Top 10 WORST ALBUMS of 2020 | ARTV

[@artvjon]

Buh bye 2020 👋 Don't let the Top 10 WORST Albums smack you in the ass on the way out! Even if you disagree, hope you can see where I'm coming from on these picks! I can’t hear everything and didn’t go out of my way to hear tons of shitty albums so if something didn’t make the list, that might be why.

[@frackingfluidinjection]

as somebody who genuinely enjoyed NOACF, i legitimately can’t wait to see you tear that album to shreds 😂

[@Alexander-hi8bo]

Well it won’t be the first time a album I like is on your worst list Edit: in fact it won’t even be the first time an album I LOVE is on your worst list 😂

[@aalamvirsinghdhaliwal1701]

I only disagreed with Tickets To My Downfall. The rest of the list was good

[@petyapetkova6209]

Hey Jon, can you review Louis Tomlinson's debut album Walls, please? It's so good!

[@linzym.nunezc.1207]

@@aalamvirsinghdhaliwal1701 Same.

[@musicman7098]

Little known fact, r & b is supposed to stand for rhythm and blues, but in Justin’s case it stands for repulsive & butchered

[@faeriegraver]

Lmao

[@maran363]

Honestly I thought it meant “are and be” like how an individual could feel in the moment while listening to this genre 🤷🏻

[@kevinmalloy514]

HAHAHA!!! 😂😂😂😂 LMFAO

[@matthewream1309]

I didn’t even know the black eyed peas had an album coming out lmao

[@artvjon]

sadly it's been here for awhile lmao lucky us

[@notmanurios]

Really? The singles play on the radio nonstop and they’re always on the charts here

[@notmanurios]

@TheLucasShow sars i didn’t say that 😶

[@ethanellis4662]

They’ve lost almost all relevancy

[@AnneettaLife]

I didn’t even know seven of these albums and all the honorable mentions were even released this year.

[@hamidsoltani5437]

Wait until Justin releases an announcement about how you robbed him from 1#

[@artvjon]

😂

[@musicworld-dh4iq]

I'll say it again - I blame Yummy for 2020.

[@red-headedabigail5794]

@@artvjonI can’t believe my favorite song on smile is not the end of the world when it’s considered the world.

[@charliep123]

He's like I'm not #1 on a top 10 list BS without even looking at what the list is

[@YouCantDeleteDenzelL]

That would be more hilarious than Anthony Fantano apparently living rent free in Eminem's head.

[@itsallenwow]

I really respect not wanting to talk about trapt and their shitty album. Gotta commend how headstrong you are with that.

[@iliketrains3495]

It’s more to do with what the frontman said on Twitter and I’m not even talking about all the racist shit, something much worse

[@Born2BDown1981]

Headstrong enough to NOT take it on. ;)

[@tayahholte7290]

as a 1D fan since Xfactor, the Liam slander is deserved

[@meghanmalone5548]

I agree with that. I feel like Liam had so much potential, but it was wasted. I feel like his new management and label are the ones that are making him release that type of music. I think that if he actually wrote his music it would be amazing. I don't know why he does not write his music because he is an amazing songwriter

[@wlwonki]

yup. agreed

[@thereverse-flash9942]

It’s not slander if it’s true

[@JaretVincent]

I’m actually tired of the “rock revival” movement that is having mainstream rappers and pop stars do a “rock” album and then go back to whatever they did before. That’s not a revival, it’s a trend. Last time I checked that’s not how you bring a genre back to life.

[@theseth455]

I’m in several pop punk Facebook groups and I feel like a lot of the people there are just forcing themselves to like the MGK album all because it could “bring it back to the mainstream” and not for the actual music itself. They also can’t handle criticism of the album for that same reason. I would love to see pop punk return to the mainstream, but I pretty much agree with Jon that TTMD isn’t that great of an album for similar reasons he pointed out. Sorry MGK pop-punkers.

[@JaretVincent]

@@theseth455 It just bothers me (a little too much tbh) that he is getting a ton of credit for reviving an entire genre of music, when he actually hasn’t done anything beneficial for the current scene. I’d say the extent of his impact was getting blink-182 and Fall Out Boy about 10,000 more monthly listeners. If pop punk being mainstream again results in these types of albums, I just hope it stays dead.

[@theseth455]

@@JaretVincent I hope so too honestly. 2000s and even some 2010s pop punk is where it’s at for me.

[@amgm1996]

you have to remember thats this trend can bring new fans of the genre, either the artists are genuine or not. sometimes an album is a gate to the deeper parts of one genre.

[@JaretVincent]

@@amgm1996 New fans to the genre, as in listening to Blink-182, Paramore, etc. Listening to the golden age of pop punk is not the goal (millions of people still do anyway), the point is to listen to the newer bands (State Champs, TSSF, Stand Atlantic, etc.) who don’t have near the following.

[@ElliYeetYT]

I guess you could say that “LP1” was a “Payne-ful” experience to go through. Okay I’ll be excused.

[@dulapeep420]

You did good 😂😂

[@chavem]

I..hate... so much about the things...that you choose ... to be 😂

[@dishagoel381]

All Payne no Liam

[@kyanward9065]

Notes On A Conditional Form was the most disappointing album of the year by far for me, The 1975 are my favourite band and after hearing the singles like People and Too Shy I was so hyped, only to then be fucked over by a bloated and mediocre album. Sad times.

