THE TOP TEN WORST HIT SONGS OF 2020
Added 2020-12-22 06:59:52 +0000 UTC
As always, you guys are my eyes and ears, because my actual eyes and ears and bleeding and broken. Let me know if you catch any mistakes. Merry Christmas.
Todd I'm sitting on my hands until I can't feel them anymore waiting to hear the top songs.
Chris Aplin
2021-01-14 22:23:49 +0000 UTC
I’m just amazed that Maroon 5 was only an honourable mention. That shows how bad this year in music was. But wasn’t Yummy on last year’s list too?
Ron G
2021-01-05 17:02:01 +0000 UTC
I wonder if there is a Good songs of 2020....
Kitty ( The cursed existence of financial instability ) fo
2020-12-28 20:11:05 +0000 UTC
I lost it when the "alternative rock" station started playing "Mood".
Stephen Gillie
2020-12-26 15:52:36 +0000 UTC
So Bieber was at the beginning with lonely in the middle with popstar and at the end with Yummy I wonder if that was on purpose or just an accident
YoCallMeRob
2020-12-24 17:44:13 +0000 UTC
I like the first 5 seconds of Hot Girl Bummer, and then none of the rest except when those 5 seconds repeat. Something about the way he says fuck you (and you, and you) is enjoyable to me, and I like to imagine the 3 "you's" to be 2020, Trump and his administration, and Covid.
James Fetner
2020-12-24 07:43:16 +0000 UTC
I feel like if this had been about 10 years ago Todd would have done a whole rant on the line "Coldest with the kiss so he call me ice cream/ Catch me in the fridge right where the ice be" from Blackpink's Ice Cream (Because ice goes in the freezer).
Because of this year, the only songs on this list I've heard are Ice Cream and Yummy (the latter against my will). Not a stan of anyone, but I mostly listen to Kpop Girl Groups and I'll say Ice Cream was the worst song I actively sought to listen to this year, and the song with the second worst structure I've seen in a while (being beaten out by K/DA's The Baddest and it's abrupt ending).
Kelsey Hoover
2020-12-24 04:27:26 +0000 UTC
I look forward to this every year! I have no real objections to any of the songs this year. I do kind of understand the appeal of “Falling” and I low key dig it but I understand why it would be on a worst list for sure. Fortunately I never need to download Tiktok because my girlfriend is on it a lot so I’m always up to date on music haha.
2020-12-23 21:42:49 +0000 UTC
I watched this yesterday and I’m still upset about “Hollaback Bone.”
Home Theater of Cruelty
2020-12-23 21:41:33 +0000 UTC
The thing Mood has going for it is 24goldn, maybe you felt nothing from him but i really really enjoy his style and energy, i think that's probably why people get "happy" from it. Even if the lyrics are pointed his delivery is so... jovial?
Also the FIRST TIME i heard Icecream i thought "Todd isn't gonna like this" and i was right.
2020-12-23 10:31:53 +0000 UTC
Never been happier to see Yummy at #1. And now, I have to download tik tok so I can follow what the hell is going on in pop music.
Chris Aplin
2020-12-23 09:47:30 +0000 UTC
great video, honestly you should have just gone in with your take on mood and put it at number 1. I don't agree with the opinion but I don't have to, it's your vid your opinion is what matters and it is abundantly clear (to me at least) that in your opinion it is the worst song this year.
2020-12-23 09:36:44 +0000 UTC
I'd never heard that Mood song before, just went and listened to the whole thing, and honestly i don't see what he hates about it. The bridge is kind of terrible, but other than that its like the most high-production soundcloud rap song i've ever heard. Not that thats a high bar to clear, but still. It seems pretty harmless
Colby Kline
2020-12-23 09:04:38 +0000 UTC
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ savage love hits
Ben Weiner
2020-12-23 08:20:15 +0000 UTC
I feel like I have to say this: because of last years video im now a BTS fan. I hadn't heard any of their songs until that clip. And I liked it enough, and then my friend got into them and showed me a video of them that was funny, and then dynamite happened and I took a deep dive. Thanks, I guess?
2020-12-23 07:47:45 +0000 UTC
One part because he has a sponsorship instead, I suppose.
