100 Worst Albums: Proof that sales mean nothing

Ok, so I presume that most of you are familiar with www.Rateyourmusic.com, probably the biggest music database on the web. Going off the ratings of albums by the users, here are the 100 worst (lowest rated) albums of all time. Pretty interesting stuff, just goes to show that constant airplay and massive sales means nothing, really.


1. Crazy Frog, Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits (2005)
2. Crazy Frog, Crazy Frog Presents More Crazy Hits (2006)
3. Soulja Boy, Souljaboytellem.com (2007)
4. Aaron Carter, Aaron Carter (1998)
5. Kevin Federline, Playing With Fire (2006)
6. Crazy Frog, Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits: The Crazy Christmas Edition (2005)
7. Limp Bizkit, New Old Songs (2001)
8. Piotr Rubik, Rubikon (2006)
9. Aaron Carter, Aaron's Party (Come Get It) (2000)
10. 50 Cent, Curtis (2007)
11. Timo Tolkki, Saana - Warrior of Light, Part I: Journey to Crystal Island (2008)
12. Kenny G, Breathless (1992)
13. Vasco Rossi, Buoni o Cattivi (2004)
14. Limp Bizkit, Results May Vary (2003)
15. John Lennon & Joko Ono, Wedding Album (1969)
16. Tokio Hotel, Schrei (2005)
17. M.C. Hammer, Too Legit to Quit (1991)
18. Cingy, Powerballin' (2004)
19. Prussian Blue, Fragments of the Future (2003)
20. Backstreet Boys, Backstreet's Back (1997)
21. Paris Hilton, Paris (2006)
22. Backstreet Boys, Backstreet Boys (1996)
23. The Clash, Cut the Crap (1985)
24. Michael Bolton, Time, Love & Tenderness (1991)
25. 50 Cent, The Massacre (2005)
26. Michael Bolton, Timeless - The Classics (1992)
27. Aaron Carter, Oh Aaron (2001)
28. Chingy, Hoodstar (2006)
29. Crazy Town, The Gift of the Game (1999)
30. Britney Spears, Oops! I Did It Again (2000)
31. Britney Spears, Baby One More Time (1999)
32. Aaron Carter, Saturday Night (2005)
33. Peter Criss, Peter Criss (1978)
34. Van Halen, Van Halen III (1998)
35. Metallica, St. Anger (2003)
36. Chingy, Jackpot (2003)
37. M.C. Hammer, Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em (1990)
38. Elton John, Victim of Love (1979)
39. Sean Kingston, Sean Kingston (2007)
40. Bow Wow, Unleashed (2002)
41. New Kids on the Block, Hangin' Tough (1988)
42. Simple Plan, No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls (2002)
43. Vanilla Ice, To the Extreme (1990)
44. Tony Yayo, Thoughts of a Predicate Felon (2005)
45. Pantera, Metal Magic (1983)
46. Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Love Beach (1978)
47. New Kids on the Block, Merry, Merry Christmas (1989)
48. Bathory, Octagon (1995)
49. Limp Bizkit, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavoured Water (2000)
50. David Bowie, Never Let Me Down (1987)
51. Blog 27, LOL (2005)
52. John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Unfinished Business No. 1: Two Virgins (1968)
53. Aaron Carter, Another Earthquake (2002)
54. Lil' Bow Wow, Beware of Dog (2000)
55. Tokio Hotel, Zimmer 483 (2007)
56. The Beach Boys, Summer in Paradise (1992)
57. NSYNC, NSYNC (1998)
58. Baha Men, Who Let the Dogs Out (2000)
59. Vasco Rossi, Stupido Hotel (2001)
60. Backstreet Boys, Millenium (1999)
61. The Velvet Underground, Squeeze (1973)
62. Bob Dylan, Down in the Groove (1988)
63. Sepultura, Against (1998)
64. Lou Reed, Mistrial (1986)
65. Backstreet Boys, Black and Blue (2000)
66. Bob Dylan, Knocked Out Loaded (1986)
67. Six Feet Under, Graveyard Classics 2 (2004)
68. William Hung, Inspiration (2004)
69. Neil Young, Landing on Water (1986)
70. David Bowie, Tonight (1984)
71. Mobb Deep, Blood Money (2006)
72. Tokio Hotel, Scream (2007)
73. The Beach Boys, The Beach Boys (1985)
74. G-Unit, Beg for Mercy (2003)
75. Jennifer Lopez, Rebirth (2005)
76. New Kids on the Block, New Kids on the Block (1986)
77. Fall Out Boy, Fall Out Boy's Evening Out With You Girlfriend (2002)
78. Elton John, Leather Jackets (1986)
79. Ligabue, Fuori Come Va (2002)
80. Kelly Osbourne, Shut Up (2004)
81. Dokken, Shadowlife (1997)
82. D4L, Down for Life (2005)
83. Bob Dylan, Dyland (1973)
84. Jessica Simpson, Sweet Kisses (1999)
85. Rednex, Sex & Violins (1995)
86. Nickelback, Silver Side Up (2001)
87. Lindsay Lohen, Speak (2004)
88. Destiny's Child, Destiny's Child (1998)
89. Five, Five (1998)
90. Cryptopsy, The Unspoken King (2008)
91. NSYNC, Celebrity (2001)
92. Busted, Busted (2002)
93. Various Artists, The Woman in Red: Selections from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1984)
94. Vengaboys, Party Album (1998)
95. Y Kant Tori Read, Y Kant Tori Read (1988)
96. Linkin Park, Minutes to Midnight (2007)
97. P. Diddy, Forever (1999)
98. Gene Simmons, sfincter (1994)
99. An*l C*nt, Everyone Should Be Killed (1994)
100. Lahto, Departure (2006)