[@kaitlynvu245]

Yeah there so many random club music songs and I felt like the album didn’t go anywhere and was kinda confusing.

[@kyanward9065]

@@kaitlynvu245 hopefully they can bounce back with a much better album next time :(

[@frackingfluidinjection]

@@kyanward9065 i doubt they can get any more adventurous. matty himself said on reddit that he and the band took time to focus on themselves, and he’s aware of his pretentiousness and said he’s taken steps to humbling himself. so hopefully that’ll cumulate into their next album

[@renoutlaw8371]

@@kaitlynvu245 I really think Matty and George need to just make a side project. I don't even dislike the instrumentals and the more ambient stuff, I just don't want that to be 1/3 of my The 1975 album.

[@weltonsammb1384]

You do realise it was just an album that was an ode to their childhood/ younger lives

[@Y5Warrior]

I truly didn’t understand how long this year was because I didn’t think Liam Payne’s album had came out this year lol

[@artvjon]

It came out December of last year. As always December releases count toward the next year

[@Y5Warrior]

@@artvjon oh okay thank you

[@AnneettaLife]

Calling his album LP1 should have been the first sign that that album was gonna be bland.

[@thehufflepuffhermione]

FKA Twigs called her first album LP1 and it doesn't suck

[@iliketrains3495]

And the fact it contains songs that are over 2 years old.

[@netagenis7235]

Harry's first album was called HS1 and it was really good... It's just self titled albums lol it's not a sign for anything

[@thereverse-flash9942]

Huh get it, because LP is an album and his initials are LP

[@AnneettaLife]

Idk. I just think naming your albums after your initials with a number is kinda weak for an album name.

[@everyyxy8425]

20:20 runtime..very classy

[@austinsanniota]

It’s fun to listen to your intense takes when I haven’t heard literally any album on the list. Bummed to hear about the 1975 though! Fun as always, man.

[@thehiddenpineapple]

The analogy about F8 made my day

[@koleweisensel4451]

Ten bucks says AJR is going to top the worse of the year list next year!

[@iliketrains3495]

Nearly a year later, unlikely, he disliked it for sure but it's probably not even in his top 5 lowest rated albums of the year

[@sabrinatalks5330]

I LOVE One Direction. I try to support all members and their solo careers BUT LP1 was a disaster. I did a video where I talked about how disappointed I was with that album cuz I really thought it had a chance to be good. Sadly I was wrong

[@kesharoselanadelrey3972]

I only disagreed with smile 😢 amazing album but I respect ur opinion

[@hellonurd8957]

Five Finger Death Punch is like if Real Bros of Simi Valley took itself WAY too seriously.

[@RanterInShades]

MGK's album wasn't bad for pop punk, but I moreso resent it for how seriously it takes itself and how MGK himself thinks it's this profound revitalizing piece of work, when it really isn't.

[@michaelpurnell5203]

I forgot Theory of a Dead Man even exists lmaooo. I didn’t go out of my way to listen to much bad music, but the worst albums I listened to were Green Day, the 1975, and MGK

[@Mylo.Kingara]

Same same 💀

[@sethmishne]

I'm surprised changes wasn't number 1 considering how bad the album is.

[@ferencssalvoski3721]

Translation is the worst

[@sethmishne]

@@ferencssalvoski3721 I know that but I'm surprised that it's higher than changes and Southside considering how bad those albums are.

[@clifftonl-vuitton2770]

because it’s not the worst album on the list. It’s bad for Bieber’s standards but if it had been made by some random pop/trap or r&b artists no one would bat an eye

[@sethmishne]

@@clifftonl-vuitton2770 none of Bieber albums are any good but this one is the worst

[@clifftonl-vuitton2770]

@@sethmishne that’s your opinion but as i said, it’s bad for his standards so however good or bad you think his other albums are, this one is worse

[@Sysysysysysysysysy]

Changes robbed off the #1 spot. 😢

[@xribcage]

I agree with almost the whole list, only disagreement would be Tickets To My Downfall. Nice list Jon :)

[@TWProductions90]

Funny because MGK made my top favorites. To me, its a fun listen and can be appreciated if you enjoy it for what it is. Loved the features and it was just an album I kept listening to and enjoying. Also didn't think blackbear was that bad either lol. The Cabo thing I feel is saying that despite being in a place like that, you still deal with shit that takes your happiness.

[@kendralauren7033]

Agree to all but TTMD, that was in my top 3 best albums of the year 😅

[@kendralauren7033]

@@jasonlovesmusicreacting882 thank you!! I can understand why people don't like it, I think one of the main reasons I love it is I just love MGK and have for the longest so I'll kinda support anything he does but it is nostalgic and I absolutely love pop punk so I loved what he did with the genre

[@0004_1]

Yes tickets to my down fall isn’t unique but it is such a fun listen and you can list to it whenever you want

[@mrhappysadass]

Yeah I actually really enjoyed it, and I can’t usually stand artists like MGK. It was a decent fun album.

[@dianavarela3722]

The LP1 album was so so so HORRIBLE, I was very disappointed since I’m a big 1D fan, and after “Strip that down” I gave him a second chance since maybe it was just a bad song but no, the entire album is garbage.

