Hello, fam!  It’s been a long time coming, but my first Year-End post for 2020 is finally here!  We’ve completed the first year of the new decade.  Obviously, 2020 has been a rough year for all of us, what with the pandemic and the fact that it led to cancelled events, parties, weddings, and concerts.  It’s just that kind of year.  It seemed like yesterday we were celebrating all of those special events and now we can’t seem to get together because crowds.  When we rung in 2020, we had no idea how different things were going to be.  But now here we are.  I’m hoping things will get much better for all of us in 2021 and beyond.

Putting all that aside, it’s now time for me to dive right in to my Year-End posts!  Over the next several weeks, I’ll be doing a series of Year-End posts that will cover many different topics. All of this will be time-consuming as I will go into much detail.  But if all goes as planned, I may end up getting this done within a month or so.  But we’ll see what ultimately happens.  With that in mind, I’m ready to get the ball rolling.

The first thing that I’ll be doing (or in this case, my least favorite thing to do or whatever you want to call it) is counting down My Bottom 10 Songs of 2020.  We did get plenty of good music like we do every year.  You’ll see me countdown some of my favorite songs of 2020 later on.  But of course, there were also plenty of shitty songs mixed in as well, so not everything is all positive.  Here, I’ll be discussing several different reasons as to why I legitimately despise those songs.  The list applies to songs that have made both the Hits 1 Weekend Countdown and the American Top 40, which I review on a weekly basis.

What I’m going to do first is talk about my dishonorable mentions.  Don’t get me wrong, I disliked these songs below.  But they weren’t bad enough to be able to make my Bottom 10.  Here, I’ll be discussing why I feel that way about these songs.  Of course, this wouldn’t really be a Year-End list if I didn’t have any honorable mentions (or dishonorable in this case) to talk about, now wouldn’t it?  So without further adieu, it is now time for me to present you my dishonorable mentions:

• AJR – Bang!

We’ll start things off with a band that is hated by many YouTube critics (and myself).  AJR have proven to be just that.  They have not been impressing me with their music.  Almost every single they’ve released for the past several years has been crap and Bang! is no exception.  I don’t like the obnoxious piano that starts off and the instrumentation is very loud (and not in a good way).  The chorus is annoying, especially when the awful production kicks in.  And the lyrics are shitty as usual.  I’m not thrilled that this is becoming a hit outside of Hits 1.  I’m sure this’ll end up being on next year’s Year-End list on many charts.  But oh well.  Can’t really do anything about that.

• AJR – Dear Winter

Oh, great.  More AJR.  I’ll say this is better than the majority of their singles.  But it’s not saying a whole lot.  At least it’s not overproduced like Bang! and many others.  All it is is basically an acoustic guitar.  That’s really the only good thing about it.  I can’t get on board with his voice mainly because of his falsetto and the lyrics are still no good.  Yeah, I’m not fond of this (to the surprise of nobody).

• Bebe Rexha featuring Doja Cat – Baby I’m Jealous

Here, we have two of these artists coming together to make a shitty song.  I don’t get what the song is going for here.  It’s basically about being jealous of one another because of being on social media flirting with someone else and what not.  But they really should’ve taken a different approach because it was not executed very well at all.  The beat is terrible.  Bebe is drowned in auto-tune in the chorus and she sounds underwhelming for the rest of the song.  Doja Cat barely adds anything to the song as her verses are obnoxious.  Simply put, this is garbage.  NEXT!

• The Black Eyed Peas featuring J Balvin – RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)

The big return of The Black Eyed Peas, and a terrible one at that.  Underwhelming reegae production, nonsensical lyrics, and awful verses we get from these artists makes this an unpleasant listen to say the least.  How we let this become a hit, I’ll never understand.

• Blackbear – Me & Ur Ghost

I’m not very fond of Blackbear and this song is one of many good reasons as to why.  I’ll admit the production  and the groove is very decent here.  But I just don’t like his voice here.  He’s basically the anchor that’s weighing this song down from being better than it is.  As for the lyrics, it leaves quite a bit to be desired.  So yeah, I’m not feeling this.  NEXT!