Jacqueline Sailer
2020-12-23 06:34:37 +0000 UTC
It's finally here omg!! And it's not 2 parts?! Or is that only because of Patreon
rose mulet
2020-12-23 06:06:06 +0000 UTC
I'm so mad you put Yummy at #1 because now it's stuck in my head with no chaser.
Lanth
2020-12-23 04:59:01 +0000 UTC
What kind of absolute hack would nominate Yummy? Scooter Braun.
Grace
2020-12-23 04:54:05 +0000 UTC
My only thought is to add a caption for the line at 19:20ish in Popstar cos I don't understand that line. Bless ya Todd take a breather.
Taylor Abrahamse
2020-12-23 04:49:22 +0000 UTC
What kind of absolute hack would ever nominate Yummy for best solo pop performance???? Jfc this kind of shit is why I literally pay no attention to awards anymore
2020-12-23 04:31:19 +0000 UTC
I spent the whole video wondering if Yummy came out at the end of 2019, of course it was number one.
Meghan Weber
2020-12-23 04:27:24 +0000 UTC
Oh I love this video
2020-12-23 03:04:44 +0000 UTC
Fun fact - Ice Cream was co-written by Ariana Grande......
Blair (Rinzler)
2020-12-23 02:48:51 +0000 UTC
What, "Trollz" didn't even get a mention?
William Berk
2020-12-23 02:39:40 +0000 UTC
Love the WAP font too!
2020-12-23 02:31:55 +0000 UTC
Mood gave me some 2013 angry Todd vibes, I love it
2020-12-23 02:17:32 +0000 UTC
first time in the 9 years i've been watching where i legitimately didn't know any songs on the list except the top 2 (and i've never listened to the derulo song full way through.) most of the list was either country music or tiktok shit though, both of which i try to stay far away from
2020-12-23 02:17:01 +0000 UTC
Sad to see Todd hates Ice Cream, I really enjoy it, but I'm into like the whole PC Music 100 gecs scene so I guess I've built up a tolerance for obnoxious music. Idk, I'll take uptempo stuff over another moody trap-adjacent Juice WRLD ripoff.
Shiny Skunk
2020-12-23 01:52:07 +0000 UTC
As a kpop fan I will day I agree with everything you said about ice cream. By far the worst thing they have ever done and my personal worst kpop song of this year.
2020-12-23 01:48:38 +0000 UTC
Strongly disagree on Gomez, I think she's plenty "engaging" as a performer and I quite like her voice.
I dug that Bryan song personally.
Eminem is WAY better then Drake ever was
IMO.
I quite dug that FGL song as well.
I knew Yummy would be #1 as soon as you did a video on it, wish Bieber would be forgotten already.
RedBedroomRecords
2020-12-23 01:13:17 +0000 UTC
I admire the bravery in the criticism of Dynamite.
Nowhere Girl
2020-12-23 00:18:33 +0000 UTC
For the longest time I thought Bieber was saying, "heart full of equity or antacid."
Home Theater of Cruelty
2020-12-23 00:14:45 +0000 UTC
I really hope the 2020's will be more comparable to the 90's than the 2010's because my god the tinny nasally pouty whine of every act these days is crushing
2020-12-23 00:12:49 +0000 UTC
Okay, my thoughts on the dishonorable mentions, too.
DHM1: After “The Bigger Picture”, I at least have tremendous respect for Lil Baby, even though songs like this one are still pretty bleh. Hopefully more of his future material will be personal and emotional, since boy can he shine that way.
DHM2: I’ve become less tolerant of this guy’s voice since he debuted. Imo the most notable thing about him is that he writes songs about death disguised as romantic breakup songs. He’s reviving the tradition of tracks such as “Wherever You Will Go” and “Stay Another Day”.
DHM3: For a brief time, this was my most hated song of the year. But yeah, the lyrics are amusingly stupid.
DHM4: God, “do that Alabama Shake.” This is why they’ll never be able to rub elbows with Drake or Kendrick.
DHM5: Yes, this guy is incredibly boring. I hated “One of Them Girls” by Lee Brice more, though.
DHM6: Wasn’t eligible for the list so I don’t really know it, but it doesn’t sound great.
DHM7: Sounds like a yawner.
DHM8: The only modern Maroon 5 song I truly despise is “Animals-mals”, but I get lots of amusement watching you bash Adam Levine. Now that he might finally be on his way out, I’m guessing Bieber may inherit his throne?
DHM9: Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé’s “Perfect”: 2020 edition.
