9ine
** "BREAKIN IT DOWN": "Order stitches for these snitches, dead men tell no tales"... yeah.
** "GUMMO": While Todd seems annoyed that some people think "I don't fuck with no old hoes, only new hoes" is a pedophilia reference, it can still be argued that the line sounds uncomfortable in retrospect.
* "Mr. Wendal" by Arrested Development: Todd didn't mind this track when he originally bought the group's first album, but after a few years, he found it corny and tedious, even theorizing that it may have been the reason for their abrupt downfall.
* "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" by Music/BigAndRich: Todd considered this a huge breath of fresh air back when it first came out in 2004, but felt it ultimately became the unfortunate harbinger of bro-country.
* "Something in Common" by Music/BobbyBrown ft. Music/WhitneyHouston: Especially after Whitney Houston's untimely death in 2012, this duet comes across as anything but genuine.
* "#SELFIE" by Music/TheChainsmokers: When Todd named it the second worst hit of 2014, he described it as "painfully 2014", suggesting that it has no hope of aging gracefully (not that he thought it was any good in the first place).
* "I've Never Been to Me" by Charlene: Its ignorantly idyllic treatment of traditional gender roles, even in the case of implicitly abusive marriages, is quite #problematic by modern standards.
* A love song from ''Two the Hard Way'' by Music/{{Cher}} and [[Music/TheAllmanBrothersBand Gregg Allman]]: This album has a lot of songs about how much these two supposedly love each other. However, their real-life relationship was turbulent and didn't last. (The love songs between [[Music/SonnyAndCher Cher and Sonny Bono]] have a similar problem, but at least they had chemistry and voices that fit well together -- they were able to sell it even after their divorce.)
* "We Didn't Start the Flame War" by Creator/{{Dropout}}: Todd tweeted that it [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1577141223520800768 "may as well be written in hieroglyphics now"]].
* "Little Ole Man (Uptight, Everything's Alright)" by Creator/BillCosby: Due to Cosby's wholesome image being destroyed by later revelations about his horrific record of sexual misconduct, it's pretty much just as hard now to appreciate this parody single in a light-hearted way as ''Series/TheCosbyShow''.
* "A Guy Is a Guy" by Music/DorisDay: Even for a song from the early 1950s, when social conservatism ruled America with an iron fist, this song's message, which actively encourages women to marry ''stalkers'' (even if they're initially resistant), is frightfully backwards.
* "F**k wit Dre Day (and Everybody's Celebratin')" by Music/DrDre ft. [[Music/SnoopDogg Snoop Doggy Dogg]]: Hinted in the MC Hammer ''Trainwreckords'', where Todd felt the constant diss tracks of the gangsta rap era have aged badly. He singled this song out due to being directed at Eazy-E, who later died of AIDS and whom Dre has turned around on in hindsight.
* Music/{{Drake}}:
** "Circo Loco" with Music/TwentyOneSavage: Upon release, the track garnered controversy over a line in Drake's verse that was heavily interpreted as a diss towards Music/MeganTheeStallion regarding her allegations toward being shot by Tory Lanez. Less than two months after the song came out, Lanez would be convicted on three charges stemming from the incident.
** "Toosie Slide": In the Pop Song Review of this track, Todd called it the anthem of the quarantine, meaning it's completely worthless in any other context.
* "Game of Love" by Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders: Its lyrics have aged badly due to their blunt heteronormativity and easily implied sexism. There's even a meme image calling it a "Mike Pence Anthem."
* "Do You Wanna Touch Me" by Music/GaryGlitter: This song is pretty uncomfortable now that Glitter has been convicted of possession of child porn, child sexual abuse and attempted rape of minors.
* "F**k You" by Music/CeeLoGreen: [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1213210802204921856 Hinted]] [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1213211733239717888 on]] [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1213213789623111685 Twitter]]. It was originally Todd's #1 Best Hit Song of 2011, but now he isn't really impressed by it.
* "Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport" by Rolf Harris: Just like with Bill Cosby's song, this Rolf Harris novelty hit is hard to enjoy given his history of sexual abuse.
* "Sweat (A La La La La Long)" by Inner Circle: Although this song was seen as benign back in 1993, today its chorus can easily be interpreted as #rapey, particularly for the "and if you cry out, I'm gonna push it some more" line.
* Music/MichaelJackson
** "Black or White": Despite being one of Michael Jackson's most famous songs, Todd hinted in the "Music/ThisIsAmerica" review that it hasn't aged well due to mainstream understandings of racism having evolved dramatically since the early '90s.
** "Human Nature": Shortly after the release of ''Leaving Neverland'' in 2019, Todd [[https://www.twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1113520829663514630 tweeted]] about how he thinks the song is the one that "reads the creepiest in hindsight".
** "You Are Not Alone": A love song written by Music/RKelly, which becomes even harsher after Kelly was accused and later convicted of multiple sexual abuse crimes (and to a lesser extent, Jackson's own abuse allegations).
* Music/RKelly
** "Bump n' Grind" or "Your Body's Callin'": Although R. Kelly's music as a whole is more difficult to appreciate due to his real-life scandals, these two songs in particular (especially the former) more or less draw attention to his disconnected pervertedness in hindsight.
** "I'm a Flirt" ft. Music/{{TI}} & Music/TPain: Another R. Kelly song that has aged poorly for similar reasons, made even worse by the fact that this came after the allegations against him were made public. While talking about "Freaky Friday", Todd admitted that he still listens to R. Kelly songs even though he's not proud of it.
* Music/{{Kesha}}'s early work: Despite initially seeming like a carefree party girl upon her commercial breakthrough, the revelations about Dr. Luke's abusive treatment towards her cause her trashy, light-hearted material to seem like a forced pose in hindsight, especially since she has since gone on to record much more mature, thoughtful music that's more in-line with her real personality.
* "Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)" by Peggy Lee: She sings this entire song with a phony Latina accent. While pop music from the '40s is probably low-hanging fruit for a list like this, this track stands out.
* "Last Train Home" by Music/{{Lostprophets}}: An innocent love song comes off as a lot creepier knowing that lead singer Ian Watkins is a pedophile.
* "The Show Goes On" by Music/LupeFiasco: Todd initially called this the sixth best hit song of 2011, but now [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1115392165159559173?s=20 agrees with]] [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1115392762155806720?s=20 its lukewarm reception]] in hindsight.
* A MadLove declaration song from ''Eat Me, Drink Me'' by Music/MarilynManson: Several tracks on the album are this to his then-girlfriend Creator/EvanRachelWood, made even more uncomfortable when in 2021, she revealed that he had been abusive towards her in their relationship.
* "Indian Outlaw" by Music/TimMcGraw: Its lyrics are from the POV of a Native American protagonist (sung by the very-much white [=McGraw=]) and full of badly-aged Native American stereotypes.
* "Midnight at the Oasis" by Maria Muldaur: Its lyrics have not aged well due to their heavy use of cultural appropriation.
* "When You're Mad" by Music/NeYo: It may not have stirred up ''that'' much controversy in 2006, but considering how blatantly #rapey the lyrics are, it ''certainly'' would've ruined Ne-Yo's career had it come out today.
* "Coconut" by Music/HarryNilsson: Harry's fake Caribbean accent may seem a little tasteless by modern standards.
* "Accidental Racist" by Music/BradPaisley ft. Music/LLCoolJ: It was already [[CreatorKiller career-killingly bad]] in 2013, but it sounds even ''more'' cringeworthy today.
* "All Star" by Music/SmashMouth: In the ''Song vs. Song'' podcast, Todd said he liked this song at first but started to despise it after it became overexposed through use in film. He may have since grown more nostalgic for it, though.
* "Getting Gay With Kids" by ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': While Todd did favourably compare this track to "Earth"[[note]]at least this joke was relevant and didn't undermine the song's message[[/note]], he thinks the mindlessly contrarian attitude of ''South Park'' has aged badly.[[note]]This song was just intended to mock misguided activism, but to many viewers, it came off as an attack on the rainforest and/or activism in general.[[/note]]
* "Afternoon Delight" by Starland Vocal Band: Todd summed up up its reputation by saying it was extremely successful at the time, but in retrospect pretty much everyone agrees that it was absolutely terrible. With that said, Todd himself has always hated the song.
* "Date Rape" by Music/{{Sublime}}: Mentioned on Podcast/SongVsSong, where he said he used to love this song but now thinks it had aged badly.
* Music/TaylorSwift
** "Mean": In his Worst of 2017 episode, Todd cited this as an early omen of what Taylor would degenerate into by the time she released "Look What You Made Me Do".
** "Shake It Off": Todd has never found its "haters don't bother me" statement believable, but it's even less convincing now that ''reputation'' and "You Need to Calm Down" have been released.
* "Blurred Lines" by Music/RobinThicke feat. Music/{{TI}} & Music/PharrellWilliams: Although this song was controversial right from the start, it was initially able to coast off the catchy disco beat and being treated as not entirely real (similar to how Todd described '90s and 2000s hip hop in his Worst of 2018 countdown). However, after the ''Paula'' fiasco confirmed everything bad about Robin Thicke that his critics already accused him of, it became much harder to separate the questionable message in "Blurred Lines" from Thicke himself.
* "My Boo" by Music/{{Usher}} & Music/AliciaKeys: Although he mentioned liking it in the "OMG" review, the song has apparently heavily soured on him, if [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1287946547993485313 this tweet]] is to be believed, noting that even ''Chris Brown'' might have one song better than it.
* "Spectacular" by [[Music/ThreeLW Kiely Williams]]: A song whose protagonist sings about how much she enjoyed a one-night stand with questionable-at-best consent. (Williams later tried to justify it by claiming the song was supposed to draw attention to the issue of women getting drunk and having unprotected sex.) It was horribly received even back in 2010, but it comes across even worse now.
* "Single White Female" by Music/ChelyWright: The chorus ends with "looking for a man like you", which now sounds [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday tragically insincere]] considering Chely later came out as a lesbian and has chronicled in her autobiography how badly her sexuality crippled her for so many years. She does change the lyrics during live performances now, though.
* "Murder on My Mind" by YNW Melly: This song became rather uncomfortable after YNW Melly turned himself in for double murder charges.[[note]]Note that the song was released more than a year before the alleged murders took place, so you can't interpret it as a confession.[[/note]] If he's convicted, it'll turn into a very blatant case of HarsherInHindsight.
* "Transphobic Techno (Bitch Got a Penis)" by WebAnimation/YourFavoriteMartian: A techno track whose lyrics are just some guy repeating that "bitch got a penis" over and over. It was cringeworthy even back in 2012, but it comes off even worse now.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Top 10 Songs That Have Improved With Time]]
* "Deeper Understanding" by Music/KateBush: It's a song about becoming emotionally attached to a computer. While such devices were still primitive and only owned by a limited number of people in 1989, they have since become an everyday part of life.
* "Respect" by Music/ArethaFranklin: A feminist anthem right from the beginning, it has since become one of the most influential songs of all time, particularly for shattering major barriers for women and African Americans in making charged political statements in music. It's still seen as the quintessential feminist song over half a century later.
* "You Don't Own Me" by Leslie Gore: There's a reason this feminist anthem has endured so heavily in the public consciousness, even though it's a teen idol pop song from 1963.
* "Drowning" by Music/HootieAndTheBlowfish: While Todd thinks the song itself blows, its blasting of the Confederate flag was brave in the '90s, and is still relevant today now that public opinion has turned heavily against it.
* Something from Music/BillyIdol's ''Cyberpunk'': Despite being off-the-charts lame in 1993, Todd considers this album an enormous guilty pleasure of his and feels it was way ahead of its time, specifically for its conceptual similarity to modern [=SoundCloud=] rap and cyberpunk themes becoming increasingly relevant in the world today.
* "Virtual Insanity" by Music/{{Jamiroquai}}: If this song's critique of society's dangerous obsession with technology wasn't already relevant in 1996, it's ''certainly'' topical today.
* "Don't Tell 'Em" by Jeremih ft. YG: Despite giving it a dishonorable mention in his least favorite year for pop music since he started his series, Todd has since very much [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1327765416249200640?s=20 come around]] on this track.
* "Pollution" by Music/TomLehrer: Its message is still highly relevant today.
* "Sucker for Pain" by Music/LilWayne, Music/WizKhalifa and Music/ImagineDragons with Music/{{Logic}} and Ty Dolla Sign ft. X Ambassadors: It didn't appear anywhere on the Best list in 2016, nor did it get an honorable mention, but [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1211740073663901698?s=20 Todd has since called it his favorite Imagine Dragons song]], making it better than "It's Time" (#7 on his Best list for 2012).
* "New Rules" by Music/DuaLipa: In 2017, Todd cited this as an example of all pop music that year sounding dull and indistinguishable. In 2018, he called it the #9 best hit song of the year.
* "Party Rock Anthem" by Music/{{LMFAO}} ft. Lauren Bennett & [=GoonRock=]: While Todd didn't like it back when it first came out, he stated at the time it would probably evolve into a nostalgic time capsule after the over saturation of club music faded. Now that pop music has become so dour and downbeat, it's likely Todd's original prophecy did indeed come true for him.
* "A Little Good News" by Anne Murray: Although Todd generally dislikes Anne Murray, this song's message of being desperate for world events to not be so painful would probably resonate deeply with him now.
* "Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett: Despite citing it as an example of OnceOriginalNowCommon in his One Hit Wonderland retrospective, he stated that it's nonetheless ''the'' definitive Halloween song, making it a timeless classic in the long run after initially just seeming like yet another stupid late '50s/early '60s novelty single (and not even the first Halloween-themed one).
* "Raise Your Glass" by Music/{{Pink}}: Todd [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1115393439963713542?s=20 hinted on Twitter]] that it would likely replace Lupe Fiasco's "The Show Goes On" on his Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2011 had he done the list today.
* "Scandal" by Music/{{Queen}}: A searing assault on sensationalist tabloid media is just as relevant (and arguably more) today as the press continues to sell sensational sleaze.
* "Black Beatles" by Rae Sremmurd ft. Music/GucciMane: Despite disliking the song initially, stating that he felt it made him feel old, Todd has since completely turned around on Rae Sremmurd, calling them the best hook artists in hip hop. Its similarity to "Truth Hurts" by Lizzo also gave it a brief popularity resurgence in 2019.
* "Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell ft. Music/MichaelJackson: Not only is its theme of paranoia much more relevant in the age of digital surveillance, but the events of Michael Jackson's personal life after 1984 cause his guest spot to feel much more fitting in hindsight.
* "Mother's Little Helper" by Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}}: It deals with prescription drug abuse, which is as relevant today as it was in the '60s.
* "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" by [[Music/SouljaBoy Soulja Boy Tell 'Em]] (or some other old dance craze): In the "Toosie Slide" review, Todd admitted that old dance crazes like this have grown on him (to some degree) because they at least had some youthful energy, unlike the duller "Toosie Slide".
* "What's Love Got to Do with It" by Music/TinaTurner: It became an ''especially'' moving song after the release of the [[Film/WhatsLoveGotToDoWithIt1993 movie of the same name]] nine years later.
* "Happy Birthday" by Music/StevieWonder: This was Stevie Wonder's campaign for a national holiday celebrating the life of UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr Six years later, his wish actually came true.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Top 10 Songs Whose Meaning is Misunderstood]]
* "Who Let the Dogs Out" by Baha Men: Often thought of as a silly novelty song, the song is actually a feminist anthem against cat calling.
* "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" by Music/BeastieBoys: One of the biggest cases of CreatorBacklash in music, the song was intended to be a TakeThat against frat boy culture of the 80s. Instead, the song was ''embraced'' as an anthem of the [[PoesLaw very culture it was satirizing]].
* "You're Beautiful" by Music/JamesBlunt: Often played as a wedding song, the song is actually about a guy who is ''high on drugs'' lusting after a woman with another man.
* "In the Air Tonight" by Music/PhilCollins: A popular urban legend is that the song is about a man who refused to save a drowning swimmer; however, the song is really about Phil's divorce from his first wife.
* "Hey Man, Nice Shot" by Music/{{Filter}}: Since the song came out the year after Kurt Cobain's suicide, many people believed that the song was about him; however, Richard Patrick wrote the song in 1991. The actual subject of the song was R. Budd Dwyer, a disgraced Pennsylvania politician who infamously [[AteHisGun committed suicide on live television]] during a press conference at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in 1987.
* "Electric Avenue" by Eddy Grant: The song was written in response to the 1981 Brixton riots, although very little rioting actually happened on the titular street.
* Music/GreenDay:
** "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)": Often played as a graduation song, it is about a breakup between frontman Billie Joe Armstrong and his girlfriend.
** "Wake Me Up When September Ends": The song is a deeply personal song for Billie Joe, as it was written about the death of his father when he was only 10 years old. The somber song had become the butt of an annual joke where the song's title was taken literally, to the point where the band [[DudeNotFunny had to publicly tell fans to stop]].
* "Imagine" by Music/JohnLennon: The song is often used as an anthem of love and peace. Lennon practically admitted that the song was ''The Communist Manifesto'' in a sugar-coated form.
* "Material Girl" by Music/{{Madonna}}: Another case of PoesLaw, one that Madonna [[CreatorBacklash would later regret]].
* "Music/PuffTheMagicDragon" by Music/PeterPaulAndMary: Despite the popular (and long debunked) myth that the song was about getting high on marijuana, the song is about the loss of childhood innocence.
* "Every Breath You Take" by Music/ThePolice: Another misinterpreted "wedding song", the song is actually about a StalkerWithACrush.
* "Gangnam Style" by Music/{{PSY}}: The 2012 [[Memes/{{Music}} viral hit]] is a scathing social satire of the hedonism of the titular district in Seoul. However, because of the LanguageBarrier, its actual meaning was lost on most Westerners.
* "Closing Time" by Semisonic: It is often played as an anthem for last call at the bar, but as discussed in the OHW episode covering the song, "Closing Time" is about the birth of Dan Wilson's child.
* "Born in the USA" by Music/BruceSpringsteen: Despite the song's title and upbeat tune, the lyrics are a scathing criticism of how UsefulNotes/VietnamWar veterans in particular and the working class in general were mistreated.
* "Dance Monkey" by Tones and I: In what was supposed to be a satrical backlash against performing the same thing over and over again, it has become a "self-fulfilling prophecy" [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1506536846716596226 according to a Tweet by Todd]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Top 10 Songs Hated By Their Artist]]
* "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" by Music/BeastieBoys: As outlined in the misunderstood songs entry, the song was supposed to be a scathing satrical criticism of 80s frat boy culture, only to be played straight by said frat boys.
* "Stairway to Heaven" by Music/LedZeppelin: More specifically lead singer Robert Plant hates the song.
* "Wonderwall" by Music/{{Oasis}}
* "Weird Science" by Music/OingoBoingo
* "Creep" by Music/{{Radiohead}}: Frontman Thom Yorke hated the song because it was often the ''only'' song of the group's that concertgoers wanted to hear.
* "Shiny Happy People" by Music/{{REM}}
[[/folder]]

