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You are all going to hate this but nonetheless feel compelled to contribute...

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Monday, 29 September 2003 13:50 (twenty-two years ago)

It's a fucking fit-up anyway - there are only 130 to choose from, and I can safely say I *LOVE* well over 70% of 'em.

Here's the full list:

1. (EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU - BRYAN ADAMS
2. (SI SI) JE SUIS UN ROCK STAR - BILL WYMAN
3. 5, 6, 7, 8 - STEPS
4. ACHY BREAKY HEART - BILLY RAY CYRUS
5. AGADOO - BLACK LACE
6. AGAINST ALL ODDS - MARIAH CAREY AND WESTLIFE
7. ALL KINDS OF EVERYTHING - DANA
8. ANYONE CAN FALL IN LOVE - ANITA DOBSON
9. BACK HOME - ENGLAND WORLD CUP SQUAD
10. BARBIE GIRL - AQUA
11. BECAUSE WE WANT TO - BILLIE
12. BELIEVE - CHER
13. BERMUDA TRIANGLE - BARRY MANILOW
14. BOYS (SUMMERTIME LOVE) - SABRINA
15. C'EST LA VIE - B*WITCHED
16. CA PLANE POUR MOI - PLASTIC BERTRAND
17. CAN I TOUCH YOU ... THERE - MICHAEL BOLTON
18. CAN WE FIX IT ? - BOB THE BUILDER
19. CANDLE IN THE WIND 1997 - ELTON JOHN
20. CHEEKY SONG (TOUCH MY BUM) - THE CHEEKY GIRLS
21. CHICK , CHICK, CHICKEN - NATALIE CASEY
22. CHILD - MARK OWEN
23. CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP - MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
24. COTTON EYE JOE - THE REDNEX
25. DA YA THINK I'M SEXY? - ROD STEWART
26. DIAMOND LIGHTS - GLENN HODDLE AND CHRIS WADDLE
27. DICK-A-DUM-DUM (KING'S ROAD) - DES O'CONNOR
28. DIRRTY - CHRISTINA AGUILERA
29. DO THEY KNOW ITS CHRISTMAS - BAND AID II
30. DON'T IT MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD - STEFAN DENNIS
31. DOOP - DOOP
32. EARTH SONG - MICHAEL JACKSON
33. EBENEEZER GOODE - THE SHAMEN
34. EBONY AND IVORY - PAUL MCCARTNEY WITH STEVIE WONDER
35. EVERY LOSER WINS - NICK BERRY
36. FAST FOOD SONG - THE FAST FOOD ROCKERS
37. FOG ON THE TYNE (REVISITED) - GAZZA AND LINDISFARNE
38. FOR ALL TIME - CATHERINE ZETA JONES
39. GIRL, YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE - MILLI VANILLI
40. GIVE ME YOUR BODY - THE CHIPPENDALES
41. GRANDAD - CLIVE DUNN
42. HELLO - LIONEL RICHIE
43. HOORAY HOORAY, IT'S A HOLI-HOLIDAY - BONEY M
44. I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU - STEVIE WONDER
45. I LOST MY HEART TO A STARSHIP TROOPER - SARAH BRIGHTMAN AND HOT GOSSIP
46. I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY - KYLIE MINOGUE
47. I WANNA BE A HIPPY - TECHNOHEAD
48. I WANNA SEX YOU UP - COLOR ME BADD
49. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS - FOREIGNER
50. I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - WHITNEY HOUSTON
51. I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE(BUT I WON'T DO THAT) - MEAT LOAF
52. I'D RATHER JACK - THE REYNOLDS GIRLS
53. I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ME - CHARLENE
54. ICE ICE BABY - VANILLA ICE
55. IF - TELLY SAVALAS
56. IT'S ORRIBLE BEING IN LOVE (WHEN YOUR 8 1/2) - CLAIRE AND FRIENDS
57. ITSY BITSY TEENY WEENY YELLOW POLKA DOT BIKINI - BOMBALURINA FEAT. TIMMY MALLETT
58. JENNY FROM THE BLOCK - JENNIFER LOPEZ