• BLACKPINK featuring Selena Gomez – Ice Cream

I remembered first listening to this song when it came out and thinking, “Wow, this is a flaming hot mess.” In hindsight, I probably should’ve placed this in My Bottom 10. But there was so much worse that came along during the year. It’s still a shitty song no matter how you slice it. I don’t get the appeal here. The verses we get from them are awful and Selena herself adds virtually nothing to the song. Plus, terrible production with trap elements and asinine lyrics doesn’t make it a fun listen for me. I’m not finding any redeeming qualities here, so I’d rather not with this song.

• Camila Cabello featuring DaBaby – My Oh My

Romance was not a very good album for the most part and it further proves that Camila is just not a very good singer.  My Oh My is another good example of such.  I’m not fond of her vocals and the production leaves a lot to be desired.  DaBaby doesn’t add anything to the song at all.  So yeah, I’m not a fan.  NEXT!

• CYN – Drinks

I don’t remember much about this song other than it being forgettable.  But hearing it again, it’s worse than what I remembered. Basically, it’s underwhelming all around.  Her voice is not good.  It’s just her whispering and there’s barely any singing going on.  Other than the beat, the production is virtually nonexistent.  So yeah, I’m not fond of this at all.  She didn’t really make a good first impression here.

• Demi Lovato – I Love Me

I honestly was expecting more out of Demi Lovato when she made her comeback.  I’ve been a fan of her for quite a while and she’s made plenty of songs that I’ve enjoyed.  But I Love Me has proven to not be one of them.  Something about the song just didn’t click with me and I don’t like what it’s going for.  The production is pretty weird, and not in a good way.   The chorus is pretty underwhelming, especially for Demi.  She’s a good singer, but I’m not fond of her vocal performance here.  Yeah, this was a disappointment overall.  I know she’s better than this.

• Diplo featuring Jonas Brothers – Lonely

Believe it or not, I actually forgot this song existed (and rightfully so).  It’s probably one of the worst songs Diplo has put out (outside of his collaboration with LSD, which was terrible).  The guitar is okay here.  But then it goes to shit when the drop comes in after the chorus.  It’s messy and the rest of the production is incredibly generic.  The Jonas Brothers hardly contribute to anything as their vocals are underwhelming, especially in the chorus.  This was not a good display of talent for both parties.  NEXT!

• DJ Khaled featuring Drake – POPSTAR

This song is not to my liking at all.  DJ Khaled is talented and he’s made quite a few songs that I enjoyed.  I have mixed feelings on Drake, but at least he has talent.  But POPSTAR was not a good display of talent for both of them.  The production is lifeless.  The lyrical content is nonsensical.  There’s nothing to it and they didn’t do well with the verses.  So yeah, I’m not fond of this.

• Doja Cat – Say So

I think I’m ready to say that Doja Cat is one of my least favorite artists of 2020.  I tried to get into her music, I really did.  But it did not work out for me at all.  This song is just the pure definition of generic pop music.  Bland production, weak vocals from Doja Cat, and unsettling verses just doesn’t make it a fun listen for me.  And the fact that we let this become a hit only makes matters worse.

• Drake – Toosie Slide

I’ll say this song isn’t as bad now, in large part because worse music came along this year and makes this song look better in comparison.  But this is still pretty bad.  Underwhelming beat, terrible lyrics and the verses doesn’t make for a fun listen.  Like I said, Drake is talented and has made some stuff I like for sure.  But this was not a good display of talent.  Let’s move on.

• Ellie Goulding featuring Blackbear – Worry About Me

On the note of other artists who have disappointed me in 2020, we have Ellie Goulding.  Yeah, this is just a mess.  The production is terrible.  I don’t like the beat here and everything else is unsettling.  Ellie sounds like shit all throughout the song and Blackbear didn’t contribute at all.  I’m in love with her music and she made a bunch of gems that I’ve enjoyed over the years, such as Lights and Love Me Like You Do.  Even Close To Me, despite not being her best, is still a really good song and it barely missed out on making my My Top 10 for 2019.  But Worry About Me is basically Ellie Goulding hitting rock bottom.

• French Montana featuring Cardi B, Post Malone, and Ryssian – Writing On The Wall

I remember when French Montana gave us Unforgettable back in 2017.  It was a huge favorite of mine and I still enjoy it to this day.  I can’t say that for Writing On The Wall, unfortunately.  The artists hardly make any contribution here because they show virtually no charisma and no personality whatsoever.  French Montana himself disappointed me with his vocals.  Nothing about the production works here as the beat is gutless and the guitar is weak.  As someone who adores Unforgettable, this is huge disappointment for French Montana and ultimately forgettable at best.  NEXT!