Jacqueline Sailer
2020-12-22 23:26:24 +0000 UTC
Todd and Melon both have the same #1
apocalypsethen
2020-12-22 23:20:09 +0000 UTC
"It falls apart when Levine comes in" LOL.
2020-12-22 23:16:48 +0000 UTC
Scratch that, I know Yummy. But that's all.
waywardlaser
2020-12-22 23:14:22 +0000 UTC
I actually like Ice cream from a guilty pleasure sort of angle but the fact that it's charted and stuck around over Lovesick Girls (a song I adore) infuriates me
MisterEEK
2020-12-22 23:12:28 +0000 UTC
I think it was less "The Grammys feel Yummy has more artistic merit than Blinding Lights" and more "The Weeknd didn't acquiesce to every single one of their nonsensical demands, so yadayada music industry politics". What I'm *way* more angry about is the Grammys giving a nomination to Say So by Doja Cat, because that song is produced by Dr. Luke. (He's using an alias, but it's him). After the 2018 Grammys ceremony, when they pretended to support Kesha? Hell to the no.
Grace
2020-12-22 22:59:01 +0000 UTC
Yet another year where I haven't heard of any of these fuckin songs. I'm getting old. Or maybe Spotify has just caused me to avoid all popular music and focus on stuff I enjoy. Unlike 10 years ago when what I listened to was dictated by radio and peers.
waywardlaser
2020-12-22 22:57:37 +0000 UTC
There is always a best hit songs list.
Grace
2020-12-22 22:53:15 +0000 UTC
Blackpink fan here: agreed with everything you said about Ice Cream and very sad Lovesick Girls didn't chart. Hoping a better song breaks through in 2021, though with YG, who knows when we'll get music again >.<
Chase Wassenar
2020-12-22 22:27:06 +0000 UTC
As a Blackpink fan, I'm happy to see you put their worst song on this list.
Harrison Bieth
2020-12-22 22:00:02 +0000 UTC
So many content creators do year end top lists, but Todd's will always remain one of my most anticipated.
Michael Negranol
2020-12-22 21:56:25 +0000 UTC
I actually like savage love, maybe I just have bad taste. The rest of the list is on point though.
2020-12-22 21:37:51 +0000 UTC
Awesome video! I’m adding nothing with my take on your takes (but I’m doing it anyway :( ) : 10. Im just annoyed Bieber has been allowed to thrive and make mistakes for years now, but we let so many others go 9. You’re a braver man than I am to talk shit about BLACKPINK so I’ll talk shit about Selena instead; “Lose You to Love Me” hit #1 this year. Her first one too, so unfortunately her biggest hit is the song about a relationship she should’ve been moved on from; on some “Lovefool” x “Paula” shit. 8. The drunk soccer mom anthem of 2020- if the kids weren’t stuck inside. 7. As a girl I’m just not turned on by this. It’s a really bad first impression, my least favorite song of the year. 6. If I didn’t see their love story literally play out in the tabloids and TV, this would be the Hollywood couple that would make you think “now how the hell did they get together?” 5. Khaled has a lot of balls having chosen to have hands in two unlikeable body switching songs 4. I actually like it. #10 best song for me. 3. At least Rocky has an excuse for making a bad love song, he’s 19; Trevor Daniel is 26 making a bad love song. 2. I blame DeRulo for being so bad at replacing Chris Brown that the world thought it was okay to keep Brown around, being one of the first celebrities to make Tik Tok relevant (back in Musical.ly days), and inspiring 6ix9ine’s use of brightly colored candy and boobs videos with his only 1B viewed song in “Swalla”. Maybe we should just get rid of him. 1. Okay yea it’s bad and the Grammy nom makes it worse.
2020-12-22 21:20:49 +0000 UTC
not bieber having four appearances on this list
es arg
2020-12-22 21:04:31 +0000 UTC
At least Taylor Swift has turned her reputation around pretty hard recently. As for Yummy I don't think that song even has much flavor.
