The worst alt/rock songs of 2017 so far rankdown (complete)

[Daryl the Beryl]

Inspired by this thread.

Basically, you PM to me two songs that you think are the worst alternative/rock songs of 2017 so far. To qualify, the song must have peaked in the top 50 on Alternative, Active or AAA chart between December 2016 and the rankdown submission date. (top 50 to make songs like "Young & Menace" eligible, insert tongue emoji here). There will be 80 songs on this list. You may submit again only when I give the call. You MUST PM me your submissions, so if you post them in this thread without messaging me, they will be invalid.

The deadline for submissions of songs is Tuesday, September 19, 10PM Eastern.

Song count so far: 80

The list:

Adele - Water Under the Bridge (nominated by gravey)
Alice Merton - No Roots (nominated by janinho)
All That Remains - Madness (nominated by lyhom)
Alex Da Kid f/ X Ambassadors & Elle King - Not Easy (nominated by jamesflame)
alt-J - In Cold Blood (nominated by American Idiot)
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness - Fire Escape (nominated by jamesflame)
Arcade Fire f/ Mavis Staples - I Give You Power (nominated by peacebone)
Arkells - Knocking at the Door (nominated by Leaf)
Barns Courtney - Golden Dandelions (nominated by American Idiot)
Bastille - Blame (nominated by alexcuse)
blink-182 - She's out of Her Mind (nominated by dm2081)
Bush - Mad Love (nominated by dm2081)
Cage the Elephant - Whole Wide World (nominated by James)
Capital Cities - Vowels (nominated by MikeTheMoose)
The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This (nominated by wheatsquares33)
Childish Gambino - Redbone (nominated by Leo)
Coldplay - Hymn for the Weekend (nominated by gravey)
DED - Anti-Everything (nominated by Zedd)
Dirty Heads - Vacation (nominated by peacebone)
Ed Sheeran - Shape of You (nominated by Figurative)
Fall Out Boy - Champion (nominated by Lordeftones)
Fall Out Boy - Young and Menace (nominated by Red)
Falling in Reverse - Coming Home (nominated by rowellfarm490)
Father John Misty - Total Entertainment Forever (nominated by aerodynamite)
Fitz & the Tantrums - Roll Up (nominated by thewebinator)
Foo Fighters - Run (nominated by alexcuse)
Foo Fighters - The Sky Is a Neighborhood (nominated by MikeTheMoose)
Green Day - Still Breathing (nominated by Figurative)
Grouplove - Good Morning (nominated by peacebone)
Grouplove - Welcome to Your Life (nominated by peacebone)
Hollywood Undead - California Dreaming (nominated by Dr. Indie)
I Prevail - Alone (nominated by Dr. Indie)
Imagine Dragons - Believer (nominated by janinho)
Imagine Dragons - Thunder (nominated by Red)
In Flames - The Truth (nominated by Red)
James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go (nominated by lyhom)
Jet & The Bloody Beetroots - My Name Is Thunder (nominated by janinho)
John Mayer - Love on the Weekend (nominated by Leo)
Jon Bellion - All Time Low (nominated by Leaf)
Joseph - White Flag (nominated by Figurative)
Judah & the Lion - Suit & Jacket (nominated by Daryl)
Judah & the Lion - Take It All Back (nominated by Figurative)
July Talk - Picturing Love (nominated by Leaf)
K.Flay - Blood in the Cut (nominated by jamesflame)
Kaleo - All the Pretty Girls (nominated by aerodynamite)
Kid Rock - Greatest Show on Earth (nominated by Dr. Indie)
Kings of Leon - Reverend (nominated by MikeTheMoose)
Like a Storm - Pure Evil (nominated by Daryl)
Linkin Park f/ Kiiara - Heavy (nominated by peacebone)
Lorde - Green Light (nominated by James)
The Lumineers - Cleopatra (nominated by dm2081)
Magic Giant - Set on Fire (nominated by morneaumispelled)
Marian Hill - Down (nominated by Daryl)
Milky Chance - Cocoon (nominated by morneaumispelled)
MISSIO - Middle Fingers (nominated by Zedd)
Mondo Cozmo - Shine (nominated by American Idiot)
Motionless in White - LOUD (F*ck It) (nominated by janinho)
Muse - Dig Down (nominated by thewebinator)
New Politics - One of Us (nominated by Red)
Nickelback - Must Be Nice (nominated by wheatsquares33)
Otep - Royals (nominated by rowellfarm490)
Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still (nominated by Leaf)
The Pretty Reckless - Oh My God (nominated by Lordeftones)
The Pretty Reckless f/ Warren Haynes - Back to the River (nominated by Lordeftones)
Rag'n'Bone Man - Human (nominated by dm2081)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Go Robot (nominated by thewebinator)
The Revivalists - Wish I Knew You (nominated by American Idiot)
Sir Sly - High (nominated by wheatsquares33)
Skillet - The Resistance (nominated by wheatsquares33)
Sleeping with Sirens - Legends (nominated by peacebone)
The Strumbellas - We Don't Know (nominated by aerodynamite)
Theory of a Deadman - Rx (nominated by thewebinator)
Thirty Seconds to Mars - Walk on Water (nominated by Dr. Indie)
The Unlikely Candidates - Ringer (nominated by aerodynamite)
U2 - You're the Best Thing About Me (nominated by MikeTheMoose)
Vance Joy - Lay It on Me (nominated by morneaumispelled)
Weezer - Feels Like Summer (nominated by Lordeftones)
Welshly Arms - Legendary (nominated by Daryl)
X Ambassadors - Ahead of Myself (nominated by morneaumispelled)
The xx - On Hold (nominated by jamesflame)


