Logo

In your opinion, who is the most overrated singer/band/artist in modern music history and why?

12.06.2025 08:36

In your opinion, who is the most overrated singer/band/artist in modern music history and why?

Megan Fox

Creed is the #3 most-hated band of all time on the Hated Band Index and the #4 worst band of all time according to Ultimate Guitar.

Chris Brown

Have you ever witnessed a remote beach show where hundreds of turtles crawling to the water?

Jenny McCarthy

The early Beatles were overrated for pop-fizzy songs like “Love Me Do,” “Please Please Me,” “She Loves You” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand.”

50 Cent

Study Links Gut Bacteria to MS Risk and Reveals Key Triggers - Neuroscience News

Rihanna has had good songs such as “Stay,” “Diamonds,” "We Found Love" with Calvin Harris, and "Love the Way You Lie" with Eminem.

Lou Reed

Pearl Jam is #17 on the Hated Band Index and the #7 worst band according to LA Weekly.

What are some great short jokes?

Jonas Brothers

BTS

Piet Mondrian

'Club World Ca$h Grab': Players don protest shirts at pregame - Sounder at Heart

Korn is #15 on the Hated Band Index and the #20 most overrated artists according to Ranker.

Jefferson Airplane aka Jefferson Starship aka Starship had some good songs like “White Rabbit” and “Somebody to Love” but got pop-fizzy with songs like the unlistenable “We Built this City.”

Nirvana is #19 on the Hated Band Index.

Do opposites attract? How often do you see weird couples like a guy/girl dating someone who is boring with no sense of humor ?

THE MOST OVERRATED ACTS IN MODERN MUSIC HISTORY

NSYNC

Barry Manilow

Why do I sweat so much after applying moisture or sun screen on my face? I have normal skin.

Ed Sheeran

Phish is #7 on the Hated Band Index and the #17 worst band according to LA Weekly.

Imagine Dragons

Does meth make women super horny like it does men?

Nicki Minaj

Metallica is #14 on the Hated Band Index and the #6 worst band according to Ultimate Guitar.

And to make it a perfect menage a trois, there is Beyonce…

Do women like watching men sucking men?

Miley Cyrus

by Michael R. Burch

Kendrick Lamar

Florida higher ed board stuns UF, blocks Santa Ono from becoming president - Gainesville Sun

Katy Perry

Beastie Boys

Weezer

Is it ok to be spanked by your parents if you are not in bed in your set bedtime?

Milli Vanilli

Yoko Ono

Skrillex

Patriots OTAs takeaways: Drake Maye rises, Stefon Diggs returns, rookie WR shines - Boston Herald

Poison

I have a number of rappers in my “overrated” list. It’s not that I discriminate against the genre. My favorite rap acts include Tupac Shakur, Arrested Development, Public Enemy, Eminem, Nas and Outkast. But I’m a lyric man and I often find rap lyrics to be high on rhythm and rhyme but not all that compelling otherwise.

Grateful Dead

Why am I sweating so much when I try to do anything?

K.C. and the Sunshine Band don’t just play the same three chords over and over again, they sing the same three or four words over and over and over again.

by Michael R. Burch

Kid Rock

Why do men suck dick? Me, I can't get enough

Garth Brooks did have good songs like “Shameless” and “The Thunder Rolls.”

Nickelback is the most hated band of all time, with a near-perfect 99.99 score on the Hated Band Index, and is also the #1 worst band of all time according to Ultimate Guitar. David Grohl said that if you play a Nickelback song backwards, you’ll hear the Devil, but if you play it forwards, even worse, you’ll hear Nickelback!

The Dave Matthews Band is #10 on the Hated Band Index and the #1 worst band according to LA Weekly. They made it a clean sweep by being the #16 worst band according to Ultimate Guitar and the #22 overrated artists according to Ranker.

Taylor Swift Dance Wedding Video with Travis Kelce Reveals Unmatched Vibe - Athlon Sports

The Doors are #13 on the Hated Band Index.

Cardi B

Kesha aka Ke$ha

#ART #MUSIC #POP #ROCK #MRBART #MRBMUSIC #MRBPOP #MRBROCK

Justin Bieber is a good-looking guy who can carry a tune. Does that make him a megastar?