2020-12-22 20:54:52 +0000 UTC
Frankly, I wasn't suspecting yummy to be number one, I mean I thought it would be on the list, but not that high. For the rest of the list, I didn't really have any thoughts.
gerald oxford
2020-12-22 20:37:42 +0000 UTC
I'll be honest, I'm really impressed that you could find 10 songs worth calling bad. Bad songs for me, especially this year, more and more feel like such a non-issue, even by the standards of how unimportant a song being bad really is in the grand scheme of things. I actually agree Mood is bad (I'm more like 4/10 towards it), but it feels like nothing compared to anything else this year and it served as a distraction from reality when I heard it. I also kinda get the logic of not including Hot Girl Bummer. It's the worst song to me, in ages, but I have almost a fondness for how awful it is.
Gemini Man
2020-12-22 20:34:02 +0000 UTC
Great video! And each passing year continues to show how much I've slipped out of paying attention to the mainstream, as I recognize fewer and fewer songs.
What is the font based off of this year?
Jason Lee
2020-12-22 20:28:32 +0000 UTC
Oh yes, yes, yes! My first worst hits list of the actual current year! I'm so excited. Will there be a best hit songs list? (please, say yes)
2020-12-22 20:16:55 +0000 UTC
"Today I take my life into my own hands"
"Oh no he's gonna put a K-pop song" -my exact thought when you said that line
Harrison Andrew
2020-12-22 20:05:09 +0000 UTC
Yeah, I'm surprised Todd didn't make that connection.
Jon Heiman
2020-12-22 19:27:41 +0000 UTC
Number 6 i kinda have to disagree with. My father passed away at the beginning of the year, and this song just hits my mom and me hard.
2020-12-22 19:26:30 +0000 UTC
If we're talking K-Pop, Hyuna has another song named "Ice Cream" and I'm not sure if it's any better.
Jon Heiman
2020-12-22 19:17:55 +0000 UTC
Wow, not in two parts this year?
waywardlaser
2020-12-22 18:55:30 +0000 UTC
Mood is still one of my favorite hits of the year, other than that I agreed with the list
2020-12-22 18:50:06 +0000 UTC
Minor thing, but "Post Malone's Jackie Chan" is a kinda weird way to put it, just because he's only the featuring vocalist on it and it's mostly Preme's song.
TurquoiseYoshi
2020-12-22 18:47:40 +0000 UTC
Honestly you could have made a top ten worst list just out of songs Bieber was involved in this year.
Shiny Skunk
2020-12-22 18:30:49 +0000 UTC
I (mostly) do not share your vitriol towards "Mood", but it should be noted that that segment has some of your all-time best line reads.
Kompy
2020-12-22 18:19:49 +0000 UTC
7. Whiny and pretentious, but at least he doesn't say "a emo chick that's broken"
6. Never heard this one. Yup, sounds just like what two people who used to make interesting music and are now on a singing show would make.
5. Meh. Toosie Slide annoys me more, it's the song 2020 deserved.
4. I honestly hear no difference between this and "Roxanne."
3. Never heard this. It's bad.
2. Bad, but it's just kind of wallpaper to me.
HMs - "I Love My Country" is probably the worst song of the year. Yeah great time for back-handed patriotism, boys! Gawd I can't believe we let that bleating ginger sheep have another hit. Surprised no "If the World Was Ending," I hate it in the same way as "Stuck With U."
1. Yup.
Meowlissa
2020-12-22 18:00:58 +0000 UTC
Enjoyed the list, as always!
Wow, no AJR? They're like the word "adulting" gained sentience, I want to punch them so much. They're 2020's Hot Chelle Rae but worse. And Blackbear is Trevor Daniel but worse! Why are things getting a pass for being worse?? Well, I guess he did warn us.
10. It's like "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" but made by someone still super-successful so you can't really feel bad for him. Still think "Intentions" and "Holy" are worse though.
9. Selena goes from dull to obnoxiously dull
8. It's a Luke Bryan song.
Meowlissa
2020-12-22 17:54:40 +0000 UTC
That Kids In The Hall reference delighted me so much.
Anthony Hansen
2020-12-22 17:45:10 +0000 UTC
lil baby and roddy better get at least an honorable mention in the best list, im counting on you todd. great video as always
guy man
2020-12-22 16:49:46 +0000 UTC
Mood is popular because it takes that soundcloud emo rap sound and translates it in a way that makes sense to the "olds." I quite like it.