• Future featuring Drake – Life Is Good

Blech.  Do I even need to explain this?  I was this close to putting this in my Bottom 10 just because of how bad it sounds.  This is basically the epitome of uninteresting rap music.  Only here it takes a song from Drake and it combines into one with different beats.  They should’ve taken a different approach here because it sounds like crap.  They show no personality here, and the beat is horrendous.  So yeah, this is garbage.  NEXT!

• Gabby Barrett featuring Charlie Puth – I Hope

It’s crazy how much my opinion has changed on this song.  I actually liked at first mainly because I thought Gabby sounded pretty good and I liked Charlie’s contribution.  But now I can’t stand it anymore.  Her voice is drowned in auto-tune and I don’t like the lyrics here.  I’ll explain more about it in a future post.  But yeah, this was not a good first impression here.

• Lauv – Modern Loneliness

I have not been very fond of what Lauv has had to offer.  Almost every single he’s released has not been very good at all and Modern Loneliness is no exception.  It’s not nearly as annoying as I Like Me Better and I’m So Tired, both of which were a mess in their own unique way.  But the song is is flavorless, bland, and just downright underwhelming.  Lauv does not sound good, the piano is generic, and the lyrics leave a lot to be desired.  So yeah, it’s another in a long line of mediocre songs from him.

• Lewis Capaldi – Before You Go

A follow-up to Someone You Loved, which was my #2 least favorite song of 2019 and for a good reason.  His voice was just god-awful throughout the song.  I can say Before You Go is better than its predecessor, but that’s not saying much.  The instrumentation is much better and I like the rest of the production.  But I still cannot get on board with Lewis’s voice.  His vocals aren’t very good here and the lyrics leave a lot to be desired.  I remember liking this at first.  But now, not so much.

• Lil Mosey – Blueberry Faygo

This is another in a long line of mediocre rap songs that dominated the charts throughout 2020.  I’ll never understand how we let this become a hit.  He’s just spouting nonsense and I don’t like his voice here.  Not much else beyond that.  Moving on…

• Lizzo – Cuz I Love You

I’ve been impressed with what Lizzo has had to offer in 2019 and 2020.  I fell in love with songs such as Juice and Good As Hell, both of which were huge favorites of mine.  But Cuz I Love You was not one of those songs unfortunately.  Her obnoxious yelling and loud instrumentation doesn’t make this a fun listen for me.  I get what the song is going for, but it was not executed very well.  Overall, this was a poor follow-up to her previous singles.  She is capable of much better.

• Maroon 5 – Memories

This is another in a long line of underwhelming singles from Adam Levine and company.  I’d say this is the most boring song they’ve released.  I’m not the type of music critic that would classify songs as “boring”.  But really, that’s what this song basically is.  What makes me think this way is the production.  It’s lifeless in every sense of the word.  Adam’s vocals are underwhelming.  He sounds very unenthusiastic here.  Overall, it’s not a good song and it’s no surprise considering that they’ve disappointed me lately.

• Powfu featuring Beabadoobee – Coffee For Your Head

This is quite possibly the strangest song I’ve heard in a while.  To keep it short, I don’t really like the background vocals used here.  The verses are underwhelming and there’s not a lot to the production.  Overall, it’s just not good alternative music.  I’m sorry, but I can’t get into this.  NEXT!

• Saweetie – My Type

Despite what the name of the song implies, this is definitely not my type of song that I want to hear.  Asinine lyrics, terrible production, and Saweetie sounding like crap easily makes this forgettable to say the least.  I don’t know what she was going for here, but it did not work out to my liking at all.  NEXT!

• Trevor Daniel – Falling

Here, we have a song that was actually released in 2018, but gained momentum in 2020 because Tik Tok.  To say the least, this was not a good first impression.  I don’t like what the song is going for and the sentiment is quite dull here.  He basically sounds like Post Malone except he doesn’t have the energy or personality to pull it off.  The lyrics are no good and some of the lines are unsettling.  So yeah, I’m not a fan.

That covers my dishonorable mentions.  Those were songs I disliked, but they weren’t bad enough to make the list.  I’m sure there was appeal to some of these.  But of course I couldn’t get into them.  Now, I’m ready do dive right in and talk about My Bottom 10 Songs of 2020.  Are you ready?  Let’s go!