Due date for submitting your lists is October 11 2017, Wednesday, 10PM ET.

Spotify playlist:


Rank #1 the worst and #80 the best. Do NOT include the usernames in your submission.

Here's the list:
Adele - Water Under the Bridge
Alice Merton - No Roots
All That Remains - Madness
Alex Da Kid f/ X Ambassadors & Elle King - Not Easy
alt-J - In Cold Blood
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness - Fire Escape
Arcade Fire f/ Mavis Staples - I Give You Power
Arkells - Knocking at the Door
Barns Courtney - Golden Dandelions
Bastille - Blame
blink-182 - She's out of Her Mind
Bush - Mad Love
Cage the Elephant - Whole Wide World
Capital Cities - Vowels
The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This
Childish Gambino - Redbone
Coldplay - Hymn for the Weekend
DED - Anti-Everything
Dirty Heads - Vacation
Ed Sheeran - Shape of You
Fall Out Boy - Champion
Fall Out Boy - Young and Menace
Falling in Reverse - Coming Home
Father John Misty - Total Entertainment Forever
Fitz & the Tantrums - Roll Up
Foo Fighters - Run
Foo Fighters - The Sky Is a Neighborhood
Green Day - Still Breathing
Grouplove - Good Morning
Grouplove - Welcome to Your Life
Hollywood Undead - California Dreaming
I Prevail - Alone
Imagine Dragons - Believer
Imagine Dragons - Thunder
In Flames - The Truth
James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go
Jet & The Bloody Beetroots - My Name Is Thunder
John Mayer - Love on the Weekend
Jon Bellion - All Time Low
Joseph - White Flag
Judah & the Lion - Suit & Jacket
Judah & the Lion - Take It All Back
July Talk - Picturing Love
K.Flay - Blood in the Cut
Kaleo - All the Pretty Girls
Kid Rock - Greatest Show on Earth
Kings of Leon - Reverend
Like a Storm - Pure Evil
Linkin Park f/ Kiiara - Heavy
Lorde - Green Light
The Lumineers - Cleopatra
Magic Giant - Set on Fire
Marian Hill - Down
Milky Chance - Cocoon
MISSIO - Middle Fingers
Mondo Cozmo - Shine
Motionless in White - LOUD (F*ck It)
Muse - Dig Down
New Politics - One of Us
Nickelback - Must Be Nice
Otep - Royals
Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still
The Pretty Reckless - Oh My God
The Pretty Reckless f/ Warren Haynes - Back to the River
Rag'n'Bone Man - Human
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Go Robot
The Revivalists - Wish I Knew You
Sir Sly - High
Skillet - The Resistance
Sleeping with Sirens - Legends
The Strumbellas - We Don't Know
Theory of a Deadman - Rx
Thirty Seconds to Mars - Walk on Water
The Unlikely Candidates - Ringer
U2 - You're the Best Thing About Me
Vance Joy - Lay It on Me
Weezer - Feels Like Summer
Welshly Arms - Legendary
X Ambassadors - Ahead of Myself
The xx - On Hold

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[Red]

Probably the quickest I've ever PM'ed for one of these. I had to get my two choices, because I knew they were going to go QUICK.

(And yes, they're the two songs you may think they are.)

[Daryl the Beryl]

Oh, to avoid confusion, post what sings you nominated AFTER you PM me.

Thunder and Young and Menace have already been nominated like thrice lol

[Red]

Sept 10, 2017 22:52:28 GMT -5 Daryl the Beryl said:

Oh, to avoid confusion, post what sings you nominated AFTER you PM me.

Thunder and Young and Menace have already been nominated like thrice lol

Sorry about that. I thought about doing that, but I wasn't sure if that was allowed. I guess, in the case of those songs, it may have been necessary.

[matteeeb]

This will be interesting for sure.

Middle Fingers is by far the worst song of the year in any genre in my opinion, so I hope it'll get out early.