Some interesting stuff, mostly the metal-related...

- An*l C*nt (I censor this only so that the forum doesn't get banned by people's filters and stuff) managed to make the list. For those unfamiliar, they're an old grindcore band that play horrible, noisey "punk" with all open strings, horribly screeched vocals and hilariously intentionally offensive lyrics. Their intention is to sound as horrible as possible, so I'm sure they're proud to make the list.

- Two KISS members here, Gene Simmons with 'Assh*le' and Peter Criss with his self-titled 1978 album.

- Linkin Park's latest just made the list. I've heard that it's bad even from their old fans.

- Cryptopsy's latest made the list, apparently they went deathcore. I don't really hear it, just sounds like modern death metal with maybe more modern sounding vocals. I don't even recall any breakdowns...it's not great but not bad.

- Cryptopsy aren't the only death metal band to make the list, Six Feet Under's 'Graveyard Classics 2', in which they cover Back In Black in it's entirety made it.

- Nickelback's decent but deriative debut made the list. I was introduced to rock music through that album (well, that album and Evanescense debut lead the way).

- Dokken's 'Shadowlife', not heard that one.

- Ozzy's Daughter Kelly made it, with her 'Shut Up' album. Pretty poor pop-punk. I like the cover of 'Changes' she did with Ozzy.

- Sepultura's 'Against'. Shows how important Max was, I guess.

- Limp Bizkit are on the list three times, with 'Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog-Flavoured Water', 'Results May Vary' and 'New Old Songs' reaching number 7 (not heard the last one, it's a collection of remixes, but their studio albums I quite like).

- Bathory's 'Octagon'. Heard it's very weak thrash, never heard it though.

- Pantera's real debut, the glammy 'Metal Magic'.

- 'St. Anger', of course.

- Van Halen's 'Van Halen III'. I never even knew they did one...what's so bad about it? I quite like 'Balance'.

- Crazy Town's Limp Bizkit worship album, 'Gift of the Game'. I have this album, some fun songs on there, despite the weak music and poor rapping. A fun nostalgic album that I despise and love at the same time.

- The Clash 'Cut the Crap'. Not familiar with this one.

- Prussian Blue's first album. A duo of 8 year old girls singing about aryanism and white pride. Honestly! Apparently they're the children of some skinhead.

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Van Halen's 'Van Halen III'. I never even knew they did one...what's so bad about it? I quite like 'Balance'.

Erase this from your memory. Don't let your curiosity kill you. It is horrible!

spectrefate wrote:

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Van Halen's 'Van Halen III'. I never even knew they did one...what's so bad about it? I quite like 'Balance'.