10. Arizona Zervas – Roxanne
Kicking off the Top 10 is a artist who tried to make a good first impression, but failed miserably.  Arizona Zervas has proven to be such as this song was a mess.  Basically, this song talks about a girl who’s into partying and what not.  He really should’ve taken a different approach because it was poorly executed in every way.  The lyrics are asinine in every sense of the word and the beat is putrid.  But the single biggest problem is that his voice is heavily drowned in auto-tune.  Yet despite all of this, it became a massive hit peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 (#2 on the AT40 and #9 on Hits 1) because why the hell not.  I honestly don’t get why people bought into this.  This just blows on pretty much every level you can think of.

9. Doja Cat featuring Gucci Mane – Like That
Doja Cat has made herself known in 2020 and I’ve not been impressed with what she had to offer.  Say So was extremely generic and bland.  But if anything, I’d rather hear that song than it’s successor, Like That.  Dear Jesus, this song blows.  The beat is obnoxious.  I honestly can’t think of any song right now that has worse production (besides the ones on this list).  Whatever they were going for here did not work out to my or anyone else’s liking.  Her voice isn’t just underwhelming, it’s drowned in auto-tune and the chopped-up vocals don’t sound good either.  And Gucci Mane hardly adds anything to the song.  In fact, he just makes it worse.  Fortunately, it ended up flopping.  I’m sure if Doja Cat makes anymore music, it’ll be a lot better than this.

8. The Black Eyed Peas featuring Ozuna and J. Rey Soul – Mamacita
In my dishonorable mentions, I talked about The Black Eyed Peas’s comeback single RITMO (Bad Boys For Life).  That song was pretty awful.  I didn’t think they would bring anything worse in 2020.  I was mistaken.  They give us Mamacita, and my goodness this is a mess.  There’s no other way to describe it.  It’s basically similar to its predecessor, except worse.  The reggae production is scrambled in more ways than one.  They sound like shit throughout the song and the verses…eck.  Overall, this is just awful and it’s a new low for them.  Thankfully, it never took off unlike it’s predecessor.  NEXT!

7. Tayla Parx featuring Florida Georgia Line – Fight
I’m sure everyone remembers the 2018 hit Meant To Be, which I absolutely detested with a burning passion.  Trap production mi xing with country made that song an unplesant listen.  Two years later, we have another attempt at pop country in the form of Fight.  There is no appeal here.  The production is just terrible with trap mixed with country elements (the instrumentation is pretty bad as well).  The lyrics are nonsensical.  And here we go again with F.G.L. taking over the entire song with terrible vocals.  What makes this so much worse is Tayla Parx herself.  At least in Meant To Be, Bebe Rexha showed some personality and talent.  But here, Tayla doesn’t have any of that.  She sounds so flat and her voice is heavily drowned in auto-tune.  Yeah, this blows.  NEXT!

6. Meghan Trainor featuring Nicki Minaj – Nice To Meet Ya
Over the past two years, Meghan Trainor hasn’t really been impressing me with her music.  She recently released her new album, Treat Myself and I was not very fond of it at all.  There were many songs that I legitimately disliked.  One in particular is Wave which features Mike Sabath.  My goodness, that one is just a mess.  It’s quite possibly her worst song in my opinion.  Here, we have her collaboration with Nicki Minaj in Nice To Meet Ya, which is my second least favorite single from her.  She tried to go for something different when she collaborated with Nicki.  But it did not work out to my or anyone else’s liking.  There’s no chemistry at all between the two and in the chorus, they’re both DRENCHED in auto-tune.  Their verses have no momentum of any kind whatsoever. The lyrics are basically nonsense.  Not helping matters is the shitty production, which has a terrible beat and the whispering of the words “nice to meet ya” which comes after the chorus is rather unsettling.   I still hold somewhat of an unpopular opinion on her music and there are a few songs that I liked in recent years such as Let You Be Right, Treat Myself, and All The Ways.  But Nice To Meet Ya is another new low for Meghan and it shows just how far she has fallen.