[@elyy0345]

I'm a huge 1D fan and I didn't even listen to the whole album. It's just so generic.

I love how the intro preview gives it away that you're gonna be like Luke from Rocked and not even bother with Trash Bag Brown for this list.

[@bradleyfick2831]

Can’t wait for AJR’s OK Orchestra to be #1 on this list next year!

[@iliketrains3495]

Giving Mobile Orchestra a run for its money

[@ethannelson2174]

I don't know if I'm ever going to listen to Father of all ... I'm afraid it could tarnish Green Day for me.

[@chrissyguerra-schultz752]

I mean, it wasn't bad. I loved Green Days music forever, it only was 26 minutes. It was decent, but it wasn't green day.

[@clifftonl-vuitton2770]

@@chrissyguerra-schultz752 no, it was bad 😭 i LOVE Green Day but wtf was that

[@chrissyguerra-schultz752]

@@clifftonl-vuitton2770 it was really bad, you're right lmaooo but damn

[@tylerbailey9329]

One thing that most people who review that album objectively agree on is that it's not as bad as people are saying it is. If you're a fan, I'd recommend giving it a listen.

[@JS-fk4yo]

@@chrissyguerra-schultz752 first you said it wasnt now you're saying it is ? Make up your mind

[@kurtramos9190]

I like how you timed this video to last 20:20 ... Happy New Year to you & your fiance, Jon!!

[@globetrekker86]

Each time you say MGK, I think of the 102.9 classic rock station. The fact that 90s and 2000s music will be part of the classic rock arsenal is mind-blowing, a bit sad, and also hilarious

[@pochmendoza4554]

Damn. Maybe the reason why I think that mgk’s album is good is because I am not familiar with the older music that the album was inspired by, making the sound somewhat fresh to my ears. It was great hearing your thoughts though! Love your channel. A lot of my playlists were from the songs I found through you. Keep up the good work man.

[@inescapablepest8969]

0:23 i BeAt It LiKe A dEaD hOrSe, I bEaT iT lIkE a DrUm

[@artvjon]

Shitty never ending song...

[@blueberrymuffin_144]

yA yA yA yA, yA yA yA yA

[@haddadimen8957]

If MGK is the *savior* of rock we’re fucked

[@JaretVincent]

Bring Me The Horizon deserve to be the saviors of rock.

[@liamcollinson5695]

When It comes to Sam hunt I like to replace the h in his name with a c

[@globetrekker86]

“Begone, Bieber! Begone!” You read my mind, John

[@quentinbringthenumetalchil5125]

Liam Payne out here trying to bring out his inner Justified - era Justin Timberlake with that album cover in the thumbnail. Happy New Year, Jon!

[@artvjon]

Happy new year Quentin

[@jet__girl]

Hahahaha, damn he looks so much better now.

[@DeathMachineJoe]

Well, I somehow managed to miss out on a lot of the worst albums of this year, just like the one before. Then again, I don't pay attention to the mainstream that much. The only album that I thought was bad (and that is on this list) is NOACF. It had some good songs, but was weighed down by so much filler that I couldn't really get through it, front to back. Really hope The 1975 pick themselves back up after that mess of an album. They really need to get a producer who will steer them in the right direction.

[@BlackWolf207]

I really hope this is experimental, filler crap was just a one time thing. The 1975 is way too good to stay in that direction.

[@Quachinese]

I'm glad you see promise in Dominic Fike! I was disappointed to see him on this list but the album was underwhelming indeed. It has since grown on me, and I hope his next project blows this one out of the water.

[@nicolegreen7367]

Great List!!! and Happy New Year's Eve and Happy New Year!!! Is it sad to say I forgot that black eyed peas album even existed until now? :/

[@roseredmayne]

As a Katycat and a Directioner, I was so disappointed. Liam's trying to hard to be a 2020 Justin Timberlake and he isn't pulling it off. It came off as very lame and try hard. As for Katy? I KNOW she is capable of making pop rock bangers and also heartfelt ballads, and on this album, I didn't find any of that.

[@elizabethA_182]

I've been a directioner for 10 years and I agree with you 100% tbh he was trying too hard. And he literally has a songin his album that's "fetishising bisexuality" and that's just disgusting.

[@lenaertsjelke]

I feel like with his solo music Liam is trying to be someone he just simply isn't and that's just being his downfall. He has even admitted in interview that he himself thinks he could have done a better job on LP1 and that he doesn't stand behind Both Ways at all. He and Louis wrote so many good One Direction songs together that it kind of makes me wonder why it can't translate to Liam's own solo music.

[@whatthehellisthis]

ngl i forgot that liam released an album

[@Stefan_Gerards]

i thought it was released in 2019 😂😂😂

[@artvjon]

@@Stefan_Gerards it was. December releases always count towards the next year :)

[@Stefan_Gerards]

@@artvjon oh i know but i was full sure it came out during summer 2019 for some reason 😂

[@dillondomino6272]

Awesome countdown list man. The FFDP analogy was perfect and had me busting up.