MJS
2020-12-22 16:25:02 +0000 UTC
Very surprised that Toosie Slide didn't even get an honorable mention. Now there's a song that really sums up the mood in 2020
Gordon Stearns
2020-12-22 16:20:52 +0000 UTC
Thank you for continuing to do this. I put up with a lot of the songs in the Top 40, but I cannot stand Savage Love
Bryan Bindman
2020-12-22 16:11:17 +0000 UTC
Wow I’m constantly on TikTok and I’ve never even heard of Party Girl. Then again, the TikTok algorithm tends to segregate your feed to very specific subgenres so who knows
Fiona Lombardo
2020-12-22 16:06:05 +0000 UTC
So what I took away from this is that Jason Derulo is our MC Hammer, just with more longevity.
Pietro Gagliardi
2020-12-22 15:09:07 +0000 UTC
I... Can't bring myself to hate Yummy. But the fact that it got a Grammy nom over anything the Weeknd did is absolutely crazy.
KBucky
2020-12-22 14:42:53 +0000 UTC
Holy! I know like 2 of these songs, and they're by the old farts of pop music (JB and JD). I knew this was going to be the year where I finally lose touch with the popular music. RIP my youth.
2020-12-22 14:33:42 +0000 UTC
That was a solid list. Dare I call it . . . Yummy!
Dylan Northrup
2020-12-22 14:15:54 +0000 UTC
Blake & Gwen is just modern Cher & Gregg Allman
Nick DeCicco
2020-12-22 14:12:16 +0000 UTC
Don't forget Earth last year. Nothing was going to top that.
Teddy Haines
2020-12-22 13:55:27 +0000 UTC
Dear Tod, thank you for being a bright spot and constant delight in 2020!
Eric Mulder
2020-12-22 13:49:45 +0000 UTC
I went the whole year - indeed, my whole life - without knowing 'Jimmy Buffet country' was a thing, that it could be a thing.
FU, 2020
Sykonee
2020-12-22 13:45:03 +0000 UTC
Same here. I think the problem is that they sound like nothing. There's no build or drama or heartbeat or emotion. Even stuff like WAP, once you strip away the lyrics, sounds like the audio equivalent of flat seltzer water.
New "alternative" rock is in almost as bad of shape, with it's bloated synth's and forced optimism. A new Nirvana is desperately needed, but it's not coming.
I'm always wrong about these things, but I'm guessing by late 2021 or 2022 we'll be heading back into a more upbeat mode for pop. Less Rockstar, more Crazy.
Keith Badje
2020-12-22 13:43:34 +0000 UTC
I'm unfortunately a Mood apologist, I think there's something to be said about just wanting some innocuous quasi-stimulating background music to just casually listen to to get you through the misery of this year
but thankfully you brought me right back in two spots later when you gave Savage Love the beatdown it deserves
The Hand Of The People
2020-12-22 13:34:10 +0000 UTC
Bashing K-pop three times in one video. Todd's gravestone is being written for him as we speak.
Colton Moore
2020-12-22 13:26:34 +0000 UTC
There's another one at 25:53, when the "2000s, 2010s, 2020s" bullet points come up.
J
2020-12-22 12:55:53 +0000 UTC
Oh cool I musta missed that tweet cause, uh...I also seem to not be able to get into Mood. Which is weird because I loved like...all of blackbear's stuff which has the same kind of vibe.
Josh Spicer
2020-12-22 12:50:50 +0000 UTC
If I wanted to listen a song called Popstar I'd listen to the one that came out in 2018. And was plural.
Josh Spicer
2020-12-22 12:47:57 +0000 UTC
Yummy is probably the least surprising Number 1 only rivaled by 7 years, Wiggle, and Girls Like You.
2020-12-22 12:35:22 +0000 UTC
Ah. If you don't like Blackpink you probably won't like K/DA.
Josh Spicer
2020-12-22 12:33:38 +0000 UTC
Only a video this year huh?
Josh Spicer
2020-12-22 12:25:05 +0000 UTC
Todd, I thank you for destroying yourself for our entertainment every year. I always really look forward to these top tens, this made my day :)
Sarah, the Creator
2020-12-22 12:24:00 +0000 UTC
The "being a celebrity is hard you guys" genre needs its own name because I've heard quite a few of them now. Maybe the only one in that genre I've liked is Lucky by Britney Spears.