!!Albums and [=EPs=]
[[folder:Worst Album titles]]
* ''We've Never Heard of You Either'' by Evan and Jaron: He called the title salty in his OHW for "Crazy for This Girl".
[[/folder]]

!!Artists, Bands, and Music Execs
[[folder:Todd's Top 10 Most Hated Bands and Artists of All Time]]
Todd has to explicitly say somewhere (e.g., his videos, Twitter, Patreon, Song vs. Song Podcast, FAQ) he hates the artist/band in question.
* Music/ThreeEleven: Todd mentions on Twitter and his OHW review of "Butterfly" that he hates the band.
* 4 Non-Blondes: They are responsible for Todd's most hated song of the 90's, and if Todd ''ever'' does an OHW episode about "What's Up", his opinion on their other work is likely to be negative, although there have been a few cases where Todd hated the one big hit, but tolerated or even ''liked'' the rest of the artist's output.
* Music/FiftyCent: During his OHW review of "Laffy Taffy", he compared the song's Jolly Rancher line unfavorably to a line from 50 Cent's Candy Shop - an action he preceded by saying "I can't believe I'm saying this because I don't like 50 Cent at all..."
* [=6ix9ine=]: In the Worst Hit Songs of 2018, Todd gives him a (dis)honorable mention "just for being a shitty human being".
* Music/{{ABBA}}: He thinks they're [[https://twitter.com/shadowtodd/status/1152258507342852096?s=21 terrible]], despite their [[VindicatedByHistory positive reputation]] these days.
* Music/BryanAdams: In addition to hating most of his work (aside from "Summer of 69"), Todd mainly despises him for his TakeThatCritics behavior towards Allmusic.
* Music/IggyAzalea: Being a white, female Australian expatriate co-opting black, Dirty South culture doesn't help her case. Todd later tweeted and mentioned on his Worst of 2018 list that while he doesn't think she's a bad rapper, she's not good enough that it's worth putting up with her.
* Music/JustinBieber: Todd hated Bieber for his immaturity when he first got big as a teenager, and Todd especially hates Bieber for his douchebag attitude as an adult. [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1228397521145344001?s=20 This tweet]] virtually guarantees Justin Bieber would make one of the high positions.
* Music/TheBlackEyedPeas: Todd was once a BEP apologist (mostly defending their pre-Music/{{Fergie}} songs, but also a few of the Fergie-era ones), but he has soured on them and gone back on his statement that he liked some of their songs. In the "The Time (Dirty Bit)" review, he said that while he thinks their early work is better, it's not that different from the rest, and it ended up kind of looking like a pose. In the "Look What You Made Me Do" review, he said that their music ranges from middling to really bad, and called Music/WillIAm's sound annoying, vapid and musically incoherent. Even back when he defended the Fergie-era lineup, he thought they were stupid.
* Music/ChrisBrown: Had Todd made this list when he was just starting out, Chris Brown would most likely have topped it. However, Todd admitted in the "Worst of 2014" that he doesn't have the passion to hate Chris Brown like he did in earlier videos, but Todd still finds him reprehensible nonetheless.
* Music/LukeBryan: ''The'' poster boy for bro-country, along with Florida Georgia Line.
* Bucks Fizz: In the ''Song vs. Song'' podcast, he said they're an awful band that sounded like ABBA if they had continued into the '80s and gotten far worse (which says a lot, considering he already dislikes ABBA).
* Music/TheCalling: "There is one real noteworthy thing about them. Something that makes them very compelling to me, and I hope for you too. And that thing is that I fucking hate them."
* Music/CamilaCabello: Todd thinks she's a pretty bad artist who doesn't have a great voice, and lacks both charisma and a personality.
* Music/LewisCapaldi: Todd ''hates'' "Someone You Loved" and thinks Capaldi is terrible at both singing and songwriting, calling him one of the most talentless artists of the 2010s.
* Music/CaptainAndTennille: Along with ABBA, this duo is one of the poster children for the Lame 70s.
* Peter Cetera: Todd hates Cetera for turning Chicago from a decent, energetic jazz-rock band into a terrible, schmaltzy soft rock band.
* Music/{{Chicago}}: Todd actually doesn't mind their earlier work (ex. "25 or 6 to 4"); however, it's their output since 1976's ''Chicago X'' as well as frontman Peter Cetera that Todd hates vehemently. Todd originally called them the "Nickelback of the 80s"; however, as of the "Girls Like You" review, he now calls them the "Maroon 5 of the 80s". If Todd ever makes this list, expect them to show up in one of the high spots.
-->'''Todd:''' Have I mentioned that I hate Chicago? Have I mentioned that I hate, hate, hate, hate Chicago? 'Cause I ''haaaaaate'' Chicago!
* Music/LukeCombs: Todd stated [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1344343956549603329 he has not heard a single Luke Combs song he liked]] (at least, [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1468070197831471105 until "Doin' This" in 2021]]). He also commented in his Worst of 2020 list that if someone like Music/SamHunt sang his songs, more people would be thrashing it.
* Music/{{Creed|band}}: Todd initially [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/501701251298754560 stated]] on Twitter that Creed was a better band than Nickelback on the virtue of being more ridiculous and over the top with how bad they were. However, Todd has since [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/962795062416560131 revised]] his claim after listening to their breakout album, "Human Clay", later stating that ''Nickelback'' was the better band on the virtue of having more variety in their music.
* Music/{{Daya}}: He calls her the least talented among the Music/{{Lorde}} wannabes.
* Music/DepecheMode: Todd finds them intolerably tedious and can't stand Dave Gahan's voice. However, in the Safety Dance episode of OHW, he mentions them when listing off the "really good" synth-pop acts from Britain, so he might've softened on them just a bit.
* Music/JasonDerulo: Todd said in his review of "Talk Dirty" that Derulo is the only man who can make Chris Brown "look charming and charismatic".
* Music/FifthHarmony: "What if the Music/PussycatDolls had ''even less'' charisma or talent?" In particular, Todd dislikes the group's BreakupBreakout star Camila Cabello.
* Music/FloRida: He sees him as one with no personality and nothing to really discuss with him.
* Music/FloridaGeorgiaLine: Along with Luke Bryan, this duo is one of the poster boys for bro-country.
* Music/GEazy: Todd calls him uninteresting, especially since earlier white rappers had to ''earn'' their notability[=/=]notoriety. Todd also calls him out for having a painfully generic rap name.
* The cast of ''Series/{{Glee}}''
* Music/SelenaGomez: Among the former Disney child actresses-turned pop princesses, Todd doesn't get Selena's appeal ''at all''.
* Music/DavidGuetta
* Hinder: Todd went as far as calling the band ''worse than Nickelback'' in his FAQ, and he has said that "Lips of an Angel" was one of his least favourite songs of all time.
* Music/SamHunt: Another strong candidate for the poster boy of bro-country, being a close second or third behind Luke Bryan or FGL.
* Music/EnriqueIglesias: Todd has called him a singer who adds nothing to a song. In the "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" review, he said that he was sick of his LatinLover shtick. However, he hated his attempt to sound more aggressive in "Tonight...".
* Music/JackJohnson: One of the first artists Todd mentioned explicitly that he hated on the show. If Music/JohnMayer is the poster boy for the "White Guy with an Acoustic Guitar" genre, then Jack Johnson is a close second.
* Jeremih: Todd called him the "poor man's Jason Derulo" on Twitter, and he already dislikes Derulo. His best chance of avoiding the list is probably his lack of relevance.
* Jet: Todd stated that he hated the group in his review of "Tonight, Tonight", and reaffirmed his hatred of the band in his One Hit Wonderland review of Music/TheDarkness.
* Music/TheJonasBrothers: By the end of 2019, he had decided he hates their post-comeback material, putting "Only Human" at #10 on his Worst list and even saying he despises "Sucker". However, he doesn't think their Disney-era music was horrible and understands why they have an enduring fanbase.
* Kenny G: Todd ended his "Worst of 1987" retrospect with {{Angrish}} while discussing "Songbird", his #1 worst song of that year.
* Music/KidRock: "[[WebVideo/{{Rocked}} Don't listen to Kid Rock. He's a]] ''[[WebVideo/{{Rocked}} terrible]]'' [[WebVideo/{{Rocked}} person.]]"
* Music/KidzBop: Todd calls them "one of the most hilariously wrong things [he'd] ever encountered in music." However, it's unlikely Todd would attack any current or former member of the group and would save his ire for their handlers.
* Music/LilDicky: Todd basically called him an unfunny version of [[Music/TheLonelyIsland Andy Samberg]]. He thrashed both "Freaky Friday" and "Earth", and wasn't particularly impressed by Dicky's earlier material (though he did note that "there was some sign early in Dicky's career that he was going to be an actual rapper who happened to be funny"). To make matters worse, Todd suspects that a lot of Dicky's success comes from AstroTurf. If it weren't for DJ Mustard's contributions to "Freaky Friday" making the music itself enjoyable, Dicky would've held the dubious distinction of being the only artist to top two consecutive Worst lists. In the Worst of 2019 video, Todd declared "Earth" the worst hit song of the year and said Lil Dicky was the first time he had a nemesis in years.
* Music/LilPump: He hated "Gucci Gang", putting it #5 on his Worst list for 2017. "I Love It" suffered the same fate in 2018, although Todd primarily hated that song for Kanye.
* Music/LilWayne: Todd pretty much hates everyone signed to the Young Money label except for Music/{{Drake}} and Music/NickiMinaj; however, Todd states that even they are squandering their talent by staying with Lil Wayne. Lil Wayne and his label are the biggest purveyors of [[GlamRap "bling and bitches" rap]]. Also, Lil Wayne's frequent collaborations with Chris Brown doesn't help his case.
* Music/LimpBizkit
* Lloyd: Todd compared his voice to Creator/MarilynMonroe and tore apart both "Southside" (#5 on his Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 2004 list), as well as his guest spot on "[=BedRock=]" (roughly his #3 Worst Hit Song of 2010).
* Music/{{LMFAO}}: Not only does Todd find their party songs skin-crawlingly repulsive, he hates the fact that the only reason they ever got famous was due to {{nepotism}}, with both members of the duo being descendants of Creator/{{Motown}} founder Berry Gordy. While their career wasn't that long and they're pretty much forgotten as of 2021, the combination of annoying party songs and nepotism may be enough to get them a low spot or dishonorable mention on the list. However, it's also possible Todd is now nostalgic about "Party Rock Anthem" as he initially predicted, especially since pop music has become so downbeat and depressing in recent times, in contrast to the mindless fun LMFAO brought to the genre.
* Music/MikeLove: Todd was ''really'' annoyed by Love during the ''Music/SummerInParadise'' Trainwreckords to the point that he already considered him to be an "enemy of this show" in the "Toosie Slide" review.
* Lukas Graham: Todd has only reviewed one song of theirs, but it's safe to say that they made a terrible impression. He hated "7 Years" to the point of naming it the #1 worst hit of 2016, and thinks their frontman comes across as an egomaniac.
* Music/SarahMcLachlan: He mentioned not liking her in the "Feel This Moment" episode.
* Mario: Todd summed up his music as "ranging from the forgettably terrible to the terribly forgettable". It doesn't help that he's responsible for "Break Up", which Todd hated and named the #2 worst hit of 2009. However, he has a good chance of missing the list because he hasn't really done anything noteworthy in years and wasn't bad in a memorable way.
* Music/Maroon5: More specifically, Todd has frontman Creator/AdamLevine on the shit list. Todd singles out "Moves Like Jagger" as the moment their musical quality started to decline. In the "Girls Like You" review, Todd straight up compares Maroon 5 to his other most hated rock band of all time, Chicago. If Todd ever makes this list, Maroon 5 will probably make a high position, most likely #1, given how the group is a near-perennial fixture on Todd's Worst lists, even if it's only a dishonorable mention that year.
* Ava Max: Todd was unimpressed by "Sweet but Psycho" and thought "Kings & Queens" was terrible. However, as it remains to be seen whether she'll be more than a TwoHitWonder, and she at least has an identity, she most likely wouldn't be more than a dishonorable mention.
* Music/JohnMayer: If Todd does this list, John Mayer would very likely make the list since he is Todd's poster boy for all [=WGWAGs=].
* Gerardo Mejía
* [[Music/TenThousandManiacs Natalie Merchant]]: Hinted in the "[[Music/{{Train}} Hey Soul Sister]]" episode, where Todd said adult alternative was the only place that hadn't yet realized that she "was a terrible, terrible mistake".
* Music/MindlessSelfIndulgence: On his [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=124&t=30688 FAQs]], he said that they were awful and that he doesn't see their appeal whatsoever.
* Music/JasonMraz
* Music/OliviaNewtonJohn
* Music/{{Nickelback}}: Todd thoroughly outlines why he thinks Nickelback sucks and deserve all the hate they get on his [=FAQs=]. Expect to see them in a high position if Todd ever makes this list.
* Music/{{NSYNC}}: Todd even states that he prefers their contemporaries, the Music/BackstreetBoys. However, Todd does have mixed feelings about Justin Timberlake's solo career.
* Music/RachelPlatten: His "Worst New Artist" of 2015.
* Powfu: "Powfu may be the worst fucking rapper in history."
* Music/PussycatDolls: Todd doesn't hold a very high opinion of the Pussycat Dolls, particularly after he called Fifth Harmony a "less talented and charismatic" version of the group.
* Music/BebeRexha: Todd calls her "a clip art stock photo" of a pop star, and mentioned on Twitter that he is "[[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1659459715267706880 actively rooting]]" for her artistic output to get even worse following her releasing a fully AI-generated music video for "Stars".
* Music/RickRoss: Todd indicated that he dislikes Rick Ross in the "Party Rock Anthem" review.
* Saving Abel: He also called them "worse than Music/{{Nickelback}}" in his [=FAQs=].
* Music/{{Shinedown}}
* Music/TheShins: On his [=FAQs=], Todd stated that the band represented everything he hated about Indie Rock and named their well known song "New Slang" as one of his least favorite songs of the 2000s.
* Music/SimplePlan: This band serves as Todd's benchmark for bad pop punk bands specifically and bad bands in general. In fact, as mentioned in the "Worst of 2004" retrospect, "Welcome to My Life" led to the creation of Todd in the Shadows, with Todd bitching about the song on his [=LiveJournal=] in 2004. [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1194735678640283648 This tweet]] from late 2019 reaffirms Todd's hate for the band ("when I say there's no equivalent to Simple Plan, I mean that there's no one who sucked as much"). This all but assures Simple Plan's inclusion on the list, should Todd make it.
* Music/SouljaBoy: Todd's benchmark for bad rappers and a likely candidate to make the list.
* Music/{{Staind}}: He stated that "Staind don't get enough shit. What an awful band" on Twitter and mentioned his disdain for them in a number of episodes. While he mostly doesn't mind frontman Aaron Lewis's career in CountryMusic, he ''hated'' "Am I the Only One" due to its racist defense of Confederate statues, feeling the song fell flat due to its whininess and insincerity.
* Music/CatStevens: Todd mentioned in the Mr. Big OHW review that he can't stand Cat Stevens' work.
* Music/{{Styx}}: He calls them "pretentious Music/{{Journey|Band}}", and considers them to be the lamest band in history.
* Music/{{Theory of a Deadman}}: While barely acknowledged by Todd, T.O.A.D had garnered a reputation throughout the years among rock fans as the poor man's Nickelback. Don't expect him to have anything nice to say about this band when he finally comes around to speak about them.
* Music/{{Toto}}: He said in his ''Song vs. Song'' podcast that their entire ''IV'' album was terrible except for "Africa", compared them to Chicago, and thought they came across as just a bunch of session musicians, as they had been prior to forming as a band.
* Music/{{Train}}: More specifically, Todd hates frontman Pat Monahan and his inability to write ''any'' decent lyrics.
* Music/MeghanTrainor: He compares her to early Justin Bieber as being too young, too cocky and not having enough charisma to back it up. He also called her the "poor man's Music/{{Fergie}}" (who herself, to Todd, was already the poor man's Music/MissyElliott), especially with her second album. On the other hand, Todd did give her somewhat of a pass because she at least has a vision, and most of her music is upbeat.
* Tyga: Even without his association with Lil Wayne and Young Money, Todd finds him to be a terrible rapper.
* Music/{{UB40}}: In his ''Worst of 1991'' video, Todd consideres the band's contributions to reggae to be equivalent to Michael Bolton's for R&B, and remarked on the group sounding like a "hotel lounge singer performing with a drum machine" despite being a full band.
* Music/WillIAm: In his solo work; will.i.am seems to be content with recycling the same awful beat from "Dirty Bit" over ''and over'' again.
* X Ambassadors: In his dishonorable mentions for 2016, Todd outright states he hates the band, calling them "badly functioning Music/MumfordAndSons animatronics". He later reaffirms his hatred of the band in the "Thunder"[=/=]"Feel It Still" review.
!!Artists and bands who would've likely made the list in the past that Todd really doesn't dislike as much anymore
* Music/MileyCyrus: While he's not a fan of her, he doesn't seem to hate her that much either -- she's only made one Worst list (with "The Climb" at #10 in 2009). In the 2015 list, he said that at least she has a vision, unlike Music/SelenaGomez. And in the 2018 list, he said that at she at least has a powerful voice while comparing her to Music/CamilaCabello. Overall, Selena and Camila seem more likely to make the list.
* Music/{{Future}}: Initially, Todd didn't get why [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/729417070404874242?lang=en Future was a thing]] and [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/729421983826489344?lang=en "the most influential man in music"]] after hearing Future ripoffs. However, he isn't likely to make the list anymore as Todd finally understands his appeal and put "Life is Good" as an honourable mention on his best list for 2020.
* Music/CalvinHarris: Todd blames Calvin Harris' production of Music/{{Rihanna}}'s "We Found Love" for the rise of EDM in mainstream music. However, Todd stated that Calvin was starting to get on his good side with the inclusion of "Slide" featuring Music/FrankOcean and Music/{{Migos}} in the "Best of 2017".
* Lil Baby: Todd initially called him one of the worst rappers alive, but he might be unlikely to make the list since Todd hinted in the "Astronaut in the Ocean" review that he no longer hates him.
* Music/{{Pitbull}}: As of his Best Hits of 2015 video, he does seem to have warmed up to him some.
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[[folder:Top 10 Artists and Bands who frustrate and/or disappoint Todd]]
Either artists and bands which Todd likes but have done things to waste their talent or otherwise make him uncomfortable in liking them, OR artists and bands which Todd hates but keep making songs which he likes.
* Music/{{Beyonce}}: He really didn't like Beyonce at first, putting ''three'' songs of hers on his Worst of 2009 list. He has warmed up to her this decade though, even putting "Sorry" on the best list; however, he is still hesitant of her messianic cult.
* Music/BigSean: Todd admits that he likes Big Sean more than he should, calling him a boring rapper, but one who can be funny on purpose.
* Music/CardiB: Similar to Nicki Minaj, Todd likes Cardi B, but states that she is wasting her potential.
* Music/TheChainsmokers: "#SELFIE" was Todd's second most hated song of 2014, and like many people, he was ready to write The Chainsmokers off as one hit wonders, but when the duo had a big year in 2016, Todd expected them to be a perennial contender for the worst list for years to come. However, "Closer" was Todd's most favorite song of 2016, and "Paris" took the penultimate spot on the "Best of 2017" list. Todd also gave "Something Just like This" with Coldplay a positive review.
* Music/CharliXCX: Todd generally likes Charli [=XCX=] as a singer, but she wrote some songs that Todd hated.
