The 20 Biggest and The 100 Worst: Do You Know Any Of Them?

Written by Lorrette 7 Comments
Last Updated:: February 25, 2009

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So just how many of the '20 Biggest' and '100 Worst' do you know or can you remember?

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'Boomers' and those born into 'boomerville'...

revisit a few familiar names, faces and songs and take a little trip down 'musical memory lane' compliments of the guys at Blender.com:

20 biggest record company screw-ups

50 worst artists in musical history

50 worst songs ever

So where on your 'Memory Meter' do any of these weigh in for you today in 2009?

Which were the ones that irritated you to death or drove you silently and mindlessly mad?

These 'biggest' and 'worst' lists are every bit worth the read. Some of the comments are just hilarious, for example:

'The record-label executive who passed on the Beatles in the early ’60s, was the only one who brushed off their manager, Brian Epstein, with the astute prediction that: “Groups with guitars are on their way out....”

'Absolutely the worst song ever pressed into vinyl and remade endlessly by every dentist muzak band and lounge singer to come down the pike...'

'The musical equivalent to nails on a chalkboard. Gets more painful to listen to when it plays...'

'You know that yearbook photograph you won’t let anyone see? The one whose very existence keeps you awake shaking at night? Imagine it was a horribly dated number 1 single from 1990 called...'

I remember being gob smack madly in love with Patrick Swayze , but listening to him sing 'She’s Like the Wind' was truly painful.

Radiograms and Vinyl Records

Did you feel cheated after forking out huge $'s for the best state of the art Blaupunkt radiogram and did your interest in music wane when you found out they were 'phasing out vinyl singles in favor of cassettes and later, CDs?'

Want to step back in time? Take a look at these....

1. 20 Biggest Record Company Screw-Ups of All Time
From turning down the Beatles to stomping Napster— the most ill-advised, foolhardy and downright idiotic decisions ever made by .....

2. The 50 Worst Artists in Music History
Extended drum solos. Prog-rock concept albums. Kenny G. We endured all these — and much worse......

3. Run for Your Life! It’s the 50 Worst Songs Ever!
Some have crap-tastic melodies. Others are wretchedly performed. Quite a few don’t make any sense whatsoever.....

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