[@aldy_4]

First time I've disagreed with you Jon 🥺 I really enjoyed the MGK album

[@artvjon]

It’s okay, we’re all allowed to have opinions! 🤠

[@level69chad86]

@@artvjon agreed

[@aaravos4371]

*I feel like I’m the only person in the world who likes Smile*

[@gabrieladdison]

I also like it tbh

[@Miley-vk1sw]

I also think it isn't THAT bad

[@jalencarr503]

The black eye peas should’ve have come back. They need to retire. They have nothin to proof or say anymore

[@marie_84]

@Ayo Bruh Yeah..i guess he means 'shouldn't have'....🤔🤪

[@bbkivines3244]

What were your thoughts about Wonder by Shawn Mendes?

[@Zahra.Basiri]

Why didn't he include those 2 albums he mentioned in the begining? ( i don't who they are just curious)

[@iliketrains3495]

They're pretty terrible people. Just do a quick Google search

[@maxpalmer3212]

Black eyed peas still exist ???

[@mikaylaj4322]

I completely forgot about Treat Myself and Dominick Fikes album. A lot of people liked it but I didn’t get it. I feel like Dominick has talent but the album was kind of boring and forgettable

[@whatthehellisthis]

my only exposure to dominic fike is his interlude from halsey’s album

[@mikaylaj4322]

@@whatthehellisthis oh yeah that’s great!! I love that album and that interlude.

[@ianto3453]

@@whatthehellisthis he had that hit “3 nights” which is where I know him from

[@ashleybrown4754]

You didn't include 69 because what he does is not music

[@alexanderamaya6977]

My least favorite album this year is Positions by Ariana Grande, just because she's been sounding the same since Sweetner. 2nd one is Smile by Katy Perry, she tried to sell the record as personal, and it just sounds as elevator music. I did not bother to listen to Changes, Wonder or LP1, did not want to waste my time.

[@Idkwhat56]

Same LMAOOO

[@kamallb4650]

Wonder was better than Changes. Actually miles better. It was having variation musically. I didn't like it tho. I'll leave it to ur imagination about how much I hate Changes.

[@alexanderamaya6977]

@@kamallb4650 Shawn's singles were pretty decent, he's just not an albums artist for me.

[@iliketrains3495]

@@alexanderamaya6977 I've thought that since the start

[@kamallb4650]

@@alexanderamaya6977 definitely true.

[@brettcooper3893]

Black Eyed Peas will forever get my "worst of" top slot if only because of what Will.I.Am did to that poor DeLorean.

[@coolaboutnothing]

Did you ever listen to One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson’s debut album “Walls” ? I would love to hear what you think, even if I am a bit biased and you end up not liking it :)

[@amgm1996]

critics hated this album becausethey think he didnt "mourn" enough. i think its a solid album, even tho its not a great debut.

[@coolaboutnothing]

@@amgm1996 thanks, i appreciate the reply !! louis’ my favorite so i’m excited to see what he’ll do next anyway

[@TheOrangeStripe]

Happy New Year Artv!!!

[@artvjon]

to you too!

[@imnotsurewhatimdoinghere7676]

I thought that TTMD was a good first pop-punk album, if he was more experienced I wouldn't think it was all that good, but considering he's only been playing guitar for like 2 years and he was new to the genre, I think it was a good first album

[@ryanvd7587]

It makes me sad that the wrecks are mentioned here, but it's understandable that album was not good at all. They just put out an EP which is MUCH MUCH better, definitely worth checking out because it's like they finally decided what sound they were going for.

[@user-tw5gu2yh8s]

6:53 this is the best way to describe sam hunt, I remember when his biggest hit “body like a backroad” peaked at #6 on the Hot 100 without any promotion, he didn’t even make a music video for it! so lazy. it could’ve easily went #1 with some promo

[@Zombieberry27]

Trapt - Shadow Work is my worst album of the year. And I did not even listen to it.

[@elebrony]

It'd be TattleTales for me.

[@musicworld-dh4iq]

Good on you for not listening to it! 👍😀

[@bacsi109andshellyaredabest]

I bet that Justin Bieber’s _Changes_ will be on here.

[@stephenmassaquoi2814]

For sure- from a JB Fan

[@whatthehellisthis]

i’ll be surprised if it isn’t

[@stephenmassaquoi2814]

@@whatthehellisthis Don’t be surprised

[@urtarreviews6484]

The description literally mentions JB, so yes it is guaranteed to be here.

[@bacsi109andshellyaredabest]

@@urtarreviews6484 it may be mentioned in the description, but we’ll find out if it is mentioned in the video. No guarantee that it will be there.

[@isaaczea6950]

Damn, I thought Playboi Carti’s album would be on number 1 considering how trash it is

[@j.d.t.5761]

Although I still like "My Ex's Best Friend" fine enough and "Forget Me Too" is amazing. Glad those were the ones that got popular.

[@rotomen]

Saying F8 has Limp Bizkit syndrome... God, I had war flashbacks to the time my brother used to blare Limp Bizkit. Now I know why I hate FFDP, other than how generic/Monster Energy Drink/Wal-Mart metal they sound.