* Music/{{Coldplay}}: Todd hated their early 2000s work (e.g., "Yellow", "Clocks", "Speed of Sound"), but he has since warmed up to their 2010s work (e.g., "Viva la Vida", "A Sky Full of Stars", "Adventure of a Lifetime", "Something Just Like This").
* [=DaBaby=]: While Todd likes [=DaBaby=]'s output, he is a similar case to Music/CeeLoGreen, Music/{{Sia}} and Music/MorganWallen in that his comments at Rolling Loud in July 2021 aren't likely to sit well with Todd.
* Doja Cat: In the Worst of 2022 list, Todd stated that he doesn't like her, despite her multitude of positive traits and mega star power. In part, he thinks it's due to her association with Dr. Luke, whose hits-or-else style undoes a lot of her strengths.
* Music/{{Drake}}: Todd outright stated that Drake was wasting his talent in the "Worst of 2013" video, and Todd's patience with Drake seems to be waning.
* Music/{{Eminem}}: While Todd likes Eminem's pre-''Encore'' output, Todd's feelings about his more recent output has been mixed at best to apathetic at worst.
* Music/FallOutBoy: Todd likes Fall Out Boy; however, whenever he makes a negative review of a Fall Out Boy song, Todd gets ''a lot'' of flak, particularly when he added "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)" on the "Worst of 2013" list.
* Music/ArianaGrande: As Todd tweeted: "[she has] pipes like Mariah Carey, [and] [[ElmuhFuddSyndwome diction like Elmer Fudd]]".
* Music/CeeLoGreen: Despite "Fuck You!" topping the Best of 2011 list (which Todd eventually retracted), it's unlikely his rape comments will sit well with Todd.
* Music/LaurynHill: He described her acclaimed debut as "fierce, thoughtful, inspiring", and said she was a great performer when she had a good night. However, she has a bad habit of showing up late to concerts, and Todd was baffled that despite this, she didn't postpone her ''MTV Unplugged 2.0'' performance after blowing her voice out in a rehearsal the night before. He called the recording of this concert one of the worst albums ever made -- the songs are unfinished and sound the same, she sang and played badly, and the songs are intercut with disjointed rambling about her performance being "real" because "reality is good", which Todd felt was merely a pretentious excuse for her poor performance. Then she never released another album. If Todd puts Lauryn on the list, he'll probably be sympathetic towards her because many of her behaviours can be attributed to her [[CreatorBreakdown emotional issues]], and he criticized her record company for releasing the ''Unplugged 2.0'' album to squeeze more money out of her. However, he also admitted that he felt insulted by her personally when he listened to the album.
* Music/ImagineDragons: Todd loved them upon the release of "It's Time" back in 2012, but almost everything they put out since then has brutally underwhelmed him. At the end of 2019, [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1211738790844411906?s=20 he stated he really wants to like them despite being one of their vocal critics]].
* Music/RKelly: Todd said he likes R. Kelly's voice but finds him to be a disgusting human being for being a pedophile.
* Music/{{Kesha}}: Todd seems to have a love/hate relationship with Kesha. However, Todd may be more sympathetic towards Kesha due to the alleged sexual abuse done to her by Dr. Luke.
* Music/LadyGaga: Todd admits that she is a very talented singer, songwriter, and performer; however, Todd dislikes her more pretentious and eccentric aspects.
* Music/KendrickLamar: Todd likes Kendrick's solo work, but his guest appearances with Music/RobinThicke, Music/TaylorSwift, Music/{{Sia}} and Music/Maroon5 ''reek'' of SellOut; however, he later admits that Kendrick seems uncomfortable with being a guest rapper on pop tracks.
* Music/DuaLipa: Todd states in the "Without Me" review that he likes Dua Lipa but notes that she lacks anything to really make her stand out. In the "Sweetest Pie" review, he explicitly called her frustrating because her songs are consistently ''good'', but never great enough to make his Best lists (except "New Rules" in 2018).
* Music/BrunoMars: Todd admits that Bruno Mars is a talented singer/songwriter and good at making retro-esque songs; however, Todd hates his more melodramatic and {{wangst}}y material.
* Music/NickiMinaj: Todd likes her more aggressive rap singles but hates her softer pop singles and later stated that, like Drake, she's wasting her talent by staying with Young Money.
* Music/{{Morrissey}}: Todd has stated that there isn't a single Morrissey song he knows that he doesn't like, be they solo or with Music/TheSmiths, but he is weary of his questionable political views.
* Music/OneDirection: Todd hated their songwriters for pandering to their teeny-bopper fanbase more than the band's members themselves, and soften up on them with the "Best Song Ever" review. However, Todd dislikes Music/{{Zayn}}'s solo work.
* Music/PanicAtTheDisco: Todd liked their earlier work, but he states that frontman Brendon Urie is seemingly undergoing "Creator/AdamLevine-[[ArchEnemy ization]]", with their comeback single "High Hopes" making Todd's dishonorable mentions for 2018, and Todd thoroughly trashes his guest vocals in Taylor Swift's "ME!". However, in the Best of 2019 retrospect, Todd drops the comparison to Adam Levine and Maroon 5 in favor of comparing Urie to Rivers Cuomo and Music/{{Weezer}}.
* Music/KatyPerry: Todd hated Katy Perry since her 2008 breakthrough "I Kissed a Girl", yet several songs of hers ended up on Todd's best lists, most infamously "California Gurls" in 2010 at #2. Todd tried to embrace her tastelessness wholeheartedly after 2011; however, her output since her divorce from Creator/RussellBrand, particularly from ''Prism'', reaffirmed everything he hated about Katy Perry, stating that most of her output since then was either too tasteless (e.g. "Dark Horse", "This Is How We Do", "Bon Appétit", "Swish Swish") or not tasteless enough (e.g. "Wide Awake", "Roar", "Unconditionally", "Rise"). However, Todd later admitted that Katy Perry is best enjoyed sparingly.
* Music/{{Rihanna}}: Similar to Kesha, Todd mainly seems to have a love-hate relationship with her. Despite admitting that he mostly liked her music in a 2011 FAQ (which he rescinded in his "S&M" review), he mainly grew to dislike her over the next year for her ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty''-esque release schedule for new albums, seemingly favoring quantity over quality, acknowledging that her managers have been afraid of her being forgotten, refusing to let her take a break. Despite this, Todd might have grown a fonder tolerance of her, as she only released one album since those comments, and was the main reason why "[=FourFiveSeconds=]" made his 2015 Best list.
* Music/EdSheeran: Todd has a higher tolerance of Ed Sheeran than he does for most [=WGWAGs=]; however, Todd seemed uncomfortable about adding 2 Ed Sheeran songs to his "Best of 2014" list. "Shape Of You", on the other hand, shows that Todd doesn't like the idea of Ed being a man about sex.
* Music/{{Sia}}: Todd has mixed feelings over Sia's music, and she somehow tends to be even more eccentric than Lady Gaga; while Lady Gaga relishes the limelight, Sia actively shuns it. Similar to Music/CeeLoGreen however, her comments regarding autism in the aftermath of ''[[Film/Music2021 Music]]'' aren't likely going to sit well with Todd.
* Music/TaylorSwift: Todd claims that he's had more than enough Taylor Swift in his life for a long, ''long'' time; however, Todd admits that most of the hate against her is overblown. Her transition from country-pop to straight up pop doesn't help Todd's opinion.
* Music/{{TI}}: While "Live Your Life" was one of Todd's favorite songs of 2009, his comments about his daughter's body and sexuality almost certainly cross a line.
* Music/JustinTimberlake: While Todd generally likes JT, his output since "Suit and Tie" has not impressed Todd.
* Music/{{Usher}}: While Todd likes Usher as a singer, he was partly responsible for bringing Justin Bieber into public consciousness.
* Music/MorganWallen: Todd named his song "More Than My Hometown" as his Best Hit Song of 2020, only to immediately disown him a few weeks after as he caught into controversy for [[NWordPrivileges yelling the N-word]] on camera.
* Music/TheWeeknd: Todd didn't think too highly of him at first, particularly criticizing his voice in "The Hills" review, but several songs of The Weeknd's has made his most recent best lists, albeit most of them are with artists which Todd generally likes.
* Music/KanyeWest: Todd generally liked Kanye's output, but found his ego to be unbearable. Todd said he was finally done with Kanye in the 2018 Worst list.
* Music/{{Zedd}}: Much like Ed Sheeran for [=WGWAGs=], Todd likes Zedd's work more than most EDM artists, but Todd states that Zedd tends to drain the featured artist's personality, citing Music/{{Paramore}} frontlady Hayley Williams in "Stay the Night" as an example.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Todd's Top 10 Favorite Artists and Bands of All Time]]
* Music/{{ACDC}}
* Music/{{Adele}}
* Music/AgainstMe
* Music/AnimalCollective: Hinted in the "Top 11 Best Hit Songs of 2009" episode along with Music/SilversunPickups.
* Music/MariahCarey
* Music/TheClash: He praised them in the ''Music/CutTheCrap'' episode, and it helps that Todd appreciates punk in general.
* Music/CoheedAndCambria
* Music/ElvisCostello
* Music/JonathanCoulton
* Music/CountingCrows: "I like Counting Crows, so shut up!"
* Music/CreedenceClearwaterRevival: Todd praised the timelessness and universal appeal of their music in the ''Mardi Gras'' episode.
* Music/DaftPunk
* Music/TheDarkness
* Music/BillieEilish
* Music/ElectricLightOrchestra
* Music/FaithNoMore
* Music/FlightOfTheConchords
* Music/BenFolds
* Music/FooFighters
* Music/{{Genesis|Band}}
* Music/GunsNRoses
* Music/{{Hanson}}: Todd called them one of his favorite bands he'd ever covered on ''One Hit Wonderland''.
* Music/TheJam: Todd totally fanboyed over them in the "Turning Japanese" episode.
* Music/JayZ
* Music/CarlyRaeJepsen: Despite Todd disliking her breakthrough single "Call Me Maybe"[[note]]he doesn't hate the song itself, but he hated the phenomenon around it[[/note]], he has since warmed up to her later work, adding "Run Away with Me", "Cut to the Feeling", and "Too Much" to his Honorable Mentions for the Best of 2015, 2017, and 2019, respectively, despite none of them charting.
* Music/JimmyEatWorld
* Junior Senior: Todd mentioned them in his "7 Years" review as a Danish act he likes.
* Kris Kross
* Music/LCDSoundsystem: Hinted in the "Mambo No. 5" sponsor tag.
* Music/LilJon
* Music/TheLonelyIsland
* Music/{{Ludacris}}
* Music/BobMarley
* Music/MyChemicalRomance
* Music/NewOrder
* Music/{{Paramore}}
* Music/DollyParton
* Music/ElvisPresley
* Music/{{Queen}}: "Seriously, who ''doesn't'' like Queen?"
* Music/{{REM}}: "Hey, another fun fact about this song? R.E.M. is awesome. That is all."
* Music/RageAgainstTheMachine
* Music/TheRaveonettes: Todd mentioned them in his "7 Years" review as a Danish act he likes.
* Music/RedHotChiliPeppers: He calls them "comfort food" on his [=FAQs=].
* Music/REOSpeedwagon
* Music/RiloKiley
* Semisonic
* Music/SilversunPickups
* Music/SnoopDogg: More specifically, the pre-sellout years.
* Music/SteelyDan
* Music/MatthewSweet: Mentioned loving his work in the Shawn Mullins OHW episode, specifically during the segment where he talks about the album they made together as "The Thorns".
* Music/TalkingHeads: Hinted in the ''Witness'' sponsor tag.
* Music/ThirdEyeBlind
* Music/{{Timbaland}}
* Music/{{U2}}
* Music/VanHalen: "Van Halen ''[[PrecisionFStrike fucking]]'' rules!" Todd prefers David Lee Roth over Sammy Hagar as lead singer, although he does admit that the Hagar era had some highlights.
* Music/PharrellWilliams
* Music/WeirdAlYankovic
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[[folder:Todd's Top 10 Most Overrated Artists/Bands]]
* Music/{{ABBA}}: Despite their [[VindicatedByHistory positive reputation nowadays]] and success in their heyday, Todd thinks they're terrible.
* Music/BryanAdams: Todd thinks we decided to give him a pass because of "Summer of 69".
* Music/JustinBieber: His reputation has improved since his early years in music, but Todd still doesn't like him.
* Music/ChrisBrown: Does he even need an introduction?
* Music/CaptainAndTennille: They're pretty much the quintessential act of the Lame '70s.
* Music/{{Chicago}}: Todd's most hated rock band of all time.
* Music/LukeCombs: [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1237509098012151809 Todd doesn't get his hype except for "not being Dan + Shay"]].
* Music/{{Deftones}}: [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1293191120009269249 Todd doesn't get why they're considered the "guilt-free nu-metal" band.]]
* Music/JasonDerulo: He's been one of Todd's most hated artists since "Whatcha Say", with "Wiggle" in particular earning a special brand of scorn from him.
* Music/{{Drake}}: While Todd likes Drake as a whole, he has been baffled by ''how'' ubiquitously huge he's been in the 2010s and is absolutely burnt out by his incessant dominance of the hip hop industry. Mostly, it's Drake's output from the second half of the decade, such as "God's Plan", "In My Feelings", "One Dance", and "Jumpman" that would win him a spot on this list, although Todd does at least like a few of his recent tracks, including "Passionfruit", "Nice for What", and his guest verse on "SICKO MODE". In the negative "Toosie Slide" review, Todd reaffirms that he's tired of Drake -- he complains about the sheer number of dreary Drake songs and says that Drake hasn't grown much as an artist. While Todd still likes some of Drake's music, he argues that it's a function of quantity, not quality ("there's probably at least one good song among all of these").
* Music/LaurynHill: Might get an honourable mention because of her album ''MTV Unplugged No. 2.0'', which Todd despised even though it has a lot of defenders.
* Music/EnriqueIglesias: Todd called him the blandest of the late '90s Latin pop artists and hated "I Like It" and ''especially'' "Tonight (I'm F***ing You)".
* Music/ImagineDragons: They're popular, but Todd dislikes most of their output. However, they're not likely to be that high on the list because their reputation isn't too good, at least with other music critics.
* Music/{{Jewel}} (pre-sellout): Todd wasn't impressed by her attempts to be deep, and thought she tended to oversing.
* Music/TheJonasBrothers: Todd doesn't understand the hype for these guys at all, saying they're "just there". By the end of 2019, he had decided he hates their post-comeback material, putting "Only Human" at #10 on his Worst list and even saying he despises "Sucker". However, he doesn't think their Disney-era music was horrible and understands why they have an enduring fanbase.
* Music/LedZeppelin: Namely for Jimmy Page, who, despite his talent, is infamous for being a ControlFreak when it comes to the band's sound.
* Music/LilDicky: Todd suspects that a lot of his success comes from AstroTurf and his skills at self-promotion, and not from having songs that are worth listening to.
* Music/LilWayne: Hinted mostly in the "I Can Transform Ya" Pop Song Review, but certainly not helped by his 2010s hits, either. Todd also said "A Milli" is one of his most hated songs ever in his FAQ.
* Music/{{LMFAO}}: Todd dislikes their party songs and hates the fact that the only reason they ever got famous was due to {{nepotism}}, with both members of the duo being descendants of Creator/{{Motown}} founder Berry Gordy. However, it's also possible Todd is now nostalgic about "Party Rock Anthem" as he initially predicted, especially since pop music has become so downbeat and depressing in recent times, in contrast to the mindless fun LMFAO brought to the genre.
* Lukas Graham: They didn't even achieve that much success, but Todd hated them so much that they may make a low spot or a dishonorable mention.
* Music/Maroon5: Todd singles out "Moves Like Jagger" as the moment their musical quality started to decline. In the "Girls Like You" review, Todd straight up compares Maroon 5 to his other most hated rock band of all time, Chicago. In the Worst of 2019 video, Todd said even early Maroon 5 was overrated, despite having their moments.
* Music/MCHammer: "Well the big reason is, and bear with me here, Hammer wasn't good to begin with."
* Music/OliviaNewtonJohn: She was one of the biggest stars in the world in the '70s and early '80s, but Todd has stated he dislikes her work, having singled out "I Honestly Love You" and "Physical" as particularly bad songs.
* Music/{{Nickelback}}: They've been pretty popular, but are not that likely to make a high spot because they also get a lot of hate (which Todd thinks is deserved).
* Music/{{Pitbull}}: Possibly unlikely because although Todd hated Pitbull during the early 2010s, he seems to have become much more nostalgic for him in later years, due to his goofy, upbeat tone and distinct identity. He even gave "Time of Our Lives" an honorable mention in his Best of 2015 countdown.
* Mike Posner: Like Ashlee and Meghan, [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1164940798896553984 Todd has argued that Mike Posner was one of those "successful, but no one really liked them that much" artists]]. However, Posner became more popular after his comeback. Todd dislikes most of his output, however.
* Music/EdSheeran: While he's not one of Todd's most hated artists overall, the success of songs like "Thinking Out Loud" and especially "Shape of You" might get him a low spot.
* Music/AshleeSimpson: She's an interesting case -- [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1164940248813572097 Todd has argued that no one really liked her that much even at her most popular]]. If he considers artists that fall under "popular, but no one really likes them that much" overrated, don't be surprised if Ashlee shows up on the list. Her apparent inability to sing live doesn't help.
* Music/BritneySpears: Todd stated he's never been super impressed by anything Britney has ever put out, although she's mostly avoided the bad zone, aside from a few later tracks she released with Music/WillIAm.
* Music/{{Styx}}: Todd thinks they're unbelievably lame and despises Dennis [=DeYoung=]'s voice almost as much as [[ArchEnemy Peter Cetera's]].
* Music/TaylorSwift: She's very popular, but Todd only loves a small handful of her songs and has put her on multiple Worst lists (most notably giving her both the #1 and #2 spots on the 2017 list). However, he has also called her "one of the greatest pop stars of our time" for her ability to capture the public's imagination, so she's not likely to end up high on the list.
* Music/MeghanTrainor: Like Ashlee Simpson, Todd has argued that [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1164940798896553984 while she was highly popular at a time, no one really liked her that much]]. Todd himself disliked Meghan's music, but gave it somewhat of a pass because it at least had upbeat production and wasn't generic.
* Music/WillIAm: While Todd recognizes why will.i.am is successful, calling him the Creator/MichaelBay of music, he also ''despises'' his work, citing annoying sounds as his primary influences. Unlike Pitbull, Todd does not seem to have warmed up to him at all -- he has bashed the will.i.am sound as late as in the "Look What You Made Me Do" review.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Todd's Top 10 Most Underrated Artists/Bands]]
* Music/{{Aha}}: "Did they deserve better? Hell, yeah, they did."
* Music/{{Coolio}}: After his untimely death, Todd tweeted that he [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1575288134392172544 "never got his due"]].
* Music/DexysMidnightRunners: "Did they deserve better? Um, yes. The answer to that is yes, I hope I made that clear."
* Fastball: Todd grew up a fan of theirs and stressed that they're not one-hit wonders in his Worst of 2016 video.
* Music/CarlyRaeJepsen: Although Todd thought "Call Me Maybe" was ''overrated'' at the time of its release, Carly's later work in the indie pop scene has thoroughly and completely won him over, resulting in three of her non-hits getting honorable mentions in his year-end countdowns ("Run Away with Me" in particular is one of his favorite pop songs of all time).
* Music/MidnightOil: A one-hit wonder in America. Todd loves them so much that he thinks they deserved way better even though they were already huge in their native Australia.
* Music/JanelleMonae: Strongly hinted in the Best of 2018 countdown, where Todd lamented that she's never going to be a real pop star despite her talent.
* Music/ScatmanJohn: He's one of Todd's favorite one-hit wonders ever. Mind you, "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)" didn't even crack the top 40 in America.
* Music/BarryWhite: Although Barry was successful in his day, Todd feels he [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1262145911964254219?s=20 should be recognized more]] [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1262149177133457409?s=20 for his artistic prowess]].[[/folder]]