59. JUST SAY NO - GRANGE HILL CAST
60. LET'S GET READY TO RHUMBLE - PJ AND DUNCAN
61. LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE (WHO THE F**K IS ALICE) - SMOKIE FEAT. ROY 'CHUBBY' BROWN
62. LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL - LITTLE JIMMY OSMOND
63. LOOK AT ME - GERI HALLIWELL
64. LOVE AND TEARS - NAOMI CAMPBELL
65. LOVE IS ALL AROUND - WET WET WET
66. LUCKY - BRITNEY SPEARS
67. MACARENA - LOS DEL RIO
68. MACARTHUR PARK - RICHARD HARRIS
69. MAMA - WHO DA MAN? - RICHARD BLACKWOOD
70. MMMBOP - HANSON
71. MONA - CRAIG MCLACHLAN
72. MR BLOBBY - MR BLOBBY
73. MY HEART WILL GO ON - CELINE DION
74. MY TOOT TOOT - DENISE LA SALLE
75. MYSTERIOUS GIRL - PETER ANDRE FEAT. BUBBLER RANX
76. NO LIMIT - 2 UNLIMITED
77. NO WAY NO WAY - VANILLA
78. NOTHING'S GONNA CHANGE MY LOVE FOR YOU - GLENN MEDEIROS
79. ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK - MURRAY HEAD
80. ORVILLE'S SONG - KEITH HARRIS AND ORVILLE
81. OUT OF YOUR MIND - TRUE STEPPERS AND DANE BOWERS FEAT. VICTORIA BECKHAM
82. PERFECT MOMENT - MARTINE MCCUTCHEON
83. PHYSICAL - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
84. PUPPY LOVE - DONNY OSMOND
85. PUT THE NEEDLE ON IT - DANII MINOGUE
86. RABBIT - CHAS AND DAVE
87. RAT RAPPING - ROLAND RAT SUPERSTAR
88. REMEMBER YOU'RE A WOMBLE - THE WOMBLES
89. SACRED TRUST - ONE TRUE VOICE
90. SATISFACTION - BENNY BENASSI PRESENTS THE BIZ
91. SATURDAY NIGHT - WHIGFIELD
92. SAVE YOUR KISSES FOR ME - BROTHERHOOD OF MAN
93. SAVE YOUR LOVE - RENE AND RENATO
94. SHADDAP YOU FACE - JOE DOLCE MUSIC THEATRE
95. SHE BANGS - RICKY MARTIN
96. SILENT NIGHT - BROS
97. SO MACHO - SINITTA
98. SOMETHING OUTA NOTHING - LETITIA DEAN AND PAUL MEDFORD
99. SPACEMAN - BABYLON ZOO
100. STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN - ROLF HARRIS
101. STAND BY YOUR MAN - TAMMY WYNETTE
102. STAR TREKKIN' - THE FIRM
103. SUSPICIOUS MINDS - GARETH GATES
104. TELEPHONE MAN - MERI WILSON
105. TELETUBBIES SAY EH-OH! - THE TELETUBBIES
106. THE BIRDIE SONG (BIRDIE DANCE) - THE TWEETS
107. THE FINAL COUNTDOWN - EUROPE
108. THE FLORAL DANCE - TERRY WOGAN
109. THE LADY IN RED - CHRIS DE BURGH
110. THE LAUGHING GNOME - DAVID BOWIE
111. THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT - TIGHT FIT
112. THE MILLENIUM PRAYER - CLIFF RICHARD
113. THE POWER OF LOVE - JENNIFER RUSH
114. THERES NO ONE QUITE LIKE GRANDMA - ST. WINIFRED'S SCHOOL CHOIR
115. THONG SONG - SISQO
116. TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE - DAWN FEAT. TONY ORLANDO
117. TOM JONES INTERNATIONAL - TOM JONES
118. TOO MUCH FOR ONE HEART - MICHAEL BARRYMORE
119. TOUCH ME (I WANT YOUR BODY) - SAMANTHA FOX
120. UNCHAINED MELODY - ROBSON AND JEROME
121. VINDALOO - FAT LES
122. WALKING IN THE AIR - ALED JONES
123. WANNABE - SPICE GIRLS
124. WE ALL STAND TOGETHER - PAUL MCCARTNEYAND THE FROG CHORUS
125. WE ARE THE WORLD - USA FOR AFRICA
126. WE BUILT THIS CITY - STARSHIP
127. WE WILL ROCK YOU - FIVE FEAT. QUEEN
128. WHO LET THE DOGS OUT - BAHA MEN
129. WIND BENEATH MY WINGS - BETTE MIDLER
130. Y VIVA ESPANIA - SYLVIA