[@yodoquynh5597]

The only LP1 I care for is LP1 by FKA twigs

[@camillaquelladegliaggettiv4303]

LP1 by American Football too

[@alexisc6136]

Happy New Year, and thank for lighting Sam Hunt on fire on your way out of 2020

[@hammy.75.4]

I was so disappointed with Notes On A Conditional Form when it came out. Almost from day one, when Matty started hyping the record up, talking about how it was going to be a "return to form" and a "callback to the Music For Cars EP days", I was super excited, being that that era, from the EPs to the self-titled album, is my favorite from the band. However, when they started putting out singles like Jesus Christ 2005, which, granted, I actually thought was an alright track- and Frail State Of Mind, I started having my doubts about the validity of those claims. There was some hope when If You're Too Shy came out, but out of the entire run of singles, that's the only song that I could say genuinely stood out to me, and I still think it's the best song on the full album, and easily stands amongst some of the best songs the band has ever made. But it also stands amongst some of the worst on Notes. The word I would use to describe the album as a whole is "confusing". It's bloated, disjointed, and just feels...strange to me. It doesn't feel or sound like The 1975 most times. All that being said, though, they're still my favorite band, and I'm genuinely excited to see what's coming with Drive Like I Do.

[@iggykad]

couldn't agree more, I saw a really good analogy I think on Instagram which said somethin along the lines of "noacf is meant to feel more like a playlist than an album", so that clears a bit of stuff up. glad to hear that mattys doing better after his break though, I'm hyped to see the remasters

[@densereaper]

Where’s Torch the Faith by Psychosexual?

[@artvjon]

As if I would listen to the full album lmao

[@densereaper]

@@artvjon Lol true, but still, it would give you something to put on this list.

[@iliketrains3495]

@@densereaper I mean I can’t blame him for not having the bravery of Rocked

[@densereaper]

@@iliketrains3495 Lol I guess

[@grim1683]

Cool list except for number 8. I love F8 and idc what others say. Other than that I can understand your decisions. Here’s my top ten worst albums of 2020 10. No future(EDEN) 9. Good intentions(NAV) 8. Treat myself(Megan Trainor) 7. Everything sucks/everything is beautiful(Princess Nokia) 6. Shadow Work(Trapt) 5. Tattletale(6ix9ine) 4. Changes(Justin Bieber) 3. Danzig Sings Elvis(Danzig) 2. Say Nothing(Theory of a deadman) 1. Torch the faith(psychosexual) This is my most genuinely honest list.

[@NebLleb]

What? No mention of PsychoSexual's debut album?

[@markjames8664]

Maybe he finds it too cringe-worthy to even have as an honorable mention.

[@iliketrains3495]

Imagine listening to that

[@Preejuu42]

Woah, the video is exactly 20:20 long!

[@Ty-tv1ep]

Hey Jon could you review No Future by EDEN?

[@josephrunkle3887]

The length of this video is 20:21!! Happy new year Jon!!

[@takemyhand1988]

It's 20:20

[@ShadowOfADoubt9]

Tickets To My Downfall was my favorite album of the year, but I had a feeling you would put it on the list. Oh well.

[@Invader.Xim.]

Wtf

[@linzym.nunezc.1207]

lol same

[@alexddragame]

Excited to watch this one, guess I'll post my top least favorite albums of the year beforehand, would be fun to see if we have some overlap: 15-Five Finger Death Punch- F8 14-Car Seat Headrest- Making a Door Less Open 13-The Smashing Pumpkins- CYR 12-Joyner Lucas- ADHD 11-Blueface- Find the Beat 10-(Hed) p.e.- Class of 2020 9-Trippie Redd- Pegasus 8-Six Feet Under- Nightmares of Decomposed 7-Eleventyseven- Basic Glitches 6-THEORY- Say Nothing 5-G-Eazy- Everything is Strange Here 4-Mushroomhead- A Wonderful Life 3-Psychosexual- Torch the Faith 2-Adelitas Way- Shine On 1-Asking Alexandria- Like a House on Fire

[@alexddragame]

@@jasonlovesmusicreacting882 Yes, it is my personal least favorite album of the year by far

[@alexddragame]

@@jasonlovesmusicreacting882 In my personal opinion it was absolute garbage with no redeeming qualities

[@h00kd25]

I really enjoyed this list honestly, besides the Notes placement, if Changes wasn’t right before it I wouldn’t have thought twice about it, but since this basically means you think Notes is worse than Changes... I honestly can’t agree to no extent. Yeah the album was a bloated pretentious mess but it had some REALLY good highlights in my pov, Too Shy, People, Frail State Of Mind, I Think There’s Something You Should Know etc. while Changes didn’t have ANY highlights and it just sounded like boring, bland and extremely forgettable music. That was honestly my only complaint about this (and well, I kinda like Tickets To My Downfall but I understand why many people don’t) Also you know AJR didn’t release an album when it isn’t on Jon’s Worst Albums list

[@renoutlaw8371]

I honestly think the only reason Jon hates NOACF is because he's an album guy. Sure it was disappointing, but as you said there were multiple standout tracks, including 2 that ended up on Jon's year end lists. I'm not an album listener, so I liked it because I could just listen to People and Too Shy 40 times and ignore some of the mediocre songs.

[@fendermortensen]

Notes on a Conditional Form would have to be the worst one for me, because of the HUGE disapointment factor. They're one of my favorite bands and when People released it got me so so excited for the album. There's a few great songs on it but that's off of 22 TRACKS that I don't even really remember because I never bothered to go back to the whole thing. Father Of All was soo disapointing too however I still enjoy a good handful of the tracks for what they are at least. That's too bad about the wrecks though, I haven't listened to the album but they were really fun live when I saw them as an opening band so even if I don't listen to them a lot I always want to root for them.