[[folder:Top 10 Most Controversial Artists and Bands]]
* Music/TwoLiveCrew
* [=6ix9ine=]
* Music/The1975: More specifically, frontman Matty Healy, especially [[https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniesoteriou/taylor-swift-fans-disappointed-matty-healy-controversies in the wake]] of [[https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniesoteriou/taylor-swift-fans-distancing-matty-healy-brutalize-women his brief romance]] with Music/TaylorSwift.
* Music/AliceInChains
* Music/AnalCunt
* Music/IggyAzalea: The controversy with her revolves around cultural appropriation, with her being a White Australian expat co-opting Black Dirty South culture.
* Music/JustinBieber: It may be hard for Todd to pick which event was more controversial: his initial rise to fame as a teenager or his bad boy-behavior and numerous run-ins with the law as an adult.
* Music/BloodOnTheDanceFloor
* Music/BobbyBrown: The controversy around him mainly stems from his troubled marriage to Music/WhitneyHouston.
* Music/ChrisBrown: Todd has brought up the domestic abuse case against Music/{{Rihanna}} multiple times early in his reviewing career.
* Chris Taylor Brown: The Trapt frontman is now more known for his far-right rants on Twitter than his music.
* Music/CannibalCorpse: Being one of the few DeathMetal acts widely known in the mainstream will certainly court controversy.
* Music/CardiB
* Music/TheChicks (nee The Dixie Chicks): Frontlady Natalie Maines' criticism of then-President UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush got her and the group blacklisted from mainstream country radio in the early 2000s.
* Music/MileyCyrus: More specifically, her post-''Series/HannahMontana'' output, particularly ''Bangerz''.
* [=DaBaby=]
* Music/DrDre
* Music/EazyE
* Music/{{Eminem}}: His controversial nature is a recurring theme in his songs, brought up specifically in "My Name Is", "Without Me", and "Rap God".
* Music/GetoBoys
* Music/GaryGlitter
* Music/GunsNRoses: Specifically frontman Axl Rose.
* Music/WhitneyHouston
* Music/IceCube
* Music/IceT: Not only was his debut album one of the first rap albums marked with an ExplicitContent sticker, he went on to front the band Body Count, infamous for the song "Cop Killer". Ironically enough, Ice-T would go on to play a cop in the LongRunner TV series ''Series/LawAndOrderSVU''.
* Music/MichaelJackson: While often considered one of the greatest pop artists of all time, practically his entire career has always been OvershadowedByControversy, particularly in the final two decades of his life.
* Music/RKelly: His multiple sexual abuse allegations, particularly towards minors, has made him a pariah in the music world. There was also his short-lived marriage to a then ''aged 15'' Music/{{Aaliyah}} in 1994.
* Music/{{KISS}}
* Music/{{KMFDM}}
* Music/LadyGaga
* Music/LambOfGod: Frontman Randy Blythe was accused of accidentally killing a fan in the Czech Republic in 2010, of which he was acquitted of criminal liablity. Also, the band's original name was Burn the Priest.
* Music/LedZeppelin
* Music/JohnLennon
* Music/LilNasX
* Music/LilWayne
* Music/LimpBizkit: More specifically its frontman Fred Durst.
* Music/LinkinPark
* Music/{{Lostprophets}}: More specifically its frontman Ian Watkins, who was convicted of child molestion and possessing child pornography. The remaining band members [[ThatManIsDead disowned the Lostprophets name and discography]] and formed a [[TheBandMinusTheFace new band]], Music/NoDevotion, to distance themselves from the controversy, even refusing to play ''any'' of their old work despite fan requests.
* Music/{{Madonna}}
* Music/MarilynManson: A favorite target for the MoralGuardians in the mid 90s to early 2000s, specifically blaming them for UsefulNotes/{{Columbine}} (despite the irony of the two perpetrators disliking the group for being {{Sell Out}}s, instead being fans of IndustrialMetal acts Music/{{KMFDM}} and Music/{{Rammstein}}) in 1999, as well as the abuse allegations of the titular frontman in 2021.
* Music/MeganTheeStallion
* Music/{{Metallica}}: It may be hard for Todd to pick which event was more controversial: their selling out in the early 90s or the Napster controversy in the early 2000s.
* Music/NickiMinaj
* [[Music/TheDoors Jim Morrison]]
* Music/{{Nickelback}}
* Music/TedNugent: He is notorious for his far-right views.
* Music/{{NWA}}
* Music/SineadOConnor
* Music/OzzyOsbourne
* Music/ElvisPresley: Although tame by modern standards, his dance moves were considered very provocative in the 1950s and early 60s.
* Music/{{Prince}}
* Music/RageAgainstTheMachine
* Music/{{Rammstein}}
* Johnny Rebel
* Music/TravisScott: Primarily for the crowd rush incident at Astroworld 2021, in which ten people died and hundreds more were injured.
* Music/SexPistols
* Music/{{Sia}}: Primarily for her 2021 film ''Film/{{Music|2021}}'', which was widely panned for its depiction of autism.
* Music/{{Slipknot}}
* Music/SnoopDogg
* Music/BritneySpears: Even before her infamous mental breakdown in early 2007, which resulted in her shaving her head and being placed under a conservatorship under her father and attorney, Britney courted controversy for the racy outfits (by late 90s/early 2000s standards) she wore early in her career.
* Music/SystemOfADown
* Music/RobinThicke
* Ike Turner: Namely for the DomesticAbuse towards his wife Music/TinaTurner.
* Music/MorganWallen
* Music/KanyeWest
* Music/AmyWinehouse: Her drug and alcohol addictions, which led to her early death, overshadowed her singing career at times.
* Music/RobZombie
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Top 10 {{No Hit Wonder}}s]]
Artists and bands who are well known, influential, and popular, yet do not have a Top 40 hit ''on the Hot 100''.
* [[Music/ThreeEleven 311]]: The band has several hits on the alternative charts, have 9 albums in the Top 15 of the Billboard 200 and celebrate their own holiday: 311 Day, an extended concert held on March 11 of every even numbered year since 2000.
** Likely jossed, as in his OHW review of "Butterfly", Todd stated that he hates 311.
* Music/AgainstMe
* Music/AliceInChains: Despite almost no hits on the Hot 100, Alice in Chains have the distinction of having the first EP, ''Jar of Flies'', to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200.
* Music/{{Anastacia}}: She's known for being an American pop singer who's had success in every corner of the world except her own country. Her debut single "I'm Outta Love" charted at #11 in Canada right before Canadian pop radio started relying more on music popular in the US, and even topped the US dance chart.
* Music/{{Bjork}}
* Music/BobMarley: "Roots Rock Reggae" did hit #51 however.
* Music/CageTheElephant: Despite having nine #1 alternative hits, they have never had that one big crossover hit.[[note]]The closest exception is "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked", which made the Hot 100 and got a 4x Platinum RIAA certification, despite not being one of their alternative #1's[[/note]] Although they remain popular with a devoted fanbase.
* Music/GarthBrooks: Discounting the one hit as Chris Gaines, none of Garth Brooks' country hits were ever released to pop radio.
* Music/{{Mika}}: He suffers from the curse of being a British pop act that debuted during the Bush years, but he has a sizeable LGBTFanbase stateside (which includes Todd's ''Song vs. Song'' cohost Alina Morgan).
* Music/JanelleMonae: Two of her albums have charted in the top 10 of the Billboard 200, and her work has recieved widespread critical acclaim, but much to Todd's frustration, she's never come close to having a top 40 hit aside from her guest spot on Fun's "We Are Young".
* Music/OingoBoingo: "Weird Science" was the closest to the Top 40 the band had reached at #45. Like Music/{{Devo}} frontman Mark Mothersbaugh, Oingo Boingo frontman man Creator/DannyElfman is very well known as a composer and a frequent collaborator with Creator/TimBurton.
* Music/{{Phish}}: Like the Grateful Dead, Phish are very well known for their live performances, have a devoted following (especially among tape traders), and don't perform the same show twice. Phish inherited the role as ''the'' jam band to follow after Jerry Garcia's death.
* Music/{{Primus}}
* Music/{{Stevie Ray Vaughan}}
* Music/{{Slipknot}}: Corey Taylor's lesser-known band, Stone Sour, briefly cracked the top 40 with "Through Glass".
* Music/{{Sublime}}
* Music/{{Swans}}
* Music/TheOffspring: "Come Out and Play" cracked the top 40 on the airplay charts, however.
* Music/TheRamones
* Music/{{Tool}}
* Townes Van Zandt: One of the most influential songwriters in folk music to never have seen chart success in his lifetime.
* Music/VelvetUnderground: Frontman Lou Reed hit top 40 with "Walk on the Wild Side," but his group did not had the same luck.
* Music/YellowMagicOrchestra
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Top 10 Worst/Dumbest Band Names and Stage Names]]
While bands and artists which Todd hates would be the obvious targets, this list can potentially include artists and bands Todd may otherwise like. In particular, any band or stage name that uses XtremeKoolLetterz, Letters2Numbers, or a LuckyCharmsTitle are likely candidates for this list.
* Music/FiftyCent
* [=6ix9ine=]: It's surprising Todd doesn't call him "Six-ix Nine-ine" to spite him.
* Music/AlienAntFarm
* Music/AnalCunt: While the name is ''clearly'' for shock value, it might still make the list for CountryMatters.
* Creator/{{Awkwafina}}: Namely because it's too phonetically similar to the brand of bottled water Aquafina.
* Music/TheBand: Probably ''the'' most uncreative band name ever.
* Music/{{Beabadoobee}}
* Bhad Bhabie: AKA, the "Cash me ousside" girl from ''Series/DrPhil''.
* Music/TheBlackEyedPeas: Both the name of the group and its members Music/WillIAm, Taboo, apl.de.ap, and Music/{{Fergie}}.
* Music/ButtholeSurfers: It was at least a more intentionally repulsive name than the other entries here, but Todd may still include it nonetheless.
* Music/CaptainAndTennille: More so with the Captain than Tennille, since it's her actual maiden surname.
* Chvrches
* [=DaBaby=]
* Music/DojaCat: However, considering that her real name is Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini, Todd might give her a pass.
* Flea of Music/RedHotChiliPeppers
* Music/FloRida
* Music/FloridaGeorgiaLine
* Music/FooFighters: Music/DaveGrohl himself admitted that the band name was "worst fucking band name in the world".
* Music/{{Fun}}
* Music/GEazy: "How you gonna call yourself G-Eazy when there's already a [[Music/YoungJeezy Jeezy]]? It's like a rap name your grandma would come up with!"
* Music/GooGooDolls
* Music/{{Gotye}}: Even though Todd likes his music, he did call Gotye's name unpronounceable, which might make it an honorable mention.
* Gudda Gudda: "Sir, I can tell you're a man of taste and class and intelligence named Gudda Gudda, so I can tell you're already clearly ''well beyond'' criticism".
* Music/{{Hoobastank}}: Especially since it's a mangling of an actual German name.
* Music/HootieAndTheBlowfish: He called it "one of the stupidest names in the history of rock".
* Iwrestledabearonce: In the "Party Rock Anthem" review, Todd called this a name that "must've seemed funny at one point for, like, a minute".
* Jae Millz
* Jelly Roll
* Music/JuiceWRLD: Todd thought this sounded like the name of a mall kiosk [[SignsOfDisrepair after a sign burned out]]. However, Todd might exclude him due to his [[NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead sudden death in late 2019]].
* JVKE
* Kajagoogoo
* Kid Ink: In the Worst of 2014 list, Todd claims that Kid Ink sounds like a brand of glitter pens.
* Music/KidRock
* Music/{{Korn}}
* Lil Baby: Hinted in the Worst of 2018 list, when Todd said, "I wasn't gonna make fun of your name, dude. It's too generic for that!"
* Lil Chuckee
* Music/LilDicky: Todd is clearly tired of Dicky's TeenyWeenie jokes.
* Music/LilPump: Todd mocked it for meaning "small penis".
* Lil Twist
* Music/LilUziVert: Todd said this rap name was just a bunch of random words.
* Music/LimpBizkit
* Music/{{LMFAO}}: Both the name of the duo and its members [=RedFoo=] and [=SkyBlu=].
* lovelytheband
* Mack Maine
* MAGIC!
* Music/Maroon5: If only as an excuse to bash his most hated modern band of all time even more.
* Music/{{Metallica}}: Todd thinks it's a "[[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/514888367700320256 shitty name]] for a metal band", comparing it to if a rapper called himself "Rap Man".
* Music/{{Migos}}: Both the name of the group and its members Quavo, Takeoff, and Offset, although Takeoff's 2022 murder might exclude them.
* Morningwood: Another name Todd mocked in the "Party Rock Anthem" review for similar reasons as Iwrestledabearonce.
* Music/{{OneRepublic}}: Todd thinks this one stinks of corporate marketing and sounds like the name of a bank.
* Passenger
* Portugal. The Man: Todd said that they had one of the worst band names in history in the "Thunder"/"Feel It Still" review.
* Powfu: Todd thoroughly criticized his name in his Pop Song Review of "death bed (coffee for your head)", even attacking it before he was done with the episode's piano intro.
* [[Music/SeanCombs Puff Daddy]]: Also known as P. Diddy, Diddy, or Puffy.
* Rae Sremmurd: The name is "Drummer's Ear" [[SdrawkcabName backwards]].
* SHAED
* Music/SouljaBoy: Given Todd's hate of him, Soulja Boy is a likely target.
* T-Streets
* T-Wayne: "This is T-Wayne, who is currently tied with Young Thug for "World's Most Generic Rap Name"."
* Music/TechN9ne
* Tyga
* Music/TylerTheCreator: A February 2013 tweet by Tyler [[https://twitter.com/tylerthecreator/status/304374821565898753?lang=en admitted the name was stupid]].
* Music/TheWeeknd
* Music/WizKhalifa
* Music/{{XXXTentacion}}: Like Juice WRLD above, he may get a pass due to his young death.
* Young Black Teenagers: Todd will surely consider this title to be a NonIndicativeName, as the members were all white.
* Music/YoungThug: Todd finds it too uninspired.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Top 10 Worst Career/Image Changes]]
* Music/GarthBrooks becoming Chris Gaines, a fictional pop singer who was supposed to be the main protagonist of a movie that was ultimately never made.
* Music/TheClash's second lineup. Todd thought Bernie Rhodes' muddy, synthy production badly ruined ''Cut the Crap'', and felt the record failed miserably to bring the Clash back to their raw punk roots.
* Music/MileyCyrus's ''Bangerz''-era persona: While Todd wasn't a fan of her ''Series/HannahMontana'' days either, he doesn't seem to appreciate that she broke away from her Disney image by being grossly oversexed and one-dimensionally [[DarkerAndEdgier edgy]] instead of legitimately mature.
* Danish eurodance group Daze trying to go DarkerAndEdgier as a reaction to the Music/{{Aqua}} comparisons following their debut record. They employed the famous Max Martin sound associated with Music/BritneySpears as the basis for an anti-authority image, with which they tackled scandalous subjects atypical for bubblegum dance like prostitution and trash television. Despite the novelty, it came off as mostly an IndecisiveParody and badly alienated the group's original audience, flying completely under the radar in America and bombing even in their native Denmark, where their debut record was a big hit.
* Music/BobDylan becoming a born-again Christian at the turn of the '80s: While ''Saved'' and ''Shot of Love'' are much worse-received than ''Slow Train Coming'', Todd would probably be puzzled by this sudden change from an artist whose audience is generally very secular.
* Music/{{Jewel}} becoming a dance-pop diva for ''0304''. Todd thinks she just sold out and couldn't even pull it off well. He also hated her explanation that it was "ironic": For starters, he doesn't buy it and thinks it's a cop-out so she can pretend she's not doing what she's doing. He also argues that even if he ''did'' believe it, the whole thing would be self-defeating.
* Music/AvrilLavigne's gradual maturity regression since "Girlfriend".
* Music/{{Madonna}} going political for ''American Life'': Todd thought it made sense in theory, but Madonna ruined it by making it all about herself.
* Music/Maroon5 selling out in the 2010s: Seems like a likely number one choice.
* Mase becoming a family-friendly Christian rapper on ''Welcome Back''.
* Music/MCHammer going hardcore for ''The Funky Headhunter''. It alienated his existing fans who appreciated that he was family-friendly, and failed to bring him new fans because most people found his gangsta image completely unconvincing. Todd also argued that gangsta rap requires lyrics, flow, and the ability to project realness -- the exact opposite of Hammer's strengths.
* ''Nastradamus''-era Music/{{Nas}}.
* ''Witness''-era Katy Perry: Todd was put off by how she tried to reinvent herself as a political artist who made "purposeful pop" when most of the tracks completely failed to deliver that, and her surrounding attempts at activism mostly consisted of a feeble "why can't we all just get along?" message that just didn't work in 2017. However, this probably wouldn't make a high position because Todd often found her fascinating and sympathetic during this era even if he wasn't impressed by what she was doing.
* [[Music/SnoopDogg Snoop Lion]]: When Snoop Dogg converted to Rastafarianism and became a reggae musician. It was an abrupt GenreShift, and many Rastafarians suspected that he didn't genuinely appreciate the religion and just embraced it as a PR stunt and excuse to get high.
* Music/TaylorSwift's DarkerAndEdgier ''reputation''-era persona: Todd doesn't think Taylor Swift can play the bad guy, and argued that the change in image was a last-ditch attempt at spin from a woman who had badly lost control of the narrative. This seems pretty likely to end up high on the list, as New Taylor is so far the only artist to make both #1 and #2 on the same Worst list. [[note]]Ke$ha making #2 (as a featured artist on a Music/ThreeOhThree song) and #1 (with one of her own songs) on the 2010 Worst list doesn't count because that list was restricted to songs Todd hadn't already covered. His outline of a completely honest list didn't feature the same artist twice in the top 5.[[/note]] It doesn't help that Todd put ''another'' New Taylor song on the Worst of 2018 list (though only at #8) and reaffirmed his hate for Taylor's obsession with her reputation.
* Brendon Urie of Music/PanicAtTheDisco's Creator/AdamLevine-ization since ''Pray for the Wicked'': Possibly unlikely because in the Best of 2019 list, Todd decided Brendon Urie is starting to look more like 2000s Music/{{Weezer}} than Music/Maroon5. Time will tell though whether or not he'll start to worsen as time goes on.
* [[Music/ThreeLW Kiely Williams]]'s attempt to go DarkerAndEdgier with the controversial "Spectacular", which ended up [[CreatorKiller killing her career]].[[/folder]]