5. Diplo featuring Morgan Wallen and Julia Michaels – Heartless
This song has actually been around since 2019, but it gained a bit of momentum in 2020 all thanks to the remix.  After Diplo gave us Lonely which I didn’t like as I’ve referenced in my dishonorable mentions above, I had no idea how low he was going to go.  But sure enough, he gives us Heartless.  There is no appeal.  The trap production mixed with country elements makes for a poorly produced song.  Diplo’s work here is lazy as shit and he puts forth no effort to make the song any better.  The vocals are pretty bad, especially Julia’s who makes it so much worse in the remix.  Yeah, this blows.  I’m not sure what they were going for here.  But they should’ve taken a different approach as everything about this is a mess.  This is easily Diplo at rock bottom.  NEXT!

4. Justin Bieber – Yummy
So, I could go on and on about just how fucking abysmal his comeback single was.  And to think, it was his first solo single since Purpose.  That album showed how much he improved vocally.  I was hoping for something more along the lines of that album.  And yet I’ve waited four years just for this?  My goodness, man.  I honestly can’t think of a worse comeback single than this.  Yet for some reason, he pushed it hard to the masses so that it would be #1.  It only peaked at #2.  But anyway, onto the song itself.  It’s literally mess in every fucking way.  He’s just spouting nonsenses about a girl who has that “yummy, yummy” and what not.  That line is among one of the worst lines I’ve ever heard in my entire life and the rest of the lyrics…Blech.  Just no.  I cringe every time I look at the lyrical content in this song.  But even beyond that, we have Justin doing a Chris Brown impression and he fails MISERABLY at that because he showed absolutely no personality of any kind whatsoever and he’s DRENCHED in auto-tune.  And don’t even get me fucking started on the production.  It has trap elements and there is no melody at all.  Yeah, what a mess of a song that is.  But despite that, he’s had much worse, as you will soon find out…

3. Justin Bieber featuring Quavo – Intentions
Blech.  After his predecessor tanked hard (and rightfully so), he brings another new song in its stead.  And holy shit, this is even worse.  Of course this ended up becoming a hit despite it being god awful because why the hell not.  I took one listen of this and I gave it fair shot.  But this is just terrible.  The songwriting is an absolute mess.  The production is incredibly bland with trap elements and no melody.  Quavo was not a good fit at all.  He barely adds anything to the song.  And here we go again with Justin doing a impression of Chris Brown (and failing miserably at it).  Yeah, this is a mess.  It’s nothing more than a way to get chart success because of his popularity.  If this is the direction he intends to take with his music, then I’m good.

2. Surfaces – Sunday Best
Blech.  More like “Sunday Worst” if you ask me.  I cringe at this every time I hear it.  Whether it’s at work or on the radio, it doesn’t matter.  It starts out with obnoxious vocals from these guys and it only gets worse from there.  I knew then that this would not be a fun listen for me.  Sure enough, I was right.  I get that these guys want to talk about being positive.  But it did not work out here as the writing is absolutely embarrassing in every sense of the word and everything else leaves so much to be desired.  The piano sounds like shit right from the start and the percussion is a messy.  Basically, the production is scrambled in more ways than one.  I like alternative music, but not when it’s as shitty as this song.  And this became a sleeper hit worldwide because why the hell not.  I hope to have to never hear this song again because this is lousy from top to bottom.

1. Blackbear – Hot Girl Bummer
It comes as no shock that this is my #1 pick for worst song of 2020.  And to be frank, it really wasn’t even close.  I remember from the day Blackbear gave us the monstrosity that is of Do Re Mi back in 2017.  My ears screamed in torture when I first heard it.  Fast-forward to 2020, and he gives us Hot Girl Bummer.  All I can ask is, “why?”  Why would he try to copy what Megan Thee Stallion did with Hot Girl Summer?  I just…I literally have no words.  Here he’s just spouting nonsense about him partying and what not.  I mean, some of those lines just make it harder for me to take an artist seriously.  And even beyond the lyrics, it’s not like everything else is better because it certainly isn’t.  He sounds like complete crap all throughout the song and that chorus makes it unbearable to listen to.  The verses…BLECH.  I honestly can’t think of anyone who put out worse verses than him.  But the production is what also bought this song down for me a lot.  Watered-down synths, terrible melodies, and some other stuff makes things even more unpleasant.  This is just pathetic in every sense of the fucking word.  Easily one of the worst songs I’ve ever heard in my entire life.  Just…blech.

And with that, I’m finally done.  It took a little longer than expected, but it was worth it.  I hope you all enjoyed reading this list.  I have more Year-End posts coming, so stay tuned!  Thank you for taking the time to read this post.  I hope everyone here has a good day!  🙂