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Monday, 29 September 2003 13:53 (twenty-two years ago)

A couple stand out as really odd, ie what on earth are they doing there? Mark Owen? Christina Aguilera? The Wombles??? Shurely shome mishtake?

Good to see they've included my absolute nemesis of a song tho - come in, number 72...

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Monday, 29 September 2003 13:56 (twenty-two years ago)

I've just noticed Benny Benassi's in there too...wtfuckin'f?

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Monday, 29 September 2003 13:57 (twenty-two years ago)

New Worst Pop Records please

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 29 September 2003 14:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Most of these are grebt, or at least alright.

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Monday, 29 September 2003 14:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Most of them are bleedingly obvious - "No one quite like Grandma" etc - but some are just plain odd - "She bangs"? "Stand by your man"? What's going on? And who really cares anyway?

As we're talking about dumb polls - does anyone want to vote for the their favourite Welsh hero? Phil Campbell from Motorhead is doing well, for some reason...

Vote here!

― Rob M (Rob M), Monday, 29 September 2003 14:46 (twenty-two years ago)

There are a handful of bad records. There was an ILE thread on this. We're going to have a shouting party when the time comes.

― Tom (Groke), Monday, 29 September 2003 14:47 (twenty-two years ago)

On what planet is 'Thong Song' worse than, say, the back catalogue of Oasis, U2, or Travis?

― Enrique (Enrique), Monday, 29 September 2003 14:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Poor Chas and Dave :(

― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Monday, 29 September 2003 14:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Don't understand why Benny Benassi is there.
And if they've got popular modern schmaltz like Celine Dion and Whitney Houston then why isn't Robbie Williams "Angels" there?
And where's "The Long & Winding Road" by Will Young & Gareth Gates, the one song that could honestly drive me to commit murder.

― Neil FC (Neil FC), Monday, 29 September 2003 15:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Obviously Dirrty is in there so that C4 has an excuse to launch into a five-minute bitchfest about an easy target (see also Jenny From The Block).

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 29 September 2003 15:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Wot,no Stereophonics?

I've never heard the Naomi Campbell choice, but I'd wager her album will be the subject of much revisionism in about 10 years time.

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Monday, 29 September 2003 15:45 (twenty-two years ago)

why is "back home" in there? best england world cup song ever

― Bob Shaw (Bob Shaw), Monday, 29 September 2003 15:48 (twenty-two years ago)

STOP PISSING ON MY CHILDHOOD YOU CUNTS.

Who's up for hiring a tank and parking outside C4's offices, blasting out Doop and I Wanna Be A Hippy on full volume? Possibly simultaneously.

Also - spot the available talking head (Paul Medford, Richard Blackwood, Mark Owen).

And Catherine Zeta Jones had a singing career?

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 29 September 2003 20:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, and look, it's presented by Jimmy Carr. Because 100 Worst Britons was fantastic, wasn't it.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 29 September 2003 20:19 (twenty-two years ago)

some of the cliched choices don't seem to be there (cf "Seven Tears"). some of the songs that *are* there are quite baffling (the Catherine Zeta Jones single was a one-week-at-number-36 job, and who on earth has ever been offended by Dannii's "Put The Needle On It")?

if I didn't boycott these programmes however I would vote for "Jenny On The Block", a shocker in all senses.