[[folder:Top 10 Best Career/Image Changes]]
* Music/TheBeatles evolving from Merseybeat to psychedelic rock.
* Music/DavidBowie in general.
* Music/{{Creed|band}} firing Scott Stapp and recruiting Myles Kennedy to form Music/AlterBridge.
* Music/MileyCyrus ditching her oversexualized ''Bangerz''-era image and becoming more respectable.
* Music/NellyFurtado going from folksy singer/songwriter pop to Music/{{Timbaland}}-produced dance-pop.
* Music/CarlyRaeJepsen going from an overrated bubblegum pop singer to one of Todd's favorite indie pop artists of all time.
* Music/{{Kesha}} going from dance-pop to singer/songwriter on ''Rainbow''.
* Music/{{Lorde}} on ''Melodrama''.
* Music/MachineGunKelly going from rap to pop punk.
* Music/{{Pantera}} going from hair metal to groove metal.
* Music/PostMalone's turn towards singer/songwriter alternative music on songs like "Circles".
* Music/{{Radiohead}} evolving out of their angsty grunge phase.
* Music/GwenStefani easing her way into plastic pop.
* Music/HarryStyles going from just another pretty face from Music/OneDirection to the modern equivalent of Music/PeterGabriel.
* Music/SugarRay going from metal to pop-reggae.
* Music/TaylorSwift going from an overly vain popstar to a talented acoustic folk singer on her 2020 albums, as well as finally becoming more socially conscious in real life ever since 2018 Tennessee Senate election (despite the flawed choices on "You Need to Calm Down").[[/folder]]

[[folder:Todd's Top 10 Most Hated Songwriters, Producers, and Record Executives]]
This list covers specifically those who write and produce songs for other artists and not necessarily those who write and produce their own material.
* Craig Balsam and Cliff Chenfeld: These two are the corporate hacks at Razor & Tie responsible for creating Music/KidzBop.
* Bangladesh: AKA, the guy who produced "Break Up" and "Diva" -- Todd's #2 and #1 worst hits of 2009.
* Dave Bassett: The guy who wrote "Second Chance" and "Fight Song". He also wrote "Ex's and Oh's", which might soften Todd's opinion on him.
* Scooter Braun: He was partly responsible for Justin Bieber's ascension to mainstream consciousness.
* Cirkut: A "guilty by association" example, he frequently collaborates with Dr. Luke and Max Martin.
* DJ Mustard: Todd tweeted "You guys might not know [who] DJ Mustard is, but trust me: ''You hate him''". Todd later said on Twitter that he at least understands what he's trying to do, but that it's not really for him. However, Todd seems to have gradually warmed up to him, having put "IDFWU" on his Top 10 Best Hit Songs of 2015 list and stating [[spoiler:DJ Mustard was the sole reason "Freaky Friday" did not top his Top 10 Worst Hit Songs of 2018 list]].
* Dr. Luke: If Todd doesn't hate him for his music, then he'll almost certainly hate him for his alleged sexual abuse towards Kesha.
* Simon Fuller: While Fuller has an impressive portfolio of artists he's worked with and created the ''[[Series/PopIdol Idol]]'' franchise, Todd criticized his production style in the S Club 7 OHW review, especially when compared to Max Martin.
* Teddy Geiger
* Steve Greenberg (the one mentioned in the "Who Let the Dogs Out" OHW, not the "Funkytown" one): He's another master of the teenybopper SellOut, responsible for shaping acts such as The Baha Men, The Jonas Brothers, Hanson, and AJR into what they're best known as. However, his roster is a bit more diverse than that (e.g. Fountains of Wayne), so Todd might spare him.
* Music/DavidGuetta
* Music/CalvinHarris: Todd used to hate Harris' early work but has since started to lighten up on him.
* Music/{{Marshmello}}: In the Worst of 2019 list (which "One Thing Right" with Music/KaneBrown was #7), Todd called him the worst of the big name producers, claiming he ruins everything he touches with his featureless production that all sounds the same, regardless of who he works with.
* Mike Will Made It: "I mean, that's not a calling card at the beginning of his songs, that's a ''warning label''."
* Lou Pearlman: His 2016 death will not likely spare him any ire for his shady business practices, which landed him in federal prison.
* Bernie Rhodes: His meddling made ''Cut the Crap'' sound much worse than it had to. In the ''Trainwreckords'' episode, Todd made it clear that he is not willing to give Rhodes a pass just because he was important to The Clash's previous success.
* J.R. Rotem: Specifically, Todd hates his misuse and abuse of sampling.
* Music/RickRubin: Probably unlikely since he has lent his hand on a slew of classic albums with artists as diverse as Music/LLCoolJ, Music/BeastieBoys, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, Music/SystemOfADown and Music/JohnnyCash. However, Todd can still talk about how Rubin is often associated with the LoudnessWar.
* Shellback: He frequently collaborates with Max Martin.
* Music/PhilSpector: Todd admits to liking his work, but the murder of Lana Clarkson in 2003 may warrant a dishonorable mention.
* Scott Storch: Todd blames him for every bad dance song which was released in the early and mid 2000s, claiming that he uses the same template: "some vaguely world music-sounding Indian riff or something, add hip hop beat, done".
* Ryan Tedder: Todd's opinion of Tedder and Music/{{OneRepublic}} might have softened at the expense of Music/ImagineDragons; however, that doesn't mean Tedder still didn't write and produce songs which Todd dislikes.
* Music/WillIAm: Not content with keeping his awful beat(s) to himself, he sometimes lend his composition "skills" to other artists.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Todd's Top 10 Favorite Songwriters and Producers]]
* Music/MaxMartin: Despite making several [[TheFourChordsOfPop Pop Song Chord songs]] that made the Top 10 since the mid-1990s, he has produced several songs Todd likes, including some Katy Perry hits, and four of his songs[[note]]"Wildest Dreams," "Can't Feel My Face," "Cool for the Summer," and, most notably, his #1 pick, "Style"[[/note]] made his best list for 2015. Additionally, Todd made quite a few favorable comments about his production style while discussing the comparatively "edgeless" Music/SClub7.
* Music/{{Prince}}
* The Smeezingtons: Despite Todd's mixed feelings with Music/BrunoMars, he admits that Bruno is a talented songwriter.
* Music/{{Timbaland}}
* Music/PharrellWilliams
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Top 10 Worst Black-Appropriating Artists]]
* Creator/{{Awkwafina}}: Todd could note she is a rare example who is also a POC (East Asian) in this case.
* Music/IggyAzalea
[[/folder]]