[@fishkingify]

Love your reviews. And "flaming dog shit" is a perfect metaphor for most of the music lately.

[@hhhilde_]

The 1975 is one of my favorite bands and i listened to notes twice because it was that bad

[@camillaquelladegliaggettiv4303]

Honestly, the best songs on the album are incredible. The worst ones? Facepalm-worthy.

[@hhhilde_]

@@camillaquelladegliaggettiv4303 Yeah I have some of the songs in my playlistst but listening to the full album is painful haha

[@marciturani6416]

@@camillaquelladegliaggettiv4303 yeah the good songs are incredible. But that is 3 out of 22

[@marciturani6416]

I really liked 3 songs on the new The 1975 album. I think they are some of their best songs yet. The other songs however are just so forgettable and boring.

[@zobothehobo]

lp1 was so disappointing to me because liam DOES have vocal talent and because he DID write in 1d but he just refused to actually sing or write or say anything post band. for that reason, its my number 1 changes is my easy number 2 and gaslighter by the chicks is my easy number 3. this album sounded like they wanted to make a pop album to be edgy and different and special. march march is the cringiest political song of the year to me.. and the empty pandering of country artists changing their names to support the black community felt so stupid to me. also natalie maines' voice was made for country... this overproduced pop crap doesn't work AT ALL

[@iliketrains3495]

Haha and Lady A, but then again imagine getting offended that a band are getting rid of a word like ‘antebellum’ from their name lol

[@zobothehobo]

@@iliketrains3495 i'm not offended i just think it's an empty gesture

[@afroheadwes]

Surprised you didn’t talk about psychosexual

[@musicworld-dh4iq]

He probably didn't listen to Psychosexual and for good reason

[@Underdrill]

Is it a hot take to say I really enjoy the new 1975 album? Though I don't really like their most popular material so I guess my opinion on them would consist of a lot of hot takes.

[@loverboi1989]

Have you guys notice that this video ends at 20:20

[@BlackWolf207]

That The 1975 album was such a disappointment to me. I am a huge fan of theirs, and although I miss their older stuff, they have been one of the few bands who still retain a good sound while sounding different with each album. Until... Notes On A Conditional Form. The guys can do all the experimental stuff they want, but this... this ain’t it. Half the album is just random instrumentals. At least we got some good actual songs on it, but it was overall so disappointing.

[@Cantpickgoodhandlename]

I think high off life is a mid album for future, and has a few good songs on it, but pales in comparison to the 50 minutes of fire that was HNDRXX. I think it is a respectable placement in the dishonorable mentions category, but I have listened to a LOT worse like Harverd dropout and T-Wayne.

[@iliketrains3495]

I only just realised how similar that FFDP song you played sounds like CMFT Must Be Stopped by Corey Taylor. Ironic as I've always thought Ivan Moody was a shittier version of Corey

[@Enceladus2106]

Green Day actually ended up on the WORST albums of the list of ARTV... 2020 is literally the craziest year ever...

[@oyentest6758]

Right.

[@justjoannak]

Agree with all of these, except for Everything Means Nothing Honestly I'm not surprised that Smile flopped. Teenage Dream had a *REALLY* long album cycle due to rerelease that added Part of Me (I think it was like 2 years, which could *NEVER* happen now) and after Prism, she just couldn't come back into relevancy

[@red-headedabigail5794]

I don’t get why small talk and never worn white Wasnt on smile

[@ethanhamm3823]

Roadkill is maybe my favorite song of the year. If you’re too Shy is also wonderful.

[@ethanbrown6188]

