Top 10 Worst Songs of 2024
This song by Nicki Minaj is definitively the #1 worst song of the year, perhaps the worst of the entire decade. It has been objectively measured by the internet, based on the ratio of likes to dislikes this song got.
The only songs that got ratioed this hard recently were "Woman's World" by Katy Perry, "Thick of It" by KSI, and "Toxic Gossip Train" from last year. It's like "Thick of It" by KSI but by an artist you'd expect to have musical talent and maturity after being in the industry for so long. Yet, there's surprisingly less actual music in this song than in KSI's song.
The song is meant to be a diss track against Megan Thee Stallion, who dropped "Hiss" three days earlier - a song that indirectly dissed Nicki Minaj. The message of this song is bad on its own, mocking Megan Thee Stallion for getting shot in the foot by Tory Lanez in 2020. Just lowbrow, bottom-of-the-barrel crap Nicki resorted to.
That alone would put this in the Top 20 worst songs, but then add all of the incredibly poor choices Nicki's producers let her get away with on this track. There's a point where it seems like the song ends, but Nicki keeps going on with what feels like personal, incomplete diary entries of rants against Megan, with no music playing. It's incredibly awkward and embarrassing and should've never been released on Spotify.
Nicki Minaj has been known to release bad songs in the past, but this is a new low - hot flaming garbage. With how much this single was hyped up and how much I thought Nicki had improved in her musical quality based on what she released last year, this was a massive disappointment.
This is, without a doubt in my mind, the worst song of 2024. Anybody who tells you otherwise is just wrong.
#2 is Facts by Tom MacDonald featuring Ben Shapiro. I told people this was going on my list, and it's still deserving of the #2 spot, mainly because of the production value (sounding like it was made for YouTube) as well as Ben's cringe rapping, despite the fact that he's said in the past that rap encourages degeneracy or whatever.
But then there's Tom doing his usual unoriginal grift - acting all conservative and latching onto every dumb Daily Wire/MAGA talking point about transgender people, immigrants, or whatever. You don't even know if this man genuinely believes what he's saying or if he's just saying things because there's money to be made from being an edgy right-winger.
The problem is, he doesn't come off as cool while doing it, so he has negative aura in general, and people forget about him after each song he releases. Sad.
This song is pretty stupid and deserves at least an honorable mention for the top 10 worst songs of the year. It has made many worst songs lists because the lyricism is IQ-reducing and pretty shameless.
Even so, I know exactly what target audience this song was made for just by listening to the fratty chorus. For the Ye fans who are still out there (largely guys my age in the 18-35 range, bonus points if they're conservative), this song is for you.
You start with chanting "she ride a dck like carnival." Like, you don't ride a carnival. You ride rides at the carnival. Then you get Playboi Carti to feature on this track and basically add nothing substantive whatsoever. Finally, Ye compares himself to morally bad celebrities such as Bill Cosby or Chris Brown and makes a reference to Elon Musk. This is just feeding the frat bros more red meat, essentially.
Well, Ye, you did your job, because when you went off the deep end with becoming a literal neo-Nazi, there is no low you won't stoop to. Thanks for making us recognize that.
Oh my lord in heaven, where do we even begin with this one? This song is another that got universal hate, and for good reason. The song and the music video that goes along with it are a complete assault on the senses - an abomination.
JoJo is another artist who wants to feel and seem more like an adult, in a similar fashion to what Miley Cyrus or Selena Gomez did at one point. Those two artists, of course, did that by engaging in excessive partying, sex, and every drug under the sun just to appear more mature.
But this is actually ridiculous. She's got her weird facial makeup and her bizarre dance moves that are just off-putting. To add to that, the music sounds so synthesized and autotuned it's not even funny.
#9 on my list. It's not getting any higher because I'm not going to have deep-seated vengeance against this song or whatever. I mean, it's Yung Oogway. Like, come on, bro, this is just rage bait at this point. There's no other reason this was made other than to be edgy and troll people.
In terms of the hustle between him and Forgiato Blow, it's game recognize game type stuff. Make some absurdly stupid, offensive content for young men to laugh about online and then post it for views. It's still #9 because this song had no business getting as popular as it did with the crappy levels of production on this song.
This crap should be in the top 10. Not only is KSI's voice very annoying, but the lyrics and production are also very bad and almost sound as if they're AI-generated.