!!Music Videos, Films, and TV Shows
[[folder:Top 10 Worst Music Videos]]
* "Your Body" by Music/ChristinaAguilera: [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1230706400247992320?s=20 Hinted in a tweet]]. Todd called it a ripoff of Music/LadyGaga's "Telephone" without the self-awareness to justify the shock value.
* "Yummy" by Music/JustinBieber: Todd compared it to the Mr. Creosote scene from ''Film/MontyPythonsTheMeaningOfLife'', stating that the video takes the food theme too literally and that the food looked extremely unappetizing.
* "Father & Son" by Boyzone: He'll probably find this music video so unfitting of the track that it's a disgrace even to Music/CatStevens, who he already hates. Despite the song being a solemn piano ballad from the perspectives of a rapidly aging father and his coming-of-age son, the music video instead focuses on the five members of Boyzone making [[MrFanService seductive poses]]. Like Music/OneDirection's "Little Things", the song loses its personal tone due to its presentation (although the song itself is at least a Ronan Keating solo performance).
* "Adventure of a Lifetime" by Music/{{Coldplay}}: Todd found the CGI monkeys so off putting, he instead used footage of Coldplay's performance at Super Bowl 50 for the "Best Hit Songs of 2016" retrospect.
* "One Last Breath" by Music/{{Creed|band}}: Hinted [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1502701735814459392 here]]. In the "Sweetest Pie" review, he called it an "all-time stinker", said it was ridiculous even by Creed's standards, and mocked a case of SpecialEffectFailure.
* Music/MileyCyrus
** "Can't Be Tamed": Todd called this Miley's initial attempt to sexualize her image by [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1230697813819834370?s=20 being a bird]].
** "Wrecking Ball": Todd argued that the gratuitous nudity and weird content like Miley licking a hammer and riding a giant (wrecking) ball didn't fit the subject matter at all, and just dragged down whatever gracefulness the song could've had.
* "Way 2 Sexy" by Music/{{Drake}} ft. Music/{{Future}} & Music/YoungThug: Todd called it "part of the Dave Meyers pantheon of being [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1502498294324367366 butt-ugly and doing way too much]]".
* "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" by Music/Eiffel65: Todd said the CGI looked bad even for the time, and called the blue alien butt-ugly.
* "Steam" by Music/PeterGabriel: Todd considers it [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1482201008046411781 obscenely bad]], describing it as "[[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1482202802797834242 a really horny version]] of those animated scene transitions on ''Series/HomeImprovement''", [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1482205209270972416 comparing it]] to Music/{{Eminem}}'s "Just Lose It" and "We Made You".
* "Shush Up" by Alison Gold: The video portrays Alison Gold as a sexualized criminal who [[ThreeMinutesOfWrithing dances]], commits robbery with implied murder, and is put to death in the electric chair. This would have been somewhat sleazy, but nothing unusual, if it weren't for one thing: ''Alison was still a preteen when it was filmed''. The backlash was swift and intense. The video was pulled within days, and Alison hasn't released anything since. It also killed the career of Patrice Wilson, the mastermind behind Ark Music Factory and much of its acts, who awkwardly defended the video and called it "art". His 2015 single only gained attention for its [[SurrealMusicVideo utterly bizarre music video]]. While Todd may think picking on a stupid video by someone who was basically a child would be mean, he may mention this video to berate the ''adults'' involved in its production, and possibly criticize Ark Music Factory in general. (He has mentioned on Twitter that Alison made her earlier single "Chinese Food" bad on purpose to get it more views, but he could still argue that the adults at Ark shouldn't have agreed to it.)
* "Intuition" by Music/{{Jewel}}: Todd criticized the IndecisiveParody aspect of it -- he felt that her "it's ironic" explanation was merely a cop-out she could pull when her pop makeover and the sexual imagery inevitably got her accused of selling out.
* "Hello Kitty" by Music/AvrilLavigne: Hinted in the "Shake It Off" review, where Todd used "Hello Kitty" as an example of Lavigne releasing something flailing and desperate. The controversy surrounding the video's portrayal of Japan doesn't help.
* "Sexy and I Know It" by Music/{{LMFAO}}: [=RedFoo=]'s and [=SkyBlu=]'s flopping junk would likely make this list.
* "7 Years" by Lukas Graham: He called the video "completely insufferable" when he named this song the worst hit of 2016.
* "American Life" by Music/{{Madonna}}: Specifically, the makeshift video with anything anyone could object to removed, so it ended up saying and implying nothing. Even the American flag is mixed in with a bunch of other flags. Todd called out Madonna for chickening out and cancelling the original video, which was a shocking critique of the Iraq war.
* "Break Up" by Mario ft. Music/GucciMane & Sean Garrett: He mockingly called it the "dumping you dance" in his Worst of 2009 countdown.
* Music/Maroon5
** "Animals": Todd found the premise of "Adam Levine is a going to hunt you down and kill you in a sexy way" creepy, and argued that such a role is unfitting for Levine.
** "Girls Like You" ft. Music/CardiB: Todd noted in his review of the song that unlike when Music/{{Drake}} did a similar thing with "Nice for What", this video doesn't work for him, as it just reminds him "that important things are happening while [[Creator/AdamLevine Levine]] jerks around singing banal shit that even ''he'' doesn't care about", and that the women here "don't get to do anything but try in vain to bust a groove to this beatless, grooveless song", noting that even ''Creator/EllenDeGeneres'' [[EveryoneHasStandards couldn't bring herself to dance to it]].
* "The Lazy Song" by Music/BrunoMars: Specifically the monkey version.
* Music/MCHammer
** "It's All Good": Todd described this video as "the real embarrassment", claiming that Hammer trying to dance like a gangsta made the entire pose look like choreography.
** "Pumps and a Bump": Specifically the original video, for showing Hammer's bulge right at the camera. Todd argued that Hammer changing his image to become more sexual didn't work because unlike teenage stars who demonstrate that they're reaching sexual maturity alongside their audience, Hammer was much ''older'' than his audience of little kids, which he commented: "So him waving his dick and like 'oh check me out, I'm growing into my sexuality.' It's more like being flashed by your youth counselor." Todd will probably go with the "It's All Good" video over this, but it could still get a dishonorable mention.
* "Sweetest Pie" by Music/MeganTheeStallion & Music/DuaLipa: Todd called it "part of the Dave Meyers pantheon of being [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1502498294324367366 butt-ugly and doing way too much]]". He also felt that it didn't fit the tone the song was going for, and that the WitchHunt metaphor didn't work because the two singers' characters actually were evil witches.
* Music/KatyPerry
** "Bon Appétit" ft. Music/{{Migos}}: Hinted in the "Yummy" Pop Song Review, where Todd said the sexual metaphor is badly misguided because nobody wants to literally eat Katy Perry. He reaffirmed his hate for the video in the ''Witness Trainwreckords'', where he said that it was too gross to be fun and too stupid to be erotic.
** "Swish Swish" ft. Music/NickiMinaj: Todd said it's "[[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1230700832238141440?s=20 beyond even her zone of acceptable tackiness]]," and later said "it may be the worst video of the decade" in the ''Witness'' Trainwreckords episode. He highlighted the use of dated memes, the poor attempts at comedy, and that the "goofy basketball game" concept doesn't work at all for a song where Katy tries to be tough.
* "Bad Habits" by Music/EdSheeran: Todd tweeted [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1410279390777266177 here]] that he thought the video was normal-bad until the halfway point where it takes a hard turn into nonsense, noting that he would call it a CreatorKiller if not for Sheeran's maddening imperviousness to cringe. It was also the main reason the song got a dishonorable mention in his Worst of 2021 video, and he later called it "part of the Dave Meyers pantheon of being [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1502498294324367366 butt-ugly and doing way too much]]".
* "Rock Me Tonite" by Music/BillySquier: It notoriously features Squier arising from satin sheets and prancing around in a pink tank top. He might have got away with it if it were released today (it has a mention on the SoBadItsGood/{{Music}} subpage for SoBadItsGood), but back in 1984, it just made people [[MistakenForGay think he was gay]], and he [[CreatorKiller stopped selling out shows]].
* "Adore You" by Music/HarryStyles: Despite Todd's utter love of the song, he dislikes the music video's focus on a CGI fish. He later called it "part of the Dave Meyers pantheon of being [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1502498294324367366 butt-ugly and doing way too much]]". [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1510371164119478272 This tweet]] confirms that he thinks this is Dave Meyers's worst video, though the one for "Swish Swish" came close.
* Music/TaylorSwift
** "Bad Blood" ft. Music/KendrickLamar: Described as "terrible" and "overrated" in the ''Witness Trainwreckords''.
** "ME!" ft. Brendon Urie of Music/PanicAtTheDisco: Todd called it "part of the Dave Meyers pantheon of being [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1502498294324367366 butt-ugly and doing way too much]]". In the "Sweetest Pie" review, he highlighted it as an example of Dave Meyers using CGI in a hideous and incoherent way.
** "Shake It Off": Todd thought the joke about Taylor Swift not fitting the costumes fell flat because they ''did'' fit her in his opinion.
* Music/JustinTimberlake
** "Filthy": Todd has criticized the CGI used on the robot and stated the Steve Jobs theme perfectly fits with the track itself being more of a product launch than an actual song. When [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1230695801510383617?s=20 Todd asked his followers what was the worst music video of the 2010s]], [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1230697286419677185?s=20 this was the first track that came to his mind]]. He later reaffirmed his hatred of the video in the "Yummy" Pop Song Review, stating the clean and sterile aesthetic didn't suit a song titled "Filthy".
** "Supplies": [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1230702961023537152?s=20 Todd thinks this music video is possibly even worse than the one for "Filthy"]], due to its confused direction. Justin basically exploits all the horrible real world news of the late 2010s in a desperate attempt to modernize his image.
* "Best Friend" by Toy Box: Like Eiffel 65 below, this is another example of terrifying late '90s CGI from a eurodance group that seemed to be vying for its own Saturday morning cartoon.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Top 10 Best Music Videos]]
* "Take on Me" by Music/{{Aha}}
* Music/BeastieBoys:
** "Intergalatic"
** "Sabotage"
* "Stayin' Alive" by Music/TheBeeGees
* "This Is America" by Music/ChildishGambino
* "Money for Nothing" by Music/DireStraits: The computer-animated music video looks ancient by modern standards, but it was very innovative for its time as one of the earliest uses of CGI.
* "Turn Down For What" by DJ Snake ft. Music/LilJon
* "Nice for What" by Music/{{Drake}}: Hinted in the "Girls Like You" episode, where he noted that unlike that video, the women here at least are having fun with themselves, and all look great, awesome and ''distinct''.
* "Sledgehammer" by Music/PeterGabriel: Mentioned in his ''Ramble On'' regarding "Steam" that "it's still an absolute joy to watch".
* "Clint Eastwood" by Music/{{Gorillaz}}
* "November Rain" by Music/GunsNRoses
* Music/MichaelJackson:
** "Smooth Criminal"
** ''Music/MichaelJacksonsThriller'': Often considered to be the greatest music video of all time, it is the only music video (to date) to be preserved in the Library of Congress's National Film Registry.
* "Breaking the Habit" by Music/LinkinPark
* Music/{{Madonna}}:
** "Like a Prayer"
** "Vogue"
* "The Lazy Song" by Music/BrunoMars: Specifically the Creator/LeonardNimoy version.
* "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Music/{{Nirvana}}
* "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Music/SineadOConnor
* "Hey Ya!" by Music/{{OutKast}}
* "E.T." by Music/KatyPerry: He panned the song, but described the video as "cool".
* "Jeremy" by Music/PearlJam
* "Gangnam Style" by Music/{{PSY}}

* "Tonight, Tonight" by Music/TheSmashingPumpkins
* "Big Bang Baby" by Music/StoneTemplePilots: Hinted [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1502722789584691202 here]].
* "Millennium" by Music/RobbieWilliams
* "Sicko Mode" by Music/TravisScott: Used this as an example of a good Dave Myers video in his "Sweetest Pie" review.
* "Wyclef Jean" by Music/YoungThug: Todd considers it "[[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1491312650760110085 the single best video of the '10s]]".[[/folder]]

[[folder:Top 10 Worst Musicals, Music-centric or Dance-centric Films, or Films Starring Musicians (not including nonfictional documentaries or concert films)]]
Any film staring Music/{{Madonna}} is excluded from this list since Todd covered [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_filmography her entire filmography]] in the ''Cinemadonna'' mini-series.
* ''Film/{{Airheads}}''
* ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'' series: Todd reviewed ''The Squeakquel'' with WebVideo/FilmBrain.
* ''Film/{{Burlesque}}'': Todd already gave a review of the film.
* ''Film/{{Cats}}'': The 1998 direct-to-video film based on the actual stage show (with several alumni of various international productions [[RoleReprise reprising their respective roles]]) was better compared to the 2019 CGI/Live-Action adaption, despite the former being cut down to fit into a two-hour run time.
* ''Film/CoolAsIce'': WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic already gave a pretty through review of the film.
* ''[[Film/{{Crossroads2002}} Crossroads]]'': If Todd does this list, he likely won't add more since he and Lindsay already tore it a new one.
* ''Film/DirtyDancing'': Todd already expressed his hate of the film during the "Dirty Bit" review, mainly because his ex-girlfriend subjected the film to him one too many times.
* ''Get Rich or Die Tryin''': Todd calls the album of the same name "Get Rich and Stop Trying", so the same logic would likely apply to the film.
* ''Film/{{Glitter}}'': Todd already pointed out the film's many flaws despite his love for Mariah Carey.
* ''Film/{{Grease}}'': In the "Worst of 1976" retrospect, Todd briefly mentions that ''Grease'' sucks while discussing Creator/JohnTravolta's "Let Her In".
* ''Series/HannahMontana TheMovie'': Todd already did a review of the film.
* ''WesternAnimation/HeavyMetal'': The film has does have {{cult|classic}} status as a SoBadItsGood film, which may spare the film from being on the list proper.
* ''Film/JosieAndThePussycats''
* ''From Justin to Kelly'': Todd and Lindsay already reviewed the film, so he's likely to add nothing else.
* ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' series
* ''Film/PitchPerfect'' series
* ''Film/QueenOfTheDamned'': Considering that Music/{{Aaliyah}} died before the film was released, Todd might exclude this film.
* ''Film/{{Spiceworld}}''[[/folder]]

[[folder:Top 10 Best Musicals or Music-centric films]]
* ''Film/TheBluesBrothers''
* ''Film/DancerInTheDark''
* ''Film/Elvis2022''
* ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors''
* ''Film/{{Quadrophenia}}''
* ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''
* ''Film/TenaciousDInThePickOfDestiny''
* ''Film/ThisIsSpinalTap''
* ''Film/TheWall''
* ''WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine''
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Top 10 Worst Rockumentaries (not including mockumentaries) and Concert Films]]
* ''Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds''
* ''Jonas Brothers 3D Concert Experience''
* ''Justin Bieber: Believe'': If only because of Bieber.
* ''Justin Bieber: Never Say Never''
* ''Katy Perry: Part of Me''
* ''One Direction: This Is Us''
* ''Rattle and Hum'': Todd already discussed the five biggest flaws with the film.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Top 10 Best Rockumentaries and Concert Films]]
* ''Amazing Grace''
* ''Series/TheBeatlesGetBack''
* ''Music/BillieEilish: The World's a Little Blurry''
* ''Music/TheConcertForBangladesh''
* ''Film/TheDeclineOfWesternCivilization''
* ''Film/GimmeShelter1970''
* ''Film/TheKidsAreAlright''
* ''Film/TheLastWaltz''
* ''Film/LetItBe''
* ''Film/MontereyPop''
* ''Music/PinkFloyd: Live at Pompeii''
* ''Music/{{Rush|Band}}: Beyond the Lighted Stage''
* ''Some Kind of Monster''
* ''Film/StopMakingSense''
* ''Wattstax''
* ''Film/{{Woodstock}}''[[/folder]]

[[folder:Top 10 Worst Music-centric or Dance-centric TV shows or Reality Shows Starring Musicians]]
* ''Series/FlavorOfLove''
* ''Series/{{Glee}}''
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hammerman}}''
* ''Music/KidNPlay'' animated series
* ''WesternAnimation/KiddVideo''
* ''WesternAnimation/NewKidsOnTheBlock'' animated series
* ''Series/PimpMyRide''
* ''Music/SClub7'' TV series
[[/folder]]

!!Lists Regarding Todd in the Shadows episodes
[[folder:Todd's Top 10 Most Hated One Hit Wonderland episodes]]
%%While there may be other one hit wonder songs Todd hates, this list should only cover songs which were featured in a OHW episode.
* "Smooth Criminal" by Music/AlienAntFarm: While Todd loved the cover, he called Alien Ant Farm the least interesting band he covered on OHW.
* "Mickey" by Toni Basil: Despite Todd admitting that Toni did pretty well for herself, he still hated the song.
* "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone
* "Bitch" by Meredith Brooks: Todd doesn't like the song despite at least respecting its place in pop cultural history, and while he thought Brooks' sophomore album ''Bad Bad One'' was decent, he wasn't impressed by her as a whole and was particularly put off by her recent politics.
* "Wherever You Will Go" by Music/TheCalling: He stated that he hated this band almost a minute into the review, so it would likely rank fairly high, although not #1.
* "Butterfly" by Crazy Town: Though Todd actually defends the big hit, he was very unimpressed with the rest of their catalogue.
* "Laffy Taffy" by [=D4L=]
* "Disco Duck" by Music/RickDees and His Cast of Idiots: While the song has grown on Todd since he put it at #5 on his Top 10 Worst Hit Songs of 1976, he certainly doesn't consider Rick Dees to be a legitimately good musician.
* "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" by Music/Eiffel65: Had this not been a Patreon request, Todd would have skipped it entirely.
* "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" by Elmo and Patsy: He claims that making the episode was a mistake. Prior to "The Night Chicago Died", it would likely be #1.
* "Rico Suave" by Gerardo
* "Party All the Time" by Creator/EddieMurphy: Notably, this is the only one-hit wonder who Todd explicitly felt deserved ''worse''.
* "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" by Nine Days
* "The Night Chicago Died" by Paper Lace: He straight-up called it [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1151521172808437762?s=20 one of the worst songs he's ever reviewed]], and unlike bands like Coven and S Club 7, Paper Lace is not redeemed by their other work outside of their signature hit.
* "Cotton Eye Joe" by Music/{{Rednex}}
* "Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell: Despite loving the hit, he claimed that was mostly due to Michael Jackson. His answer to "Did He Deserve Better?" here was probably the most emphatic no he's ever directed at an artist featured on the show.
* "Never Had a Dream Come True" by Music/SClub7: He was more hard on the song rather than the group, though he did inflict some scathing comments in his review, calling them "edgeless" and even going so far to compare them to The Wiggles. However, they're also a guilty pleasure of his to a certain degree, as he finds their music extremely catchy.
* "Informer" by Snow[[/folder]]