2020-12-22 12:06:13 +0000 UTC
I was waiting for that no.1 pick the whole time, very satisfying 😅
Georgie Rowe
2020-12-22 11:50:02 +0000 UTC
Excellent video as always! And while I like Mood, you're not wrong about it; yesterday after it finished playing on my Top 40 station I changed it to the Alt station and Mood IMMEDIATELY started playing
Jaime Paradise
2020-12-22 11:41:07 +0000 UTC
Having watched it, I’m wondering how Bieber’s annus horriblis compares to Taylor Swift’s 2017, the last time a single artist had such an impact on the worst list (setting aside Sheeran appearing on like three different songs a year or two back as a guest). I feel like I expect far less from Bieber as an artist than I do Swift, and even Yummy doesn’t plumb the depths of something like LWYMMD, but there’s maybe something to be said for Taylor’s blowout at least resulting in an entertaining car crash- Bieber’s, on the other hand, was just a load of limp, inert nothing.
Alex Baugh
2020-12-22 10:11:20 +0000 UTC
I don't think I've even heard of any of these songs this year except Yummy and that other song he did with Selena. Then again I barely had any outings this year (at least I'll be having a real Christmas party) and I don't pay attention to modern pop music. Transatlantic is the only artist I've been stanning this year.
2020-12-22 10:05:36 +0000 UTC
Good thing I just got a new pair of wireless earbuds.
2020-12-22 10:01:11 +0000 UTC
Made some changes, it should be finished buffering in 10 min or less
Todd in the Shadows
2020-12-22 09:59:42 +0000 UTC
“Video will be available in viewing shortly” ?
Sarah Parker-Shemilt
2020-12-22 09:52:02 +0000 UTC
I have no idea how someone can have such a vendetta for Mood but now I just feel bad that you were afraid to put it at #1 given your loathing of it even if the songs you put above it are definitely worse than it. Especially Yummy, which i blame for convincing non-kpop fans that they can do the whole “let’s keep streaming and buying for an artist until they’re satisfied with the number that comes out” thing before Nikki Minaj released a single thing in the calendar year.
2020-12-22 09:50:43 +0000 UTC
That's the Ocean City NJ Boardwalk at 10:21, I live like 30-40 minutes away from there.
...sorry i get excited when i see places in NJ that i know in things, just thought i'd share.
2020-12-22 09:37:12 +0000 UTC
IT'S PART OF THE ACTUAL VIDEO.
Todd in the Shadows
2020-12-22 09:34:42 +0000 UTC
THAT'S A BAD ERROR.
Todd in the Shadows
2020-12-22 09:31:39 +0000 UTC
Hadn’t been keeping up, but this being one video was a pleasant little surprise- is this the power of the ad sell?
Alex Baugh
2020-12-22 09:18:33 +0000 UTC
Mood was bad, but I think it was bad in that it was just such a nothing song. I didn't hate it, I just purely nothing it. If you put it on, I wouldn't ask you to turn it off, but if you asked me to put it on, I'd say no thank you.
I'm fine with Jason Derulo if it means less Chris Brown. Savage Love was not good, but I still enjoy some of the stupider stuff like Trumpets. I just think if anybody was gonna come out of that class of Chris Brown wannabes from the late 00s, I guess I'm fine with it being Derulo. And again, I hope that each Derulo success means Brown wasn't successful.
Yummy was truly awful and I forgot it was this year. What a stupid song and a stupid title and just bad. Was that the Six Flags guy!? Bieber had 3 "looks" this year (pink hair, mustache, and that Logan Paul look he's got in most of these videos) and I just hated all of them with every fiber of my being.
2020-12-22 09:18:25 +0000 UTC
Great one again Todd, thanks for all the entertainment you bring me and my friends.
At 25:38 the letterbox disappears, I dunno what’s going on there. Cheers!
Spalfos
2020-12-22 09:18:20 +0000 UTC
Just wanted to say that no matter how much retaliation to your opinion you get once this video's officially public, I 100% stand behind you on Mood. In fact, my brother who's much more in-tune with the charts than I am* eavesdropped on this video while I was playing it and we not only agreed with basically everything you said about it, but we would've rooted for you if you did put it at #1 (even though Yummy is probably the best contender for that spot). I'm not surprised it got popular at all, but absolutely baffled as to whatever's so outstanding about it that's made it a #1 hit for six weeks.
*He cheered on the good majority of your picks BTW, so at least your opinions resonate with the more jaded youth somewhat.
