THE WORST 100 SINGLES OF THE LAST 25 YEARS                                                   
By Davids, Browne & Hinckley
New York Daily News

1 - (You're) Having My Baby                                                                Paul Anka/Odia Coates 1974
2 - You Light Up My Life                                                                      Debby Boone 1977
3 - Tie A Yellow Ribbon                                                                        Dawn featuring Tony Orlando 1973
4 - To All The Girls I've Loved Before                                                   Julio Iglesias/Willie Nelson 1984
5 - I Write The Songs                                                                            Barry Manilow 1975
6 - Honey                                                                                              Bobby Goldsboro 1968
7 - Muskrat Love                                                                                  The Captain & Tenille 1976
8 - Feelings                                                                                            Morris Albert 1975
9 - Yummy Yummy Yummy                                                                  Ohio Express 1968
10- The Men In My Little Girl's Life                                                      Mike Douglas 1966
11- Afternoon Delight                                                                            Starland Vocal Band 1976
12- Billy, Don't Be A Hero                                                                    Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods 1974
13- Ballad of the Green Berets                                                              Sgt. Barry Sadler 1966
14- Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast                                                     Wayne Newton 1972
15- Candy Man                                                                                    Sammy Davis Jr 1972
16- In The Year 2525                                                                          Zager & Evans 1969
17- I've Never Been To Me                                                                Charlene 1982
18- Seasons in the Sun                                                                        Terry Jacks 1973
19- Alone Again (Naturally)                                                                Gilbert O'Sullivan 1972
20- Paper Roses                                                                                 Marie Osmond 1973
21- Me and You and a Dog Named Boo                                            Lobo 1971
22- Torn Between Two Lovers                                                          Mary MacGregor 1976
23- Sunshine On My Shoulders                                                           John Denver 1974
24- I'm Henry VIII, I Am                                                                   Herman's Hermits 1965
25- A Fifth of Beethoven                                                                     Walter Murphy/Big Apple Band 1976
26- Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go                                                 Wham! 1984
27- After The Lovin'                                                                           Englebert Humperdinck 1976
28- Sometimes When We Touch                                                        Dan Hill 1978
29- Ebony and Ivory                                                                         Paul McCartney/Stevie Wonder 1982
30- Escape (The Pina Colada Song)                                                 Rupert Holmes 1979
31- Put Your Hand In The Hand                                                       Ocean 1971
32- Have You Never Been Mellow                                                   Olivia Newton-John 1975
33- Kung Fu Fighting                                                                        Carl Douglas 1975
34- Da Doo Ron Ron                                                                        Shaun Cassidy 1977
35- The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia                                  Vicki Lawrence 1973
36- I Am Woman                                                                              Helen Reddy 1971
37- We Love You, Call Collect                                                        Art Linkletter 1969
38- Party All The Time                                                                     Eddie Murphy 1985
39- Fernando                                                                                  ABBA 1976
40- Those Were The Days                                                              Mary Hopkin 1968
41- Love Will Keep Us Together                                                    The Captain & Tenille 1975
42- Jean                                                                                         Oliver 1969
43- The Night Chicago Died                                                           Paper Lace 1974
44- Venus                                                                                       Bananarama 1987
45- Watching Scotty Grow                                                             Bobby Goldsboro 1971
46- A Horse With No Name                                                           America 1972
47- Copacabana (At The Copa)                                                     Barry Manilow 1978
48- Indian Reservation                                                                     Raiders 1971
49- Under The Boardwalk                                                               Bruce Willis 1987
50- Precious and Few                                                                      Climax 1972
51- Half-Breed                                                                                 Cher 1973
52- Do That To Me One More Time                                               The Captain & Tenille 1979
53- The Dream Weaver                                                                 Gary Wright 1975
54- Cherish                                                                                   The Association 1966
55- Is That All There Is                                                                 Peggy Lee 1969
56- I Think We're Alone Now                                                      Tiffany 1987
57- Think of Laura                                                                        Christopher Cross 1984
58- MacArthur Park                                                                     Donna Summer 1978
59- In The Navy                                                                          Village People 1979
60- Incense and Peppermints                                                        Strawberry Alarm Clock 1967
61- At Seventeen                                                                         Janis Ian 1975
62- Touch Me In The Morning                                                     Diana Ross 1973
63- Rock Me                                                                              Amadeus Falco 1985
64- Girl Watcher                                                                         O'Kaysions 1968
65- Dust In The Wind                                                                 Kansas 1978
66- Disco Duck                                                                         Rick Dees/Cast of Idiots 1976
67- Wildfire                                                                              Michael Murphey 1975
68- Sussudio                                                                             Phil Collins 1985
69- The Logical Song                                                                 Supertramp 1979
70- One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack)                           Coven 1971
71- Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me                                           Mac Davis 1972
72- Brand New Key                                                                   Melanie 1971
73- Silly Love Songs                                                                   Wings 1976
74- I Honestly Love You                                                             Olivia Newton-John 1974
75- Simon Says                                                                           1910 Fruitgum Company 1968
76- Sing                                                                                     Carpenters 1973
77- Annie's Song                                                                        John Denver 1974
78- Babe                                                                                    Styx 1979
79- State of Shock                                                                      Mick Jagger/MIchael Jackson 1984
80- I Just Called To Say I Love You                                           Stevie Wonder 1984
81- My Sharona                                                                         The Knack 1979
82- My Melody of Love                                                             Bobby Vinton 1974
83- Longer                                                                                 Dan Fogelberg 1979
84- The Morning After                                                               Maureen MacGovern 1973
85- I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing                   note        The Hillside Singers 1971
86- Times of Your Life                                                                Paul Anka 1975
87- Stuck With You                                                                    Huey Lewis & the News 1986
88- It's Still Rock & Roll To Me                                                 Billy Joel 1980
89- America                                                                              Neil Diamond 1980
90- Colour My World                                                               Chicago 1971
91- We'll Sing In The Sunshine                                                   Gail Garnett 1964
92- I'm Easy                                                                              Keith Carradine 1976
93- Saturday Night                                                                     Bay City Rollers 1975
94- Do the Clam                                                                        Elvis Presley 1965
95- Lady                                                                                    Kenny Rogers 1980
96- Good Morning Starshine                                                      Oliver 1969
97- Pac-Man Fever                                                                    Buckner & Garcia 1982
98- Don't Give Up On Us                                                           David Soul 1976
99- Tip-Toe Through The Tulips                                                 Tiny Tim 1968
100-Everybody Have Fun Tonight                                              Wang Chung 1986
 


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