[[folder:Todd's Top 10 Favorite One Hit Wonderland episodes]]
%%While there may be other one hit wonder songs Todd likes, this list should only cover songs which were featured in a OHW episode.
* "Take on Me" by Music/{{Aha}}
* "Just a Friend" by Biz Markie
* "Lovefool" by Music/TheCardigans
* "Tubthumping" by Music/{{Chumbawamba}}
* "Fire" by [[Music/ArthurBrown The Crazy World of Arthur Brown]]
* "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" by Music/TheDarkness
* "Groove Is in the Heart" by Deee-Lite
* "Come on Eileen" by Music/DexysMidnightRunners
* "I Touch Myself" by Music/{{Divinyls}}
* "I Ran (So Far Away)" by Music/AFlockOfSeagulls: Todd called its follow-up "Space Age Love Song" one of his favorite 80s songs, and said that the band deserved a little bit better.
* "[=MMMBop=]" by Music/{{Hanson}}: It would likely make the list despite Todd not considering the band a one hit wonder.
* "Jump Around" by Music/HouseOfPain: Given that he in his [=FAQs=] states that it's his favorite one hit wonder of all time, it would most likely be #1.
* "Beds Are Burning" by Music/MidnightOil: He loves them so much that he thinks they deserved way better even though they were already huge in their native Australia.
* "I Melt with You" by Modern English
* "Return of the Mack" by Mark Morrison
* "You Get What You Give" by Music/NewRadicals
* "Here It Goes Again" by Music/OKGo
* "Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett: While his music career didn't extend very far beyond novelty, Todd expressed overwhelming admiration for what a renaissance man he was outside of the original hit.
* "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by Music/TheProclaimers
* "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Dop)" by Music/ScatmanJohn
* "Closing Time" by Semisonic
* "Oh Yeah" by Music/{{Yello}}
* "Bust a Move" by Young MC[[/folder]]

[[folder:Todd's Top 10 Worst Trainwreckords episodes]]
* ''Summer in Paradise'' by Music/TheBeachBoys: Todd was appalled by the poor production and abundance of shit covers and shit "Kokomo"s. He levied special criticism towards "Summer of Love", due to Music/MikeLove's cringe-worthy attempts at seductive rapping in his 50s, as well as the John Stamos-led cover of Dennis Wilson's "Forever".
* ''Two the Hard Way'' by Music/{{Cher}} and [[Music/TheAllmanBrothersBand Gregg Allman]]: Todd thought their voices and styles did not fit together at all, complained about the complete lack of chemistry in their romantic songs, and compared the sound of the album to cheesy TV from the '70s. When it comes to the artists, he's not a fan of Cher's voice in general, and he thought the normally-good Gregg just sounded disinterested. It also didn't help that the potential appeal of a real-life couple singing love songs to each other was seriously undermined by the turbulence of their real-life relationship (which was all over the tabloids), and Todd didn't even like the idea of them as a couple. While he did enjoy "Shadow Dream Song", he was less than impressed by the rest of the album.
* ''Cut the Crap'' by Music/TheClash: Todd thought Bernie Rhodes' muddy, synthy production badly ruined the album, especially on "Dictator", and felt the record failed miserably to bring the Clash back to their raw punk roots. While he thought "Movers and Shakers", "This Is England", and "North and South" were okay tracks, everything else sounded like pure garbage to him.
* ''Mardi Gras'' by Music/CreedenceClearwaterRevival: An album with a lot of songs about CCR's own [[HostilityOnTheSet band chaos]] might sound like it would at least be [[SoBadItsGood entertainingly messy]], but Todd didn't even think it was ''that'', and concluded that "this album blows": Doug's songs were forgettable. Stu's were only memorable for the bad singing and excessive amount of attacks on John. Even most of John's songs were disappointing[[note]]"Sweet Hitch-Hiker" was described as "crap", the "Hello Mary Lou" cover added nothing to the original song, and "Lookin' For A Reason" was a "kinda sickly and sad" country song about the band breaking up.[[/note]], with the exception being "Someday Never Comes", which Todd did find great and may be enough to save the album from a high position.
* ''MTV Unplugged No. 2.0'' by Music/LaurynHill: Todd outright called it one of the worst albums ever made because he felt that it consisted of unfinished, boring songs that sounded the same and were performed badly. Lauryn's rambling about "reality" being a justification/excuse for her poor performance did ''not'' help either. So far, this album looks like [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1425191087136645120 a major contender for #1]].
* ''American Life'' by Music/{{Madonna}}: Todd found the hype and baggage surrounding the album very off-putting, even though not everything about the album was horrible to him. Still, the "American Life" rap alone could make this a contender for the list.
* ''St. Anger'' by Music/{{Metallica}}: It's one of the single most infamous albums of all time, and even with all the time that has passed since its release, Todd thought it was just as bad as the hype suggested.
* ''Funstyle'' by Music/LizPhair: Although Todd was starting to warm up to this album's bizarreness and respected Liz Phair's unflinching independence making it, the record's tediously meta lyrical focus ruined any chance he had of admitting to actually liking it.
* ''Van Halen III'' by Music/VanHalen: He thought every song was a malformed mess and described the album as a sad, pathetic note to end the Van Halen story on. Based on [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1030495167122481158?s=20 this tweet]], ''Van Halen III'' seems like a definite lock for this list, although it only took three episodes for him to cover [[Music/LaurynHill another Trainwreckord he hated that badly]].
* ''Mission Earth'' by Edgar Winter and L. Ron Hubbard: While Todd enjoyed "Joy City" and thought Winter did a better job than you'd expect given the source material, he concluded that the record was still bad overall. He criticized how it sounded like a cheesy corporate rock album despite its out-there concept, felt that only a few songs were passable, and pointed out how it did a poor job at adapting the source material because it focused too much on random minor aspects of it.
[[/folder]]

!!Other Lists
[[folder:Top 10 Dumbest Dance Moves[=/=]Crazes or Music-related Memes]]
* The Dougie
* The Macarena
* The Gangnam Style dance
* The Electric Slide
* The Harlem Shake
* The Music/SouljaBoy dance
* The Single Ladies dance
* The Stanky Legg
* The Cotton-Eye Joe
* Twerking
* The Dab
* The Whip and the Nae-Nae
* Break Your Legs
* The Duff
* The Bop
* The Chicken Dance
* The Sprinkler
* The Juju on That Beat Dance
* The Mannequin Challenge
* The Milly Rock
* The Toosie Slide: He compared it to the Cha-Cha Slide with a bad hangover.
* JustForFun/{{Rickroll}}ing[[/folder]]

[[folder:Top 10 Worst Music Tropes, Clichés, Trends, etc.]]
* AstroTurf: Likely near the top if he considers this a music trend or trope.
* AutoTune: Specifically when its use takes away the performer's personality.
* Bad {{breakup song}}s: Primarily those that come off as immature, bitter, and/or are simply poorly written.
* "[[GlamRap Bling and bitches]]" rap: In the "Worst of 2013" while discussing Drake's "Started from the Bottom", Todd states that for rappers, the journey is more interesting than the destination.
* Bro-country
* BrokenRecord choruses and hooks: In particular, repeating the [[TitleDrop title of the song]] several times as a hook.
* CelebrityIsOverrated: Todd seems to think it's hard to make the concept of "complaining about how hard it is to be rich and famous" sympathetic. It doesn't help that, as "American Life" shows, attempts to criticize the celebrity lifestyle may end up being shallow and toothless because the celebrity is reluctant to be ''too'' critical of themselves, their actions and their life.
* CharityMotivationSong: Todd dislikes most of them, and thinks that even the good ones are pompous.
* Christian music
* [[InDaClub Club songs]]: Todd got pretty tired of these when they were popular.
* {{Crunk}}: Music/LilJon, the TropeCodifier, is a guilty pleasure for Todd; imitators, not so much.
* Dance crazes: Todd has been pretty harsh on quite a few of these, but he seems to have softened on them.
* DarkerAndEdgier: While Todd doesn't like edgeless music, he also thinks many attempts to go Darker and Edgier failed (with ''reputation'' being the most notable example). They may be once-innocent artists who just can't make it come across, cases of "I'm edgy because [[InformedAttribute I say I'm edgy]]", or just people trying too hard to shock.
* {{Diss Track}}s: Todd feels that the constant diss tracks of the gangsta rap era have aged badly, and has also been pretty hard on some more modern diss tracks.
* ExecutiveMeddling
* FemaleEmpowermentSong: Particularly those that overlap with the SelfEmpowermentAnthem.
* [[SirSwearsALot Gratutious swearing]]: Using a curse word [[PrecisionFStrike at the right time and in the right context]] can add [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch emphasis]] to lyrics, but ObligatorySwearing is often a sign of lazy/bad songwriting and immaturity.
* HashtagRap
* HotterAndSexier: Often coinciding with DarkerAndEdgier, many former Creator/{{Disney|Channel}} and Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} child stars tend to go the route of hypersexualition once their tenure with said networks end to shed their [[ContractualPurity child star image]]. While this is a predominately female phenomenon, there are a [[GenderInvertedTrope few male examples]].
* "I'm Back, Bitch" singles: They lack substance, and some of them put so much effort into sounding big that they forget to sound good.
* The Lame '70s
* The Lame/Stupid '50s and early '60s, as discussed in the "Monster Mash" OHW.
* LighterAndSofter: As mentioned earlier, Todd typically dislikes songs that lack any edge.
* LyricalShoehorn: Todd tends to criticize forced, cheesy lyrics.
* Meme/viral songs: Todd tends to dislike songs whose initial chart success was due to a social media trend. He may give a pass to older songs that were actual hits when they were originally released but later resurface as a meme, such as Music/{{Rick Astley}}'s "[[JustForFun/{{Rickroll}} Never Gonna Give You Up]]".
* The Millennial Whoop: Todd calls out songwriters that use the technique to make "boring and thin-sounding" songs seem bigger than they actually are, citing Alessia Cara's "Scars to Your Beautiful" as an example of its misuse.
* MisogynySong: Todd ''may'' give them a pass if they can be treated as not entirely real, but the sincere-sounding ones disgust him.
* Mumble rap: Also called [=SoundCloud=] rap, due to most mumble rappers getting their start on that platform.
* {{Nepotism}}: Todd tends to dislike artists whose prominence is due to familial or inside connections rather than genuine talent.
* Novelty songs: Todd finds a lot of them stupid and annoying.
* [[TheFourChordsOfPop Pop Song Chords]]: While Todd understands why this chord progression is so popular, he dislikes songs that use it without doing anything interesting with it.
* RepurposedPopSong: Particularly when a good song is ruined by a bad/nonsensical commercial.
* Ringtone rap: Popular in the mid-2000s, these songs typically had a [[BrokenRecord repeated catchy hook]], and most artists who emphasized making these kind of singles and were not already established tend to be one hit wonders who faded into obscurity almost as quickly as they had risen to fame.
* RomanticizedAbuse: Todd just finds it creepy.
* {{Sampling}} misuse/abuse: Todd tends to dislike songs which fail to add anything to the sample, particularly using the sample ''only'' for nostalgia's sake, or use the sample in the wrong context.
* SelfEmpowermentAnthem: Todd tends to dislike these, often for being milquetoast.
* SellOut: Likely near the top if he considers this a music trend or trope.
* Showbiz satire: Described as "the last refuge of the creatively spent" in the ''Funstyle'' ''Trainwreckords''.
* TeenageDeathSong: This is typically considered a poorly-aged fad.
* Platform/{{Vine}}[=/=]Platform/TikTok songs: The SpiritualSuccessor to ringtone rap, these are songs written with a catchy chorus to soundtrack short form videos, often stupid dance videos which go viral. Regardless of platform, such songs are usually likely candidates to make Todd's worst lists.
* White Guy With Acoustic Guitar and White Chick With Piano: It's not so much with the literal setup of either, although Todd does call it the bare minimum effort. It's the insincerity behind most WGWAG songs and the dreary melodrama of many WCWP songs as well as the lack of talent and pretentiousness for both genres that is likely to end up high on the list, possibly at #1.
* WriterRevolt: In the ''Funstyle'' episode, Todd says that he find showbiz satire tedious and uncreative. He reaffirms his hate for this kind of song in the ''St. Anger'' episode, where he complains that a song about "industry bullshit" that makes the band come off as spoiled babies.
* {{Yarling}}: Often employed by rock artists since the 1990s, Todd compares this style of singing to "singing directly out of [one's] colon" when citing why Music/{{Nickelback}} frontman Chad Kroeger sucks.
* Yelping at the end of a line (like in "Thunder" by Imagine Dragons)
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Top 10 Worst Years for Pop Music]]
* 1959: This was the first full year of the dark time Todd described in the "Monster Mash" OHW.
* 1960: Arguably the peak of the post-rock & roll, pre-[[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]] dark era of music. Todd has singled out "Alley Oop" and "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" as particularly bad songs, but 1960 is also plagued by the poorly aged teen tragedy fad. While 1961 to 1962 are not fondly remembered either, those at least saw the beginnings of Creator/{{Motown}} as a driving force of popular music.
* 1961: Although Motown was more established this year than it was in 1960, it's possible the dumb novelty songs and output by mediocre teen idols are overall worse to Todd this year than that year.
* 1962: See 1961.
* 1974: Very strongly hinted in the Paper Lace OHW, where Todd says its reputation as the worst year for music is well-earned.
* 1980: Implied in the Carl Douglas OHW. Todd has referred to this era as "the false start of the decade", due to disco being dead, MTV-fueled new wave still not being fully established, and the majority of big hits being dull, forgettable easy listening ballads and featureless blandness. However, in the Music/DexysMidnightRunners OHW, he pointed out that 1980 was a much better year for music in the UK, where {{synthpop}} and [[NewWaveMusic new wave]] were already full-fledged crazes, {{disco}} had not truly died, and the TwoTone movement was at its height.
* 1981: It's more or less a direct continuation of the dark age of American pop music that started in late 1979 and lasted until the rise of new wave. While Creator/{{MTV}} debuted in August of this year, Todd noted in the Toni Basil OHW episode that its influence wouldn't be truly felt until the following year.
* 1986: Hinted in a [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1220219518934560769?s=20 couple of]] [[https://twitter.com/shadowtodd/status/1161504003009777668?s=21 tweets]].
* 1987: Todd summarized this year's music as being mostly crap when he did his worst of countdown for it, as it was plagued by dull easy listening and badly aged synthpop.
* 1990: Implied in the Carl Douglas and Deee-Lite OHW episodes. Todd dislikes this year due to its charts being dominated by the awful backwash of '80s {{hair metal}} and schmaltzy easy listening ballads, and that the '90s had not truly started yet.
* 2000: [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1223299764571320320?s=20 Todd tweeted that this was a terrible year for pop music, in contrast to 1999 being so good]]. In the Music/SClub7 OHW, he had hinted that the period was plagued by an overabundance of easy listening ballads, but 2000 was also a negative turning point for PostGrunge, which saw Music/{{Creed|band}}'s "Higher" and "With Arms Wide Open" become two of the biggest songs of the year. [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1223300831199535104?s=20 He also considers most of 2000's huge smashes overrated]].
* 2001: Implied in the Carl Douglas OHW. Todd hates this year due to the dominance off early 2000s butt-rock, the oversaturation of easy listening ballads, and teen pop hitting a low point, especially with [[Music/NSync *NSYNC]]'s "Pop".
* 2014: While 2013 has grown on Todd in hindsight, he still reaffirms his hatred of this year, in which not only was the bad stuff horrible, the good stuff was less good than in previous years. The year as a whole was dominated by Music/IggyAzalea, dumb butt-themed songs, soulless EDM, and general sleaziness. [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1353936672187015174 This tweet pretty much confirmed it.]]
* 2017: Although Todd felt 2016 and 2018 both improved towards the end, he felt this year "suuuuucked," due to the lack of hits by real, established pop titans and the dominance of indistinguishable EDM and Music/{{Migos}}-[[FollowTheLeader wannabe]] [=SoundCloud=] rap.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Top 10 Best Years for Pop Music]]
* 1965: Implied in the Worst of 1976 countdown. Not only was Music/TheBeatles' influence on popular music fully evident this year, it also saw the dynamic beginnings of counterculture rock, with songs like "[[Music/BobDylan Like a Rolling Stone]]", "[[Music/TheRollingStonesBand (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction]]", and "Mr. Tambourine Man" all being huge hits that year.
* 1966: Similar to 1965 in that Motown, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, and Music/TheBeachBoys were all pumping out classic music, while the bad stuff wasn't nearly as prominent as it was in other years.
* 1967: {{Psychedelic rock}} was really coming into its own this year.
* 1969: Todd has described this as a year when pop culture was especially big. It was the height of the counterculture era of music, which the Year-End list reflects wholly.
* 1976: Implied in the Worst of countdown, where Todd praised this year's good music as being not just plentiful, but also some of the best ever.
* 1977: Todd described this as one of the biggest years for pop culture ever in a tweet. In particular, it was defined by disco entering its peak with the release of ''Film/SaturdayNightFever'', the breakthrough of {{punk rock}} (which [[ChartDisplacement wasn't represented on Billboard's Year-End list]] but was ''clearly'' one of the most important trends in rock), and landmark albums such as ''Music/{{Rumours}}'', ''[[Music/BillyJoel The Stranger]]'', and ''Music/HotelCalifornia'' (which was technically from December 1976, but particularly dominated the charts throughout 1977).
* 1983: Implied in the Worst of 1976 countdown. This year was ruled by Music/MichaelJackson's ''Music/{{Thriller}}'', as well as the full blossoming of new wave.
* 1984: Todd described this as one of the biggest years for pop culture ever in a tweet and on the ''Podcast/SongVsSong'' podcast, and [[https://twitter.com/shadowtodd/status/1161505762377641985?s=21 this tweet]] suggests a very positive impression of the year.
* 1988: Hinted in a [[https://twitter.com/shadowtodd/status/1161505762377641985?s=21 tweet]].
* 1992: Although Todd has said he hates the early '90s in pop music, he called this a major inflection point for music in his Best of 2019 video. 1992 was most famously the watershed year for {{grunge}}, but it also saw the final stretch of {{new jack swing}}, the continued success of Music/MariahCarey, the release of ''[[Music/DrDre The Chronic]]'', the success of Music/{{U2}}'s ''Music/AchtungBaby'', and fresh new bands such as En Vogue, Music/{{TLC}}, Music/{{Jodeci}}, and Music/RageAgainstTheMachine overtaking aging relics of the '80s such as Music/RichardMarx. Even hair metal had a few high moments on its deathbed, including Music/MrBig's "To Be with You" (which Todd said he liked in his ''One Hit Wonderland'' retrospective), Music/VanHalen's "Right Now", and Music/GunsNRoses' "November Rain".
* 1999: Todd had called this one of the biggest years for pop music ever, and he's much more forgiving of artists like Creator/WillSmith and the Music/BackstreetBoys than other music critics. When talking about "[[Music/MeganTheeStallion Hot Girl Summer]]" in the Best of 2019 list, he also hinted that even the year's most maligned single, "Summer Girls" by LFO, is "always a classic" - even though he probably meant that ironically, it's evident that even the cheesiest songs from 1999 were guilty pleasures to him. [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1223299764571320320?s=20 This tweet]] suggests further that 1999 would very likely make this list.
* 2011: This was one of Todd's favorite years for pop music in the 2010s, thanks to dance-pop becoming a bit more diverse and indie music influencing the charts more than it did the previous year.
* 2019: Todd called it one of the best years he's reviewed in music, thanks to its onslaught of fresh new talents and unpredictable defining hits.
* 2020: [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic In stark contrast to the year itself]], Todd adored the pop music of 2020 and considered it more important in his life than ever. He very nearly did a Top 20 Best Hit Songs video instead of Top 10 because of how many tough cuts he was forced to make.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Todd's Top 10 Worst #1 Hits of the 2010's]]
The most likely candidates for such a list are #1 hits that made the Worst lists of their respective years. However, some songs that were "just" dishonorable mentions or didn't make the list at all may find their way here -- after all, a lot of the songs Todd put on his Worst lists never made it to #1.[[note]][[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1202266726563504129 This tweet]] josses this list, and [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1202277510265917441 this one]] josses any other kind of 2010's retrospective.[[/note]]
* "Fancy" by Music/IggyAzalea ft. Music/CharliXCX (2014): It avoided the Worst of 2014 list because Todd didn't have room for multiple Iggy Azalea songs.
* "Harlem Shake" by Baauer (dishonorable mention in 2013): A song that became a hit thanks to a meme.
* "Imma Be" by Music/TheBlackEyedPeas (2010): The Peas' only #1 hit in the 2010's. It's also one of their worst songs according to Todd. While he didn't consider it one of the top 5 worst hits of 2010, none of those were #1 hits. It doesn't help that Todd has soured on the Peas since he made the review.
* "Someone You Loved" by Music/LewisCapaldi (#4 Worst Hit of 2019): [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1193948988363415553 A lock for the list]], although in his Pop Song Review, Todd said he was unsure if this is actually worse than "Girls Like You". Still, it's practically guaranteed to make the top 2.
* "Like a G6" by Far East Movement ft. The Cataracs & Dev (2010): Like "OMG", it avoided Todd's honest top 5 Worst list, but could still make this one because he made it clear that he doesn't like it.
* "Whistle" by Music/FloRida (#4 Worst Hit of 2012[[note]]Changed to #5 in the "Scream & Shout" Pop Song Review[[/note]])
* "7 Rings" by Music/ArianaGrande (2019): Todd has given this song a negative review, stating its mean, materialistic tone represented why pop music had to be destroyed in the mid-2010s. It missed the 2019 Worst list though, so it probably wouldn't get anything more than a dishonorable mention.
* "All of Me" by Music/JohnLegend (dishonourable mention in 2014)
* "Sexy and I Know It" by Music/{{LMFAO}} (#3 Worst Hit of 2011): It didn't top the Hot 100 until 2012, but it still qualifies. "As of this writing, it is now officially the #1 song in the country. I'm depressed and I know it."
* "Rude" by MAGIC! (2014): It only avoided the 2014 list because it was happy.
* Music/Maroon5
** "Girls Like You" ft. Music/CardiB (#1 Worst Hit of 2018): [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1193948988363415553 A guaranteed choice]]. Based on Todd's Pop Song Review for "Someone You Loved", its only rival for the #1 spot, it's very, very likely to end up in the top 2.
** "Moves Like Jagger" ft. Music/ChristinaAguilera (2011): It avoided the Worst list of 2011, but Todd might make it a dishonorable mention simply because he has singled it out as the moment Maroon 5's musical quality started to decline, eventually making them as bad as Music/{{Chicago}} in his eyes.
** "One More Night" (#3 Worst Hit of 2012[[note]]Changed to #4 in the "Scream & Shout" Pop Song Review[[/note]])
* "Señorita" by Music/ShawnMendes & Music/CamilaCabello (2019): [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1169732237438459912?s=20 This tweet]] hints that Todd doesn't like it. It may avoid the list due to its innocuous content and lush production, but he may also consider it an absence-of-good song.
* Music/KatyPerry
** "Dark Horse" ft. [[Music/ThreeSixMafia Juicy J]] (dishonorable mention in 2014): "Holy shit, I didn't have room on the list for 'Dark Horse'?! Christ, this year."
** "E.T." ft. Music/KanyeWest (2011): Even though it missed the Worst list, Todd's Pop Song Review was clearly negative. "Roar" and "Dark Horse" are probably more likely to make the list, but this could still be a dishonorable mention.
** "Roar" (#1 Worst Hit of 2013): Like the two rivals for the #1 spot, "Girls Like You" and "Someone You Loved", this is a song Todd considers pointless. It's probably destined for a pretty high position.
* "Give Me Everything" by Music/{{Pitbull}} ft. Music/NeYo, Afrojack and Nayer (2011): Todd disliked it, but said it "isn't that bad". It's unlikely to get anything worse than a dishonorable mention.
* "Psycho" by Music/PostMalone ft. Ty Dolla $ign (#10 Worst Hit of 2018)
* Music/EdSheeran
** "Perfect Duet" with Music/{{Beyonce}} (#8 Worst Hit of 2017)
** "Shape of You" (#4 Worst Hit of 2017): Also the #1 song of the year. Todd seems to have hinted to dislike it even more than he did at the end of that year due to its continued success in 2018 and even 2019.
* Music/TaylorSwift
** "Bad Blood" by Music/TaylorSwift ft. Music/KendrickLamar (#4 Worst Hit of 2015): "Look What You Made Me Do" will almost certainly be ranked above this, but this still has a chance of making the list.
** "Look What You Made Me Do" (#2 Worst Hit of 2017): The song that introduced New Taylor, a DarkerAndEdgier image Todd hated. He also couldn't stand the song itself. In the "Someone You Loved" Pop Song Review, Todd hinted that it would be #3 on this list, only beaten by "Someone You Loved" and "Girls Like You".
** "Shake It Off" (#9 Worst Hit of 2014)
* "OMG" by Music/{{Usher}} ft. Music/WillIAm (2010): It avoided Todd's honest top 5 Worst list, but could still make this one because he made it clear that he doesn't like it.
* "PILLOWTALK" by Music/{{ZAYN}} (#3 Worst Hit of 2016)[[/folder]]