2020-12-22 09:12:07 +0000 UTC
Was waiting for the annual dunk on Maroon 5. Gotta say, I had the same impression of the song; beat is tight, but Levine ruins it.
SPBurke
2020-12-22 09:08:29 +0000 UTC
Dude - these are always such a fucking treat. Thank you for being you.
matt
2020-12-22 09:06:52 +0000 UTC
I'm gonna be straight; I completely forgot about both of those songs, and I keep up with Todd dunking on Maroon 5 religiously.
SPBurke
2020-12-22 09:03:47 +0000 UTC
Oh boy, going after Kpop. Here's to hoping Todd survives to make the best list.
Adequately Sized Dog
2020-12-22 09:03:21 +0000 UTC
I so knew you were going to pick Yummy for number 1.
Bruno Sauvagnat
2020-12-22 08:47:44 +0000 UTC
Todd, Savage Love's Title Entry says Jawsh 365. His name is Jawsh 685.
Mad Duck
2020-12-22 08:42:06 +0000 UTC
I’m feeling Vindication because Mood genuinely sucks !
Exquisite Williams
2020-12-22 08:35:52 +0000 UTC
Derogatory? Well, there was "Talk Dirty", especially its last two seconds in particular.
Jacqueline Sailer
2020-12-22 08:29:43 +0000 UTC
I'm stoked for the year end best list... Todd is right; while this year absolutely sucked, this list isn't as painful as many of the years before. He's got his work cut out for him choosing the top 10 best songs.
Aleina
2020-12-22 08:24:48 +0000 UTC
I think I get Jason Derulo's appeal. As a singer he absolutely isn't great, but he does have good instinct for beats and hooks. His songs are dancable even if you aren't a great dancer (perfect for kitchen disco). His lyrics are usually horny but not agressive or deragotory. He does want to bone you, but doesn't really call you a slut or a ho. He does sound like you might actually have a good time.
Savage love is one of those songs that had different version get big in Europe than in US. I have not heard the BTS version of it in Europe (I've heard people reference it though). Despacito and Ed Sheeran's Perfect were the same (no Bieber and no Beyonce, Botticelli though for Perfect)
Edit: oh God, I just listened to the BTS remix of Savage Love. What an utter pile of shit. Why would anyone want to listen to it?
Reena Setälä
2020-12-22 08:21:31 +0000 UTC
At 24:48, there's no music video, just the lyrics.
Ridd
2020-12-22 08:21:10 +0000 UTC
By the way, despite your Maroon 5 Worst list tradition, you forgot to feature "Don't Wanna Know" in your 2016 video. I suppose it's now there in hindsight, perhaps replacing "Treat You Better"?
Jacqueline Sailer
2020-12-22 08:17:25 +0000 UTC
(spoilers)
10. We have entirely too much Bieber on the charts these days, yep.
9. I very much welcome K-pop, but occasionally you’ll get songs that tap too much into that bratty attitude that started creeping into American pop around 2005 that I hate.
8. I don’t even drink, so the only margarita that sounds appetizing to me is pizza.
7. What on earth is this nothing of a song?
6. I actually think it’s not genreless for at least having a live band instead of just synths, but if this was 15 years ago, it would absolutely be considered the blandest mush possible. Those lyrics have no substance.
5. For some reason, this song doesn’t bother me. Guess I at least find that dumb chorus memorable?
4. I don’t have the same level of visceral hate for this track as you, but I have absolutely no clue why it’s such a success. To me it just sounds like somebody cracked how to please rap fans and radio stations simultaneously in an era where the two rarely come together.
3. There are entirely too many songs like this that become hits here where other, more underrepresented genres in America could be present instead.
2. If I didn’t know this was just aping a TikTok hit, I’d defend it for sounding different and catchy with its bouncy sax melody, in contrast to the sleepy trap beats and Marshmello-y algorithm pop we get otherwise. Knowing how it became a hit sours my opinion on it.
1. Sad how we all thought this was a total joke of a song that we’d merrily mock in hindsight at the start of the year, then by the end the Grammys feel it contains more artistic merit than “Blinding Lights”.
Biggest surprise omission imo was “If the World Was Ending”. “If the world was ending you’d come over, right?” is the worst two seconds of pop in 2020.
Jacqueline Sailer
2020-12-22 08:15:04 +0000 UTC
When I first heard Ice Cream, I knew that your only hope was that enough worse songs would come out this year that it could be shoved into the honorable mentions list with just a quick, passing reference.