My bottom 20 are (I'm including EPs): 20. *Kehlani- It Was Good Until It Wasn't* except for the Jhene Aiko collab, everything felt uninspired and generic. 19. *Hailee Steinfeld- Half Written Story* when the "best" track in an EP is the most bland piano ballad, it probably means something. 18. *Kelsea Ballerini- kelsea* omg can these pop artists stop calling themselves country? The album was the most bland "country" record and it's not even a country record. 17. *Echosmith- Lonely Generation* honestly it's just unnecessary. This album doesn't bring anything to the table, let alone new things. 16. *Yaeji- What We Drew* I actually had a lot of expectations for this, as I liked her past material, but I really don't get how the vocal performances manage to be this bad, especially after she showed us what she is capable of in Charli XCX's February 2017. The production was mediocre. 15. *Drake Bell- The Lost Album* this album was just embarrassing to listen to. I cringed at way too many points and lyrics. 14. *Lennon Stella- Three. Two. One.* she is just another edgy pop girl who does nothing differently than the other people who fall under the same category. At least she tried to do some things a bit differently, but everytime she just failed. Songs like Golf On TV shouldn't have made it outside the writing room. 13. *Ava Max- Heaven And Hell* a lot of people are defending this album saying "music is allowed to be just fun" but pop albums that did just that, like Confetti by Little Mix and Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa did a better job at that. Too many songs sound the exact same, and except Salt (which was just fine, and in no way amazing), nothing is interesting. (yes, I dislike Kings & Queens as well) 12. *Sam Smith- Love Goes* the terrible tracklisting of this album just turned the album, which is already bad, worse. All the "bops" on the album are dry and energy-less, and all the ballads are incredibly boring. 11. *BENEE- hey u x* God, I hate her voice. Some tracks are almost produced well, but ruined by one element of the composition, her lyrics are... I honestly don't know how to explain them, and even Grimes couldn't save it. 10. *BTS- BE* every time they sing in English, a poet dies. Every single English lyric is terrible, production is always stale, and the group's dynamic just doesn't work for an album like this. 9. *Tate McRae- all the things i never said* this is trying so hard to be depressed and edgy, and it just doesn't work. Even though I get the message of "all my friends are fake", I always die inside every time she actually says its title in the song. Her voice is kind of annoying, and the production is very basic. 8. *Justin Bieber- Changes* every thing I have to say about this album has already been said before, so I don't feel like describing it:) 7. *Lauv- how i'm feeling* it's wayyyyyyy too long. It's an hour and a half of complete bland and boring music. When Sofia Reyes came on I screamed because the album got interesting, even though it was a very generic verse. That's how desperate I was for ANYTHING a bit different from this album. 6. *Disclosure- ENERGY* while not boring, the overall sound of this album just isn't good. All the songs they (are they a band? A producer? I have no idea) decided to promote this album with are very different than the rest of it, and the album is over produced whenever it doesn't need to be, and under produced whenever it needs more. 5. *Lauren Cimorelli- Orange + Blue* the first half of this (orange) is by far worse than the second (the rap verse on "running" made me choke), the second half is still HORRIBLE. She is known to be a part of the Cimorelli group, that harmonizes well with each other and have beautiful voices, and yet, the vocal performances and vocal production on this album are horrendous. I was never a big fan of Cimorelli, but her vocals are shockingly bad. 4. *Green Day- Father of all...* it falls under the same category as "Changes". 3. *Wallows- Remote* the only way I can describe this album is annoying. The production and overall sound is so bad that I don't know how to explain it. 2. *Poppy- Music To Scream To* I loved "I Disagree" and looked forward to this, but it turned out to be just a pile of annoying sounds and random silence. The intro is solid though. 1. *Olivia O'Brien- The Results Of My Poor Judgement* it's just 3 songs, and each one of them is a solid contender for worst song of the year. Her vocals, writing and production are all... Bad. Sad Together is the most premature and under-worked song of the year, Was It All In My Head is the single most generic song I've ever heard. I actually predicted the entire chorus because it was way too predictable. Even if you have never heard the song, you practically did if you ever listened to a song with a guitar in it. And Josslyn is just... Upsetting. The story of the song is so bitchy and misdirected that listening to it makes you mad at her. The lyrics are so cringey that my cheeks hurt, vocals are, yep, terrible, and production is lame. After finishing listening to it for the first time, I felt insulted by how bad it is.

[@chidinmaobinna179]

Nah ill have to correct did u listen to be Sing in english how it was mixed english and korean At least u cant tell me blue and grey wasnt a beautiful song or life goes on or disease They sang mixed as usual u probably didnt really listen Coz im confused as to how english came about but abyways

[@ethanbrown6188]

@@chidinmaobinna179 I actually liked Blue and Grey a lot. It was the exception for me.

[@chidinmaobinna179]

@@ethanbrown6188 maybe give it a try again at least youll find disease really amazing And the order and artistic input was really nice

[@ethanbrown6188]

@@chidinmaobinna179 I've listened to it like 6 times. It's not good for me. Obviously, I respect your opinion and music is subjective.

[@chidinmaobinna179]

@@ethanbrown6188 i get but im still trying to say that the fact that you didnt enjoy it doesnt mean its bad music thats my point Like i didnt enjoy folklore coz its not my preference but i know its an amazing album Some albums i like i know they are not actually nice Like d production isnt top tier basic lyrics so if u get

[@revityrad3834]

the green day album being in the honorable mentions LOL, but honestly i completely understand the disappointment you and others had in it, but i personally liked it a lot! happy new year jon! congrats to you and hannah on the engagement also!

[@eemonn___]

I respect your opinions on these albums. but yeah, one man's trash is another man's treasure. no hate/judging, peace out. happy new year 2021 !!

[@skatinguitarist123]

Wow i’m genuinely so surprised to see Infinitely Ordinary by The Wrecks on here. It’s an album I come back to occasionally and honestly didn’t think too much about, i’m just surprised you had such an intense reaction to it when I thought it was just okay.

[@expiredmilk1431]

This year, while having some of the best music to come out in a long time, it still managed to balance out with all the shit that came too. My list: 10 Smashing Pumpkins CYR 9 Justin Bieber Changes 8 6ix9ine Tattletales 7 Corey Taylor CMFT 6 Green Day Father of all... 5 Less Than Jake Silver linings (i accidentaly heard this and now i know ska punk is not my thing) 4 Five Finger Death Punch F8 3 Nav Emergency Tsunami 2 Trapt Shadow Work 1 Psychosexual Torch the faith

[@phoenixheat9681]

Love your avi.

[@HeavyMetal-jy4vj]

Really shocked CMFT wasn't on here tbh since I think its music Jon would listen too.

Pumpkins haven't been good since Zeitgeist. Jimmy's drumming talents are wasted lately. It's still all about Billy now.