Erase this from your memory. Don't let your curiosity kill you. It is horrible!

Haha, why's that? What's so bad about it?

Gary Cherone from Extreme is the vocalist and the songwriting (save a couple songs) is atrocious. It is soooooo much worse than Balance (which I consider VH's last album)

It's bad. Don't think it's worse than NSYNC or Fall Out Boy, but I've been wrong before. In the case of Van Halen III, the sales do reflect the crappiness of the album. It was the only Van Halen album to not go platinum.

Cool!! Another list. These things are always so great, informative and right on the money. No arguments here. This list nails it.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Cool!! Another list. These things are always so great, informative and right on the money. No arguments here. This list nails it.

If you had actually read the first post, you'd know that this list wasn't constructed by anybody, but is a electronically crafted based on stats from the biggest music rating site in the world. No voting, no discussing and deciding and opinions, this genuinely reflects the average opinion of the typical music fan (or at least one that writes reviews and rates music).

omgwtf? A.C. pwns u all!!!!111 lolz

mc666 you pwn this board!

Muloc7253 wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Cool!! Another list. These things are always so great, informative and right on the money. No arguments here. This list nails it.

If you had actually read the first post, you'd know that this list wasn't constructed by anybody, but is a electronically crafted based on stats from the biggest music rating site in the world. No voting, no discussing and deciding and opinions, this genuinely reflects the average opinion of the typical music fan (or at least one that writes reviews and rates music).

That's what makes it so awesome!!

Isn't rateyourmusic just a site where a bunch of fat, mom's basement dwelling turds can pretend like their opinion matters?

Eyesore wrote:

Isn't rateyourmusic just a site where a bunch of fat, mom's basement dwelling turds can pretend like their opinion matters?

Of course, I am a founding member.

Eyesore wrote:

Isn't rateyourmusic just a site where a bunch of fat,
mom's basement dwelling turds can pretend like their opinion
matters?

I thought that was what this board was for?

That list means nothing at all. I guarantee that 75% of those albums sold a lot of copies. I am not sticking up for any of those bands, (A**l C**t RULES though) just stating. Sales means everything in business. They probably got loads of cash and are living better than most of us.

I will agree that there are some dumb bands and albums on that list though!

I'd love to check this list out into minute details, maybe BUY every single one of these!

Vanilla Ice should be higher (Paris Hilton is above him).

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fat, mom's basement dwelling turds

I'm gonna use that in real life! You're a mint, Eyesore!

scottmitchell74 wrote:

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fat, mom's basement dwelling turds

I'm gonna use that in real life! You're a mint, Eyesore!

You're gonna have to start paying me royalties. Like a hot fudge sundae at Metal Up!

Eyesore wrote:

Isn't rateyourmusic just a site where a bunch of fat, mom's basement dwelling turds can pretend like their opinion matters?

true dat, that's me in a nutshell.

Eyesore wrote:

Isn't rateyourmusic just a site where a bunch of fat, mom's basement dwelling turds can pretend like their opinion matters?

You're just mad because Limp Bizqit is on here 3 times. But I do believe this list is a load of crap. Many poeple in the world like half the albums on there. Personally, I only have one: To The Extreme - Vanilla Ice

thats wrong the crazy frog is amazing

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You're gonna have to start paying me royalties. Like a hot fudge sundae at Metal Up!

So let it be written!

Sales don't equal musical quality, or even popularity. I'm sure that most of us here bought St. Anger, but does that mean we all like it? Same thing goes for Risk.

I just thought it would be interesting to post. It's just a bunch of stats, I'm not trying to be the be-all end-all. The 100 best is an interesting list, even more interesting that 'Nevermind' and 'Appetite for Destruction' didn't make the list, I thought they were more popular than that. Death's Human was there, too.

I have a feeling this was posted before.

Eyesore's lagging.

Eyesore wrote:

Isn't rateyourmusic just a site where a bunch of fat, mom's basement dwelling turds can pretend like their opinion matters?

Technically I live at my dad's house and we don't have a basement. The rest of that fits me pretty well except I just have big bones (particularly my gut bone).