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