[Lordef†ones]

Look I'm sorry this is a cool idea but I don't want to listen to a bunch of crap songs.

Fwiw, as per usual, fall out boy and kid rock have the worst songs of the year.

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

Its not just about how bad a song is, but about how bad a band lets you down with thier s**t song. I'm surprised no one has nominated that Muse song yet.

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

...and there it is

[Web]

lmao you guys go fast, took both of my picks immediately.

Had 30STM and Dirty Heads, had to "settle" for "Dig Down" and "Rx". All awful though so can't complain!

[Red]

Sept 10, 2017 23:02:42 GMT -5 Doc Indie Party Rock said:

Its not just about how bad a song is, but about how bad a band lets you down with thier s**t song. I'm surprised no one has nominated that Muse song yet.

Apparently, it just was.

And, given what's already on the list...there's a good chance that it might be the best of the worst. Time will tell, though.

[aerodynamite]

Okay, one of you just shot WAY up my shit list...

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

50 songs huh? I'm guessing some of our favorites are also, bound to show up?

[Red]

Sept 10, 2017 23:20:33 GMT -5 aerodynamite said:

Okay, one of you just shot WAY up my shit list...

If it's the same song I'm thinking of, I know which song we're both going to have as the best of the worst.

[Deleted]

WTF at Thunder, Take It All Back, and Heavy in here.

[Web]

only one of these I like so far is "Blood In The Cut" (despite initially disliking it) but I'm sure that will change by the end once the list fleshes out.

also if both of you (Red and aerodynamite) are mad about me choosing Muse, know that I had 30STM and Dirty Heads higher on my list but my PM to Daryl was apparently lost in transit and arrived late so I had to go with backups. It's also a legitimately bad song though, so there's that. 

[Red]

Sept 10, 2017 23:38:09 GMT -5 Web said:

also if both of you (Red and aerodynamite) are mad about me choosing Muse, know that I had 30STM and Dirty Heads higher on my list but my PM to Daryl was apparently lost in transit and arrived late so I had to go with backups. It's also a legitimately bad song though, so there's that. 

Oh, it's not the Muse choice that drew my ire. I know that song's not liked all that much. I don't even care for it all that much.

If it is what pissed off aero...well, then it's not the same song.

[rainie]

How has nobody chosen Take It All Back yet?! Anyways that and White Flag (which is easily the "lamest" song to chart on alt this year) are my noms.

[peacebone]

Sept 10, 2017 23:57:07 GMT -5 rainie said:

How has nobody chosen Take It All Back yet?!

I thought it had peaked earlier than the period Daryl had given.

(also, surprised "Feels Like Summer" hasn't been taken yet...would've picked it had "Vacation" and/or "Heavy" had been taken)

[rainie]

Sept 10, 2017 23:59:50 GMT -5 peacebone said:

Sept 10, 2017 23:57:07 GMT -5 rainie said:

How has nobody chosen Take It All Back yet?!

I thought it had peaked earlier than the period Daryl had given.

(also, surprised "Feels Like Summer" hasn't been taken yet...would've picked it had "Vacation" and/or "Heavy" had been taken)

It peaked in mid December iirc, which makes it technically allowed for this since that's the 2017 chart year

[peacebone]

Sept 11, 2017 0:31:35 GMT -5 rainie said:

Sept 10, 2017 23:59:50 GMT -5 peacebone said:

I thought it had peaked earlier than the period Daryl had given.

(also, surprised "Feels Like Summer" hasn't been taken yet...would've picked it had "Vacation" and/or "Heavy" had been taken)

It peaked in mid December iirc, which makes it technically allowed for this since that's the 2017 chart year

Peaked in January actually (so it's eligible) - but when I was thinking of what to pick here after my first two picks ("Middle Fingers" and "Thunder") were both taken, I ruled it out thinking it had peaked around last October or November.

[rainie]

Btw Shape of You by Ed Sheehan actually scraped the top 50 of AAA so it's eligible -- I was very tempted to nominate it but I thought White Flag was a bit worse.

[Daryl the Beryl]

TIAB peaked in December, remember Billboard's chart issue date is a few days later than its published date.

But point is, it's eligible.

[Deleted]

Does Redbone count? I think it got some alt airplay.

[Daryl the Beryl]

^ yes, but be prepared that it will be one of the first to be out. 

[Deleted]

Still, there's another song I want to nominate with it so I might do that when I get home.

[Deleted]

Yes put redbone in I'll rank it first. And of course someone nominates believer just cause it's popular.

[Daryl the Beryl]

Believer is not good. (insert tongue emoji here) It's grown on me, but still.

[Deleted]

Believer also grew on me. Used to not rly like it at all too. But Ive always liked Thunder.

[aerodynamite]

It's not a matter of popularity; Imagine Dragons suck even when they flop.

[Lordef†ones]

Hey, Redbone is amazing.