Also, KSI cannot accept the fact that people dislike his music and this song. Not to mention that he's been selling moldy cheese to kids.
The lyrics make no sense and sound like they were made by AI. KSI's voice is very annoying and nasally, and he can't accept all the hate he's getting.
There's also a lazy sample of a Red Hot Chili Peppers classic.
Yeah, this one is bad. Whoever told Dylan Mulvaney that she had a good singing voice and that she should expand her career to music was obviously not a good friend. Even the autotune doesn't hide how terrible her voice sounds.
Dylan Mulvaney, for those who don't know, is a transgender media personality who documented the details of her own gender transition. Nothing wrong with that, but maybe stick to what you do best and try not to go down the musical road. It's not for you, Dylan.
I can handle Rebecca Black's Friday. I can handle Kim Kardashian's Jam (Turn It Up). But I definitely can't handle this woman's voice or this song!
Probably the worst deep house song ever made. Like LMLL said, it made me think the autotune was basically like putting ketchup on ice cream.
This is even lazier than Forever Young. I'm actually scared Cyril will collaborate with Dua Lipa or Ava Max, since both singers are inspired by deep house, which is the same genre Cyril works in.
No offense to deep house. It is a pretty good music genre, but this song is the biggest exception for me.
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This tasteless deep house remix of an already mediocre cover needs to be at least in the top 5. Not only is it poorly executed, especially the part when David Draiman's screamed vocals are drenched in AutoTune, but it has become a hit in some European countries such as France, Hungary, and Poland. This is truly a disgrace not only to the original song but also to music.
This remix simply deserves to burn in dumpster hell and never come back.
And now we're in the top 5, and this is #5 for me. I don't know which is sadder - releasing a song like "Earth" or a grown man releasing an album at the younger-middle age of 36 with the title Penith.
This is just hot garbage, but Lil Dicky had so much potential at the very beginning of his career that he has completely wasted over the past decade. This is the culmination of a pile of crap that has been his career.
Lil Dicky did the opposite of what he intended with "Earth" when he addressed climate change. Now he's talking about his views on the U.S. criminal justice system, but instead of urging the government to act on its flaws, he makes the flaws seem worse than they already are.
And this song is 8 minutes long, with no musical switch at any point!
#7 is "Wah Gwan Deliah." The only reason this is at #7 and not higher is because:
1. There are surprisingly worse songs on this list (yeah, I know - unbelievable, right?).
2. This isn't even Drake's worst song of the year.
This is a "parody" song apparently, but his sincere songs ("The Heart Part 6" or "Taylor Made Freestyle") are just more abhorrent in every way. This song is meant to be a parody, though it's not funny enough to actually be a joke.
It's just Drake singing in fake butchered Jamaican patois with some random guy OVO paid to make this song. Drake has truly fallen off this year, finally, as Kendrick Lamar pounced on him and ripped him to shreds. He's cooked. Now he's filing frivolous "lawsuits" and "claims" against UMG.
The Newcomers
J.Lo really fell off. This song sounds like a rehash of "Jenny from the Block" without the guest features and without the grit. The lyrics sound like they were written by a teenager, even though J.Lo is 55 years old.
It's no wonder Ben Affleck left her. I guess the moral of the story is to never get back with your ex after several years. Or, if you do and it still works out, never put their life before yours, and definitely do not release an entire body of material dedicated to them.
J.Lo truly stumbled when she released This Is Me… Now, along with the documentary and movie about her marriage with Ben. This reunion of Bennifer in the early 2020s was doomed to fail from the beginning. It also seemed like a publicity stunt.
J.Lo's comeback was one of many that failed in 2024. Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake, and Shawn Mendes all faced similar struggles. At this point, J.Lo should consider retiring and focusing on her kids if she cannot find lasting love.
How was this unlistenable crap not here before? Not only is it just screaming, banging, and guitar neighing, but the lead singer is an assassin who hired a hitman to murder his wife. It also features a neo-Nazi. Pure infamy that deserves no attention whatsoever.
#3 on my list. This one bombed hard - just a straight-up failure from one of the most prominent artists of the last decade.
The song itself is not exciting in any way, it's not especially empowering, and it's overall an underwhelming performance from an artist who was supposed to make a big comeback after years of no releases. The music video especially drove home the point that while she was trying to make a feminist anthem, she just did her typical Katy Perry act of making her video into a big strip-tease.