― robin carmody (robin carmody), Monday, 29 September 2003 20:27 (twenty-two years ago)

or rather "Jenny From The Block", obv

― robin carmody (robin carmody), Monday, 29 September 2003 20:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Really? Jenny from the Block is one of my favourite singles of the last few years.

Also Remember you're a womble was my first favourite song... at least according to my Dad.

― Keith Watson (kmw), Monday, 29 September 2003 20:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I really like that Plastic Bertrand song....AND....why do people insist on saying that Ice Ice Baby was a bad song, when it's obviously a great song - clever sample, and insanely catchy chorus and lyrics....

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 29 September 2003 22:49 (twenty-two years ago)

i have tbe naomi campell album. its not v. good.

― anthony easton (anthony), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 01:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Needs waaaaay more hip hop. Particularly the WORST song I have ever heard "get yer freak on" or whatever by Miss E. Vomit, the one with the shittiest of shitty one-finger casio melodies that goes nee nee-nee NEE nee, nee nee-nee NEE nee over and over and over until you puncture your eardrums with pointy things to stop it.

Obviously their list of best records would also be terrible as proven by them including "Laughing Gnome" by Bowie. Shut up you twats. At least they have Meat Loaf on there.

― sucka (sucka), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 03:47 (twenty-two years ago)

casio makes tablas?

― cinniblount (James Blount), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 04:08 (twenty-two years ago)

if they don't then they should

― the surface noise (electricsound), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 04:16 (twenty-two years ago)

So are all of these 'as voted for' tings actually just 100 out of 130 'as chosen by' some lo-slung C4 researcher?
Cuts both ways: on the best 100 movies they had 'Potemkin', which is an obvious 'should be there for formal innovation' choice that no-one wd ever choose as their favourite film.

― Enrique (Enrique), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 07:47 (twenty-two years ago)

I read that as 'Pokemon' at first!

I'm with Keith re. "Jenny From The Block" - great stuff.

― Tom (Groke), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 08:51 (twenty-two years ago)

"Battleship Pokemon", Hmmmmmm.

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 09:00 (twenty-two years ago)

I can think of much worse records than 'Jenny from the Block'... and much better. Recently either 'five' or C4 put on a 'let's all hate on J-Lo' show for about an hour and by the end I was on her side, and the same goes for X-tina now. I can't face buying Esquire but the Morley 'pop disaster' comment seems unjust, 'Beautiful' rocks, and pop stars are supposed to look ridiculous, remember Gomez. I once served one of Gomez in a branch of Waterstones - but since I stopped with the NME the very idea of me recognizing one of 'em (or Travis, Muse, whatever) is laughable. X-tina on the other hand, I would recognize.

― Enrique (Enrique), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 09:28 (twenty-two years ago)

one-finger casio melodies that goes nee nee-nee NEE nee, nee nee-nee NEE nee over and over and over

and in what way is this is a bad thing?

― joni vl-tone, Tuesday, 30 September 2003 10:16 (twenty-two years ago)

you hate "wannabe" = you hate me

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 15:05 (twenty-two years ago)

You can add your own "songs I hate" at the bottom of the voting page. I think we should try to block-vote Sonic Youth's "Youth Against Fascism" into the top 100...just because.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 15:35 (twenty-two years ago)

A worst singles list that includes "MMMBop" and "Wannabe" is clearly worthless.

― billstevejim, Wednesday, 1 October 2003 01:32 (twenty-two years ago)

How are any of these songs worse than "Life's Been Good" by Joe Walsh?

― billstevejim, Wednesday, 1 October 2003 01:34 (twenty-two years ago)

I want to like "mr. blobby" even though I've never heard it.

They stole my band name.

― p.j. (Henry), Wednesday, 1 October 2003 20:01 (twenty-two years ago)

They've got Bob the Builder on here. Bob the Builder is claymation...have they no soul!?!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 1 October 2003 20:05 (twenty-two years ago)

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