Kyle B
2020-12-22 08:04:21 +0000 UTC
Scattered observations: I was wondering when Yummy was going to show up. Concerning "Mood", I learned years ago during the Alien Ant Farm video that I could strongly disagree with your opinions and that it would be alright. Last, Jason Derulo's continuing success baffles me. Perhaps singing his name was pretty effective considering it's a running joke in my household.
2020-12-22 07:57:53 +0000 UTC
Small mistake, in the StaySolidRocky bit when the lyrics subtitles come on (~24:48) there's no video, just black screen. Great year ender as always!
Natalie Koppen
2020-12-22 07:52:18 +0000 UTC
SPOILERS BELOW?? YES.
toddsmas! toddsmas!!!
great transition music pick tbh
10. YEEESSSS this song is his worst song this year (besides, well, stuck with u which is more a scooter braun vehicle) imo i don't understand how people are buying it because it feels... very unsincere tbh
9. i pray for your safety but yeah this song, it's... noise. just noise
8. can we just replace luke bryan with luke combs already, god
7. i still kinda like this one but it is pretty terrible and i completely understand why most everyone hates it
6. yeahhhh i think in a vaccuum this song is. fiiiine but. this couple makes no sense at all. gwen stefani is the oldest person on the year end this year, amusingly. the mashup at the end destroyed me
5. drake has never seemed to care less. even on the forced tiktok meme song he made that was a literal lullaby
4. this is maybe the second most popular trap song of the year, behind only the box. you should've put this at #1 and completely broken the entire community tbh i would've loved to watch that
3. this is the we can't stop of 2020. i am not taking questions. also i kinda like it again but yeah it's a very bad song
2. HE'S BACK AND HE'S WORSE THAN EVER YEEEEAAAHHHH
DHM1. I hate this. everyone likes this and I don't know why
DHM2. Yeah fair but I like this one. It's better than SYL yeah.
DHM3. Nice beat. Bieber's lyrics are so funny. HEFTY BAG.
DHM4. Florida Georgia Line are over crab crab crab crab crab
DHM5. Oh what now. Todd. I am ashamed.
DHM6. Some Cut's legacy is going to ruin R&B
DHM7. Russell DICK-erson
DHM8. I managed to avoid ever hearing this even a single time
DHM9. Huh, not on the list. Well, alright. This deserves worse.
1. Yeah well this song is obviously bad but also. Kind of clowns on itself so hard that making fun of it is almost like. Punching down. This is the second time the grammy nominations have selected your #1 worst hit, apparently. Tradition! Still think you should've made your #4 your #1. Would've been great.
Great vid! Excited for the best list, that's the more interesting one this year imo
Crow
2020-12-22 07:50:24 +0000 UTC
Those tik tok songs make me feel so old
2020-12-22 07:50:21 +0000 UTC
I was worried about you not putting Maroon 5 on your list when the dishonest mentions kept going and I didn’t see it, But of course you did it’s tradition after all and I shouldn’t have doubted you
2020-12-22 07:46:44 +0000 UTC
HOLY SHIT, THAT AD SELL. [mwah]
Noah Ramon
2020-12-22 07:43:06 +0000 UTC
Shows I've been driving (listening to the radio) instead of transiting (listening to my own music) too much this year that I knew every song on the list - usually I only know about half of the worst list
2020-12-22 07:42:44 +0000 UTC
Hey, found a problem. You criticized BLACKPINK, that’s one of the most dangerous things you can do, pretty sure it’s an OSHA violation.
Don’t get me wrong, Ice Cream is terrible, but you don’t say it.
/s
Matthew Abbott
2020-12-22 07:39:30 +0000 UTC
Kids in the Hall reference! Man I miss that show.
Felicia Prehn
2020-12-22 07:36:59 +0000 UTC
Well, this Australian appreciates your posting in the afternoon.
2020-12-22 07:05:56 +0000 UTC
Damn it, Todd! I was gonna go to sleep!
2020-12-22 07:02:39 +0000 UTC
welp. let's go.
2020-12-22 07:02:01 +0000 UTC
TODD. I NEED TO GO TO BED.
*puts on headphones* FUCK.
Christina Kelley
2020-12-22 07:01:17 +0000 UTC