And to make matters worse for her "pro-feminist" message, guess who produced this song. Dr. Luke. Yeah, not exactly the best representative for a "woman's world" message. I almost feel bad for her, but she kind of fell off after Roar and Dark Horse were released anyway. Her years of relevance are bygone.
Fake apology. Kung Fu Panda, PewDiePie, the TikTok line, and the appearance of the n-word at the end of the song are enough to say that this song is the worst song in history!
I could not make an apology more insincere than this.
Not a great song by Camila. It sounds like a bad Charli XCX hyperpop song, and Playboi Carti's appearance is kind of disappointing.
Edit: It's not that bad, actually. It grew on me a little. I think Camila Cabello's transformation is too harshly hated.
Sounds like an early Charli XCX reject.
This song isn't that bad, but it's too generic and it tries too hard to sound sexy. The music video is pretty fun to watch, though.
If it wasn't for the attempt at sexy-sounding vocals, I wouldn't mind this song. It's not bad, but the vocals kind of ruin it for me.
This song is terrible. I miss when she was with The Scene. She had better music back then.
While Titanium and Snowman were great songs by Sia, this was not. Her vocals are very whiny, and it's a reminder that high notes and whiny screams are a horrible combination.
She's like the female version of Lewis Capaldi.
Why is Sia screeching like a wounded cat on this song? Somebody give her some throat pills because her vibrato during the verses is straight-up unlistenable and makes her sound like a female version of Lewis Capaldi.
Also, I'll never forgive you, Sia, for making this travesty known as Music and for rudely dragging poor Maddie Ziegler into this mess and ruining her career in the process.
I've seen things like this happen before with a one-hit wonder doing a follow-up that is just like their first. However, this has got to be the worst one.
This is basically "Daylight 2.0."
While "Daylight" has grown on me since its release and success, this new song might just not. David Kushner's vocals are too one-dimensional, and the melodrama sounds more forced than ever.
Coolio must be rolling in his grave hearing this stale rendition of his signature song. Anyone who genuinely enjoys this song (if such people even exist) should be ashamed of themselves.
To make matters worse, it became a top ten hit in the UK, and it topped the radio charts in Turkey, Estonia, and the Czech Republic.
It's not as bad as "Whatever" by Kygo, but it suffers from the same issue as the latter: it's cannibalized by a lazy sample of a well-known, much better track. Ella Henderson managed to ruin "Gangsta's Paradise" on this song, so much so that Coolio must be rolling in his grave (RIP Coolio, your music doesn't deserve such treatment).
Edit: The more I hear this song, the more I wish it could just burn in hell. Simply inexcusable! If Coolio were still alive today, he surely wouldn't allow this to be released.
What on earth is this crap? David Guetta is ruining yet another well-known song, "Like a G6" by Far East Movement. How much lower can he go?
J. Cole continues his downward spiral. This has to be his worst feature ever. I legit thought it was AI-generated when I first heard it. It even has a homophobic lyric: "She said she was gay until I slayed."
As for Cash Cobain, he's just another Playboi Carti wannabe. Definitely one of the worst rap songs of the year so far.
Horrible beat drops, and guess what - it has that AI stuff in there. Another one of the worst songs ever.
J. Cole has gone from gold to dirt. Unfortunately, this is the awful beat that represents what 2020s music sounds like.
Coming from two music artists who made good songs, this is just cheap. What happened to authenticity in music nowadays? Just a pointless rehash of Whenever, Wherever. This trend is getting annoying.
Yet another bland radio-fodder EDM-pop song that features a lazy interpolation of a well-known, much better track. This trend really needs to disappear ASAP. Please don't let 2024 be another year of gimmicky samples, amen.
Oversampled and made to fit an audience from about a decade ago.
Why does this stupid excuse for a song even exist? Fivio Foreign has really fallen off since last year. First, he released "Concussion" last year, and now this! This piece of excrement should burn in dumpster hell.
Another song featuring Trump, and it's with Kodak Black? He really shouldn't have a musical career.
I'd rather listen to Carly Rae Jepsen on repeat than Trump's trash.
Music continues its downfall. Pop Baby is shaping up to be one of the worst pop artists ever. Right now, he's emerging, and hopefully, he will stay obscure. He better not get popular, though that might unfortunately happen by next year because of TikTok.
This sounds like yet another troll artist who deserves no attention whatsoever.