My Chemical Romance

Linkin Park

Madonna put out some great songs like “This Used to Be My Playground,” “Ray of Light,” “Justify My Love,” “Express Yourself,” “Like a Virgin,” “Like a Prayer” and “Papa Don’t Preach.” But somehow it became more about the spectacle than the music.

LL Cool J

Kanye West is best known for dissing Taylor Swift, no?

Tiny Tim

Barry Manilow heads my lists of concerts I’m not going to attend, and while I love some of his songs I’m not going to sit through a concert of Bob Dylan singing in that nasal monotone of his. Other concerts I’m not going to be attending include those of KISS, Maroon 5,

The Osmonds

KISS is #9 on the Hated Band Index and the #10 worst band according to Ultimate Guitar.

Insane Clown Posse

Rebecca Black

Lil Wayne

Justin Timberlake

Usher

Black Eyed Peas

Wilco

Sex Pistols

These are artists sometimes called “overrated” for whom I do NOT agree: AC/DC, Aerosmith, Gary Barlow, Bon Jovi, Kurt Cobain, Celine Dion (I’m not crazy about all her songs but what an amazing voice!), Doors, Eminem, Jackie Evancho, Guns N' Roses, Journey, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Outkast, Steve Perry, Pink aka P!nk, Elvis Presley (in his better songs like “That’s All Right,” “Peace in the Valley,” “American Trilogy” and his amazing covers of “Blue Moon” and “Fever”), Prince, Queen, Rolling Stones, Axl Rose, U2, Neil Young

Lady Gaga produced great songs like “Paparazzi,” “Poker Face,” “Bad Romance” and “Shallow.” But, as with Madonna, it often seems more about the spectacle than the music.

Mumford & Sons is the #5 on the Hated Band Index and the #17 most overrated artists according to Ranker.

Bob Dylan is overrated as a vocalist, if anyone rates him as such, but he has written many good and great songs. Dylan said he’s more of a poet than a musician, and I agree. Dylan is the #6 most-hated band of all time on the Hated Band Index and he’s not even a band!

Nick Cannon

JAY-Z

Green Day is #12 on the Hated Band Index and the #13 worst band according to Ultimate Guitar. They are also the #2 worst band according to LA Weekly.

Spin Doctors are #20 on the Hated Band Index and also the #20 worst band according to LA Weekly.

Vanilla Ice

Tool

Oasis is #16 on the Hated Band Index and the #5 worst band according to Ultimate Guitar. They are also the #18 worst band according to LA Weekly and the #42 most overrated artists according to Ranker.

Wu-Tang Clan

I’m a longtime music lover and I’m very liberal, loving the best hard rock, soft rock, pop, blues, R&B, soul, jazz, country, folk, classical and opera. I’m not a huge fan of rap, but I do have favorite rap songs as well. However there are singers, bands and other musical artists who seem overrated to me…

Mariah Carey has a great voice and and amazing vocal range. I like a number of her songs but none have made my all-time playlist.

Coldplay has had good songs like “Fix You,” “Viva La Vida,” “Clocks” and “Yellow” but they do seem overrated overall. Coldplay is #11 on the Hated Band Index and the #12 worst band according to Ultimate Guitar.

Radiohead is #8 on the Hated Band Index.

Taylor Swift is drop-dead gorgeous and I do like some of her songs, but still… how good can you be when you have to sing in your undies?

Billie Eilish

Billy Ray Cyrus

Ariana Grande has an amazing vocal range but her songs haven’t wowed me. I do like “Bang Bang” and “The Way.”

Rush is #18 on the Hated Band Index.

One Direction

Drake

Jennifer Lopez

Dr. Dre

U2 is #4 on the Hated Band Index and the #7 worst band according to Ultimate Guitar. But I like a good number of their songs and disagree here.

Limp Bizkit is the second most-hated band of all time, with a 96.79 score on the Hated Band Index, and is also the #2 worst band of all time according to Ultimate Guitar.

Maroon 5 and Adam Levine

Kings of Leon

Britney Spears

On the brighter side for lingerie lovers, Madonna got the whole “singing in our undies” thing going.

Roseanne Barr