[[folder:Top 10 Worst Music Critisicms]]
For things in his fellow reviews and or music critics Todd doesn't like or finds invalid.
* Mocking "Ironic" for not having anything ironic in it: Todd mentioned in the Song vs. Song podcast that jokes about "Ironic"'s lack of irony in the lyrica are by this point as worn-out as jokes about airline food.
[[/folder]]

!!"Top 10 Best Hit Songs" lists for the "retro" years Todd has covered so far (1987, 1976, 2004 & 1991)
[[folder:1987]]
Todd stated that even in years of bad pop, there are a few classics.
* "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" by Music/BeastieBoys
* Music/BonJovi:
** "Livin' on a Prayer"
** "Wanted Dead or Alive"
* "In Too Deep" and/or "Land of Confusion" by Music/{{Genesis|Band}}: Todd stated he liked every single from the ''Invisible Touch'' album (except for "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight"), including the former track, which he stated most were expecting to put on his Worst list for 1987 based on the rest of the list.
* "The Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby and the Range
* "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Music/WhitneyHouston
* "Hip to be Square" by Music/HueyLewisAndTheNews
* "Let's Wait Awhile" by Music/JanetJackson
* "Bad" by Music/MichaelJackson
* "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes: Despite Todd's hatred for the movie the song is from (''Film/DirtyDancing''), he mentioned the song was a solid tune.
* "Sign o' the Times" by Music/{{Prince}}: The credits gag states that this song owned 1987, implying that it would be Todd's top best song for the year. However, Todd may not be able to include it since Prince was a control freak and an Internet Luddite (and Prince's wishes would likely extend to his estate).
* "Shakedown" by Music/BobSeger: Hinted in the 1987 Worst list, where he noted that unlike Gregory Abbott, Seger at least knew what he was talking about.
* "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" by Music/{{Starship}}: Todd admitted that it was one his favorite songs of the 1980s.
* Music/{{U2}}
** "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
** "With or Without You"
* "Here I Go Again" by Music/{{Whitesnake}}
* "You Keep Me Hangin' On" by Music/KimWilde: Possibly unlikely because Todd compared the production of "Are You Red..Y" from ''Cut the Crap'' to this, saying there was "barely a difference" between the two, although he did say ''Cut the Crap'' sounded worse than typical MTV music.
* "Big Love" and "Little Lies" by Music/FleetwoodMac: He stated that this period in their career was "Not the best era of Mac, but certainly worthwhile" in the ''American Dream'' trainwreckord.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:1976]]
Todd stated early in the review that he could make a ''Top 30'' Best Hit Songs list for 1976 and would still have to make some painful cuts.
* "Dream On" by Music/{{Aerosmith}}
* "Got to Get You into My Life" by Music/TheBeatles: The song was issued as a single in 1976, so it could qualify.
* "You Should Be Dancing" by Music/BeeGees
* "Evil Woman" by Music/ElectricLightOrchestra
* "Rhiannon" by Music/FleetwoodMac (the piano intro song in the Worst of 1976 list)
* "You Sexy Thing" by Hot Chocolate
* "That's the Way (I Like It)" by KC and the Sunshine Band
* "Rock and Roll All Nite" by Music/{{KISS}}
* "Love Rollercoaster" by Ohio Players
* "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)" by Parliament
* "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Music/{{Queen}}

* Website/{{Vine}}[=/=]Platform/TikTok songs: The SpiritualSuccessor to ringtone rap, these are songs written with a catchy chorus to soundtrack short form videos, often stupid dance videos which go viral. Regardless of platform, such songs are usually likely candidates to make Todd's worst lists.

For radio o clean edits Todd finds bafflingly bad, nonsensical/poorly thought out, or feel undermines or even ruins the song.

* Platform/TikTok songs: The SpiritualSuccessor to ringtone rap, these are songs written with a catchy chorus to soundtrack short form videos, often stupid dance videos which go viral. Such songs are usually likely candidates to make Todd's worst lists.

* Music/{{Eminem}}: As Eminem states in his breakthrough single "My Name Is": "I don’t give a fuck, God sent me to piss the world off".

* "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" by Pras ft. Mya and Ol' Dirty Bastard sampling "Islands in the Stream" by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers
* "Gold Digger" by Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx sampling "I Got A Woman" by Ray Charles

* "The Show Goes On" by Lupe Fiasco sampling "Float On" by Modest Mouse

* "Take Care" by Drake ft. Rihanna sampling "I'll Take Care of You" by Gil Scott Heron and "It's My Party" by Lesley Gore

* Lenny Kravitz covering "American Woman" by the Guess Who

For radio edits Todd finds bafflingly bad, nonsensical/poorly thought out, or feel undermines or even ruins the song.

* "WAP" by Music/CardiB & Music/MeganTheeStallion: It tries to clean up a very explicit sex song, and keeps using the unsexy phrase "wet and gushy", which is even more disgusting then the explicit version.

* "We Didn't Start the Flame War" by Website/CollegeHumor: Todd tweeted that it [[https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd/status/1577141223520800768 "may as well be written in hieroglyphics now"]].

* "Smooth Criminal" by Music/MichaelJackson

* Creator/GalGadot et al. covering "Imagine" by Music/JohnLennon: Posted on Instagram during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic to raise morale, the infamous video was thrashed for its tone deafness towards the average person, particularly with rich people singing about "Imagine no possessions".

* Music/{{Gotye}}: Despite Todd's positive reception of his music, Todd did call his name unpronounceable, which might make it an honorable mention.
* Gudda Gudda

* Mike Will Made It: "I mean, that's not a calling card at the beginning of his songs, that's a warning label."

* White Guy With Acoustic Guitar and White Chick With Piano: It's not so much with the literal setup of either, although Todd does call it the bare minimum effort. It's the insincerity behind most WGWAG songs and the dreary melodrama of many WCWP songs as well as the lack of talent and pretentiousness for most examples of both that is likely to end up high on the list, possibly at #1.

* ""My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)" by Music/FallOutBoy: Todd calls this their most obnoxious song, which made it #8 for the Worst of 2013 list.

* "The Lazy Song" by Music/BrunoMars: Considering all the praise Todd keeps heaping onto Bruno and how consistently he appears on his Best list, it's pretty shocking that he was once thrashing him as a douchebag, telling him to "go broke and die" for this song. While he wasn't impressed by "Grenade" or "When I Was Your Man" either, neither of those songs were bad enough to make his Worst list in their respective years like "The Lazy Song" did.

* "Filthy" by Music/JustinTimberlake: Todd considers it one of the most catastrophic lead singles ever by a pop titan.

* "Play that Song" by Train sampling "Heart and Soul"

* Fall Out Boy covering "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel: FOB attempted to rework the song to fit historic events that happened during Millennials' and Zoomers' lifetime, but the song was trashed by critics for its lyrics.

* Music/SamHunt

Either artists and bands which Todd likes but have done things to squander their talent or otherwise make Todd uncomfortable in liking them OR artists and bands which Todd hates but keep making songs which Todd likes.

* Music/BrunoMars: Todd admits that Bruno Mars is a talented singer/songwriter, and he is good at emulating other artists; however, Todd hates his more melodramatic and {{wangst}}y material.

* Music/KatyPerry: Todd pretty much hated Katy Perry since her 2008 breakthrough single "I Kissed a Girl", yet several songs of hers ended up on Todd's best lists, most infamously "California Gurls" in 2010 at #2. Todd tried to embrace her tastelessness wholeheartedly after 2011; however, her output since her divorce from Creator/RussellBrand, particularly from ''Prism'', reaffirmed everything he hated about Katy Perry, stating that most of her output since then was either too tasteless (e.g. "Dark Horse", "This Is How We Do", "Bon Appétit", "Swish Swish") or not tasteless enough (e.g. "Wide Awake", "Roar", "Unconditionally", "Rise"). However, Todd later admitted that Katy Perry is best enjoyed sparingly.

* Bad {{breakup song}}s: Primarily those that come off as immature and catty, such as Music/CherLloyd's "Want U Back" or Gayle's "abcdefu", bitter, such as Olivia Rodrigo's "Vampire", and/or are simply poorly written, such as Christina Perri's "Jar of Hearts".

* {{Crunk}}: While Music/LilJon is a guilty pleasure for Todd, it's mostly the imitators that Todd dislikes.

* [[SirSwearsALot Gratuitous swearing]]: Using a curse word [[PrecisionFStrike at the right time and in the right context]] can add [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch emphasis]] to lyrics, but a ClusterFBomb for the sake of it is often a sign of lazy/bad songwriting and immaturity.

* HotterAndSexier: Often coinciding with DarkerAndEdgier, many former Creator/{{Disney|Channel}} and Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} child stars tend to go the route of hypersexualition once their tenure with said networks end to shed their [[ContractualPurity child star image]]. While this is a predominately female phenomenon, there are a [[GenderInvertedTrope few male examples]] (e.g., Music/JustinTimberlake, Music/TheJonasBrothers).

* Website/TikTok songs: The SpiritualSuccessor to ringtone rap, these are songs written with a catchy chorus to soundtrack short form videos, often stupid dance videos which go viral. Such songs are usually likely candidates to make Todd's worst lists.

* "Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett: Despite citing it as an example of SeinfeldIsUnfunny in his One Hit Wonderland retrospective, he stated that it's nonetheless ''the'' definitive Halloween song, making it a timeless classic in the long run after initially just seeming like yet another stupid late '50s/early '60s novelty single (and not even the first Halloween-themed one).