[@expiredmilk1431]

@ Yeah its a shame. Smashing Pumpkins in their prine were amazing, but they have fallen big time as of late

[@expiredmilk1431]

@@HeavyMetal-jy4vj Yeah me too tbh. CMFT the song that is was even on his worst songs of the year. Maybe he didnt lusten to the album

[@elliotearles8302]

Really appreciate that you can get an album from everyone’s favorite artist/genre on here; great variety! Personally I really enjoy NOACF but I mean yeah I can see it

[@elliotearles8302]

And to be fair, I’m wasn’t a 1975 stan, this was their first album I listened to and I really loved it

[@PlooshYT]

Tickets To My Downfall is listenable. Concert for Aliens and Forget Me Too are great, and the rest is fine (besides drunk face, that one’s terrible). It’s an average album, but doesn’t really deserve to be in the worst ten… I suppose it’s all subjective though

[@theseth455]

If I heard that album from the wrecks in full I would probably dislike that more than Tickets to my Downfall based on what I’ve heard about it from Jon and others. I’m indifferent on TTMD personally (definitely some good tracks on there and others I’m not into as much).

[@fka_sophrosyne]

10. Meh tbh I didn’t mind this one. I even liked My Ex’s Best Friend quite a bit. I’m not as deep into alt/pop punk as Jon is besides a lot of what I grew up with so a lot of the cliches and tropes didn’t bother me that much. I also like MGK’s singing voice wayyyy more than his rap voice so that was kind of a silver lining. 9. Didn’t listen to it 😂😂 not really sorry 8. Also didn’t listen to it, but more because FFDP isn’t my cup of tea 7. HA! How the hell does this exist? Body Like A Backroad haunted my small country town radio stations for so long before I left for college and to this day it still disgusts me. I only listened to the album once and I hate that I still remember quite a bit of the details...just gross 6. Yikes...Yummy should’ve been a sign for times to come in 2020. I have nothing to say. This album is the same song on repeat for nearly an hour. Yawn. 5. Never cared for Liam as much as Harry obviously or hell even Zayn. The only thing I remember from this album was the gross lyric about doing anal in a parking lot. And I’m a little ashamed at how much I used to bump Strip That Down my junior year of high school. 4. Okay so this is a tricky one honestly. So me and my roommate are pretty decent 1975 fans and because of that we definitely acknowledge that this is their worst album to date...however because of how experimental it feels for the group we were able to give it kind of a pass. Like it’s their worst album, but we never really saw it as a bad album. Idk it’s probably more for sentimental reasons. I personally never took the writing on this project that seriously as if Matty was actually saying any of it from a place of sincerity. if he were, that’d be scary 3. Didn’t listen 😂 2. Ugh....this one disappointed me. Don’t roast me too hard but I came out of high school still enjoying blackbear quite a bit. He’s no lyrical miracle or anything but I always had fun listening to his project “Deadroses” and to this day “digital druglord” can put me in my feels and I am not ashamed of that. However, After ANONYMOUS came out I kinda realized where he was starting to head and it didn’t look great. It was boring, it was bloated, and it had some of his worst singing to date. So tbh I was holding out for a hero in the form of his next project. I honestly like hot girl bummer 😂😂😂 as much as I know Jon would hate to see that. But the singles kept getting more forgettable and disposable as time went on. Blackbear was everywhere this year with his feature game and the only one I enjoyed was his remix on brakence’s “dropout.” But oh my god...this album is a void. All filler no killer. A quick buck. A cash grab. I think bear has potential. He does have talent somewhere. But man the absolute CHEESE on this thing from “queen of broken hearts” squeaky chorus vocals, to the cliche guitar closer that I can’t even remember the name of as I type this. Yikes man 1. Annnnd didn’t listen. Never liked the black eyed peas. And not in the same way as Theory or Death Punch. Just an utter disgust towards their artistic endeavors.

[@collinparsons3363]

Regarding Green Day's dishonorable mention, it should say something about the quality when the band doesn't play ANY of the songs from it on the Hella Mega Tour that was intended to support it. The band knows this. It was just a way to get out of their contract with Reprise. It also took me some time to come to the conclusion that it is their worst album. There's just nothing that really stands out on it. I recently listened to it again for the first time in over a year and had already forgotten like half the tracks. I used to think Uno was their worst album, but it at least has some redeeming qualities with tracks like Nuclear Family, Carpe Diem, and Let Yourself Go.

[@theseth455]

Yup. Not a single song was played at hella mega and before I saw the track list I had fully expected the title track and “oh yeah” to be played, but nope. And I’m more than fine with that. More room for their ever-fantastic tracks!

[@collinparsons3363]

@@theseth455 I went to the NYC show. I expected that they'd play Father of All and Fire Ready Aim, but I didn't really care that they didn't. Oh Yeah is hard to do live since it has the Joan Jett sample. The only new song they played was Polyanna. It was a great show. I think the song I most wanted played that wasn't was Bang Bang.

[@theseth455]

@@collinparsons3363 I went to DC and about to go to Pittsburgh for round 2! I can confirm Green Day put on a fantastic performance! I wish they had played Bang Bang but also Letterbomb.

[@stickliketoffee]

not the smile slander.. however it is ur opinion.

[@kesharoselanadelrey3972]

True, even though that album is chef's kiss